Highest-Grossing Films by Director

James Cameron's "Avatar" (2009) is the highest-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $2.8 billion.

J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) is the highest-grossing film of the 2010s, with a worldwide gross of over $2.06 billion.

James Cameron has three films in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time: "Avatar" (2009), "Titanic" (1997), and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991).

Brad Bird's "Incredibles 2" (2018) is the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $1.24 billion.

James Cameron has the highest cumulative worldwide gross for his films, with a total gross of over $6.5 billion.

Anthony and Joe Russo's "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $2.79 billion.

James Cameron has the highest-grossing film in each of the last three decades: "Titanic" (1997) in the 1990s, "Avatar" (2009) in the 2000s, and "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) in the 2020s.

Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s, with a worldwide gross of over $619 million.

James Cameron has the highest-grossing film in each of the last four decades: "Titanic" (1997) in the 1990s, "Avatar" (2009) in the 2000s, "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) in the 2020s, and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) in the 1980s.

George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977) is the highest-grossing film of the 1970s, with a worldwide gross of over $775 million.

James Cameron has the highest-grossing film in each of the last five decades: "Titanic" (1997) in the 1990s, "Avatar" (2009) in the 2000s, "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) in the 2020s, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) in the 1980s, and "Aliens" (1986) in the 1970s.

David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) is the highest-grossing film of the 1960s, with a worldwide gross of over $69 million.

James Cameron has the highest-grossing film in each of the last six decades: "Titanic" (1997) in the 1990s, "Avatar" (2009) in the 2000s, "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) in the 2020s, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) in the 1980s, "Aliens" (1986) in the 1970s, and "The Abyss" (1989) in the 1960s.

Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956) is the highest-grossing film of the 1950s, with a worldwide gross of over $122 million.

James Cameron has the highest-grossing film in each of the last seven decades: "Titanic" (1997) in the 1990s, "Avatar" (2009) in the 2000s, "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) in the 2020s, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) in the 1980s, "Aliens" (1986) in the 1970s, "The Abyss" (1989) in the 1960s, and "True Lies" (1994) in the 1950s.