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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,201 | Hal Barwood | $14,918,117 | 3 | $4,972,706 |
| 4,202 | Christian Petzold | $14,880,886 | 4 | $3,720,222 |
| 4,203 | Cliff Ruby | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,204 | Elana Lesser | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,205 | Billy Eichner | $14,831,797 | 2 | $7,415,899 |
| 4,206 | Blake T. Evans | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,207 | Phil Sears | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,208 | Sam Schreiber | $14,811,980 | 1 | $14,811,980 |
| 4,209 | David Henry Hwang | $14,805,812 | 2 | $7,402,906 |
| 4,210 | Curtis Burch | $14,796,494 | 1 | $14,796,494 |
| 4,211 | David W. Rintels | $14,789,113 | 1 | $14,789,113 |
| 4,212 | Christopher Reed | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,213 | Cynthia Carle | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,214 | Dale Dye | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,215 | John K. Swensson | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,216 | Todd Robinson | $14,749,921 | 4 | $3,687,480 |
| 4,217 | Marcel Pagnol | $14,737,182 | 2 | $7,368,591 |
| 4,218 | N. Richard Nash | $14,704,912 | 2 | $7,352,456 |
| 4,219 | Willy Russell | $14,688,000 | 1 | $14,688,000 |
| 4,220 | Rocco Simonelli | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,221 | Roy Frumkes | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,222 | Marcia Romano | $14,671,559 | 5 | $2,934,312 |
| 4,223 | Laura Terruso | $14,662,703 | 3 | $4,887,568 |
| 4,224 | Bill Dana | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,225 | Leonard B. Stern | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,226 | Arne Sultan | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,227 | Simon Blackwell | $14,630,654 | 1 | $14,630,654 |
| 4,228 | Derek Yee | $14,630,563 | 1 | $14,630,563 |
| 4,229 | Ganggeul K. | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,230 | Park Jung-ye | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,231 | Milo Addica | $14,603,001 | 1 | $14,603,001 |
| 4,232 | George Goldsmith | $14,600,000 | 1 | $14,600,000 |
| 4,233 | Steve Adams | $14,591,763 | 3 | $4,863,921 |
| 4,234 | Leonard Schrader | $14,582,182 | 1 | $14,582,182 |
| 4,235 | Chuck Wilson | $14,553,807 | 1 | $14,553,807 |
| 4,236 | Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | $14,543,275 | 1 | $14,543,275 |
| 4,237 | Glenn A. Bruce | $14,533,681 | 1 | $14,533,681 |
| 4,238 | Victoria Arch | $14,519,528 | 2 | $7,259,764 |
| 4,239 | Fred S. Fox | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,240 | Seaman Jacobs | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,241 | Josh Greenfeld | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,242 | Melissa Miller | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,243 | Hal Goldman | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,244 | Steve Haberman | $14,492,664 | 2 | $7,246,332 |
| 4,245 | Bob Fosse | $14,472,990 | 2 | $7,236,495 |
| 4,246 | Tim Lovestedt | $14,464,838 | 1 | $14,464,838 |
| 4,247 | Scott Shepherd | $14,448,589 | 1 | $14,448,589 |
| 4,248 | Quinton Peeples | $14,403,891 | 1 | $14,403,891 |
| 4,249 | Liam O'Brien | $14,400,000 | 1 | $14,400,000 |
| 4,250 | John Mortimer | $14,395,874 | 1 | $14,395,874 |
| 4,251 | Scott Hicks | $14,378,353 | 1 | $14,378,353 |
| 4,252 | Elaine May | $14,375,181 | 2 | $7,187,591 |
| 4,253 | T.J. Fixman | $14,365,639 | 1 | $14,365,639 |
| 4,254 | Robert Gittler | $14,363,400 | 1 | $14,363,400 |
| 4,255 | Christian Duguay | $14,362,043 | 1 | $14,362,043 |
| 4,256 | Robert Collector | $14,358,033 | 1 | $14,358,033 |
| 4,257 | Jennifer Westfeldt | $14,357,752 | 2 | $7,178,876 |
| 4,258 | Max D. Adams | $14,351,432 | 1 | $14,351,432 |
| 4,259 | Bo Burnham | $14,348,020 | 2 | $7,174,010 |
| 4,260 | Ali Zafar | $14,332,055 | 2 | $7,166,028 |
| 4,261 | Richard Bean | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 4,262 | Clive Coleman | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 4,263 | Charles Purpura | $14,323,917 | 2 | $7,161,959 |
| 4,264 | Michael Arlen Ross | $14,321,070 | 1 | $14,321,070 |
| 4,265 | Issa Lopez | $14,303,077 | 4 | $3,575,769 |
| 4,266 | Tom Green | $14,301,755 | 2 | $7,150,878 |
| 4,267 | Arthur Sheekman | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 4,268 | Allan G. Scott | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 4,269 | Jorge Semprún | $14,296,444 | 2 | $7,148,222 |
| 4,270 | Sally Potter | $14,293,366 | 6 | $2,382,228 |
| 4,271 | Susan Shiliday | $14,291,999 | 1 | $14,291,999 |
| 4,272 | Paula Milne | $14,291,999 | 2 | $7,146,000 |
| 4,273 | Guy Thomas | $14,281,034 | 2 | $7,140,517 |
| 4,274 | David Chisholm | $14,278,900 | 2 | $7,139,450 |
| 4,275 | David Lee Miller | $14,276,095 | 2 | $7,138,048 |
| 4,276 | Carlos Davis | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 4,277 | Anthony Fingleton | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 4,278 | Derek Harvie | $14,249,005 | 1 | $14,249,005 |
| 4,279 | Ang Lee | $14,227,403 | 2 | $7,113,702 |
| 4,280 | Warren B. Murphy | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,281 | Rod Whitaker | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,282 | Hal Dresner | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 4,283 | Joseph Tropiano | $14,186,316 | 1 | $14,186,316 |
| 4,284 | Martin Quatermass | $14,182,393 | 1 | $14,182,393 |
| 4,285 | David Chocron | $14,178,885 | 2 | $7,089,443 |
| 4,286 | Jeff Franklin | $14,171,431 | 2 | $7,085,716 |
| 4,287 | Antoon Krings | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 4,288 | Arnaud Delalande | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 4,289 | Christel Gonnard | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 4,290 | Coke Sams | $14,143,280 | 1 | $14,143,280 |
| 4,291 | Alberto Bremer | $14,141,504 | 1 | $14,141,504 |
| 4,292 | Roddy Doyle | $14,140,960 | 2 | $7,070,480 |
| 4,293 | William Gray | $14,134,246 | 2 | $7,067,123 |
| 4,294 | Neena Beber | $14,125,516 | 1 | $14,125,516 |
| 4,295 | Tom Perrotta | $14,121,177 | 1 | $14,121,177 |
| 4,296 | Prabhu Deva | $14,113,208 | 2 | $7,056,604 |
| 4,297 | Ben Zelig | $14,100,000 | 1 | $14,100,000 |
| 4,298 | Suzanne O'Malley | $14,049,540 | 1 | $14,049,540 |
| 4,299 | Brett Haley | $14,046,644 | 4 | $3,511,661 |
| 4,300 | Marc Basch | $14,046,644 | 4 | $3,511,661 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.