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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,401 | Ben Shiffrin | $57,814,445 | 1 | $57,814,445 |
| 2,402 | James Ivory | $57,801,089 | 4 | $14,450,272 |
| 2,403 | Robert Dunn | $57,753,825 | 1 | $57,753,825 |
| 2,404 | Jeremy Haft | $57,697,426 | 1 | $57,697,426 |
| 2,405 | Eddie Gonzalez | $57,697,426 | 1 | $57,697,426 |
| 2,406 | Steven Bagatourian | $57,697,426 | 1 | $57,697,426 |
| 2,407 | Howard Franklin | $57,679,559 | 5 | $11,535,912 |
| 2,408 | Charlie Haas | $57,601,280 | 3 | $19,200,427 |
| 2,409 | Wash Westmoreland | $57,508,549 | 3 | $19,169,516 |
| 2,410 | Richard Glatzer | $57,508,549 | 2 | $28,754,275 |
| 2,411 | Bob Doleman | $57,269,863 | 1 | $57,269,863 |
| 2,412 | Neil Cuthbert | $57,171,988 | 2 | $28,585,994 |
| 2,413 | John Lafia | $57,171,320 | 2 | $28,585,660 |
| 2,414 | Jeff Nichols | $57,107,289 | 5 | $11,421,458 |
| 2,415 | Billy Wilder | $57,039,216 | 5 | $11,407,843 |
| 2,416 | John Burgmeir | $57,019,825 | 1 | $57,019,825 |
| 2,417 | Anthony Tambakis | $57,001,758 | 6 | $9,500,293 |
| 2,418 | Shana Feste | $56,997,136 | 5 | $11,399,427 |
| 2,419 | Edmond Dantes | $56,979,580 | 1 | $56,979,580 |
| 2,420 | Kumail Nanjiani | $56,868,677 | 1 | $56,868,677 |
| 2,421 | Emily V. Gordon | $56,868,677 | 2 | $28,434,339 |
| 2,422 | Stuart Zicherman | $56,824,633 | 1 | $56,824,633 |
| 2,423 | Raven Metzner | $56,824,633 | 1 | $56,824,633 |
| 2,424 | Bruce Robinson | $56,757,212 | 5 | $11,351,442 |
| 2,425 | Craig Rosenberg | $56,742,918 | 2 | $28,371,459 |
| 2,426 | Thomas Hunter | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,427 | Peter Powell | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,428 | Gerry Davis | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,429 | Kenneth Branagh | $56,637,018 | 2 | $28,318,509 |
| 2,430 | Josh Cagan | $56,496,463 | 3 | $18,832,154 |
| 2,431 | Ayan Mukherjee | $56,390,833 | 2 | $28,195,417 |
| 2,432 | Nick Cave | $56,373,460 | 2 | $28,186,730 |
| 2,433 | Peter Stone | $56,331,504 | 4 | $14,082,876 |
| 2,434 | Mark Cullen | $56,309,076 | 3 | $18,769,692 |
| 2,435 | Robb Cullen | $56,309,076 | 2 | $28,154,538 |
| 2,436 | Max Adams | $56,097,392 | 4 | $14,024,348 |
| 2,437 | Dorothy Blyskal | $56,096,200 | 1 | $56,096,200 |
| 2,438 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 2,439 | Reiko Yoshida | $56,027,687 | 3 | $18,675,896 |
| 2,440 | Alex de la Iglesia | $55,988,316 | 4 | $13,997,079 |
| 2,441 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 3 | $18,655,707 |
| 2,442 | David Giler | $55,837,453 | 5 | $11,167,491 |
| 2,443 | Harmony Korine | $55,829,275 | 3 | $18,609,758 |
| 2,444 | Stephen Peters | $55,576,210 | 1 | $55,576,210 |
| 2,445 | Neil Tolkin | $55,569,540 | 3 | $18,523,180 |
| 2,446 | Chris Kentis | $55,518,641 | 1 | $55,518,641 |
| 2,447 | Neil LaBute | $55,417,720 | 9 | $6,157,524 |
| 2,448 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,368,655 | 2 | $27,684,328 |
| 2,449 | Ewan Leslie | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 2,450 | Matteo Garrone | $55,192,765 | 5 | $11,038,553 |
| 2,451 | David Spade | $54,722,181 | 3 | $18,240,727 |
| 2,452 | Michael Sherman | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,453 | Steve Desmond | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,454 | Jo Sung-hee | $54,706,135 | 2 | $27,353,068 |
| 2,455 | Robert Pulcini | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,456 | Shari Springer Berman | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,457 | Shiraz Ahmed | $54,671,869 | 2 | $27,335,935 |
| 2,458 | Prune de Maistre | $54,651,233 | 2 | $27,325,617 |
| 2,459 | Tom Epperson | $54,575,454 | 3 | $18,191,818 |
| 2,460 | Andrew Dominik | $54,552,074 | 3 | $18,184,025 |
| 2,461 | Lee Ji-min | $54,500,169 | 1 | $54,500,169 |
| 2,462 | Park Jong-dae | $54,500,169 | 1 | $54,500,169 |
| 2,463 | Aimee Lagos | $54,323,210 | 2 | $27,161,605 |
| 2,464 | Josh Safdie | $54,251,903 | 3 | $18,083,968 |
| 2,465 | Ronald Bronstein | $54,251,903 | 3 | $18,083,968 |
| 2,466 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 2,467 | Hubbel Palmer | $54,161,959 | 2 | $27,080,980 |
| 2,468 | Chris Bowman | $54,161,959 | 2 | $27,080,980 |
| 2,469 | Rod Blackhurst | $54,050,580 | 1 | $54,050,580 |
| 2,470 | Samuel D. Hunter | $54,044,481 | 1 | $54,044,481 |
| 2,471 | Andrew Cosby | $53,956,480 | 1 | $53,956,480 |
| 2,472 | Douglas McGrath | $53,829,122 | 4 | $13,457,281 |
| 2,473 | Bonnie Turner | $53,802,359 | 2 | $26,901,180 |
| 2,474 | Terry Turner | $53,802,359 | 2 | $26,901,180 |
| 2,475 | Steve Rogers | $53,797,409 | 1 | $53,797,409 |
| 2,476 | Will Honley | $53,786,836 | 4 | $13,446,709 |
| 2,477 | Mark Wheaton | $53,774,833 | 1 | $53,774,833 |
| 2,478 | Takashi Shimizu | $53,751,703 | 2 | $26,875,852 |
| 2,479 | Edward Tang | $53,724,657 | 3 | $17,908,219 |
| 2,480 | Blair Butler | $53,620,687 | 4 | $13,405,172 |
| 2,481 | Eric Aronson | $53,583,212 | 2 | $26,791,606 |
| 2,482 | Ronald Yanover | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,483 | Mark Geldman | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,484 | Steven Soderbergh | $53,497,390 | 4 | $13,374,348 |
| 2,485 | Daniel Tuch | $53,493,064 | 1 | $53,493,064 |
| 2,486 | Tommy Lee Wallace | $53,463,792 | 4 | $13,365,948 |
| 2,487 | Saul Dibb | $53,416,459 | 2 | $26,708,230 |
| 2,488 | Tom Sherohman | $53,411,504 | 2 | $26,705,752 |
| 2,489 | Barbara Curry | $53,401,938 | 1 | $53,401,938 |
| 2,490 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
| 2,491 | Javier Barreira | $53,333,108 | 1 | $53,333,108 |
| 2,492 | Jordi Gasull | $53,333,108 | 1 | $53,333,108 |
| 2,493 | William Friedkin | $53,252,414 | 4 | $13,313,104 |
| 2,494 | Jim Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,495 | Ken Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,496 | Michel Gondry | $53,103,181 | 6 | $8,850,530 |
| 2,497 | Umberto Contarello | $53,091,986 | 4 | $13,272,997 |
| 2,498 | Monte Merrick | $53,075,997 | 3 | $17,691,999 |
| 2,499 | Jonathan Reynolds | $53,054,000 | 4 | $13,263,500 |
| 2,500 | Jon Boorstin | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.