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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Guillermo Rios | $100,486,616 | 1 | $100,486,616 |
| 2,002 | SJ Clarkson | $100,298,817 | 1 | $100,298,817 |
| 2,003 | Claire Parker | $100,298,817 | 1 | $100,298,817 |
| 2,004 | Neil Jordan | $100,280,331 | 9 | $11,142,259 |
| 2,005 | Li Qiang | $100,163,307 | 2 | $50,081,654 |
| 2,006 | Karen Janszen | $99,990,767 | 3 | $33,330,256 |
| 2,007 | Michael Cristofer | $99,893,297 | 6 | $16,648,883 |
| 2,008 | James McCausland | $99,750,000 | 1 | $99,750,000 |
| 2,009 | Juliette Towhidi | $99,721,285 | 2 | $49,860,643 |
| 2,010 | Youn Jk | $99,684,837 | 1 | $99,684,837 |
| 2,011 | Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt | $99,624,873 | 1 | $99,624,873 |
| 2,012 | Cheech Marin | $99,480,616 | 7 | $14,211,517 |
| 2,013 | Muye Zhang | $99,120,000 | 1 | $99,120,000 |
| 2,014 | Robert Zappia | $99,055,483 | 2 | $49,527,742 |
| 2,015 | Ronald Chan Kin-Hung | $98,941,096 | 1 | $98,941,096 |
| 2,016 | Howard Yip | $98,941,096 | 1 | $98,941,096 |
| 2,017 | Mark Mallouk | $98,837,872 | 1 | $98,837,872 |
| 2,018 | Jean-Marie Poire | $98,754,000 | 1 | $98,754,000 |
| 2,019 | Baimel Yu | $98,632,192 | 1 | $98,632,192 |
| 2,020 | Cat Kwan Ho-Ming | $98,444,408 | 1 | $98,444,408 |
| 2,021 | Jeanne Rosenberg | $98,237,378 | 5 | $19,647,476 |
| 2,022 | Liu Heng | $98,227,017 | 1 | $98,227,017 |
| 2,023 | Doug Langdale | $97,651,543 | 3 | $32,550,514 |
| 2,024 | Jorge R. Gutierrez | $97,651,543 | 1 | $97,651,543 |
| 2,025 | Joe Rinaldi | $97,618,316 | 3 | $32,539,439 |
| 2,026 | In-pyo Hong | $97,554,374 | 1 | $97,554,374 |
| 2,027 | Won-Chan Hong | $97,554,374 | 1 | $97,554,374 |
| 2,028 | Young-jong Lee | $97,554,374 | 1 | $97,554,374 |
| 2,029 | Ben Zazove | $97,459,106 | 3 | $32,486,369 |
| 2,030 | Don Hahn | $97,353,071 | 2 | $48,676,536 |
| 2,031 | Wang Hui | $97,033,612 | 1 | $97,033,612 |
| 2,032 | Rachel Xu | $96,784,216 | 1 | $96,784,216 |
| 2,033 | Paul Brickman | $96,668,640 | 4 | $24,167,160 |
| 2,034 | Jon Gunn | $96,600,531 | 5 | $19,320,106 |
| 2,035 | Carol Noble | $96,589,789 | 1 | $96,589,789 |
| 2,036 | Eric Summer | $96,589,789 | 1 | $96,589,789 |
| 2,037 | Steve Rodney McQueen | $96,397,541 | 3 | $32,132,514 |
| 2,038 | Braulio Mantovani | $96,367,053 | 2 | $48,183,527 |
| 2,039 | Jun Falkenstein | $96,147,688 | 1 | $96,147,688 |
| 2,040 | Kevin Willmott | $96,144,823 | 4 | $24,036,206 |
| 2,041 | Noam Dromi | $96,068,724 | 1 | $96,068,724 |
| 2,042 | Michael Herr | $96,004,868 | 2 | $48,002,434 |
| 2,043 | Deborah Davis | $95,829,459 | 1 | $95,829,459 |
| 2,044 | Jack B. Sowards | $95,800,000 | 1 | $95,800,000 |
| 2,045 | Rob McKittrick | $95,698,218 | 2 | $47,849,109 |
| 2,046 | Bob DeRosa | $95,572,749 | 2 | $47,786,375 |
| 2,047 | Lai Chun | $95,399,186 | 1 | $95,399,186 |
| 2,048 | Sam Shum Kwan-sin | $95,399,186 | 1 | $95,399,186 |
| 2,049 | Au Kin-yee | $95,399,186 | 1 | $95,399,186 |
| 2,050 | Scott Stewart | $95,351,685 | 2 | $47,675,843 |
| 2,051 | Michael Reisz | $95,292,744 | 1 | $95,292,744 |
| 2,052 | Tom Schulman | $95,274,489 | 5 | $19,054,898 |
| 2,053 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | $95,122,768 | 4 | $23,780,692 |
| 2,054 | Robert Perez | $95,092,667 | 1 | $95,092,667 |
| 2,055 | Ron L. Brinerhoff | $94,973,540 | 1 | $94,973,540 |
| 2,056 | Wang Huan | $94,951,615 | 1 | $94,951,615 |
| 2,057 | Xiao Li (李晓) | $94,951,615 | 1 | $94,951,615 |
| 2,058 | Si Wang | $94,951,615 | 1 | $94,951,615 |
| 2,059 | Leung Lai Yin | $94,809,560 | 1 | $94,809,560 |
| 2,060 | Christophe Barratier | $94,801,345 | 3 | $31,600,448 |
| 2,061 | Michael Ellis | $94,729,808 | 2 | $47,364,904 |
| 2,062 | Pamela Falk | $94,729,808 | 2 | $47,364,904 |
| 2,063 | Matt Johnson | $94,650,131 | 8 | $11,831,266 |
| 2,064 | Brian Kehoe | $94,523,781 | 1 | $94,523,781 |
| 2,065 | Eben Russell | $94,523,781 | 1 | $94,523,781 |
| 2,066 | Jim Kehoe | $94,523,781 | 1 | $94,523,781 |
| 2,067 | Matt Cirulnick | $94,453,938 | 2 | $47,226,969 |
| 2,068 | Tony Gayton | $94,439,908 | 3 | $31,479,969 |
| 2,069 | Dennis O'Neill | $94,215,000 | 1 | $94,215,000 |
| 2,070 | Ernest Lehman | $94,177,939 | 3 | $31,392,646 |
| 2,071 | Kurt Sutter | $94,156,456 | 1 | $94,156,456 |
| 2,072 | Gage Lansky | $94,050,951 | 1 | $94,050,951 |
| 2,073 | Wang Xiaodi | $94,036,853 | 1 | $94,036,853 |
| 2,074 | Liu Han | $94,036,853 | 1 | $94,036,853 |
| 2,075 | Jonathan Bernstein | $94,022,047 | 4 | $23,505,512 |
| 2,076 | James Greer | $94,022,047 | 4 | $23,505,512 |
| 2,077 | Alan Zweibel | $93,980,516 | 4 | $23,495,129 |
| 2,078 | Justin Kuritzkes | $93,917,124 | 2 | $46,958,562 |
| 2,079 | Alan Di Fiore | $93,466,095 | 1 | $93,466,095 |
| 2,080 | David Rabinowitz | $93,411,426 | 1 | $93,411,426 |
| 2,081 | Charlie Wachtel | $93,411,426 | 1 | $93,411,426 |
| 2,082 | Dirk Blackman | $93,392,503 | 3 | $31,130,834 |
| 2,083 | Michael Rasmussen | $92,972,504 | 3 | $30,990,835 |
| 2,084 | Shawn Rasmussen | $92,972,504 | 3 | $30,990,835 |
| 2,085 | Elizabeth Chandler | $92,970,486 | 3 | $30,990,162 |
| 2,086 | Daming Chen (陈大明) | $92,910,181 | 2 | $46,455,091 |
| 2,087 | Philippe Lopes Curval | $92,835,180 | 2 | $46,417,590 |
| 2,088 | Victor Miller | $92,736,318 | 2 | $46,368,159 |
| 2,089 | Jeff Nichols | $92,706,969 | 5 | $18,541,394 |
| 2,090 | Nicholas Sparks | $92,678,948 | 2 | $46,339,474 |
| 2,091 | Jeff Van Wie | $92,678,948 | 2 | $46,339,474 |
| 2,092 | Burny Mattinson | $92,674,830 | 2 | $46,337,415 |
| 2,093 | Jun-won Hah | $92,618,117 | 1 | $92,618,117 |
| 2,094 | Chul-hyun Baek | $92,618,117 | 1 | $92,618,117 |
| 2,095 | Danny Philippou | $92,181,818 | 2 | $46,090,909 |
| 2,096 | Bill Hinzman | $92,181,818 | 2 | $46,090,909 |
| 2,097 | Adi Hasak | $92,099,068 | 2 | $46,049,534 |
| 2,098 | Richard Brooks | $92,015,603 | 8 | $11,501,950 |
| 2,099 | Carol Fuchs | $91,943,956 | 1 | $91,943,956 |
| 2,100 | Lars Von Trier | $91,670,974 | 7 | $13,095,853 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.