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Which Woman Directed the Highest-Grossing Female-Helmed Movie to Date?

Which Woman Directed the Highest-Grossing Female-Helmed Movie to Date?

Madonna may have set female directors back a few decades with W.E., her Venice Film Festival premiere that has been deemed "comically bad," "silly" and pretty much all-around awful. Fear not though, ladies: There is another female filmmaker who is making giant strides for her gender at the box office. In fact, her film crossed the $650 million mark worldwide recently, making her the director with the highest-grossing film among female helmers. Can you guess the new record holder?

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