| 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 |
