Rank
Name
Worldwide box office
Highest-grossing film
1
Steven Spielberg $10,938,430,228
$1,037,535,230 (Jurassic Park
2
James Cameron $10,591,396,628
$2,923,710,708 (Avatar
3
Christopher Nolan $7,533,778,563
$1,290,924,000 (The Odyssey
4
Anthony Russo Joe Russo $6,763,018,339
$2,799,439,100 (Avengers: Endgame
5
Peter Jackson $6,553,022,508
$1,147,997,407 (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
6
Michael Bay $6,495,849,210
$1,123,794,079 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon
7
David Yates $6,354,627,148
$1,342,139,727 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
8
Ridley Scott $5,043,593,396
$630,161,890 (The Martian
9
Tim Burton $4,940,106,509
$1,025,491,110 (Alice in Wonderland
10
J. J. Abrams $4,637,580,337
$2,068,223,624 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens
11
Robert Zemeckis $4,396,123,401
$678,226,465 (Forrest Gump
12
Ron Howard $4,352,178,743
$801,349,858 (The Da Vinci Code
13
Jon Favreau $4,336,018,074
$1,656,943,394 (The Lion King
14
Sam Raimi $4,266,568,715
$955,755,804 (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
15
Chris Renaud $4,176,449,267
$972,964,428 (Despicable Me 4
16
James Wan $4,174,708,796
$1,515,342,457 (Furious 7
17
Chris Columbus $4,092,285,485
$1,029,374,615 (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
Byron Howard $3,874,928,691
$1,870,309,291 (Zootopia 2
22
Francis Lawrence $3,758,130,588
$865,011,746 (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
23
Pierre Coffin $3,710,005,544
$1,159,457,503 (Minions
24
Bryan Singer $3,708,723,733
$910,813,521 (Bohemian Rhapsody
25
Gore Verbinski $3,679,473,328
$1,066,179,747 (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
26
Andrew Stanton $3,588,887,371
$1,028,570,889 (Finding Dory
27
George Lucas $3,522,061,896
$1,046,515,409 (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
28
Brad Bird $3,433,846,498
$1,242,805,359 (Incredibles 2
29
Todd Phillips $3,393,161,492
$1,078,958,629 (Joker
30
Clint Eastwood $3,370,612,544
$547,659,020 (American Sniper
31
James Gunn $3,323,256,386
$869,087,963 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
32
M. Night Shyamalan $3,246,538,712
$672,806,292 (The Sixth Sense
33
Zack Snyder $3,177,750,173
$874,360,194 (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
34
Kyle Balda $3,127,787,910
$1,159,457,503 (Minions
35
Carlos Saldanha $3,113,638,013
$886,686,817 (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
36
Sam Mendes $3,112,775,307
$1,108,561,013 (Skyfall
37
Chris Buck $3,104,257,376
$1,450,026,933 (Frozen 2
38
Bill Condon $3,038,602,782
$1,263,521,126 (Beauty and the Beast
39
Justin Lin $3,012,761,684
$788,679,850 (Fast & Furious 6
40
Joss Whedon $2,955,065,480
$1,518,812,988 (The Avengers
41
Tom McGrath $2,899,949,644
$746,921,274 (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
42
Christopher McQuarrie $2,863,278,525
$791,115,104 (Mission: Impossible – Fallout
43
Joseph Kosinski $2,805,407,970
$1,503,260,455 (Top Gun: Maverick
44
Guy Ritchie $2,776,314,651
$1,050,693,953 (Aladdin
45
Ryan Coogler $2,754,272,776
$1,347,597,973 (Black Panther
46
Jennifer Lee $2,740,026,933
$1,450,026,933 (Frozen 2
47
Jon M. Chu $2,722,128,393
$758,729,195 (Wicked
48
Rob Marshall $2,698,628,525
$1,045,713,802 (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
49
Colin Trevorrow $2,684,288,396
$1,671,537,444 (Jurassic World
50
Andrew Adamson $2,599,341,852
$932,542,741 (Shrek 2
