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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,901 | Naomi Kawsase | $4,742,063 | 1 | $4,742,063 |
| 5,902 | David Safier | $4,736,917 | 2 | $2,368,459 |
| 5,903 | Michael McKean | $4,736,270 | 1 | $4,736,270 |
| 5,904 | Harry Shearer | $4,736,270 | 1 | $4,736,270 |
| 5,905 | Matthias Bauer | $4,732,232 | 1 | $4,732,232 |
| 5,906 | Bastian Zach | $4,732,232 | 1 | $4,732,232 |
| 5,907 | Kim Roberts | $4,731,944 | 1 | $4,731,944 |
| 5,908 | Elise Pearlstein | $4,731,944 | 1 | $4,731,944 |
| 5,909 | Matt Osterman | $4,731,664 | 4 | $1,182,916 |
| 5,910 | Daniel Yost | $4,729,623 | 1 | $4,729,623 |
| 5,911 | Jeff Eastin | $4,714,090 | 1 | $4,714,090 |
| 5,912 | Iain Softley | $4,708,255 | 3 | $1,569,418 |
| 5,913 | Stephen Ward | $4,708,255 | 1 | $4,708,255 |
| 5,914 | Duncan Gibbins | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 5,915 | Yale Udoff | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 5,916 | Parnell Hall | $4,700,000 | 1 | $4,700,000 |
| 5,917 | Martin Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 5,918 | Arlene Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 5,919 | David Beaird | $4,676,892 | 1 | $4,676,892 |
| 5,920 | Don Carmody | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 5,921 | Robert Geoffrion | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 5,922 | Gaspar Noe | $4,651,593 | 5 | $930,319 |
| 5,923 | Ben Platt | $4,643,342 | 1 | $4,643,342 |
| 5,924 | Noah Galvin | $4,643,342 | 1 | $4,643,342 |
| 5,925 | Nick Lieberman | $4,643,342 | 1 | $4,643,342 |
| 5,926 | Francesco Bruni | $4,642,107 | 2 | $2,321,054 |
| 5,927 | Denne Bart Petitclerc | $4,639,537 | 1 | $4,639,537 |
| 5,928 | Rob Richert | $4,637,842 | 1 | $4,637,842 |
| 5,929 | Joe Talbot | $4,637,842 | 1 | $4,637,842 |
| 5,930 | Michael Patrick Jann | $4,630,045 | 1 | $4,630,045 |
| 5,931 | Paul Fruchbom | $4,628,278 | 1 | $4,628,278 |
| 5,932 | John Payson | $4,616,355 | 1 | $4,616,355 |
| 5,933 | Todd Stein | $4,604,523 | 1 | $4,604,523 |
| 5,934 | Christian Fournier | $4,602,341 | 1 | $4,602,341 |
| 5,935 | Paul DeMeo | $4,601,256 | 2 | $2,300,628 |
| 5,936 | Danny Bilson | $4,601,256 | 2 | $2,300,628 |
| 5,937 | Lone Scherfig | $4,595,002 | 2 | $2,297,501 |
| 5,938 | Brett Pierce | $4,594,221 | 3 | $1,531,407 |
| 5,939 | Drew T. Pierce | $4,594,221 | 3 | $1,531,407 |
| 5,940 | Leticia Lopez Margalli | $4,585,393 | 1 | $4,585,393 |
| 5,941 | Pablo Solarz | $4,585,393 | 1 | $4,585,393 |
| 5,942 | Hiram Martinez | $4,580,534 | 1 | $4,580,534 |
| 5,943 | Sharon Boorstin | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 5,944 | Ben Pillips | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 5,945 | Paul Boorstin | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 5,946 | John Wells | $4,569,967 | 1 | $4,569,967 |
| 5,947 | Patrice Leconte | $4,563,611 | 2 | $2,281,806 |
| 5,948 | Prince | $4,562,778 | 1 | $4,562,778 |
| 5,949 | Ramón Menéndez | $4,554,161 | 1 | $4,554,161 |
| 5,950 | Tom Musca | $4,554,161 | 1 | $4,554,161 |
| 5,951 | Jeannine Dominy | $4,553,271 | 1 | $4,553,271 |
| 5,952 | Oliver Gonzalez | $4,542,346 | 1 | $4,542,346 |
| 5,953 | Bart Layton | $4,535,409 | 1 | $4,535,409 |
| 5,954 | Joe Swanberg | $4,533,610 | 9 | $503,734 |
| 5,955 | Joe Parham | $4,523,842 | 1 | $4,523,842 |
| 5,956 | Keith Akushi | $4,523,842 | 1 | $4,523,842 |
| 5,957 | Blake Harris | $4,517,937 | 2 | $2,258,969 |
| 5,958 | Dana Brown | $4,514,649 | 3 | $1,504,883 |
| 5,959 | Nick Amadeus | $4,509,143 | 1 | $4,509,143 |
| 5,960 | Josh Braun | $4,509,143 | 1 | $4,509,143 |
| 5,961 | Philip Railsback | $4,504,111 | 1 | $4,504,111 |
| 5,962 | Josh Siegal | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 5,963 | Dylan Morgan | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 5,964 | Trace Slobotkin | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 5,965 | Alma Reville | $4,500,000 | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| 5,966 | John McGreevey | $4,500,000 | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 5,967 | Jimmy Santiago Baca | $4,496,583 | 1 | $4,496,583 |
| 5,968 | Jill Sprecher | $4,495,675 | 2 | $2,247,838 |
| 5,969 | Steven McKay | $4,495,615 | 1 | $4,495,615 |
| 5,970 | Dwain Worrell | $4,495,262 | 3 | $1,498,421 |
| 5,971 | Laure Irrmann | $4,493,439 | 2 | $2,246,720 |
| 5,972 | J.J. Salter | $4,463,000 | 1 | $4,463,000 |
| 5,973 | Maeve Binchy | $4,447,186 | 1 | $4,447,186 |
| 5,974 | Gal Uchovsky | $4,443,069 | 1 | $4,443,069 |
| 5,975 | B.J. Novak | $4,433,653 | 1 | $4,433,653 |
| 5,976 | Mark Haskell Smith | $4,431,007 | 2 | $2,215,504 |
| 5,977 | Stuart Fink | $4,429,210 | 1 | $4,429,210 |
| 5,978 | Mark Zakarin | $4,414,753 | 1 | $4,414,753 |
| 5,979 | Justin Monjo | $4,413,603 | 1 | $4,413,603 |
| 5,980 | Sandra Nettelbeck | $4,412,148 | 2 | $2,206,074 |
| 5,981 | Chris Nash | $4,411,925 | 1 | $4,411,925 |
| 5,982 | Laird Koenig | $4,408,636 | 1 | $4,408,636 |
| 5,983 | Robin Moore | $4,408,636 | 1 | $4,408,636 |
| 5,984 | Andy Rose | $4,408,420 | 1 | $4,408,420 |
| 5,985 | Moss Hart | $4,400,000 | 1 | $4,400,000 |
| 5,986 | Sid Silvers | $4,400,000 | 1 | $4,400,000 |
| 5,987 | Howard Emmett Rogers | $4,400,000 | 1 | $4,400,000 |
| 5,988 | Johnathan McClain | $4,389,636 | 1 | $4,389,636 |
| 5,989 | Angela Carter | $4,389,334 | 1 | $4,389,334 |
| 5,990 | Gary Gerani | $4,385,516 | 2 | $2,192,758 |
| 5,991 | Mark Patrick Carducci | $4,385,516 | 1 | $4,385,516 |
| 5,992 | Abraham Katz | $4,378,057 | 1 | $4,378,057 |
| 5,993 | Jonathan Tydor | $4,372,561 | 1 | $4,372,561 |
| 5,994 | Pa Ranjith | $4,369,616 | 1 | $4,369,616 |
| 5,995 | David L. Cook | $4,367,448 | 1 | $4,367,448 |
| 5,996 | Rob Levine | $4,367,448 | 1 | $4,367,448 |
| 5,997 | Matt Dean Russell | $4,367,448 | 1 | $4,367,448 |
| 5,998 | Sandra Thrift | $4,367,448 | 1 | $4,367,448 |
| 5,999 | N. Lingusamy | $4,366,276 | 1 | $4,366,276 |
| 6,000 | Luis Bunuel | $4,364,981 | 2 | $2,182,491 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.