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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Kumail Nanjiani | $56,868,677 | 1 | $56,868,677 |
| 2,502 | Raven Metzner | $56,824,633 | 1 | $56,824,633 |
| 2,503 | Stuart Zicherman | $56,824,633 | 1 | $56,824,633 |
| 2,504 | Bruce Robinson | $56,757,212 | 5 | $11,351,442 |
| 2,505 | Craig Rosenberg | $56,742,918 | 2 | $28,371,459 |
| 2,506 | Thomas Hunter | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,507 | Peter Powell | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,508 | Gerry Davis | $56,647,800 | 1 | $56,647,800 |
| 2,509 | Kenneth Branagh | $56,637,018 | 2 | $28,318,509 |
| 2,510 | Josh Cagan | $56,496,463 | 3 | $18,832,154 |
| 2,511 | Ayan Mukherjee | $56,390,833 | 2 | $28,195,417 |
| 2,512 | Nick Cave | $56,373,460 | 2 | $28,186,730 |
| 2,513 | Peter Stone | $56,331,504 | 4 | $14,082,876 |
| 2,514 | Robb Cullen | $56,309,076 | 2 | $28,154,538 |
| 2,515 | Mark Cullen | $56,309,076 | 3 | $18,769,692 |
| 2,516 | Max Adams | $56,097,392 | 4 | $14,024,348 |
| 2,517 | Dorothy Blyskal | $56,096,200 | 1 | $56,096,200 |
| 2,518 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 2,519 | Arash Amel | $56,052,313 | 7 | $8,007,473 |
| 2,520 | Reiko Yoshida | $56,027,687 | 3 | $18,675,896 |
| 2,521 | Alex de la Iglesia | $55,988,316 | 4 | $13,997,079 |
| 2,522 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 3 | $18,655,707 |
| 2,523 | David Giler | $55,837,453 | 5 | $11,167,491 |
| 2,524 | Harmony Korine | $55,829,275 | 3 | $18,609,758 |
| 2,525 | Stephen Peters | $55,576,210 | 1 | $55,576,210 |
| 2,526 | Neil Tolkin | $55,569,540 | 3 | $18,523,180 |
| 2,527 | Chris Kentis | $55,518,641 | 1 | $55,518,641 |
| 2,528 | Neil LaBute | $55,417,720 | 9 | $6,157,524 |
| 2,529 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,377,624 | 2 | $27,688,812 |
| 2,530 | Ewan Leslie | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 2,531 | Matteo Garrone | $55,199,990 | 5 | $11,039,998 |
| 2,532 | David Spade | $54,722,181 | 3 | $18,240,727 |
| 2,533 | Steve Desmond | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,534 | Michael Sherman | $54,712,735 | 1 | $54,712,735 |
| 2,535 | Jo Sung-hee | $54,706,135 | 2 | $27,353,068 |
| 2,536 | Shari Springer Berman | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,537 | Robert Pulcini | $54,676,827 | 4 | $13,669,207 |
| 2,538 | Shiraz Ahmed | $54,671,869 | 2 | $27,335,935 |
| 2,539 | Prune de Maistre | $54,651,233 | 2 | $27,325,617 |
| 2,540 | Rod Blackhurst | $54,585,740 | 1 | $54,585,740 |
| 2,541 | Tom Epperson | $54,575,454 | 3 | $18,191,818 |
| 2,542 | Andrew Dominik | $54,552,074 | 3 | $18,184,025 |
| 2,543 | Lee Ji-min | $54,500,169 | 1 | $54,500,169 |
| 2,544 | Park Jong-dae | $54,500,169 | 1 | $54,500,169 |
| 2,545 | Aimee Lagos | $54,323,210 | 2 | $27,161,605 |
| 2,546 | Ronald Bronstein | $54,246,784 | 3 | $18,082,261 |
| 2,547 | Josh Safdie | $54,246,784 | 3 | $18,082,261 |
| 2,548 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 2,549 | Chris Bowman | $54,161,959 | 2 | $27,080,980 |
| 2,550 | Hubbel Palmer | $54,161,959 | 2 | $27,080,980 |
| 2,551 | Samuel D. Hunter | $54,044,481 | 1 | $54,044,481 |
| 2,552 | Andrew Cosby | $53,956,480 | 1 | $53,956,480 |
| 2,553 | Ichiro Ohkouchi | $53,837,696 | 1 | $53,837,696 |
| 2,554 | Douglas McGrath | $53,829,122 | 4 | $13,457,281 |
| 2,555 | Steve Rogers | $53,797,409 | 1 | $53,797,409 |
| 2,556 | Will Honley | $53,786,836 | 4 | $13,446,709 |
| 2,557 | Mark Wheaton | $53,774,833 | 1 | $53,774,833 |
| 2,558 | Takashi Shimizu | $53,751,703 | 2 | $26,875,852 |
| 2,559 | Edward Tang | $53,724,657 | 3 | $17,908,219 |
| 2,560 | Blair Butler | $53,620,687 | 4 | $13,405,172 |
| 2,561 | Eric Aronson | $53,583,212 | 2 | $26,791,606 |
| 2,562 | Ronald Yanover | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,563 | Mark Geldman | $53,508,356 | 1 | $53,508,356 |
| 2,564 | Steven Soderbergh | $53,497,390 | 4 | $13,374,348 |
| 2,565 | Daniel Tuch | $53,493,064 | 1 | $53,493,064 |
| 2,566 | Tommy Lee Wallace | $53,463,792 | 4 | $13,365,948 |
| 2,567 | Saul Dibb | $53,416,459 | 2 | $26,708,230 |
| 2,568 | Tom Sherohman | $53,411,504 | 2 | $26,705,752 |
| 2,569 | Barbara Curry | $53,401,938 | 1 | $53,401,938 |
| 2,570 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
| 2,571 | Jordi Gasull | $53,331,786 | 1 | $53,331,786 |
| 2,572 | Javier Barreira | $53,331,786 | 1 | $53,331,786 |
| 2,573 | William Friedkin | $53,252,414 | 4 | $13,313,104 |
| 2,574 | Jim Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,575 | Ken Wheat | $53,182,088 | 2 | $26,591,044 |
| 2,576 | Michel Gondry | $53,103,181 | 6 | $8,850,530 |
| 2,577 | Umberto Contarello | $53,091,986 | 4 | $13,272,997 |
| 2,578 | Monte Merrick | $53,075,997 | 3 | $17,691,999 |
| 2,579 | Jonathan Reynolds | $53,054,000 | 4 | $13,263,500 |
| 2,580 | Jon Boorstin | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
| 2,581 | Kevin Brodbin | $52,971,076 | 3 | $17,657,025 |
| 2,582 | Robert Fyvolent | $52,649,951 | 1 | $52,649,951 |
| 2,583 | Mark Brinker | $52,649,951 | 1 | $52,649,951 |
| 2,584 | Keith Thomas | $52,628,925 | 2 | $26,314,463 |
| 2,585 | Sonny Mallhi | $52,588,807 | 2 | $26,294,404 |
| 2,586 | Harris Goldberg | $52,577,868 | 3 | $17,525,956 |
| 2,587 | Eric Bernt | $52,543,885 | 3 | $17,514,628 |
| 2,588 | Jack Rose | $52,506,251 | 4 | $13,126,563 |
| 2,589 | Christopher Guest | $52,409,133 | 5 | $10,481,827 |
| 2,590 | Oren Moverman | $52,391,757 | 10 | $5,239,176 |
| 2,591 | Matt Walker | $52,367,022 | 1 | $52,367,022 |
| 2,592 | Tom Hines | $52,367,022 | 1 | $52,367,022 |
| 2,593 | Rebecca Lenkiewicz | $52,353,348 | 5 | $10,470,670 |
| 2,594 | David Shaber | $52,313,366 | 3 | $17,437,789 |
| 2,595 | Mark Romanek | $52,223,306 | 1 | $52,223,306 |
| 2,596 | Chris Fedak | $52,181,095 | 1 | $52,181,095 |
| 2,597 | Brian Doyle-Murray | $52,158,285 | 2 | $26,079,143 |
| 2,598 | Jason Oremland | $52,056,276 | 3 | $17,352,092 |
| 2,599 | Jon Brown | $52,019,395 | 2 | $26,009,698 |
| 2,600 | Cui Siwei | $52,013,257 | 2 | $26,006,629 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.