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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,001 | Alan Sharp | $37,890,587 | 2 | $18,945,294 |
| 3,002 | Calder Willingham | $37,826,173 | 2 | $18,913,087 |
| 3,003 | Farah Khan | $37,743,074 | 1 | $37,743,074 |
| 3,004 | Peter Barsoccnini | $37,701,557 | 3 | $12,567,186 |
| 3,005 | Terry McMillan | $37,672,944 | 1 | $37,672,944 |
| 3,006 | Marguerite Roberts | $37,659,900 | 2 | $18,829,950 |
| 3,007 | Angela Workman | $37,656,954 | 2 | $18,828,477 |
| 3,008 | Kim Morgan | $37,585,837 | 2 | $18,792,919 |
| 3,009 | John Huston | $37,563,587 | 4 | $9,390,897 |
| 3,010 | Richard Kletter | $37,520,443 | 2 | $18,760,222 |
| 3,011 | Francis Veber | $37,488,263 | 4 | $9,372,066 |
| 3,012 | Vernon Harris | $37,402,877 | 2 | $18,701,439 |
| 3,013 | Paul Dehn | $37,389,351 | 3 | $12,463,117 |
| 3,014 | Joel Hopkins | $37,378,012 | 2 | $18,689,006 |
| 3,015 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $37,336,874 | 3 | $12,445,625 |
| 3,016 | Michael Sloane | $37,306,334 | 1 | $37,306,334 |
| 3,017 | Roald Dahl | $37,163,567 | 2 | $18,581,784 |
| 3,018 | Luk Yee Sum | $37,127,816 | 2 | $18,563,908 |
| 3,019 | Pang Ho-cheung | $37,127,816 | 4 | $9,281,954 |
| 3,020 | Rick Kerb | $37,119,358 | 1 | $37,119,358 |
| 3,021 | Brian Tucker | $37,114,977 | 1 | $37,114,977 |
| 3,022 | Zhang You You | $37,094,116 | 1 | $37,094,116 |
| 3,023 | Tom Flynn | $36,964,656 | 1 | $36,964,656 |
| 3,024 | Yoann Gromb | $36,930,200 | 2 | $18,465,100 |
| 3,025 | Nicholas Jarecki | $36,913,218 | 2 | $18,456,609 |
| 3,026 | Clyde Bruckman | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,027 | Steve Cohen | $36,882,378 | 1 | $36,882,378 |
| 3,028 | Roi Cooper Megrue | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,029 | Jean Havez | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,030 | Joseph Mitchell | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,031 | Paolo Virzi | $36,824,848 | 5 | $7,364,970 |
| 3,032 | Gary Hardwick | $36,772,714 | 3 | $12,257,571 |
| 3,033 | Nick Moorcroft | $36,766,225 | 7 | $5,252,318 |
| 3,034 | Anurag Basu | $36,751,984 | 2 | $18,375,992 |
| 3,035 | Ben Edlund | $36,751,979 | 1 | $36,751,979 |
| 3,036 | Jesse Alexander | $36,722,311 | 1 | $36,722,311 |
| 3,037 | Ellory Elkayem | $36,722,311 | 1 | $36,722,311 |
| 3,038 | Steve Barron | $36,682,170 | 1 | $36,682,170 |
| 3,039 | Sherry Miller | $36,682,170 | 1 | $36,682,170 |
| 3,040 | Kevin Alyn Elders | $36,677,472 | 3 | $12,225,824 |
| 3,041 | Douglas Carter Beane | $36,466,570 | 1 | $36,466,570 |
| 3,042 | Clive Barker | $36,429,925 | 3 | $12,143,308 |
| 3,043 | Frankie Tam | $36,382,461 | 2 | $18,191,231 |
| 3,044 | Chris Parker | $36,360,524 | 2 | $18,180,262 |
| 3,045 | Larry Cohen | $36,360,427 | 5 | $7,272,085 |
| 3,046 | Emma Donoghue | $36,316,727 | 3 | $12,105,576 |
| 3,047 | Robert Altman | $36,261,471 | 6 | $6,043,579 |
| 3,048 | Michael Kane | $36,226,322 | 4 | $9,056,581 |
| 3,049 | Brandon Camp | $36,223,915 | 2 | $18,111,958 |
| 3,050 | Mike Thompson | $36,223,915 | 2 | $18,111,958 |
| 3,051 | Andrew Gellis | $36,216,173 | 1 | $36,216,173 |
| 3,052 | Kimberly Simi | $36,204,403 | 1 | $36,204,403 |
| 3,053 | Jaume Balaguero | $36,178,783 | 4 | $9,044,696 |
| 3,054 | Lindsay Devlin | $36,146,087 | 1 | $36,146,087 |
| 3,055 | Brandon Boyce | $36,103,652 | 4 | $9,025,913 |
| 3,056 | Charles Parker | $36,100,000 | 1 | $36,100,000 |
| 3,057 | Allen DeBevoise | $36,100,000 | 1 | $36,100,000 |
| 3,058 | Daniel Goldberg | $36,049,356 | 2 | $18,024,678 |
| 3,059 | Dan Perrault | $35,983,009 | 1 | $35,983,009 |
| 3,060 | Ben Younger | $35,944,957 | 2 | $17,972,479 |
| 3,061 | Massimo Ceccherini | $35,913,092 | 2 | $17,956,546 |
| 3,062 | Imtiaz Ali | $35,901,525 | 2 | $17,950,763 |
| 3,063 | Richard Maltby, Jr. | $35,891,257 | 1 | $35,891,257 |
| 3,064 | Ethan Hawke | $35,766,194 | 5 | $7,153,239 |
| 3,065 | Anthony Shaffer | $35,761,373 | 4 | $8,940,343 |
| 3,066 | Costa-Gavras | $35,711,010 | 4 | $8,927,753 |
| 3,067 | Henry Chaisson | $35,680,402 | 1 | $35,680,402 |
| 3,068 | Jennifer Saunders | $35,672,155 | 1 | $35,672,155 |
| 3,069 | Brett Baer | $35,609,577 | 1 | $35,609,577 |
| 3,070 | Dave Finkel | $35,609,577 | 1 | $35,609,577 |
| 3,071 | Kerry Williamson | $35,426,759 | 4 | $8,856,690 |
| 3,072 | Noel Langley | $35,348,551 | 1 | $35,348,551 |
| 3,073 | Edgar Allan Woolf | $35,348,551 | 1 | $35,348,551 |
| 3,074 | Florence Ryerson | $35,348,551 | 1 | $35,348,551 |
| 3,075 | Brian Pimental | $35,336,439 | 1 | $35,336,439 |
| 3,076 | Jymn Magon | $35,336,439 | 1 | $35,336,439 |
| 3,077 | Henry Olek | $35,243,581 | 1 | $35,243,581 |
| 3,078 | Elaine Pope | $35,195,939 | 1 | $35,195,939 |
| 3,079 | Dennis Gansel | $35,122,948 | 1 | $35,122,948 |
| 3,080 | Peter Thorwarth | $35,122,948 | 1 | $35,122,948 |
| 3,081 | Doug Atchison | $35,114,640 | 3 | $11,704,880 |
| 3,082 | Sang-ho Yeon | $35,091,523 | 1 | $35,091,523 |
| 3,083 | Meg Leonard | $35,090,691 | 4 | $8,772,673 |
| 3,084 | Jason Schwartzman | $35,077,571 | 1 | $35,077,571 |
| 3,085 | Tina Mabry | $35,067,665 | 1 | $35,067,665 |
| 3,086 | Jay Basu | $35,036,092 | 2 | $17,518,046 |
| 3,087 | Walter Bernstein | $35,026,696 | 4 | $8,756,674 |
| 3,088 | Paul Laverty | $35,025,764 | 4 | $8,756,441 |
| 3,089 | Jonathan Griffin | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 3,090 | Ivo Perilli | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 3,091 | Vittorio Bonicelli | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 3,092 | Christopher Fry | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 3,093 | Preston A. Whitmore II | $34,806,670 | 6 | $5,801,112 |
| 3,094 | Jordan Cahan | $34,787,111 | 1 | $34,787,111 |
| 3,095 | David Pastor | $34,763,780 | 2 | $17,381,890 |
| 3,096 | Alex Pastor | $34,763,780 | 2 | $17,381,890 |
| 3,097 | Josh Safran | $34,718,173 | 1 | $34,718,173 |
| 3,098 | Reginald Hudlin | $34,670,508 | 2 | $17,335,254 |
| 3,099 | Jeff Cesario | $34,645,374 | 1 | $34,645,374 |
| 3,100 | Christopher Crowe | $34,607,338 | 3 | $11,535,779 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.