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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,501 | David Schneider | $20,431,564 | 1 | $20,431,564 |
| 4,502 | James Cappe | $20,423,389 | 1 | $20,423,389 |
| 4,503 | Phil Groves | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 4,504 | Elan Mastai | $20,417,865 | 3 | $6,805,955 |
| 4,505 | Oliver H. P. Garrett | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 4,506 | David O. Selznick | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 4,507 | Zak Olkewicz | $20,397,648 | 3 | $6,799,216 |
| 4,508 | Tony Briggs | $20,395,040 | 1 | $20,395,040 |
| 4,509 | Aaron Harberts | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 4,510 | Gretchen J. Berg | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 4,511 | Jeff Baena | $20,369,204 | 5 | $4,073,841 |
| 4,512 | Chuck Russell | $20,364,892 | 4 | $5,091,223 |
| 4,513 | Akshat Verma | $20,289,666 | 1 | $20,289,666 |
| 4,514 | Kenneth Lipper | $20,278,055 | 1 | $20,278,055 |
| 4,515 | John Steakley | $20,268,825 | 1 | $20,268,825 |
| 4,516 | Jane Wagner | $20,259,000 | 2 | $10,129,500 |
| 4,517 | Michael Mahern | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 4,518 | Alex Matter | $20,225,989 | 1 | $20,225,989 |
| 4,519 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 4,520 | Pat E. Johnson | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 4,521 | Stefan Ruzowitzky | $20,199,663 | 1 | $20,199,663 |
| 4,522 | Sharon Soboil | $20,187,549 | 2 | $10,093,775 |
| 4,523 | John Lee Mahin | $20,172,000 | 2 | $10,086,000 |
| 4,524 | Gerard Brown | $20,147,147 | 1 | $20,147,147 |
| 4,525 | Ernest Dickerson | $20,147,147 | 1 | $20,147,147 |
| 4,526 | Oliver Cole | $20,134,910 | 1 | $20,134,910 |
| 4,527 | Simon Gleeson | $20,134,910 | 1 | $20,134,910 |
| 4,528 | Michael Gracey | $20,134,910 | 1 | $20,134,910 |
| 4,529 | Mary Hale | $20,133,326 | 1 | $20,133,326 |
| 4,530 | Valia Santella | $20,128,635 | 2 | $10,064,318 |
| 4,531 | Adam Balsam | $20,107,933 | 1 | $20,107,933 |
| 4,532 | Randi Barnes | $20,107,933 | 1 | $20,107,933 |
| 4,533 | Earl Mac Rauch | $20,100,761 | 2 | $10,050,381 |
| 4,534 | Siva Koratala | $20,069,778 | 1 | $20,069,778 |
| 4,535 | J. Stanford Parker | $20,066,917 | 1 | $20,066,917 |
| 4,536 | Diane Drake | $20,042,048 | 1 | $20,042,048 |
| 4,537 | Taku Kishimoto | $20,039,740 | 2 | $10,019,870 |
| 4,538 | Julien Rappeneau | $20,018,433 | 2 | $10,009,217 |
| 4,539 | Jill Mazursky | $20,005,435 | 1 | $20,005,435 |
| 4,540 | A. B. Guthrie Jr. | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 4,541 | Steve Tesich | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 4,542 | George Roy Hill | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 4,543 | Brent Hanley | $19,947,280 | 1 | $19,947,280 |
| 4,544 | Isao Takahata | $19,934,987 | 2 | $9,967,494 |
| 4,545 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 4,546 | L.M. Kit Carson | $19,910,002 | 1 | $19,910,002 |
| 4,547 | Nicolas Lopez | $19,887,178 | 3 | $6,629,059 |
| 4,548 | Peter McKernan | $19,869,429 | 1 | $19,869,429 |
| 4,549 | Ali Askari | $19,869,429 | 1 | $19,869,429 |
| 4,550 | Sidney Aaron | $19,853,898 | 1 | $19,853,898 |
| 4,551 | Barbara Shulgasser | $19,806,668 | 1 | $19,806,668 |
| 4,552 | Norman Snider | $19,805,774 | 3 | $6,601,925 |
| 4,553 | Robert Caswell | $19,799,549 | 2 | $9,899,775 |
| 4,554 | Akira Hiyama | $19,790,000 | 1 | $19,790,000 |
| 4,555 | Andrew Scheinman | $19,766,604 | 2 | $9,883,302 |
| 4,556 | Tim John | $19,764,446 | 2 | $9,882,223 |
| 4,557 | Ron Bass | $19,756,077 | 3 | $6,585,359 |
| 4,558 | Zhangke Jia | $19,743,770 | 5 | $3,948,754 |
| 4,559 | Suzanne de Passe | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 4,560 | Terence McCloy | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 4,561 | Chris Clark | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 4,562 | Tracy Tormé | $19,724,334 | 1 | $19,724,334 |
| 4,563 | Kevin Falls | $19,693,891 | 1 | $19,693,891 |
| 4,564 | Kate Lanier | $19,688,733 | 3 | $6,562,911 |
| 4,565 | Piers Ashworth | $19,675,311 | 7 | $2,810,759 |
| 4,566 | Morgan Davis Foehl | $19,665,004 | 1 | $19,665,004 |
| 4,567 | Michael Lucker | $19,637,147 | 1 | $19,637,147 |
| 4,568 | Park Sang-Yeon | $19,603,449 | 1 | $19,603,449 |
| 4,569 | Rob Muir | $19,549,968 | 2 | $9,774,984 |
| 4,570 | Sarfraz Manzoor | $19,529,914 | 1 | $19,529,914 |
| 4,571 | Eric Wald | $19,526,014 | 1 | $19,526,014 |
| 4,572 | Jaco Van Dormael | $19,522,110 | 2 | $9,761,055 |
| 4,573 | Claude Binyon | $19,500,080 | 2 | $9,750,040 |
| 4,574 | Frank Butler | $19,500,000 | 6 | $3,250,000 |
| 4,575 | Thomaas Gunzig | $19,499,856 | 1 | $19,499,856 |
| 4,576 | Jeong-seok Jo | $19,484,077 | 1 | $19,484,077 |
| 4,577 | Deborah Dean Davis | $19,474,589 | 1 | $19,474,589 |
| 4,578 | Bradley Allenstein | $19,466,125 | 2 | $9,733,063 |
| 4,579 | Fernando León de Aranoa | $19,461,794 | 2 | $9,730,897 |
| 4,580 | Vera Blasi | $19,459,630 | 2 | $9,729,815 |
| 4,581 | Daryl G. Nickens | $19,438,638 | 1 | $19,438,638 |
| 4,582 | Ken Scarborough | $19,421,271 | 1 | $19,421,271 |
| 4,583 | Larry Brothers | $19,397,847 | 1 | $19,397,847 |
| 4,584 | Jeffrey Lieber | $19,344,615 | 1 | $19,344,615 |
| 4,585 | Stephen Amidon | $19,340,538 | 1 | $19,340,538 |
| 4,586 | Robert Shallcross | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
| 4,587 | James Ferguson | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
| 4,588 | Sy Richardson | $19,290,000 | 1 | $19,290,000 |
| 4,589 | Victor Colicchio | $19,288,130 | 1 | $19,288,130 |
| 4,590 | Michael Imperioli | $19,288,130 | 1 | $19,288,130 |
| 4,591 | Giuseppe Tornatore | $19,271,565 | 3 | $6,423,855 |
| 4,592 | Frank Deese | $19,214,194 | 1 | $19,214,194 |
| 4,593 | David Toney | $19,194,572 | 1 | $19,194,572 |
| 4,594 | Robert Boris | $19,193,000 | 2 | $9,596,500 |
| 4,595 | Charles Dance | $19,168,295 | 1 | $19,168,295 |
| 4,596 | Mark Rizzo | $19,116,078 | 1 | $19,116,078 |
| 4,597 | Michael Koryta | $19,107,200 | 1 | $19,107,200 |
| 4,598 | Dennis Lehane | $19,054,534 | 2 | $9,527,267 |
| 4,599 | Brian Taggert | $19,036,666 | 2 | $9,518,333 |
| 4,600 | Ken Sanzel | $19,035,741 | 1 | $19,035,741 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.