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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Screenwriters - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Directors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Screenwriters
This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the international 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 | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Leo Zhang | $47,872,755 | 1 | $47,872,755 |
| 2,002 | Xiaohou Yunshan | $47,872,755 | 1 | $47,872,755 |
| 2,003 | Ayan Mukherjee | $47,832,959 | 2 | $23,916,480 |
| 2,004 | James Watkins | $47,826,955 | 2 | $23,913,478 |
| 2,005 | Mathieu Kassovitz | $47,683,925 | 1 | $47,683,925 |
| 2,006 | Michael Piller | $47,612,342 | 1 | $47,612,342 |
| 2,007 | Peter Spierig | $47,599,217 | 3 | $15,866,406 |
| 2,008 | Michael Spierig | $47,599,217 | 3 | $15,866,406 |
| 2,009 | Dave Eggers | $47,546,104 | 3 | $15,848,701 |
| 2,010 | Jorge R. Gutierrez | $47,500,000 | 1 | $47,500,000 |
| 2,011 | Doug Langdale | $47,500,000 | 3 | $15,833,333 |
| 2,012 | Kevin Munroe | $47,499,149 | 2 | $23,749,575 |
| 2,013 | Dirk Blackman | $47,424,185 | 3 | $15,808,062 |
| 2,014 | Dennis O'Neill | $47,400,000 | 1 | $47,400,000 |
| 2,015 | Lewis John Carlino | $47,225,895 | 3 | $15,741,965 |
| 2,016 | Frank Spotnitz | $47,188,314 | 1 | $47,188,314 |
| 2,017 | Bobby Moresco | $47,155,471 | 2 | $23,577,736 |
| 2,018 | Ben Ramsey | $47,155,102 | 2 | $23,577,551 |
| 2,019 | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | $47,142,901 | 2 | $23,571,451 |
| 2,020 | Xavier Beauvois | $47,073,880 | 2 | $23,536,940 |
| 2,021 | Joshua Cordes | $47,019,199 | 2 | $23,509,600 |
| 2,022 | Michael Grais | $47,000,000 | 2 | $23,500,000 |
| 2,023 | Mark Victor | $47,000,000 | 2 | $23,500,000 |
| 2,024 | Paul Schrader | $46,976,973 | 14 | $3,355,498 |
| 2,025 | Peter Howitt | $46,897,949 | 1 | $46,897,949 |
| 2,026 | Ichiro Ohkouchi | $46,655,253 | 1 | $46,655,253 |
| 2,027 | Matt Cirulnick | $46,592,398 | 2 | $23,296,199 |
| 2,028 | Jon Zack | $46,586,824 | 4 | $11,646,706 |
| 2,029 | Gavin O’Connor | $46,537,967 | 5 | $9,307,593 |
| 2,030 | Roman Coppola | $46,510,836 | 3 | $15,503,612 |
| 2,031 | Steve Shagan | $46,500,000 | 3 | $15,500,000 |
| 2,032 | John Erick Dowdle | $46,390,358 | 4 | $11,597,590 |
| 2,033 | Drew Dowdle | $46,390,358 | 4 | $11,597,590 |
| 2,034 | Nikolaj Frobenius | $46,375,340 | 2 | $23,187,670 |
| 2,035 | Erik Skjoldjaerg | $46,359,317 | 1 | $46,359,317 |
| 2,036 | Frank Miller | $46,093,038 | 3 | $15,364,346 |
| 2,037 | T.M. Griffin | $45,937,422 | 1 | $45,937,422 |
| 2,038 | Susan McMartin | $45,788,285 | 3 | $15,262,762 |
| 2,039 | Yuichi Fukuda | $45,776,563 | 1 | $45,776,563 |
| 2,040 | Abhinav Singh Kashyap | $45,728,469 | 1 | $45,728,469 |
| 2,041 | Duane Adler | $45,712,569 | 2 | $22,856,285 |
| 2,042 | Chris Spain | $45,706,824 | 2 | $22,853,412 |
| 2,043 | Dick Beebe | $45,544,459 | 2 | $22,772,230 |
| 2,044 | David Iserson | $45,436,176 | 1 | $45,436,176 |
| 2,045 | Wang Yu | $45,420,000 | 1 | $45,420,000 |
| 2,046 | Xu Nan | $45,420,000 | 1 | $45,420,000 |
| 2,047 | Liu Jiang | $45,420,000 | 1 | $45,420,000 |
| 2,048 | Hong Wei Wang | $45,420,000 | 1 | $45,420,000 |
| 2,049 | Umesh Bist | $45,337,587 | 1 | $45,337,587 |
| 2,050 | Karen McCullah | $45,315,809 | 2 | $22,657,905 |
| 2,051 | Spike Lee | $45,296,694 | 16 | $2,831,043 |
| 2,052 | Amy Schumer | $45,188,577 | 2 | $22,594,289 |
| 2,053 | Wang Yun | $45,160,000 | 1 | $45,160,000 |
| 2,054 | Zhao Meng | $45,160,000 | 1 | $45,160,000 |
| 2,055 | Liang Qinger | $45,160,000 | 1 | $45,160,000 |
| 2,056 | Shi Qing | $45,160,000 | 1 | $45,160,000 |
| 2,057 | Situ Pengli | $45,160,000 | 1 | $45,160,000 |
| 2,058 | John Thomas | $45,125,385 | 1 | $45,125,385 |
| 2,059 | Amber King | $45,060,000 | 1 | $45,060,000 |
| 2,060 | Gu Wei | $45,060,000 | 1 | $45,060,000 |
| 2,061 | Guo Fangfang | $45,060,000 | 1 | $45,060,000 |
| 2,062 | Richard D'Ovidio | $44,879,703 | 6 | $7,479,951 |
| 2,063 | Jessica Postigo Paquette | $44,800,146 | 1 | $44,800,146 |
| 2,064 | Mary Haverstick | $44,777,735 | 1 | $44,777,735 |
| 2,065 | Kario Salem | $44,770,272 | 3 | $14,923,424 |
| 2,066 | Julie Delpy | $44,768,478 | 7 | $6,395,497 |
| 2,067 | Jordan Katz | $44,710,281 | 2 | $22,355,141 |
| 2,068 | George Webster | $44,710,281 | 1 | $44,710,281 |
| 2,069 | George Melrod | $44,710,281 | 1 | $44,710,281 |
| 2,070 | Camille Fontaine | $44,700,000 | 1 | $44,700,000 |
| 2,071 | Cheng Hsiao Tse | $44,563,671 | 2 | $22,281,836 |
| 2,072 | Richard Matheson | $44,396,292 | 6 | $7,399,382 |
| 2,073 | Rob Cohen | $44,300,000 | 1 | $44,300,000 |
| 2,074 | Scott Cooper | $44,266,989 | 6 | $7,377,832 |
| 2,075 | Kevin Willmott | $44,216,452 | 4 | $11,054,113 |
| 2,076 | Charlie Wachtel | $44,136,086 | 1 | $44,136,086 |
| 2,077 | David Rabinowitz | $44,136,086 | 1 | $44,136,086 |
| 2,078 | Andy Tennant | $44,052,024 | 2 | $22,026,012 |
| 2,079 | Sandor Stern | $43,942,304 | 2 | $21,971,152 |
| 2,080 | Danny Philippou | $43,882,382 | 2 | $21,941,191 |
| 2,081 | Bill Hinzman | $43,882,382 | 2 | $21,941,191 |
| 2,082 | Justin Kuritzkes | $43,797,716 | 2 | $21,898,858 |
| 2,083 | Michael Caleo | $43,670,131 | 1 | $43,670,131 |
| 2,084 | Eric Bress | $43,625,224 | 2 | $21,812,612 |
| 2,085 | Katie Silberman | $43,571,980 | 4 | $10,892,995 |
| 2,086 | Stuart Blumberg | $43,562,158 | 4 | $10,890,540 |
| 2,087 | Barry Jenkins | $43,522,773 | 5 | $8,704,555 |
| 2,088 | Jeffrey Reddick | $43,512,609 | 4 | $10,878,152 |
| 2,089 | Bryce McGuire | $43,500,204 | 4 | $10,875,051 |
| 2,090 | J. Mackye Gruber | $43,500,000 | 1 | $43,500,000 |
| 2,091 | Berkely Mather | $43,500,000 | 1 | $43,500,000 |
| 2,092 | Jack Amiel | $43,468,283 | 3 | $14,489,428 |
| 2,093 | Michael Begler | $43,468,283 | 3 | $14,489,428 |
| 2,094 | Tate Taylor | $43,414,417 | 1 | $43,414,417 |
| 2,095 | Sooraj R. Barjatya | $43,400,000 | 1 | $43,400,000 |
| 2,096 | Cliff Hollingsworth | $43,371,577 | 1 | $43,371,577 |
| 2,097 | Stephen Chin | $43,199,980 | 1 | $43,199,980 |
| 2,098 | Alan Bennett | $43,017,030 | 4 | $10,754,258 |
| 2,099 | Cooper Lane | $43,009,532 | 1 | $43,009,532 |
| 2,100 | Lance Khazei | $42,900,000 | 1 | $42,900,000 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.