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Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400)BETA
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.
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Mario Puzo | $299,715,553 | 7 | $42,816,508 |
| 302 | Thomas Harris | $298,509,498 | 3 | $99,503,166 |
| 303 | Tommy Swerdlow | $298,238,602 | 1 | $298,238,602 |
| 304 | Philip Pullman | $297,154,830 | 1 | $297,154,830 |
| 305 | Herge | $296,402,120 | 1 | $296,402,120 |
| 306 | Dick King Smith | $296,270,028 | 3 | $98,756,676 |
| 307 | Jon Povill | $294,982,964 | 2 | $147,491,482 |
| 308 | L. Frank Baum | $293,526,415 | 4 | $73,381,604 |
| 309 | Kurt Wimmer | $292,401,569 | 3 | $97,467,190 |
| 310 | John August | $292,186,011 | 2 | $146,093,006 |
| 311 | David Scarpa | $290,275,985 | 2 | $145,137,993 |
| 312 | Michael Robert Johnson | $289,409,533 | 1 | $289,409,533 |
| 313 | Edward Zwick | $289,329,747 | 1 | $289,329,747 |
| 314 | Marshall Herskovitz | $289,329,747 | 1 | $289,329,747 |
| 315 | Benji Samit | $289,300,000 | 1 | $289,300,000 |
| 316 | Dan Hernandez | $289,300,000 | 1 | $289,300,000 |
| 317 | Jim Thomas | $286,773,505 | 3 | $95,591,168 |
| 318 | Michael Colton | $283,780,847 | 2 | $141,890,424 |
| 319 | John Aboud | $283,780,847 | 2 | $141,890,424 |
| 320 | Brent Simons | $283,591,620 | 1 | $283,591,620 |
| 321 | Alan Schoolcraft | $283,591,620 | 1 | $283,591,620 |
| 322 | Gregory Maguire | $282,095,112 | 1 | $282,095,112 |
| 323 | Winnie Holzman | $282,095,112 | 1 | $282,095,112 |
| 324 | Leigh Whannell | $281,039,565 | 5 | $56,207,913 |
| 325 | James A. Woods | $281,025,138 | 1 | $281,025,138 |
| 326 | Ash Brannon | $280,234,039 | 2 | $140,117,020 |
| 327 | Takehiko Inoue | $278,138,345 | 1 | $278,138,345 |
| 328 | J. David Stem | $277,529,739 | 1 | $277,529,739 |
| 329 | David N. Weiss | $277,529,739 | 2 | $138,764,870 |
| 330 | Steve Moore | $277,526,899 | 2 | $138,763,450 |
| 331 | Hayao Miyazaki | $277,100,386 | 3 | $92,366,795 |
| 332 | Menno Meyjes | $277,000,000 | 2 | $138,500,000 |
| 333 | Max Borenstein | $276,800,000 | 1 | $276,800,000 |
| 334 | Steven Zaillian | $276,716,108 | 1 | $276,716,108 |
| 335 | Jordan Belfort | $272,866,953 | 1 | $272,866,953 |
| 336 | Jeff Pidgeon | $270,334,111 | 1 | $270,334,111 |
| 337 | Ralph Eggleston | $270,334,111 | 1 | $270,334,111 |
| 338 | Mark Protosevich | $268,295,994 | 1 | $268,295,994 |
| 339 | John Grisham | $268,227,803 | 6 | $44,704,634 |
| 340 | Don Rhymer | $267,498,301 | 2 | $133,749,151 |
| 341 | Michael Green | $267,193,536 | 2 | $133,596,768 |
| 342 | Hiroshi Sakurazaka | $266,822,724 | 1 | $266,822,724 |
| 343 | Rick Riordan | $266,582,571 | 2 | $133,291,286 |
| 344 | Dennis Lehane | $264,594,489 | 4 | $66,148,622 |
| 345 | Sam Hamm | $264,150,656 | 2 | $132,075,328 |
| 346 | David Franzoni | $263,999,794 | 2 | $131,999,897 |
| 347 | Peter Chiarelli | $263,249,467 | 1 | $263,249,467 |
| 348 | Richard Wenk | $261,936,182 | 2 | $130,968,091 |
| 349 | Lloyd Fonvielle | $261,000,000 | 1 | $261,000,000 |
| 350 | Ben Roberts | $260,779,490 | 2 | $130,389,745 |
| 351 | Rafe Judkins | $258,492,438 | 1 | $258,492,438 |
| 352 | Tianxia Bachang | $258,181,439 | 1 | $258,181,439 |
| 353 | Eyal Podell | $257,200,514 | 2 | $128,600,257 |
| 354 | Michell Kapner | $255,588,055 | 1 | $255,588,055 |
| 355 | Qu Bo | $255,519,969 | 1 | $255,519,969 |
| 356 | Rene Goscinny | $254,939,916 | 3 | $84,979,972 |
| 357 | Albert Uderzo | $254,939,916 | 3 | $84,979,972 |
| 358 | Mark Dindal | $254,657,158 | 2 | $127,328,579 |
| 359 | Jenny Bicks | $254,455,826 | 1 | $254,455,826 |
| 360 | Jim Davis | $252,285,483 | 2 | $126,142,742 |
| 361 | Michael Bacall | $252,275,624 | 3 | $84,091,875 |
| 362 | Darren Lemke | $250,551,592 | 2 | $125,275,796 |
| 363 | Michael France | $249,999,992 | 1 | $249,999,992 |
| 364 | Jane Austen | $249,923,670 | 15 | $16,661,578 |
| 365 | Sylvester Stallone | $249,138,834 | 2 | $124,569,417 |
| 366 | David Marconi | $247,758,744 | 1 | $247,758,744 |
| 367 | Mark Bomback | $247,758,744 | 1 | $247,758,744 |
| 368 | Cathy Yuspa | $247,118,989 | 3 | $82,372,996 |
| 369 | Josh Goldsmith | $247,118,989 | 3 | $82,372,996 |
| 370 | James V. Hart | $246,714,944 | 2 | $123,357,472 |
| 371 | Jordan Mechner | $245,600,000 | 1 | $245,600,000 |
| 372 | Jeffrey M. Howard | $245,018,901 | 2 | $122,509,451 |
| 373 | John Cohen | $244,778,975 | 1 | $244,778,975 |
| 374 | Mikael Hed | $244,778,975 | 1 | $244,778,975 |
| 375 | Mikko Polla | $244,778,975 | 1 | $244,778,975 |
| 376 | Nicholas Sparks | $244,065,235 | 11 | $22,187,749 |
| 377 | Lynn Varley | $243,546,996 | 1 | $243,546,996 |
| 378 | Rob Lieber | $242,883,214 | 1 | $242,883,214 |
| 379 | Will Gluck | $242,883,214 | 1 | $242,883,214 |
| 380 | Vikas Swarup | $242,494,724 | 1 | $242,494,724 |
| 381 | David Guion | $240,010,000 | 1 | $240,010,000 |
| 382 | Michael Handelman | $240,010,000 | 1 | $240,010,000 |
| 383 | Mark Friedman | $240,010,000 | 2 | $120,005,000 |
| 384 | Michael Blake | $239,999,963 | 1 | $239,999,963 |
| 385 | Barry Morrow | $239,974,565 | 1 | $239,974,565 |
| 386 | Ken Kaufman | $239,363,549 | 2 | $119,681,775 |
| 387 | Lee Child | $238,549,413 | 2 | $119,274,707 |
| 388 | Helen Aberson | $238,506,454 | 2 | $119,253,227 |
| 389 | Gregory Poirier | $237,364,303 | 1 | $237,364,303 |
| 390 | Ryan Firpo | $236,861,495 | 1 | $236,861,495 |
| 391 | Kaz Firpo | $236,861,495 | 1 | $236,861,495 |
| 392 | Charles Dickens | $236,196,576 | 16 | $14,762,286 |
| 393 | John Green | $235,744,664 | 3 | $78,581,555 |
| 394 | Peter Lord | $235,691,454 | 2 | $117,845,727 |
| 395 | Mickey Rapkin | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 396 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $233,447,735 | 3 | $77,815,912 |
| 397 | Diana Wynne Jones | $233,320,514 | 2 | $116,660,257 |
| 398 | Isaac Asimov | $233,028,562 | 2 | $116,514,281 |
| 399 | Roger Allers | $232,323,678 | 1 | $232,323,678 |
| 400 | Mark Verheiden | $231,700,000 | 1 | $231,700,000 |
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.