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. The list is not adjusted for inflation.[1]

Worldwide[]

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Highest-grossing directors worldwide[2]
Rank Name Highest-grossing film Total worldwide box office
1 Steven Spielberg Jurassic Park ($1.034 billion)[3] $10,606,851,698
2 Russo brothers Avengers: Endgame ($2.798 billion)[4] $6,842,882,738
3 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.142 billion)[5] $6,533,891,430
4 Michael Bay Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.124 billion)[6] $6,443,668,115
5 James Cameron Avatar ($2.847 billion)[7] $6,291,648,202
6 David Yates Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.342 billion)[8] $5,968,961,483
7 Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion)[9] $4,960,223,973
8 J. J. Abrams Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068 billion)[10] $4,649,045,992
9 Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland ($1.025 billion)[11] $4,413,226,120
10 Ridley Scott The Martian ($630 million)[12] $4,365,264,838

North America[]

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Highest-grossing directors in Canada and the United States[13]
Rank Name Highest-grossing film Total domestic box office
1 Steven Spielberg E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ($435.1 million)[14] $4,577,150,869
2 Michael Bay Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($402.1 million)[15] $2,326,279,619
3 Russo brothers Avengers: Endgame ($854.2 million)[16] $2,280,821,799
4 J. J. Abrams Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million)[10] $2,198,878,974
5 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377.8 million)[17] $2,152,298,031
6 Ron Howard How the Grinch Stole Christmas ($260.0 million)[18] $2,105,415,762
7 Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump ($330.5 million)[19] $2,103,672,169
8 Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight ($535.2 million)[20] $2,062,368,574
9 Clint Eastwood American Sniper ($350.1 million)[21] $1,991,216,528
10 James Cameron Avatar ($760.5 million)[22] $1,973,102,841

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Highest-grossing directors". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  2. ^ "Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office". Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Jurassic Park". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "Avengers: Endgame (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Alice in Wonderland". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ^ "The Martian". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office". The-numbers.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Jurassic Park (1993) - Release Summary - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Release Summary - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  18. ^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Forrest Gump (1994) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  20. ^ "The Dark Knight (2008) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  21. ^ "American Sniper (2014) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Avatar (2009) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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