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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 | Joe Syracuse | $167,724,030 | 4 | $41,931,008 |
| 1,502 | Lucy Alibar | $167,619,097 | 3 | $55,873,032 |
| 1,503 | W.D. Richter | $167,468,220 | 6 | $27,911,370 |
| 1,504 | Gigi Levangie | $167,423,426 | 3 | $55,807,809 |
| 1,505 | Jonathan Levine | $167,402,411 | 3 | $55,800,804 |
| 1,506 | Henry Selick | $167,222,848 | 2 | $83,611,424 |
| 1,507 | Paul Schrader | $166,647,381 | 14 | $11,903,384 |
| 1,508 | Guillermo Arriaga | $166,491,502 | 4 | $41,622,876 |
| 1,509 | Geoff Johns | $166,360,232 | 2 | $83,180,116 |
| 1,510 | Patty Jenkins | $166,360,232 | 1 | $166,360,232 |
| 1,511 | Amy Andelson | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,512 | Emily Meyer | $165,889,117 | 1 | $165,889,117 |
| 1,513 | Johannes Roberts | $165,720,118 | 6 | $27,620,020 |
| 1,514 | Scott Kosar | $165,621,207 | 2 | $82,810,604 |
| 1,515 | Amanda Brody | $165,552,290 | 1 | $165,552,290 |
| 1,516 | Phil Alden Robinson | $165,475,933 | 6 | $27,579,322 |
| 1,517 | Kristen Orlando | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,518 | Michelle Painchaud | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 1,519 | Duncan Kennedy | $165,048,228 | 1 | $165,048,228 |
| 1,520 | J.H. Wyman | $164,838,224 | 2 | $82,419,112 |
| 1,521 | Michael Barrie | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,522 | Jim Mulholland | $164,810,129 | 2 | $82,405,065 |
| 1,523 | Michael Browning | $164,800,000 | 1 | $164,800,000 |
| 1,524 | Jason Filardi | $164,675,402 | 1 | $164,675,402 |
| 1,525 | Robert Ramsey | $164,262,088 | 5 | $32,852,418 |
| 1,526 | Howard Klausner | $163,595,292 | 5 | $32,719,058 |
| 1,527 | Caspian Tredwell-Owen | $163,018,913 | 1 | $163,018,913 |
| 1,528 | Paul Dehn | $162,289,351 | 4 | $40,572,338 |
| 1,529 | Jack Amiel | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,530 | Michael Begler | $162,234,680 | 3 | $54,078,227 |
| 1,531 | Nic Pizzolatto | $162,122,642 | 3 | $54,040,881 |
| 1,532 | Michael Frost Beckner | $162,044,213 | 2 | $81,022,107 |
| 1,533 | Matthew Robbins | $162,044,101 | 7 | $23,149,157 |
| 1,534 | Spenser Cohen | $161,651,543 | 5 | $32,330,309 |
| 1,535 | Norman Wexler | $161,570,187 | 3 | $53,856,729 |
| 1,536 | Wang Shuo | $161,531,238 | 2 | $80,765,619 |
| 1,537 | Brooklyn El-Omar | $161,224,799 | 1 | $161,224,799 |
| 1,538 | Johnny Knoxville | $160,903,019 | 2 | $80,451,510 |
| 1,539 | Jeff Tremaine | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
| 1,540 | Walter Hill | $160,660,767 | 10 | $16,066,077 |
| 1,541 | Anna Hamilton Phelan | $160,575,381 | 5 | $32,115,076 |
| 1,542 | Susan Shilliday | $160,502,573 | 1 | $160,502,573 |
| 1,543 | John Hlavin | $160,379,930 | 2 | $80,189,965 |
| 1,544 | Len Wiseman | $160,379,930 | 1 | $160,379,930 |
| 1,545 | Katie Silberman | $160,353,532 | 4 | $40,088,383 |
| 1,546 | Tim Rasmussen | $160,083,018 | 2 | $80,041,509 |
| 1,547 | Vince Di Meglio | $160,083,018 | 2 | $80,041,509 |
| 1,548 | Bruce Cameron | $160,019,710 | 2 | $80,009,855 |
| 1,549 | Lu Yang | $159,944,397 | 1 | $159,944,397 |
| 1,550 | Rowan Atkinson | $159,369,278 | 1 | $159,369,278 |
| 1,551 | David Mitchell | $159,197,755 | 1 | $159,197,755 |
| 1,552 | Aleksandar Hemon | $159,197,755 | 1 | $159,197,755 |
| 1,553 | Peter M. Lenkov | $159,055,768 | 1 | $159,055,768 |
| 1,554 | Robert Bolt | $158,601,249 | 5 | $31,720,250 |
| 1,555 | John Bishop | $158,435,172 | 3 | $52,811,724 |
| 1,556 | Richard Linklater | $158,409,146 | 15 | $10,560,610 |
| 1,557 | Vincent Patrick | $158,093,731 | 3 | $52,697,910 |
| 1,558 | Paul Livingston | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,559 | Gary Eck | $157,956,462 | 1 | $157,956,462 |
| 1,560 | David Arnott | $157,721,878 | 2 | $78,860,939 |
| 1,561 | Ali Abbas Zafar | $157,689,337 | 5 | $31,537,867 |
| 1,562 | Jon Zack | $157,642,231 | 4 | $39,410,558 |
| 1,563 | Er Cheng | $157,466,859 | 2 | $78,733,430 |
| 1,564 | Lai yin Leuong | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 1,565 | Eli Roth | $157,219,733 | 8 | $19,652,467 |
| 1,566 | Tina Gordon Chism | $156,788,507 | 5 | $31,357,701 |
| 1,567 | Bobs Gannaway | $156,399,644 | 1 | $156,399,644 |
| 1,568 | Jeremy Iacone | $155,959,673 | 2 | $77,979,837 |
| 1,569 | Rob Schneider | $155,675,202 | 4 | $38,918,801 |
| 1,570 | Tim Burton | $155,351,237 | 2 | $77,675,619 |
| 1,571 | Rowan Joffe | $155,124,043 | 5 | $31,024,809 |
| 1,572 | Barbara Benedek | $155,068,882 | 4 | $38,767,221 |
| 1,573 | Lynn Siefert | $155,008,909 | 1 | $155,008,909 |
| 1,574 | Dave Eggers | $154,729,361 | 3 | $51,576,454 |
| 1,575 | Richard Matheson | $154,719,116 | 6 | $25,786,519 |
| 1,576 | Analisa Labianco | $154,218,168 | 1 | $154,218,168 |
| 1,577 | Jeff Bushell | $154,218,168 | 2 | $77,109,084 |
| 1,578 | Erich Segal | $154,072,729 | 4 | $38,518,182 |
| 1,579 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
| 1,580 | Jason Mantzoukas | $153,733,800 | 1 | $153,733,800 |
| 1,581 | Corey Blechman | $153,698,625 | 1 | $153,698,625 |
| 1,582 | Keith Walker | $153,698,625 | 1 | $153,698,625 |
| 1,583 | Howard Hall | $153,673,490 | 2 | $76,836,745 |
| 1,584 | Elizabeth Meriwether | $153,565,687 | 2 | $76,782,844 |
| 1,585 | Todd Alcott | $152,457,863 | 2 | $76,228,932 |
| 1,586 | Ivan Atkinson | $152,441,651 | 3 | $50,813,884 |
| 1,587 | Marn Davies | $152,441,651 | 3 | $50,813,884 |
| 1,588 | Jonathon E. Stewart | $152,255,188 | 1 | $152,255,188 |
| 1,589 | Eyal Podell | $152,255,188 | 1 | $152,255,188 |
| 1,590 | Martin Donovan | $151,829,309 | 2 | $75,914,655 |
| 1,591 | Anne Spielberg | $151,665,347 | 1 | $151,665,347 |
| 1,592 | Gene Quintano | $151,349,337 | 9 | $16,816,593 |
| 1,593 | Gavin Lin | $151,056,221 | 1 | $151,056,221 |
| 1,594 | Hermes Lu | $151,056,221 | 1 | $151,056,221 |
| 1,595 | Barry L. Levy | $150,886,329 | 1 | $150,886,329 |
| 1,596 | John Altschuler | $150,698,223 | 2 | $75,349,112 |
| 1,597 | Dave Krinsky | $150,698,223 | 2 | $75,349,112 |
| 1,598 | Gabe Sachs | $150,649,505 | 2 | $75,324,753 |
| 1,599 | Jeff Judah | $150,649,505 | 2 | $75,324,753 |
| 1,600 | John Hopkins | $150,619,316 | 3 | $50,206,439 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.