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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 | Jim Sheridan | $75,854,327 | 6 | $12,642,388 |
| 2,302 | Will Tracy | $75,820,378 | 1 | $75,820,378 |
| 2,303 | Seth Reiss | $75,820,378 | 2 | $37,910,189 |
| 2,304 | Greg Erb | $75,409,690 | 4 | $18,852,423 |
| 2,305 | Roderick Taylor | $75,392,704 | 2 | $37,696,352 |
| 2,306 | Tom Hooper | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
| 2,307 | Michael Hirst | $75,300,596 | 3 | $25,100,199 |
| 2,308 | David Ambrose | $75,029,453 | 3 | $25,009,818 |
| 2,309 | Shibani Bathija | $74,930,969 | 2 | $37,465,485 |
| 2,310 | Tom Bezucha | $74,811,923 | 4 | $18,702,981 |
| 2,311 | Patrick Conroy | $74,787,599 | 1 | $74,787,599 |
| 2,312 | Joel Edgerton | $74,740,409 | 5 | $14,948,082 |
| 2,313 | Guljit Bindra | $74,566,042 | 1 | $74,566,042 |
| 2,314 | Olivia Hetreed | $74,412,772 | 2 | $37,206,386 |
| 2,315 | Mick Garris | $74,382,206 | 5 | $14,876,441 |
| 2,316 | Edward Anhalt | $74,269,050 | 5 | $14,853,810 |
| 2,317 | Eric Hughes | $74,260,849 | 3 | $24,753,616 |
| 2,318 | J.S. Cardone | $74,147,616 | 3 | $24,715,872 |
| 2,319 | Cooper Lane | $74,120,792 | 1 | $74,120,792 |
| 2,320 | Jenny Lumet | $73,981,595 | 2 | $36,990,798 |
| 2,321 | Mike Judge | $73,967,544 | 2 | $36,983,772 |
| 2,322 | Armyan Bernstein | $73,956,241 | 1 | $73,956,241 |
| 2,323 | David Kajganich | $73,941,721 | 5 | $14,788,344 |
| 2,324 | Eric Besnard | $73,651,382 | 3 | $24,550,461 |
| 2,325 | Patrick Ness | $73,486,699 | 3 | $24,495,566 |
| 2,326 | Alan Bennett | $73,407,931 | 4 | $18,351,983 |
| 2,327 | Kar-wai Wong (王家卫) | $73,298,388 | 3 | $24,432,796 |
| 2,328 | Thom Eberhardt | $73,262,452 | 2 | $36,631,226 |
| 2,329 | Elizabeth Banks | $73,235,048 | 1 | $73,235,048 |
| 2,330 | Steve Feke | $73,215,435 | 2 | $36,607,718 |
| 2,331 | Jesse Andrews | $73,204,525 | 3 | $24,401,508 |
| 2,332 | Don MacPherson | $73,064,029 | 2 | $36,532,015 |
| 2,333 | Chuck MacLean | $72,924,573 | 2 | $36,462,287 |
| 2,334 | R. Dean McCreary | $72,913,467 | 1 | $72,913,467 |
| 2,335 | Chester Hastings | $72,913,467 | 1 | $72,913,467 |
| 2,336 | Ben Ketai | $72,893,492 | 3 | $24,297,831 |
| 2,337 | Charlie Peters | $72,890,472 | 7 | $10,412,925 |
| 2,338 | Colin Welland | $72,888,212 | 3 | $24,296,071 |
| 2,339 | Malcolm D. Lee | $72,835,710 | 2 | $36,417,855 |
| 2,340 | Reggie Rock Bythewood | $72,769,347 | 3 | $24,256,449 |
| 2,341 | Dave Collard | $72,714,818 | 3 | $24,238,273 |
| 2,342 | David Birke | $72,540,759 | 5 | $14,508,152 |
| 2,343 | Seong-hoon Kim | $72,476,895 | 2 | $36,238,448 |
| 2,344 | Charles McKeown | $72,392,615 | 2 | $36,196,308 |
| 2,345 | Michael Carnes | $72,375,422 | 2 | $36,187,711 |
| 2,346 | Josh Gilbert | $72,375,422 | 2 | $36,187,711 |
| 2,347 | John A. Davis | $72,370,032 | 2 | $36,185,016 |
| 2,348 | David Odell | $72,211,039 | 3 | $24,070,346 |
| 2,349 | James Poe | $72,170,642 | 4 | $18,042,661 |
| 2,350 | Kelly Ward | $72,101,913 | 3 | $24,033,971 |
| 2,351 | Chris Hauty | $72,029,224 | 2 | $36,014,612 |
| 2,352 | David Titcher | $72,004,159 | 1 | $72,004,159 |
| 2,353 | David Goldstein | $72,004,159 | 1 | $72,004,159 |
| 2,354 | Carroll Cartwright | $71,976,590 | 4 | $17,994,148 |
| 2,355 | Scotty Landes | $71,877,720 | 2 | $35,938,860 |
| 2,356 | Arthur C Clarke | $71,796,856 | 1 | $71,796,856 |
| 2,357 | Guillaume Laurant | $71,719,669 | 3 | $23,906,556 |
| 2,358 | Gerard Brach | $71,664,602 | 6 | $11,944,100 |
| 2,359 | Owen Wilson | $71,430,876 | 1 | $71,430,876 |
| 2,360 | Mark Herman | $71,362,270 | 4 | $17,840,568 |
| 2,361 | Louis Sachar | $71,232,214 | 1 | $71,232,214 |
| 2,362 | Halsted Welles | $71,171,825 | 1 | $71,171,825 |
| 2,363 | Jordan Katz | $71,160,164 | 2 | $35,580,082 |
| 2,364 | Cormac McCarthy | $71,009,334 | 1 | $71,009,334 |
| 2,365 | Richard Bedser | $70,949,793 | 1 | $70,949,793 |
| 2,366 | Christopher Spencer | $70,949,793 | 2 | $35,474,897 |
| 2,367 | Colin Swash | $70,949,793 | 1 | $70,949,793 |
| 2,368 | Nic Young | $70,949,793 | 1 | $70,949,793 |
| 2,369 | John Stockwell | $70,941,750 | 3 | $23,647,250 |
| 2,370 | Huck Botko | $70,884,425 | 3 | $23,628,142 |
| 2,371 | David T. Wagner | $70,876,473 | 2 | $35,438,237 |
| 2,372 | James Bruner | $70,850,947 | 5 | $14,170,189 |
| 2,373 | Sean Moynihan | $70,836,296 | 1 | $70,836,296 |
| 2,374 | Andrew Gurland | $70,802,606 | 2 | $35,401,303 |
| 2,375 | Jonas Frykberg | $70,697,112 | 1 | $70,697,112 |
| 2,376 | Richard Weisz | $70,692,101 | 1 | $70,692,101 |
| 2,377 | J.D. Zeik | $70,692,101 | 1 | $70,692,101 |
| 2,378 | Hugh Wilson | $70,616,852 | 5 | $14,123,370 |
| 2,379 | Bruce A Taylor | $70,612,675 | 2 | $35,306,338 |
| 2,380 | Peter Allen | $70,587,268 | 2 | $35,293,634 |
| 2,381 | Gabriel Casseus | $70,587,268 | 1 | $70,587,268 |
| 2,382 | John Luessenhop | $70,587,268 | 2 | $35,293,634 |
| 2,383 | Ryoichi Kimizuka | $70,519,044 | 1 | $70,519,044 |
| 2,384 | Blake Snyder | $70,411,000 | 1 | $70,411,000 |
| 2,385 | Mose Richards | $70,395,324 | 2 | $35,197,662 |
| 2,386 | David Garrett | $70,389,567 | 2 | $35,194,784 |
| 2,387 | Jason Ward | $70,389,567 | 2 | $35,194,784 |
| 2,388 | Mathieu Kassovitz | $70,216,497 | 1 | $70,216,497 |
| 2,389 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | $70,080,131 | 2 | $35,040,066 |
| 2,390 | Alex Gregory | $70,066,507 | 2 | $35,033,254 |
| 2,391 | Peter Huyck | $70,066,507 | 2 | $35,033,254 |
| 2,392 | Ron Kovic | $70,001,698 | 1 | $70,001,698 |
| 2,393 | Lauren Hynek | $69,973,540 | 2 | $34,986,770 |
| 2,394 | Elizabeth Martin | $69,973,540 | 2 | $34,986,770 |
| 2,395 | Tim Kelleher | $69,817,991 | 1 | $69,817,991 |
| 2,396 | Cynthia Mort | $69,792,704 | 2 | $34,896,352 |
| 2,397 | Peter Masterson | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
| 2,398 | Larry L. King | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
| 2,399 | David Farr | $69,584,148 | 3 | $23,194,716 |
| 2,400 | Patrick Smith Kelly | $69,466,321 | 2 | $34,733,161 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.