List of highest-grossing film directors

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The following is a non-definitive list of the film directors with the highest career film grosses as of 29 March 2024[update]. The list is not adjusted for inflation.

Worldwide

Highest-grossing directors worldwide[1]
Rank Name Worldwide box office Highest-grossing film HGF %/Total
1 Steven Spielberg $10,753,640,095 $1,114,456,337 (Jurassic Park) 10.4
2 James Cameron $8,708,422,216 $2,923,706,026 (Avatar) 33.6
3 Russo brothers $6,856,577,687 $2,799,439,100 (Avengers: Endgame) 40.8
4 Peter Jackson $6,610,988,843 $1,156,598,523 (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 17.4
5 Michael Bay $6,503,997,221 $1,123,794,079 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) 17.2
6 David Yates $6,503,805,669 $1,356,962,211 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) 20.8
7 Christopher Nolan $6,161,472,392 $1,085,289,416 (The Dark Knight Rises) 17.6
8 J. J. Abrams $4,659,955,087 $2,071,310,218 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) 44.4
9 Ridley Scott $4,579,664,884 $653,609,107 (The Martian) 14.3
10 Tim Burton $4,459,968,103 $1,025,491,110 (Alice in Wonderland) 22.9
11 Ron Howard $4,400,469,205 $767,820,459 (The Da Vinci Code) 17.4
12 Jon Favreau $4,365,412,473 $1,663,079,059 (The Lion King) 38.1
13 Robert Zemeckis $4,361,242,442 $679,835,137 (Forrest Gump) 15.6
14 Sam Raimi $4,260,564,038 $955,755,804 (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) 22.4
15 Chris Colombus $4,153,457,465 $1,024,465,951 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) 24.7
16 James Wan $4,147,415,479 $1,515,342,457 (Furious 7) 36.5
17 Roland Emmerich $4,063,695,327 $817,400,891 (Independence Day) 20.1
18 Jon Watts $3,938,467,519 $1,921,847,111 (Spider-Man: No Way Home) 48.8
19 Gore Verbinski $3,753,720,075 $1,066,179,747 (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) 28.4
20 Bryan Singer $3,727,363,476 $910,813,521 (Bohemian Rhapsody) 24.4
21 Pierre Coffin $3,710,005,544 $1,159,457,503 (Minions) 31.3
22 Francis Lawrence $3,709,152,619 $865,011,746 (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) 23.3
23 George Lucas $3,448,700,011 $1,027,083,462 (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) 29.8

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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