Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Specific Technical Role > Top International Screenwriters
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Edmond Wong | $434,486,572 | 5 | $86,897,314 |
| 402 | Ted Griffin | $434,041,674 | 5 | $86,808,335 |
| 403 | Michael Petroni | $433,400,253 | 5 | $86,680,051 |
| 404 | Yu Yonggan | $432,462,100 | 1 | $432,462,100 |
| 405 | Ben Queen | $431,598,591 | 2 | $215,799,296 |
| 406 | David Franzoni | $429,815,693 | 6 | $71,635,949 |
| 407 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu | $429,515,460 | 4 | $107,378,865 |
| 408 | Tom J. Astle | $429,105,031 | 4 | $107,276,258 |
| 409 | Aline Brosh McKenna | $425,393,459 | 7 | $60,770,494 |
| 410 | Scot Armstrong | $424,800,665 | 4 | $106,200,166 |
| 411 | Xing Aina | $423,941,100 | 2 | $211,970,550 |
| 412 | Judd Apatow | $421,978,775 | 12 | $35,164,898 |
| 413 | Emma Thompson | $421,505,731 | 5 | $84,301,146 |
| 414 | Steve Koren | $420,794,488 | 5 | $84,158,898 |
| 415 | Jim Capobianco | $420,271,194 | 2 | $210,135,597 |
| 416 | William Wisher | $419,697,419 | 3 | $139,899,140 |
| 417 | Jon Lucas | $419,648,044 | 9 | $46,627,560 |
| 418 | Scott Moore | $419,648,044 | 9 | $46,627,560 |
| 419 | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | $417,671,251 | 3 | $139,223,750 |
| 420 | Andrew Kevin Walker | $414,896,682 | 9 | $46,099,631 |
| 421 | Jonas Cuaron | $413,503,409 | 3 | $137,834,470 |
| 422 | Brad Copeland | $412,951,743 | 5 | $82,590,349 |
| 423 | Robin Driscoll | $412,919,134 | 2 | $206,459,567 |
| 424 | James V. Hart | $412,800,034 | 7 | $58,971,433 |
| 425 | Ronald Bass | $412,531,618 | 7 | $58,933,088 |
| 426 | Lorne Cameron | $411,717,856 | 3 | $137,239,285 |
| 427 | Andrew Barrer | $409,143,988 | 5 | $81,828,798 |
| 428 | Michael Mann | $409,077,683 | 9 | $45,453,076 |
| 429 | Joe Carnahan | $406,998,446 | 11 | $36,999,859 |
| 430 | Timothy Dowling | $406,636,299 | 5 | $81,327,260 |
| 431 | Gabriel Ferrari | $406,556,856 | 4 | $101,639,214 |
| 432 | Christopher Landon | $404,139,555 | 12 | $33,678,296 |
| 433 | Damien Chazelle | $404,052,360 | 8 | $50,506,545 |
| 434 | Julian Fellowes | $402,601,888 | 13 | $30,969,376 |
| 435 | Zhang Jialu | $402,165,607 | 5 | $80,433,121 |
| 436 | Steven Spielberg | $401,915,506 | 4 | $100,478,877 |
| 437 | Aaron Sorkin | $401,910,784 | 10 | $40,191,078 |
| 438 | Jim Herzfeld | $401,600,000 | 3 | $133,866,667 |
| 439 | Shay Hatten | $401,011,552 | 7 | $57,287,365 |
| 440 | Seth Grahame-Smith | $400,620,369 | 5 | $80,124,074 |
| 441 | S.S. Rajamouli | $400,590,949 | 3 | $133,530,316 |
| 442 | Joby Harold | $399,652,982 | 4 | $99,913,246 |
| 443 | Patrick Casey | $397,293,748 | 3 | $132,431,249 |
| 444 | Josh Miller | $397,293,748 | 3 | $132,431,249 |
| 445 | Simon Barrett | $396,763,811 | 11 | $36,069,437 |
| 446 | Vincent Ngo | $396,287,998 | 1 | $396,287,998 |
| 447 | Vince Gilligan | $396,287,998 | 2 | $198,143,999 |
| 448 | Erik Jendresen | $394,010,463 | 4 | $98,502,616 |
| 449 | Duncan Jones | $391,534,534 | 2 | $195,767,267 |
| 450 | Matt Manfredi | $390,951,129 | 7 | $55,850,161 |
| 451 | Eric Heisserer | $390,385,429 | 10 | $39,038,543 |
| 452 | Robert Rodat | $387,644,904 | 6 | $64,607,484 |
| 453 | Glenn Ficarra | $387,295,257 | 8 | $48,411,907 |
| 454 | John Requa | $387,295,257 | 8 | $48,411,907 |
| 455 | Helen Fielding | $384,253,075 | 2 | $192,126,538 |
| 456 | Carlos Kotkin | $383,066,410 | 2 | $191,533,205 |
| 457 | Dan Harris | $382,360,128 | 2 | $191,180,064 |
| 458 | Noah Harpster | $382,145,319 | 6 | $63,690,887 |
| 459 | Micah Fitzerman-Blue | $382,145,319 | 6 | $63,690,887 |
| 460 | Herschel Weingrod | $379,922,774 | 7 | $54,274,682 |
| 461 | Rawson Marshall Thurber | $379,830,541 | 4 | $94,957,635 |
| 462 | Genndy Tartakovsky | $379,479,908 | 3 | $126,493,303 |
| 463 | Mark Fergus | $376,729,304 | 4 | $94,182,326 |
| 464 | Hawk Ostby | $376,729,304 | 4 | $94,182,326 |
| 465 | Anthony Peckham | $376,432,180 | 2 | $188,216,090 |
| 466 | Michael Robert Johnson | $374,709,533 | 3 | $124,903,178 |
| 467 | Noah Oppenheim | $374,358,583 | 3 | $124,786,194 |
| 468 | Cindy Davis | $373,833,937 | 1 | $373,833,937 |
| 469 | Donald H. Hewitt | $373,833,937 | 1 | $373,833,937 |
| 470 | Patrick Lussier | $372,760,441 | 4 | $93,190,110 |
| 471 | Chase Palmer | $372,190,277 | 2 | $186,095,139 |
| 472 | Jim Cash | $370,393,259 | 7 | $52,913,323 |
| 473 | Mark L. Smith | $369,585,919 | 8 | $46,198,240 |
| 474 | Terence Winter | $368,425,453 | 4 | $92,106,363 |
| 475 | Michael Ferris | $367,944,289 | 5 | $73,588,858 |
| 476 | John Brancato | $367,944,289 | 5 | $73,588,858 |
| 477 | Seth Rogen | $365,690,923 | 9 | $40,632,325 |
| 478 | Matt Damon | $365,490,672 | 4 | $91,372,668 |
| 479 | Robert Gordon | $364,777,907 | 3 | $121,592,636 |
| 480 | Neill Blomkamp | $363,520,624 | 4 | $90,880,156 |
| 481 | Chan Tai-lee | $362,855,870 | 3 | $120,951,957 |
| 482 | Simon Pegg | $361,730,142 | 6 | $60,288,357 |
| 483 | Evan Goldberg | $361,252,830 | 10 | $36,125,283 |
| 484 | Alan Yuen | $359,262,825 | 1 | $359,262,825 |
| 485 | Raman Hui | $359,262,825 | 1 | $359,262,825 |
| 486 | Peter Buchman | $359,191,837 | 2 | $179,595,919 |
| 487 | Michael Lesslie | $359,092,876 | 3 | $119,697,625 |
| 488 | Ronald Harwood | $358,039,704 | 12 | $29,836,642 |
| 489 | Hamish McColl | $357,912,865 | 2 | $178,956,433 |
| 490 | Nora Ephron | $357,440,259 | 8 | $44,680,032 |
| 491 | Michael Brandt | $355,211,964 | 7 | $50,744,566 |
| 492 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $353,946,410 | 5 | $70,789,282 |
| 493 | David Hoselton | $353,439,428 | 2 | $176,719,714 |
| 494 | Lee Hall | $353,169,132 | 6 | $58,861,522 |
| 495 | Bob Shaw | $351,884,653 | 2 | $175,942,327 |
| 496 | Andrew Davies | $350,191,531 | 4 | $87,547,883 |
| 497 | Derek Haas | $349,107,738 | 7 | $49,872,534 |
| 498 | Kieran Mulroney | $348,815,025 | 2 | $174,407,513 |
| 499 | Michele Mulroney | $348,815,025 | 2 | $174,407,513 |
| 500 | David Scarpa | $348,514,067 | 5 | $69,702,813 |
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.