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Directed by:

Ron Howard

Ron Howard
  • First Movie - Grand Theft Auto 1977
  • Last Movie - Eden 2024
  • Total Movies - 32
  • Future Movies -
    • The Shrinking of Treehorn (2024)
    • Eden (2024)
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: The Da VInci Code (2006) - £30,249,489
    • US: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - $260,465,005
    • World: The Da VInci Code (2006) - $749,536,138
  • Combined US gross - $2.1 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - Parenthood - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - Inferno - 2%

Directors Movies By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas / 2000

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Jim CarreyTaylor Momsen • Jeffrey Tambor
$260,465,005
2.
The Da VInci Code

The Da VInci Code / 2006

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom Hanks • Audrey Tautou • Ian McKellen
$217,536,138
3.
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story / 2018

Directed by: Ron Howard

$213,767,512
4.
Apollo 13

Apollo 13 / 1995

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom Hanks • Bill Paxton • Kevin Bacon

$173,837,933
5.
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind / 2002

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Russell Crowe • Ed Harris • Jennifer Connelly
$170,742,341
6.
Ransom

Ransom / 1997

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Mel Gibson • Rene Russo • Brawley Nolte
$136,492,681
7.
Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons / 2009

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom HanksEwan McGregor • Ayelet Zurer
$133,375,846
8.
Parenthood

Parenthood / 1990

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Steve Martin • Mary Steenburgen • Dianne Wiest
$100,047,830
9.
Backdraft

Backdraft / 1991

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Kurt Russell • William Baldwin • Robert De Niro
$77,868,585
10.
Cocoon

Cocoon / 1985

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Don Ameche • Wilford Brimley • Hume Cronyn
$76,113,124
11.
Splash

Splash / 1984

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom Hanks • Daryl Hannah • Eugene Levy
$69,821,334
12.
Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man / 2005

Directed by: Ron Howard

$61,649,911
13.
Far and Away

Far and Away / 1992

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom CruiseNicole Kidman • Thomas Gibson
$58,883,840
14.
Willow

Willow / 1988

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Val Kilmer • Joanne Whalley • Warwick Davis
$57,269,863
15.
The Dilemma

The Dilemma / 2011

Directed by: Ron Howard

$48,475,290
16.
The Paper

The Paper / 1994

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Michael Keaton • Glenn Close • Marisa Tomei

$38,824,341
17.

Gung Ho / 1986

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Michael Keaton • Gedde Watanabe • George Wendt

$36,611,610
18.
Inferno

Inferno / 2016

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tom HanksFelicity Jones • Irrfan Khan
$34,343,574
19.
The Missing

The Missing / 2004

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Tommy Lee JonesCate Blanchett • Evan Rachel Wood

$27,011,180
20.
Rush

Rush / 2013

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Daniel Brühl • Olivia Wilde

$26,947,624
21.
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea / 2015

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Benjamin Walker • Cillian Murphy

$25,020,758
22.
Night Shift

Night Shift / 1982

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Henry Winkler • Michael KeatonShelley Long

$21,095,638
23.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years / 2016

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring: Paul McCartney • Ringo Starr • John Lennon
$2,930,414