IMDb 25: Top 25 Directors by Box Office Totals (1990 to 2015)4 of 25
4. James Cameron
Box office from 1990 to 2015: $2.69 billion
Top movie from 1990 to 2015: Titanic ($1.14 billion)
While James Cameron's Avatar and Titanic are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the all-time domestic box office list, when you adjust for inflation, they switch places. Titanic is in the No. 1 spot with $1.14 billion while Avatar is No. 2 with "only" $816 million.
Cameron's other feature films since 1990, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and True Lies, add $408.2 million and $293.6 million respectively. In addition, two documentaries about Cameron's passion for deep sea explorations, Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep, add other $35.3 million.
Box office from 1990 to 2015: $2.69 billion
Top movie from 1990 to 2015: Titanic ($1.14 billion)
While James Cameron's Avatar and Titanic are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the all-time domestic box office list, when you adjust for inflation, they switch places. Titanic is in the No. 1 spot with $1.14 billion while Avatar is No. 2 with "only" $816 million.
Cameron's other feature films since 1990, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and True Lies, add $408.2 million and $293.6 million respectively. In addition, two documentaries about Cameron's passion for deep sea explorations, Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep, add other $35.3 million.
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