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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.

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.

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James Cameron
Best known as a Director 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 ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), Titanic ($1,548,588,773 in 1997), Alita: Battle Angel ($316,061,830 in 2019), Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($311,897,419 in 1991), True Lies ($219,017,589 in 1994), Rambo: First Blood Part II ($149,984,568 in 1985), Aliens ($98,131,645 in 1986), The Terminator ($40,000,000 in 1984), The Abyss ($30,205 in 1989)

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Christopher Markus
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 12 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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)

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Stephen McFeely
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 12 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 James Cameron $6,455,635,025 13 $496,587,310
2 Christopher Markus $6,182,997,612 12 $515,249,801
3 Stephen McFeely $6,182,997,612 12 $515,249,801
4 Steve Kloves $5,419,066,195 13 $416,851,246
5 Chris Morgan $4,901,994,289 13 $377,076,484
6 Peter Jackson $4,448,026,435 11 $404,366,040
7 Fran Walsh $4,448,026,435 11 $404,366,040
8 Philippa Boyens $4,113,196,282 9 $457,021,809
9 David Koepp $3,982,605,830 32 $124,456,432
10 Robert Wade $3,727,066,894 9 $414,118,544
11 Neal Purvis $3,572,109,786 8 $446,513,723
12 Christopher Nolan $3,566,589,883 10 $356,658,988
13 Amanda Silver $3,517,394,167 8 $439,674,271
14 Chris McKenna $3,489,284,042 8 $436,160,505
15 Erik Sommers $3,477,799,295 7 $496,828,471
16 Ehren Kruger $3,457,292,708 17 $203,370,159
17 Terry Rossio $3,428,883,671 17 $201,699,039
18 Christopher McQuarrie $3,409,410,657 11 $309,946,423
19 Ted Elliott $3,300,908,357 12 $275,075,696
20 Andrew Stanton $3,160,360,147 9 $351,151,127
21 Rick Jaffa $3,015,295,190 7 $430,756,456
22 Guillermo del Toro $2,853,827,340 18 $158,545,963
23 John Logan $2,846,785,913 19 $149,830,838
24 Linda Woolverton $2,580,299,068 8 $322,537,384
25 Ken Daurio $2,551,772,540 9 $283,530,282
26 Cinco Paul $2,551,772,540 8 $318,971,568
27 Colin Trevorrow $2,535,414,070 3 $845,138,023
28 J.J. Abrams $2,435,627,536 7 $347,946,791
29 Akiva Goldsman $2,422,669,469 19 $127,508,919
30 Jeff Nathanson $2,375,611,954 11 $215,964,723
31 Jonathan Aibel $2,371,445,395 12 $197,620,450
32 Glenn Berger $2,371,445,395 12 $197,620,450
33 Jennifer Lee $2,362,800,506 6 $393,800,084
34 Roland Emmerich $2,331,881,378 8 $291,485,172
35 Jeff Pinkner $2,323,545,223 7 $331,935,032
36 Roberto Orci $2,262,130,990 10 $226,213,099
37 Alex Kurtzman $2,262,130,990 10 $226,213,099
38 Michael Arndt $2,238,482,823 6 $373,080,471
39 Derek Connolly $2,221,759,031 6 $370,293,172
40 Lawrence Kasdan $2,203,672,740 12 $183,639,395
41 Simon Kinberg $2,158,120,795 12 $179,843,400
42 Joss Whedon $2,058,215,910 8 $257,276,989
43 Melissa Rosenberg $1,992,224,535 7 $284,603,505
44 Scott Rosenberg $1,978,166,046 11 $179,833,277
45 M. Night Shyamalan $1,893,526,502 15 $126,235,100
46 George Lucas $1,872,547,456 6 $312,091,243
47 James Gunn $1,763,212,521 12 $146,934,377
48 Luc Besson $1,761,012,808 29 $60,724,580
49 David Leslie Johnson $1,724,549,003 7 $246,364,143
50 David S. Goyer $1,723,977,628 14 $123,141,259
51 Brian Lynch $1,705,788,257 4 $426,447,064
52 Tony Gilroy $1,683,724,648 16 $105,232,791
53 Mark Bomback $1,668,162,653 11 $151,651,150
54 Chris Terrio $1,617,646,520 5 $323,529,304
55 Jonathan Nolan $1,609,467,272 4 $402,366,818
56 Todd Phillips $1,558,716,379 10 $155,871,638
57 Brad Bird $1,545,693,464 6 $257,615,577
58 Peter Craig $1,503,106,309 9 $167,011,812
59 Eric Roth $1,502,251,255 17 $88,367,721
60 Sylvester Stallone $1,496,611,217 18 $83,145,068
61 Alvin Sargent $1,475,362,603 8 $184,420,325
62 Lana Wachowski $1,446,490,594 8 $180,811,324
63 Erich Hoeber $1,425,694,977 11 $129,608,634
64 Jon Hoeber $1,425,694,977 11 $129,608,634
65 Chris Weitz $1,407,321,535 9 $156,369,059
66 Gary Dauberman $1,406,105,126 9 $156,233,903
67 Matthew Fogel $1,403,364,826 3 $467,788,275
68 John August $1,399,970,194 11 $127,270,018
69 Drew Pearce $1,399,784,481 3 $466,594,827
70 Yoni Brenner $1,389,514,642 3 $463,171,547
71 Noah Baumbach $1,388,151,534 14 $99,153,681
72 Andy Wachowski $1,384,250,106 7 $197,750,015
73 J.K. Rowling $1,375,295,549 3 $458,431,850
74 Kelly Marcel $1,366,856,685 6 $227,809,448
75 Dean Devlin $1,344,038,316 5 $268,807,663
76 Jez Butterworth $1,334,112,156 10 $133,411,216
77 Darren Lemke $1,320,312,070 9 $146,701,341
78 Phil Johnston $1,319,349,776 5 $263,869,955
79 Eric Darnell $1,312,999,728 3 $437,666,576
80 J. David Stem $1,304,150,319 9 $144,905,591
81 Fan Guo (郭帆) $1,295,363,374 2 $647,681,687
82 Gong Geer $1,295,363,374 2 $647,681,687
83 Jason Fuchs $1,291,927,018 6 $215,321,170
84 Rhett Reese $1,284,188,098 11 $116,744,373
85 Paul Wernick $1,284,188,098 11 $116,744,373
86 Michael Berg $1,266,265,906 3 $422,088,635
87 David N. Weiss $1,261,679,337 8 $157,709,917
88 Irene Mecchi $1,259,993,658 5 $251,998,732
89 Evan Spiliotopoulos $1,256,717,606 10 $125,671,761
90 Art Marcum $1,256,641,832 8 $157,080,229
91 Matt Holloway $1,256,641,832 8 $157,080,229
92 Jane Goldman $1,240,509,152 9 $137,834,350
93 Jared Bush $1,234,534,841 3 $411,511,614
94 Bob Peterson $1,224,664,949 4 $306,166,237
95 Zak Penn $1,222,702,988 8 $152,837,874
96 Andrew Adamson $1,221,139,104 5 $244,227,821
97 Ryan Coogler $1,220,041,887 5 $244,008,377
98 Michael Green $1,200,035,792 9 $133,337,310
99 Scott Frank $1,183,374,518 12 $98,614,543
100 Dean DeBlois $1,175,697,493 5 $235,139,499

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