Top 10 Highest-Grossing Black Directors by Box Office Totals1 of 9
The Hughes Brothers (Allen and Albert Hughes)
Total gross: $280 million for Allen, $260 million for Albert
Films: 6 for Allen, 5 for Albert
Top grossing film: The Book of Eli (2010) - $103 million
With one more film on his resume, Allen Hughes beats out his twin brother for ninth placeAlbert Hughes by a close $20 million. Like top director Tim Story, the Hughes Brothers also got into directing young, making films at the age of 12. After leaving high school, they got their start directing rap music videos before they found critical success with their first film, the acclaimed 1993 gangster drama Menace II Society.
Best Known For: From Hell (2001), Dead Presidents (1995), Menace II Society (1993)
Total gross: $280 million for Allen, $260 million for Albert
Films: 6 for Allen, 5 for Albert
Top grossing film: The Book of Eli (2010) - $103 million
With one more film on his resume, Allen Hughes beats out his twin brother for ninth placeAlbert Hughes by a close $20 million. Like top director Tim Story, the Hughes Brothers also got into directing young, making films at the age of 12. After leaving high school, they got their start directing rap music videos before they found critical success with their first film, the acclaimed 1993 gangster drama Menace II Society.
Best Known For: From Hell (2001), Dead Presidents (1995), Menace II Society (1993)