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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,801 | Tom Hanks | $135,853,447 | 5 | $27,170,689 |
| 1,802 | Michel Fessler | $135,780,188 | 3 | $45,260,063 |
| 1,803 | Ningyu Zhao (赵宁宇) | $135,617,456 | 2 | $67,808,728 |
| 1,804 | Michel Hazanavicius | $135,608,917 | 3 | $45,202,972 |
| 1,805 | Scott Cooper | $135,508,364 | 6 | $22,584,727 |
| 1,806 | Ethan Gross | $135,154,826 | 1 | $135,154,826 |
| 1,807 | Erin Simms | $135,075,260 | 2 | $67,537,630 |
| 1,808 | Yusuke Watanabe | $134,804,133 | 4 | $33,701,033 |
| 1,809 | Shonda Rhimes | $134,713,435 | 1 | $134,713,435 |
| 1,810 | Yoon Hong-gi | $134,222,094 | 3 | $44,740,698 |
| 1,811 | Ray Wright | $134,206,664 | 5 | $26,841,333 |
| 1,812 | Keith Bunin | $133,607,999 | 2 | $66,804,000 |
| 1,813 | Ivan Menchell | $133,574,362 | 2 | $66,787,181 |
| 1,814 | Jeon Cheol-hong | $133,571,774 | 2 | $66,785,887 |
| 1,815 | Laurent Zeitoun | $133,381,784 | 3 | $44,460,595 |
| 1,816 | C.S. Anderson | $133,357,601 | 1 | $133,357,601 |
| 1,817 | Luc Jacquet | $133,276,359 | 1 | $133,276,359 |
| 1,818 | Tony Leech | $133,196,501 | 2 | $66,598,251 |
| 1,819 | Todd Edwards | $133,196,501 | 3 | $44,398,834 |
| 1,820 | Steve Meerson | $133,000,000 | 1 | $133,000,000 |
| 1,821 | Deborah Moggach | $132,955,485 | 1 | $132,955,485 |
| 1,822 | Wai Ka-Fai | $132,935,890 | 5 | $26,587,178 |
| 1,823 | Brian Taylor | $132,708,700 | 5 | $26,541,740 |
| 1,824 | Blake Masters | $132,493,015 | 1 | $132,493,015 |
| 1,825 | Chris Spain | $132,468,131 | 2 | $66,234,066 |
| 1,826 | Mark Neveldine | $132,422,387 | 5 | $26,484,477 |
| 1,827 | Chris Rock | $132,244,405 | 5 | $26,448,881 |
| 1,828 | Chang Yuan | $132,213,520 | 1 | $132,213,520 |
| 1,829 | Tracey Jackson | $132,178,251 | 2 | $66,089,126 |
| 1,830 | PJ Torokvei | $131,953,855 | 4 | $32,988,464 |
| 1,831 | Eric Kripke | $131,457,147 | 1 | $131,457,147 |
| 1,832 | Larry Yang | $131,273,444 | 2 | $65,636,722 |
| 1,833 | BenDavid Grabinski | $131,202,537 | 3 | $43,734,179 |
| 1,834 | Chuck Konzelman | $131,171,432 | 9 | $14,574,604 |
| 1,835 | Won-Chan Hong | $131,161,159 | 2 | $65,580,580 |
| 1,836 | Jeff Howard | $130,885,039 | 4 | $32,721,260 |
| 1,837 | Min-ho Woo | $130,871,363 | 3 | $43,623,788 |
| 1,838 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | $130,786,572 | 4 | $32,696,643 |
| 1,839 | Park Joo-suk | $130,711,488 | 2 | $65,355,744 |
| 1,840 | Mike LeSieur | $130,402,010 | 1 | $130,402,010 |
| 1,841 | Mathieu Kassovitz | $130,349,045 | 2 | $65,174,523 |
| 1,842 | Larry Wachowski | $130,214,162 | 1 | $130,214,162 |
| 1,843 | Cary Solomon | $130,001,045 | 8 | $16,250,131 |
| 1,844 | Gregory Poirier | $129,969,408 | 8 | $16,246,176 |
| 1,845 | Randy Kornfield | $129,832,389 | 1 | $129,832,389 |
| 1,846 | Stephen J. Rivele | $129,572,705 | 3 | $43,190,902 |
| 1,847 | Christopher Wilkinson | $129,572,705 | 3 | $43,190,902 |
| 1,848 | Timur Bekmambetov | $129,368,372 | 4 | $32,342,093 |
| 1,849 | Patrick Sheane Duncan | $129,339,717 | 3 | $43,113,239 |
| 1,850 | William Brent Bell | $129,325,004 | 2 | $64,662,502 |
| 1,851 | Matthew Peterman | $129,325,004 | 2 | $64,662,502 |
| 1,852 | John Michael Hayes | $129,317,035 | 8 | $16,164,629 |
| 1,853 | Scott Silvery | $129,262,388 | 1 | $129,262,388 |
| 1,854 | Advait Chandan | $128,719,011 | 1 | $128,719,011 |
| 1,855 | Rasmus Heisterberg | $128,668,314 | 3 | $42,889,438 |
| 1,856 | Frankie Chan | $128,230,000 | 1 | $128,230,000 |
| 1,857 | Clare Sera | $127,990,741 | 1 | $127,990,741 |
| 1,858 | John Carpenter | $127,852,825 | 8 | $15,981,603 |
| 1,859 | Nicolas Giacobone | $127,746,587 | 5 | $25,549,317 |
| 1,860 | Joey Wells | $127,736,676 | 2 | $63,868,338 |
| 1,861 | Harry Ratchford | $127,736,676 | 2 | $63,868,338 |
| 1,862 | Kevin Hart | $127,736,676 | 2 | $63,868,338 |
| 1,863 | Armando Bo | $127,678,085 | 3 | $42,559,362 |
| 1,864 | Farhad Safinia | $127,386,119 | 2 | $63,693,060 |
| 1,865 | Wes Tooke | $126,787,360 | 1 | $126,787,360 |
| 1,866 | Alan Mandel | $126,737,516 | 1 | $126,737,516 |
| 1,867 | John Erick Dowdle | $126,593,356 | 4 | $31,648,339 |
| 1,868 | Drew Dowdle | $126,593,356 | 4 | $31,648,339 |
| 1,869 | Gene Wilder | $126,362,224 | 4 | $31,590,556 |
| 1,870 | Kausar Munir | $126,201,993 | 2 | $63,100,997 |
| 1,871 | Allan Scott | $126,132,018 | 6 | $21,022,003 |
| 1,872 | Liu Zhenyun | $126,128,341 | 2 | $63,064,171 |
| 1,873 | Dennis Shryack | $125,754,644 | 5 | $25,150,929 |
| 1,874 | Philip Shelby | $125,729,635 | 1 | $125,729,635 |
| 1,875 | Tony Mosher | $125,729,635 | 1 | $125,729,635 |
| 1,876 | Chuck Pfarrer | $125,633,476 | 5 | $25,126,695 |
| 1,877 | George Gallo | $125,436,619 | 10 | $12,543,662 |
| 1,878 | Scott Lobdell | $125,010,260 | 2 | $62,505,130 |
| 1,879 | Charles Edward Pogue | $124,933,177 | 3 | $41,644,392 |
| 1,880 | Steven Antin | $124,919,591 | 3 | $41,639,864 |
| 1,881 | James L. White | $124,823,094 | 1 | $124,823,094 |
| 1,882 | David Michener | $124,731,297 | 3 | $41,577,099 |
| 1,883 | Alexandre Astier | $124,596,203 | 3 | $41,532,068 |
| 1,884 | Jerry Zucker | $124,554,307 | 3 | $41,518,102 |
| 1,885 | Edward Neumeier | $124,453,131 | 3 | $41,484,377 |
| 1,886 | Michael Miner | $124,451,565 | 2 | $62,225,783 |
| 1,887 | Lu Wei | $124,101,223 | 2 | $62,050,612 |
| 1,888 | Kei-ping Ho | $124,070,376 | 2 | $62,035,188 |
| 1,889 | Tommy Chong | $123,716,246 | 7 | $17,673,749 |
| 1,890 | Ari Schlossberg | $123,696,741 | 1 | $123,696,741 |
| 1,891 | Bob Logan | $123,681,555 | 1 | $123,681,555 |
| 1,892 | Shiraz Ahmed | $123,554,157 | 4 | $30,888,539 |
| 1,893 | Bryony Kimmings | $123,429,381 | 1 | $123,429,381 |
| 1,894 | David Klass | $123,289,725 | 3 | $41,096,575 |
| 1,895 | David Auburn | $123,151,454 | 3 | $41,050,485 |
| 1,896 | Ernest Riera | $123,121,375 | 3 | $41,040,458 |
| 1,897 | Genki Kawamura | $122,940,209 | 2 | $61,470,105 |
| 1,898 | Don Mancini | $122,929,826 | 4 | $30,732,457 |
| 1,899 | Farhad Sajid | $122,917,388 | 5 | $24,583,478 |
| 1,900 | K.V. Vijayendra Prasad | $122,825,618 | 1 | $122,825,618 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.