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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 | Greg Dinner | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,402 | Nils Gaup | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,403 | Jalmari Helander | $15,001,330 | 3 | $5,000,443 |
| 4,404 | Patrick Read Johnson | $15,000,000 | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| 4,405 | Scott Lawrence Alexander | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,406 | Terence Rattigan | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,407 | Sidney Buchman | $15,000,000 | 4 | $3,750,000 |
| 4,408 | Jay Duplass | $14,976,277 | 4 | $3,744,069 |
| 4,409 | Matt Brown | $14,975,222 | 3 | $4,991,741 |
| 4,410 | Jean Pierre Ameris | $14,964,990 | 2 | $7,482,495 |
| 4,411 | Ted Perkins | $14,964,534 | 2 | $7,482,267 |
| 4,412 | Marion Hargrove | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 4,413 | Michael Alen Lerner | $14,949,908 | 1 | $14,949,908 |
| 4,414 | William Bigelow | $14,933,713 | 2 | $7,466,857 |
| 4,415 | Michael C. Martin | $14,929,184 | 2 | $7,464,592 |
| 4,416 | Hal Barwood | $14,918,117 | 3 | $4,972,706 |
| 4,417 | Christian Petzold | $14,880,886 | 4 | $3,720,222 |
| 4,418 | Cliff Ruby | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,419 | Elana Lesser | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,420 | Billy Eichner | $14,831,797 | 2 | $7,415,899 |
| 4,421 | Blake T. Evans | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,422 | Phil Sears | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,423 | Sam Schreiber | $14,811,980 | 1 | $14,811,980 |
| 4,424 | David Henry Hwang | $14,805,812 | 2 | $7,402,906 |
| 4,425 | Curtis Burch | $14,796,494 | 1 | $14,796,494 |
| 4,426 | David W. Rintels | $14,789,113 | 1 | $14,789,113 |
| 4,427 | Christopher Reed | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,428 | Cynthia Carle | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,429 | Dale Dye | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,430 | John K. Swensson | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,431 | Todd Robinson | $14,749,921 | 4 | $3,687,480 |
| 4,432 | Marcel Pagnol | $14,737,182 | 2 | $7,368,591 |
| 4,433 | N. Richard Nash | $14,704,912 | 2 | $7,352,456 |
| 4,434 | Willy Russell | $14,688,000 | 1 | $14,688,000 |
| 4,435 | Roy Frumkes | $14,675,167 | 2 | $7,337,584 |
| 4,436 | Rocco Simonelli | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,437 | Marcia Romano | $14,672,686 | 5 | $2,934,537 |
| 4,438 | Laura Terruso | $14,662,703 | 3 | $4,887,568 |
| 4,439 | Arne Sultan | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,440 | Bill Dana | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,441 | Leonard B. Stern | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,442 | Simon Blackwell | $14,630,654 | 1 | $14,630,654 |
| 4,443 | Derek Yee | $14,630,563 | 1 | $14,630,563 |
| 4,444 | Ganggeul K. | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,445 | Park Jung-ye | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,446 | Milo Addica | $14,603,001 | 1 | $14,603,001 |
| 4,447 | George Goldsmith | $14,600,000 | 1 | $14,600,000 |
| 4,448 | Steve Adams | $14,591,763 | 3 | $4,863,921 |
| 4,449 | Leonard Schrader | $14,582,182 | 1 | $14,582,182 |
| 4,450 | Chuck Wilson | $14,553,807 | 1 | $14,553,807 |
| 4,451 | Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | $14,543,275 | 1 | $14,543,275 |
| 4,452 | Glenn A. Bruce | $14,533,681 | 1 | $14,533,681 |
| 4,453 | Victoria Arch | $14,519,528 | 2 | $7,259,764 |
| 4,454 | Melissa Miller | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,455 | Hal Goldman | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,456 | Fred S. Fox | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,457 | Seaman Jacobs | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,458 | Josh Greenfeld | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,459 | Steve Haberman | $14,492,664 | 2 | $7,246,332 |
| 4,460 | Bob Fosse | $14,472,990 | 2 | $7,236,495 |
| 4,461 | Tim Lovestedt | $14,464,838 | 1 | $14,464,838 |
| 4,462 | Scott Shepherd | $14,448,589 | 1 | $14,448,589 |
| 4,463 | Quinton Peeples | $14,403,891 | 1 | $14,403,891 |
| 4,464 | Liam O'Brien | $14,400,000 | 1 | $14,400,000 |
| 4,465 | John Mortimer | $14,395,874 | 1 | $14,395,874 |
| 4,466 | Jennifer Westfeldt | $14,393,939 | 2 | $7,196,970 |
| 4,467 | Scott Hicks | $14,378,353 | 1 | $14,378,353 |
| 4,468 | T.J. Fixman | $14,365,639 | 2 | $7,182,820 |
| 4,469 | Robert Gittler | $14,363,400 | 1 | $14,363,400 |
| 4,470 | Christian Duguay | $14,362,043 | 1 | $14,362,043 |
| 4,471 | Robert Collector | $14,358,033 | 1 | $14,358,033 |
| 4,472 | Max D. Adams | $14,351,432 | 1 | $14,351,432 |
| 4,473 | Bo Burnham | $14,348,020 | 2 | $7,174,010 |
| 4,474 | Issa Lopez | $14,344,016 | 4 | $3,586,004 |
| 4,475 | Ali Zafar | $14,332,055 | 2 | $7,166,028 |
| 4,476 | Clive Coleman | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 4,477 | Richard Bean | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 4,478 | Charles Purpura | $14,323,917 | 2 | $7,161,959 |
| 4,479 | Michael Arlen Ross | $14,321,070 | 1 | $14,321,070 |
| 4,480 | Tom Green | $14,301,755 | 2 | $7,150,878 |
| 4,481 | Allan G. Scott | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 4,482 | Arthur Sheekman | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 4,483 | Jorge Semprún | $14,296,444 | 2 | $7,148,222 |
| 4,484 | Sally Potter | $14,293,366 | 6 | $2,382,228 |
| 4,485 | Paula Milne | $14,291,999 | 2 | $7,146,000 |
| 4,486 | Susan Shiliday | $14,291,999 | 1 | $14,291,999 |
| 4,487 | Guy Thomas | $14,281,034 | 2 | $7,140,517 |
| 4,488 | David Chisholm | $14,278,900 | 2 | $7,139,450 |
| 4,489 | David Lee Miller | $14,276,095 | 2 | $7,138,048 |
| 4,490 | Carlos Davis | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 4,491 | Anthony Fingleton | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 4,492 | Derek Harvie | $14,249,005 | 1 | $14,249,005 |
| 4,493 | Ang Lee | $14,227,403 | 2 | $7,113,702 |
| 4,494 | Hal Dresner | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,495 | Warren B. Murphy | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,496 | Rod Whitaker | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,497 | Raoul Peck | $14,192,984 | 2 | $7,096,492 |
| 4,498 | Joseph Tropiano | $14,186,316 | 1 | $14,186,316 |
| 4,499 | Martin Quatermass | $14,182,393 | 1 | $14,182,393 |
| 4,500 | David Chocron | $14,178,885 | 2 | $7,089,443 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.