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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,701 | Steven S. DeKnight | $59,874,525 | 1 | $59,874,525 |
| 1,702 | Kira Snyder | $59,874,525 | 1 | $59,874,525 |
| 1,703 | David Auburn | $59,865,442 | 3 | $19,955,147 |
| 1,704 | Colin Swash | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,705 | Nic Young | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,706 | Richard Bedser | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,707 | Christopher Spencer | $59,700,064 | 2 | $29,850,032 |
| 1,708 | Chris Rock | $59,676,433 | 4 | $14,919,108 |
| 1,709 | Bryan Bertino | $59,547,686 | 5 | $11,909,537 |
| 1,710 | Bob Logan | $59,281,555 | 1 | $59,281,555 |
| 1,711 | John Herzfeld | $59,204,737 | 5 | $11,840,947 |
| 1,712 | J.S. Cardone | $59,182,616 | 3 | $19,727,539 |
| 1,713 | Bobs Gannaway | $59,157,732 | 1 | $59,157,732 |
| 1,714 | Bob Dolman | $58,883,840 | 1 | $58,883,840 |
| 1,715 | Chris Jenkins | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,716 | Chris Buck | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,717 | Rospo Pallenberg | $58,668,550 | 2 | $29,334,275 |
| 1,718 | Garry Goodrow | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,719 | Peter Elbling | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,720 | Gary Nadeau | $58,617,334 | 1 | $58,617,334 |
| 1,721 | Joon-ho Bong | $58,484,283 | 4 | $14,621,071 |
| 1,722 | Susan Gauthier | $58,403,409 | 1 | $58,403,409 |
| 1,723 | Bert V. Royal | $58,401,464 | 1 | $58,401,464 |
| 1,724 | Hilary Henkin | $58,379,581 | 4 | $14,594,895 |
| 1,725 | Craig Storper | $58,331,254 | 1 | $58,331,254 |
| 1,726 | Alastair Siddons | $58,258,727 | 3 | $19,419,576 |
| 1,727 | Dave Collard | $58,211,100 | 2 | $29,105,550 |
| 1,728 | Jon Connolly | $58,163,051 | 2 | $29,081,526 |
| 1,729 | Valerie Curtin | $58,122,638 | 2 | $29,061,319 |
| 1,730 | Peter M. Lenkov | $58,055,768 | 1 | $58,055,768 |
| 1,731 | Ernest Tidyman | $58,021,618 | 5 | $11,604,324 |
| 1,732 | Toni Ann Johnson | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,733 | Karen Barna | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,734 | Masayuki Suo | $57,887,882 | 1 | $57,887,882 |
| 1,735 | Brad Gann | $57,806,952 | 1 | $57,806,952 |
| 1,736 | Gabriel Casseus | $57,744,720 | 1 | $57,744,720 |
| 1,737 | John Luessenhop | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,738 | Peter Allen | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,739 | August Wilson | $57,682,904 | 1 | $57,682,904 |
| 1,740 | Charlie Haas | $57,601,280 | 3 | $19,200,427 |
| 1,741 | Scott Stewart | $57,586,747 | 2 | $28,793,374 |
| 1,742 | Chris Hauty | $57,560,345 | 2 | $28,780,173 |
| 1,743 | John Irving | $57,547,209 | 1 | $57,547,209 |
| 1,744 | Roman Coppola | $57,450,767 | 3 | $19,150,256 |
| 1,745 | Rick Alvarez | $57,371,170 | 3 | $19,123,723 |
| 1,746 | Bob Doleman | $57,269,863 | 1 | $57,269,863 |
| 1,747 | Mitchell Kapner | $57,262,492 | 1 | $57,262,492 |
| 1,748 | Janet Peoples | $57,141,459 | 1 | $57,141,459 |
| 1,749 | John Stockwell | $57,115,887 | 3 | $19,038,629 |
| 1,750 | Billy Wilder | $57,000,000 | 5 | $11,400,000 |
| 1,751 | Edmond Dantes | $56,979,478 | 1 | $56,979,478 |
| 1,752 | Wes Tooke | $56,846,802 | 1 | $56,846,802 |
| 1,753 | Takashi Yamazaki | $56,667,215 | 2 | $28,333,608 |
| 1,754 | Drew Fellman | $56,493,860 | 3 | $18,831,287 |
| 1,755 | Scotty Landes | $56,354,359 | 2 | $28,177,180 |
| 1,756 | Jojo Moyes | $56,257,425 | 2 | $28,128,713 |
| 1,757 | Josh Trank | $56,117,548 | 2 | $28,058,774 |
| 1,758 | Gregory Poirier | $56,079,159 | 6 | $9,346,527 |
| 1,759 | Bob Baker | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,760 | Steve Box | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,761 | Nick Park | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,762 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 1,763 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 3 | $18,655,707 |
| 1,764 | David Giler | $55,837,453 | 5 | $11,167,491 |
| 1,765 | Scott Mosier | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,766 | Jimmy Hayward | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,767 | Tommy Wirkola | $55,736,092 | 2 | $27,868,046 |
| 1,768 | Frederic Raphael | $55,691,208 | 2 | $27,845,604 |
| 1,769 | Scott Lobdell | $55,683,845 | 2 | $27,841,923 |
| 1,770 | Emil Stern | $55,675,313 | 1 | $55,675,313 |
| 1,771 | Peter Stone | $55,630,810 | 4 | $13,907,703 |
| 1,772 | D.V. DeVincentis | $55,382,410 | 3 | $18,460,803 |
| 1,773 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,368,655 | 2 | $27,684,328 |
| 1,774 | Steve Pink | $55,361,412 | 3 | $18,453,804 |
| 1,775 | Jay Cohen | $55,340,730 | 1 | $55,340,730 |
| 1,776 | Bobby Moresco | $55,334,418 | 2 | $27,667,209 |
| 1,777 | John Hodge | $55,288,995 | 7 | $7,898,428 |
| 1,778 | David Robert Mitchell | $55,224,402 | 5 | $11,044,880 |
| 1,779 | Michael Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,780 | Peter Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,781 | Anthony Jaswinski | $55,144,604 | 5 | $11,028,921 |
| 1,782 | Tony Gayton | $55,114,889 | 3 | $18,371,630 |
| 1,783 | Michael Gough | $55,100,437 | 1 | $55,100,437 |
| 1,784 | Ron L. Brinerhoff | $55,011,732 | 1 | $55,011,732 |
| 1,785 | Ashleigh Powell | $54,858,851 | 2 | $27,429,426 |
| 1,786 | Adi Hasak | $54,775,426 | 2 | $27,387,713 |
| 1,787 | Laura Solon | $54,767,494 | 2 | $27,383,747 |
| 1,788 | Alex Gregory | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,789 | Peter Huyck | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,790 | Matt Drake | $54,731,865 | 2 | $27,365,933 |
| 1,791 | Mark G. Steilen | $54,730,625 | 1 | $54,730,625 |
| 1,792 | Roman Polanski | $54,721,225 | 8 | $6,840,153 |
| 1,793 | Sofia Coppola | $54,695,900 | 7 | $7,813,700 |
| 1,794 | Knate Gwaltney | $54,573,676 | 3 | $18,191,225 |
| 1,795 | Spenser Cohen | $54,500,987 | 5 | $10,900,197 |
| 1,796 | Tom Mankiewicz | $54,400,000 | 3 | $18,133,333 |
| 1,797 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 1,798 | Ben Stassen | $54,093,042 | 5 | $10,818,608 |
| 1,799 | Steve Feke | $53,860,214 | 2 | $26,930,107 |
| 1,800 | John Norville | $53,854,588 | 1 | $53,854,588 |
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.