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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,101 | Jonathan S. Abrams | $27,000,000 | 1 | $27,000,000 |
| 4,102 | Sonia Chernus | $27,000,000 | 1 | $27,000,000 |
| 4,103 | Parker Bennett | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 4,104 | Terry Runté | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 4,105 | Nicolas Cuche | $26,974,403 | 1 | $26,974,403 |
| 4,106 | Mike Mills | $26,966,065 | 3 | $8,988,688 |
| 4,107 | Eric Kirsten | $26,952,508 | 1 | $26,952,508 |
| 4,108 | Vipul Rawal | $26,950,878 | 1 | $26,950,878 |
| 4,109 | Kelley Sane | $26,939,925 | 1 | $26,939,925 |
| 4,110 | Steven Lisberger | $26,919,100 | 1 | $26,919,100 |
| 4,111 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | $26,918,241 | 2 | $13,459,121 |
| 4,112 | Richard Shepard | $26,887,848 | 4 | $6,721,962 |
| 4,113 | Ryan Ridley | $26,874,347 | 1 | $26,874,347 |
| 4,114 | Vincent Paronnaud | $26,830,476 | 3 | $8,943,492 |
| 4,115 | Marjane Satrapi | $26,824,085 | 2 | $13,412,043 |
| 4,116 | Cheung Chi Sing | $26,822,441 | 1 | $26,822,441 |
| 4,117 | Ben Roberts | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 4,118 | Ivan Goff | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 4,119 | Manurishi Chadha | $26,796,964 | 1 | $26,796,964 |
| 4,120 | Michael Davis | $26,796,824 | 1 | $26,796,824 |
| 4,121 | Allan Weiss | $26,773,786 | 3 | $8,924,595 |
| 4,122 | Andy Weiss | $26,752,477 | 4 | $6,688,119 |
| 4,123 | Garrison Keillor | $26,716,191 | 1 | $26,716,191 |
| 4,124 | Richard Condon | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 4,125 | Janet Roach | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 4,126 | Philip Eisner | $26,673,954 | 2 | $13,336,977 |
| 4,127 | Hal Kanter | $26,646,335 | 4 | $6,661,584 |
| 4,128 | Hitoshi Ohne | $26,630,702 | 1 | $26,630,702 |
| 4,129 | Tom Stern | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 4,130 | Tim Burns | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 4,131 | Julie Talen | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 4,132 | Douglas Petrie | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 4,133 | Sam Pitman | $26,563,888 | 1 | $26,563,888 |
| 4,134 | Adam Cole-Kelly | $26,563,888 | 1 | $26,563,888 |
| 4,135 | Brian Miller | $26,517,819 | 1 | $26,517,819 |
| 4,136 | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | $26,495,262 | 7 | $3,785,037 |
| 4,137 | Rowdy Herrington | $26,492,694 | 2 | $13,246,347 |
| 4,138 | Juan Diego Solanas | $26,387,039 | 1 | $26,387,039 |
| 4,139 | David S. Olivas | $26,377,799 | 1 | $26,377,799 |
| 4,140 | Sheena Parikh | $26,372,000 | 1 | $26,372,000 |
| 4,141 | Lawrence Gay | $26,325,256 | 1 | $26,325,256 |
| 4,142 | Michael J. Di Gaetano | $26,325,256 | 1 | $26,325,256 |
| 4,143 | Jonathan Betuel | $26,300,789 | 2 | $13,150,395 |
| 4,144 | Ezra Sacks | $26,285,544 | 2 | $13,142,772 |
| 4,145 | Rick Natkin | $26,255,594 | 1 | $26,255,594 |
| 4,146 | David Fuller | $26,255,594 | 1 | $26,255,594 |
| 4,147 | Craig Fernandez | $26,239,002 | 2 | $13,119,501 |
| 4,148 | Emile Gaudreault | $26,223,418 | 3 | $8,741,139 |
| 4,149 | Betty Comden | $26,200,000 | 2 | $13,100,000 |
| 4,150 | Adolph Green | $26,200,000 | 2 | $13,100,000 |
| 4,151 | Rick Famuyiwa | $26,166,451 | 2 | $13,083,226 |
| 4,152 | John Turturro | $26,124,832 | 4 | $6,531,208 |
| 4,153 | Ben Best | $26,121,638 | 1 | $26,121,638 |
| 4,154 | Ernie Contreras | $26,098,603 | 2 | $13,049,302 |
| 4,155 | Charlie Fletcher | $26,097,497 | 1 | $26,097,497 |
| 4,156 | Marty Kaplan | $26,078,771 | 2 | $13,039,386 |
| 4,157 | Rob Thomas | $26,076,834 | 2 | $13,038,417 |
| 4,158 | Takuma Takasaki | $26,070,026 | 1 | $26,070,026 |
| 4,159 | Gabriel Ripstein | $26,041,059 | 4 | $6,510,265 |
| 4,160 | Masato Harada | $26,033,246 | 1 | $26,033,246 |
| 4,161 | Eric Bergren | $26,026,416 | 1 | $26,026,416 |
| 4,162 | Irving Brecher | $26,012,534 | 2 | $13,006,267 |
| 4,163 | René Cardona, Jr. | $25,998,102 | 2 | $12,999,051 |
| 4,164 | Logan Miller | $25,954,130 | 4 | $6,488,533 |
| 4,165 | Noah Miller | $25,954,130 | 4 | $6,488,533 |
| 4,166 | Philippe Falardeau | $25,953,154 | 3 | $8,651,051 |
| 4,167 | Mary Rodgers | $25,942,000 | 1 | $25,942,000 |
| 4,168 | Jonny Sweet | $25,894,785 | 1 | $25,894,785 |
| 4,169 | Scott Wiper | $25,876,605 | 2 | $12,938,303 |
| 4,170 | Hank Nelken | $25,873,142 | 1 | $25,873,142 |
| 4,171 | Greg DePaul | $25,873,142 | 1 | $25,873,142 |
| 4,172 | David Schisgall | $25,872,520 | 2 | $12,936,260 |
| 4,173 | Barry Sandler | $25,811,571 | 3 | $8,603,857 |
| 4,174 | Kathleen Knutsen Rowell | $25,776,548 | 1 | $25,776,548 |
| 4,175 | Hadley Davis | $25,732,334 | 1 | $25,732,334 |
| 4,176 | Christopher Jenkins | $25,725,460 | 2 | $12,862,730 |
| 4,177 | Terrence McNally | $25,710,146 | 2 | $12,855,073 |
| 4,178 | Mike Nawrocki | $25,608,779 | 1 | $25,608,779 |
| 4,179 | Christopher Thompson | $25,592,549 | 2 | $12,796,275 |
| 4,180 | J.W. Melville | $25,587,804 | 1 | $25,587,804 |
| 4,181 | Patricia Irving | $25,587,804 | 1 | $25,587,804 |
| 4,182 | Werner Herzog | $25,543,107 | 12 | $2,128,592 |
| 4,183 | Ed Gass-Donnelly | $25,525,097 | 4 | $6,381,274 |
| 4,184 | Serge Joncour | $25,480,031 | 1 | $25,480,031 |
| 4,185 | Lulu Wang | $25,466,013 | 1 | $25,466,013 |
| 4,186 | Maria Loohufvud | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 4,187 | Love Martinsen | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 4,188 | Wayne Conley | $25,460,073 | 2 | $12,730,037 |
| 4,189 | Beth Henley | $25,450,459 | 3 | $8,483,486 |
| 4,190 | Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong | $25,441,760 | 1 | $25,441,760 |
| 4,191 | Kirsten Sheridan | $25,382,911 | 1 | $25,382,911 |
| 4,192 | Naomi Sheridan | $25,382,911 | 1 | $25,382,911 |
| 4,193 | Clancy Sigal | $25,372,294 | 1 | $25,372,294 |
| 4,194 | John Petro | $25,361,206 | 1 | $25,361,206 |
| 4,195 | Robert Carlock | $25,350,747 | 1 | $25,350,747 |
| 4,196 | Nelson George | $25,325,327 | 2 | $12,662,664 |
| 4,197 | Rafael Moreu | $25,248,340 | 2 | $12,624,170 |
| 4,198 | Peter Mullan | $25,218,042 | 1 | $25,218,042 |
| 4,199 | James Hicks | $25,147,121 | 1 | $25,147,121 |
| 4,200 | Tara Ison | $25,122,195 | 1 | $25,122,195 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.