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Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box OfficeBETA


See also: Top Domestic Story Creators - 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 Screenwriters - 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 Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Story Creators

This list shows the highest grossing Story Creators 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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Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,093,721,184 in 2021), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Black Panther ($636,434,754 in 2018), Spider-Man 3 ($558,329,927 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,070,151 in 2017), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($540,893,379 in 2022), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($506,142,403 in 2014)

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Jack Kirby
Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 14 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Black Panther ($636,434,754 in 2018), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp ($406,495,920 in 2018), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Thor ($268,295,994 in 2011), Iron Man ($266,567,421 in 2008), Captain America: The First Avenger ($193,915,271 in 2011)

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J.K. Rowling
Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 9 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($931,250,693 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($654,900,870 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($647,482,589 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,785,276 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($627,321,791 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($308,709,301 in 2022)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $12,534,969,077 24 $522,290,378
2 Jack Kirby $7,269,546,541 14 $519,253,324
3 J.K. Rowling $5,556,656,149 9 $617,406,239
4 Steve Ditko $5,319,765,157 9 $591,085,017
5 J.R.R. Tolkien $3,992,885,202 7 $570,412,172
6 Andrew Stanton $3,334,181,074 8 $416,772,634
7 Bruce Geller $2,816,383,316 7 $402,340,474
8 Rick Jaffa $2,715,768,186 3 $905,256,062
9 Amanda Silver $2,715,768,186 3 $905,256,062
10 John Lasseter $2,665,234,240 8 $333,154,280
11 Jennifer Lee $2,509,110,801 3 $836,370,267
12 James Cameron $2,133,450,627 3 $711,150,209
13 James Wan $2,119,540,441 10 $211,954,044
14 Pete Docter $2,068,928,853 7 $295,561,265
15 Stephenie Meyer $1,984,416,849 6 $330,736,142
16 Brenda Chapman $1,984,201,586 3 $661,400,529
17 Michael Crichton $1,964,811,919 10 $196,481,192
18 Linda Woolverton $1,867,152,054 2 $933,576,027
19 Chris Buck $1,847,916,471 2 $923,958,236
20 Josh Friedman $1,821,553,208 2 $910,776,604
21 George Lucas $1,811,993,171 10 $181,199,317
22 Gary Scott Thompson $1,789,401,001 3 $596,467,000
23 David S. Goyer $1,761,605,487 5 $352,321,097
24 Shane Salerno $1,670,300,859 2 $835,150,430
25 Larry Lieber $1,667,753,644 5 $333,550,729
26 Suzanne Collins $1,664,975,494 5 $332,995,099
27 Terry Rossio $1,653,228,468 9 $183,692,052
28 Robert Wade $1,511,841,933 3 $503,947,311
29 Neal Purvis $1,511,841,933 3 $503,947,311
30 Chris Van Allsburg $1,352,590,139 5 $270,518,028
31 Phil Johnston $1,318,348,747 4 $329,587,187
32 Jim Reardon $1,296,492,293 3 $432,164,098
33 Rich Moore $1,296,492,293 3 $432,164,098
34 Ted Elliott $1,286,100,710 7 $183,728,673
35 Lee Unkrich $1,239,928,997 2 $619,964,499
36 Lowell Cunningham $1,237,949,827 4 $309,487,457
37 Stephen King $1,219,916,265 57 $21,402,040
38 Michael Dougherty $1,217,983,783 4 $304,495,946
39 Bob Peterson $1,187,853,694 3 $395,951,231
40 John Logan $1,171,650,162 4 $292,912,541
41 Bryan Singer $1,118,027,835 5 $223,605,567
42 Irene Mecchi $1,102,468,736 1 $1,102,468,736
43 Jonathan Roberts $1,102,468,736 1 $1,102,468,736
44 Dan Brown $1,092,960,114 3 $364,320,038
45 Mark Millar $1,039,875,838 7 $148,553,691
46 Shane Morris $1,010,072,411 2 $505,036,206
47 Josie Trinidad $989,393,449 2 $494,696,725
48 Nicole Perlman $987,560,735 2 $493,780,368
49 Zak Penn $979,035,432 3 $326,345,144
50 Peter Craig $976,583,468 3 $325,527,823
51 Brian Lynch $976,207,655 2 $488,103,828
52 Robert Lopez $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
53 Marc E. Smith $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
54 Kristen Anderson-Lopez $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
55 E.L. James $943,138,014 4 $235,784,504
56 Ron Clements $928,920,781 4 $232,230,195
57 Geneva Robertson $917,972,953 2 $458,986,477
58 Geoff Johns $916,347,091 2 $458,173,546
59 Meg LeFauve $913,430,172 2 $456,715,086
60 Roland Emmerich $889,810,162 3 $296,603,387
61 Zack Snyder $885,415,159 4 $221,353,790
62 Fabian Nicieza $880,647,617 2 $440,323,809
63 Rob Liefeld $880,647,617 2 $440,323,809
64 Kevin Hageman $864,053,685 4 $216,013,421
65 Dan Hageman $864,053,685 4 $216,013,421
66 Charles Perrault $858,329,407 3 $286,109,802
67 Christopher Nolan $841,958,537 2 $420,979,269
68 Byron Howard $822,312,977 3 $274,104,326
69 Jon Spaihts $816,737,326 3 $272,245,775
70 Alex Kurtzman $814,779,179 3 $271,593,060
71 Tim Powers $804,642,000 1 $804,642,000
72 Cressida Cowell $798,379,263 3 $266,126,421
73 Will Beall $796,787,895 1 $796,787,895
74 Jared Bush $796,062,977 2 $398,031,489
75 Xu Zhonglin $782,295,520 2 $391,147,760
76 Gene Roddenberry $778,341,556 10 $77,834,156
77 Tom Wheeler $768,352,750 3 $256,117,583
78 Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont $767,363,247 2 $383,681,624
79 Pamela Ribon $766,670,983 2 $383,335,492
80 Justin Marks $749,709,660 1 $749,709,660
81 Yunyun Wei $739,022,963 1 $739,022,963
82 Qiao Yi $739,022,963 1 $739,022,963
83 Catherine Johnson $720,265,554 2 $360,132,777
84 Lori Forte $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
85 Michael Berg $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
86 William Steig $718,185,514 2 $359,092,757
87 Chris Morgan $713,274,752 3 $237,758,251
88 Philip K. Dick $710,095,518 10 $71,009,552
89 Carlos Saldanha $705,205,288 2 $352,602,644
90 Ryan Fleck $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
91 Anna Boden $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
92 David Callaham $701,280,992 3 $233,760,331
93 Matthew Fogel $699,222,245 3 $233,074,082
94 Dan O’Bannon $693,585,724 5 $138,717,145
95 Ronald Shusett $693,585,724 4 $173,396,431
96 Jason Carter Eaton $690,113,112 1 $690,113,112
97 James Dashner $682,607,062 3 $227,535,687
98 Peter Morgan $672,616,472 2 $336,308,236
99 David Leslie Johnson $666,018,504 3 $222,006,168
100 Anthony McCarten $662,785,558 2 $331,392,779

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

Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons