German trailer for Alice in Wonderland
Rank 9: Tim Burton
- Worldwide box office revenue: 4.150 billion €
- Number of films: 20
- Most successful film: Alice in Wonderland (872 million €)
A Tim Burton film is recognizable to most of his fans at first glance. A predominantly dark, almost black-and-white color palette, pale characters, a macabre plot, and music by longtime composer Danny Elfman. With works like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands or Batman (1989), Burton secured a firm place in Hollywood.
This was followed by a colorful mix of smaller films like the very good Ed Wood or Big Fish, and larger productions like Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Alice in Wonderland, which to this day remains Burton’s most successful film.