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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,301 | Joan Didion | $63,129,898 | 1 | $63,129,898 |
| 2,302 | John Gregory Dunne | $63,129,898 | 1 | $63,129,898 |
| 2,303 | Kim Fuller | $63,115,856 | 3 | $21,038,619 |
| 2,304 | Nancy M. Pimental | $63,078,756 | 1 | $63,078,756 |
| 2,305 | Chun Sung-il | $62,883,705 | 1 | $62,883,705 |
| 2,306 | Choi Yi-young | $62,883,705 | 1 | $62,883,705 |
| 2,307 | Alan Ormsby | $62,814,878 | 5 | $12,562,976 |
| 2,308 | James Flynn | $62,582,520 | 1 | $62,582,520 |
| 2,309 | Dong-Hyuk Kim | $62,490,342 | 1 | $62,490,342 |
| 2,310 | Douglas Day Stewart | $62,460,249 | 4 | $15,615,062 |
| 2,311 | Arthur A. Ross | $62,455,495 | 3 | $20,818,498 |
| 2,312 | Jordan Moffet | $62,432,423 | 1 | $62,432,423 |
| 2,313 | Michael Elliot | $62,432,423 | 1 | $62,432,423 |
| 2,314 | Andrew Jacobson | $62,401,343 | 1 | $62,401,343 |
| 2,315 | Michael Bender | $62,401,343 | 1 | $62,401,343 |
| 2,316 | Adam Jay Epstein | $62,401,343 | 1 | $62,401,343 |
| 2,317 | Neelesh Misra | $62,347,774 | 1 | $62,347,774 |
| 2,318 | Amy Jones | $62,294,936 | 3 | $20,764,979 |
| 2,319 | Brent Goldberg | $62,218,312 | 3 | $20,739,437 |
| 2,320 | James Bridges | $62,156,269 | 3 | $20,718,756 |
| 2,321 | John Heffernan | $62,020,814 | 1 | $62,020,814 |
| 2,322 | Scott Bindley | $62,005,825 | 3 | $20,668,608 |
| 2,323 | Todd Casey | $61,788,393 | 1 | $61,788,393 |
| 2,324 | Nicholas Martin | $61,672,698 | 2 | $30,836,349 |
| 2,325 | Terry Jones | $61,585,263 | 7 | $8,797,895 |
| 2,326 | Christopher Browne | $61,492,104 | 1 | $61,492,104 |
| 2,327 | Michael Thomas | $61,487,659 | 6 | $10,247,943 |
| 2,328 | Joe Gayton | $61,487,405 | 3 | $20,495,802 |
| 2,329 | Judy Freudberg | $61,444,372 | 2 | $30,722,186 |
| 2,330 | Tony Geiss | $61,444,372 | 2 | $30,722,186 |
| 2,331 | Ulf Rydberg | $61,363,868 | 2 | $30,681,934 |
| 2,332 | Peter Filardi | $61,308,153 | 1 | $61,308,153 |
| 2,333 | Joe Ballarini | $61,294,644 | 2 | $30,647,322 |
| 2,334 | Meghan McCarthy | $61,294,644 | 1 | $61,294,644 |
| 2,335 | Michael Vogel | $61,294,644 | 1 | $61,294,644 |
| 2,336 | Angelo Pizzo | $61,269,752 | 4 | $15,317,438 |
| 2,337 | Dan Ewen | $61,236,720 | 1 | $61,236,720 |
| 2,338 | David Branson Smith | $61,168,659 | 3 | $20,389,553 |
| 2,339 | Zou Jingzhi | $61,107,674 | 3 | $20,369,225 |
| 2,340 | Chris Rock | $61,072,154 | 4 | $15,268,039 |
| 2,341 | Chris D'Arienzo | $61,031,932 | 2 | $30,515,966 |
| 2,342 | Drake Sather | $60,780,981 | 1 | $60,780,981 |
| 2,343 | Benjamin Guedj | $60,680,125 | 1 | $60,680,125 |
| 2,344 | Alan Alda | $60,666,942 | 4 | $15,166,736 |
| 2,345 | Roger L. Simon | $60,639,796 | 4 | $15,159,949 |
| 2,346 | Melissa Wallack | $60,611,845 | 1 | $60,611,845 |
| 2,347 | Tom Ford | $60,541,060 | 2 | $30,270,530 |
| 2,348 | Fax Bahr | $60,489,093 | 2 | $30,244,547 |
| 2,349 | Adam Small | $60,489,093 | 2 | $30,244,547 |
| 2,350 | Peter Landesman | $60,443,114 | 5 | $12,088,623 |
| 2,351 | Beverley Cross | $60,400,000 | 2 | $30,200,000 |
| 2,352 | Danny Boyle | $60,217,171 | 1 | $60,217,171 |
| 2,353 | Kim Caramele | $60,129,558 | 1 | $60,129,558 |
| 2,354 | Etienne Comar | $60,000,575 | 5 | $12,000,115 |
| 2,355 | Tania Rose | $60,000,000 | 1 | $60,000,000 |
| 2,356 | Lance Khazei | $59,918,422 | 1 | $59,918,422 |
| 2,357 | Albert Brooks | $59,906,668 | 5 | $11,981,334 |
| 2,358 | Barry Berman | $59,884,904 | 2 | $29,942,452 |
| 2,359 | Asghar Farhadi | $59,869,194 | 6 | $9,978,199 |
| 2,360 | Anthony Bagarozzi | $59,596,747 | 3 | $19,865,582 |
| 2,361 | Johanna Harwood | $59,567,035 | 1 | $59,567,035 |
| 2,362 | Berkely Mather | $59,567,035 | 1 | $59,567,035 |
| 2,363 | Adam F. Goldberg | $59,551,283 | 1 | $59,551,283 |
| 2,364 | Emilio Estevez | $59,368,493 | 5 | $11,873,699 |
| 2,365 | Al Gore | $59,205,247 | 2 | $29,602,624 |
| 2,366 | Nicholas Griffin | $59,165,300 | 1 | $59,165,300 |
| 2,367 | Michael Haneke | $58,986,732 | 3 | $19,662,244 |
| 2,368 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | $58,974,885 | 4 | $14,743,721 |
| 2,369 | Daniel Giat | $58,953,319 | 1 | $58,953,319 |
| 2,370 | Bob Dolman | $58,883,840 | 1 | $58,883,840 |
| 2,371 | David Caspe | $58,879,681 | 1 | $58,879,681 |
| 2,372 | Tom Ropelewski | $58,853,917 | 4 | $14,713,479 |
| 2,373 | Peter Howitt | $58,809,149 | 1 | $58,809,149 |
| 2,374 | Mitch Glazer | $58,796,260 | 3 | $19,598,753 |
| 2,375 | Alan McElroy | $58,684,755 | 7 | $8,383,536 |
| 2,376 | Clayton Frohman | $58,684,145 | 3 | $19,561,382 |
| 2,377 | Rospo Pallenberg | $58,668,550 | 2 | $29,334,275 |
| 2,378 | Garry Goodrow | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 2,379 | Peter Elbling | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 2,380 | Maria Maggenti | $58,632,451 | 2 | $29,316,226 |
| 2,381 | Gary Nadeau | $58,617,334 | 1 | $58,617,334 |
| 2,382 | Susan McMartin | $58,612,630 | 2 | $29,306,315 |
| 2,383 | Alexi Kaye Campbell | $58,586,407 | 1 | $58,586,407 |
| 2,384 | Steven Brill | $58,545,252 | 4 | $14,636,313 |
| 2,385 | Anne Fontaine | $58,509,721 | 5 | $11,701,944 |
| 2,386 | Brad Gann | $58,501,127 | 1 | $58,501,127 |
| 2,387 | Claire Cook | $58,405,313 | 1 | $58,405,313 |
| 2,388 | Enrique Urbizu | $58,394,308 | 1 | $58,394,308 |
| 2,389 | John Brownjohn | $58,394,308 | 1 | $58,394,308 |
| 2,390 | Joel Soisson | $58,332,363 | 7 | $8,333,195 |
| 2,391 | Jon Connolly | $58,163,051 | 2 | $29,081,526 |
| 2,392 | Valerie Curtin | $58,122,638 | 2 | $29,061,319 |
| 2,393 | Gwyn Lurie | $58,115,848 | 2 | $29,057,924 |
| 2,394 | Theresa Rebeck | $58,064,116 | 4 | $14,516,029 |
| 2,395 | Ernest Tidyman | $58,021,618 | 5 | $11,604,324 |
| 2,396 | Jody Hill | $57,999,564 | 3 | $19,333,188 |
| 2,397 | Jordan Kandell | $57,897,191 | 2 | $28,948,596 |
| 2,398 | Aaron Kandell | $57,897,191 | 1 | $57,897,191 |
| 2,399 | Charles Martin Smith | $57,824,533 | 1 | $57,824,533 |
| 2,400 | Ben Shiffrin | $57,814,445 | 1 | $57,814,445 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.