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Poll: Highest grossing directors - where it all began

A poll by Mega_wizard
These are the 25 highest grossing director of all time at the domestic box office as of 08/12/15, taking a look back at their first major directing job (5,000 votes) - who would you have predicted this success for? Discuss it here. Vote in the poll for movie-stars here

Results of 1,782 votes:

  1. 1.

    Steven Spielberg

     
    The Sugarland Express (1974)
  2. 2.

    Christopher Nolan

     
    Following (1998)
  3. 3.

    James Cameron

     
    Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)
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