Steven made the highest-grossing movie ever as a director

Let's start by clearing up all of Spielberg's accolades: he is the highest-grossing filmmaker in the world, with a total of $10 billion in worldwide box office receipts from his films, and that figure rises to $25 billion when you include the films he has produced. He was the youngest director to sign a long-term contract with a major studio, and he has three Oscars to his name (two for Best Director and won for Best Picture).

Jurassic Park also surpassed E.T. Spielberg's most lucrative movie, Jurassic Park 1993, which has earned $1.3 billion worldwide. The Jurassic Park series has about $5 billion in global box office receipts, and the fourth film, 2015's Jurassic World, made history by being the first movie to earn over $500 million globally in its opening weekend. The third-highest-grossing movie of the year was Jurassic World: the Fallen Kingdom, the most recent Jurassic Park movie.

Fans may still be unsure as to whether these films contributed to Spielberg's dominance in Hollywood. Actually, they do Spielberg does get that reputation thanks to his films, claims The-Numbers.com. His movies have made $10.5 billion overall or an average of $293 million per feature. His biggest hit, The only $1 billion-grossing Spielberg film was Jurassic Park in 1993.