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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,701 | Sean McNamara | $47,135,489 | 1 | $47,135,489 |
| 2,702 | Deborah Schwartz | $47,135,489 | 1 | $47,135,489 |
| 2,703 | Douglas Schwartz | $47,135,489 | 1 | $47,135,489 |
| 2,704 | Stanley Weiser | $47,108,064 | 2 | $23,554,032 |
| 2,705 | Abhinav Singh Kashyap | $47,017,018 | 1 | $47,017,018 |
| 2,706 | Ben Coccio | $47,011,449 | 1 | $47,011,449 |
| 2,707 | John J. McLaughlin | $46,862,033 | 3 | $15,620,678 |
| 2,708 | Lucia Aniello | $46,844,357 | 2 | $23,422,179 |
| 2,709 | Paul W. Downs | $46,844,357 | 2 | $23,422,179 |
| 2,710 | Matt Corman | $46,815,807 | 1 | $46,815,807 |
| 2,711 | Chris Ord | $46,815,807 | 1 | $46,815,807 |
| 2,712 | Melvin Frank | $46,801,212 | 4 | $11,700,303 |
| 2,713 | Guy Hibbert | $46,773,212 | 3 | $15,591,071 |
| 2,714 | Troy Neighbors | $46,730,578 | 1 | $46,730,578 |
| 2,715 | Steven Feinberg | $46,730,578 | 1 | $46,730,578 |
| 2,716 | Tyler Burton Smith | $46,581,168 | 2 | $23,290,584 |
| 2,717 | Jonathan Glazer | $46,507,599 | 3 | $15,502,533 |
| 2,718 | Rose Kaufman | $46,429,714 | 2 | $23,214,857 |
| 2,719 | Stephen Koepp | $46,368,310 | 1 | $46,368,310 |
| 2,720 | Kevin Reynolds | $46,330,200 | 2 | $23,165,100 |
| 2,721 | Paul Aiello | $46,244,066 | 1 | $46,244,066 |
| 2,722 | Matt Greenhalgh | $46,080,564 | 4 | $11,520,141 |
| 2,723 | James Ponsoldt | $46,061,174 | 4 | $11,515,294 |
| 2,724 | Jeff Rendel | $46,044,880 | 1 | $46,044,880 |
| 2,725 | Stephen Lord | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| 2,726 | Jeff Reno | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 2,727 | Ron Osborn | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 2,728 | Tegan West | $45,931,521 | 2 | $22,965,761 |
| 2,729 | Troy Kennedy Martin | $45,912,490 | 2 | $22,956,245 |
| 2,730 | Michael Austin | $45,900,000 | 1 | $45,900,000 |
| 2,731 | Pamela Gray | $45,883,388 | 4 | $11,470,847 |
| 2,732 | Wang Yu | $45,881,996 | 1 | $45,881,996 |
| 2,733 | Xu Nan | $45,881,996 | 1 | $45,881,996 |
| 2,734 | Liu Jiang | $45,881,996 | 1 | $45,881,996 |
| 2,735 | Hong Wei Wang | $45,881,996 | 1 | $45,881,996 |
| 2,736 | John Michael McDonagh | $45,827,564 | 4 | $11,456,891 |
| 2,737 | Wong Jing | $45,785,316 | 3 | $15,261,772 |
| 2,738 | Yuichi Fukuda | $45,776,563 | 1 | $45,776,563 |
| 2,739 | Chan Kin-hung | $45,738,461 | 1 | $45,738,461 |
| 2,740 | Bettina Gilois | $45,707,924 | 3 | $15,235,975 |
| 2,741 | Grant Thompson | $45,707,924 | 1 | $45,707,924 |
| 2,742 | Christopher Cleveland | $45,707,924 | 1 | $45,707,924 |
| 2,743 | Wang Yun | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,744 | Zhao Meng | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,745 | Wang Shuo | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,746 | Liang Qinger | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,747 | Shi Qing | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,748 | Situ Pengli | $45,642,013 | 1 | $45,642,013 |
| 2,749 | Jon Croker | $45,603,027 | 6 | $7,600,505 |
| 2,750 | Ruben Ostlund | $45,591,256 | 3 | $15,197,085 |
| 2,751 | Graham Chapman | $45,541,845 | 4 | $11,385,461 |
| 2,752 | Tom Edge | $45,495,000 | 1 | $45,495,000 |
| 2,753 | Karen Croner | $45,453,465 | 3 | $15,151,155 |
| 2,754 | Umesh Bist | $45,422,548 | 1 | $45,422,548 |
| 2,755 | Anna Halberg | $45,417,865 | 1 | $45,417,865 |
| 2,756 | Lawrence Dobkin | $45,411,063 | 1 | $45,411,063 |
| 2,757 | Zach Cregger | $45,352,337 | 1 | $45,352,337 |
| 2,758 | Amber King | $45,331,734 | 1 | $45,331,734 |
| 2,759 | Gu Wei | $45,331,734 | 1 | $45,331,734 |
| 2,760 | Yang Weiwei | $45,331,734 | 1 | $45,331,734 |
| 2,761 | Guo Fangfang | $45,331,734 | 1 | $45,331,734 |
| 2,762 | John Hoffman | $45,312,217 | 1 | $45,312,217 |
| 2,763 | Zeke Richardson | $45,312,217 | 1 | $45,312,217 |
| 2,764 | James Higginson | $45,285,890 | 1 | $45,285,890 |
| 2,765 | Michael Butler | $45,265,401 | 2 | $22,632,701 |
| 2,766 | Will Merrick | $45,100,756 | 1 | $45,100,756 |
| 2,767 | Nick Johnson | $45,100,756 | 1 | $45,100,756 |
| 2,768 | Simon Kelton | $45,032,437 | 1 | $45,032,437 |
| 2,769 | Sean Macaulay | $45,032,437 | 1 | $45,032,437 |
| 2,770 | Quiara Alegria Hudes | $44,973,347 | 2 | $22,486,674 |
| 2,771 | Ken Shapiro | $44,921,312 | 2 | $22,460,656 |
| 2,772 | Howard Korder | $44,821,299 | 1 | $44,821,299 |
| 2,773 | Cheng Hsiao Tse | $44,806,595 | 2 | $22,403,298 |
| 2,774 | Stanley Shapiro | $44,798,927 | 3 | $14,932,976 |
| 2,775 | Mary Haverstick | $44,793,168 | 1 | $44,793,168 |
| 2,776 | Greg McLean | $44,748,265 | 4 | $11,187,066 |
| 2,777 | Josh Boone | $44,726,516 | 4 | $11,181,629 |
| 2,778 | Bart Gavigan | $44,641,104 | 3 | $14,880,368 |
| 2,779 | Kanika Dhillon | $44,582,286 | 2 | $22,291,143 |
| 2,780 | Donald E. Westlake | $44,566,301 | 3 | $14,855,434 |
| 2,781 | Anubhav Sinha | $44,549,121 | 1 | $44,549,121 |
| 2,782 | Hugh Welchman | $44,536,671 | 2 | $22,268,336 |
| 2,783 | Minako Daira | $44,513,466 | 1 | $44,513,466 |
| 2,784 | Edward Burns | $44,490,562 | 6 | $7,415,094 |
| 2,785 | Eric Idle | $44,487,908 | 5 | $8,897,582 |
| 2,786 | David Hemingson | $44,463,910 | 1 | $44,463,910 |
| 2,787 | Jonathan Greenberg | $44,451,470 | 1 | $44,451,470 |
| 2,788 | Henry Bean | $44,446,216 | 3 | $14,815,405 |
| 2,789 | Beyoncé Knowles | $44,372,181 | 2 | $22,186,091 |
| 2,790 | Stirling Silliphant | $44,229,215 | 4 | $11,057,304 |
| 2,791 | Alan Shapiro | $44,202,709 | 2 | $22,101,355 |
| 2,792 | Carey Van Dyke | $44,118,575 | 2 | $22,059,288 |
| 2,793 | Shane Van Dyke | $44,118,575 | 2 | $22,059,288 |
| 2,794 | Dorota Kobiela | $44,058,550 | 1 | $44,058,550 |
| 2,795 | Brian De Palma | $43,989,931 | 5 | $8,797,986 |
| 2,796 | Alexi Hawley | $43,957,541 | 1 | $43,957,541 |
| 2,797 | Steve Hulett | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,798 | Earl Kress | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,799 | David Coggeshall | $43,878,515 | 5 | $8,775,703 |
| 2,800 | Stephen Merchant | $43,860,635 | 2 | $21,930,318 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.