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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,401 | Krishna Hariharan | $2,376,479 | 1 | $2,376,479 |
| 5,402 | Lynn Shelton | $2,370,118 | 5 | $474,024 |
| 5,403 | Neelesh Misra | $2,347,774 | 1 | $2,347,774 |
| 5,404 | Pedro Peirano | $2,346,740 | 4 | $586,685 |
| 5,405 | Antonio Skarmeta | $2,341,226 | 1 | $2,341,226 |
| 5,406 | Rajiv Kaul | $2,323,316 | 2 | $1,161,658 |
| 5,407 | John Hodges | $2,322,593 | 1 | $2,322,593 |
| 5,408 | Joe Ahearne | $2,322,593 | 1 | $2,322,593 |
| 5,409 | Burt Kennedy | $2,319,124 | 1 | $2,319,124 |
| 5,410 | Peter Viertel | $2,319,124 | 1 | $2,319,124 |
| 5,411 | Trivikram Srinivas | $2,313,043 | 1 | $2,313,043 |
| 5,412 | Sam Shepard | $2,311,741 | 5 | $462,348 |
| 5,413 | Park Soo-Jin | $2,305,912 | 1 | $2,305,912 |
| 5,414 | Youn Jk | $2,305,912 | 1 | $2,305,912 |
| 5,415 | Randy Feldman | $2,300,000 | 3 | $766,667 |
| 5,416 | Louise Kugelberg | $2,294,917 | 1 | $2,294,917 |
| 5,417 | Azazel Jacobs | $2,293,193 | 3 | $764,398 |
| 5,418 | Michel Spinosa | $2,291,047 | 1 | $2,291,047 |
| 5,419 | David Hudgins | $2,280,814 | 1 | $2,280,814 |
| 5,420 | Eran Creevy | $2,280,004 | 2 | $1,140,002 |
| 5,421 | Mike Jones | $2,270,456 | 2 | $1,135,228 |
| 5,422 | Bernardo Bertolucci | $2,266,535 | 2 | $1,133,268 |
| 5,423 | Mark Michael McNally | $2,260,013 | 1 | $2,260,013 |
| 5,424 | Terry Loane | $2,260,013 | 1 | $2,260,013 |
| 5,425 | Julio Torres | $2,259,752 | 1 | $2,259,752 |
| 5,426 | Eduardo Cisneros | $2,241,980 | 1 | $2,241,980 |
| 5,427 | Jason Shuman | $2,241,980 | 1 | $2,241,980 |
| 5,428 | Jacques Deray | $2,235,566 | 2 | $1,117,783 |
| 5,429 | Jacques Tati | $2,231,474 | 1 | $2,231,474 |
| 5,430 | Sylvain Chomet | $2,231,474 | 2 | $1,115,737 |
| 5,431 | Nadine Labaki | $2,224,503 | 3 | $741,501 |
| 5,432 | Amy Jump | $2,207,703 | 4 | $551,926 |
| 5,433 | Kelly Reichardt | $2,205,430 | 5 | $441,086 |
| 5,434 | Jean-Luc Godard | $2,198,729 | 9 | $244,303 |
| 5,435 | Abbas Kiarostami | $2,196,526 | 6 | $366,088 |
| 5,436 | Jihad Hojeily | $2,192,521 | 2 | $1,096,261 |
| 5,437 | Jack Donaldson | $2,188,425 | 1 | $2,188,425 |
| 5,438 | Derek Elliott | $2,188,425 | 1 | $2,188,425 |
| 5,439 | Ryan Landels | $2,184,640 | 1 | $2,184,640 |
| 5,440 | Jeong-seok Jo | $2,179,864 | 1 | $2,179,864 |
| 5,441 | Sharon Soboil | $2,170,750 | 2 | $1,085,375 |
| 5,442 | Matteo Garrone | $2,165,865 | 5 | $433,173 |
| 5,443 | Natalie Portman | $2,160,299 | 2 | $1,080,150 |
| 5,444 | John Patton Ford | $2,156,296 | 2 | $1,078,148 |
| 5,445 | Coline Serreau | $2,152,268 | 2 | $1,076,134 |
| 5,446 | Sergio Casci | $2,138,907 | 3 | $712,969 |
| 5,447 | John Ferry | $2,138,235 | 1 | $2,138,235 |
| 5,448 | Shannon Hale | $2,137,573 | 1 | $2,137,573 |
| 5,449 | Hideo Oguni | $2,132,974 | 1 | $2,132,974 |
| 5,450 | David Atkins | $2,131,238 | 2 | $1,065,619 |
| 5,451 | Joe Swanberg | $2,130,930 | 9 | $236,770 |
| 5,452 | Iris K. Shim | $2,121,025 | 1 | $2,121,025 |
| 5,453 | Noel Marshall | $2,110,050 | 1 | $2,110,050 |
| 5,454 | Aakash Kaushik | $2,109,160 | 1 | $2,109,160 |
| 5,455 | Madhu Sharma | $2,109,160 | 1 | $2,109,160 |
| 5,456 | Sparsh Khetarpal | $2,109,160 | 1 | $2,109,160 |
| 5,457 | Tasha Bhambra | $2,109,160 | 1 | $2,109,160 |
| 5,458 | Nicolas Winding Refn | $2,108,973 | 2 | $1,054,487 |
| 5,459 | S.N. Behrman | $2,100,000 | 1 | $2,100,000 |
| 5,460 | Mike O'Neill | $2,090,607 | 1 | $2,090,607 |
| 5,461 | Robin Hanley | $2,082,980 | 1 | $2,082,980 |
| 5,462 | Bodie Thoene | $2,082,980 | 1 | $2,082,980 |
| 5,463 | Philipa Booyens | $2,082,980 | 2 | $1,041,490 |
| 5,464 | Kari Redmond | $2,082,980 | 1 | $2,082,980 |
| 5,465 | Linda Shayne | $2,082,000 | 1 | $2,082,000 |
| 5,466 | Xing Aina | $2,077,242 | 2 | $1,038,621 |
| 5,467 | Eli Despres | $2,073,582 | 1 | $2,073,582 |
| 5,468 | Gabriela Cowperthwaite | $2,073,582 | 2 | $1,036,791 |
| 5,469 | Per Olov Enquist | $2,053,931 | 1 | $2,053,931 |
| 5,470 | Bjarne Reuter | $2,053,931 | 1 | $2,053,931 |
| 5,471 | Kyle Edward Bell | $2,052,272 | 1 | $2,052,272 |
| 5,472 | Zhang Jialu | $2,049,271 | 5 | $409,854 |
| 5,473 | Sean Michael Argo | $2,033,057 | 2 | $1,016,529 |
| 5,474 | Jake Seal | $2,033,057 | 1 | $2,033,057 |
| 5,475 | Clare Peploe | $2,032,621 | 1 | $2,032,621 |
| 5,476 | Polly Mann | $2,031,242 | 1 | $2,031,242 |
| 5,477 | Billy McMillin | $2,030,866 | 4 | $507,717 |
| 5,478 | Jocelyn Moorhouse | $2,022,115 | 2 | $1,011,058 |
| 5,479 | Sam Levinson | $2,014,262 | 4 | $503,566 |
| 5,480 | J.C. Lee | $2,010,613 | 1 | $2,010,613 |
| 5,481 | Julius Onah | $2,010,613 | 2 | $1,005,307 |
| 5,482 | Nikhil Malhotra | $2,004,400 | 1 | $2,004,400 |
| 5,483 | Mateo Garcia | $2,002,036 | 1 | $2,002,036 |
| 5,484 | Shin Adachi | $2,001,584 | 1 | $2,001,584 |
| 5,485 | Yu Bu | $2,001,584 | 2 | $1,000,792 |
| 5,486 | Yupeng Guo | $2,001,584 | 1 | $2,001,584 |
| 5,487 | Rebecca Charles | $2,001,124 | 1 | $2,001,124 |
| 5,488 | David Hunt | $2,000,093 | 3 | $666,698 |
| 5,489 | Brian Reindl | $2,000,093 | 1 | $2,000,093 |
| 5,490 | Jay Carson | $1,994,179 | 1 | $1,994,179 |
| 5,491 | Matt Bai | $1,994,179 | 1 | $1,994,179 |
| 5,492 | Manu Chopra | $1,986,209 | 1 | $1,986,209 |
| 5,493 | Ron Kennell | $1,986,209 | 1 | $1,986,209 |
| 5,494 | Zack Ford | $1,961,207 | 1 | $1,961,207 |
| 5,495 | Isao Takahata | $1,960,216 | 2 | $980,108 |
| 5,496 | Patrick Tobin | $1,951,776 | 1 | $1,951,776 |
| 5,497 | Ruth Greenberg | $1,951,546 | 1 | $1,951,546 |
| 5,498 | Fatih Akin | $1,943,127 | 5 | $388,625 |
| 5,499 | Clara Royer | $1,941,760 | 2 | $970,880 |
| 5,500 | Laszlo Nemes | $1,941,760 | 2 | $970,880 |
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.