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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Max Adams | $56,097,392 | 4 | $14,024,348 |
| 2,902 | Yu Li | $56,080,000 | 2 | $28,040,000 |
| 2,903 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 2,904 | Zisheng Guo | $56,040,680 | 1 | $56,040,680 |
| 2,905 | Quan Zheng | $56,040,680 | 1 | $56,040,680 |
| 2,906 | Miao Yang | $56,040,680 | 1 | $56,040,680 |
| 2,907 | Chen Yongxu | $56,040,680 | 1 | $56,040,680 |
| 2,908 | Rongrong Hu | $56,040,680 | 1 | $56,040,680 |
| 2,909 | Alex de la Iglesia | $55,988,316 | 4 | $13,997,079 |
| 2,910 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 4 | $13,991,780 |
| 2,911 | Keith Thomas | $55,861,461 | 2 | $27,930,731 |
| 2,912 | David Giler | $55,837,941 | 5 | $11,167,588 |
| 2,913 | Harmony Korine | $55,809,559 | 3 | $18,603,186 |
| 2,914 | James L. Conway | $55,700,000 | 1 | $55,700,000 |
| 2,915 | Charles E. Sellier Jr. | $55,700,000 | 1 | $55,700,000 |
| 2,916 | Stephen Peters | $55,576,210 | 1 | $55,576,210 |
| 2,917 | Neil Tolkin | $55,569,540 | 3 | $18,523,180 |
| 2,918 | Chris Kentis | $55,518,641 | 1 | $55,518,641 |
| 2,919 | Helen Deutsch | $55,502,814 | 2 | $27,751,407 |
| 2,920 | Daive Cohen | $55,428,243 | 2 | $27,714,122 |
| 2,921 | Neil LaBute | $55,417,720 | 9 | $6,157,524 |
| 2,922 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,377,624 | 2 | $27,688,812 |
| 2,923 | Anthony Silverston | $55,352,557 | 2 | $27,676,279 |
| 2,924 | Raffaella Delle Donne | $55,352,557 | 2 | $27,676,279 |
| 2,925 | Barry Blaustein | $55,337,042 | 1 | $55,337,042 |
| 2,926 | Ewan Leslie | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 2,927 | Lee Na-ra | $54,877,276 | 1 | $54,877,276 |
| 2,928 | Rod Blackhurst | $54,782,510 | 1 | $54,782,510 |
| 2,929 | David Spade | $54,722,181 | 3 | $18,240,727 |
| 2,930 | Steve Desmond | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,931 | Michael Sherman | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,932 | Jo Sung-hee | $54,706,135 | 2 | $27,353,068 |
| 2,933 | Aleksey Slapovsky | $54,700,664 | 1 | $54,700,664 |
| 2,934 | Shari Springer Berman | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,935 | Robert Pulcini | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,936 | Zhao Yue | $54,663,066 | 1 | $54,663,066 |
| 2,937 | Cheng Fenfen | $54,663,066 | 1 | $54,663,066 |
| 2,938 | Teng Huatao | $54,640,000 | 1 | $54,640,000 |
| 2,939 | Bao Jingjing | $54,640,000 | 1 | $54,640,000 |
| 2,940 | Tom Epperson | $54,575,454 | 3 | $18,191,818 |
| 2,941 | Andrew Dominik | $54,552,074 | 3 | $18,184,025 |
| 2,942 | Park Jong-dae | $54,500,169 | 1 | $54,500,169 |
| 2,943 | B.W.L. Norton | $54,346,141 | 3 | $18,115,380 |
| 2,944 | Aimee Lagos | $54,323,210 | 2 | $27,161,605 |
| 2,945 | Qinghua Xie | $54,316,292 | 1 | $54,316,292 |
| 2,946 | Yafei Zhao | $54,316,292 | 1 | $54,316,292 |
| 2,947 | Chih-Chung Chien | $54,253,498 | 1 | $54,253,498 |
| 2,948 | Kai-Ling Fu | $54,253,498 | 1 | $54,253,498 |
| 2,949 | Ronald Bronstein | $54,245,099 | 4 | $13,561,275 |
| 2,950 | Josh Safdie | $54,245,099 | 4 | $13,561,275 |
| 2,951 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 2,952 | Samuel D. Hunter | $54,044,481 | 1 | $54,044,481 |
| 2,953 | Christian Clavier | $53,999,678 | 1 | $53,999,678 |
| 2,954 | Arkasha Stevenson | $53,992,802 | 1 | $53,992,802 |
| 2,955 | Tim Smith | $53,992,802 | 1 | $53,992,802 |
| 2,956 | Andrew Cosby | $53,956,480 | 1 | $53,956,480 |
| 2,957 | Will Honley | $53,897,521 | 5 | $10,779,504 |
| 2,958 | Douglas McGrath | $53,829,122 | 4 | $13,457,281 |
| 2,959 | Dallas Jenkins | $53,804,538 | 4 | $13,451,135 |
| 2,960 | Emilio Boechat | $53,800,175 | 2 | $26,900,088 |
| 2,961 | Stephen P. Lindsey | $53,800,175 | 2 | $26,900,088 |
| 2,962 | Steve Rogers | $53,797,409 | 1 | $53,797,409 |
| 2,963 | Mark Wheaton | $53,774,833 | 1 | $53,774,833 |
| 2,964 | Takashi Shimizu | $53,751,703 | 2 | $26,875,852 |
| 2,965 | Eric Aronson | $53,583,212 | 2 | $26,791,606 |
| 2,966 | Ronald Yanover | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,967 | Mark Geldman | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,968 | Steven Soderbergh | $53,497,390 | 4 | $13,374,348 |
| 2,969 | Daniel Tuch | $53,493,064 | 1 | $53,493,064 |
| 2,970 | Tommy Lee Wallace | $53,463,792 | 4 | $13,365,948 |
| 2,971 | Saul Dibb | $53,416,459 | 2 | $26,708,230 |
| 2,972 | Tom Sherohman | $53,411,504 | 2 | $26,705,752 |
| 2,973 | Barbara Curry | $53,401,938 | 1 | $53,401,938 |
| 2,974 | Yôichi Katô | $53,396,284 | 1 | $53,396,284 |
| 2,975 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
| 2,976 | Doug Ellin | $53,363,909 | 2 | $26,681,955 |
| 2,977 | Sean Durkin | $53,341,848 | 4 | $13,335,462 |
| 2,978 | Jeffrey Lau | $53,258,383 | 1 | $53,258,383 |
| 2,979 | William Friedkin | $53,252,588 | 4 | $13,313,147 |
| 2,980 | David Fickas | $53,246,837 | 1 | $53,246,837 |
| 2,981 | Philip W. Chung | $53,246,837 | 1 | $53,246,837 |
| 2,982 | Alfredo Botello | $53,246,837 | 1 | $53,246,837 |
| 2,983 | Brice Beckham | $53,246,837 | 1 | $53,246,837 |
| 2,984 | Ken Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,985 | Jim Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,986 | Rebecca Angelo | $53,107,553 | 3 | $17,702,518 |
| 2,987 | Lauren Schuker Blum | $53,107,553 | 3 | $17,702,518 |
| 2,988 | Michel Gondry | $53,103,181 | 6 | $8,850,530 |
| 2,989 | Umberto Contarello | $53,091,986 | 4 | $13,272,997 |
| 2,990 | Monte Merrick | $53,075,997 | 3 | $17,691,999 |
| 2,991 | Jonathan Reynolds | $53,054,000 | 4 | $13,263,500 |
| 2,992 | Alfons Biedermann | $53,049,987 | 1 | $53,049,987 |
| 2,993 | Michael Herbig | $53,049,987 | 1 | $53,049,987 |
| 2,994 | Reinhard Klooss | $53,048,539 | 1 | $53,048,539 |
| 2,995 | Oliver Huzly | $53,048,539 | 1 | $53,048,539 |
| 2,996 | Paul Mooney | $53,004,459 | 3 | $17,668,153 |
| 2,997 | Masato Katō | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
| 2,998 | Jon Boorstin | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
| 2,999 | Kevin Brodbin | $52,971,076 | 3 | $17,657,025 |
| 3,000 | Sujeeth | $52,819,381 | 1 | $52,819,381 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.