Directors
These are the richest directors in the world! Here you will find a listing of the highest paid movie directors, past and current. Action, romance, comedy, drama - legends like Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and James Cameron don't just direct the actors and the mis-en-scene. They also command huge mis-en-salaries. Who makes the most out of all of them? Find out at our Top 50 Richest Directors list.
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Antoine Fuqua Net Worth
Antoine Fuqua net worth and salary: Antoine Fuqua is an American film director who has a net worth of $60 million. Antoine Fuqua is best known for directing such action and thriller films as "Training Day," "Tears of the Sun," "Shooter," "The Equalizer" and its sequels, and "Southpaw."
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Damien Chazelle Net Worth
Damien Chazelle net worth: Damien Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter who has a net worth of $20 million. Damien Chazelle was born
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Sydney Pollack Net Worth
Sydney Pollack net worth: Sydney Pollack was an American film director and actor who had a net worth of $18 million. Sydney Pollack
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Edgar Wright Net Worth
Edgar Wright Net Worth: Edgar Wright is an English director, actor, screenwriter, and producer who has a net worth of $20 million. Edgar Wright is known for creating fast-paced and often satirical
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Dustin Lance Black Net Worth
Dustin Lance Black Net Worth: Dustin Lance Black is a renowned American screenwriter, film and television producer as well as a director who has a net worth of $10 million.
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Orson Welles Net Worth
Orson Welles Net Worth: Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who had a net worth of $20 million. George Orson
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Rian Johnson Net Worth
Rian Johnson Net Worth and Salary: Rian Johnson is an American writer, director, and producer who has a net worth of $150 million. Rian Johnson has written and directed the films "Brick" (2005), "The Brothers Bloom"
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Diablo Cody Net Worth
Diablo Cody net worth and salary: Diablo Cody is an American screenwriter, author, producer, and director who has a net worth of $10 million. Diablo Cody first gained wide recognition as the writer of the 2007
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Barry Levinson Net Worth
Barry Levinson net worth: Barry Levinson is an American writer, producer, actor, and director who has a net worth of $150 million dollars. Barry Levinson
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Brian De Palma Net Worth
Brian De Palma net worth: Brian De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter who has a net worth of $40 million. Brian De Palma
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Andrew Niccol Net Worth
Andrew Niccol net worth: Andrew Niccol is a New Zealand screenwriter, director, and producer who has a net worth of $14 million. Andrew Niccol
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Wolfgang Petersen Net Worth
Wolfgang Petersen Net Worth: Wolfgang Petersen is a German film director and writer who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. Wolfgang Petersen
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Garry Marshall Net Worth
Garry Marshall Net Worth: Garry Marshall was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who had a net worth of $50 million at the time of his death. Garry Marshall died on July 19, 2016 at the age of 81.
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Irwin Winkler Net Worth
Irwin Winkler net worth and career earnings: Irwin Winkler is an American Film producer and director who has a net worth of $100 million. Irwin Winkler has produced numerous Oscar-winning films, including the 1976 Best Picture winner "Rocky." He also produced
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Wes Craven Net Worth
Wes Craven net worth: Wes Craven was an American film director, writer and producer who had a net worth of $40 million dollars. Born August