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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Michael R. Perry | $179,755,704 | 2 | $89,877,852 |
| 1,302 | John Claflin | $179,693,474 | 3 | $59,897,825 |
| 1,303 | Daniel Zelman | $179,689,359 | 2 | $89,844,680 |
| 1,304 | Ben Stassen | $179,599,685 | 5 | $35,919,937 |
| 1,305 | Simon Nye | $179,357,126 | 1 | $179,357,126 |
| 1,306 | Chris Lloyd | $179,357,126 | 1 | $179,357,126 |
| 1,307 | Sam Fell | $179,357,126 | 1 | $179,357,126 |
| 1,308 | Joe Keenan | $179,357,126 | 1 | $179,357,126 |
| 1,309 | Robert Reneau | $179,330,486 | 2 | $89,665,243 |
| 1,310 | James Dale Robinson | $179,265,204 | 1 | $179,265,204 |
| 1,311 | Pat Proft | $179,181,999 | 6 | $29,863,667 |
| 1,312 | Diana Ossana | $178,718,269 | 3 | $59,572,756 |
| 1,313 | Charles Murphy | $178,610,754 | 2 | $89,305,377 |
| 1,314 | David Lowery | $178,601,700 | 8 | $22,325,213 |
| 1,315 | Jay Longino | $177,796,798 | 3 | $59,265,599 |
| 1,316 | Nicholas Pileggi | $177,781,538 | 6 | $29,630,256 |
| 1,317 | David Aaron Cohen | $177,694,469 | 4 | $44,423,617 |
| 1,318 | Tom Pabst | $177,512,032 | 1 | $177,512,032 |
| 1,319 | Reinaldo Marcus Green | $177,277,552 | 2 | $88,638,776 |
| 1,320 | Brian Bloom | $177,241,171 | 1 | $177,241,171 |
| 1,321 | Frank E Flowers | $176,909,048 | 3 | $58,969,683 |
| 1,322 | Steve Carell | $176,276,839 | 1 | $176,276,839 |
| 1,323 | Sarah Thorp | $175,928,685 | 3 | $58,642,895 |
| 1,324 | Matthew Stone | $175,420,428 | 5 | $35,084,086 |
| 1,325 | Abi Morgan | $175,388,386 | 4 | $43,847,097 |
| 1,326 | John Orloff | $174,685,794 | 3 | $58,228,598 |
| 1,327 | Geoff Rodkey | $174,596,593 | 3 | $58,198,864 |
| 1,328 | A Lai | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
| 1,329 | Fred Dekker | $173,953,763 | 3 | $57,984,588 |
| 1,330 | John Kamps | $173,942,801 | 4 | $43,485,700 |
| 1,331 | Malcolm Marmorstein | $173,768,975 | 2 | $86,884,488 |
| 1,332 | Aaron Covington | $173,567,581 | 1 | $173,567,581 |
| 1,333 | Gerald DiPego | $173,437,703 | 3 | $57,812,568 |
| 1,334 | Jennifer Flackett | $173,381,949 | 3 | $57,793,983 |
| 1,335 | Curtis Hanson | $173,035,955 | 4 | $43,258,989 |
| 1,336 | Colin Higgins | $173,002,296 | 2 | $86,501,148 |
| 1,337 | Mark Perez | $172,681,883 | 4 | $43,170,471 |
| 1,338 | Bill Holderman | $172,194,618 | 3 | $57,398,206 |
| 1,339 | Ted Sears | $171,700,000 | 3 | $57,233,333 |
| 1,340 | Harrison Stone | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 1,341 | Preston Lacy | $171,685,793 | 2 | $85,842,897 |
| 1,342 | Mike Jones | $171,182,836 | 2 | $85,591,418 |
| 1,343 | Prashanth Neel | $170,893,642 | 2 | $85,446,821 |
| 1,344 | Rock Reuben | $170,805,525 | 1 | $170,805,525 |
| 1,345 | Matt Charman | $170,754,687 | 2 | $85,377,344 |
| 1,346 | Nathan Greno | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,347 | Aurian Redson | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,348 | John Bernstein | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,349 | Joe Mateo | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,350 | Michelle Spitz | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,351 | John Pogue | $170,449,799 | 4 | $42,612,450 |
| 1,352 | Masayuki Suo | $170,125,882 | 1 | $170,125,882 |
| 1,353 | Ice Cube | $170,069,073 | 7 | $24,295,582 |
| 1,354 | Ashleigh Powell | $170,024,300 | 2 | $85,012,150 |
| 1,355 | Ash Brannon | $169,544,233 | 2 | $84,772,117 |
| 1,356 | John Fasano | $169,512,525 | 4 | $42,378,131 |
| 1,357 | Dan Berendsen | $169,173,206 | 1 | $169,173,206 |
| 1,358 | Robert Schenkkan | $169,023,926 | 1 | $169,023,926 |
| 1,359 | Janet Peoples | $168,841,459 | 1 | $168,841,459 |
| 1,360 | Josh Trank | $168,608,811 | 2 | $84,304,406 |
| 1,361 | Daniel Pipski | $168,576,981 | 1 | $168,576,981 |
| 1,362 | Pam Brady | $168,436,944 | 7 | $24,062,421 |
| 1,363 | John Romano | $168,387,920 | 3 | $56,129,307 |
| 1,364 | Kevin Jarre | $167,728,365 | 2 | $83,864,183 |
| 1,365 | Lisa Addario | $167,724,030 | 4 | $41,931,008 |
| 1,366 | Joe Syracuse | $167,724,030 | 4 | $41,931,008 |
| 1,367 | Deborah Kaplan | $167,488,521 | 6 | $27,914,754 |
| 1,368 | Harry Elfont | $167,488,521 | 6 | $27,914,754 |
| 1,369 | W.D. Richter | $167,468,220 | 6 | $27,911,370 |
| 1,370 | Gigi Levangie | $167,423,426 | 2 | $83,711,713 |
| 1,371 | Jonathan Levine | $167,402,411 | 3 | $55,800,804 |
| 1,372 | Patrick Marber | $166,726,948 | 2 | $83,363,474 |
| 1,373 | Paul Schrader | $166,647,381 | 14 | $11,903,384 |
| 1,374 | Guillermo Arriaga | $166,491,502 | 4 | $41,622,876 |
| 1,375 | Geoff Johns | $166,360,232 | 2 | $83,180,116 |
| 1,376 | Patty Jenkins | $166,360,232 | 1 | $166,360,232 |
| 1,377 | Amy Andelson | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,378 | Emily Meyer | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,379 | Johannes Roberts | $165,720,118 | 6 | $27,620,020 |
| 1,380 | Tom Tykwer | $165,693,850 | 4 | $41,423,463 |
| 1,381 | Scott Kosar | $165,621,207 | 2 | $82,810,604 |
| 1,382 | Amanda Brody | $165,552,290 | 1 | $165,552,290 |
| 1,383 | Jack Ng | $165,490,539 | 4 | $41,372,635 |
| 1,384 | Phil Alden Robinson | $165,475,933 | 6 | $27,579,322 |
| 1,385 | Michelle Painchaud | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,386 | Kristen Orlando | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,387 | Duncan Kennedy | $165,048,228 | 1 | $165,048,228 |
| 1,388 | J.H. Wyman | $164,838,224 | 2 | $82,419,112 |
| 1,389 | Michael Barrie | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,390 | Jim Mulholland | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,391 | Jason Filardi | $164,675,402 | 1 | $164,675,402 |
| 1,392 | Robert Ramsey | $164,262,088 | 4 | $41,065,522 |
| 1,393 | Caspian Tredwell-Owen | $163,018,913 | 1 | $163,018,913 |
| 1,394 | Brooklyn El-Omar | $162,449,451 | 1 | $162,449,451 |
| 1,395 | Jack Amiel | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,396 | Michael Begler | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,397 | Nic Pizzolatto | $162,122,642 | 3 | $54,040,881 |
| 1,398 | Michael Frost Beckner | $162,044,213 | 2 | $81,022,107 |
| 1,399 | Matthew Robbins | $162,044,101 | 7 | $23,149,157 |
| 1,400 | Norman Wexler | $161,570,187 | 3 | $53,856,729 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.