Question: Who directed the highest grossing film each year from 1996 to 2000?

Decomposition:
question: What were the highest grossing films by year of release from 1996-2000?
answer: Independence Day
Titanic
Armageddon
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Mission: Impossible 2
question: Who directed Independence Day?
answer: Roland Emmerich
question: Who directed Titanic?
answer: James Cameron
question: Who directed Armageddon?
answer: Michael Bay
question: Who directed Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace?
answer: George Lucas
question: Who directed Mission: Impossible 2?
answer: John Woo

Answer:
1996: Roland Emmerich
1997: James Cameron
1998: Michael Bay
1999: George Lucas
2000: John Woo

Categories: Film Studies