The biggest directors in Hollywood do a fantastic job of working on the right projects at the right time, which helps keep them at the top. Some directors, like Steven Spielberg, have a vast catalogue of movies, while younger directors, like Chloe Zhao, are steadily building their filmography up.
Quentin Tarantino is a movie legend, and he has made fewer films than some would suspect. These films differ greatly in both scope and overall performance at the box office.
Let's take a look at the director's body of work and rank his movies by box office gross, according to The-Numbers!
10 Reservoir Dogs - $2.9 Million
Kicking things off with a haul of $2.9 million is none other than Reservoir Dogs, which is the first movie that Quentin Tarantino ever directed. While this film did not exactly set the box office on fire, it did show people that the young Tarantino had an exceptional amount of talent and that he was poised to do big things in the movie business.
9 Death Proof - $50 Million
When looking at all of Quentin Tarantino's movies, Death Proof is one that people usually cite as being one of his lesser entries. The film was released as part of a Grindhouse double feature with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, and while it did make significantly more than Reservoir Dogs, it didn't hit the same notes with fans.
8 Jackie Brown - $74 Million
Much like Death Proof, Jackie Brown is another Quentin Tarantino movie that doesn't quite stack up to some of the other entries in his filmography. Not saying that it's a bad movie, but it is simply one that most fans will gladly skip over in favor of watching something else. At the box office, Jackie Brown was able to make $74 million worldwide, so not too bad of a haul.
7 The Hateful Eight - $152 Million
Despite not being one of Tarantino's most popular movies, The Hateful Eight actually had a lot of good things going for it, namely the collective performance given by the cast of the film. With a $152 million global box office haul, this film finishes just a shade below a Tarantino movie that is far more popular.
6 Kill Bill: Volume 2 - $153 Million
Depending on who you talk to, some people will cite Kill Bill: Volume Two as the superior Kill Bill film, but that is something that can be debated another time. One thing that can't be debated is the fact that this movie was able to make $153 million globally, which is a pretty decent haul. However, it did not make as much money as its predecessor.
5 Kill Bill: Volume 1 - $176 Million
Kill Bill: Volume One is considered one of the coolest Quentin Tarantino movies to date, and it was interesting for film fans to get to watch the acclaimed director tackle a genre of film that few were expecting him to. It did a fantastic job in setting up the sequel, and it was a financial success thanks to making $176 million.
4 Pulp Fiction - $212 Million
Pulp Fiction is basically considered one of the greatest movies that has ever been made, and it was the one that put Quentin Tarantino on the map back in 1994. It should not be surprising to see that this movie was able to make so much money during its theatrical release, as everyone had to go see what all the fuss was about.
3 Inglourious Basterds - $316 Million
Inglourious Basterds is about as good as it gets, and it generated a considerable amount of buzz when it was initially released. The cast was stellar, the writing was sharp, and everything perfectly fell into place when it hit theaters. Because of this, Tarantino smacked another home run that made a fortune at the box office.
2 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - $377 Million
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino's most recent film, and it has proven to be quite divisive with movie fans. Some love it, some hate it, but one thing that is definitive about this movie is the fact that it went on to make a significant amount of money.
1 Django Unchained - $449 Million
With a box office gross of nearly $450 million worldwide, Django Unchained is the biggest movie that Quentin Tarantino has ever released. Virtually everything about this movie was phenomenal, and it is pretty easy to see why it became such a massive success for the acclaimed director.