<Dl> <Dd> As of 21 August 2018 </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> As of 21 August 2018 </Dd> <Table> Highest - grossing directors worldwide <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Highest - grossing film </Th> <Th> Total worldwide box office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Jurassic Park </Td> <Td> $10.120 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Jackson </Td> <Td> The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King </Td> <Td> $6.520 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Bay </Td> <Td> Transformers: Dark of the Moon </Td> <Td> $6.450 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Cameron </Td> <Td> Avatar </Td> <Td> $6.138 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> David Yates </Td> <Td> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--Part 2 </Td> <Td> $5.346 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Christopher Nolan </Td> <Td> The Dark Knight Rises </Td> <Td> $4.754 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Robert Zemeckis </Td> <Td> Forrest Gump </Td> <Td> $4.243 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Ron Howard </Td> <Td> The Da Vinci Code </Td> <Td> $4.204 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Chris Columbus </Td> <Td> Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone </Td> <Td> $4.060 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Anthony and Joe Russo </Td> <Td> Avengers: Infinity War </Td> <Td> $4.044 billion </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Highest - grossing film </Th> <Th> Total worldwide box office </Th> </Tr>

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