James Lee Barrett

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 6 films, with $201,186,765 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,332)

Best-known technical roles: Smokey and the Bandit (Screenwriter), The Green Berets (Screenwriter), Shenandoah (Screenwriter), Shenandoah (Story Creator), The Greatest Story Ever Told (Screenwriter)

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Screenwriter	6	$201,186,677	$88	$201,186,765
	Story Creator	1	$17,268,889	$0	$17,268,889

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	677	$201,186,677
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,953	$17,268,889
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100)	9,023	$88
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,332	$201,186,765
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,230	$17,268,889

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
May 27, 1977	Smokey and the Bandit	Screenwriter	$126,737,428	$88	$126,737,516
Nov 27, 1969	The Undefeated	Screenwriter	$8,000,000		$8,000,000
Jun 19, 1968	The Green Berets	Screenwriter	$21,707,027		$21,707,027
1968	Bandolero!	Screenwriter	$12,000,000		$12,000,000
Jun 3, 1965	Shenandoah	Screenwriter Story Creator	$17,268,889		$17,268,889
Feb 15, 1965	The Greatest Story Ever Told	Screenwriter	$15,473,333		$15,473,333

Averages			$33,531,113	$88	$33,531,128
Totals	6		$201,186,677	$88	$201,186,765

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
May 27, 1977	Smokey and the Bandit	$1,728,060	498	$126,737,428	$126,737,516	100.0%
Nov 27, 1969	The Undefeated			$8,000,000	$8,000,000	100.0%
Jun 19, 1968	The Green Berets			$21,707,027	$21,707,027	100.0%
1968	Bandolero!			$12,000,000	$12,000,000	100.0%
Jun 3, 1965	Shenandoah			$17,268,889	$17,268,889	100.0%
Feb 15, 1965	The Greatest Story Eve…			$15,473,333	$15,473,333	100.0%

Averages		$1,728,060	498	$33,531,113	$33,531,128	100.0%
Totals	6			$201,186,677	$201,186,765

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	677	$201,186,677
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,953	$17,268,889
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100)	9,023	$88
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,332	$201,186,765
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,230	$17,268,889