This statistic shows the highest-grossing directors of all time as of July 2019, ranked by their domestic box office results. Topping the list is Steven Spielberg, whose films have generated total gross revenue of over 4.67 billion U.S. dollars in the domestic box office. His biggest hit was the 1982 film E.T., which made over 435 million U.S. dollars domestically and almost 793 million U.S. dollars worldwide. Newcomers to the top 20 directors in July 2019 were brothers Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, who moved from 19th and 20th in the ranking in March 2019 to third and fourth place after the success of 'Avengers: Endgame'.
Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Box Office Mojo. (July 2, 2019). Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/
Box Office Mojo. (2019). Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest Grossing Directors of All Time in The United States as of July 2019, by Domestic Box Office Results (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/
Box Office Mojo, Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Highest grossing directors of all time in the United States as of July 2019, by domestic box office results (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Box Office Mojo, July 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/655728/all-time-top-grossing-directors-box-office/
