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
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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] $10,548,456,861
2 Russo brothers Avengers: Endgame ($2.798 billion)[4] $6,844,248,566
3 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.142 billion)[5] $6,546,042,615
4 Michael Bay Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.124 billion)[6] $6,443,668,117
5 James Cameron Avatar ($2.790 billion)[7] $6,235,731,293
6 David Yates Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.342 billion)[8] $6,020,939,913
7 Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion)[9] $5,152,421,311
8 J. J. Abrams Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068 billion)[10] $4,625,988,452
9 Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland ($1.025 billion)[11] $4,412,653,899
10 Jon Favreau The Lion King ($1.657 billion)[12] $4,333,849,545

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] $4,542,164,603
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] $2,185,259,572
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] $2,105,111,762
7 Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump ($330.5 million)[19] $2,103,136,169
8 Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight ($535.2 million)[20] $2,061,773,469
9 Clint Eastwood American Sniper ($350.1 million)[21] $1,980,776,749
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 27 January 2020.
  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. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. "Alice in Wonderland". Box Office Mojo.
  12. "The Lion King (2019) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  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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