1. Steven Spielberg — Total gross: $4.445 billion
Number of movies: 31
Average gross: $143.4 million
Highest-grossing film: "E.T." ($435.1 million)
2. Michael Bay — Total gross: $2.325 billion
Number of movies: 12
Average gross: $177.9 million
Highest-grossing film: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" ($402.1 million)
3. Peter Jackson — Total gross: $2.134 billion
Number of movies: 12
Average gross: $177.9 million
Highest-grossing film: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($377.8 million)
4. Robert Zemeckis — Total gross: $2.091 billion
Number of movies: 18
Average gross: $116.2 million
Highest-grossing film: "Forrest Gump" ($423.3 million)
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Number of movies: 9
Average gross: $219.4 million
Highest-grossing film: "Avatar" ($760.5 million)
6. Christopher Nolan — Total gross: $1.955 billion
Number of movies: 11
Average gross: $177.7 million
Highest-grossing film: "The Dark Knight" ($534.9 million)
7. Ron Howard — Total gross: $1.896 billion
Number of movies: 24
Average gross: $79 million
Highest-grossing film: "The Grinch" ($260 million)
8. Tim Burton — Total gross: $1.840 billion
Number of movies: 18
Average gross: $102.2 million
Highest-grossing film: "Alice in Wonderland" ($334.2 million)
9. Clint Eastwood — Total gross: $1.816 billion
Number of movies: 34
Average gross: $53.4 million
Highest-grossing film: "American Sniper" ($350.1 million)
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip Ad10. Chris Columbus — Total gross: $1.750 billion
Number of movies: 15
Average gross: $116.7 million
Highest-grossing film: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" ($317.6 million)
11. George Lucas — Total gross: $1.743 billion
Number of movies: 6
Average gross: $290.7 million
Highest-grossing film: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" ($423.3 million)
12. J.J. Abrams — Total gross: $1.684 billion
Number of movies: 5
Average gross: $336.8 million
Highest-grossing film: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($936.7 million)
13. Ridley Scott — Total gross: $1.635 billion
Number of movies: 23
Average gross: $152.9 million
Highest-grossing film: "The Martian" ($423.3 million)
14. David Yates — Total gross: $1.631 billion
Number of movies: 6
Average gross: $271.9 million
Highest-grossing film: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2" ($381 million)
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Number of movies: 10
Average gross: $152.9 million
Highest-grossing film: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($423.3 million)