Gore Verbinski He has made Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Total Domestic Box Office: $1.308 Billion Per Film Average: $187 Million I would say that has some real value.

Do you mean who has made the most succesful and money making movies of all time? At the box office? Post production growth? Because then it would open up an entire new door to an answer. If i had to pick one director other than Spielberg ,who has made the most succesful and money making films of all time it would be. In no particular order. James Cameron Francis Ford Coppola Ridley Scott George Lucas Robert Zemeckis Ron Howard Tim Burton Chris Colombus These directors have been making films for a considerable time, and have directd movies that are some of the biggest box office hits ever. Plus, a select few have made movies that become immortal in different generations. Keep in mind that some of these listed above have Saga's in their filmography that have been some of the top grossing movies in history, even if the list of projects isnt that long.

For the most up-to-date answer to your question and other money related issues, visit http://www.boxofficemojo.com. For the answer to this specific question, as of today's date, visit http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Director&sort=sumgross&p=.htm Here is the list, IN ORDER! :) Brian Dzyak Cameraman/Author IATSE Local 600, SOC http://www.whatireallywanttodo.com Row Person Total Gross # Movies / Average #1 Picture Gross 1 Steven Spielberg $3,765.0 24 $156.9 E.T. $435.1 2 Robert Zemeckis $1,802.9 14 $128.8 Forrest Gump $329.7 3 George Lucas $1,700.5 6 $283.4 Star Wars $461.0 4 Ron Howard $1,606.3 17 $94.5 The Grinch $260.0 5 Chris Columbus $1,567.9 12 $130.7 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6 6 Gore Verbinski $1,308.5 7 $186.9 Dead Man's Chest $423.3 7 Tim Burton $1,289.3 13 $99.2 Batman $251.2 8 Peter Jackson $1,271.7 8 $159.0 Return of the King $377.0 9 Sam Raimi $1,249.7 12 $104.1 Spider-Man $403.7 10 James Cameron $1,146.9 7 $163.8 Titanic $600.8 11 Andrew Adamson $1,142.2 4 $285.6 Shrek 2 $441.2 12 Michael Bay $1,093.7 7 $156.2 Transformers $319.2 13 Clint Eastwood $1,031.4 27 $38.2 Unforgiven $101.2 14 Ridley Scott $1,018.6 17 $59.9 Gladiator $187.7 15 Ivan Reitman $996.6 13 $76.7 Ghostbusters $238.6 16 Brett Ratner $980.0 8 $122.5 X-Men: The Last Stand $234.4 17 Joel Schumacher $962.8 20 $48.1 Batman Forever $184.0 18 Roland Emmerich $945.2 7 $135.0 Independence Day $306.2 19 Tony Scott $942.6 14 $67.3 Top Gun $176.8 20 Jay Roach $927.6 6 $154.6 Meet the Fockers $279.3 21 Tom Shadyac $891.1 7 $127.3 Bruce Almighty $242.8 22 Christopher Nolan $880.7 6 $146.8 The Dark Knight $529.3 23 Barry Sonnenfeld $879.6 9 $97.7 Men in Black $250.7 24 John Lasseter $844.5 4 $211.1 Toy Story 2 $245.9 25 M. Night Shyamalan $837.8 7 $119.7 Sixth Sense $293.5 26 Garry Marshall $825.9 15 $55.1 Pretty Woman $178.4 27 Barry Levinson $809.6 20 $40.5 Rain Man $172.8 28 Jon Turteltaub $780.3 8 $97.5 National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 29 Wolfgang Petersen $775.1 10 $77.5 Perfect Storm $182.6 30 Sydney Pollack $774.5 13 $59.6 Tootsie $177.2 31 Peter Segal $774.4 8 $96.8 The Longest Yard $158.1 32 Steven Soderbergh $763.3 18 $42.4 Ocean's Eleven $183.4 33 Mike Nichols $722.4 16 $45.2 Birdcage $124.1 34 Martin Scorsese $701.8 19 $36.9 The Departed $132.4 35 Rob Minkoff $661.5 5 $132.3 Lion King $328.5 36 Rob Reiner $659.8 14 $47.1 A Few Good Men $141.3 37 Oliver Stone $644.1 15 $42.9 Platoon $138.5 38 Brian De Palma $636.0 17 $37.4 Mission: Impossible $181.0 39 Dennis Dugan $623.9 10 $62.4 Big Daddy $163.5 40 The Farrelly Bros. $616.4 9 $68.5 Something About Mary $176.5 41 John McTiernan $610.4 11 $55.5 Hunt for Red October $122.0 42 Bryan Singer $604.5 5 $120.9 X2: X-Men United $214.9 43 Robert Rodriguez $598.6 11 $54.4 Spy Kids $112.7 44 Andy & Larry Wachowski $596.2 4 $149.0 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6 45 Raja Gosnell $586.0 7 $83.7 Scooby-Doo $153.3 46 Rob Cohen $576.9 10 $57.7 Fast and the Furious $144.5 47 Shawn Levy $576.2 5 $115.2 Night at the Museum $250.9 48 Frank Oz $574.2 12 $47.8 The Score $71.1 49 Joe Johnston $572.6 7 $81.8 Jurassic Park III $181.2 50 Andrew Davis $571.8 11 $52.0 The Fugitive (1993) $183.9