Directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) is the all-time money-making champ at $228.6 million.
Star Wars (1977), directed by George Lucas, is in second place at $193.5 million.
Either individually or together, Spielberg and Lucas have helped create seven of the top ten money-making movies.
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