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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,101 | Stacey Menear | $87,189,278 | 2 | $43,594,639 |
| 2,102 | Pete Jones | $87,173,475 | 4 | $21,793,369 |
| 2,103 | Mark Schwahn | $87,053,213 | 2 | $43,526,607 |
| 2,104 | Lee Gi-cheol | $86,960,532 | 1 | $86,960,532 |
| 2,105 | Shawn Christensen | $86,656,610 | 3 | $28,885,537 |
| 2,106 | Gregory Poirier | $86,618,208 | 6 | $14,436,368 |
| 2,107 | Brent McCorkle | $86,564,700 | 2 | $43,282,350 |
| 2,108 | Vince McKewin | $86,523,833 | 2 | $43,261,917 |
| 2,109 | Barry Jenkins | $86,405,028 | 5 | $17,281,006 |
| 2,110 | Mike Binder | $86,278,709 | 5 | $17,255,742 |
| 2,111 | Stephen Chin | $86,234,503 | 1 | $86,234,503 |
| 2,112 | John Quaintance | $86,161,063 | 3 | $28,720,354 |
| 2,113 | Luke Dawson | $86,141,736 | 3 | $28,713,912 |
| 2,114 | Ian Morris | $86,051,320 | 1 | $86,051,320 |
| 2,115 | Damon Beesley | $86,051,320 | 1 | $86,051,320 |
| 2,116 | James R. Webb | $85,918,429 | 6 | $14,319,738 |
| 2,117 | Michael Palin | $85,883,025 | 5 | $17,176,605 |
| 2,118 | Todd Graff | $85,878,751 | 5 | $17,175,750 |
| 2,119 | Derek Cianfrance | $85,859,421 | 3 | $28,619,807 |
| 2,120 | Karan Johar | $85,723,010 | 3 | $28,574,337 |
| 2,121 | Liang Xuan | $85,717,566 | 1 | $85,717,566 |
| 2,122 | Patrick Cirillo | $85,632,458 | 1 | $85,632,458 |
| 2,123 | Mitchell Kapner | $85,527,867 | 1 | $85,527,867 |
| 2,124 | Jack Gariss | $85,431,454 | 1 | $85,431,454 |
| 2,125 | Fredric M. Frank | $85,431,454 | 1 | $85,431,454 |
| 2,126 | Jesse L. Lasky | $85,431,454 | 1 | $85,431,454 |
| 2,127 | Guillaume Canet | $85,408,864 | 3 | $28,469,621 |
| 2,128 | Roger Kumble | $85,379,206 | 4 | $21,344,802 |
| 2,129 | Karl Tunberg | $85,239,461 | 4 | $21,309,865 |
| 2,130 | Ben Chandler | $85,210,012 | 1 | $85,210,012 |
| 2,131 | David James Kelly | $85,210,012 | 1 | $85,210,012 |
| 2,132 | Jim Jarmusch | $85,022,986 | 9 | $9,446,998 |
| 2,133 | Wolfgang Petersen | $84,970,337 | 1 | $84,970,337 |
| 2,134 | Prakash Kapadia | $84,788,714 | 3 | $28,262,905 |
| 2,135 | Jeff Filgo | $84,530,915 | 2 | $42,265,458 |
| 2,136 | Jackie Filgo | $84,530,915 | 2 | $42,265,458 |
| 2,137 | Robert Harris | $84,407,556 | 2 | $42,203,778 |
| 2,138 | Atsuhiro Tomioka | $84,372,182 | 1 | $84,372,182 |
| 2,139 | Takashi Otsuka | $84,372,182 | 1 | $84,372,182 |
| 2,140 | Thomas Meehan | $84,301,992 | 3 | $28,100,664 |
| 2,141 | Otto Englander | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 2,142 | Aurelius Battaglia | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 2,143 | Webb Smith | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 2,144 | Joseph Sabo | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 2,145 | William Cottrell | $84,300,000 | 2 | $42,150,000 |
| 2,146 | Lee Hwan-kyung | $84,164,386 | 1 | $84,164,386 |
| 2,147 | Kim Hwang-sung | $84,164,386 | 1 | $84,164,386 |
| 2,148 | Kim Young-seok | $84,164,386 | 1 | $84,164,386 |
| 2,149 | Michael Wilson | $83,686,158 | 2 | $41,843,079 |
| 2,150 | Alexandre Aja | $83,682,684 | 4 | $20,920,671 |
| 2,151 | Gregory Levasseur | $83,682,684 | 3 | $27,894,228 |
| 2,152 | Ben Ramsey | $83,584,828 | 2 | $41,792,414 |
| 2,153 | Greg Russo | $83,508,259 | 2 | $41,754,130 |
| 2,154 | R Lee Fleming Jr | $83,325,781 | 3 | $27,775,260 |
| 2,155 | Dennis McNicholas | $83,268,115 | 2 | $41,634,058 |
| 2,156 | Paul Hernandez | $83,109,359 | 1 | $83,109,359 |
| 2,157 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 2,158 | Paul Soter | $82,881,830 | 6 | $13,813,638 |
| 2,159 | Jay Chandrasekhar | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,160 | Erik Stolhanske | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,161 | Kevin Heffernan | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,162 | Steve Lemme | $82,881,830 | 5 | $16,576,366 |
| 2,163 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 2,164 | Carol Sobieski | $82,879,199 | 3 | $27,626,400 |
| 2,165 | Buck Henry | $82,841,701 | 6 | $13,806,950 |
| 2,166 | Michael Cooney | $82,827,789 | 2 | $41,413,895 |
| 2,167 | Steve Mallory | $82,822,236 | 2 | $41,411,118 |
| 2,168 | Joe Forte | $82,751,189 | 1 | $82,751,189 |
| 2,169 | Don Winslow | $82,513,490 | 1 | $82,513,490 |
| 2,170 | Chuan Mu | $82,453,728 | 1 | $82,453,728 |
| 2,171 | Stanislas Carre de Malberg | $82,438,670 | 1 | $82,438,670 |
| 2,172 | Victoria Bedos | $82,438,670 | 1 | $82,438,670 |
| 2,173 | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | $82,409,520 | 2 | $41,204,760 |
| 2,174 | Shawn Schepps | $82,394,979 | 3 | $27,464,993 |
| 2,175 | George Gallo | $82,379,067 | 9 | $9,153,230 |
| 2,176 | Knate Gwaltney | $82,371,331 | 3 | $27,457,110 |
| 2,177 | Mushtaq Shiekh | $82,356,441 | 3 | $27,452,147 |
| 2,178 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $82,322,699 | 4 | $20,580,675 |
| 2,179 | Tom Gormican | $82,185,275 | 2 | $41,092,638 |
| 2,180 | Tommy Chong | $82,125,353 | 6 | $13,687,559 |
| 2,181 | Sabrina Tseng | $82,027,760 | 1 | $82,027,760 |
| 2,182 | Simon Raven | $82,000,000 | 1 | $82,000,000 |
| 2,183 | Stanley Mann | $81,999,106 | 6 | $13,666,518 |
| 2,184 | Sang-ho Oh | $81,846,780 | 1 | $81,846,780 |
| 2,185 | Michael Hoffman | $81,767,209 | 3 | $27,255,736 |
| 2,186 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 2,187 | William Rose | $81,693,114 | 2 | $40,846,557 |
| 2,188 | Bridget O’Connor | $81,653,002 | 2 | $40,826,501 |
| 2,189 | Susan Estelle Jansen | $81,619,870 | 2 | $40,809,935 |
| 2,190 | Jerry Belson | $81,563,189 | 3 | $27,187,730 |
| 2,191 | Sean Penn | $81,301,573 | 2 | $40,650,787 |
| 2,192 | Jon Avnet | $81,242,618 | 2 | $40,621,309 |
| 2,193 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 2,194 | Rick Alvarez | $81,129,419 | 3 | $27,043,140 |
| 2,195 | Sev Ohanian | $81,127,557 | 2 | $40,563,779 |
| 2,196 | Aneesh Chaganty | $81,127,557 | 2 | $40,563,779 |
| 2,197 | Larry Doyle | $80,993,851 | 3 | $26,997,950 |
| 2,198 | Frank Thomas | $80,832,066 | 2 | $40,416,033 |
| 2,199 | Michael Caleo | $80,588,942 | 1 | $80,588,942 |
| 2,200 | Thomas Harris | $80,583,311 | 1 | $80,583,311 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.