| Rank |
Name |
Worldwide box office |
Highest-grossing film |
|---|
| 1 |
Steven Spielberg |
$10,709,309,151 |
$1,114,456,337 (Jurassic Park) |
| 2 |
James Cameron |
$8,705,262,273 |
$2,923,706,026 (Avatar) |
| 3 |
Russo brothers |
$6,763,018,339 |
$2,799,439,100 (Avengers: Endgame) |
| 4 |
Peter Jackson |
$6,553,022,508 |
$1,156,598,523 (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) |
| 5 |
Michael Bay |
$6,495,849,210 |
$1,123,794,079 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) |
| 6 |
David Yates |
$6,354,627,148 |
$1,356,962,211 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) |
| 7 |
Christopher Nolan |
$6,046,672,096 |
$1,114,975,066 (The Dark Knight Rises) |
| 8 |
Ridley Scott |
$5,043,593,396 |
$653,609,107 (The Martian) |
| 9 |
Tim Burton |
$4,877,728,203 |
$1,025,491,110 (Alice in Wonderland) |
| 10 |
J. J. Abrams |
$4,637,580,337 |
$2,071,310,218 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) |
| 11 |
Robert Zemeckis |
$4,386,880,217 |
$679,835,137 (Forrest Gump) |
| 12 |
Jon Favreau |
$4,336,018,074 |
$1,663,079,059 (The Lion King) |
| 13 |
Ron Howard |
$4,307,827,846 |
$767,820,459 (The Da Vinci Code) |
| 14 |
Sam Raimi |
$4,263,777,738 |
$955,755,804 (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) |
| 15 |
Chris Renaud |
$4,175,506,913 |
$970,766,005 (Despicable Me 2) |
| 16 |
James Wan |
$4,125,109,432 |
$1,515,342,457 (Furious 7) |
| 17 |
Chris Columbus |
$4,092,285,485 |
$1,024,465,951 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) |
| 18 |
Shawn Levy |
$4,050,867,277 |
$1,338,071,348 (Deadpool & Wolverine) |
| 19 |
Roland Emmerich |
$4,015,708,066 |
$817,400,891 (Independence Day) |
| 20 |
Jon Watts |
$3,934,883,628 |
$1,921,847,111 (Spider-Man: No Way Home) |
| 21 |
Pierre Coffin |
$3,710,005,544 |
$1,159,457,503 (Minions) |
| 22 |
Bryan Singer |
$3,708,723,733 |
$910,813,521 (Bohemian Rhapsody) |
| 23 |
Francis Lawrence |
$3,695,489,962 |
$865,011,746 (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) |
| 24 |
Gore Verbinski |
$3,682,489,019 |
$1,066,179,747 (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) |
| 25 |
George Lucas |
$3,522,061,896 |
$1,027,083,462 (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) |
| 26 |
Brad Bird |
$3,433,846,498 |
$1,243,225,667 (Incredibles 2) |
| 27 |
Todd Phillips |
$3,393,161,492 |
$1,078,958,629 (Joker) |
| 28 |
Clint Eastwood |
$3,370,612,544 |
$547,659,020 (American Sniper) |
| 29 |
James Gunn |
$3,295,023,053 |
$863,756,903 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) |
| 30 |
M. Night Shyamalan |
$3,203,835,516 |
$672,806,292 (The Sixth Sense) |
