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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,301 | Alex Parkinson | $23,186,647 | 2 | $11,593,324 |
| 4,302 | David Brooks | $23,186,647 | 1 | $23,186,647 |
| 4,303 | Ken Levine | $23,176,349 | 2 | $11,588,175 |
| 4,304 | David Isaacs | $23,176,349 | 2 | $11,588,175 |
| 4,305 | Richard Maxwell | $23,129,852 | 2 | $11,564,926 |
| 4,306 | Joseph M. Cala | $23,111,351 | 2 | $11,555,676 |
| 4,307 | Mario Correa | $23,106,971 | 1 | $23,106,971 |
| 4,308 | Sidney Lumet | $23,105,225 | 3 | $7,701,742 |
| 4,309 | Dennis Marks | $23,104,454 | 2 | $11,552,227 |
| 4,310 | Lars Gudmestad | $23,104,059 | 6 | $3,850,677 |
| 4,311 | Jonathan Frank | $23,102,095 | 3 | $7,700,698 |
| 4,312 | Morgan Spurlock | $23,070,601 | 5 | $4,614,120 |
| 4,313 | Stephen Volk | $23,064,761 | 2 | $11,532,381 |
| 4,314 | Cord Jefferson | $23,026,243 | 1 | $23,026,243 |
| 4,315 | Sarah Polley | $23,007,067 | 3 | $7,669,022 |
| 4,316 | Thomas McGuane | $23,000,000 | 2 | $11,500,000 |
| 4,317 | David Wagner | $22,976,989 | 2 | $11,488,495 |
| 4,318 | John Truby | $22,946,607 | 1 | $22,946,607 |
| 4,319 | Keith Scholey | $22,946,607 | 1 | $22,946,607 |
| 4,320 | Abdellatif Kechiche | $22,887,231 | 1 | $22,887,231 |
| 4,321 | Ghalya Lacroix | $22,887,231 | 1 | $22,887,231 |
| 4,322 | Akosua Busia | $22,852,487 | 1 | $22,852,487 |
| 4,323 | Sebastian Lelio | $22,819,076 | 5 | $4,563,815 |
| 4,324 | Frances Goodrich | $22,776,592 | 4 | $5,694,148 |
| 4,325 | Jeff Rothberg | $22,774,823 | 3 | $7,591,608 |
| 4,326 | Marc Reid Rubel | $22,762,611 | 1 | $22,762,611 |
| 4,327 | Richard Christian Danus | $22,762,611 | 1 | $22,762,611 |
| 4,328 | Gregory Bernstein | $22,733,166 | 2 | $11,366,583 |
| 4,329 | Sara Bernstein | $22,733,166 | 2 | $11,366,583 |
| 4,330 | Dan Guntzelman | $22,642,033 | 1 | $22,642,033 |
| 4,331 | Steve Marshall | $22,642,033 | 1 | $22,642,033 |
| 4,332 | Dennis Potter | $22,624,747 | 3 | $7,541,582 |
| 4,333 | George Goldsmith | $22,600,000 | 2 | $11,300,000 |
| 4,334 | Alessandro Camon | $22,597,969 | 2 | $11,298,985 |
| 4,335 | John Hodges | $22,594,052 | 1 | $22,594,052 |
| 4,336 | Joe Ahearne | $22,594,052 | 1 | $22,594,052 |
| 4,337 | Joe Roberts | $22,587,000 | 1 | $22,587,000 |
| 4,338 | Walt Disney | $22,565,634 | 1 | $22,565,634 |
| 4,339 | David E. Kelley | $22,547,610 | 3 | $7,515,870 |
| 4,340 | Stefani Warren | $22,545,360 | 1 | $22,545,360 |
| 4,341 | John Dwyer | $22,518,097 | 1 | $22,518,097 |
| 4,342 | Brin Hill | $22,468,880 | 2 | $11,234,440 |
| 4,343 | Tobias Lindholm | $22,439,374 | 6 | $3,739,896 |
| 4,344 | Ronni Kern | $22,400,000 | 2 | $11,200,000 |
| 4,345 | Mindy Kaling | $22,373,378 | 3 | $7,457,793 |
| 4,346 | Tarek Boudali | $22,367,263 | 1 | $22,367,263 |
| 4,347 | Nadia Lakhdar | $22,367,263 | 1 | $22,367,263 |
| 4,348 | Khaled Amara | $22,367,263 | 1 | $22,367,263 |
| 4,349 | Pierre Dudan | $22,367,263 | 1 | $22,367,263 |
| 4,350 | Steve Levitt | $22,365,133 | 1 | $22,365,133 |
| 4,351 | Julian Schnabel | $22,360,465 | 3 | $7,453,488 |
| 4,352 | E Jack Kaplan | $22,331,846 | 1 | $22,331,846 |
| 4,353 | Richard Chapman | $22,331,846 | 2 | $11,165,923 |
| 4,354 | Janus Cercone | $22,293,343 | 1 | $22,293,343 |
| 4,355 | Ron Kurz | $22,269,991 | 2 | $11,134,996 |
| 4,356 | Ben Vaughn | $22,257,624 | 1 | $22,257,624 |
| 4,357 | Clay Tarver | $22,204,890 | 3 | $7,401,630 |
| 4,358 | Carlos Valdemar | $22,200,000 | 2 | $11,100,000 |
| 4,359 | Jonathan Hock | $22,199,356 | 2 | $11,099,678 |
| 4,360 | Richard Ramsey | $22,179,666 | 2 | $11,089,833 |
| 4,361 | Harper Steele | $22,166,426 | 3 | $7,388,809 |
| 4,362 | Michelle Gallagher | $22,165,608 | 1 | $22,165,608 |
| 4,363 | Ellen Brown | $22,152,137 | 1 | $22,152,137 |
| 4,364 | Julian Loyola | $22,125,102 | 1 | $22,125,102 |
| 4,365 | Esteban Student | $22,125,102 | 1 | $22,125,102 |
| 4,366 | Caroline Alexander | $22,119,727 | 2 | $11,059,864 |
| 4,367 | Rich Alvarez | $22,113,075 | 1 | $22,113,075 |
| 4,368 | Bennett Davlin | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 4,369 | Bey Logan | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 4,370 | Paul Wheeler | $22,108,977 | 2 | $11,054,489 |
| 4,371 | Alfred Cheung | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 4,372 | Charles Fuller | $22,100,000 | 1 | $22,100,000 |
| 4,373 | Richard Smith | $22,099,847 | 1 | $22,099,847 |
| 4,374 | Rob Hayes | $22,083,388 | 3 | $7,361,129 |
| 4,375 | Patricio Saiz | $22,073,311 | 1 | $22,073,311 |
| 4,376 | Gary Alazraki | $22,073,311 | 1 | $22,073,311 |
| 4,377 | Adrian Zurita | $22,073,311 | 1 | $22,073,311 |
| 4,378 | RZA | $22,018,988 | 1 | $22,018,988 |
| 4,379 | Petter Skavlan | $22,011,187 | 3 | $7,337,062 |
| 4,380 | Harry Behn | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 4,381 | Joseph W. Farnham | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 4,382 | Max Eggers | $21,993,159 | 2 | $10,996,580 |
| 4,383 | Rosalind Ross | $21,989,422 | 5 | $4,397,884 |
| 4,384 | Sandra Tsing Loh | $21,970,831 | 1 | $21,970,831 |
| 4,385 | Amy Snow | $21,970,000 | 2 | $10,985,000 |
| 4,386 | Nick Santora | $21,935,930 | 7 | $3,133,704 |
| 4,387 | Tamara Jenkins | $21,911,954 | 4 | $5,477,989 |
| 4,388 | Massimo Troisi | $21,843,074 | 1 | $21,843,074 |
| 4,389 | Galen Thompson | $21,834,681 | 2 | $10,917,341 |
| 4,390 | James C. Strouse | $21,805,975 | 5 | $4,361,195 |
| 4,391 | Frank Cavett | $21,800,000 | 2 | $10,900,000 |
| 4,392 | Christian Swegal | $21,789,531 | 3 | $7,263,177 |
| 4,393 | Kevin Coughlin | $21,777,130 | 2 | $10,888,565 |
| 4,394 | Ryan Grassby | $21,777,130 | 2 | $10,888,565 |
| 4,395 | Scott Mann | $21,771,567 | 1 | $21,771,567 |
| 4,396 | Melissa Carter | $21,758,371 | 1 | $21,758,371 |
| 4,397 | Bart Freundlich | $21,714,826 | 3 | $7,238,275 |
| 4,398 | John Stuart | $21,709,539 | 1 | $21,709,539 |
| 4,399 | Lynne Ramsay | $21,656,564 | 3 | $7,218,855 |
| 4,400 | Laura Esquivel | $21,656,534 | 1 | $21,656,534 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.