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Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box OfficeBETA
See also: Top Domestic Story Creators - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Directors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Screenwriters - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Story Creators
This list shows the highest grossing Story Creators based on the international 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.
1
Stan Lee
| Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,106,395,051 in 2021), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 in 2019), Black Panther ($634,097,516 in 2018), Spider-Man 3 ($558,329,917 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,271,773 in 2017), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($540,893,379 in 2022), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($506,142,403 in 2014) |
2
Jack Kirby
| Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Black Panther ($634,097,516 in 2018), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp ($406,495,920 in 2018), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Thor ($268,295,994 in 2011), Iron Man ($266,273,701 in 2008), The Fantastic Four: First Steps ($246,186,137 in 2025) |
3
J.K. Rowling
| Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($929,323,867 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($646,061,467 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($644,703,600 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,335,726 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,201,733 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,564,723 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($594,776,557 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,380,905 in 2004), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($311,300,000 in 2022) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Lee | $12,719,150,213 | 25 | $508,766,009 |
| 2 | Jack Kirby | $7,441,491,844 | 15 | $496,099,456 |
| 3 | J.K. Rowling | $5,539,648,578 | 9 | $615,516,509 |
| 4 | Steve Ditko | $5,332,000,990 | 9 | $592,444,554 |
| 5 | J.R.R. Tolkien | $3,992,827,885 | 6 | $665,471,314 |
| 6 | Andrew Stanton | $3,336,003,039 | 8 | $417,000,380 |
| 7 | Bruce Geller | $3,208,716,478 | 8 | $401,089,560 |
| 8 | Xu Zhonglin | $3,073,942,873 | 5 | $614,788,575 |
| 9 | Rick Jaffa | $2,721,049,538 | 3 | $907,016,513 |
| 10 | Amanda Silver | $2,721,049,538 | 3 | $907,016,513 |
| 11 | John Lasseter | $2,667,056,205 | 8 | $333,382,026 |
| 12 | Jennifer Lee | $2,519,829,899 | 3 | $839,943,300 |
| 13 | James Wan | $2,481,657,628 | 12 | $206,804,802 |
| 14 | James Cameron | $2,134,087,905 | 3 | $711,362,635 |
| 15 | Pete Docter | $2,070,340,133 | 7 | $295,762,876 |
| 16 | Terry Rossio | $2,031,000,710 | 9 | $225,666,746 |
| 17 | Brenda Chapman | $1,999,549,210 | 3 | $666,516,403 |
| 18 | Stephenie Meyer | $1,980,492,007 | 6 | $330,082,001 |
| 19 | Michael Crichton | $1,964,811,933 | 11 | $178,619,267 |
| 20 | Linda Woolverton | $1,873,563,881 | 2 | $936,781,941 |
| 21 | Chris Buck | $1,842,580,147 | 2 | $921,290,074 |
| 22 | Josh Friedman | $1,822,207,111 | 2 | $911,103,556 |
| 23 | George Lucas | $1,811,993,171 | 10 | $181,199,317 |
| 24 | Gary Scott Thompson | $1,787,253,536 | 3 | $595,751,179 |
| 25 | David S. Goyer | $1,770,061,231 | 5 | $354,012,246 |
| 26 | Suzanne Collins | $1,685,405,334 | 5 | $337,081,067 |
| 27 | Shane Salerno | $1,670,954,762 | 2 | $835,477,381 |
| 28 | Larry Lieber | $1,667,459,924 | 5 | $333,491,985 |
| 29 | Robert Wade | $1,511,841,933 | 3 | $503,947,311 |
| 30 | Neal Purvis | $1,511,841,933 | 3 | $503,947,311 |
| 31 | Chris Van Allsburg | $1,349,705,895 | 5 | $269,941,179 |
| 32 | Phil Johnston | $1,334,404,169 | 4 | $333,601,042 |
| 33 | Stephen King | $1,315,975,825 | 61 | $21,573,374 |
| 34 | Jim Reardon | $1,312,547,715 | 3 | $437,515,905 |
| 35 | Rich Moore | $1,312,547,715 | 3 | $437,515,905 |
| 36 | Ted Elliott | $1,286,100,710 | 7 | $183,728,673 |
| 37 | Chris Sanders | $1,256,364,350 | 4 | $314,091,088 |
| 38 | Peter Craig | $1,248,246,744 | 4 | $312,061,686 |
| 39 | Lee Unkrich | $1,239,550,463 | 2 | $619,775,232 |
| 40 | Lowell Cunningham | $1,237,949,827 | 4 | $309,487,457 |
| 41 | Michael Dougherty | $1,224,056,249 | 4 | $306,014,062 |
| 42 | Bob Peterson | $1,187,853,694 | 3 | $395,951,231 |
| 43 | John Logan | $1,171,650,162 | 4 | $292,912,541 |
| 44 | Cressida Cowell | $1,171,056,612 | 3 | $390,352,204 |
| 45 | Bryan Singer | $1,118,027,835 | 5 | $223,605,567 |
| 46 | Irene Mecchi | $1,117,816,360 | 1 | $1,117,816,360 |
| 47 | Jonathan Roberts | $1,117,816,360 | 1 | $1,117,816,360 |
| 48 | Dan Brown | $1,092,960,114 | 3 | $364,320,038 |
| 49 | Mark Millar | $1,039,875,838 | 7 | $148,553,691 |
| 50 | Josie Trinidad | $1,005,448,871 | 2 | $502,724,436 |
| 51 | Shane Morris | $1,004,696,392 | 2 | $502,348,196 |
| 52 | David Leslie Johnson | $994,746,957 | 4 | $248,686,739 |
| 53 | Nicole Perlman | $991,729,255 | 2 | $495,864,628 |
| 54 | Zak Penn | $979,035,432 | 3 | $326,345,144 |
| 55 | Robert Lopez | $974,279,738 | 1 | $974,279,738 |
| 56 | Marc E. Smith | $974,279,738 | 1 | $974,279,738 |
| 57 | Kristen Anderson-Lopez | $974,279,738 | 1 | $974,279,738 |
| 58 | Brian Lynch | $972,883,772 | 2 | $486,441,886 |
| 59 | E.L. James | $943,138,014 | 4 | $235,784,504 |
| 60 | Geoff Johns | $936,600,000 | 3 | $312,200,000 |
| 61 | Ron Clements | $927,330,614 | 4 | $231,832,654 |
| 62 | Geneva Robertson | $919,446,255 | 2 | $459,723,128 |
| 63 | Meg LeFauve | $913,430,172 | 2 | $456,715,086 |
| 64 | Zack Snyder | $896,065,887 | 5 | $179,213,177 |
| 65 | Roland Emmerich | $889,810,162 | 3 | $296,603,387 |
| 66 | Fabian Nicieza | $880,647,617 | 2 | $440,323,809 |
| 67 | Rob Liefeld | $880,647,617 | 2 | $440,323,809 |
| 68 | Charles Perrault | $877,003,716 | 4 | $219,250,929 |
| 69 | Dan O’Bannon | $872,935,429 | 7 | $124,705,061 |
| 70 | Ronald Shusett | $872,935,429 | 6 | $145,489,238 |
| 71 | Kevin Hageman | $861,954,402 | 4 | $215,488,601 |
| 72 | Dan Hageman | $861,954,402 | 4 | $215,488,601 |
| 73 | Christopher Nolan | $850,414,281 | 2 | $425,207,141 |
| 74 | Byron Howard | $838,221,292 | 3 | $279,407,097 |
| 75 | Ian Fleming | $836,614,626 | 11 | $76,055,875 |
| 76 | Jon Spaihts | $816,737,326 | 3 | $272,245,775 |
| 77 | Alex Kurtzman | $814,779,179 | 3 | $271,593,060 |
| 78 | Will Beall | $813,800,000 | 2 | $406,900,000 |
| 79 | Jared Bush | $811,971,292 | 2 | $405,985,646 |
| 80 | Tim Powers | $804,642,000 | 1 | $804,642,000 |
| 81 | Gene Roddenberry | $778,341,556 | 10 | $77,834,156 |
| 82 | Tom Wheeler | $768,365,575 | 3 | $256,121,858 |
| 83 | Gosho Aoyama | $764,831,276 | 10 | $76,483,128 |
| 84 | Pamela Ribon | $763,799,575 | 2 | $381,899,788 |
| 85 | Kelly Marcel | $762,440,439 | 3 | $254,146,813 |
| 86 | Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont | $758,427,450 | 2 | $379,213,725 |
| 87 | Paul King | $753,684,976 | 3 | $251,228,325 |
| 88 | Joseph Kosinski | $745,309,398 | 3 | $248,436,466 |
| 89 | Yunyun Wei | $739,022,963 | 1 | $739,022,963 |
| 90 | Qiao Yi | $739,022,963 | 1 | $739,022,963 |
| 91 | Helen Fielding | $738,069,085 | 4 | $184,517,271 |
| 92 | Justin Marks | $733,430,541 | 1 | $733,430,541 |
| 93 | Michael Berg | $718,443,294 | 1 | $718,443,294 |
| 94 | Lori Forte | $718,443,294 | 1 | $718,443,294 |
| 95 | William Steig | $718,185,514 | 2 | $359,092,757 |
| 96 | Chris Morgan | $713,274,752 | 3 | $237,758,251 |
| 97 | Catherine Johnson | $712,303,892 | 2 | $356,151,946 |
| 98 | Philip K. Dick | $711,440,772 | 10 | $71,144,077 |
| 99 | Carlos Saldanha | $705,205,288 | 2 | $352,602,644 |
| 100 | Anna Boden | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
