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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,201 | Jim Cox | $98,619,957 | 3 | $32,873,319 |
| 1,202 | Lisa Addario | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,203 | Joe Syracuse | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,204 | Andrew Mogel | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,205 | Jarrad Paul | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,206 | Jay Cocks | $98,167,976 | 3 | $32,722,659 |
| 1,207 | Delores Taylor | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,208 | Tom Laughlin | $98,000,000 | 1 | $98,000,000 |
| 1,209 | Aurian Redson | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,210 | Joe Mateo | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,211 | John Bernstein | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,212 | Michelle Spitz | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,213 | Nathan Greno | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,214 | Joe Rinaldi | $97,618,316 | 3 | $32,539,439 |
| 1,215 | Randy Brown | $97,468,260 | 4 | $24,367,065 |
| 1,216 | Hilary Winston | $97,459,240 | 1 | $97,459,240 |
| 1,217 | Reinaldo Marcus Green | $97,393,271 | 2 | $48,696,636 |
| 1,218 | Hans Bauer | $97,125,300 | 2 | $48,562,650 |
| 1,219 | Ronan Bennett | $97,104,620 | 2 | $48,552,310 |
| 1,220 | Frank E Flowers | $97,035,653 | 3 | $32,345,218 |
| 1,221 | Paul Brickman | $96,668,640 | 4 | $24,167,160 |
| 1,222 | Alejandro Amenábar | $96,600,881 | 2 | $48,300,441 |
| 1,223 | John Fasano | $96,542,525 | 4 | $24,135,631 |
| 1,224 | Martin Scorsese | $96,282,286 | 3 | $32,094,095 |
| 1,225 | Callie Khouri | $96,226,589 | 2 | $48,113,295 |
| 1,226 | Charise Castro Smith | $96,093,622 | 1 | $96,093,622 |
| 1,227 | Howard Klausner | $95,734,601 | 5 | $19,146,920 |
| 1,228 | Helen Fielding | $95,640,361 | 3 | $31,880,120 |
| 1,229 | Tom Hanks | $95,591,787 | 4 | $23,897,947 |
| 1,230 | Bragi Schut | $95,465,164 | 4 | $23,866,291 |
| 1,231 | Tom Schulman | $95,249,147 | 5 | $19,049,829 |
| 1,232 | Shonda Rhimes | $95,149,435 | 1 | $95,149,435 |
| 1,233 | Jennifer Flackett | $94,727,395 | 3 | $31,575,798 |
| 1,234 | Jeff Bushell | $94,514,402 | 2 | $47,257,201 |
| 1,235 | Analisa Labianco | $94,514,402 | 1 | $94,514,402 |
| 1,236 | Graham Moore | $94,469,183 | 4 | $23,617,296 |
| 1,237 | Mike Flanagan | $94,421,463 | 6 | $15,736,911 |
| 1,238 | James Gray | $94,403,475 | 7 | $13,486,211 |
| 1,239 | Alex Proyas | $94,392,710 | 2 | $47,196,355 |
| 1,240 | Richard Linklater | $94,207,521 | 15 | $6,280,501 |
| 1,241 | Marc Silverman | $93,953,653 | 1 | $93,953,653 |
| 1,242 | Alan Zweibel | $93,877,747 | 4 | $23,469,437 |
| 1,243 | Joel Schumacher | $93,845,281 | 4 | $23,461,320 |
| 1,244 | John C Richards | $93,841,979 | 2 | $46,920,990 |
| 1,245 | Qui Nguyen | $93,812,034 | 2 | $46,906,017 |
| 1,246 | John Rogers | $93,751,819 | 3 | $31,250,606 |
| 1,247 | Richard D'Ovidio | $93,740,338 | 6 | $15,623,390 |
| 1,248 | Scott Silvery | $93,617,009 | 1 | $93,617,009 |
| 1,249 | Michael Gilio | $93,549,650 | 2 | $46,774,825 |
| 1,250 | Nic Pizzolatto | $93,432,655 | 3 | $31,144,218 |
| 1,251 | Ron Nyswaner | $93,229,636 | 5 | $18,645,927 |
| 1,252 | Chuck Pfarrer | $93,034,397 | 5 | $18,606,879 |
| 1,253 | Andy Breckman | $92,797,029 | 5 | $18,559,406 |
| 1,254 | Burny Mattinson | $92,674,830 | 2 | $46,337,415 |
| 1,255 | Jeanne Rosenberg | $92,457,113 | 5 | $18,491,423 |
| 1,256 | Sarah Thorp | $92,256,278 | 3 | $30,752,093 |
| 1,257 | Michael Herr | $92,175,785 | 2 | $46,087,893 |
| 1,258 | Jessica Sharzer | $92,132,212 | 3 | $30,710,737 |
| 1,259 | Richard Brooks | $92,007,670 | 8 | $11,500,959 |
| 1,260 | Gigi Levangie | $91,775,806 | 2 | $45,887,903 |
| 1,261 | Tim Burton | $91,748,004 | 2 | $45,874,002 |
| 1,262 | John W. Richardson | $91,742,160 | 1 | $91,742,160 |
| 1,263 | David Swift | $91,458,903 | 3 | $30,486,301 |
| 1,264 | Murray Salem | $91,457,688 | 1 | $91,457,688 |
| 1,265 | Don Mancini | $91,415,826 | 4 | $22,853,957 |
| 1,266 | Aeneas MacKenzie | $91,400,591 | 2 | $45,700,296 |
| 1,267 | Christopher Parker | $91,386,097 | 1 | $91,386,097 |
| 1,268 | Scott Cooper | $91,241,375 | 6 | $15,206,896 |
| 1,269 | Joshua Oppenheimer | $91,153,484 | 3 | $30,384,495 |
| 1,270 | Thomas Dean Donnelly | $91,153,484 | 3 | $30,384,495 |
| 1,271 | Tom Brady | $90,843,779 | 2 | $45,421,890 |
| 1,272 | Todd Alcott | $90,757,863 | 2 | $45,378,932 |
| 1,273 | Nichole Millard | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,274 | Kathryn Price | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,275 | David Pearce | $90,570,875 | 1 | $90,570,875 |
| 1,276 | Joshua Zetumer | $90,493,368 | 2 | $45,246,684 |
| 1,277 | Tom Hedley | $90,463,574 | 1 | $90,463,574 |
| 1,278 | Jay Presson Allen | $90,420,676 | 5 | $18,084,135 |
| 1,279 | Ian Roberts | $90,411,453 | 1 | $90,411,453 |
| 1,280 | Jay Martel | $90,411,453 | 2 | $45,205,727 |
| 1,281 | Tim Hill | $90,227,399 | 2 | $45,113,700 |
| 1,282 | Ernest Lehman | $90,183,099 | 3 | $30,061,033 |
| 1,283 | Matt Greenberg | $89,711,413 | 3 | $29,903,804 |
| 1,284 | Don Hahn | $89,472,687 | 2 | $44,736,344 |
| 1,285 | Francis Goodrich | $89,325,780 | 1 | $89,325,780 |
| 1,286 | Wally Wolodarsky | $89,324,021 | 5 | $17,864,804 |
| 1,287 | Jim Mulholland | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,288 | Michael Barrie | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,289 | Michael Debruyn | $89,107,235 | 1 | $89,107,235 |
| 1,290 | Kate Angelo | $89,047,170 | 3 | $29,682,390 |
| 1,291 | Jon Gunn | $89,027,805 | 5 | $17,805,561 |
| 1,292 | Nicole Eastman | $88,915,214 | 1 | $88,915,214 |
| 1,293 | Michael Grais | $88,816,608 | 2 | $44,408,304 |
| 1,294 | Mark Victor | $88,816,608 | 2 | $44,408,304 |
| 1,295 | Nick Hornby | $88,778,013 | 3 | $29,592,671 |
| 1,296 | Craig Tiley | $88,768,303 | 1 | $88,768,303 |
| 1,297 | Ilana Wolpert | $88,319,668 | 1 | $88,319,668 |
| 1,298 | Peter Rader | $88,246,220 | 1 | $88,246,220 |
| 1,299 | Martin McDonagh | $87,920,880 | 4 | $21,980,220 |
| 1,300 | Eli Roth | $87,774,181 | 7 | $12,539,169 |
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.