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Aug 12, 2016 · Aug. 12, 2016. LOS ANGELES — In 2004, Stephen Chin found himself in a red Jeep Cherokee in the middle of Baghdad, a submachine gun beside him, $220,000 in cash at his feet. The firearm and money ...
- Danielle Steel. Speaking of all-time greats, along with Nora Robert s, Danielle Steel has had a corner on the romance book market for decades. She’s written more than 180, starting in 1973, and sold more than 800 million copies of her books—23 of which have been adapted into movies.
- John Grisham. Grisham, who’s also a lawyer and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, is a bestselling author of many legal thrillers.
- Jeff Kinney. Kinney is the author of the mega-successful children’s book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The series, which spans 18 books (so far), is written in a simple, comic-book-like structure that makes reading more accessible and fun for kids who are intimidated by long chapter books.
- E.L. James (Tie) Fifty Shades of Grey was published in 2011 and is the reason that E.L. James, quite ironically, ranks higher than Stephenie Meyer on this list.
Aug 19, 2016 · Stephen Chin, 'War Dogs' By Alec Govi 2016-08-19T23:43:00+01:00. ... In 2004, I was trying to make the transition from being a former lawyer and producer to being a writer, and I was having a very ...
- 10 Jane Goldman - Net Worth: $7 Million
- 9 Shane Black - Net Worth: $16 Million
- 8 Terry Rossio - Net Worth: $20 Million
- 7 David Koepp - Net Worth: $35 Million
- 6 Adam Mckay - Net Worth: $40 Million
- 5 Aaron Sorkin - Net Worth: $90 Million
- 4 Joss Whedon - Net Worth: $100 Million
- 3 David E. Kelley - Net Worth: $250 Million
- 2 Seth Macfarlane - Net Worth: $300 Million
- 1 Chuck Lorre - Net Worth: $600 Million
Jane Goldman is in tenth place with $7 million and sadly the only female screenwriter on our list. She started out as a journalist, but began writing scripts and producing films in the early 2000’s. According to GOBankingRates, “Unless you're a Hollywood insider, you might not be familiar with the name Jane Goldman, but you definitely know her work...
Shane Black is in ninth place with a net worth of $16 million. But success isn’t new to him. According to Industrial Scripts, “His introduction to Hollywood at 26 years old with the Lethal Weapon screenplay came with a $250k price tag. Black also scored $1.75m for The Last Boy Scout, and broke records at the time with the $4m sale of The Long Kiss ...
Terry Rossio is in eighth place with only about $4 million more than Shane Black. It’s not clear what exactly his net worth is today, but it’s possibly around $20 million. “As per some online sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $20 million. Similarly, he also gets a good sum of money of $750 thousand to $3 million per movie from his wr...
David Koepp is in seventh place with a net worth of $35 million. “David has had countless Hollywood successes, which has left him ranking as one of the most successful and highest paid screenwriters in the industry. He has made quite a name for himself as both a screenwriter and director, since he first started out in the industry in 1988,” accordi...
Adam McKay is in sixth place with $40 million and is responsible for writing some of the most popular comedies of the last decade. He works with Will Ferrell all the time and wrote many of the hit movies that made Will famous. According toIndustrial Scripts, “After the success of Anchorman, Talladega Nights earned McKay a writers fee of $4m shared ...
Aaron Sorkin is in fifth place with a net worth of $90 million. Although he wrote the scripts for some movies, he made a lot of his money from TV shows. According to Celebrity Net Worth, “Aaron Sorkin is famous for writing many successful films, plays and television series. His probably most famous and critically acclaimed TV series is The West Win...
Joss Whedon is in fourth place with only $10 million more than Aaron Sorkin. He’s made his money from writing multiple DC and Marvel films. According to Industrial Scripts, “Joss made his name in TV fantasy circles with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Dollhouse. Whedon also landed the directing gig that brought together Marvel’s various Aven...
David E. Kelley is in third place with a net worth of $250 million. “He is famous for meeting with writing teams just for story ideas, then jotting out entire solo episodes on his famed yellow legal notepad. The ‘credit’ is everything for the screenwriter's pay. David has racked up hundreds of TV episodes over the years, a rare feat in a writer’s r...
Seth Macfarlane is in second place with a net worth of $300 million and is one of the most famous writers on this list. Not only is he a writer, he’s also an actor and director. According to Industrial Scripts, “Seth works primarily in the Comedy genre, but he has done work across the board. And in 2008, he was handed a $100m, 5-year deal by Fox fo...
Chuck Lorre is in first place with a huge net worth of $600 million. He earned his net worth by writing hit TV shows. “Chuck Lorre has produced, written, and/or directed for such hit shows as Grace Under Fire, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and Mike and Molly,” according to Celebrity Net Worth. Since his shows became so popular and aired ...
Aug 22, 2016 · Former lawyer Stephen Chin's career as a producer was moving along, but he really wanted to be a writer. In the film “War Dogs,” Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play 20-somethings who improbably ...
War Dogs. (2016 film) War Dogs is a 2016 American black comedy crime film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips, Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin, based on the 2011 Rolling Stone article, "Arms and the Dudes", by Guy Lawson (which was later expanded upon in a novel, also titled Arms and the Dudes .) [6] [7] The film follows two arms ...
Aug 22, 2016 · War Dogs_Stephen Chin_Inset - Publicity - H 2016 ... Pentagon criminal investigation and Guy Lawson’s subsequent Rolling Stone article — but it did happen to War Dogs screenwriter Stephen Chin
