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The 8 Highest-Grossing Films Directed By Garry Marshall, Ranked

American screenwriter, actor, film director and producer Garry Kent Marshall started his career in Hollywood in 1960s. He has been writing since and has written for shows such as The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. He then developed a show called The Odd Couple for television in 1970 which took off his career in Hollywood.

The American director who has successfully amassed a net worth of $50 million only started directing in 1982 when he directed the film Young Doctors for Love which made $30.6 million on the box office. Since then he has been directing films and has directed a total of 18 films through the course of his career. Take a look at the highest grossing film Garry Marshall has directed.

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8 Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a film released on April 29, 2016, distributed by Open Road Films. The film has grossed $32 million domestically and resulted in $52 million at the worldwide box office. The film is about a stressed-out single mom named Sandy, played by American actress Jennifer Aniston, who learned that her ex-husband would be marrying a much younger woman. Things took a complicated turn when she knew about the wedding.

7 Beaches

Beaches is a film released on December 21, 1988, and was distributed by Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Touchstone Home Entertainment. The film which was only released domestically has a gross of $57 million at the box office. The film is about Hillary played by Barbara Hershey and CC played by Bette Midler, who met as kids vacationing in the Atlantic City. They have remained friends through the years as they both pursue different things in life.

6 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a film released on August 11, 2004, and was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has made $95 million domestically and has resulted in $134.7 million worldwide. The film is about Mia, played by American actress Anne Hathaway who still has to come to terms with her life now as a princess. She finally graduated from Princeton and returned to Genovia with her best friend Lilly, played by Heather Matarazzo.

5 New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is a film released on December 9, 2011, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and New Line Cinema. The film has made $54.5 million domestically and grossed $146.8 million at the worldwide box office. The film is about the intertwining love stories of hope, forgiveness, love and second chances. The film stars numerous famous celebrities, including American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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4 The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries film was released on August 3, 2001, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and FilmFlex. The film has grossed $108.2 million domestically and has made $165.3 million on the worldwide box office. The film is about the shy teenager from San Francisco named Mia Thermopolis, played by American actress Anne Hathaway who is thrown into the loop when she learns that she will become a real-life princess. She is the heir to the throne in a small European municipality called Genovia.

3 Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a film released on February 12, 2010, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and Screen Gems. The film has made $110.5 million domestically and has made about $217.5 million at the worldwide box office. The film is about the interconnected life of numerous Los Angeles residents played by famous actors Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Alba. They wend their way through the ups and downs of love in just a single day.

2 Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride is a film released on July 30, 1999 and was distributed by Paramount Pictures Studios, Touchstone Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has made $152.2 million domestically and resulted in $310 million at the worldwide box office. The film is about Maggie Carpenter, played by American actress Julia Roberts who has left three grooms at the altar and was branded as the runaway bride by a city journalist named Graham played by American actor Richard Gere.

1 Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman is a film released on March 23, 1990, and was distributed by Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Touchstone Home Entertainment. The film has made $178 million domestically and $432 million at the worldwide box office. The film is about a modern-day Cinderella where a prostitute and a wealthy businessman have fallen in love with each other. The two who have formed an unlikely pair, Edward, played by American actor Richard Gere, was on his business trip to LA when he met a hooker named Vivien, played by American actress Julia Roberts.

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