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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,101 | David Webb Peoples | $39,581,774 | 1 | $39,581,774 |
| 3,102 | Mayur Puri | $39,567,016 | 3 | $13,189,005 |
| 3,103 | Simon Wells | $39,549,758 | 1 | $39,549,758 |
| 3,104 | Wendy Wells | $39,549,758 | 1 | $39,549,758 |
| 3,105 | Topper Lilien | $39,483,242 | 3 | $13,161,081 |
| 3,106 | Eric Abrams | $39,393,111 | 1 | $39,393,111 |
| 3,107 | Matthew Berry | $39,393,111 | 1 | $39,393,111 |
| 3,108 | Stacy Sherman | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 3,109 | Karen Ray | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 3,110 | Liz Brixius | $39,377,700 | 1 | $39,377,700 |
| 3,111 | Niki Caro | $39,374,600 | 2 | $19,687,300 |
| 3,112 | Aaron Mendelsohn | $39,268,782 | 2 | $19,634,391 |
| 3,113 | Takashi Bufford | $39,261,489 | 2 | $19,630,745 |
| 3,114 | Hur Jin-ho | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 3,115 | Lee Han-eol | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 3,116 | Seo Yoo-min | $39,258,608 | 1 | $39,258,608 |
| 3,117 | Lorne Michaels | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 3,118 | Randy Newman | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 3,119 | Lionel Mark Smith | $39,178,189 | 1 | $39,178,189 |
| 3,120 | Jean Dorst | $39,134,983 | 1 | $39,134,983 |
| 3,121 | Dudley Nichols | $39,127,379 | 2 | $19,563,690 |
| 3,122 | Lee Hae-yeong | $39,013,100 | 1 | $39,013,100 |
| 3,123 | Barbra Streisand | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 3,124 | Jack Rosenthal | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 3,125 | Joe Penhall | $38,996,204 | 2 | $19,498,102 |
| 3,126 | David Zelag Goodman | $38,948,670 | 5 | $7,789,734 |
| 3,127 | Steven Siegel | $38,859,189 | 1 | $38,859,189 |
| 3,128 | Phil Vischer | $38,857,223 | 2 | $19,428,612 |
| 3,129 | Rob Hedden | $38,788,828 | 2 | $19,394,414 |
| 3,130 | Daniel Stiepleman | $38,780,888 | 1 | $38,780,888 |
| 3,131 | Brian Gatewood | $38,749,404 | 2 | $19,374,702 |
| 3,132 | Alessandra Tanaka | $38,749,404 | 2 | $19,374,702 |
| 3,133 | Howard Ashman | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 3,134 | Nisar Akhtar | $38,734,626 | 1 | $38,734,626 |
| 3,135 | Andrew Haigh | $38,727,205 | 4 | $9,681,801 |
| 3,136 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $38,726,281 | 3 | $12,908,760 |
| 3,137 | Reema Kagti | $38,692,791 | 4 | $9,673,198 |
| 3,138 | Zoya Akhtar | $38,692,791 | 3 | $12,897,597 |
| 3,139 | John Boorman | $38,690,727 | 4 | $9,672,682 |
| 3,140 | Andrew Davis | $38,615,592 | 3 | $12,871,864 |
| 3,141 | Randy Howze | $38,600,876 | 3 | $12,866,959 |
| 3,142 | Perry Howze | $38,600,876 | 3 | $12,866,959 |
| 3,143 | Yau Nai Hoi | $38,539,953 | 2 | $19,269,977 |
| 3,144 | Whit Stillman | $38,445,193 | 5 | $7,689,039 |
| 3,145 | Stewart Raffill | $38,407,196 | 5 | $7,681,439 |
| 3,146 | Subash Nair | $38,381,138 | 1 | $38,381,138 |
| 3,147 | Don Calame | $38,364,855 | 1 | $38,364,855 |
| 3,148 | Chris Conroy | $38,364,855 | 1 | $38,364,855 |
| 3,149 | Chad Hodge | $38,361,428 | 3 | $12,787,143 |
| 3,150 | Paul Zbyszewski | $38,329,114 | 1 | $38,329,114 |
| 3,151 | Rose Gilroy | $38,264,236 | 2 | $19,132,118 |
| 3,152 | William Schifrin | $38,172,500 | 3 | $12,724,167 |
| 3,153 | Arlene Gibbs | $38,158,601 | 1 | $38,158,601 |
| 3,154 | Agustin Almodovar | $38,156,027 | 1 | $38,156,027 |
| 3,155 | John Briley | $38,150,868 | 4 | $9,537,717 |
| 3,156 | Ronny Graham | $38,119,483 | 1 | $38,119,483 |
| 3,157 | Yasmina Reza | $38,112,154 | 1 | $38,112,154 |
| 3,158 | Michael Gottlieb | $38,018,000 | 1 | $38,018,000 |
| 3,159 | Florian Zeller | $37,980,925 | 2 | $18,990,463 |
| 3,160 | Alan Sharp | $37,890,587 | 2 | $18,945,294 |
| 3,161 | Carl Kurlander | $37,800,489 | 1 | $37,800,489 |
| 3,162 | Farah Khan | $37,743,074 | 1 | $37,743,074 |
| 3,163 | Peter Barsoccnini | $37,701,557 | 3 | $12,567,186 |
| 3,164 | Terry McMillan | $37,672,944 | 1 | $37,672,944 |
| 3,165 | Marguerite Roberts | $37,659,900 | 2 | $18,829,950 |
| 3,166 | Angela Workman | $37,656,954 | 2 | $18,828,477 |
| 3,167 | Kim Morgan | $37,585,837 | 2 | $18,792,919 |
| 3,168 | John Huston | $37,563,638 | 4 | $9,390,910 |
| 3,169 | Richard Kletter | $37,520,443 | 2 | $18,760,222 |
| 3,170 | Francis Veber | $37,488,263 | 4 | $9,372,066 |
| 3,171 | Vernon Harris | $37,402,877 | 2 | $18,701,439 |
| 3,172 | Joel Hopkins | $37,378,012 | 2 | $18,689,006 |
| 3,173 | Michael Sloane | $37,306,334 | 1 | $37,306,334 |
| 3,174 | Pang Ho-cheung | $37,127,816 | 4 | $9,281,954 |
| 3,175 | Luk Yee Sum | $37,127,816 | 2 | $18,563,908 |
| 3,176 | Rick Kerb | $37,119,358 | 1 | $37,119,358 |
| 3,177 | Brian Tucker | $37,114,977 | 1 | $37,114,977 |
| 3,178 | Zhang You You | $37,094,116 | 1 | $37,094,116 |
| 3,179 | Tom Flynn | $36,964,656 | 1 | $36,964,656 |
| 3,180 | Yoann Gromb | $36,930,200 | 2 | $18,465,100 |
| 3,181 | Nicholas Jarecki | $36,913,218 | 2 | $18,456,609 |
| 3,182 | Steve Cohen | $36,882,378 | 1 | $36,882,378 |
| 3,183 | Clyde Bruckman | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,184 | Roi Cooper Megrue | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,185 | Jean Havez | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,186 | Joseph Mitchell | $36,882,378 | 2 | $18,441,189 |
| 3,187 | Paolo Virzi | $36,824,848 | 5 | $7,364,970 |
| 3,188 | Gary Hardwick | $36,772,714 | 3 | $12,257,571 |
| 3,189 | Nick Moorcroft | $36,766,225 | 7 | $5,252,318 |
| 3,190 | Anurag Basu | $36,751,984 | 2 | $18,375,992 |
| 3,191 | Ben Edlund | $36,751,979 | 1 | $36,751,979 |
| 3,192 | Ellory Elkayem | $36,722,311 | 1 | $36,722,311 |
| 3,193 | Jesse Alexander | $36,722,311 | 1 | $36,722,311 |
| 3,194 | Steve Barron | $36,682,170 | 1 | $36,682,170 |
| 3,195 | Sherry Miller | $36,682,170 | 1 | $36,682,170 |
| 3,196 | Kevin Alyn Elders | $36,677,472 | 3 | $12,225,824 |
| 3,197 | Douglas Carter Beane | $36,466,570 | 1 | $36,466,570 |
| 3,198 | Massimo Ceccherini | $36,453,665 | 2 | $18,226,833 |
| 3,199 | Clive Barker | $36,429,925 | 3 | $12,143,308 |
| 3,200 | Frankie Tam | $36,382,461 | 2 | $18,191,231 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.