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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,001 | Scott Hicks | $14,378,353 | 1 | $14,378,353 |
| 5,002 | T.J. Fixman | $14,365,639 | 2 | $7,182,820 |
| 5,003 | Robert Gittler | $14,363,400 | 1 | $14,363,400 |
| 5,004 | Robert Collector | $14,358,033 | 1 | $14,358,033 |
| 5,005 | Max D. Adams | $14,351,432 | 1 | $14,351,432 |
| 5,006 | Bo Burnham | $14,348,020 | 2 | $7,174,010 |
| 5,007 | Issa Lopez | $14,344,016 | 4 | $3,586,004 |
| 5,008 | Ali Zafar | $14,332,055 | 2 | $7,166,028 |
| 5,009 | Richard Bean | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 5,010 | Clive Coleman | $14,329,323 | 1 | $14,329,323 |
| 5,011 | Charles Purpura | $14,323,917 | 2 | $7,161,959 |
| 5,012 | Tom Green | $14,301,755 | 2 | $7,150,878 |
| 5,013 | Arthur Sheekman | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 5,014 | Allan G. Scott | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 5,015 | Jorge Semprún | $14,296,444 | 2 | $7,148,222 |
| 5,016 | Sally Potter | $14,294,003 | 6 | $2,382,334 |
| 5,017 | Raoul Peck | $14,292,879 | 3 | $4,764,293 |
| 5,018 | Paula Milne | $14,291,999 | 2 | $7,146,000 |
| 5,019 | Susan Shiliday | $14,291,999 | 1 | $14,291,999 |
| 5,020 | Guy Thomas | $14,281,034 | 2 | $7,140,517 |
| 5,021 | David Chisholm | $14,278,900 | 2 | $7,139,450 |
| 5,022 | Anthony Fingleton | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 5,023 | Carlos Davis | $14,272,777 | 1 | $14,272,777 |
| 5,024 | Derek Harvie | $14,249,005 | 1 | $14,249,005 |
| 5,025 | Ang Lee | $14,227,403 | 2 | $7,113,702 |
| 5,026 | Rod Whitaker | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 5,027 | Warren B. Murphy | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 5,028 | Joseph Tropiano | $14,186,316 | 1 | $14,186,316 |
| 5,029 | Martin Quatermass | $14,182,393 | 1 | $14,182,393 |
| 5,030 | David Chocron | $14,178,885 | 2 | $7,089,443 |
| 5,031 | Jeff Franklin | $14,171,431 | 2 | $7,085,716 |
| 5,032 | Arnaud Delalande | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 5,033 | Christel Gonnard | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 5,034 | Antoon Krings | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 5,035 | Coke Sams | $14,143,280 | 1 | $14,143,280 |
| 5,036 | Alberto Bremer | $14,141,504 | 1 | $14,141,504 |
| 5,037 | Roddy Doyle | $14,140,960 | 2 | $7,070,480 |
| 5,038 | Bernard Slade | $14,140,538 | 2 | $7,070,269 |
| 5,039 | Neena Beber | $14,125,516 | 1 | $14,125,516 |
| 5,040 | Tom Perrotta | $14,121,177 | 1 | $14,121,177 |
| 5,041 | Prabhu Deva | $14,113,208 | 2 | $7,056,604 |
| 5,042 | Ben Zelig | $14,100,000 | 1 | $14,100,000 |
| 5,043 | Suzanne O'Malley | $14,049,540 | 1 | $14,049,540 |
| 5,044 | Brett Haley | $14,046,644 | 4 | $3,511,661 |
| 5,045 | Marc Basch | $14,046,644 | 4 | $3,511,661 |
| 5,046 | Pierre Uytterhoeven | $14,044,741 | 2 | $7,022,371 |
| 5,047 | Claude Lelouch | $14,044,741 | 1 | $14,044,741 |
| 5,048 | Shane Connaughton | $14,041,353 | 1 | $14,041,353 |
| 5,049 | Sarah Delappe | $14,029,755 | 1 | $14,029,755 |
| 5,050 | Eleanore Griffin | $14,000,365 | 1 | $14,000,365 |
| 5,051 | Morton S. Fine | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 5,052 | Bob Bonney | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 5,053 | Ramon Mendendez | $13,994,920 | 1 | $13,994,920 |
| 5,054 | Gregory Burke | $13,973,707 | 3 | $4,657,902 |
| 5,055 | Martin Hynes | $13,973,532 | 3 | $4,657,844 |
| 5,056 | Robert Farrar | $13,937,804 | 2 | $6,968,902 |
| 5,057 | Abhishek Varman | $13,932,430 | 1 | $13,932,430 |
| 5,058 | Allan Burns | $13,926,490 | 2 | $6,963,245 |
| 5,059 | Rose Glass | $13,913,637 | 2 | $6,956,819 |
| 5,060 | Regis Roinsard | $13,895,789 | 3 | $4,631,930 |
| 5,061 | Bill Maher | $13,881,317 | 1 | $13,881,317 |
| 5,062 | Dave Parker | $13,860,078 | 1 | $13,860,078 |
| 5,063 | Mark A. Altman | $13,860,078 | 1 | $13,860,078 |
| 5,064 | Yvan Attal | $13,853,915 | 2 | $6,926,958 |
| 5,065 | Paul Auster | $13,853,284 | 1 | $13,853,284 |
| 5,066 | Stephen Blinn | $13,844,814 | 2 | $6,922,407 |
| 5,067 | Daniel Presley | $13,835,593 | 2 | $6,917,797 |
| 5,068 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
| 5,069 | David Ward | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 5,070 | John Nichols | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 5,071 | Sara Schiff | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
| 5,072 | Naomi Foner | $13,805,117 | 4 | $3,451,279 |
| 5,073 | John Cork | $13,798,030 | 1 | $13,798,030 |
| 5,074 | Ludovic Bernard | $13,785,054 | 2 | $6,892,527 |
| 5,075 | Jafar Panahi | $13,781,731 | 5 | $2,756,346 |
| 5,076 | Howard R. Cohen | $13,780,656 | 3 | $4,593,552 |
| 5,077 | Michael Part | $13,747,279 | 1 | $13,747,279 |
| 5,078 | Robert L. Levy | $13,747,279 | 1 | $13,747,279 |
| 5,079 | Gary Rydstrom | $13,741,343 | 1 | $13,741,343 |
| 5,080 | Paul Ohl | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 5,081 | René Manzor | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 5,082 | Oscar Torres | $13,725,819 | 2 | $6,862,910 |
| 5,083 | Tim Meadows | $13,719,474 | 1 | $13,719,474 |
| 5,084 | Tod Davies | $13,711,903 | 1 | $13,711,903 |
| 5,085 | Alex Cox | $13,711,903 | 1 | $13,711,903 |
| 5,086 | Geoff Burrowes | $13,687,027 | 1 | $13,687,027 |
| 5,087 | Craig Bartlett | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 5,088 | Steve Viksten | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 5,089 | Olivier Assayas | $13,665,040 | 8 | $1,708,130 |
| 5,090 | Im Sang-soo | $13,659,975 | 3 | $4,553,325 |
| 5,091 | Andrea Nasfell | $13,656,039 | 3 | $4,552,013 |
| 5,092 | David Chase | $13,648,195 | 3 | $4,549,398 |
| 5,093 | Chad Gomez Creasey | $13,636,339 | 1 | $13,636,339 |
| 5,094 | Christophe Gans | $13,628,776 | 2 | $6,814,388 |
| 5,095 | Andrew Dickman | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
| 5,096 | Darrick Bachman | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
| 5,097 | Jason Reicher | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
| 5,098 | David Gemmill | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
| 5,099 | Michael Ruocco | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
| 5,100 | Alex Kirwan | $13,628,490 | 1 | $13,628,490 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.