'AVATAR' Becomes the Best-Selling Film of All Time, Take a Look at the 8 Directors Behind Successful Films!

Tim Burton has directed and produced various iconic films, such as ALICE IN WONDERLAND, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, BATMAN, and the Netflix series WEDNESDAY. From these four works by Tim Burton, KLovers can surely guess his distinctive style. As reported by PennState, Tim Burton's directing style is known as "gothic suburbia". He is also known for his art style called Burtonesque, which can be seen in the film CORPSE BRIDE.

You must be familiar with this one, KLovers! Christopher Nolan has directed many successful films before OPPENHEIMER came along. His films like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, INCEPTION, and INTERSTELLAR are his top-selling three films. Nolan is also known as a director with complex storylines always related to time and space. Throughout his career, Nolan has received 5 Oscar nominations.

Rising female director, Greta Gerwig, doesn't want to be left behind. Gerwig is one of the few women who directs live-action films with a budget of 1 trillion rupiah. According to The Conversation, Gerwig often brings personal stories about women's lives in each of her films. Through the film BARBIE, she made history as the highest-grossing live-action film in the world directed by a woman in 2023.

Wes Anderson is an American director known for his unique stories, distinctive color grading, and highly symmetrical shots. Interestingly, according to Movieweb, the term Wes Anderson film can be considered a genre because he truly has his own style. His famous films include THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, FANTASTIC MR. FOX, and his latest, ASTEROID CITY.

Reported by Screenrant, as a director, Guillermo Del Toro is known for his distinctive style in combining high fantasy and sci-fi genres, along with incorporating elements of fairy tales. Guillermo Del Toro has won 2 Oscars through the films THE SHAPE OF WATER and GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO.

This director, born in New Zealand, specializes in fantasy films, KLovers. The trilogy of films he directed, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, received high ratings from IMDb. KLovers, Peter Jackson is also often referred to as an Auteur because he has the ability to control a film by considering camera placement, lighting, and so on.

James Cameron is the director of three famous films, AVATAR, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, and TITANIC. His success in the film industry is undeniable. According to Screenrant, James Cameron has won 3 Oscars throughout his career. In addition, according to CCN, the film AVATAR is still the highest-grossing film of all time, with earnings of $2.92 billion or 44.4 trillion Indonesian rupiah. Another fact, when directing a film, James Cameron usually focuses on stories about humans, machines, and nature, and is oriented towards the action genre.

According to Screenrant, Steven Spielberg is one of the most famous and commercially successful film directors of all time. Spielberg is known for directing blockbuster films, KLovers! Starting from JURASSIC PARK, THE INDIANA JONES, and E.T. He has also won 3 Oscars for his films titled SCHINDLER'S LIST and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.