Top 10 Directors at the North American Box Office (02-12-19)
Statistics are as of December 19, 2002.
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1 -- Stephen Spielberg -- $2,923.8 million -- 20/$146.1 million -- "E.T." ββββββββ $435.1 million -- 1946-12-18 (age 56) -- β β βββ -- ββ βββββββ
2 -- Robert Zemeckis -- $1,541.8 million -- 12/$128.4 million -- Forrest Gump ββββββ $329.7 million -- 1952-5-14 (age 50) -- β ββββββ β
3 - Chris Columbus - $1,538.8 million - 11 / $139.8 million - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - $317.5 million - 1958-9-10 (44 years old)
4 - George Lucas βββββ $1,320.3 million -- 5/$264.0 million -- "Star Wars" ββββββ $431 million -- 1944-5-14 (age 58) -- ββ -- ββ
5 - Ron Howard ββββββ $1,300.1 million -- 14/$92.8 million -- "The Grinch of Christmas" βββββ $260 million -- 1954-3-1 (48 years old) -- β βββββββ
6 - Jan-Wang ββββββββ $1,191.4 million -- 6/$198.5 million -- "District 9" ββββββ $325.6 million -- 1980-2-5 (22 years old) ββββββββββββ
7 - James Cameron - $1,130.0 million -- 6 / $188.3 million -- "Titanic" -- $600.7 million -- 1954-8-16 (48 years old) -- β βββββ β
8 - Richard Donald βββββ $1,082.5 million -- 14/$77.3 million -- Lethal Weapons 2 -- $147.3 million -- 1930-4-24 (age 72)
9 - Ivan Ritman βββββ $974.0 million - 11 / $88.5 million - "Ghostbusters" - $238.6 million - 1946-10-27 (age 56)
10 - Tim Burton βββββ $909.8 millionβββββ9 / $101.0 million - "Batman" ββββββ $251.1 million - 1958-8-25 (age 44)