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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,801 | Eleonore Adlon | $42,001,910 | 1 | $42,001,910 |
| 2,802 | Percy Adlon | $42,001,910 | 1 | $42,001,910 |
| 2,803 | S. J. Perelman | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,804 | John Farrow | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,805 | Peter Bogdanovich | $41,993,972 | 3 | $13,997,991 |
| 2,806 | Colin Patrick Lynch | $41,921,590 | 1 | $41,921,590 |
| 2,807 | Michitaka Okada | $41,885,312 | 2 | $20,942,656 |
| 2,808 | Matthew Chapman | $41,764,729 | 4 | $10,441,182 |
| 2,809 | Michael Sayers | $41,744,718 | 1 | $41,744,718 |
| 2,810 | Wolf Mankowitz | $41,744,718 | 2 | $20,872,359 |
| 2,811 | John Law | $41,744,718 | 1 | $41,744,718 |
| 2,812 | Travis Cluff | $41,656,474 | 2 | $20,828,237 |
| 2,813 | Chris Lofing | $41,656,474 | 2 | $20,828,237 |
| 2,814 | Jane Campion | $41,646,006 | 3 | $13,882,002 |
| 2,815 | Nick Castle | $41,568,483 | 3 | $13,856,161 |
| 2,816 | Richard O'Brien | $41,530,110 | 1 | $41,530,110 |
| 2,817 | Jim Sharman | $41,530,110 | 1 | $41,530,110 |
| 2,818 | Todd Haynes | $41,425,527 | 2 | $20,712,764 |
| 2,819 | Jonathan Tropper | $41,416,268 | 3 | $13,805,423 |
| 2,820 | Rick Reilly | $41,348,628 | 1 | $41,348,628 |
| 2,821 | Duncan Brantley | $41,348,628 | 1 | $41,348,628 |
| 2,822 | Will Reiser | $41,334,735 | 1 | $41,334,735 |
| 2,823 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | $41,268,579 | 2 | $20,634,290 |
| 2,824 | Mike Marvin | $41,266,155 | 3 | $13,755,385 |
| 2,825 | Sujoy Ghosh | $41,211,472 | 4 | $10,302,868 |
| 2,826 | Tom Patchett | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,827 | Jay Tarses | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,828 | Stieg Larsson | $41,179,660 | 1 | $41,179,660 |
| 2,829 | Michael Diliberti | $41,146,935 | 1 | $41,146,935 |
| 2,830 | Anurag Kashyap | $41,138,093 | 5 | $8,227,619 |
| 2,831 | Hal Needham | $41,100,000 | 2 | $20,550,000 |
| 2,832 | Todd Farmer | $41,091,536 | 2 | $20,545,768 |
| 2,833 | Laura Jones | $41,039,563 | 4 | $10,259,891 |
| 2,834 | David M. Evans | $41,025,348 | 3 | $13,675,116 |
| 2,835 | Michael Varhol | $40,940,662 | 1 | $40,940,662 |
| 2,836 | Phil Hartman | $40,940,662 | 1 | $40,940,662 |
| 2,837 | Peter Hyams | $40,934,861 | 5 | $8,186,972 |
| 2,838 | Jeramey Kraatz | $40,856,547 | 1 | $40,856,547 |
| 2,839 | Lisa Cholodenko | $40,836,619 | 2 | $20,418,310 |
| 2,840 | Moira Buffini | $40,804,846 | 5 | $8,160,969 |
| 2,841 | Sarah Cornwell | $40,749,230 | 1 | $40,749,230 |
| 2,842 | Rajiv Kaul | $40,745,104 | 2 | $20,372,552 |
| 2,843 | Gregory J. Bradley | $40,686,409 | 1 | $40,686,409 |
| 2,844 | Lee Anthony Smith | $40,686,409 | 1 | $40,686,409 |
| 2,845 | Steven Pressfield | $40,613,993 | 3 | $13,537,998 |
| 2,846 | Ricky Gervais | $40,583,708 | 4 | $10,145,927 |
| 2,847 | Paweł Pawlikowski | $40,532,212 | 3 | $13,510,737 |
| 2,848 | Franco Zeffirelli | $40,508,684 | 3 | $13,502,895 |
| 2,849 | Dax Shepard | $40,407,247 | 3 | $13,469,082 |
| 2,850 | Scott B. Smith | $40,376,697 | 4 | $10,094,174 |
| 2,851 | Dana Carvey | $40,363,530 | 1 | $40,363,530 |
| 2,852 | Dennis Hackin | $40,359,310 | 2 | $20,179,655 |
| 2,853 | Nelson Gidding | $40,321,858 | 3 | $13,440,619 |
| 2,854 | Evan Susser | $40,286,416 | 1 | $40,286,416 |
| 2,855 | Van Robichaux | $40,286,416 | 1 | $40,286,416 |
| 2,856 | Nate Hopper | $40,166,138 | 1 | $40,166,138 |
| 2,857 | Ed Stone | $40,166,138 | 1 | $40,166,138 |
| 2,858 | Kim Hak-Soon | $40,094,346 | 1 | $40,094,346 |
| 2,859 | Max Botkin | $40,018,207 | 2 | $20,009,104 |
| 2,860 | Park Hoon-jung | $39,918,351 | 2 | $19,959,176 |
| 2,861 | Darin Scott | $39,891,542 | 3 | $13,297,181 |
| 2,862 | Emerald Fennell | $39,880,165 | 2 | $19,940,083 |
| 2,863 | Mark Cowen | $39,846,896 | 1 | $39,846,896 |
| 2,864 | James Edward Grant | $39,772,000 | 5 | $7,954,400 |
| 2,865 | Ken Hixon | $39,747,995 | 5 | $7,949,599 |
| 2,866 | Brian Koppelman | $39,702,146 | 3 | $13,234,049 |
| 2,867 | J.C. Chandor | $39,689,763 | 4 | $9,922,441 |
| 2,868 | April Blair | $39,686,769 | 1 | $39,686,769 |
| 2,869 | Kelly Bowe | $39,686,769 | 2 | $19,843,385 |
| 2,870 | Philip Yordan | $39,633,352 | 6 | $6,605,559 |
| 2,871 | Michael Henry Brown | $39,591,423 | 2 | $19,795,712 |
| 2,872 | David Webb Peoples | $39,581,774 | 1 | $39,581,774 |
| 2,873 | Mayur Puri | $39,567,016 | 3 | $13,189,005 |
| 2,874 | Simon Wells | $39,549,758 | 1 | $39,549,758 |
| 2,875 | Wendy Wells | $39,549,758 | 1 | $39,549,758 |
| 2,876 | Andrew Birkin | $39,542,297 | 3 | $13,180,766 |
| 2,877 | Topper Lilien | $39,483,242 | 3 | $13,161,081 |
| 2,878 | Eric Abrams | $39,393,111 | 1 | $39,393,111 |
| 2,879 | Matthew Berry | $39,393,111 | 1 | $39,393,111 |
| 2,880 | Karen Ray | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 2,881 | Liz Brixius | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 2,882 | Stacy Sherman | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 2,883 | Niki Caro | $39,374,600 | 2 | $19,687,300 |
| 2,884 | Takashi Bufford | $39,261,489 | 2 | $19,630,745 |
| 2,885 | Lee Han-eol | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 2,886 | Seo Yoo-min | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 2,887 | Hur Jin-ho | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 2,888 | Lorne Michaels | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,889 | Randy Newman | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,890 | Lionel Mark Smith | $39,178,189 | 1 | $39,178,189 |
| 2,891 | Dennis Kelly | $39,142,445 | 3 | $13,047,482 |
| 2,892 | Jean Dorst | $39,134,983 | 1 | $39,134,983 |
| 2,893 | Dudley Nichols | $39,100,000 | 2 | $19,550,000 |
| 2,894 | Lee Hae-yeong | $39,013,100 | 1 | $39,013,100 |
| 2,895 | Barbra Streisand | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 2,896 | Jack Rosenthal | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 2,897 | Joe Penhall | $38,996,204 | 2 | $19,498,102 |
| 2,898 | David Zelag Goodman | $38,948,670 | 5 | $7,789,734 |
| 2,899 | Steven Siegel | $38,859,189 | 1 | $38,859,189 |
| 2,900 | Phil Vischer | $38,857,223 | 2 | $19,428,612 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.