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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,501 | Robert Bolt | $158,601,249 | 5 | $31,720,250 |
| 1,502 | John Bishop | $158,435,172 | 3 | $52,811,724 |
| 1,503 | Vincent Patrick | $158,093,731 | 3 | $52,697,910 |
| 1,504 | Gary Eck | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,505 | Paul Livingston | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,506 | Richard Linklater | $157,905,611 | 15 | $10,527,041 |
| 1,507 | David Arnott | $157,721,878 | 2 | $78,860,939 |
| 1,508 | Ali Abbas Zafar | $157,660,522 | 5 | $31,532,104 |
| 1,509 | Jon Zack | $157,642,231 | 4 | $39,410,558 |
| 1,510 | Lai yin Leuong | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 1,511 | Eli Roth | $157,219,733 | 7 | $22,459,962 |
| 1,512 | Tina Gordon Chism | $156,788,507 | 5 | $31,357,701 |
| 1,513 | Bobs Gannaway | $156,399,644 | 1 | $156,399,644 |
| 1,514 | Jeremy Iacone | $155,959,673 | 2 | $77,979,837 |
| 1,515 | Rob Schneider | $155,675,202 | 4 | $38,918,801 |
| 1,516 | Tim Burton | $155,351,237 | 2 | $77,675,619 |
| 1,517 | Barbara Benedek | $155,068,882 | 4 | $38,767,221 |
| 1,518 | Lynn Siefert | $155,008,909 | 1 | $155,008,909 |
| 1,519 | Dave Eggers | $154,729,361 | 3 | $51,576,454 |
| 1,520 | Analisa Labianco | $154,218,168 | 1 | $154,218,168 |
| 1,521 | Jeff Bushell | $154,218,168 | 2 | $77,109,084 |
| 1,522 | Rowan Joffe | $154,113,089 | 5 | $30,822,618 |
| 1,523 | Erich Segal | $154,072,729 | 4 | $38,518,182 |
| 1,524 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
| 1,525 | Jason Mantzoukas | $153,733,800 | 1 | $153,733,800 |
| 1,526 | Corey Blechman | $153,698,625 | 1 | $153,698,625 |
| 1,527 | Keith Walker | $153,698,625 | 1 | $153,698,625 |
| 1,528 | Howard Hall | $153,673,490 | 2 | $76,836,745 |
| 1,529 | Elizabeth Meriwether | $153,565,687 | 2 | $76,782,844 |
| 1,530 | Todd Alcott | $152,457,863 | 2 | $76,228,932 |
| 1,531 | Eyal Podell | $152,255,188 | 1 | $152,255,188 |
| 1,532 | Jonathon E. Stewart | $152,255,188 | 1 | $152,255,188 |
| 1,533 | Ivan Atkinson | $152,126,633 | 3 | $50,708,878 |
| 1,534 | Marn Davies | $152,126,633 | 3 | $50,708,878 |
| 1,535 | Martin Donovan | $151,833,005 | 3 | $50,611,002 |
| 1,536 | Anne Spielberg | $151,665,347 | 1 | $151,665,347 |
| 1,537 | Gene Quintano | $151,349,337 | 8 | $18,918,667 |
| 1,538 | Barry L. Levy | $150,886,329 | 1 | $150,886,329 |
| 1,539 | John Altschuler | $150,698,223 | 2 | $75,349,112 |
| 1,540 | Dave Krinsky | $150,698,223 | 2 | $75,349,112 |
| 1,541 | Gabe Sachs | $150,649,505 | 2 | $75,324,753 |
| 1,542 | Jeff Judah | $150,649,505 | 2 | $75,324,753 |
| 1,543 | Bruce A. Evans | $150,595,797 | 5 | $30,119,159 |
| 1,544 | Raynold Gideon | $150,595,797 | 5 | $30,119,159 |
| 1,545 | Jessica Bendinger | $149,835,217 | 4 | $37,458,804 |
| 1,546 | Dan Gordon | $149,805,305 | 10 | $14,980,531 |
| 1,547 | John C Richards | $149,377,756 | 2 | $74,688,878 |
| 1,548 | Bruce Graham | $149,220,412 | 3 | $49,740,137 |
| 1,549 | Scott M. Gimple | $149,217,355 | 1 | $149,217,355 |
| 1,550 | Seth Hoffman | $149,217,355 | 1 | $149,217,355 |
| 1,551 | Lee Cronin | $148,892,240 | 2 | $74,446,120 |
| 1,552 | Gavin Hood | $148,655,701 | 4 | $37,163,925 |
| 1,553 | Toni Ann Johnson | $148,586,910 | 1 | $148,586,910 |
| 1,554 | Karen Barna | $148,586,910 | 1 | $148,586,910 |
| 1,555 | Domonic Paris | $148,559,256 | 3 | $49,519,752 |
| 1,556 | Neil Cross | $148,095,566 | 3 | $49,365,189 |
| 1,557 | Andy Muschietti | $148,095,566 | 2 | $74,047,783 |
| 1,558 | Barbara Muschietti | $148,095,566 | 2 | $74,047,783 |
| 1,559 | Jerusha Hess | $147,663,890 | 5 | $29,532,778 |
| 1,560 | Roberto Bentivegna | $147,474,138 | 3 | $49,158,046 |
| 1,561 | Tim Hill | $146,862,045 | 2 | $73,431,023 |
| 1,562 | David Hare | $146,721,559 | 7 | $20,960,223 |
| 1,563 | Alan Jay Lerner | $146,654,206 | 6 | $24,442,368 |
| 1,564 | Nichole Millard | $146,590,987 | 1 | $146,590,987 |
| 1,565 | Kathryn Price | $146,590,987 | 1 | $146,590,987 |
| 1,566 | Zhang Weizhong | $146,486,639 | 1 | $146,486,639 |
| 1,567 | Jose Rivera | $146,428,005 | 3 | $48,809,335 |
| 1,568 | Michael Gough | $146,195,159 | 1 | $146,195,159 |
| 1,569 | Uncle Three | $145,974,597 | 1 | $145,974,597 |
| 1,570 | Nicholas Meyer | $145,729,522 | 3 | $48,576,507 |
| 1,571 | Jeff Cox | $145,699,356 | 2 | $72,849,678 |
| 1,572 | Craig Cox | $145,594,548 | 1 | $145,594,548 |
| 1,573 | Jared Hess | $145,450,484 | 4 | $36,362,621 |
| 1,574 | Norman Steinberg | $145,434,174 | 3 | $48,478,058 |
| 1,575 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | $145,397,312 | 8 | $18,174,664 |
| 1,576 | Chris Buck | $145,395,745 | 1 | $145,395,745 |
| 1,577 | Chris Jenkins | $145,395,745 | 1 | $145,395,745 |
| 1,578 | Peter Krikes | $145,208,754 | 2 | $72,604,377 |
| 1,579 | Jeffrey Hatcher | $144,822,236 | 4 | $36,205,559 |
| 1,580 | Gavin Scott | $144,656,674 | 4 | $36,164,169 |
| 1,581 | Nick Hornby | $144,189,420 | 3 | $48,063,140 |
| 1,582 | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer | $144,141,649 | 2 | $72,070,825 |
| 1,583 | Jillian Jacobs | $143,811,701 | 4 | $35,952,925 |
| 1,584 | Terence Nance | $143,387,755 | 2 | $71,693,878 |
| 1,585 | Mamoru Hosoda | $143,324,405 | 3 | $47,774,802 |
| 1,586 | Tony Rettenmaier | $143,315,849 | 3 | $47,771,950 |
| 1,587 | Keenan Coogler | $143,315,849 | 1 | $143,315,849 |
| 1,588 | Jesse Gordon | $143,315,849 | 1 | $143,315,849 |
| 1,589 | Celeste Ballard | $143,315,849 | 2 | $71,657,925 |
| 1,590 | Parveez Shaikh | $143,285,559 | 5 | $28,657,112 |
| 1,591 | Dean Pitchford | $142,998,774 | 2 | $71,499,387 |
| 1,592 | Curt Siodmak | $142,634,358 | 1 | $142,634,358 |
| 1,593 | Rafael Yglesias | $142,379,713 | 5 | $28,475,943 |
| 1,594 | Chris Matheson | $142,080,336 | 6 | $23,680,056 |
| 1,595 | Paul Tibbitt | $142,051,255 | 1 | $142,051,255 |
| 1,596 | Stephen Hillenburg | $142,051,255 | 1 | $142,051,255 |
| 1,597 | Kent Osborne | $142,051,255 | 3 | $47,350,418 |
| 1,598 | Derek Drymon | $142,051,255 | 1 | $142,051,255 |
| 1,599 | Aaron Springer | $142,051,255 | 1 | $142,051,255 |
| 1,600 | Dustin Lance Black | $141,909,316 | 4 | $35,477,329 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.