List of highest-grossing film directors

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
  Background shading indicates directors whose films are currently playing in theaters.
Highest-grossing directors worldwide[2]
Rank Name Total worldwide box office Films Average Highest-grossing film
1 Steven Spielberg $10,606,851,698 37 $287,101,225 Jurassic Park ($1.034 billion)[3]
2 Russo brothers $6,842,882,738 7 $977,554,677 Avengers: Endgame ($2.798 billion)[4]
3 Peter Jackson $6,533,891,430 15 $435,783,079 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.142 billion)[5]
4 Michael Bay $6,443,668,115 16 $403,020,312 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.124 billion)[6]
5 James Cameron $6,291,648,202 14 $449,403,443 Avatar ($2.847 billion)[7]
6 David Yates $5,968,961,483 8 $745,288,223 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.342 billion)[8]
7 Christopher Nolan $4,960,223,973 13 $381,448,522 The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion)[9]
8 J. J. Abrams $4,649,045,992 6 $774,840,999 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068 billion)[10]
9 Tim Burton $4,413,226,120 19 $232,295,101 Alice in Wonderland ($1.025 billion)[11]
10 Ridley Scott $4,365,264,838 31 $140,973,488 The Martian ($630 million)[12]

See also

References
  1. "Highest-grossing directors". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  7. "Avatar (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  8. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  10. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  11. "Alice in Wonderland". Box Office Mojo.
  12. "The Martian". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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