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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,001 | Ken Wiederhorn | $9,205,924 | 1 | $9,205,924 |
| 5,002 | Richard Di Lello | $9,200,000 | 1 | $9,200,000 |
| 5,003 | David Frigerio | $9,198,566 | 3 | $3,066,189 |
| 5,004 | Jonah Hill | $9,186,903 | 2 | $4,593,452 |
| 5,005 | William Eubank | $9,178,098 | 2 | $4,589,049 |
| 5,006 | Chris Morris | $9,159,205 | 2 | $4,579,603 |
| 5,007 | Nicole DeMasi | $9,097,072 | 1 | $9,097,072 |
| 5,008 | Xavier Giannoli | $9,092,352 | 1 | $9,092,352 |
| 5,009 | Lars Ulrich | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 5,010 | Kirk Hammett | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 5,011 | Nimrod Antal | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 5,012 | Robert Trujillo | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 5,013 | James Hetfield | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 5,014 | Atom Egoyan | $9,065,039 | 4 | $2,266,260 |
| 5,015 | Luc Dardenne | $9,058,303 | 3 | $3,019,434 |
| 5,016 | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | $9,058,303 | 3 | $3,019,434 |
| 5,017 | Mitch Davis | $9,053,994 | 5 | $1,810,799 |
| 5,018 | Laurie Aubanel | $9,043,254 | 1 | $9,043,254 |
| 5,019 | Jerome Enrico | $9,043,254 | 1 | $9,043,254 |
| 5,020 | Bianca Olsen | $9,043,254 | 1 | $9,043,254 |
| 5,021 | Normand Canac Marquis | $9,034,956 | 1 | $9,034,956 |
| 5,022 | Paul Risacher | $9,034,956 | 1 | $9,034,956 |
| 5,023 | Claire Holden Rothman | $9,034,956 | 1 | $9,034,956 |
| 5,024 | Rob Reiner | $9,030,905 | 2 | $4,515,453 |
| 5,025 | José Luis Navarro | $9,023,199 | 1 | $9,023,199 |
| 5,026 | Don Petersen | $9,023,199 | 1 | $9,023,199 |
| 5,027 | Roland Kibbee | $9,018,429 | 1 | $9,018,429 |
| 5,028 | Oscar Millard | $9,016,347 | 1 | $9,016,347 |
| 5,029 | David Rich | $9,015,164 | 1 | $9,015,164 |
| 5,030 | Borden Chase | $9,012,000 | 3 | $3,004,000 |
| 5,031 | Charles Schnee | $9,012,000 | 3 | $3,004,000 |
| 5,032 | H. H. Caldwell | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,033 | June Mathis | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,034 | Katherine Hilliker | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,035 | Roger Ebert | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,036 | Carey Wilson | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,037 | John Derek | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,038 | Leslie Bricusse | $9,000,000 | 3 | $3,000,000 |
| 5,039 | Bess Meredyth | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,040 | Martin Amis | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 5,041 | Guy Jenkin | $8,983,447 | 1 | $8,983,447 |
| 5,042 | Andy Hamilton | $8,983,447 | 1 | $8,983,447 |
| 5,043 | Amy Chin | $8,970,456 | 1 | $8,970,456 |
| 5,044 | David Gleeson | $8,969,227 | 2 | $4,484,614 |
| 5,045 | Rhet Topham | $8,955,917 | 2 | $4,477,959 |
| 5,046 | Tomas Aragay | $8,954,850 | 1 | $8,954,850 |
| 5,047 | Mike Clattenburg | $8,944,680 | 3 | $2,981,560 |
| 5,048 | Darnell Martin | $8,942,516 | 1 | $8,942,516 |
| 5,049 | Robert Stitzel | $8,921,050 | 2 | $4,460,525 |
| 5,050 | Philip Frank Messina | $8,921,050 | 2 | $4,460,525 |
| 5,051 | David P. Harmon | $8,920,615 | 1 | $8,920,615 |
| 5,052 | Charles Beaumont | $8,920,615 | 1 | $8,920,615 |
| 5,053 | John Pollono | $8,897,282 | 3 | $2,965,761 |
| 5,054 | Regan Sean O'Byrne Macelwain | $8,891,623 | 1 | $8,891,623 |
| 5,055 | Josh Margolin | $8,877,521 | 2 | $4,438,761 |
| 5,056 | Steven Baigelman | $8,869,544 | 2 | $4,434,772 |
| 5,057 | Trey Ellis | $8,864,699 | 1 | $8,864,699 |
| 5,058 | Paris Qualles | $8,864,699 | 1 | $8,864,699 |
| 5,059 | Richard Rothstein | $8,853,155 | 2 | $4,426,578 |
| 5,060 | Andrew Baldwin | $8,835,027 | 2 | $4,417,514 |
| 5,061 | James Watkins | $8,831,974 | 2 | $4,415,987 |
| 5,062 | Ronnie Sandahl | $8,824,873 | 2 | $4,412,437 |
| 5,063 | Paul G. Hensler | $8,823,269 | 1 | $8,823,269 |
| 5,064 | Julian Barry | $8,818,672 | 2 | $4,409,336 |
| 5,065 | Geoff Deane | $8,818,428 | 1 | $8,818,428 |
| 5,066 | Joyce Hooper Corrington | $8,800,000 | 2 | $4,400,000 |
| 5,067 | John William Corrington | $8,800,000 | 2 | $4,400,000 |
| 5,068 | Sergio Castellitto | $8,764,139 | 1 | $8,764,139 |
| 5,069 | Margaret Mazzantini | $8,764,139 | 1 | $8,764,139 |
| 5,070 | Terry Zwigoff | $8,761,608 | 1 | $8,761,608 |
| 5,071 | Sam Egan | $8,753,977 | 2 | $4,376,989 |
| 5,072 | Bear Aderhold | $8,735,908 | 2 | $4,367,954 |
| 5,073 | Thomas F.X. Sullivan | $8,735,908 | 2 | $4,367,954 |
| 5,074 | Jiao Huajing | $8,719,427 | 1 | $8,719,427 |
| 5,075 | Xue Xiaolu | $8,719,427 | 1 | $8,719,427 |
| 5,076 | Anna Bruggemann | $8,713,628 | 2 | $4,356,814 |
| 5,077 | Cedric Klapisch | $8,703,093 | 3 | $2,901,031 |
| 5,078 | Noel Black | $8,700,000 | 1 | $8,700,000 |
| 5,079 | Santiago Amigorena | $8,696,243 | 3 | $2,898,748 |
| 5,080 | Paul Gross | $8,694,524 | 3 | $2,898,175 |
| 5,081 | James Booth | $8,679,650 | 2 | $4,339,825 |
| 5,082 | Tod Carroll | $8,674,093 | 1 | $8,674,093 |
| 5,083 | Steve Kluger | $8,669,847 | 1 | $8,669,847 |
| 5,084 | Nicole Dubuc | $8,660,022 | 1 | $8,660,022 |
| 5,085 | Sam Bain | $8,657,664 | 4 | $2,164,416 |
| 5,086 | John L. Solomon | $8,629,895 | 1 | $8,629,895 |
| 5,087 | Will Forte | $8,629,895 | 1 | $8,629,895 |
| 5,088 | Anvita Dutt Guptan | $8,621,794 | 1 | $8,621,794 |
| 5,089 | Jacques Tati | $8,609,949 | 1 | $8,609,949 |
| 5,090 | Sylvain Chomet | $8,609,949 | 2 | $4,304,975 |
| 5,091 | Annmarie Morais | $8,607,815 | 1 | $8,607,815 |
| 5,092 | Edmund Beloin | $8,600,000 | 2 | $4,300,000 |
| 5,093 | Wang Xingdong | $8,593,154 | 1 | $8,593,154 |
| 5,094 | Chen Baoguang | $8,593,154 | 1 | $8,593,154 |
| 5,095 | Robert A. Heinlein | $8,579,626 | 1 | $8,579,626 |
| 5,096 | Susan Coyne | $8,558,693 | 1 | $8,558,693 |
| 5,097 | Mark Young | $8,556,572 | 1 | $8,556,572 |
| 5,098 | Anusha Rizvi | $8,544,969 | 1 | $8,544,969 |
| 5,099 | John Banville | $8,539,003 | 1 | $8,539,003 |
| 5,100 | Gabriella Prekop | $8,539,003 | 1 | $8,539,003 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.