List of highest-paid directors
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| No. | Title | Director | Summary | Est. Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace | George Lucas | Gross earnings | $400 million | Also writer and executive producer |
| 2. | The Passion of the Christ | Mel Gibson | Gross earnings | $400 million | Also writer and producer |
| 3. | Jurassic Park | Steven Spielberg | Gross earnings | $250 million | Also executive producer |
| 4. | Titanic | James Cameron | $600, 000 for screenplay, $8 million director's fee + backend particpations | $115 million | |
| 5. | Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | Director's earnings | $25 million | |
| 6. | King Kong | Peter Jackson | $20 million against 20% of the gross | Over $20 million[1] | Also co-writer and producer |
| 7. | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Peter Jackson | $10 million + share of the profits | Over $10 million[2] | Also co-writer and producer |
| 8. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Chris Columbus | $10 million + % of the gross[3] | Over $10 million | |
| 9. | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Peter Jackson | $10 million + share of the profits | Over $10 million | Also co-writer and producer |
| 10. | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Peter Jackson | $10 million + share of the profits | Over $10 million | Also co-writer and producer |
| 11. | Assassins | Richard Donner | $10 million | $10 million | Also co-producer |
| 12. | A Beautiful Mind | Ron Howard | $10 million | $10 million | Also co-producer |
| 13. | Spider-Man 2 | Sam Raimi | $10 million | $10 million |
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- ^ King Kong grossed $547 million. WIth approx. 40 % of the gross returned to Universal and combined producion, prints and advertising costs of $247 million, Kong actually made a $28.2 million loss at the box office. DVD sales and TV licensing will have put its profits in the black.
- ^ Jackson is estimated to have made over $125 million from the three LOTR films.
- ^ Harry Potter grossed $974.6 million at the box office. WIth costs of $175 million the film made a profit of $214.8 million at the box office.
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