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A director plays one of the major roles in the production of a film and only the most talented make it big. Directing a film isn't an easy job, the director is in charged of the creative process, guiding the actors, editors, etc., and he has the final saying of what a film will look like once released. All this can take hours away from a director's lives and some times sleep is barely an option, but for some, their struggle and hard work pays off big time and changes their lives and careers in a whole new direction. Here are a list of directors who directed films that have crossed the billion dollar mark:
James Cameron
Avatar (2009): $2,782,275,172
Titanic (1997): $2,185,372,302
Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight (2008): $1,004,558,444
The Dark Knight Rises (2012): $1,081,041,287
Tim Burton
Alice in Wonderland (2010): $1,024,299,904
Peter Jackson
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): $1,119,929,521
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): $1,009,595,997
Joss Whedon
The Avengers (2012): $1,511,757,910
Michael Bay
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): $1,123,746,996
George Lucas
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999): $1,027,044,677
David Yates
Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows -Part 2 (2011): $1,328,111,219
Sam Mendes
Skyfall (2012): $1,108,283,816
Rob Marshall
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011): $1,043,871,802
Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): $1,066,179,725
Lee Unkrich
Toy Story 3 (2010): $1,063,171,911
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