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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,301 | George Stevens | $15,473,333 | 1 | $15,473,333 |
| 4,302 | Adam Scheinman | $15,471,969 | 1 | $15,471,969 |
| 4,303 | Aaron Paul | $15,471,229 | 1 | $15,471,229 |
| 4,304 | Massy Tadjedin | $15,452,978 | 1 | $15,452,978 |
| 4,305 | Lisa Joy | $15,449,322 | 1 | $15,449,322 |
| 4,306 | Peter Markle | $15,448,400 | 1 | $15,448,400 |
| 4,307 | Mark Whitman Johnson | $15,448,400 | 1 | $15,448,400 |
| 4,308 | Oren Aviv | $15,448,043 | 1 | $15,448,043 |
| 4,309 | Zhang Yang | $15,441,189 | 1 | $15,441,189 |
| 4,310 | Colin Cairnes | $15,440,109 | 2 | $7,720,055 |
| 4,311 | Cameron Cairnes | $15,440,109 | 2 | $7,720,055 |
| 4,312 | Michael Christofer | $15,432,314 | 1 | $15,432,314 |
| 4,313 | Stephen Kay | $15,415,361 | 1 | $15,415,361 |
| 4,314 | Emilio Boechat | $15,400,333 | 1 | $15,400,333 |
| 4,315 | Stephen P. Lindsey | $15,400,333 | 1 | $15,400,333 |
| 4,316 | Robert Townsend | $15,392,781 | 2 | $7,696,391 |
| 4,317 | Stephen Dyer | $15,342,913 | 1 | $15,342,913 |
| 4,318 | Jonah Lisa Dyer | $15,342,913 | 1 | $15,342,913 |
| 4,319 | Clive Exton | $15,323,752 | 2 | $7,661,876 |
| 4,320 | Lloyd Fonvielle | $15,321,041 | 2 | $7,660,521 |
| 4,321 | John Travis | $15,318,257 | 1 | $15,318,257 |
| 4,322 | Rebecca Sonnenshine | $15,318,257 | 2 | $7,659,129 |
| 4,323 | Alex Zamm | $15,316,635 | 1 | $15,316,635 |
| 4,324 | Andy Stock | $15,297,318 | 2 | $7,648,659 |
| 4,325 | Rick Stempson | $15,297,318 | 1 | $15,297,318 |
| 4,326 | Takeshi Kitano | $15,279,572 | 2 | $7,639,786 |
| 4,327 | Lau Ho-leung | $15,272,370 | 2 | $7,636,185 |
| 4,328 | Caroline Link | $15,229,202 | 2 | $7,614,601 |
| 4,329 | Manny Coto | $15,220,530 | 2 | $7,610,265 |
| 4,330 | Bill Bryden | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,331 | Steven Smith | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,332 | Stacy Keach | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,333 | Barbara Alberti | $15,171,204 | 2 | $7,585,602 |
| 4,334 | Eran Kolirin | $15,167,647 | 2 | $7,583,824 |
| 4,335 | Robert Pucci | $15,164,492 | 1 | $15,164,492 |
| 4,336 | Mark Duplass | $15,146,629 | 10 | $1,514,663 |
| 4,337 | George McGrath | $15,122,324 | 1 | $15,122,324 |
| 4,338 | Luca Guadagnino | $15,121,528 | 1 | $15,121,528 |
| 4,339 | Walter Fasano | $15,121,528 | 1 | $15,121,528 |
| 4,340 | Milton Wexler | $15,079,895 | 2 | $7,539,948 |
| 4,341 | Michael Showalter | $15,073,772 | 4 | $3,768,443 |
| 4,342 | Richard Russo | $15,055,091 | 1 | $15,055,091 |
| 4,343 | Bruce Rubin | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 4,344 | Robert J. Rosenthal | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 4,345 | Christopher Borrelli | $15,025,747 | 3 | $5,008,582 |
| 4,346 | Bob Foss | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,347 | Greg Dinner | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,348 | Nils Gaup | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,349 | Jalmari Helander | $15,001,330 | 3 | $5,000,443 |
| 4,350 | Patrick Read Johnson | $15,000,000 | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| 4,351 | Sidney Buchman | $15,000,000 | 4 | $3,750,000 |
| 4,352 | Scott Lawrence Alexander | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,353 | Terence Rattigan | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,354 | Jay Duplass | $14,976,277 | 4 | $3,744,069 |
| 4,355 | Matt Brown | $14,967,743 | 3 | $4,989,248 |
| 4,356 | Jean Pierre Ameris | $14,964,990 | 2 | $7,482,495 |
| 4,357 | Ted Perkins | $14,964,534 | 2 | $7,482,267 |
| 4,358 | Marion Hargrove | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 4,359 | Michael Alen Lerner | $14,949,908 | 1 | $14,949,908 |
| 4,360 | William Bigelow | $14,933,713 | 2 | $7,466,857 |
| 4,361 | Michael C. Martin | $14,929,184 | 2 | $7,464,592 |
| 4,362 | Hal Barwood | $14,918,117 | 3 | $4,972,706 |
| 4,363 | Christian Petzold | $14,880,886 | 4 | $3,720,222 |
| 4,364 | Elana Lesser | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,365 | Cliff Ruby | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,366 | Billy Eichner | $14,831,797 | 2 | $7,415,899 |
| 4,367 | Phil Sears | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,368 | Blake T. Evans | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,369 | Sam Schreiber | $14,811,980 | 1 | $14,811,980 |
| 4,370 | David Henry Hwang | $14,805,812 | 2 | $7,402,906 |
| 4,371 | Curtis Burch | $14,796,494 | 1 | $14,796,494 |
| 4,372 | David W. Rintels | $14,789,113 | 1 | $14,789,113 |
| 4,373 | Christopher Reed | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,374 | Cynthia Carle | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,375 | Dale Dye | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,376 | John K. Swensson | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,377 | Todd Robinson | $14,749,921 | 4 | $3,687,480 |
| 4,378 | Marcel Pagnol | $14,737,182 | 2 | $7,368,591 |
| 4,379 | N. Richard Nash | $14,704,912 | 2 | $7,352,456 |
| 4,380 | Willy Russell | $14,688,000 | 1 | $14,688,000 |
| 4,381 | Roy Frumkes | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,382 | Rocco Simonelli | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,383 | Marcia Romano | $14,672,686 | 5 | $2,934,537 |
| 4,384 | Laura Terruso | $14,662,703 | 3 | $4,887,568 |
| 4,385 | Leonard B. Stern | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,386 | Arne Sultan | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,387 | Bill Dana | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,388 | Simon Blackwell | $14,630,654 | 1 | $14,630,654 |
| 4,389 | Derek Yee | $14,630,563 | 1 | $14,630,563 |
| 4,390 | Ganggeul K. | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,391 | Park Jung-ye | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,392 | Milo Addica | $14,603,001 | 1 | $14,603,001 |
| 4,393 | George Goldsmith | $14,600,000 | 1 | $14,600,000 |
| 4,394 | Steve Adams | $14,591,763 | 3 | $4,863,921 |
| 4,395 | Leonard Schrader | $14,582,182 | 1 | $14,582,182 |
| 4,396 | Chuck Wilson | $14,553,807 | 1 | $14,553,807 |
| 4,397 | Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | $14,543,275 | 1 | $14,543,275 |
| 4,398 | Glenn A. Bruce | $14,533,681 | 1 | $14,533,681 |
| 4,399 | Victoria Arch | $14,519,528 | 2 | $7,259,764 |
| 4,400 | Melissa Miller | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.