This statistic displays the top UK film directors ranked by revenue of their films at the global box office from 2001 to 2019. David Yates was the most commercially successful British director in recent years, thanks to his four Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies, with box office takings of more than 3.8 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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British Film Institute. (August 3, 2020). Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/
British Film Institute. "Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/
British Film Institute. (2020). Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/
British Film Institute. "Leading Uk Film Directors Ranked by Box Office Gross of Their Films Worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/
British Film Institute, Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Leading UK film directors ranked by box office gross of their films worldwide from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], British Film Institute, August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296954/most-successful-uk-film-directors-by-box-office-revenue/