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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,801 | Jimmy Hayward | $110,387,072 | 1 | $110,387,072 |
| 1,802 | Kim Barker | $110,314,347 | 2 | $55,157,174 |
| 1,803 | Bernd Eichinger | $110,130,571 | 2 | $55,065,286 |
| 1,804 | Gareth Edwards | $109,911,866 | 2 | $54,955,933 |
| 1,805 | Temple Mathews | $109,862,682 | 2 | $54,931,341 |
| 1,806 | John Garvin | $109,192,088 | 2 | $54,596,044 |
| 1,807 | Andrew Wight | $109,192,088 | 2 | $54,596,044 |
| 1,808 | Stu Krieger | $109,191,864 | 3 | $36,397,288 |
| 1,809 | Dick Wolf | $109,186,382 | 3 | $36,395,461 |
| 1,810 | Richard Matheson | $108,977,241 | 6 | $18,162,874 |
| 1,811 | Jay Cohen | $108,757,621 | 1 | $108,757,621 |
| 1,812 | Mike Leigh | $108,328,049 | 8 | $13,541,006 |
| 1,813 | Patricia Resnick | $108,300,659 | 2 | $54,150,330 |
| 1,814 | Lucinda Coxon | $108,063,105 | 5 | $21,612,621 |
| 1,815 | Kayla Alpert | $108,027,701 | 1 | $108,027,701 |
| 1,816 | Jack Bernstein | $107,217,396 | 1 | $107,217,396 |
| 1,817 | Jim Carrey | $107,217,396 | 1 | $107,217,396 |
| 1,818 | Baimei Yu | $106,798,959 | 1 | $106,798,959 |
| 1,819 | Michael McDowell | $106,608,707 | 3 | $35,536,236 |
| 1,820 | Min-Seong Kim | $106,047,622 | 1 | $106,047,622 |
| 1,821 | Don Lee | $106,047,622 | 1 | $106,047,622 |
| 1,822 | Sang Yong Lee (이상용) | $106,047,622 | 1 | $106,047,622 |
| 1,823 | Paula Pell | $106,030,660 | 3 | $35,343,553 |
| 1,824 | John Thomas | $106,000,000 | 1 | $106,000,000 |
| 1,825 | Robert Getchell | $105,937,671 | 6 | $17,656,279 |
| 1,826 | Ian Deitchman | $105,887,837 | 1 | $105,887,837 |
| 1,827 | Kristian Rusk Robinson | $105,887,837 | 1 | $105,887,837 |
| 1,828 | Graeme Ferguson | $105,687,903 | 1 | $105,687,903 |
| 1,829 | Paul Brad Logan | $105,400,796 | 1 | $105,400,796 |
| 1,830 | Chris Bernier | $105,400,796 | 1 | $105,400,796 |
| 1,831 | Cliff Hollingsworth | $105,021,488 | 1 | $105,021,488 |
| 1,832 | Robert Moreland | $104,953,774 | 2 | $52,476,887 |
| 1,833 | Philip Kaufman | $104,935,927 | 5 | $20,987,185 |
| 1,834 | Shawn Harwell | $104,907,746 | 1 | $104,907,746 |
| 1,835 | Yu Young-a | $104,556,725 | 2 | $52,278,363 |
| 1,836 | Sunny Luk | $104,529,486 | 1 | $104,529,486 |
| 1,837 | Lok Man Leung | $104,529,486 | 1 | $104,529,486 |
| 1,838 | Park Chan-wook | $104,397,507 | 7 | $14,913,930 |
| 1,839 | Frederic Raphael | $104,264,617 | 2 | $52,132,309 |
| 1,840 | Kurt Frey | $104,244,950 | 3 | $34,748,317 |
| 1,841 | Bill Lancaster | $104,155,857 | 4 | $26,038,964 |
| 1,842 | Matt Kellard | $104,145,633 | 1 | $104,145,633 |
| 1,843 | Roman Coppola | $103,961,603 | 3 | $34,653,868 |
| 1,844 | Arnell Jesko | $103,735,965 | 1 | $103,735,965 |
| 1,845 | John Carney | $103,668,782 | 4 | $25,917,196 |
| 1,846 | Trey Parker | $103,613,701 | 3 | $34,537,900 |
| 1,847 | Jill Gorey | $103,284,813 | 1 | $103,284,813 |
| 1,848 | Barbara Herndon | $103,284,813 | 1 | $103,284,813 |
| 1,849 | Jack Paglen | $103,039,258 | 1 | $103,039,258 |
| 1,850 | Matt Drake | $103,028,188 | 2 | $51,514,094 |
| 1,851 | Matt Stone | $102,986,414 | 2 | $51,493,207 |
| 1,852 | Peter Spierig | $102,792,610 | 3 | $34,264,203 |
| 1,853 | Michael Spierig | $102,792,610 | 3 | $34,264,203 |
| 1,854 | Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. | $102,559,776 | 1 | $102,559,776 |
| 1,855 | Brad Ingelsby | $102,519,119 | 5 | $20,503,824 |
| 1,856 | Bobby Moresco | $102,489,889 | 2 | $51,244,945 |
| 1,857 | James Kearns | $102,226,631 | 1 | $102,226,631 |
| 1,858 | Man Keung Chan | $102,034,104 | 1 | $102,034,104 |
| 1,859 | Xin Huo | $102,034,104 | 1 | $102,034,104 |
| 1,860 | Kan-Cheung Tsang | $102,034,104 | 1 | $102,034,104 |
| 1,861 | Bob Persichetti | $102,027,275 | 1 | $102,027,275 |
| 1,862 | Joseph Kwong | $101,857,425 | 1 | $101,857,425 |
| 1,863 | Paula Mazur | $101,857,425 | 1 | $101,857,425 |
| 1,864 | Richard Starzak | $101,850,986 | 1 | $101,850,986 |
| 1,865 | He Keke | $101,822,673 | 1 | $101,822,673 |
| 1,866 | Steve Bing | $101,314,029 | 2 | $50,657,015 |
| 1,867 | Dean Craig | $101,298,054 | 9 | $11,255,339 |
| 1,868 | Nick Frost | $101,162,106 | 2 | $50,581,053 |
| 1,869 | Niels Mueller | $100,928,840 | 2 | $50,464,420 |
| 1,870 | Christopher Parker | $100,913,556 | 1 | $100,913,556 |
| 1,871 | Chi-Leung Law | $100,730,000 | 1 | $100,730,000 |
| 1,872 | Terry George | $100,590,165 | 5 | $20,118,033 |
| 1,873 | Letitcia Lopez Margalli | $100,486,616 | 1 | $100,486,616 |
| 1,874 | Eugenio Derbez | $100,486,616 | 1 | $100,486,616 |
| 1,875 | Guillermo Rios | $100,486,616 | 1 | $100,486,616 |
| 1,876 | SJ Clarkson | $100,298,817 | 1 | $100,298,817 |
| 1,877 | Claire Parker | $100,298,817 | 1 | $100,298,817 |
| 1,878 | Neil Jordan | $100,280,331 | 9 | $11,142,259 |
| 1,879 | Karen Janszen | $99,990,767 | 3 | $33,330,256 |
| 1,880 | Michael Cristofer | $99,893,297 | 6 | $16,648,883 |
| 1,881 | James McCausland | $99,750,000 | 1 | $99,750,000 |
| 1,882 | Juliette Towhidi | $99,721,285 | 2 | $49,860,643 |
| 1,883 | Park Soo-Jin | $99,684,837 | 1 | $99,684,837 |
| 1,884 | Youn Jk | $99,684,837 | 1 | $99,684,837 |
| 1,885 | Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt | $99,624,873 | 1 | $99,624,873 |
| 1,886 | Cheech Marin | $99,480,616 | 7 | $14,211,517 |
| 1,887 | Terry Hayes | $99,414,139 | 4 | $24,853,535 |
| 1,888 | Robert Zappia | $99,055,483 | 2 | $49,527,742 |
| 1,889 | Mark Mallouk | $98,837,872 | 1 | $98,837,872 |
| 1,890 | Baimel Yu | $98,632,192 | 1 | $98,632,192 |
| 1,891 | Yōsuke Kuroda | $98,381,259 | 3 | $32,793,753 |
| 1,892 | Jeanne Rosenberg | $98,237,378 | 5 | $19,647,476 |
| 1,893 | Liu Heng | $98,227,017 | 1 | $98,227,017 |
| 1,894 | Tom Laughlin | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,895 | Delores Taylor | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,896 | Jorge R. Gutierrez | $97,651,543 | 1 | $97,651,543 |
| 1,897 | Doug Langdale | $97,651,543 | 3 | $32,550,514 |
| 1,898 | Joe Rinaldi | $97,618,316 | 3 | $32,539,439 |
| 1,899 | Ben Zazove | $97,459,106 | 3 | $32,486,369 |
| 1,900 | Don Hahn | $97,353,071 | 2 | $48,676,536 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.