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David S. Ward

20 credited titles on WatchWise

David Schad Ward (born October 25, 1945) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his screenplays for the films The Sting (1973) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993), winning for the former. He was also nominated for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Writers Guild of America Awards. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Associated lifetime gross

$334M

Combined reported budget

$106M

Gross / budget

3.2x

Bankability Index

42 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Drama

$200M · 4 films · 25% hit

Comedy

$127M · 2 films · 100% hit

Thriller

$6.2M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

42/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.