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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Michael Wilson | $83,686,158 | 2 | $41,843,079 |
| 2,002 | Alexandre Aja | $83,682,684 | 4 | $20,920,671 |
| 2,003 | Gregory Levasseur | $83,682,684 | 3 | $27,894,228 |
| 2,004 | Ben Ramsey | $83,584,828 | 2 | $41,792,414 |
| 2,005 | Greg Russo | $83,508,259 | 2 | $41,754,130 |
| 2,006 | R Lee Fleming Jr | $83,325,781 | 3 | $27,775,260 |
| 2,007 | Dennis McNicholas | $83,268,115 | 2 | $41,634,058 |
| 2,008 | Paul Hernandez | $83,109,359 | 1 | $83,109,359 |
| 2,009 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 2,010 | Erik Stolhanske | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,011 | Kevin Heffernan | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,012 | Steve Lemme | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,013 | Paul Soter | $82,881,830 | 6 | $13,813,638 |
| 2,014 | Jay Chandrasekhar | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,015 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 2,016 | Carol Sobieski | $82,879,199 | 3 | $27,626,400 |
| 2,017 | Buck Henry | $82,841,701 | 6 | $13,806,950 |
| 2,018 | Michael Cooney | $82,827,789 | 2 | $41,413,895 |
| 2,019 | Steve Mallory | $82,822,236 | 2 | $41,411,118 |
| 2,020 | Joe Forte | $82,751,189 | 1 | $82,751,189 |
| 2,021 | Don Winslow | $82,513,490 | 1 | $82,513,490 |
| 2,022 | Chuan Mu | $82,453,728 | 1 | $82,453,728 |
| 2,023 | Victoria Bedos | $82,438,670 | 1 | $82,438,670 |
| 2,024 | Stanislas Carre de Malberg | $82,438,670 | 1 | $82,438,670 |
| 2,025 | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | $82,409,520 | 2 | $41,204,760 |
| 2,026 | Shawn Schepps | $82,394,979 | 3 | $27,464,993 |
| 2,027 | George Gallo | $82,379,067 | 9 | $9,153,230 |
| 2,028 | Mushtaq Shiekh | $82,356,441 | 3 | $27,452,147 |
| 2,029 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $82,322,699 | 5 | $16,464,540 |
| 2,030 | Tom Gormican | $82,185,275 | 2 | $41,092,638 |
| 2,031 | Tommy Chong | $82,125,353 | 6 | $13,687,559 |
| 2,032 | Sabrina Tseng | $82,027,760 | 1 | $82,027,760 |
| 2,033 | Stanley Mann | $81,999,106 | 6 | $13,666,518 |
| 2,034 | Michael Hoffman | $81,767,209 | 3 | $27,255,736 |
| 2,035 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 2,036 | William Rose | $81,693,114 | 2 | $40,846,557 |
| 2,037 | Bridget O’Connor | $81,653,002 | 2 | $40,826,501 |
| 2,038 | Susan Estelle Jansen | $81,619,870 | 2 | $40,809,935 |
| 2,039 | Jerry Belson | $81,563,189 | 3 | $27,187,730 |
| 2,040 | Sean Penn | $81,301,573 | 2 | $40,650,787 |
| 2,041 | Jon Avnet | $81,242,618 | 2 | $40,621,309 |
| 2,042 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 2,043 | Rick Alvarez | $81,129,419 | 3 | $27,043,140 |
| 2,044 | Aneesh Chaganty | $81,127,557 | 2 | $40,563,779 |
| 2,045 | Sev Ohanian | $81,127,557 | 2 | $40,563,779 |
| 2,046 | Larry Doyle | $80,993,851 | 3 | $26,997,950 |
| 2,047 | Frank Thomas | $80,832,066 | 2 | $40,416,033 |
| 2,048 | Michael Caleo | $80,588,942 | 1 | $80,588,942 |
| 2,049 | Thomas Harris | $80,583,311 | 1 | $80,583,311 |
| 2,050 | Joseph Stein | $80,501,127 | 1 | $80,501,127 |
| 2,051 | Michael Blodgett | $80,489,243 | 3 | $26,829,748 |
| 2,052 | Jeremy Garelick | $80,171,596 | 2 | $40,085,798 |
| 2,053 | D.V. DeVincentis | $80,047,209 | 3 | $26,682,403 |
| 2,054 | Hyung-rae Shim | $79,915,361 | 1 | $79,915,361 |
| 2,055 | Jorge Guerricaechevarría | $79,765,998 | 6 | $13,294,333 |
| 2,056 | Woo Jin Cha (차우진) | $79,615,417 | 1 | $79,615,417 |
| 2,057 | Hilary Henkin | $79,574,149 | 4 | $19,893,537 |
| 2,058 | Justin Kuritzkes | $79,473,857 | 1 | $79,473,857 |
| 2,059 | Knate Gwaltney | $79,444,327 | 3 | $26,481,442 |
| 2,060 | Michael Mitnick | $79,409,960 | 5 | $15,881,992 |
| 2,061 | Wolfgang Becker | $79,384,533 | 1 | $79,384,533 |
| 2,062 | Bernd Lichtenberg | $79,384,533 | 1 | $79,384,533 |
| 2,063 | James Bobin | $79,312,301 | 1 | $79,312,301 |
| 2,064 | Tim McCanlies | $79,236,483 | 2 | $39,618,242 |
| 2,065 | Neil Marshall | $79,204,398 | 5 | $15,840,880 |
| 2,066 | Joe Camp | $79,063,152 | 5 | $15,812,630 |
| 2,067 | Dalton Trumbo | $79,054,111 | 5 | $15,810,822 |
| 2,068 | David Iserson | $78,998,245 | 1 | $78,998,245 |
| 2,069 | Steve Pink | $78,952,075 | 3 | $26,317,358 |
| 2,070 | Keith Sharon | $78,948,765 | 1 | $78,948,765 |
| 2,071 | Josh Heald | $78,794,394 | 3 | $26,264,798 |
| 2,072 | Laurie Craig | $78,754,438 | 3 | $26,251,479 |
| 2,073 | Michael J. Bassett | $78,401,608 | 3 | $26,133,869 |
| 2,074 | Nicole Holofcener | $78,251,581 | 7 | $11,178,797 |
| 2,075 | Gavin O’Connor | $78,106,284 | 5 | $15,621,257 |
| 2,076 | Gale Anne Hurd | $78,019,031 | 1 | $78,019,031 |
| 2,077 | Sheldon Lettich | $78,009,636 | 4 | $19,502,409 |
| 2,078 | Robin Bhatt | $78,003,990 | 3 | $26,001,330 |
| 2,079 | Adam Robitel | $77,959,374 | 1 | $77,959,374 |
| 2,080 | Gavin Heffernan | $77,959,374 | 1 | $77,959,374 |
| 2,081 | Rao Xueman | $77,910,000 | 1 | $77,910,000 |
| 2,082 | Joe Batteer | $77,628,265 | 1 | $77,628,265 |
| 2,083 | John Rice | $77,628,265 | 1 | $77,628,265 |
| 2,084 | Fernley Phillips | $77,593,167 | 1 | $77,593,167 |
| 2,085 | Marc Haimes | $77,548,122 | 4 | $19,387,031 |
| 2,086 | Win Rosenfeld | $77,386,663 | 1 | $77,386,663 |
| 2,087 | Paolo Sorrentino | $77,289,666 | 7 | $11,041,381 |
| 2,088 | Nick Thiel | $77,286,431 | 4 | $19,321,608 |
| 2,089 | Marshall Todd | $77,063,461 | 1 | $77,063,461 |
| 2,090 | Mark Brown | $77,063,461 | 1 | $77,063,461 |
| 2,091 | Don D. Scott | $77,063,461 | 2 | $38,531,731 |
| 2,092 | Mark G. Steilen | $77,024,944 | 1 | $77,024,944 |
| 2,093 | Woo-seok Yang | $76,988,372 | 1 | $76,988,372 |
| 2,094 | Yoon Hyun-ho | $76,988,372 | 1 | $76,988,372 |
| 2,095 | Timothy J. Sexton | $76,852,214 | 4 | $19,213,054 |
| 2,096 | Jack Burns | $76,657,000 | 1 | $76,657,000 |
| 2,097 | Nick Antosca | $76,429,632 | 3 | $25,476,544 |
| 2,098 | Rob Cohen | $76,416,746 | 1 | $76,416,746 |
| 2,099 | Danny Rubin | $76,383,240 | 2 | $38,191,620 |
| 2,100 | Bert V. Royal | $76,200,721 | 1 | $76,200,721 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.