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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Craig Gillespie | $204,536,684 | 8 | $25,567,086 |
| 502 | Andrew Niccol | $203,310,635 | 7 | $29,044,376 |
| 503 | Dean Parisot | $202,629,684 | 5 | $40,525,937 |
| 504 | Taylor Hackford | $202,614,184 | 15 | $13,507,612 |
| 505 | Steve Bendelack | $201,679,175 | 1 | $201,679,175 |
| 506 | Steve Carr | $200,392,076 | 10 | $20,039,208 |
| 507 | Jimmy Hayward | $200,060,618 | 3 | $66,686,873 |
| 508 | Roberto Benigni | $199,777,114 | 4 | $49,944,279 |
| 509 | Cate Shortland | $199,731,198 | 4 | $49,932,800 |
| 510 | Peter Howitt | $199,611,500 | 5 | $39,922,300 |
| 511 | Glenn Ficarra | $199,589,495 | 6 | $33,264,916 |
| 512 | John Requa | $199,589,495 | 6 | $33,264,916 |
| 513 | Sam Quah | $199,276,793 | 1 | $199,276,793 |
| 514 | Justin Kurzel | $199,213,524 | 7 | $28,459,075 |
| 515 | Scott Waugh | $199,131,754 | 7 | $28,447,393 |
| 516 | Xiao Lu Xue | $199,085,416 | 2 | $99,542,708 |
| 517 | Kim Yong-hwa | $197,821,097 | 2 | $98,910,549 |
| 518 | Huang Bo | $197,659,887 | 1 | $197,659,887 |
| 519 | Stephen Herek | $196,528,695 | 19 | $10,343,616 |
| 520 | Stephen Chbosky | $196,152,931 | 4 | $49,038,233 |
| 521 | David Dobkin | $195,848,540 | 7 | $27,978,363 |
| 522 | Kabir Khan | $195,501,525 | 6 | $32,583,588 |
| 523 | Frank Darabont | $195,477,829 | 5 | $39,095,566 |
| 524 | Thor Freudenthal | $195,070,973 | 4 | $48,767,743 |
| 525 | Dmitry Dyachenko | $194,262,339 | 8 | $24,282,792 |
| 526 | Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | $194,153,013 | 2 | $97,076,507 |
| 527 | Kevin Greutert | $193,879,342 | 7 | $27,697,049 |
| 528 | James Wong | $193,366,608 | 4 | $48,341,652 |
| 529 | Martin McDonagh | $193,145,026 | 4 | $48,286,257 |
| 530 | Victor Fleming | $192,147,268 | 4 | $48,036,817 |
| 531 | George Cukor | $191,920,248 | 14 | $13,708,589 |
| 532 | Sam Wood | $191,863,422 | 5 | $38,372,684 |
| 533 | Kirk Jones | $191,594,065 | 5 | $38,318,813 |
| 534 | Su Lun | $191,193,651 | 2 | $95,596,826 |
| 535 | Wenli Ke (柯汶利) | $190,870,238 | 1 | $190,870,238 |
| 536 | Kenny Ortega | $190,145,441 | 8 | $23,768,180 |
| 537 | Brad Lewis | $190,072,267 | 1 | $190,072,267 |
| 538 | Alexandre Aja | $189,819,010 | 11 | $17,256,274 |
| 539 | Mathieu Kassovitz | $189,549,579 | 4 | $47,387,395 |
| 540 | Benjamin Renner | $188,721,412 | 3 | $62,907,137 |
| 541 | Robert Redford | $188,577,802 | 9 | $20,953,089 |
| 542 | John G. Avildsen | $188,567,611 | 15 | $12,571,174 |
| 543 | Dong Runnian | $188,547,881 | 2 | $94,273,941 |
| 544 | Dean Devlin | $188,452,743 | 2 | $94,226,372 |
| 545 | Woo-seok Yang | $188,388,307 | 5 | $37,677,661 |
| 546 | Camille Delamarre | $187,909,115 | 4 | $46,977,279 |
| 547 | Jazz Boon | $187,768,338 | 3 | $62,589,446 |
| 548 | Jason Kwan | $187,179,616 | 3 | $62,393,205 |
| 549 | Kieth Merrill | $186,200,000 | 2 | $93,100,000 |
| 550 | Gus Van Sant | $185,688,465 | 17 | $10,922,851 |
| 551 | Bob Persichetti | $185,291,432 | 1 | $185,291,432 |
| 552 | Rodney Rothman | $185,291,432 | 1 | $185,291,432 |
| 553 | Christopher Landon | $185,201,669 | 8 | $23,150,209 |
| 554 | Tyler Gillett | $184,925,052 | 9 | $20,547,228 |
| 555 | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin | $184,925,052 | 9 | $20,547,228 |
| 556 | Simon Kinberg | $184,843,264 | 2 | $92,421,632 |
| 557 | Robert Wise | $183,647,989 | 17 | $10,802,823 |
| 558 | Youn Jk | $183,121,197 | 4 | $45,780,299 |
| 559 | Gary Rydstrom | $182,356,009 | 3 | $60,785,336 |
| 560 | George Clooney | $182,213,303 | 9 | $20,245,923 |
| 561 | John R. Leonetti | $181,763,936 | 4 | $45,440,984 |
| 562 | Rohit Shetty | $181,722,035 | 10 | $18,172,204 |
| 563 | Neil Jordan | $180,424,267 | 20 | $9,021,213 |
| 564 | Hayden Schlossberg | $180,040,376 | 1 | $180,040,376 |
| 565 | Jon Hurwitz | $180,040,376 | 1 | $180,040,376 |
| 566 | Malcolm D. Lee | $179,113,340 | 13 | $13,777,949 |
| 567 | Clyde Geronimi | $178,932,164 | 7 | $25,561,738 |
| 568 | Wilfred Jackson | $178,648,028 | 8 | $22,331,004 |
| 569 | Yuichi Fukuda | $177,977,315 | 9 | $19,775,257 |
| 570 | Simon Wells | $177,655,771 | 7 | $25,379,396 |
| 571 | Rob Bowman | $176,781,222 | 4 | $44,195,306 |
| 572 | Fawn Veerasunthorn | $176,387,323 | 1 | $176,387,323 |
| 573 | Terence Young | $175,200,000 | 8 | $21,900,000 |
| 574 | Jiang Wen | $174,607,557 | 5 | $34,921,511 |
| 575 | Stefen Fangmeier | $174,457,952 | 1 | $174,457,952 |
| 576 | Steve Rodney McQueen | $174,276,845 | 6 | $29,046,141 |
| 577 | Stephen Norrington | $173,895,812 | 4 | $43,473,953 |
| 578 | Breck Eisner | $173,746,662 | 3 | $57,915,554 |
| 579 | Sofia Coppola | $173,525,313 | 8 | $21,690,664 |
| 580 | Amar Kaushik | $173,385,559 | 4 | $43,346,390 |
| 581 | Hoyt H. Yeatman | $173,381,071 | 1 | $173,381,071 |
| 582 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | $173,174,234 | 3 | $57,724,745 |
| 583 | Thea Sharrock | $172,705,966 | 4 | $43,176,492 |
| 584 | Josh Trank | $171,597,878 | 3 | $57,199,293 |
| 585 | Brian Helgeland | $171,396,558 | 6 | $28,566,093 |
| 586 | Derek Kwok | $171,212,116 | 2 | $85,606,058 |
| 587 | Steve Oedekerk | $170,958,803 | 4 | $42,739,701 |
| 588 | Josh Gordon | $169,734,007 | 5 | $33,946,801 |
| 589 | Will Speck | $169,734,007 | 5 | $33,946,801 |
| 590 | David Hand | $167,449,239 | 4 | $41,862,310 |
| 591 | Yorgos Lanthimos | $166,536,989 | 9 | $18,504,110 |
| 592 | David Green | $166,516,476 | 5 | $33,303,295 |
| 593 | Richard Marquand | $165,900,281 | 4 | $41,475,070 |
| 594 | Joseph Ruben | $165,769,937 | 10 | $16,576,994 |
| 595 | Les Mayfield | $165,739,066 | 8 | $20,717,383 |
| 596 | Stephen Hopkins | $165,706,587 | 11 | $15,064,235 |
| 597 | Gary Shore | $165,662,197 | 3 | $55,220,732 |
| 598 | James Algar | $165,203,000 | 2 | $82,601,500 |
| 599 | Aaron Blaise | $165,061,521 | 1 | $165,061,521 |
| 600 | Robert Walker | $165,061,521 | 1 | $165,061,521 |
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.