The Return of the Studios and the Rise of the Blockbuster

1980s

1981 – Dir. Steven Spielberg

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1982 – Dir. Steven Spielberg

1982 – Dir. John Carpenter

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1985 – Dir. Robert Zemeckis

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1985 – Dir. John Hughes

1986 – Dir. James Cameron

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1986 – Dir. John Hughes

1986 – Dir. David Anspaugh

1987 – Dir. John Hughes

1988 – Dir. Penny Marshall

1989 – Dir. Tim Burton

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Raiders of the Lost Ark; E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial; The Thing; Back to the Future; The Breakfast Club; Aliens; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Hoosiers, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Big; Batman; Do the Right Thing