Directors of the Highest Grossing Movies

Can you name the directors of the top 50 highest grossing movies of all time?

For films with multiple directors, you only need to name one

Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

Correct as of 21 January 2025

List does not contain film revenue adjusted for inflation

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Rank	Year	Bil $	Movie	Director
1	2009	2.92	Avatar	James Cameron
2	2019	2.79	Avengers: Endgame	Russo Brothers
3	2022	2.32	Avatar: The Way of Water	James Cameron
4	1997	2.25	Titanic	James Cameron
5	2015	2.06	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	J. J. Abrams
6	2018	2.04	Avengers: Infinity War	Russo Brothers
7	2021	1.92	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Jon Watts
8	2024	1.69	Inside Out 2	Kelsey Mann
9	2015	1.67	Jurassic World	Colin Trevorrow
10	2019	1.65	The Lion King	Jon Favreau
11	2012	1.51	The Avengers	Joss Whedon
12	2015	1.51	Furious 7	James Wan
13	2022	1.49	Top Gun: Maverick	Joseph Kosinski
14	2019	1.45	Frozen II	Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
15	2023	1.44	Barbie	Greta Gerwig
16	2015	1.40	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Joss Whedon
17	2023	1.36	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic
18	2018	1.34	Black Panther	Ryan Coogler
19	2011	1.34	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2	David Yates
20	2024	1.33	Deadpool & Wolverine	Shawn Levy
21	2017	1.33	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Rian Johnson
22	2018	1.30	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	J. A. Bayona
23	2013	1.29	Frozen	Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
24	2017	1.26	Beauty and the Beast	Bill Condon
25	2018	1.24	Incredibles 2	Brad Bird
26	2017	1.23	The Fate of the Furious	F. Gary Gray
27	2013	1.21	Iron Man 3	Shane Black
28	2015	1.15	Minions	Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda
29	2016	1.15	Captain America: Civil War	Russo Brothers
30	2018	1.14	Aquaman	James Wan
31	2003	1.14	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Peter Jackson
32	2019	1.13	Spider-Man: Far From Home	Jon Watts
33	2019	1.12	Captain Marvel	Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
34	2011	1.12	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Michael Bay
35	2012	1.10	Skyfall	Sam Mendes
36	2014	1.10	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Michael Bay
37	2012	1.08	The Dark Knight Rises	Christopher Nolan
38	2019	1.07	Joker	Todd Phillips
39	2019	1.07	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	J. J. Abrams
40	2019	1.07	Toy Story 4	Josh Cooley
41	2010	1.06	Toy Story 3	Lee Unkrich
42	2006	1.06	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Gore Verbinski
43	2016	1.05	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Gareth Edwards
44	2019	1.05	Aladdin	Guy Ritchie
45	1999	1.04	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	George Lucas
46	2011	1.04	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Rob Marshall
47	1993	1.03	Jurassic Park	Steven Spielberg
48	2017	1.03	Despicable Me 3	Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda
49	2016	1.02	Finding Dory	Andrew Stanton
50	2010	1.02	Alice in Wonderland	Tim Burton