The 20 richest film directors in the world [LISTA]

That’s a lot of money! In the list of the richest directors in the world, made by NME, only two women and a single black man appear. It is also important to highlight that most of the filmmakers listed were born in the United States. Check out:

20. Todd Phillips (net worth: $200 million)

Born in New York, Todd Phillips directed films such as Joker (2019), the trilogy If You Drink, Don’t Marry! It is A Journey of Birth (2010).

19. Ron Howard (net worth: $200 million)

Howard is responsible for features such as A brilliant mind (2001), The Grinch (2000), the trilogy The Da Vinci Code (2006), A Distant Dream (1992) — starring Tom Cruise It is Nicole Kidman – It is Han Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). The director was also born in the United States.

18. Roland Emmerich (net worth: $200 million)

Directly from Germany, Roland Emmerich directed the sequel films Independence Day, 10,000 BC (2008), Stonewall: Where Pride Began (2015), The Patriot (2000,) beyond the apocalyptic The day after tomorrow (2004) and 2012 (2009).

17. Rob Reiner (net worth: $200 million)

Another New Yorker, Reiner directed the moving Before leaving (2007). In front of the cameras, he appeared in episodes of New Girlseries starring Zooey Deschaneland participated in Wizards of Waverly Place — in the episode “Harper of the Future”.

16. Martin Scorsese (net worth: $200 million)

Martin Scorsese He may not be among the top ten richest directors, but he is probably one of the most well-known and renowned filmmakers. He is credited with the wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Good Companions (nineteen ninety), Taxi Driver (1976) and The Irishman (2019). Scorsese comes from the United States.

15. Alfred Hitchcock (net worth: $200 million)

Hitchcockborn in London, made one of my favorite films Scorsese: A Falling Body (1958). The director was bold in killing who seemed to be the main character long before the end of the film, in Psychosis (1960). He also signs other classics such as The birds (1963) and Indiscreet Window (1954).

14. The Wachowskis (net worth: $225 million)

Among the 20 directors with the most money, only two women appear: the sisters Lana It is Lilly Wachowski, which together have a net worth of approximately US$225 million. They are behind Matrix and created the series Sense8. They were born in Chicago, in the United States.

13. Frank Marshall (net worth: $250 million)

Remember Arachnophobia? The 1990 film was directed by Frank Marshall. Besides this, Rescue below zero (2006) is the responsibility of the American director.

12. Christopher Nolan (net worth: $250 million)

Oppenheimer (2023) may have been a huge box office success, but this and other audiovisual works by Nolan have not yet elevated it to the top of that list. On the other hand, the English director knows how to play with time, like Amnesia (2000), The origin (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020).

11. JJ Abrams (net worth: $300 million)

Although George Lucas have created Star Wars, Abrams He was the one who directed some of the most recent films in the saga. He was also the director of the feature films Star Trek and some of the franchise Mission Impossible. He’s more of a New Yorker.

10. Ivan Reitman (net worth: $300 million)

While the first film, from 1984, of the classics The ghost hunters is directed by Reitmanthe most recent, from 2021, was directed by Jason Reitmanson of Ivan. For a change, he was born in Slovakia and settled in Canada.

9. Ridley Scott (net worth: $400 million)

British, Scott he did Blade Runner – The Android Hunter (1982), Alien, the Eighth Passenger (1979) and Gucci House (2021), film with Lady Gaga It is Adam Driver which divided opinions.

8. Francis Ford Coppola (net worth: $400 million)

Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather are some of the best-known films of Coppola. The American director has left the spotlight to his daughter Sofia Coppolawhich launches Priscilla this year and directed Encounters and Mismatches (2003).

7. Mel Gibson (net worth: $425 million)

Versatile, Mel Gibson acts and directs Brave heart (1995), for example. He also directed the classic that is always on some television channel’s programming during a specific holiday, the film A Passion of christ (2004). Born in the state of New York.

6. Michael Bay (net worth: $450 million)

Bay directed the first five films of Transformsleaving the post only in Bumblebee (2018) and the most recent film in the franchise, Transformers: Dawn of the Beasts (2023). The director is from Los Angeles.

5. Tyler Perry (net worth: $800 million)

The only black director who appears on the list is Tyler Perry — born in the United States — who is also an actor. He plays both roles in the comedy A Family Funeral (2019). Perry is the godfather of her daughter Harry It is Meghan Markle and owner of Tyler Perry Studios.

4. James Cameron (net worth: $800 million)

In addition to Titanic (1997), it is worth remembering that Cameron drove Avatar and the first Terminator. Fortune explains how he managed to visit the wreck of the Titanic 33 times. James is Canadian.

3. Peter Jackson (net worth: $1.5 billion)

Reaching the billion mark — in dollars —, Peter Jackson drove A Glimpse of Paradise (2009). But the highlight on your resume is Lord of the Rings It is The Hobbit. He was born in New Zealand.

2. Steven Spielberg (net worth: $8 billion)

Sun Empire (1987), AI – Artificial Intelligence (2001), Worlds War (2005), Schindler’s List (1993), ET The Extraterrestrial (1982) and Shark (1975) are just some of the films Spielberg. The American director innovated cinema techniques and is considered one of the greatest directors of recent times.

1. George Lucas (net worth: $10 billion)

George Lucas is at the top of the list of the richest directors in the world. The filmmaker has a net worth of around US$10 billion. He is best known for the saga films Star Wars and is one of the creators of Indiana Jonesbeside Spielberg. He also owned LucasFilm, founded in the 1970s and sold to Disney in 2012.