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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,001 | Steve Zacharias | $17,500,399 | 2 | $8,750,200 |
| 4,002 | Christina Welsh | $17,499,242 | 1 | $17,499,242 |
| 4,003 | Ernie Barbarash | $17,499,242 | 1 | $17,499,242 |
| 4,004 | Michael Weller | $17,468,158 | 1 | $17,468,158 |
| 4,005 | Supratik Sen | $17,467,404 | 3 | $5,822,468 |
| 4,006 | Susan Minot | $17,458,904 | 2 | $8,729,452 |
| 4,007 | Ian McEwan | $17,455,931 | 2 | $8,727,966 |
| 4,008 | Norman Vance Jr. | $17,433,072 | 1 | $17,433,072 |
| 4,009 | Neal Brennan | $17,416,667 | 2 | $8,708,334 |
| 4,010 | Maria Nation | $17,368,520 | 2 | $8,684,260 |
| 4,011 | Martha Higareda | $17,341,051 | 2 | $8,670,526 |
| 4,012 | Cory Brusseau | $17,341,051 | 2 | $8,670,526 |
| 4,013 | Megan Holley | $17,329,337 | 1 | $17,329,337 |
| 4,014 | Damon Daniels | $17,322,212 | 1 | $17,322,212 |
| 4,015 | Gerald Petievich | $17,307,302 | 1 | $17,307,302 |
| 4,016 | Daniel Kunka | $17,306,648 | 2 | $8,653,324 |
| 4,017 | Tony Grisoni | $17,297,851 | 3 | $5,765,950 |
| 4,018 | Mark Blackwell | $17,292,381 | 1 | $17,292,381 |
| 4,019 | Xu Zhaoqing | $17,283,136 | 1 | $17,283,136 |
| 4,020 | Stephanie Katz | $17,265,487 | 1 | $17,265,487 |
| 4,021 | Henri-Georges Clouzot | $17,263,027 | 2 | $8,631,514 |
| 4,022 | Jon Michael Johnson | $17,252,287 | 1 | $17,252,287 |
| 4,023 | Elisabeth Mantello | $17,252,287 | 1 | $17,252,287 |
| 4,024 | Chazz Palminteri | $17,239,789 | 1 | $17,239,789 |
| 4,025 | Michael Gaylin | $17,213,233 | 1 | $17,213,233 |
| 4,026 | Joel Gross | $17,213,233 | 1 | $17,213,233 |
| 4,027 | Ilya Naishuller | $17,187,434 | 1 | $17,187,434 |
| 4,028 | Nicolas Bedos | $17,184,753 | 2 | $8,592,377 |
| 4,029 | Lou Illar | $17,180,393 | 1 | $17,180,393 |
| 4,030 | Nate Parker | $17,173,343 | 4 | $4,293,336 |
| 4,031 | Gianni Romoli | $17,146,006 | 3 | $5,715,335 |
| 4,032 | Jeff Harris | $17,124,395 | 1 | $17,124,395 |
| 4,033 | Harry Colomby | $17,124,395 | 1 | $17,124,395 |
| 4,034 | Karin Howard | $17,116,963 | 1 | $17,116,963 |
| 4,035 | Joseph Landon | $17,111,111 | 1 | $17,111,111 |
| 4,036 | Claire-Dee Lim | $17,098,297 | 1 | $17,098,297 |
| 4,037 | Ferzan Ozpetek | $17,074,767 | 2 | $8,537,384 |
| 4,038 | Travis Milloy | $17,033,431 | 1 | $17,033,431 |
| 4,039 | Roger Waters | $17,030,685 | 2 | $8,515,343 |
| 4,040 | Megan McDonald | $17,029,882 | 1 | $17,029,882 |
| 4,041 | Kathy Waugh | $17,029,882 | 1 | $17,029,882 |
| 4,042 | Ukyo Kodachi | $17,014,551 | 1 | $17,014,551 |
| 4,043 | Masashi Kishimoto | $17,014,551 | 1 | $17,014,551 |
| 4,044 | João Emanuel Carneiro | $17,006,158 | 1 | $17,006,158 |
| 4,045 | Marcos Bernstein | $17,006,158 | 1 | $17,006,158 |
| 4,046 | Menahem Golan | $17,005,599 | 1 | $17,005,599 |
| 4,047 | Jeff Hand | $17,000,437 | 1 | $17,000,437 |
| 4,048 | Robert Kurtz | $17,000,437 | 1 | $17,000,437 |
| 4,049 | Alan Caillou | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,050 | Richard Robinson | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,051 | Denise DeClue | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,052 | Thomas Rickman | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,053 | Tim Kazurinsky | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,054 | Danilo Bach | $16,947,763 | 2 | $8,473,882 |
| 4,055 | Samantha Adams | $16,941,552 | 1 | $16,941,552 |
| 4,056 | Barbara Williams | $16,941,552 | 1 | $16,941,552 |
| 4,057 | Ian Mackenzie Jeffers | $16,907,831 | 1 | $16,907,831 |
| 4,058 | Mandy Nelson | $16,880,799 | 1 | $16,880,799 |
| 4,059 | Christine Olsen | $16,866,928 | 1 | $16,866,928 |
| 4,060 | Audrey Diwan | $16,855,687 | 5 | $3,371,137 |
| 4,061 | Gail Morgan Hickman | $16,827,941 | 2 | $8,413,971 |
| 4,062 | Dana Baratta | $16,774,699 | 1 | $16,774,699 |
| 4,063 | Saumya Joshi | $16,765,212 | 1 | $16,765,212 |
| 4,064 | Mark Christpher | $16,757,163 | 1 | $16,757,163 |
| 4,065 | Sidney Sheldon | $16,750,000 | 2 | $8,375,000 |
| 4,066 | David F. Shannon | $16,692,775 | 1 | $16,692,775 |
| 4,067 | Kang Je-Kyu | $16,653,488 | 1 | $16,653,488 |
| 4,068 | Kim Byung | $16,653,488 | 1 | $16,653,488 |
| 4,069 | Na Hyun (나현) | $16,653,488 | 1 | $16,653,488 |
| 4,070 | Jeff Nimoy | $16,628,751 | 1 | $16,628,751 |
| 4,071 | Bob Buchholz | $16,628,751 | 1 | $16,628,751 |
| 4,072 | Forry Smith | $16,612,072 | 1 | $16,612,072 |
| 4,073 | Laura Lau | $16,610,760 | 1 | $16,610,760 |
| 4,074 | David Gilbert | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,075 | Paul Golding | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,076 | Steven Hager | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,077 | Joey Curtis | $16,566,240 | 2 | $8,283,120 |
| 4,078 | Cami Delavigne | $16,566,240 | 1 | $16,566,240 |
| 4,079 | Janet Kovalcik | $16,559,100 | 1 | $16,559,100 |
| 4,080 | Duncan Tucker | $16,553,163 | 1 | $16,553,163 |
| 4,081 | Misan Sagay | $16,511,348 | 2 | $8,255,674 |
| 4,082 | Ritesh Batra | $16,502,912 | 2 | $8,251,456 |
| 4,083 | Uli Edel | $16,498,827 | 1 | $16,498,827 |
| 4,084 | Louis C.K. | $16,498,669 | 3 | $5,499,556 |
| 4,085 | Erik Hansen | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 4,086 | Gregory Hansen | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 4,087 | David Preston | $16,478,265 | 1 | $16,478,265 |
| 4,088 | Edith Rey | $16,478,265 | 1 | $16,478,265 |
| 4,089 | Anjum Rajabali | $16,470,773 | 2 | $8,235,387 |
| 4,090 | Prakash Jha | $16,470,773 | 2 | $8,235,387 |
| 4,091 | Paul Rudish | $16,425,701 | 1 | $16,425,701 |
| 4,092 | Craig McCracken | $16,425,701 | 1 | $16,425,701 |
| 4,093 | Don Shank | $16,425,701 | 1 | $16,425,701 |
| 4,094 | Charlie Bean | $16,425,701 | 1 | $16,425,701 |
| 4,095 | Lauren Faust | $16,425,701 | 1 | $16,425,701 |
| 4,096 | Frank Capra | $16,420,592 | 1 | $16,420,592 |
| 4,097 | Sam Cowan | $16,400,000 | 1 | $16,400,000 |
| 4,098 | Fred Segal | $16,400,000 | 1 | $16,400,000 |
| 4,099 | Harry Chandlee | $16,400,000 | 1 | $16,400,000 |
| 4,100 | Abem Finkel | $16,400,000 | 2 | $8,200,000 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.