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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the international box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
James Cameron
| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,634,092,522 in 2022), Titanic ($1,548,588,773 in 1997), Alita: Battle Angel ($316,061,830 in 2019), Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($311,880,794 in 1991), True Lies ($219,017,589 in 1994), Rambo: First Blood Part II ($149,984,568 in 1985), Aliens ($98,131,008 in 1986), The Terminator ($40,000,000 in 1984), The Abyss ($30,768 in 1989) |
2
Stephen McFeely
| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Thor: The Dark World ($438,240,376 in 2013), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($428,828,615 in 2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($313,800,000 in 2010), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($275,719,798 in 2008), Captain America: The First Avenger ($193,915,271 in 2011), Pain & Gain ($31,400,000 in 2013) |
3
Christopher Markus
| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Thor: The Dark World ($438,240,376 in 2013), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($428,828,615 in 2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($313,800,000 in 2010), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($275,719,798 in 2008), Captain America: The First Avenger ($193,915,271 in 2011), Pain & Gain ($31,400,000 in 2013) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Cameron | $6,456,272,229 | 14 | $461,162,302 |
| 2 | Stephen McFeely | $6,111,387,736 | 12 | $509,282,311 |
| 3 | Christopher Markus | $6,111,387,736 | 12 | $509,282,311 |
| 4 | Steve Kloves | $5,405,205,487 | 13 | $415,785,037 |
| 5 | Chris Morgan | $4,944,493,840 | 14 | $353,178,131 |
| 6 | David Koepp | $4,540,098,288 | 34 | $133,532,303 |
| 7 | Peter Jackson | $4,454,362,921 | 11 | $404,942,084 |
| 8 | Fran Walsh | $4,454,362,921 | 12 | $371,196,910 |
| 9 | Philippa Boyens | $4,113,143,747 | 10 | $411,314,375 |
| 10 | Ehren Kruger | $3,882,613,589 | 17 | $228,389,035 |
| 11 | Terry Rossio | $3,804,613,854 | 19 | $200,242,834 |
| 12 | Amanda Silver | $3,744,287,874 | 8 | $468,035,984 |
| 13 | Robert Wade | $3,727,066,894 | 9 | $414,118,544 |
| 14 | Christopher Nolan | $3,587,285,009 | 11 | $326,116,819 |
| 15 | Neal Purvis | $3,572,109,786 | 8 | $446,513,723 |
| 16 | Chris McKenna | $3,503,107,564 | 9 | $389,234,174 |
| 17 | Erik Sommers | $3,491,622,817 | 8 | $436,452,852 |
| 18 | Christopher McQuarrie | $3,392,183,697 | 12 | $282,681,975 |
| 19 | Ted Elliott | $3,300,908,357 | 12 | $275,075,696 |
| 20 | Rick Jaffa | $3,242,188,897 | 7 | $463,169,842 |
| 21 | Ken Daurio | $3,163,732,763 | 9 | $351,525,863 |
| 22 | Andrew Stanton | $3,162,181,929 | 9 | $351,353,548 |
| 23 | Jeff Nathanson | $2,962,917,721 | 12 | $246,909,810 |
| 24 | Guillermo del Toro | $2,863,898,617 | 19 | $150,731,506 |
| 25 | John Logan | $2,846,785,913 | 19 | $149,830,838 |
| 26 | Jonathan Aibel | $2,656,227,912 | 12 | $221,352,326 |
| 27 | Glenn Berger | $2,656,227,912 | 12 | $221,352,326 |
| 28 | Linda Woolverton | $2,580,299,068 | 8 | $322,537,384 |
| 29 | Cinco Paul | $2,551,772,540 | 8 | $318,971,568 |
| 30 | Colin Trevorrow | $2,535,414,070 | 4 | $633,853,518 |
| 31 | Akiva Goldsman | $2,448,169,469 | 21 | $116,579,499 |
| 32 | J.J. Abrams | $2,424,242,371 | 7 | $346,320,339 |
| 33 | Jennifer Lee | $2,356,901,243 | 6 | $392,816,874 |
| 34 | Roland Emmerich | $2,331,881,378 | 8 | $291,485,172 |
| 35 | Jeff Pinkner | $2,320,660,979 | 8 | $290,082,622 |
| 36 | Alex Kurtzman | $2,262,130,990 | 10 | $226,213,099 |
| 37 | Roberto Orci | $2,262,130,990 | 10 | $226,213,099 |
| 38 | Michael Arndt | $2,249,978,382 | 6 | $374,996,397 |
| 39 | Derek Connolly | $2,225,927,551 | 7 | $317,989,650 |
| 40 | Lawrence Kasdan | $2,195,106,858 | 14 | $156,793,347 |
| 41 | Joss Whedon | $2,174,583,606 | 9 | $241,620,401 |
| 42 | Simon Kinberg | $2,158,120,795 | 12 | $179,843,400 |
| 43 | David Leslie Johnson | $2,080,016,280 | 9 | $231,112,920 |
| 44 | James Gunn | $2,027,319,242 | 13 | $155,947,634 |
| 45 | Luc Besson | $2,009,654,590 | 38 | $52,885,647 |
| 46 | Melissa Rosenberg | $1,988,408,083 | 7 | $284,058,298 |
| 47 | Rhett Reese | $1,985,846,660 | 15 | $132,389,777 |
| 48 | Paul Wernick | $1,985,513,588 | 14 | $141,822,399 |
| 49 | Zi Jiao (饺子) | $1,977,692,995 | 1 | $1,977,692,995 |
| 50 | Scott Rosenberg | $1,975,281,802 | 12 | $164,606,817 |
| 51 | M. Night Shyamalan | $1,934,426,502 | 16 | $120,901,656 |
| 52 | George Lucas | $1,898,771,633 | 6 | $316,461,939 |
| 53 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,886,196,940 | 23 | $82,008,563 |
| 54 | Jared Bush | $1,846,302,449 | 5 | $369,260,490 |
| 55 | Meg LeFauve | $1,748,543,248 | 4 | $437,135,812 |
| 56 | David S. Goyer | $1,725,942,731 | 14 | $123,281,624 |
| 57 | Todd Phillips | $1,722,782,464 | 10 | $172,278,246 |
| 58 | Brian Lynch | $1,705,788,424 | 5 | $341,157,685 |
| 59 | Kelly Marcel | $1,701,593,739 | 6 | $283,598,957 |
| 60 | Chen Sicheng | $1,695,001,143 | 6 | $282,500,191 |
| 61 | Tony Gilroy | $1,683,724,648 | 17 | $99,042,626 |
| 62 | Mark Bomback | $1,670,524,255 | 11 | $151,865,841 |
| 63 | Chris Terrio | $1,622,174,526 | 5 | $324,434,905 |
| 64 | Jonathan Nolan | $1,596,994,567 | 4 | $399,248,642 |
| 65 | Dean DeBlois | $1,547,582,748 | 5 | $309,516,550 |
| 66 | Brad Bird | $1,545,693,464 | 7 | $220,813,352 |
| 67 | Yoni Brenner | $1,542,905,829 | 4 | $385,726,457 |
| 68 | Hayao Miyazaki | $1,523,284,925 | 10 | $152,328,493 |
| 69 | Peter Craig | $1,509,306,746 | 9 | $167,700,750 |
| 70 | Eric Roth | $1,507,819,569 | 19 | $79,358,925 |
| 71 | Alvin Sargent | $1,475,362,841 | 9 | $163,929,205 |
| 72 | Chris Weitz | $1,452,621,493 | 10 | $145,262,149 |
| 73 | Gary Dauberman | $1,450,433,008 | 10 | $145,043,301 |
| 74 | Lana Wachowski | $1,449,852,799 | 8 | $181,231,600 |
| 75 | Erich Hoeber | $1,433,201,875 | 12 | $119,433,490 |
| 76 | Jon Hoeber | $1,433,201,875 | 12 | $119,433,490 |
| 77 | Noah Baumbach | $1,400,059,647 | 15 | $93,337,310 |
| 78 | Drew Pearce | $1,399,023,165 | 3 | $466,341,055 |
| 79 | Matthew Fogel | $1,395,865,780 | 4 | $348,966,445 |
| 80 | John August | $1,395,391,054 | 11 | $126,853,732 |
| 81 | J.K. Rowling | $1,389,500,000 | 3 | $463,166,667 |
| 82 | Andy Wachowski | $1,386,646,869 | 7 | $198,092,410 |
| 83 | Dean Devlin | $1,346,642,467 | 5 | $269,328,493 |
| 84 | Jez Butterworth | $1,337,651,043 | 10 | $133,765,104 |
| 85 | Phil Johnston | $1,335,405,198 | 6 | $222,567,533 |
| 86 | Etan Cohen | $1,329,064,977 | 8 | $166,133,122 |
| 87 | Darren Lemke | $1,322,719,819 | 10 | $132,271,982 |
| 88 | Ryan Coogler | $1,313,271,969 | 6 | $218,878,662 |
| 89 | Eric Darnell | $1,312,999,728 | 3 | $437,666,576 |
| 90 | J. David Stem | $1,304,150,319 | 9 | $144,905,591 |
| 91 | David N. Weiss | $1,304,150,319 | 11 | $118,559,120 |
| 92 | Richard Curtis | $1,300,251,002 | 13 | $100,019,308 |
| 93 | Jason Fuchs | $1,297,929,331 | 6 | $216,321,555 |
| 94 | Art Marcum | $1,297,784,574 | 8 | $162,223,072 |
| 95 | Matt Holloway | $1,297,784,574 | 8 | $162,223,072 |
| 96 | Eric Pearson | $1,292,886,002 | 4 | $323,221,501 |
| 97 | Jon Spaihts | $1,272,395,375 | 6 | $212,065,896 |
| 98 | Yu Bu | $1,266,962,170 | 2 | $633,481,085 |
| 99 | Michael Berg | $1,266,265,906 | 3 | $422,088,635 |
| 100 | Irene Mecchi | $1,259,993,658 | 5 | $251,998,732 |
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.
Image attributions
James Cameron: Angela George [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
