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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Directors - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Screenwriters - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Directors
This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the international box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Lu Yang | $366,903,593 | 3 | $122,301,198 |
| 302 | Mick Jackson | $366,743,696 | 7 | $52,391,957 |
| 303 | Nora Ephron | $365,833,846 | 7 | $52,261,978 |
| 304 | Andrew Davis | $363,937,961 | 11 | $33,085,269 |
| 305 | David O. Russell | $362,642,187 | 13 | $27,895,553 |
| 306 | Irvin Kershner | $361,762,126 | 3 | $120,587,375 |
| 307 | James Bobin | $359,969,502 | 5 | $71,993,900 |
| 308 | Morten Tyldum | $357,412,613 | 3 | $119,137,538 |
| 309 | Andy Tennant | $357,173,348 | 11 | $32,470,304 |
| 310 | John Krasinski | $356,932,170 | 5 | $71,386,434 |
| 311 | Stephanie Ma Stine | $354,450,215 | 1 | $354,450,215 |
| 312 | Kent Seki | $352,906,916 | 1 | $352,906,916 |
| 313 | Guy Hamilton | $349,004,150 | 10 | $34,900,415 |
| 314 | Chao Deng | $347,925,666 | 4 | $86,981,417 |
| 315 | Mike Thurmeier | $338,093,674 | 1 | $338,093,674 |
| 316 | Roger Spottiswoode | $337,056,848 | 14 | $24,075,489 |
| 317 | David Lam | $336,956,441 | 9 | $37,439,605 |
| 318 | Pedro Almodovar | $336,586,484 | 27 | $12,466,166 |
| 319 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | $335,196,718 | 8 | $41,899,590 |
| 320 | Larry Charles | $333,356,330 | 8 | $41,669,541 |
| 321 | Baimei Yu | $332,989,058 | 3 | $110,996,353 |
| 322 | Alex Kurtzman | $330,038,460 | 2 | $165,019,230 |
| 323 | Phil Johnston | $328,199,119 | 2 | $164,099,560 |
| 324 | Karey Kirkpatrick | $325,597,751 | 3 | $108,532,584 |
| 325 | Stephen Frears | $324,766,285 | 22 | $14,762,104 |
| 326 | Stanley Tong | $323,533,191 | 9 | $35,948,132 |
| 327 | Ben Wheatley | $322,209,024 | 12 | $26,850,752 |
| 328 | Baltasar Kormakur | $321,250,318 | 10 | $32,125,032 |
| 329 | Jonathan Demme | $321,118,021 | 24 | $13,379,918 |
| 330 | Wes Craven | $320,543,703 | 20 | $16,027,185 |
| 331 | Alan J. Pakula | $320,240,094 | 14 | $22,874,292 |
| 332 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | $319,394,007 | 11 | $29,035,819 |
| 333 | Mark Andrews | $317,324,350 | 2 | $158,662,175 |
| 334 | Ethan Coen | $313,141,432 | 10 | $31,314,143 |
| 335 | Walt Becker | $312,521,076 | 5 | $62,504,215 |
| 336 | Gavin Hood | $310,853,827 | 7 | $44,407,690 |
| 337 | Kunihiko Yuyama | $308,724,853 | 11 | $28,065,896 |
| 338 | Patrick Hughes | $308,251,472 | 5 | $61,650,294 |
| 339 | Cameron Crowe | $307,902,456 | 10 | $30,790,246 |
| 340 | Roger Michell | $307,207,852 | 12 | $25,600,654 |
| 341 | Jackie Chan | $306,682,021 | 7 | $43,811,717 |
| 342 | Roger Donaldson | $305,100,015 | 18 | $16,950,001 |
| 343 | Curtis Hanson | $304,464,428 | 11 | $27,678,584 |
| 344 | Tony Chan | $303,809,222 | 5 | $60,761,844 |
| 345 | XiaoPeng Tian | $303,058,128 | 2 | $151,529,064 |
| 346 | Rupert Wyatt | $302,667,949 | 5 | $60,533,590 |
| 347 | Seth Gordon | $301,818,875 | 6 | $50,303,146 |
| 348 | Tarsem Singh | $301,246,145 | 6 | $50,207,691 |
| 349 | Anne Fletcher | $301,011,444 | 7 | $43,001,635 |
| 350 | Nick Park | $299,743,434 | 9 | $33,304,826 |
| 351 | Justin K. Thompson | $299,573,951 | 2 | $149,786,976 |
| 352 | Joaquim Dos Santos | $299,573,951 | 3 | $99,857,984 |
| 353 | Kemp Powers | $299,573,951 | 2 | $149,786,976 |
| 354 | John Moore | $298,704,159 | 6 | $49,784,027 |
| 355 | Nitesh Tiwari | $297,794,219 | 5 | $59,558,844 |
| 356 | Ben Stiller | $294,948,520 | 8 | $36,868,565 |
| 357 | Cal Brunker | $293,906,271 | 5 | $58,781,254 |
| 358 | Andy Serkis | $292,410,350 | 5 | $58,482,070 |
| 359 | Michael Dougherty | $291,890,603 | 3 | $97,296,868 |
| 360 | Catherine Hardwicke | $291,248,024 | 14 | $20,803,430 |
| 361 | Cheang Pou-Soi | $290,918,592 | 3 | $96,972,864 |
| 362 | Sean Anders | $290,757,135 | 8 | $36,344,642 |
| 363 | Wes Anderson | $288,805,927 | 15 | $19,253,728 |
| 364 | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | $288,757,806 | 3 | $96,252,602 |
| 365 | Tom Tykwer | $287,143,870 | 11 | $26,103,988 |
| 366 | P.J. Hogan | $287,070,325 | 6 | $47,845,054 |
| 367 | Benny Chan | $286,373,560 | 6 | $47,728,927 |
| 368 | Gabriele Muccino | $284,935,237 | 11 | $25,903,203 |
| 369 | Richard Curtis | $284,804,570 | 4 | $71,201,143 |
| 370 | Simon J. Smith | $283,591,620 | 1 | $283,591,620 |
| 371 | David Gordon Green | $283,149,753 | 18 | $15,730,542 |
| 372 | Soi Cheang | $282,742,870 | 5 | $56,548,574 |
| 373 | Takehiko Inoue | $280,431,217 | 1 | $280,431,217 |
| 374 | Steve Hickner | $278,163,300 | 2 | $139,081,650 |
| 375 | Rob Reiner | $277,156,570 | 21 | $13,197,932 |
| 376 | Chirs Buck | $277,100,000 | 1 | $277,100,000 |
| 377 | Francis Ford Coppola | $277,081,700 | 25 | $11,083,268 |
| 378 | Dominic Sena | $276,585,924 | 5 | $55,317,185 |
| 379 | Jason Reitman | $276,539,465 | 10 | $27,653,947 |
| 380 | Kobun Shizuno | $275,824,547 | 10 | $27,582,455 |
| 381 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | $275,391,910 | 6 | $45,898,652 |
| 382 | Mo Dai | $274,509,272 | 2 | $137,254,636 |
| 383 | Chloé Zhao | $273,789,891 | 5 | $54,757,978 |
| 384 | John Landis | $273,762,479 | 18 | $15,209,027 |
| 385 | Olivier Megaton | $273,582,525 | 4 | $68,395,631 |
| 386 | Anthony Minghella | $271,638,261 | 7 | $38,805,466 |
| 387 | Kim Hanmin | $271,095,129 | 4 | $67,773,782 |
| 388 | Ben Stassen | $269,839,612 | 12 | $22,486,634 |
| 389 | Mike Nichols | $267,283,467 | 18 | $14,849,082 |
| 390 | Mimi Leder | $266,968,062 | 7 | $38,138,295 |
| 391 | Felix Chong | $266,115,842 | 2 | $133,057,921 |
| 392 | Roman Polanski | $265,103,953 | 21 | $12,623,998 |
| 393 | Sang Yong Lee (이상용) | $264,832,907 | 3 | $88,277,636 |
| 394 | Harald Zwart | $264,794,146 | 6 | $44,132,358 |
| 395 | Daniel Espinosa | $258,981,740 | 7 | $36,997,391 |
| 396 | Yuen Woo Ping | $258,878,289 | 6 | $43,146,382 |
| 397 | Jing Zou | $257,201,572 | 1 | $257,201,572 |
| 398 | Junwei Xie (谢君伟) | $257,201,572 | 1 | $257,201,572 |
| 399 | Jon Amiel | $257,002,136 | 9 | $28,555,793 |
| 400 | David Soren | $256,370,397 | 3 | $85,456,799 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.