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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Screenwriters - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Directors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Screenwriters
This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the international 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 | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Leigh Whannell | $479,237,990 | 12 | $39,936,499 |
| 402 | Andrew Barrer | $478,363,233 | 4 | $119,590,808 |
| 403 | Jake Kasdan | $477,930,324 | 2 | $238,965,162 |
| 404 | Dany Boon | $477,882,792 | 5 | $95,576,558 |
| 405 | Paul Fisher | $477,330,056 | 3 | $159,110,019 |
| 406 | Alec Sokolow | $476,630,770 | 7 | $68,090,110 |
| 407 | Gabriel Ferrari | $475,776,101 | 3 | $158,592,034 |
| 408 | Damien Chazelle | $474,447,853 | 8 | $59,305,982 |
| 409 | Mark L. Smith | $474,401,619 | 10 | $47,440,162 |
| 410 | Billy Frolick | $474,240,093 | 3 | $158,080,031 |
| 411 | Bong Joon Ho | $472,761,653 | 5 | $94,552,331 |
| 412 | Richard LaGravenese | $472,479,543 | 16 | $29,529,971 |
| 413 | David Twohy | $471,185,550 | 13 | $36,245,042 |
| 414 | Kirk DeMicco | $468,717,797 | 5 | $93,743,559 |
| 415 | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | $468,292,375 | 4 | $117,073,094 |
| 416 | Alfonso Cuarón | $466,760,716 | 4 | $116,690,179 |
| 417 | Ann Peacock | $466,352,040 | 6 | $77,725,340 |
| 418 | Don Payne | $464,097,508 | 3 | $154,699,169 |
| 419 | Gerry Swallow | $462,371,662 | 5 | $92,474,332 |
| 420 | Michael Patrick King | $461,933,086 | 3 | $153,977,695 |
| 421 | Chengpeng Dong (董成鹏) | $461,671,554 | 4 | $115,417,889 |
| 422 | Si'ao Dai | $460,303,199 | 1 | $460,303,199 |
| 423 | Yuyue Shen | $460,303,199 | 1 | $460,303,199 |
| 424 | S.S. Rajamouli | $460,050,764 | 3 | $153,350,255 |
| 425 | Andrew Niccol | $459,862,227 | 9 | $51,095,803 |
| 426 | William Monahan | $459,832,575 | 9 | $51,092,508 |
| 427 | Takeharu Sakurai | $459,590,324 | 5 | $91,918,065 |
| 428 | Maya Forbes | $458,323,534 | 9 | $50,924,837 |
| 429 | Peter Gaulke | $458,109,560 | 6 | $76,351,593 |
| 430 | Steven Conrad | $458,084,949 | 6 | $76,347,492 |
| 431 | Jim Hecht | $456,568,661 | 3 | $152,189,554 |
| 432 | Su Biao | $454,729,829 | 4 | $113,682,457 |
| 433 | Kiel Murray | $454,048,761 | 4 | $113,512,190 |
| 434 | Marc Lawrence | $453,527,676 | 10 | $45,352,768 |
| 435 | Carey Hayes | $451,437,895 | 7 | $64,491,128 |
| 436 | Chad Hayes | $451,437,895 | 7 | $64,491,128 |
| 437 | Han Jianu | $451,176,640 | 1 | $451,176,640 |
| 438 | Bill Condon | $450,022,129 | 10 | $45,002,213 |
| 439 | Adam Cozad | $446,637,595 | 5 | $89,327,519 |
| 440 | Liang Su | $445,151,746 | 2 | $222,575,873 |
| 441 | Gu Shuyi | $444,687,455 | 1 | $444,687,455 |
| 442 | Christopher Landon | $444,368,322 | 14 | $31,740,594 |
| 443 | Allan Loeb | $443,090,143 | 12 | $36,924,179 |
| 444 | Zhang Jialu | $442,390,536 | 5 | $88,478,107 |
| 445 | Rob Edwards | $441,727,988 | 6 | $73,621,331 |
| 446 | Randi Mayem Singer | $441,621,736 | 4 | $110,405,434 |
| 447 | Shu Huan | $441,371,100 | 2 | $220,685,550 |
| 448 | Creighton Rothenberger | $441,033,207 | 5 | $88,206,641 |
| 449 | Katrin Benedikt | $441,033,207 | 5 | $88,206,641 |
| 450 | Catherine Johnson | $438,336,718 | 1 | $438,336,718 |
| 451 | Takashi Yamazaki | $437,898,698 | 9 | $48,655,411 |
| 452 | Nicole Perlman | $437,168,283 | 1 | $437,168,283 |
| 453 | Phil Hay | $436,408,952 | 8 | $54,551,119 |
| 454 | Ted Griffin | $434,041,674 | 5 | $86,808,335 |
| 455 | Michael Petroni | $433,400,253 | 5 | $86,680,051 |
| 456 | Ben Queen | $431,598,591 | 2 | $215,799,296 |
| 457 | David Franzoni | $429,815,693 | 6 | $71,635,949 |
| 458 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu | $429,133,596 | 4 | $107,283,399 |
| 459 | Tom J. Astle | $429,105,031 | 4 | $107,276,258 |
| 460 | Yupeng Guo | $427,847,206 | 1 | $427,847,206 |
| 461 | Shin Adachi | $427,847,206 | 1 | $427,847,206 |
| 462 | Alan Yuen | $426,707,053 | 3 | $142,235,684 |
| 463 | Aline Brosh McKenna | $425,393,459 | 8 | $53,174,182 |
| 464 | Scot Armstrong | $424,800,665 | 4 | $106,200,166 |
| 465 | Xing Aina | $423,941,100 | 2 | $211,970,550 |
| 466 | Judd Apatow | $421,978,775 | 12 | $35,164,898 |
| 467 | Emma Thompson | $421,505,731 | 5 | $84,301,146 |
| 468 | Steve Koren | $420,794,488 | 5 | $84,158,898 |
| 469 | Jim Capobianco | $420,315,462 | 2 | $210,157,731 |
| 470 | William Wisher | $419,680,794 | 3 | $139,893,598 |
| 471 | Jon Lucas | $419,648,044 | 9 | $46,627,560 |
| 472 | Scott Moore | $419,648,044 | 9 | $46,627,560 |
| 473 | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | $417,671,251 | 3 | $139,223,750 |
| 474 | Andrew Kevin Walker | $414,896,682 | 10 | $41,489,668 |
| 475 | Dong Runnian | $414,555,528 | 4 | $103,638,882 |
| 476 | Wang Baoqiang | $414,191,838 | 2 | $207,095,919 |
| 477 | Jonas Cuaron | $413,503,409 | 3 | $137,834,470 |
| 478 | Brad Copeland | $412,951,743 | 5 | $82,590,349 |
| 479 | Robin Driscoll | $412,919,134 | 2 | $206,459,567 |
| 480 | James V. Hart | $412,800,034 | 7 | $58,971,433 |
| 481 | Lorne Cameron | $411,717,856 | 3 | $137,239,285 |
| 482 | Joby Harold | $410,494,823 | 4 | $102,623,706 |
| 483 | Michael Mann | $409,077,683 | 9 | $45,453,076 |
| 484 | Joe Carnahan | $408,208,083 | 12 | $34,017,340 |
| 485 | Simon Barrett | $406,089,669 | 11 | $36,917,243 |
| 486 | Timothy Dowling | $406,087,309 | 6 | $67,681,218 |
| 487 | Qin Haiyan | $405,051,655 | 3 | $135,017,218 |
| 488 | Julian Fellowes | $402,601,888 | 13 | $30,969,376 |
| 489 | Seth Grahame-Smith | $402,207,657 | 6 | $67,034,610 |
| 490 | Aaron Sorkin | $401,910,784 | 10 | $40,191,078 |
| 491 | Steven Spielberg | $401,905,821 | 4 | $100,476,455 |
| 492 | Jim Herzfeld | $401,600,000 | 3 | $133,866,667 |
| 493 | Vincent Ngo | $396,287,998 | 1 | $396,287,998 |
| 494 | Vince Gilligan | $396,287,998 | 2 | $198,143,999 |
| 495 | Franck Magnier | $395,790,738 | 3 | $131,930,246 |
| 496 | Erik Jendresen | $393,062,622 | 4 | $98,265,656 |
| 497 | Yan Han (韩延) | $392,938,638 | 4 | $98,234,660 |
| 498 | Duncan Jones | $391,534,534 | 2 | $195,767,267 |
| 499 | Matt Manfredi | $390,951,129 | 7 | $55,850,161 |
| 500 | Eric Heisserer | $390,947,754 | 10 | $39,094,775 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.