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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic 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 | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,101 | Jon Zack | $111,055,407 | 4 | $27,763,852 |
| 1,102 | Curtis Hanson | $110,669,412 | 4 | $27,667,353 |
| 1,103 | Grant Nieporte | $110,664,906 | 2 | $55,332,453 |
| 1,104 | Rob Zombie | $110,652,806 | 7 | $15,807,544 |
| 1,105 | George Axelrod | $110,424,446 | 7 | $15,774,921 |
| 1,106 | Craig Bolotin | $110,412,031 | 5 | $22,082,406 |
| 1,107 | Peter Straughan | $110,406,176 | 10 | $11,040,618 |
| 1,108 | David Klass | $110,087,961 | 3 | $36,695,987 |
| 1,109 | Aaron Covington | $109,767,581 | 1 | $109,767,581 |
| 1,110 | Steve Meerson | $109,713,132 | 1 | $109,713,132 |
| 1,111 | Nicholas Pileggi | $109,460,164 | 6 | $18,243,361 |
| 1,112 | Steve Carell | $109,449,237 | 1 | $109,449,237 |
| 1,113 | Jonathan Levine | $109,416,387 | 3 | $36,472,129 |
| 1,114 | Paul Hogan | $109,306,210 | 1 | $109,306,210 |
| 1,115 | Brett Hogan | $109,306,210 | 1 | $109,306,210 |
| 1,116 | Richard Maibaum | $108,667,035 | 4 | $27,166,759 |
| 1,117 | Jim Strain | $108,469,329 | 2 | $54,234,665 |
| 1,118 | Patricia Resnick | $108,290,500 | 2 | $54,145,250 |
| 1,119 | David Arata | $108,029,957 | 4 | $27,007,489 |
| 1,120 | Albert Hackett | $107,923,471 | 5 | $21,584,694 |
| 1,121 | Dan Shere | $107,518,682 | 1 | $107,518,682 |
| 1,122 | William Joyce | $107,518,682 | 1 | $107,518,682 |
| 1,123 | David Loucka | $107,500,924 | 4 | $26,875,231 |
| 1,124 | Dave Eggers | $107,183,257 | 3 | $35,727,752 |
| 1,125 | Richard Matheson | $107,050,949 | 6 | $17,841,825 |
| 1,126 | Andrew Heinz | $106,954,678 | 1 | $106,954,678 |
| 1,127 | David Lowery | $106,670,001 | 8 | $13,333,750 |
| 1,128 | Michael McDowell | $105,989,954 | 3 | $35,329,985 |
| 1,129 | Parker Finn | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 1,130 | Wes Craven | $105,521,550 | 6 | $17,586,925 |
| 1,131 | Anne Rice | $105,264,608 | 1 | $105,264,608 |
| 1,132 | Dennis Feldman | $105,206,282 | 3 | $35,068,761 |
| 1,133 | David Bowers | $104,955,463 | 3 | $34,985,154 |
| 1,134 | Larry McMurtry | $104,954,334 | 3 | $34,984,778 |
| 1,135 | Scott Kosar | $104,356,958 | 2 | $52,178,479 |
| 1,136 | Bill Lancaster | $103,462,834 | 4 | $25,865,709 |
| 1,137 | Hayao Miyazaki | $103,452,103 | 10 | $10,345,210 |
| 1,138 | Zak Olkewitz | $103,368,602 | 1 | $103,368,602 |
| 1,139 | Nicholas Wright | $103,144,286 | 1 | $103,144,286 |
| 1,140 | James A. Woods | $103,144,286 | 2 | $51,572,143 |
| 1,141 | Lucy Alibar | $103,026,506 | 3 | $34,342,169 |
| 1,142 | Matthew Robbins | $103,000,916 | 7 | $14,714,417 |
| 1,143 | Howard Sackler | $102,922,376 | 2 | $51,461,188 |
| 1,144 | Larry Morey | $102,797,000 | 1 | $102,797,000 |
| 1,145 | Perce Pearce | $102,797,000 | 1 | $102,797,000 |
| 1,146 | James Wan | $102,470,008 | 1 | $102,470,008 |
| 1,147 | Grant Myers | $102,427,862 | 1 | $102,427,862 |
| 1,148 | Charlie Kaufman | $102,214,100 | 8 | $12,776,763 |
| 1,149 | Johnny Knoxville | $102,003,019 | 2 | $51,001,510 |
| 1,150 | Jeff Tremaine | $102,003,019 | 1 | $102,003,019 |
| 1,151 | Chad St. John | $101,989,412 | 3 | $33,996,471 |
| 1,152 | Allan Scott | $101,921,344 | 6 | $16,986,891 |
| 1,153 | John Claflin | $101,761,549 | 3 | $33,920,516 |
| 1,154 | Daniel Zelman | $101,757,434 | 2 | $50,878,717 |
| 1,155 | Michael Weiss | $101,704,370 | 3 | $33,901,457 |
| 1,156 | Jennifer Flockett | $101,704,370 | 1 | $101,704,370 |
| 1,157 | Dan McDermott | $101,440,743 | 1 | $101,440,743 |
| 1,158 | John Glenn | $101,440,743 | 1 | $101,440,743 |
| 1,159 | Travis Adam Wright | $101,440,743 | 1 | $101,440,743 |
| 1,160 | Tony Puryear | $101,295,562 | 1 | $101,295,562 |
| 1,161 | Howard Hall | $101,256,562 | 2 | $50,628,281 |
| 1,162 | Ari Handel | $101,200,044 | 1 | $101,200,044 |
| 1,163 | Kevin Yegher | $101,068,340 | 1 | $101,068,340 |
| 1,164 | Harry Ratchford | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,165 | Kevin Hart | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,166 | Joey Wells | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,167 | Patrick Lussier | $100,481,989 | 4 | $25,120,497 |
| 1,168 | Tobias Iaconis | $100,462,960 | 3 | $33,487,653 |
| 1,169 | Mikki Daughtry | $100,462,960 | 3 | $33,487,653 |
| 1,170 | Tom Holland | $100,443,585 | 7 | $14,349,084 |
| 1,171 | John Romano | $100,403,957 | 3 | $33,467,986 |
| 1,172 | Steve Hamilton Shaw | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,173 | Kelly Asbury | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,174 | Emily Cook | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,175 | Rob Sprackling | $99,967,670 | 2 | $49,983,835 |
| 1,176 | John R. Smith | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,177 | Andy Riley | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,178 | Kathy Greenburg | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,179 | Kevin Cecil | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,180 | Marc Moss | $99,947,110 | 2 | $49,973,555 |
| 1,181 | Robert Getchell | $99,937,671 | 6 | $16,656,279 |
| 1,182 | Gregory Widen | $99,860,245 | 3 | $33,286,748 |
| 1,183 | Alex Ross Perry | $99,770,649 | 7 | $14,252,950 |
| 1,184 | Matthew Sand | $99,556,410 | 2 | $49,778,205 |
| 1,185 | Michael Cristofer | $99,496,122 | 6 | $16,582,687 |
| 1,186 | Cheech Marin | $99,480,616 | 7 | $14,211,517 |
| 1,187 | Marshall Brickman | $99,418,245 | 5 | $19,883,649 |
| 1,188 | Norman Wexler | $99,370,187 | 3 | $33,123,396 |
| 1,189 | Don McEnery | $99,112,101 | 1 | $99,112,101 |
| 1,190 | Tom Benedek | $98,872,842 | 3 | $32,957,614 |
| 1,191 | David Lynch | $98,764,719 | 8 | $12,345,590 |
| 1,192 | Jim Cox | $98,619,957 | 3 | $32,873,319 |
| 1,193 | Joe Syracuse | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,194 | Lisa Addario | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,195 | Jarrad Paul | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,196 | Andrew Mogel | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,197 | Jay Cocks | $98,167,976 | 3 | $32,722,659 |
| 1,198 | Tom Laughlin | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,199 | Delores Taylor | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,200 | John Bernstein | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.