Richest Directors 2026 — page 3

#NameFieldEstimate
201Edoardo PontiDirector, WriterDirectors$20M
202Marco PeregoArtist, Film DirectorDirectors$20M
203Mitch GlazerScreenwriter, Producer, ActorDirectors$20M
204Noah BaumbachFilmmaker, Screenwriter, Director, ProducerDirectors$20M
205Ramzi HabibiFinance Professional, Managing Director at Oaktree CDirectors$20M
206Roger DeakinsCinematographerDirectors$20M
207Tosca MuskFilmmaker, Executive Producer, EntrepreneurDirectors$20M
208Tom LaughlinActor, Director, Screenwriter, Author, Educator, PolDirectors$20M
209Robert MuellerFormer FBI Director, Attorney, Special CounselDirectors$20M
210Jeremy BoreingMedia Executive, Film Producer, Director, ScreenwritDirectors$18M
211Joseph MazzelloActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$18M
212Peter BogdanovichDirector, Writer, Actor, Producer, Critic, Film HistDirectors$18M
213Taylor SheridanScreenwriter, Director, Producer, ActorDirectors$18M
214Leigh BardugoAuthor, ScreenwriterDirectors$18M
215Nick KorniloffEntrepreneur, Art Fair DirectorDirectors$18M
216Casey NeistatFilmmaker, YouTuber, EntrepreneurDirectors$18M
217Jack FiskProduction Designer, DirectorDirectors$18M
218Denis VilleneuveFilm Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$17M
219Lemuel PlummerProducer, DirectorDirectors$16.5M
220Adam RodriguezActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$16.4M
221Jamie LindenScreenwriter, Film DirectorDirectors$16M
222Rachel WardActress, Director, Screenwriter, Former ModelDirectors$16M
223Vince GilliganScreenwriter, Producer, DirectorDirectors$16M
224Dyan CannonActress, Director, Screenwriter, Producer, EditorDirectors$16M
225Lake BellActress, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$16M
226Mark DuplassFilm Director, Producer, Actor, MusicianDirectors$16M
227Jon LovettScreenwriter, Producer, Podcaster, Political Media EDirectors$15.5M
228Aaron NorrisProducer, Director, ActorDirectors$15M
229Allen HughesFilmmaker, Producer, WriterDirectors$15M
230Astrid LindgrenAuthor, ScreenwriterDirectors$15M
231DJ VladDirector, DJ, InterviewerDirectors$15M
232Harmony KorineFilm Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Author, ArtisDirectors$15M
233Lee GoldbergAuthor, Screenwriter, ProducerDirectors$15M
234Coodie SimmonsDirector, Producer, StorytellerDirectors$15M
235James RodayActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$15M
236Kenny OrtegaDirector, Choreographer, ProducerDirectors$15M
237Laurieann GibsonChoreographer, Creative Director, Television PersonaDirectors$15M
238Osmel SousaBeauty Pageant Director, TV PersonalityDirectors$15M
239Anna ToddAuthor, Screenwriter, ProducerDirectors$15M
240Chad StahelskiDirector, Producer, Stunt CoordinatorDirectors$15M
241Charles DanceActor, Screenwriter, Film DirectorDirectors$15M
242Charlie BrookerScreenwriter, Producer, PresenterDirectors$15M
243Dan GilroyScreenwriter, Film DirectorDirectors$15M
244Eric WeinsteinMathematician, Economist, Managing DirectorDirectors$15M
245Hype WilliamsMusic Video Director, Film Director, ProducerDirectors$15M
246Justin MarksScreenwriter, ProducerDirectors$15M
247Romain GavrasDirector, WriterDirectors$15M
248Sajid KhanFilm Director, Television Presenter, Actor, ProducerDirectors$15M
249Tom GleisnerWriter, Director, Producer, Television HostDirectors$15M
250William DevaneActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$15M
251Jay BaruchelActor, Director, Stand-up Comedian, ScreenwriterDirectors$14M
252Phillip FulmerFormer Football Coach, Athletic Director, TV AnalystDirectors$14M
253Scott FoleyActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$14M
254Kevin ClashPuppeteer, Director, ProducerDirectors$13.5M
255Carl WeberAuthor, Director, ProducerDirectors$13M
256Andrew KlavanAuthor, Screenwriter, CommentatorDirectors$13M
257Victoria AveyardAuthor, ScreenwriterDirectors$13M
258Mike WhiteFilmmaker, Actor, Screenwriter, Television ProducerDirectors$12.5M
259Keyan SafyariProducer, Director, CinematographerDirectors$12.5M
260Whitney Sudler-SmithFilmmaker, Television Director, Executive ProducerDirectors$12.5M
261Andrew LevitasFilmmaker, Fine Artist, Writer, Producer, ActorDirectors$12.5M
262Damien ChazelleFilm Director, Screenwriter, ProducerDirectors$12M
263Daniel ModerCinematographerDirectors$12M
264John StaglianoEntrepreneur, Director, Producer, Former ActorDirectors$12M
265Leigh WhannellActor, Screenwriter, Director, ProducerDirectors$12M
266Todd FieldActor, Director, Screenwriter, ProducerDirectors$12M
267Max JosephFilmmaker, Director, TV HostDirectors$12M
268Brian HensonDirector, Producer, PuppeteerDirectors$12M
269John CassavetesActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
270Jules JordanDirector, Producer, ActorDirectors$12M
271Kurt SutterScreenwriter, Director, Producer, ActorDirectors$12M
272Kyle NewacheckFilmmaker, Actor, ComedianDirectors$12M
273Marty StoufferWildlife Filmmaker, ProducerDirectors$12M
274Max NicholsDirector, Music Video ProducerDirectors$12M
275Stephen GyllenhaalFilm Director, Television Director, PoetDirectors$12M
276Alex WinterActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
277Anthony RussoFilmmaker, ProducerDirectors$12M
278Beth BroderickActress, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
279Christopher RiceAuthor, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
280James Roday RodriguezActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
281Jane GoldmanScreenwriter, Author, ProducerDirectors$12M
282Jody HillFilmmaker, Actor, WriterDirectors$12M
283Morgan SpurlockDocumentary Filmmaker, Television Producer, ScreenwrDirectors$12M
284Percy GibsonProducer, DirectorDirectors$12M
285Peter CapaldiActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$12M
286Robert Downey Sr.Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, CinematographerDirectors$12M
287Tao RuspoliFilmmaker, Photographer, MusicianDirectors$12M
288Vince OfferInfomercial Pitchman, Director, Comedian, WriterDirectors$12M
289Cara BuonoActress, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$11.5M
290Danny ModerCinematographer, ProducerDirectors$11.5M
291Genndy TartakovskyAnimator, Director, Producer, ScreenwriterDirectors$11.5M
292Peter Marc JacobsonWriter, Producer, Director, ActorDirectors$11M
293Haralabos VoulgarisProfessional Sports Bettor, Director of QuantitativeDirectors$11M
294Craig Revel HorwoodChoreographer, Director, Author, TV PersonalityDirectors$10.5M
295Bret Easton EllisAuthor, Screenwriter, DirectorDirectors$10.5M
296Sam LevinsonWriter, Director, ProducerDirectors$10.4M
297Dallas JenkinsFilmmaker, ProducerDirectors$10.2M
298Frank WhaleyActor, Director, ScreenwriterDirectors$10.2M
299Marc SilversteinScreenwriter, Director, ProducerDirectors$10.2M
300Alex KendrickDirector, Actor, WriterDirectors$10M