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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,001 | James Gray | $149,094,984 | 7 | $21,299,283 |
| 1,002 | Jim Thomas | $149,057,395 | 4 | $37,264,349 |
| 1,003 | Scott Teems | $148,245,638 | 4 | $37,061,410 |
| 1,004 | Will McRobb | $147,722,683 | 2 | $73,861,342 |
| 1,005 | Chris Viscardi | $147,722,683 | 2 | $73,861,342 |
| 1,006 | David Rayfiel | $147,155,924 | 3 | $49,051,975 |
| 1,007 | Patrick Massett | $147,137,072 | 3 | $49,045,691 |
| 1,008 | John Zinman | $147,137,072 | 3 | $49,045,691 |
| 1,009 | Daniel Pyne | $146,559,614 | 6 | $24,426,602 |
| 1,010 | Yuan Yuan | $146,200,000 | 1 | $146,200,000 |
| 1,011 | Zhang Weizhong | $146,200,000 | 1 | $146,200,000 |
| 1,012 | Bill Wittiff | $146,093,000 | 2 | $73,046,500 |
| 1,013 | Uncle Three | $145,974,597 | 1 | $145,974,597 |
| 1,014 | Pamela Pettler | $145,828,008 | 3 | $48,609,336 |
| 1,015 | Don Roos | $144,962,163 | 7 | $20,708,880 |
| 1,016 | Christopher Hampton | $144,744,262 | 14 | $10,338,876 |
| 1,017 | Buddy Johnson | $144,699,021 | 2 | $72,349,511 |
| 1,018 | Phil Beauman | $144,699,021 | 3 | $48,233,007 |
| 1,019 | Steve Martin | $144,514,895 | 9 | $16,057,211 |
| 1,020 | Tim Sullivan | $143,807,539 | 3 | $47,935,846 |
| 1,021 | Ali Abbas Zafar | $143,107,496 | 5 | $28,621,499 |
| 1,022 | Peter Weir | $142,791,444 | 4 | $35,697,861 |
| 1,023 | Andrew W. Marlowe | $142,311,944 | 1 | $142,311,944 |
| 1,024 | John Eskow | $142,278,923 | 3 | $47,426,308 |
| 1,025 | Ronald Shusett | $142,004,991 | 4 | $35,501,248 |
| 1,026 | Sacha Gervasi | $141,991,464 | 5 | $28,398,293 |
| 1,027 | Bob Baker | $141,524,605 | 1 | $141,524,605 |
| 1,028 | Steve Box | $141,524,605 | 1 | $141,524,605 |
| 1,029 | Nick Park | $141,524,605 | 1 | $141,524,605 |
| 1,030 | Michael Weiss | $141,476,567 | 3 | $47,158,856 |
| 1,031 | Jennifer Flockett | $141,476,567 | 1 | $141,476,567 |
| 1,032 | Adam Herz | $141,403,180 | 1 | $141,403,180 |
| 1,033 | Ted Tally | $141,391,807 | 6 | $23,565,301 |
| 1,034 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | $139,718,794 | 8 | $17,464,849 |
| 1,035 | David Berenbaum | $138,974,322 | 3 | $46,324,774 |
| 1,036 | Justin Zackham | $138,781,615 | 4 | $34,695,404 |
| 1,037 | Bruce W. Cameron | $138,733,537 | 2 | $69,366,769 |
| 1,038 | Stephen Mazur | $138,719,801 | 3 | $46,239,934 |
| 1,039 | Paul Guay | $138,719,801 | 2 | $69,359,901 |
| 1,040 | Andrew Knight | $138,288,104 | 3 | $46,096,035 |
| 1,041 | Mamoru Hosoda | $138,002,655 | 3 | $46,000,885 |
| 1,042 | Dong Runnian | $137,789,916 | 1 | $137,789,916 |
| 1,043 | Graham Moore | $137,249,038 | 4 | $34,312,260 |
| 1,044 | Sarah Smith | $137,059,995 | 3 | $45,686,665 |
| 1,045 | W. Peter Iliff | $136,256,856 | 5 | $27,251,371 |
| 1,046 | Sebastian Gutierrez | $136,210,533 | 6 | $22,701,756 |
| 1,047 | XiaoPeng Tian | $136,090,000 | 1 | $136,090,000 |
| 1,048 | Russell Gewirtz | $135,564,028 | 3 | $45,188,009 |
| 1,049 | Abi Morgan | $135,490,890 | 4 | $33,872,723 |
| 1,050 | Jay Longino | $135,325,060 | 3 | $45,108,353 |
| 1,051 | Zak Olkewitz | $135,166,361 | 1 | $135,166,361 |
| 1,052 | Frank Pierson | $134,997,200 | 5 | $26,999,440 |
| 1,053 | Zachary Sklar | $134,994,502 | 1 | $134,994,502 |
| 1,054 | Charise Castro Smith | $134,932,673 | 1 | $134,932,673 |
| 1,055 | Jerry Stahl | $134,927,880 | 3 | $44,975,960 |
| 1,056 | Lem Dobbs | $134,834,384 | 7 | $19,262,055 |
| 1,057 | William Goldman | $134,628,115 | 16 | $8,414,257 |
| 1,058 | Tim Firth | $134,585,894 | 4 | $33,646,474 |
| 1,059 | Ryan Rowe | $134,430,545 | 1 | $134,430,545 |
| 1,060 | Craig Tiley | $134,282,571 | 1 | $134,282,571 |
| 1,061 | Parveez Shaikh | $133,687,516 | 5 | $26,737,503 |
| 1,062 | Kevin Williamson | $133,628,639 | 5 | $26,725,728 |
| 1,063 | Clark Gregg | $133,476,761 | 2 | $66,738,381 |
| 1,064 | John O'Brien | $133,355,445 | 3 | $44,451,815 |
| 1,065 | Walon Green | $133,111,902 | 3 | $44,370,634 |
| 1,066 | Tony Puryear | $133,104,438 | 1 | $133,104,438 |
| 1,067 | Kevin Barnett | $133,094,274 | 3 | $44,364,758 |
| 1,068 | Su Lun | $132,903,651 | 1 | $132,903,651 |
| 1,069 | Dan Studney | $132,500,000 | 1 | $132,500,000 |
| 1,070 | Paul Thomas Anderson | $132,216,738 | 9 | $14,690,749 |
| 1,071 | Michael Colleary | $132,089,752 | 2 | $66,044,876 |
| 1,072 | Mike Werb | $132,089,752 | 2 | $66,044,876 |
| 1,073 | Ilana Wolpert | $131,269,507 | 1 | $131,269,507 |
| 1,074 | BenDavid Grabinski | $131,200,745 | 3 | $43,733,582 |
| 1,075 | Diablo Cody | $131,164,097 | 8 | $16,395,512 |
| 1,076 | Claire Sera | $131,004,092 | 1 | $131,004,092 |
| 1,077 | Sheng Ding | $130,713,860 | 3 | $43,571,287 |
| 1,078 | John W. Richardson | $130,640,895 | 1 | $130,640,895 |
| 1,079 | Jeon Cheol-hong | $130,619,928 | 2 | $65,309,964 |
| 1,080 | Kim Hanmin | $130,619,928 | 1 | $130,619,928 |
| 1,081 | Amanda Brody | $130,477,613 | 1 | $130,477,613 |
| 1,082 | Anthony Leondis | $130,475,326 | 1 | $130,475,326 |
| 1,083 | Eric Siegel | $130,475,326 | 1 | $130,475,326 |
| 1,084 | John Hoffman | $130,475,326 | 1 | $130,475,326 |
| 1,085 | Paul Hogan | $130,300,000 | 1 | $130,300,000 |
| 1,086 | Brett Hogan | $130,300,000 | 1 | $130,300,000 |
| 1,087 | David Robert Mitchell | $130,054,836 | 5 | $26,010,967 |
| 1,088 | Nick Cassavetes | $130,025,460 | 6 | $21,670,910 |
| 1,089 | Chris Bertolini | $129,911,547 | 1 | $129,911,547 |
| 1,090 | Justin Theroux | $129,643,262 | 3 | $43,214,421 |
| 1,091 | Terrence Malick | $129,051,878 | 9 | $14,339,098 |
| 1,092 | Rodo Sayagues | $129,021,973 | 4 | $32,255,493 |
| 1,093 | Robin Swicord | $128,925,156 | 6 | $21,487,526 |
| 1,094 | Alex Garland | $128,886,747 | 9 | $14,320,750 |
| 1,095 | Sam Bromell | $128,522,481 | 1 | $128,522,481 |
| 1,096 | Andrew Mogel | $128,446,806 | 2 | $64,223,403 |
| 1,097 | Jarrad Paul | $128,446,806 | 2 | $64,223,403 |
| 1,098 | Joe Eszterhas | $128,400,000 | 8 | $16,050,000 |
| 1,099 | Charles Parlapanides | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
| 1,100 | Vlas Parlapanides | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
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.