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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the worldwide 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 | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Alexia Landeau | $7,418,672 | 1 | $7,418,672 |
| 2,902 | Jean Cosmos | $7,392,496 | 1 | $7,392,496 |
| 2,903 | François-Olivier Rousseau | $7,392,496 | 1 | $7,392,496 |
| 2,904 | Jean-Claude Carriere | $7,366,251 | 6 | $1,227,709 |
| 2,905 | Zhao Shao | $7,360,728 | 1 | $7,360,728 |
| 2,906 | Paco Leon | $7,350,687 | 1 | $7,350,687 |
| 2,907 | Fernando Perez | $7,350,687 | 1 | $7,350,687 |
| 2,908 | Seth W. Owen | $7,332,269 | 2 | $3,666,135 |
| 2,909 | Betsy Nowrasteh | $7,313,697 | 1 | $7,313,697 |
| 2,910 | Simon Vaughan | $7,299,662 | 1 | $7,299,662 |
| 2,911 | Luiso Berdejo | $7,250,600 | 1 | $7,250,600 |
| 2,912 | Paco Plaza | $7,250,600 | 1 | $7,250,600 |
| 2,913 | Sam Sorbo | $7,233,471 | 1 | $7,233,471 |
| 2,914 | Park Shin-kyu | $7,232,777 | 1 | $7,232,777 |
| 2,915 | Park In-je | $7,232,777 | 1 | $7,232,777 |
| 2,916 | Jonathan Glazer | $7,229,933 | 1 | $7,229,933 |
| 2,917 | Walter Campbell | $7,229,933 | 1 | $7,229,933 |
| 2,918 | Pamela Katz | $7,219,785 | 1 | $7,219,785 |
| 2,919 | Margarethe Von Trotta | $7,219,785 | 1 | $7,219,785 |
| 2,920 | Terry Jones | $7,206,935 | 2 | $3,603,468 |
| 2,921 | Tatsuya Oishi | $7,164,577 | 1 | $7,164,577 |
| 2,922 | Anne Fontaine | $7,164,533 | 3 | $2,388,178 |
| 2,923 | Byun Sung-Hyun | $7,111,524 | 1 | $7,111,524 |
| 2,924 | Kim Min-Soo | $7,111,524 | 1 | $7,111,524 |
| 2,925 | Roselyn Bosch | $7,099,531 | 1 | $7,099,531 |
| 2,926 | Rebecca Miller | $7,091,326 | 2 | $3,545,663 |
| 2,927 | Jay Baruchel | $7,088,971 | 2 | $3,544,486 |
| 2,928 | Lee Woo-Tak | $7,063,404 | 1 | $7,063,404 |
| 2,929 | Casper Christensen | $7,027,221 | 2 | $3,513,611 |
| 2,930 | Frank Hvam | $7,027,221 | 2 | $3,513,611 |
| 2,931 | David Lynch | $7,012,524 | 1 | $7,012,524 |
| 2,932 | Jean Regnaud | $7,009,570 | 1 | $7,009,570 |
| 2,933 | Benjamin Renner | $7,009,570 | 1 | $7,009,570 |
| 2,934 | Hal Barwood | $7,000,000 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 2,935 | Jonathan Perera | $6,954,005 | 1 | $6,954,005 |
| 2,936 | Amin Hajee | $6,952,492 | 2 | $3,476,246 |
| 2,937 | Stephen Volk | $6,924,321 | 1 | $6,924,321 |
| 2,938 | Nick Murphy | $6,924,321 | 1 | $6,924,321 |
| 2,939 | David Cronenberg | $6,860,624 | 3 | $2,286,875 |
| 2,940 | Choi Jung-Mi | $6,851,448 | 1 | $6,851,448 |
| 2,941 | Michel Gondry | $6,836,105 | 4 | $1,709,026 |
| 2,942 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | $6,832,542 | 1 | $6,832,542 |
| 2,943 | Chu Tien wen | $6,832,542 | 1 | $6,832,542 |
| 2,944 | Hsieh Hai meng | $6,832,542 | 1 | $6,832,542 |
| 2,945 | Martin Petit | $6,824,619 | 1 | $6,824,619 |
| 2,946 | Rachel Perkins | $6,812,530 | 1 | $6,812,530 |
| 2,947 | Jimmy Chi | $6,812,530 | 1 | $6,812,530 |
| 2,948 | Igor Legarreta | $6,775,458 | 1 | $6,775,458 |
| 2,949 | Javier Sanchez Donate | $6,775,458 | 1 | $6,775,458 |
| 2,950 | Gabe Ibanez | $6,775,458 | 1 | $6,775,458 |
| 2,951 | Michel Spinosa | $6,761,636 | 1 | $6,761,636 |
| 2,952 | Tim McKeon | $6,756,182 | 1 | $6,756,182 |
| 2,953 | Kevin Seccia | $6,756,182 | 1 | $6,756,182 |
| 2,954 | Olivia Neergaard Holm | $6,725,950 | 1 | $6,725,950 |
| 2,955 | Eike Schulz | $6,725,950 | 1 | $6,725,950 |
| 2,956 | Sebastian Schipper | $6,725,950 | 1 | $6,725,950 |
| 2,957 | Mike Birbiglia | $6,684,049 | 2 | $3,342,025 |
| 2,958 | Ryan Fleck | $6,632,950 | 1 | $6,632,950 |
| 2,959 | Anna Boden | $6,632,950 | 1 | $6,632,950 |
| 2,960 | Adam Braff | $6,591,365 | 1 | $6,591,365 |
| 2,961 | Zach Braff | $6,591,365 | 1 | $6,591,365 |
| 2,962 | Barry Wernick | $6,590,172 | 2 | $3,295,086 |
| 2,963 | Michael Dudok di Wit | $6,589,872 | 1 | $6,589,872 |
| 2,964 | Alex Von Tunzelmann | $6,564,523 | 1 | $6,564,523 |
| 2,965 | Jean Cottin | $6,500,729 | 1 | $6,500,729 |
| 2,966 | Christophe Offenstein | $6,500,729 | 1 | $6,500,729 |
| 2,967 | Catalina Aguilar Mastretta | $6,491,385 | 2 | $3,245,693 |
| 2,968 | Takashi Hasegawa | $6,479,980 | 1 | $6,479,980 |
| 2,969 | Rajesh Mapuskar | $6,477,036 | 1 | $6,477,036 |
| 2,970 | Tetsuya Nakashima | $6,457,479 | 1 | $6,457,479 |
| 2,971 | Nobuhiro Monma | $6,457,479 | 1 | $6,457,479 |
| 2,972 | Miako Tadano | $6,457,479 | 1 | $6,457,479 |
| 2,973 | Delphine de Vigan | $6,453,531 | 1 | $6,453,531 |
| 2,974 | Gilles Legrand | $6,453,531 | 1 | $6,453,531 |
| 2,975 | Amy Chin | $6,440,456 | 1 | $6,440,456 |
| 2,976 | Alexander Foard | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 2,977 | Ron Hall | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 2,978 | Michael Carney | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 2,979 | Edui Tijerina | $6,401,431 | 1 | $6,401,431 |
| 2,980 | Nicolas Lopez | $6,381,863 | 2 | $3,190,932 |
| 2,981 | Richard Tanne | $6,379,289 | 1 | $6,379,289 |
| 2,982 | Vikram Bhatt | $6,371,682 | 2 | $3,185,841 |
| 2,983 | Fin Edquist | $6,361,299 | 2 | $3,180,650 |
| 2,984 | Aditya Chopra | $6,346,962 | 2 | $3,173,481 |
| 2,985 | Luc Bossi | $6,343,235 | 1 | $6,343,235 |
| 2,986 | John Guare | $6,284,090 | 1 | $6,284,090 |
| 2,987 | Ron Cutler | $6,281,089 | 1 | $6,281,089 |
| 2,988 | Sheryl Longin | $6,276,869 | 1 | $6,276,869 |
| 2,989 | Harun Farocki | $6,223,031 | 1 | $6,223,031 |
| 2,990 | Elgin James | $6,205,015 | 2 | $3,102,508 |
| 2,991 | Ron Koslow | $6,200,000 | 1 | $6,200,000 |
| 2,992 | Rachel Bennette | $6,165,119 | 1 | $6,165,119 |
| 2,993 | Ian Goldberg | $6,152,973 | 2 | $3,076,487 |
| 2,994 | Richard Naing | $6,152,973 | 2 | $3,076,487 |
| 2,995 | Jung-ho Lee | $6,148,888 | 1 | $6,148,888 |
| 2,996 | Lucinda Whiteley | $6,136,575 | 1 | $6,136,575 |
| 2,997 | Sarah Kernochan | $6,132,564 | 1 | $6,132,564 |
| 2,998 | Noah Haidle | $6,118,797 | 1 | $6,118,797 |
| 2,999 | Robert Altman | $6,110,979 | 2 | $3,055,490 |
| 3,000 | Frank Barhydt | $6,110,979 | 1 | $6,110,979 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
