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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,901 | Robert Townsend | $15,392,781 | 2 | $7,696,391 |
| 4,902 | Jonah Lisa Dyer | $15,342,913 | 1 | $15,342,913 |
| 4,903 | Stephen Dyer | $15,342,913 | 1 | $15,342,913 |
| 4,904 | Clive Exton | $15,323,752 | 2 | $7,661,876 |
| 4,905 | Lloyd Fonvielle | $15,321,041 | 2 | $7,660,521 |
| 4,906 | Rebecca Sonnenshine | $15,318,257 | 3 | $5,106,086 |
| 4,907 | John Travis | $15,318,257 | 1 | $15,318,257 |
| 4,908 | Alex Zamm | $15,316,635 | 1 | $15,316,635 |
| 4,909 | Andy Stock | $15,297,318 | 2 | $7,648,659 |
| 4,910 | Rick Stempson | $15,297,318 | 1 | $15,297,318 |
| 4,911 | Takeshi Kitano | $15,279,572 | 2 | $7,639,786 |
| 4,912 | Manny Coto | $15,220,530 | 2 | $7,610,265 |
| 4,913 | Steven Smith | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,914 | Stacy Keach | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,915 | Bill Bryden | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 4,916 | Derek Presley | $15,174,166 | 3 | $5,058,055 |
| 4,917 | Neal McDonough | $15,174,166 | 1 | $15,174,166 |
| 4,918 | Barbara Alberti | $15,171,204 | 2 | $7,585,602 |
| 4,919 | Eran Kolirin | $15,167,647 | 2 | $7,583,824 |
| 4,920 | Robert Pucci | $15,164,492 | 1 | $15,164,492 |
| 4,921 | Mark Duplass | $15,146,629 | 11 | $1,376,966 |
| 4,922 | George McGrath | $15,122,324 | 1 | $15,122,324 |
| 4,923 | Luca Guadagnino | $15,121,528 | 1 | $15,121,528 |
| 4,924 | Walter Fasano | $15,121,528 | 1 | $15,121,528 |
| 4,925 | Milton Wexler | $15,079,895 | 2 | $7,539,948 |
| 4,926 | Michael Showalter | $15,073,772 | 5 | $3,014,754 |
| 4,927 | Richard Russo | $15,055,091 | 1 | $15,055,091 |
| 4,928 | Robert J. Rosenthal | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 4,929 | Bruce Rubin | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 4,930 | Christopher Borrelli | $15,025,747 | 3 | $5,008,582 |
| 4,931 | Nils Gaup | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,932 | Bob Foss | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,933 | Greg Dinner | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 4,934 | Jalmari Helander | $15,001,330 | 4 | $3,750,333 |
| 4,935 | Sidney Buchman | $15,000,091 | 4 | $3,750,023 |
| 4,936 | Scott Lawrence Alexander | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,937 | Patrick Read Johnson | $15,000,000 | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| 4,938 | Terence Rattigan | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 4,939 | Jay Duplass | $14,976,277 | 4 | $3,744,069 |
| 4,940 | Jean Pierre Ameris | $14,964,990 | 2 | $7,482,495 |
| 4,941 | Ted Perkins | $14,964,534 | 2 | $7,482,267 |
| 4,942 | Marion Hargrove | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 4,943 | Michael Alen Lerner | $14,949,908 | 1 | $14,949,908 |
| 4,944 | William Bigelow | $14,933,713 | 2 | $7,466,857 |
| 4,945 | Michael C. Martin | $14,929,184 | 2 | $7,464,592 |
| 4,946 | Hal Barwood | $14,918,117 | 3 | $4,972,706 |
| 4,947 | Christian Petzold | $14,880,886 | 4 | $3,720,222 |
| 4,948 | Cliff Ruby | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,949 | Elana Lesser | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 4,950 | Billy Eichner | $14,831,797 | 2 | $7,415,899 |
| 4,951 | Phil Sears | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,952 | Blake T. Evans | $14,816,379 | 1 | $14,816,379 |
| 4,953 | Sam Schreiber | $14,811,980 | 1 | $14,811,980 |
| 4,954 | David Henry Hwang | $14,805,812 | 2 | $7,402,906 |
| 4,955 | Curtis Burch | $14,796,494 | 1 | $14,796,494 |
| 4,956 | David W. Rintels | $14,789,113 | 1 | $14,789,113 |
| 4,957 | Christopher Reed | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,958 | Cynthia Carle | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 4,959 | John K. Swensson | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,960 | Dale Dye | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 4,961 | Todd Robinson | $14,749,921 | 4 | $3,687,480 |
| 4,962 | Marcel Pagnol | $14,737,182 | 2 | $7,368,591 |
| 4,963 | Eli Craig | $14,710,342 | 3 | $4,903,447 |
| 4,964 | Willy Russell | $14,688,000 | 1 | $14,688,000 |
| 4,965 | Roy Frumkes | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,966 | Rocco Simonelli | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 4,967 | Marcia Romano | $14,672,686 | 5 | $2,934,537 |
| 4,968 | Christian Duguay | $14,664,237 | 2 | $7,332,119 |
| 4,969 | Laura Terruso | $14,662,703 | 3 | $4,887,568 |
| 4,970 | Arne Sultan | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,971 | Bill Dana | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,972 | Leonard B. Stern | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 4,973 | Simon Blackwell | $14,630,654 | 1 | $14,630,654 |
| 4,974 | Derek Yee | $14,630,563 | 1 | $14,630,563 |
| 4,975 | Ganggeul K. | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,976 | Park Jung-ye | $14,625,759 | 1 | $14,625,759 |
| 4,977 | Milo Addica | $14,603,001 | 1 | $14,603,001 |
| 4,978 | Steve Adams | $14,591,763 | 3 | $4,863,921 |
| 4,979 | Leonard Schrader | $14,582,182 | 1 | $14,582,182 |
| 4,980 | Chuck Wilson | $14,553,807 | 1 | $14,553,807 |
| 4,981 | Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | $14,543,275 | 1 | $14,543,275 |
| 4,982 | Scott McGehee | $14,540,288 | 3 | $4,846,763 |
| 4,983 | David Siegel | $14,540,288 | 3 | $4,846,763 |
| 4,984 | Glenn A. Bruce | $14,533,681 | 1 | $14,533,681 |
| 4,985 | Victoria Arch | $14,519,528 | 2 | $7,259,764 |
| 4,986 | Seaman Jacobs | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,987 | Josh Greenfeld | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,988 | Melissa Miller | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,989 | Hal Goldman | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,990 | Fred S. Fox | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 4,991 | Steve Haberman | $14,492,664 | 2 | $7,246,332 |
| 4,992 | Marion Hume | $14,482,933 | 1 | $14,482,933 |
| 4,993 | Liz Hannah | $14,482,933 | 2 | $7,241,467 |
| 4,994 | Bob Fosse | $14,472,990 | 2 | $7,236,495 |
| 4,995 | Tim Lovestedt | $14,464,838 | 1 | $14,464,838 |
| 4,996 | Scott Shepherd | $14,448,589 | 1 | $14,448,589 |
| 4,997 | Quinton Peeples | $14,403,891 | 1 | $14,403,891 |
| 4,998 | Liam O'Brien | $14,400,000 | 1 | $14,400,000 |
| 4,999 | John Mortimer | $14,395,874 | 1 | $14,395,874 |
| 5,000 | Jennifer Westfeldt | $14,393,939 | 2 | $7,196,970 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.