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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,401 | A Lai | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
| 1,402 | Fred Dekker | $173,953,763 | 3 | $57,984,588 |
| 1,403 | John Kamps | $173,942,801 | 4 | $43,485,700 |
| 1,404 | Malcolm Marmorstein | $173,768,975 | 2 | $86,884,488 |
| 1,405 | Aaron Covington | $173,567,581 | 1 | $173,567,581 |
| 1,406 | Gerald DiPego | $173,437,703 | 3 | $57,812,568 |
| 1,407 | Jennifer Flackett | $173,381,949 | 3 | $57,793,983 |
| 1,408 | Curtis Hanson | $173,035,955 | 4 | $43,258,989 |
| 1,409 | Colin Higgins | $173,002,296 | 2 | $86,501,148 |
| 1,410 | Mark Perez | $172,681,883 | 4 | $43,170,471 |
| 1,411 | Bill Holderman | $172,194,618 | 3 | $57,398,206 |
| 1,412 | Ted Sears | $171,700,000 | 3 | $57,233,333 |
| 1,413 | Preston Lacy | $171,685,793 | 2 | $85,842,897 |
| 1,414 | Harrison Stone | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 1,415 | Mike Jones | $171,182,836 | 2 | $85,591,418 |
| 1,416 | Prashanth Neel | $170,893,642 | 2 | $85,446,821 |
| 1,417 | Rock Reuben | $170,805,525 | 1 | $170,805,525 |
| 1,418 | Matt Charman | $170,754,687 | 4 | $42,688,672 |
| 1,419 | Joe Mateo | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,420 | Michelle Spitz | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,421 | Nathan Greno | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,422 | Aurian Redson | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,423 | John Bernstein | $170,552,719 | 1 | $170,552,719 |
| 1,424 | John Pogue | $170,449,799 | 4 | $42,612,450 |
| 1,425 | Masayuki Suo | $170,125,882 | 1 | $170,125,882 |
| 1,426 | Ice Cube | $170,069,073 | 7 | $24,295,582 |
| 1,427 | Ashleigh Powell | $170,024,300 | 2 | $85,012,150 |
| 1,428 | Ash Brannon | $169,544,233 | 2 | $84,772,117 |
| 1,429 | John Fasano | $169,512,525 | 4 | $42,378,131 |
| 1,430 | Dan Berendsen | $169,173,206 | 1 | $169,173,206 |
| 1,431 | Robert Schenkkan | $169,023,926 | 1 | $169,023,926 |
| 1,432 | Janet Peoples | $168,841,459 | 1 | $168,841,459 |
| 1,433 | Josh Trank | $168,608,811 | 2 | $84,304,406 |
| 1,434 | Daniel Pipski | $168,576,981 | 1 | $168,576,981 |
| 1,435 | Pam Brady | $168,436,944 | 7 | $24,062,421 |
| 1,436 | John Romano | $168,387,920 | 3 | $56,129,307 |
| 1,437 | Kevin Jarre | $167,728,365 | 2 | $83,864,183 |
| 1,438 | Joe Syracuse | $167,724,030 | 4 | $41,931,008 |
| 1,439 | Lisa Addario | $167,724,030 | 4 | $41,931,008 |
| 1,440 | Lucy Alibar | $167,619,097 | 3 | $55,873,032 |
| 1,441 | Deborah Kaplan | $167,488,521 | 6 | $27,914,754 |
| 1,442 | Harry Elfont | $167,488,521 | 6 | $27,914,754 |
| 1,443 | W.D. Richter | $167,468,220 | 6 | $27,911,370 |
| 1,444 | Gigi Levangie | $167,423,426 | 2 | $83,711,713 |
| 1,445 | Jonathan Levine | $167,402,411 | 3 | $55,800,804 |
| 1,446 | Patrick Marber | $166,726,948 | 2 | $83,363,474 |
| 1,447 | Paul Schrader | $166,647,381 | 14 | $11,903,384 |
| 1,448 | Tom Tykwer | $166,504,065 | 4 | $41,626,016 |
| 1,449 | Guillermo Arriaga | $166,491,502 | 4 | $41,622,876 |
| 1,450 | Patty Jenkins | $166,360,232 | 1 | $166,360,232 |
| 1,451 | Geoff Johns | $166,360,232 | 2 | $83,180,116 |
| 1,452 | Amy Andelson | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,453 | Emily Meyer | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,454 | Johannes Roberts | $165,720,118 | 6 | $27,620,020 |
| 1,455 | Scott Kosar | $165,621,207 | 2 | $82,810,604 |
| 1,456 | Amanda Brody | $165,552,290 | 1 | $165,552,290 |
| 1,457 | Phil Alden Robinson | $165,475,933 | 6 | $27,579,322 |
| 1,458 | Kristen Orlando | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,459 | Michelle Painchaud | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,460 | Duncan Kennedy | $165,048,228 | 1 | $165,048,228 |
| 1,461 | J.H. Wyman | $164,838,224 | 2 | $82,419,112 |
| 1,462 | Michael Barrie | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,463 | Jim Mulholland | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,464 | Jason Filardi | $164,675,402 | 1 | $164,675,402 |
| 1,465 | Robert Ramsey | $164,262,088 | 4 | $41,065,522 |
| 1,466 | Caspian Tredwell-Owen | $163,018,913 | 1 | $163,018,913 |
| 1,467 | Brooklyn El-Omar | $162,449,451 | 1 | $162,449,451 |
| 1,468 | Jack Amiel | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,469 | Michael Begler | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,470 | Nic Pizzolatto | $162,122,642 | 3 | $54,040,881 |
| 1,471 | Michael Frost Beckner | $162,044,213 | 2 | $81,022,107 |
| 1,472 | Matthew Robbins | $162,044,101 | 7 | $23,149,157 |
| 1,473 | Norman Wexler | $161,570,187 | 3 | $53,856,729 |
| 1,474 | Jeff Tremaine | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
| 1,475 | Johnny Knoxville | $160,903,019 | 2 | $80,451,510 |
| 1,476 | Spenser Cohen | $160,710,461 | 5 | $32,142,092 |
| 1,477 | Walter Hill | $160,660,767 | 10 | $16,066,077 |
| 1,478 | Anna Hamilton Phelan | $160,575,381 | 5 | $32,115,076 |
| 1,479 | Susan Shilliday | $160,502,573 | 1 | $160,502,573 |
| 1,480 | John Hlavin | $160,379,930 | 2 | $80,189,965 |
| 1,481 | Len Wiseman | $160,379,930 | 1 | $160,379,930 |
| 1,482 | Katie Silberman | $160,353,532 | 4 | $40,088,383 |
| 1,483 | Tim Rasmussen | $160,083,018 | 2 | $80,041,509 |
| 1,484 | Vince Di Meglio | $160,083,018 | 2 | $80,041,509 |
| 1,485 | Bruce Cameron | $160,019,710 | 2 | $80,009,855 |
| 1,486 | Rowan Atkinson | $159,369,278 | 1 | $159,369,278 |
| 1,487 | Aleksandar Hemon | $159,197,755 | 1 | $159,197,755 |
| 1,488 | David Mitchell | $159,197,755 | 1 | $159,197,755 |
| 1,489 | Peter M. Lenkov | $159,055,768 | 1 | $159,055,768 |
| 1,490 | Robert Bolt | $158,601,249 | 5 | $31,720,250 |
| 1,491 | John Bishop | $158,435,172 | 3 | $52,811,724 |
| 1,492 | Vincent Patrick | $158,093,731 | 3 | $52,697,910 |
| 1,493 | Paul Livingston | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,494 | Gary Eck | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,495 | David Arnott | $157,721,878 | 2 | $78,860,939 |
| 1,496 | Ali Abbas Zafar | $157,650,527 | 5 | $31,530,105 |
| 1,497 | Jon Zack | $157,642,231 | 4 | $39,410,558 |
| 1,498 | Richard Linklater | $157,590,520 | 15 | $10,506,035 |
| 1,499 | Lai yin Leuong | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 1,500 | Eli Roth | $157,219,733 | 7 | $22,459,962 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.