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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Marc Silverstein | $457,080,525 | 5 | $91,416,105 |
| 702 | Judy Morris | $456,359,063 | 3 | $152,119,688 |
| 703 | Craig Brewer | $454,775,831 | 4 | $113,693,958 |
| 704 | Su Biao | $454,729,829 | 4 | $113,682,457 |
| 705 | Daniel Waters | $454,284,043 | 5 | $90,856,809 |
| 706 | Michael B. Gordon | $454,161,935 | 1 | $454,161,935 |
| 707 | Jason Segel | $453,630,590 | 5 | $90,726,118 |
| 708 | Stephen Gaghan | $452,050,913 | 9 | $50,227,879 |
| 709 | Han Jianu | $451,183,392 | 1 | $451,183,392 |
| 710 | Bill Kelly | $451,144,593 | 3 | $150,381,531 |
| 711 | Harry Brown | $450,728,529 | 1 | $450,728,529 |
| 712 | Janice Karman | $450,287,525 | 2 | $225,143,763 |
| 713 | Ross Bagdasarian Jr | $450,287,525 | 2 | $225,143,763 |
| 714 | Steve Martin | $449,757,080 | 9 | $49,973,009 |
| 715 | Zach Shields | $449,088,531 | 2 | $224,544,266 |
| 716 | Sam Hamm | $445,889,898 | 3 | $148,629,966 |
| 717 | Liang Su | $445,857,899 | 2 | $222,928,950 |
| 718 | Gu Shuyi | $445,507,455 | 1 | $445,507,455 |
| 719 | Lee Batchler | $445,157,978 | 2 | $222,578,989 |
| 720 | Janet Scott Batchler | $445,157,978 | 2 | $222,578,989 |
| 721 | Chloé Zhao | $444,813,627 | 5 | $88,962,725 |
| 722 | Karl Gajdusek | $444,648,800 | 6 | $74,108,133 |
| 723 | Zhang Jialu | $444,439,807 | 5 | $88,887,961 |
| 724 | Robert Ludlum | $444,043,396 | 1 | $444,043,396 |
| 725 | Gillian Flynn | $443,113,235 | 2 | $221,556,618 |
| 726 | Shu Huan | $442,673,381 | 2 | $221,336,691 |
| 727 | Alan J. Pakula | $439,306,577 | 4 | $109,826,644 |
| 728 | Josh Peters | $439,241,749 | 1 | $439,241,749 |
| 729 | Darnell Metayer | $439,241,749 | 1 | $439,241,749 |
| 730 | Duncan Jones | $438,899,824 | 2 | $219,449,912 |
| 731 | Bradley Cooper | $436,388,866 | 1 | $436,388,866 |
| 732 | Alain Boublil | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 733 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 734 | Herbert Kretzmer | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 735 | Tom Stoppard | $435,074,186 | 9 | $48,341,576 |
| 736 | Malcolm Spellman | $435,050,567 | 3 | $145,016,856 |
| 737 | Jeff Vintar | $433,761,415 | 2 | $216,880,708 |
| 738 | Tony McNamara | $433,652,196 | 5 | $86,730,439 |
| 739 | Marlon Wayans | $432,341,931 | 8 | $54,042,741 |
| 740 | Yupeng Guo | $429,848,790 | 1 | $429,848,790 |
| 741 | Shin Adachi | $429,848,790 | 1 | $429,848,790 |
| 742 | Paul Guay | $427,412,390 | 3 | $142,470,797 |
| 743 | Stephen Mazur | $427,412,390 | 4 | $106,853,098 |
| 744 | Alan Yuen | $426,805,918 | 3 | $142,268,639 |
| 745 | Sam Harper | $426,792,378 | 3 | $142,264,126 |
| 746 | Xing Aina | $426,018,342 | 2 | $213,009,171 |
| 747 | Chris Viscardi | $425,057,960 | 2 | $212,528,980 |
| 748 | Will McRobb | $425,057,960 | 2 | $212,528,980 |
| 749 | Chris Bremmer | $424,471,663 | 1 | $424,471,663 |
| 750 | Michael Blake | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 751 | Andrea Berloff | $421,575,326 | 7 | $60,225,047 |
| 752 | Al Reinert | $420,934,101 | 2 | $210,467,051 |
| 753 | Marc Guggenheim | $420,395,046 | 2 | $210,197,523 |
| 754 | Darren Aronofsky | $420,198,935 | 5 | $84,039,787 |
| 755 | Daniel Petrie Jr | $420,139,164 | 4 | $105,034,791 |
| 756 | Brian Koppleman | $420,113,528 | 4 | $105,028,382 |
| 757 | Mark Heyman | $419,408,735 | 3 | $139,802,912 |
| 758 | Chris Columbus | $419,244,858 | 8 | $52,405,607 |
| 759 | Dana Stevens | $418,191,635 | 7 | $59,741,662 |
| 760 | Tom S. Parker | $418,058,121 | 4 | $104,514,530 |
| 761 | Jim Jennewein | $418,058,121 | 4 | $104,514,530 |
| 762 | John Milius | $417,722,601 | 6 | $69,620,434 |
| 763 | Mark Levin | $416,562,886 | 4 | $104,140,722 |
| 764 | Julius Onah | $416,218,366 | 4 | $104,054,592 |
| 765 | Christopher Rouse | $416,168,316 | 1 | $416,168,316 |
| 766 | Dong Runnian | $415,970,224 | 4 | $103,992,556 |
| 767 | Alexander Payne | $415,679,233 | 3 | $138,559,744 |
| 768 | Gil Kenan | $415,337,273 | 4 | $103,834,318 |
| 769 | Wang Baoqiang | $414,484,500 | 2 | $207,242,250 |
| 770 | Dalan Musson | $414,032,187 | 2 | $207,016,094 |
| 771 | Peter Glanz | $413,640,021 | 3 | $137,880,007 |
| 772 | Don Roos | $413,336,457 | 7 | $59,048,065 |
| 773 | Steven Moffat | $413,105,873 | 2 | $206,552,937 |
| 774 | Barry Morrow | $412,800,000 | 2 | $206,400,000 |
| 775 | Allison Burnett | $411,132,395 | 11 | $37,375,672 |
| 776 | Gary Whitta | $410,250,482 | 2 | $205,125,241 |
| 777 | Christopher Wood | $410,093,902 | 3 | $136,697,967 |
| 778 | Dylan Kussman | $409,953,905 | 1 | $409,953,905 |
| 779 | Sheldon Turner | $408,966,588 | 6 | $68,161,098 |
| 780 | Tom Mankiewicz | $408,799,985 | 5 | $81,759,997 |
| 781 | Jonathan Kasdan | $407,314,585 | 3 | $135,771,528 |
| 782 | Rafe Judkins | $407,141,258 | 2 | $203,570,629 |
| 783 | Erin Cressida Wilson | $406,512,796 | 7 | $58,073,257 |
| 784 | Krysty Wilson-Cairns | $406,292,653 | 3 | $135,430,884 |
| 785 | David Berenbaum | $406,288,079 | 3 | $135,429,360 |
| 786 | Qin Haiyan | $405,051,655 | 3 | $135,017,218 |
| 787 | Pen Densham | $402,238,950 | 3 | $134,079,650 |
| 788 | Aubrey Solomon | $402,156,682 | 1 | $402,156,682 |
| 789 | Ryan Firpo | $401,731,759 | 2 | $200,865,880 |
| 790 | Matthew K. Firpo | $401,731,759 | 2 | $200,865,880 |
| 791 | Jason Keller | $401,726,176 | 3 | $133,908,725 |
| 792 | Rodney Rothman | $401,151,867 | 2 | $200,575,934 |
| 793 | Rory Haines | $400,945,962 | 3 | $133,648,654 |
| 794 | Sohrab Noshirvani | $400,945,962 | 3 | $133,648,654 |
| 795 | Chris Bremner | $400,526,237 | 3 | $133,508,746 |
| 796 | Anthony Hines | $400,347,132 | 4 | $100,086,783 |
| 797 | Adam Horowitz | $399,866,199 | 1 | $399,866,199 |
| 798 | Edward Kitsis | $399,866,199 | 1 | $399,866,199 |
| 799 | Hamish McColl | $399,621,743 | 2 | $199,810,872 |
| 800 | John Thomas | $398,745,661 | 4 | $99,686,415 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.