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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 ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,106,395,051 in 2021), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 in 2019), Black Panther ($634,097,516 in 2018), Spider-Man 3 ($558,329,917 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,271,773 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 15 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Black Panther ($634,097,516 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 ($266,273,701 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 ($929,323,867 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($646,061,467 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($644,703,600 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,335,726 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,201,733 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,564,723 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($594,776,557 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,380,905 in 2004), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($311,300,000 in 2022)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $12,473,165,589 25 $498,926,624
2 Jack Kirby $7,195,507,220 15 $479,700,481
3 J.K. Rowling $5,539,648,578 9 $615,516,509
4 Steve Ditko $5,332,000,990 9 $592,444,554
5 J.R.R. Tolkien $3,992,856,471 6 $665,476,079
6 Andrew Stanton $3,332,540,325 8 $416,567,541
7 Bruce Geller $3,200,435,475 8 $400,054,434
8 Rick Jaffa $2,723,131,530 3 $907,710,510
9 Amanda Silver $2,723,131,530 3 $907,710,510
10 John Lasseter $2,663,593,491 8 $332,949,186
11 Jennifer Lee $2,527,632,952 3 $842,544,317
12 James Cameron $2,136,169,897 3 $712,056,632
13 James Wan $2,132,874,808 11 $193,897,710
14 Pete Docter $2,068,717,000 7 $295,531,000
15 Terry Rossio $2,030,800,710 9 $225,644,523
16 Brenda Chapman $1,999,549,210 3 $666,516,403
17 Stephenie Meyer $1,982,146,993 6 $330,357,832
18 Michael Crichton $1,964,811,933 10 $196,481,193
19 Linda Woolverton $1,873,563,881 2 $936,781,941
20 Chris Buck $1,843,416,197 2 $921,708,099
21 Josh Friedman $1,824,289,103 2 $912,144,552
22 George Lucas $1,811,993,171 10 $181,199,317
23 David S. Goyer $1,770,061,231 5 $354,012,246
24 Gary Scott Thompson $1,737,654,172 3 $579,218,057
25 Suzanne Collins $1,685,636,405 5 $337,127,281
26 Shane Salerno $1,673,036,754 2 $836,518,377
27 Larry Lieber $1,667,459,924 5 $333,491,985
28 Neal Purvis $1,511,841,933 3 $503,947,311
29 Robert Wade $1,511,841,933 3 $503,947,311
30 Chris Van Allsburg $1,349,705,895 5 $269,941,179
31 Phil Johnston $1,341,371,172 4 $335,342,793
32 Rich Moore $1,319,514,718 3 $439,838,239
33 Jim Reardon $1,319,514,718 3 $439,838,239
34 Ted Elliott $1,286,100,710 7 $183,728,673
35 Peter Craig $1,250,084,492 4 $312,521,123
36 Stephen King $1,246,902,250 59 $21,133,936
37 Lee Unkrich $1,239,811,792 2 $619,905,896
38 Lowell Cunningham $1,237,949,827 4 $309,487,457
39 Michael Dougherty $1,220,056,025 4 $305,014,006
40 Chris Sanders $1,207,896,635 4 $301,974,159
41 Bob Peterson $1,187,853,694 3 $395,951,231
42 John Logan $1,171,650,162 4 $292,912,541
43 Bryan Singer $1,118,027,835 5 $223,605,567
44 Irene Mecchi $1,117,816,360 1 $1,117,816,360
45 Jonathan Roberts $1,117,816,360 1 $1,117,816,360
46 Xu Zhonglin $1,096,038,997 4 $274,009,749
47 Dan Brown $1,092,960,114 3 $364,320,038
48 Cressida Cowell $1,092,679,742 3 $364,226,581
49 Mark Millar $1,039,875,838 7 $148,553,691
50 Josie Trinidad $1,012,415,874 2 $506,207,937
51 Shane Morris $1,005,532,442 2 $502,766,221
52 Nicole Perlman $987,560,735 2 $493,780,368
53 Zak Penn $979,035,432 3 $326,345,144
54 Marc E. Smith $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
55 Kristen Anderson-Lopez $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
56 Robert Lopez $974,279,738 1 $974,279,738
57 Brian Lynch $972,883,772 2 $486,441,886
58 E.L. James $943,138,014 4 $235,784,504
59 Ron Clements $927,628,099 4 $231,907,025
60 Geoff Johns $919,587,895 2 $459,793,948
61 Geneva Robertson $917,972,953 2 $458,986,477
62 Meg LeFauve $913,430,172 2 $456,715,086
63 Roland Emmerich $889,810,162 3 $296,603,387
64 Zack Snyder $885,415,159 4 $221,353,790
65 Rob Liefeld $880,647,617 2 $440,323,809
66 Fabian Nicieza $880,647,617 2 $440,323,809
67 Charles Perrault $877,003,716 4 $219,250,929
68 Ronald Shusett $872,935,429 6 $145,489,238
69 Dan O’Bannon $872,935,429 7 $124,705,061
70 Dan Hageman $862,165,609 4 $215,541,402
71 Kevin Hageman $862,165,609 4 $215,541,402
72 Christopher Nolan $850,414,281 2 $425,207,141
73 Byron Howard $845,188,295 3 $281,729,432
74 Ian Fleming $836,614,626 11 $76,055,875
75 Jared Bush $818,938,295 2 $409,469,148
76 Jon Spaihts $816,737,326 3 $272,245,775
77 Alex Kurtzman $814,779,179 3 $271,593,060
78 Tim Powers $804,642,000 1 $804,642,000
79 Will Beall $796,787,895 2 $398,393,948
80 Gene Roddenberry $778,341,556 10 $77,834,156
81 Tom Wheeler $767,421,221 3 $255,807,074
82 Gosho Aoyama $764,831,276 10 $76,483,128
83 Pamela Ribon $764,097,060 2 $382,048,530
84 Kelly Marcel $762,440,439 3 $254,146,813
85 Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont $758,427,450 2 $379,213,725
86 Paul King $752,613,055 3 $250,871,018
87 Yunyun Wei $739,022,963 1 $739,022,963
88 Qiao Yi $739,022,963 1 $739,022,963
89 Helen Fielding $737,960,977 4 $184,490,244
90 Justin Marks $735,268,289 1 $735,268,289
91 Michael Berg $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
92 Lori Forte $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
93 William Steig $718,185,514 2 $359,092,757
94 Chris Morgan $713,274,752 3 $237,758,251
95 Catherine Johnson $711,087,814 2 $355,543,907
96 Philip K. Dick $710,444,062 10 $71,044,406
97 Carlos Saldanha $705,205,288 2 $352,602,644
98 Ryan Fleck $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
99 Anna Boden $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
100 David Callaham $701,280,992 3 $233,760,331

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