| 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)
|
