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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,701 | Josh Stoddard | $17,669,526 | 1 | $17,669,526 |
| 4,702 | Matthew L. Murray | $17,669,526 | 2 | $8,834,763 |
| 4,703 | John Kaye | $17,659,377 | 2 | $8,829,689 |
| 4,704 | Austen Earl | $17,657,217 | 1 | $17,657,217 |
| 4,705 | Sebastian Maniscalco | $17,657,217 | 1 | $17,657,217 |
| 4,706 | Nate Monaster | $17,648,927 | 1 | $17,648,927 |
| 4,707 | Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh | $17,647,662 | 3 | $5,882,554 |
| 4,708 | Matthieu Delaporte | $17,641,128 | 2 | $8,820,564 |
| 4,709 | Steven Levenson | $17,625,444 | 3 | $5,875,148 |
| 4,710 | Joshua Michael Stern | $17,589,867 | 1 | $17,589,867 |
| 4,711 | Carl Franklin | $17,589,652 | 2 | $8,794,826 |
| 4,712 | John C.W. Saxton | $17,574,875 | 2 | $8,787,438 |
| 4,713 | B.E. Brauner | $17,573,594 | 1 | $17,573,594 |
| 4,714 | James Iver Mattson | $17,573,594 | 1 | $17,573,594 |
| 4,715 | David Obst | $17,500,399 | 1 | $17,500,399 |
| 4,716 | Steve Zacharias | $17,500,399 | 2 | $8,750,200 |
| 4,717 | Jeff Buhai | $17,500,399 | 2 | $8,750,200 |
| 4,718 | Christina Welsh | $17,499,242 | 1 | $17,499,242 |
| 4,719 | Ernie Barbarash | $17,499,242 | 1 | $17,499,242 |
| 4,720 | Supratik Sen | $17,467,404 | 3 | $5,822,468 |
| 4,721 | Susan Minot | $17,458,904 | 2 | $8,729,452 |
| 4,722 | Ian McEwan | $17,455,931 | 2 | $8,727,966 |
| 4,723 | Norman Vance Jr. | $17,433,072 | 1 | $17,433,072 |
| 4,724 | Neal Brennan | $17,416,667 | 2 | $8,708,334 |
| 4,725 | Tony Grisoni | $17,354,192 | 4 | $4,338,548 |
| 4,726 | Martha Higareda | $17,341,051 | 2 | $8,670,526 |
| 4,727 | Cory Brusseau | $17,341,051 | 2 | $8,670,526 |
| 4,728 | Megan Holley | $17,329,337 | 1 | $17,329,337 |
| 4,729 | Damon Daniels | $17,322,212 | 1 | $17,322,212 |
| 4,730 | Gerald Petievich | $17,307,302 | 1 | $17,307,302 |
| 4,731 | Daniel Kunka | $17,306,648 | 2 | $8,653,324 |
| 4,732 | Mark Blackwell | $17,292,381 | 1 | $17,292,381 |
| 4,733 | Xu Zhaoqing | $17,283,136 | 1 | $17,283,136 |
| 4,734 | Henri-Georges Clouzot | $17,263,095 | 2 | $8,631,548 |
| 4,735 | Jon Michael Johnson | $17,252,287 | 1 | $17,252,287 |
| 4,736 | Elisabeth Mantello | $17,252,287 | 1 | $17,252,287 |
| 4,737 | Chazz Palminteri | $17,239,789 | 1 | $17,239,789 |
| 4,738 | Michael Gaylin | $17,213,233 | 1 | $17,213,233 |
| 4,739 | Joel Gross | $17,213,233 | 1 | $17,213,233 |
| 4,740 | Ilya Naishuller | $17,187,434 | 1 | $17,187,434 |
| 4,741 | Audrey Diwan | $17,185,041 | 5 | $3,437,008 |
| 4,742 | Nicolas Bedos | $17,184,753 | 2 | $8,592,377 |
| 4,743 | Lou Illar | $17,180,393 | 1 | $17,180,393 |
| 4,744 | Nate Parker | $17,173,343 | 4 | $4,293,336 |
| 4,745 | Gianni Romoli | $17,146,006 | 3 | $5,715,335 |
| 4,746 | Harry Colomby | $17,124,395 | 1 | $17,124,395 |
| 4,747 | Jeff Harris | $17,124,395 | 1 | $17,124,395 |
| 4,748 | Karin Howard | $17,116,963 | 1 | $17,116,963 |
| 4,749 | Joseph Landon | $17,111,111 | 1 | $17,111,111 |
| 4,750 | Claire-Dee Lim | $17,098,297 | 1 | $17,098,297 |
| 4,751 | Ferzan Ozpetek | $17,074,767 | 2 | $8,537,384 |
| 4,752 | Travis Milloy | $17,033,431 | 1 | $17,033,431 |
| 4,753 | Roger Waters | $17,030,685 | 2 | $8,515,343 |
| 4,754 | Kathy Waugh | $17,029,882 | 1 | $17,029,882 |
| 4,755 | Megan McDonald | $17,029,882 | 1 | $17,029,882 |
| 4,756 | Maria Nation | $17,025,444 | 2 | $8,512,722 |
| 4,757 | Masashi Kishimoto | $17,014,551 | 1 | $17,014,551 |
| 4,758 | Ukyo Kodachi | $17,014,551 | 1 | $17,014,551 |
| 4,759 | João Emanuel Carneiro | $17,006,158 | 1 | $17,006,158 |
| 4,760 | Marcos Bernstein | $17,006,158 | 1 | $17,006,158 |
| 4,761 | Menahem Golan | $17,005,599 | 1 | $17,005,599 |
| 4,762 | Robert Kurtz | $17,000,437 | 1 | $17,000,437 |
| 4,763 | Jeff Hand | $17,000,437 | 1 | $17,000,437 |
| 4,764 | Denise DeClue | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,765 | Tim Kazurinsky | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,766 | Alan Caillou | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,767 | Richard Robinson | $17,000,000 | 1 | $17,000,000 |
| 4,768 | Danilo Bach | $16,947,763 | 2 | $8,473,882 |
| 4,769 | Samantha Adams | $16,941,552 | 1 | $16,941,552 |
| 4,770 | Barbara Williams | $16,941,552 | 1 | $16,941,552 |
| 4,771 | Ian Mackenzie Jeffers | $16,907,831 | 1 | $16,907,831 |
| 4,772 | Mandy Nelson | $16,880,799 | 1 | $16,880,799 |
| 4,773 | Christine Olsen | $16,866,928 | 1 | $16,866,928 |
| 4,774 | Gail Morgan Hickman | $16,827,941 | 2 | $8,413,971 |
| 4,775 | Dana Baratta | $16,774,699 | 1 | $16,774,699 |
| 4,776 | Colin Cairnes | $16,771,921 | 2 | $8,385,961 |
| 4,777 | Cameron Cairnes | $16,771,921 | 2 | $8,385,961 |
| 4,778 | Saumya Joshi | $16,765,212 | 1 | $16,765,212 |
| 4,779 | Mark Christpher | $16,757,163 | 1 | $16,757,163 |
| 4,780 | Sidney Sheldon | $16,750,000 | 2 | $8,375,000 |
| 4,781 | David F. Shannon | $16,692,775 | 1 | $16,692,775 |
| 4,782 | Kim Byung | $16,653,488 | 1 | $16,653,488 |
| 4,783 | Jeff Nimoy | $16,628,751 | 1 | $16,628,751 |
| 4,784 | Bob Buchholz | $16,628,751 | 1 | $16,628,751 |
| 4,785 | Forry Smith | $16,612,072 | 1 | $16,612,072 |
| 4,786 | Laura Lau | $16,610,760 | 1 | $16,610,760 |
| 4,787 | Paul Golding | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,788 | Steven Hager | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,789 | David Gilbert | $16,595,791 | 1 | $16,595,791 |
| 4,790 | Cami Delavigne | $16,566,240 | 1 | $16,566,240 |
| 4,791 | Joey Curtis | $16,566,240 | 2 | $8,283,120 |
| 4,792 | Janet Kovalcik | $16,559,100 | 1 | $16,559,100 |
| 4,793 | Duncan Tucker | $16,553,163 | 1 | $16,553,163 |
| 4,794 | Rand Ravich | $16,539,841 | 2 | $8,269,921 |
| 4,795 | Robert Clouse | $16,527,743 | 2 | $8,263,872 |
| 4,796 | Misan Sagay | $16,511,348 | 2 | $8,255,674 |
| 4,797 | N. Richard Nash | $16,510,734 | 2 | $8,255,367 |
| 4,798 | Ritesh Batra | $16,502,912 | 2 | $8,251,456 |
| 4,799 | Uli Edel | $16,498,827 | 1 | $16,498,827 |
| 4,800 | Gregory Hansen | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.