| Rank |
Name |
Worldwide box office |
Highest-grossing film |
HGF %/Total |
|---|
| 1 |
Steven Spielberg |
$10,753,640,095 |
$1,114,456,337 (Jurassic Park) |
10.4 |
| 2 |
James Cameron |
$8,708,422,216 |
$2,923,706,026 (Avatar) |
33.6 |
| 3 |
Russo brothers |
$6,856,577,687 |
$2,799,439,100 (Avengers: Endgame) |
40.8 |
| 4 |
Peter Jackson |
$6,610,988,843 |
$1,156,598,523 (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) |
17.4 |
| 5 |
Michael Bay |
$6,503,997,221 |
$1,123,794,079 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) |
17.2 |
| 6 |
David Yates |
$6,503,805,669 |
$1,356,962,211 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) |
20.8 |
| 7 |
Christopher Nolan |
$6,161,472,392 |
$1,085,289,416 (The Dark Knight Rises) |
17.6 |
| 8 |
J. J. Abrams |
$4,659,955,087 |
$2,071,310,218 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) |
44.4 |
| 9 |
Ridley Scott |
$4,579,664,884 |
$653,609,107 (The Martian) |
14.3 |
| 10 |
Tim Burton |
$4,459,968,103 |
$1,025,491,110 (Alice in Wonderland) |
22.9 |
| 11 |
Ron Howard |
$4,400,469,205 |
$767,820,459 (The Da Vinci Code) |
17.4 |
| 12 |
Jon Favreau |
$4,365,412,473 |
$1,663,079,059 (The Lion King) |
38.1 |
| 13 |
Robert Zemeckis |
$4,361,242,442 |
$679,835,137 (Forrest Gump) |
15.6 |
| 14 |
Sam Raimi |
$4,260,564,038 |
$955,755,804 (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) |
22.4 |
| 15 |
Chris Columbus |
$4,153,457,465 |
$1,024,465,951 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) |
24.7 |
| 16 |
James Wan |
$4,147,415,479 |
$1,515,342,457 (Furious 7) |
36.5 |
| 17 |
Roland Emmerich |
$4,063,695,327 |
$817,400,891 (Independence Day) |
20.1 |
| 18 |
Jon Watts |
$3,938,467,519 |
$1,921,847,111 (Spider-Man: No Way Home) |
48.8 |
| 19 |
Gore Verbinski |
$3,753,720,075 |
$1,066,179,747 (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) |
28.4 |
| 20 |
Bryan Singer |
$3,727,363,476 |
$910,813,521 (Bohemian Rhapsody) |
24.4 |
| 21 |
Pierre Coffin |
$3,710,005,544 |
$1,159,457,503 (Minions) |
31.3 |
| 22 |
Francis Lawrence |
$3,709,152,619 |
$865,011,746 (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) |
23.3 |
| 23 |
Clint Eastwood |
$3,486,187,779 |
$547,659,020 (American Sniper) |
15.7 |
| 24 |
George Lucas |
$3,448,700,011 |
$1,027,083,462 (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) |
29.8 |
| 25 |
Brad Bird |
$3,433,470,811 |
$1,243,225,667 (Incredibles 2) |
36.2 |
| 26 |
Chris Renaud |
$3,203,484,672 |
$970,766,005 (Despicable Me 2) |
30.3 |
| 27 |
Todd Phillips |
$3,196,896,406 |
$1,078,958,629 (Joker) |
33.7 |
