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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Anthony Minghella | $593,315,795 | 6 | $98,885,966 |
| 502 | Michael Petroni | $592,443,918 | 5 | $118,488,784 |
| 503 | Kay Cannon | $588,995,955 | 5 | $117,799,191 |
| 504 | Catherine Johnson | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
| 505 | Akela Cooper | $583,809,398 | 5 | $116,761,880 |
| 506 | Will Ferrell | $583,031,820 | 6 | $97,171,970 |
| 507 | Michael Ferris | $582,644,643 | 5 | $116,528,929 |
| 508 | John Brancato | $582,644,643 | 5 | $116,528,929 |
| 509 | Michael Lesslie | $581,202,125 | 3 | $193,734,042 |
| 510 | Graham Yost | $578,658,773 | 6 | $96,443,129 |
| 511 | Mike Rich | $577,224,867 | 4 | $144,306,217 |
| 512 | Wes Anderson | $576,977,735 | 13 | $44,382,903 |
| 513 | Nia Vardalos | $576,881,954 | 5 | $115,376,391 |
| 514 | Wesley Strick | $573,987,747 | 8 | $71,748,468 |
| 515 | David Self | $572,732,324 | 4 | $143,183,081 |
| 516 | Rita Hsiao | $572,652,920 | 2 | $286,326,460 |
| 517 | David Mamet | $566,917,558 | 14 | $40,494,111 |
| 518 | Nat Mauldin | $566,867,068 | 4 | $141,716,767 |
| 519 | Erik Jendresen | $566,651,443 | 4 | $141,662,861 |
| 520 | Fung Chih-chiang | $562,111,173 | 3 | $187,370,391 |
| 521 | Leigh Brackett | $560,801,150 | 4 | $140,200,288 |
| 522 | Noah Harpster | $557,771,360 | 6 | $92,961,893 |
| 523 | Micah Fitzerman-Blue | $557,771,360 | 6 | $92,961,893 |
| 524 | Emma Thompson | $557,273,207 | 5 | $111,454,641 |
| 525 | Tsang Kan-Cheong | $557,161,100 | 2 | $278,580,550 |
| 526 | Noah Oppenheim | $556,930,890 | 3 | $185,643,630 |
| 527 | Wellsesly Wild | $556,016,627 | 1 | $556,016,627 |
| 528 | Carlos Kotkin | $555,452,840 | 2 | $277,726,420 |
| 529 | Steve Purcell | $554,606,532 | 1 | $554,606,532 |
| 530 | Brenda Chapman | $554,606,532 | 2 | $277,303,266 |
| 531 | Peter Chiarelli | $552,523,866 | 3 | $184,174,622 |
| 532 | Patrick Burleigh | $552,304,437 | 4 | $138,076,109 |
| 533 | Steve Faber | $551,034,644 | 2 | $275,517,322 |
| 534 | Edgar Wallace | $550,517,357 | 1 | $550,517,357 |
| 535 | Peter Benchley | $550,054,605 | 3 | $183,351,535 |
| 536 | Dan Hernandez | $548,303,062 | 3 | $182,767,687 |
| 537 | Benji Samit | $548,303,062 | 3 | $182,767,687 |
| 538 | Genndy Tartakovsky | $546,980,000 | 3 | $182,326,667 |
| 539 | Ron Shelton | $545,863,076 | 10 | $54,586,308 |
| 540 | Michael LeSieur | $543,678,173 | 2 | $271,839,087 |
| 541 | Warren Coleman | $542,956,777 | 2 | $271,478,389 |
| 542 | Len Blum | $541,417,330 | 6 | $90,236,222 |
| 543 | Nick Schenk | $538,775,547 | 5 | $107,755,109 |
| 544 | Henry Gayden | $538,014,627 | 4 | $134,503,657 |
| 545 | Kevin James | $537,403,440 | 4 | $134,350,860 |
| 546 | Peter Tolan | $535,812,971 | 7 | $76,544,710 |
| 547 | Michele Mulroney | $535,663,443 | 2 | $267,831,722 |
| 548 | Kieran Mulroney | $535,663,443 | 2 | $267,831,722 |
| 549 | Scott Neustadter | $532,790,217 | 9 | $59,198,913 |
| 550 | David Scarpa | $532,719,823 | 5 | $106,543,965 |
| 551 | Jim Reardon | $532,508,025 | 1 | $532,508,025 |
| 552 | Drew Goodard | $531,861,650 | 1 | $531,861,650 |
| 553 | Al Jean | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 554 | Mike Scully | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 555 | Ian Maxstone-Graham | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 556 | Matt Selman | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 557 | George Meyer | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 558 | John Swartzwelder | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 559 | Matt Groening | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 560 | David Mirkin | $527,071,022 | 1 | $527,071,022 |
| 561 | Kelly Fremon Craig | $525,324,849 | 4 | $131,331,212 |
| 562 | Lu Zheng-yu | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
| 563 | Ho Miu kei | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
| 564 | Ivy Kong | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
| 565 | Chan Hing ka | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
| 566 | Kelvin Lee | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
| 567 | Tony Kushner | $522,946,522 | 4 | $130,736,631 |
| 568 | Steven Rogers | $519,923,295 | 7 | $74,274,756 |
| 569 | Tsui Hark | $519,750,217 | 7 | $74,250,031 |
| 570 | Michael Goldberg | $518,125,898 | 5 | $103,625,180 |
| 571 | Audrey Wells | $517,219,264 | 6 | $86,203,211 |
| 572 | Gloria Katz | $515,674,665 | 5 | $103,134,933 |
| 573 | Adam Greenberg | $515,361,524 | 1 | $515,361,524 |
| 574 | Dan Aykroyd | $514,020,903 | 7 | $73,431,558 |
| 575 | Doug Chamberlin | $511,358,276 | 1 | $511,358,276 |
| 576 | Chris Webb | $511,358,276 | 1 | $511,358,276 |
| 577 | Willard Huyck | $510,498,242 | 5 | $102,099,648 |
| 578 | Joe Ranft | $509,062,019 | 2 | $254,531,010 |
| 579 | J.F. Lawton | $506,591,796 | 4 | $126,647,949 |
| 580 | Paul Greengrass | $506,471,676 | 4 | $126,617,919 |
| 581 | Roger S.H. Schulman | $503,455,184 | 2 | $251,727,592 |
| 582 | Lawrence Konner | $500,606,242 | 8 | $62,575,780 |
| 583 | David Seidler | $499,955,718 | 4 | $124,988,930 |
| 584 | Michael H. Weber | $498,274,914 | 7 | $71,182,131 |
| 585 | Frank Darabont | $496,564,392 | 5 | $99,312,878 |
| 586 | Steve Rudnick | $496,529,108 | 3 | $165,509,703 |
| 587 | Leo Benvenuti | $496,529,108 | 3 | $165,509,703 |
| 588 | Bob Barlen | $496,045,604 | 5 | $99,209,121 |
| 589 | Cal Brunker | $496,045,604 | 5 | $99,209,121 |
| 590 | Olivier Nakache | $495,738,303 | 2 | $247,869,152 |
| 591 | Eric Toledano | $495,738,303 | 2 | $247,869,152 |
| 592 | Peter Morgan | $495,724,884 | 7 | $70,817,841 |
| 593 | Anne-Marie Martin | $495,700,000 | 1 | $495,700,000 |
| 594 | Charles Shyer | $494,832,590 | 8 | $61,854,074 |
| 595 | William Osborne | $494,366,973 | 7 | $70,623,853 |
| 596 | William Davies | $492,269,894 | 6 | $82,044,982 |
| 597 | Robin Driscoll | $491,555,470 | 2 | $245,777,735 |
| 598 | Reid Carolin | $491,271,764 | 5 | $98,254,353 |
| 599 | Warren Skaaren | $491,038,722 | 3 | $163,679,574 |
| 600 | Michell Kapner | $490,359,051 | 1 | $490,359,051 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.