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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,401 | Cynthia Friedlob | $13,226,469 | 1 | $13,226,469 |
| 4,402 | John Semper | $13,226,469 | 1 | $13,226,469 |
| 4,403 | John Byrum | $13,215,452 | 2 | $6,607,726 |
| 4,404 | Mitch Markowitz | $13,204,459 | 1 | $13,204,459 |
| 4,405 | Peter Barnes | $13,200,170 | 1 | $13,200,170 |
| 4,406 | Farhad Samji | $13,197,231 | 3 | $4,399,077 |
| 4,407 | R.S. Allen | $13,195,200 | 2 | $6,597,600 |
| 4,408 | Harvey Bullock | $13,195,200 | 2 | $6,597,600 |
| 4,409 | Danny Jacobson | $13,174,426 | 1 | $13,174,426 |
| 4,410 | Stephen Herek | $13,167,232 | 1 | $13,167,232 |
| 4,411 | Joel Newman | $13,159,201 | 1 | $13,159,201 |
| 4,412 | Kurt Volkan | $13,159,201 | 1 | $13,159,201 |
| 4,413 | Sally Benson | $13,142,967 | 2 | $6,571,484 |
| 4,414 | Katy Brand | $13,141,633 | 1 | $13,141,633 |
| 4,415 | George Franklin | $13,110,874 | 1 | $13,110,874 |
| 4,416 | R. Lance Hill | $13,106,767 | 1 | $13,106,767 |
| 4,417 | John M. Crowther | $13,106,767 | 1 | $13,106,767 |
| 4,418 | Todd Louiso | $13,104,307 | 1 | $13,104,307 |
| 4,419 | Rensil D'silva | $13,029,482 | 2 | $6,514,741 |
| 4,420 | David E. Kelley | $13,029,268 | 2 | $6,514,634 |
| 4,421 | Joie Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 4,422 | Cinque Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 4,423 | Ken Cheng | $13,021,859 | 2 | $6,510,930 |
| 4,424 | Keith Waterhouse | $13,003,893 | 2 | $6,501,947 |
| 4,425 | Willis Hall | $13,003,893 | 2 | $6,501,947 |
| 4,426 | James Ashmore Creelman | $13,001,781 | 2 | $6,500,891 |
| 4,427 | Joel Oliansky | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 4,428 | Michael Nankin | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 4,429 | Rachel Sennott | $12,967,569 | 1 | $12,967,569 |
| 4,430 | Ron Maxwell | $12,923,936 | 1 | $12,923,936 |
| 4,431 | Dae-min Park | $12,902,072 | 1 | $12,902,072 |
| 4,432 | Sally Robinson | $12,890,752 | 1 | $12,890,752 |
| 4,433 | Michael Cunningham | $12,885,574 | 1 | $12,885,574 |
| 4,434 | Adolfo Valor | $12,880,024 | 1 | $12,880,024 |
| 4,435 | Cristobal Garrido | $12,880,024 | 1 | $12,880,024 |
| 4,436 | Daniel Taplitz | $12,879,960 | 3 | $4,293,320 |
| 4,437 | Tony Bancroft | $12,877,422 | 1 | $12,877,422 |
| 4,438 | Scott Christian Sava | $12,877,422 | 1 | $12,877,422 |
| 4,439 | Dan Vining | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 4,440 | William Mickelberry | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 4,441 | Kazuki Nakashima | $12,845,911 | 1 | $12,845,911 |
| 4,442 | John Herman Shaner | $12,835,544 | 1 | $12,835,544 |
| 4,443 | John Frink | $12,824,804 | 1 | $12,824,804 |
| 4,444 | Rob LaZebnik | $12,824,804 | 1 | $12,824,804 |
| 4,445 | Scott McPherson | $12,803,305 | 1 | $12,803,305 |
| 4,446 | Jeffrey Blitz | $12,790,500 | 3 | $4,263,500 |
| 4,447 | Nunnally Johnson | $12,775,534 | 2 | $6,387,767 |
| 4,448 | Daniel Clowes | $12,769,128 | 4 | $3,192,282 |
| 4,449 | D.J. Caruso | $12,763,080 | 3 | $4,254,360 |
| 4,450 | Arne Olsen | $12,748,572 | 3 | $4,249,524 |
| 4,451 | Leo McCarey | $12,705,882 | 1 | $12,705,882 |
| 4,452 | Bella Spewack | $12,705,882 | 1 | $12,705,882 |
| 4,453 | Sam Spewack | $12,705,882 | 1 | $12,705,882 |
| 4,454 | Cyrus Nowrasteh | $12,678,701 | 3 | $4,226,234 |
| 4,455 | Bryan Barber | $12,669,914 | 1 | $12,669,914 |
| 4,456 | Laura Angélica Simón | $12,657,377 | 1 | $12,657,377 |
| 4,457 | Timothy Scott Bogart | $12,648,432 | 3 | $4,216,144 |
| 4,458 | Missy Tadjedin | $12,646,519 | 1 | $12,646,519 |
| 4,459 | Abel Lanzac | $12,639,190 | 1 | $12,639,190 |
| 4,460 | Reg Cribb | $12,633,667 | 2 | $6,316,834 |
| 4,461 | Jody Lambert | $12,631,577 | 2 | $6,315,789 |
| 4,462 | Kim Min-Soo | $12,628,417 | 1 | $12,628,417 |
| 4,463 | Byun Sung-Hyun | $12,628,417 | 1 | $12,628,417 |
| 4,464 | Michael Zaidan | $12,624,471 | 1 | $12,624,471 |
| 4,465 | Mark Mullin | $12,624,471 | 1 | $12,624,471 |
| 4,466 | Jacob Chase | $12,624,174 | 1 | $12,624,174 |
| 4,467 | Will Collins | $12,613,050 | 2 | $6,306,525 |
| 4,468 | Robert E. Thompson | $12,600,000 | 1 | $12,600,000 |
| 4,469 | Lee David Zlotoff | $12,592,203 | 1 | $12,592,203 |
| 4,470 | Theodore Witcher | $12,554,569 | 1 | $12,554,569 |
| 4,471 | Lindsay Shapero | $12,552,365 | 1 | $12,552,365 |
| 4,472 | Zoe Kazan | $12,530,043 | 2 | $6,265,022 |
| 4,473 | David Himmelstein | $12,529,915 | 3 | $4,176,638 |
| 4,474 | Stuart Connelly | $12,525,348 | 1 | $12,525,348 |
| 4,475 | Jeff Whitty | $12,517,379 | 1 | $12,517,379 |
| 4,476 | Joe Jarvis | $12,516,222 | 1 | $12,516,222 |
| 4,477 | Andy Lewis | $12,512,637 | 2 | $6,256,319 |
| 4,478 | George Seaton | $12,500,000 | 1 | $12,500,000 |
| 4,479 | Walter Reisch | $12,500,000 | 2 | $6,250,000 |
| 4,480 | Suprotim Sengupta | $12,498,298 | 1 | $12,498,298 |
| 4,481 | Ben Lewin | $12,486,785 | 2 | $6,243,393 |
| 4,482 | David Alaux | $12,484,183 | 2 | $6,242,092 |
| 4,483 | Eric Tosti | $12,484,183 | 2 | $6,242,092 |
| 4,484 | Jean-François Tosti | $12,484,183 | 2 | $6,242,092 |
| 4,485 | Byung-woo Kim | $12,478,635 | 1 | $12,478,635 |
| 4,486 | Harley Peyton | $12,471,160 | 2 | $6,235,580 |
| 4,487 | Miranda July | $12,469,809 | 3 | $4,156,603 |
| 4,488 | Sharon Soboli | $12,463,628 | 1 | $12,463,628 |
| 4,489 | Steve Galluccio | $12,454,054 | 2 | $6,227,027 |
| 4,490 | Francis Glebas | $12,451,311 | 1 | $12,451,311 |
| 4,491 | Jessica O'Toole | $12,449,638 | 2 | $6,224,819 |
| 4,492 | Amy Rardin | $12,449,638 | 2 | $6,224,819 |
| 4,493 | Pubali Chaudhuri | $12,432,815 | 1 | $12,432,815 |
| 4,494 | Richard Burridge | $12,423,831 | 1 | $12,423,831 |
| 4,495 | Kazuo Ishiguro | $12,419,040 | 1 | $12,419,040 |
| 4,496 | Ian Abrams | $12,416,686 | 1 | $12,416,686 |
| 4,497 | Abraham Polonsky | $12,408,066 | 2 | $6,204,033 |
| 4,498 | Patrick Million | $12,405,473 | 1 | $12,405,473 |
| 4,499 | Nick Cuse | $12,400,979 | 1 | $12,400,979 |
| 4,500 | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | $12,394,905 | 2 | $6,197,453 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.