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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Robert E. Sherwood | $29,600,000 | 3 | $9,866,667 |
| 2,502 | Stanford Sherman | $29,594,850 | 2 | $14,797,425 |
| 2,503 | Larry Cohen | $29,587,487 | 5 | $5,917,497 |
| 2,504 | Oren Moverman | $29,586,540 | 10 | $2,958,654 |
| 2,505 | George Clayton Johnson | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,506 | Josh Rogan | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,507 | Rick Kerb | $29,499,394 | 1 | $29,499,394 |
| 2,508 | Mitch Glazer | $29,357,378 | 3 | $9,785,793 |
| 2,509 | Gail Parent | $29,331,068 | 1 | $29,331,068 |
| 2,510 | Michael Bortman | $29,163,192 | 3 | $9,721,064 |
| 2,511 | Brian Bird | $29,162,598 | 4 | $7,290,650 |
| 2,512 | Jason Oremland | $29,124,169 | 3 | $9,708,056 |
| 2,513 | Dave Chappelle | $29,113,476 | 2 | $14,556,738 |
| 2,514 | Keir Pearson | $29,090,625 | 2 | $14,545,313 |
| 2,515 | Jon S. Baird | $29,070,113 | 3 | $9,690,038 |
| 2,516 | Kevin Costner | $29,035,702 | 3 | $9,678,567 |
| 2,517 | Sean Penn | $29,019,105 | 2 | $14,509,553 |
| 2,518 | Adam Mervis | $29,015,245 | 3 | $9,671,748 |
| 2,519 | Lisa Loomer | $28,871,190 | 2 | $14,435,595 |
| 2,520 | John Carney | $28,853,607 | 4 | $7,213,402 |
| 2,521 | Rajiv Joseph | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,522 | Scott Rothman | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,523 | Michael Seitzman | $28,818,389 | 2 | $14,409,195 |
| 2,524 | Yōsuke Kuroda | $28,749,064 | 4 | $7,187,266 |
| 2,525 | Robert Fyvolent | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,526 | Mark Brinker | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,527 | Robert Vincent O’Neil | $28,680,231 | 3 | $9,560,077 |
| 2,528 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,529 | Enrique Lopez Lavigne | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,530 | Jesus Olmo | $28,638,916 | 2 | $14,319,458 |
| 2,531 | Charles F. Bohl | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,532 | Phillip Schneider | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,533 | Djordje Milićević | $28,559,083 | 2 | $14,279,542 |
| 2,534 | Carl Reiner | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,535 | George Gipe | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,536 | Chris Parker | $28,525,502 | 2 | $14,262,751 |
| 2,537 | Chris Conroy | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,538 | Don Calame | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,539 | Sandra Weintraub | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,540 | S. Lee Pogostin | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,541 | Blake Snyder | $28,411,000 | 1 | $28,411,000 |
| 2,542 | Scott Bindley | $28,370,522 | 3 | $9,456,841 |
| 2,543 | Paul Zbyszewski | $28,328,132 | 1 | $28,328,132 |
| 2,544 | Don Michael Paul | $28,280,693 | 6 | $4,713,449 |
| 2,545 | David Campbell Wilson | $28,280,229 | 2 | $14,140,115 |
| 2,546 | Evgenia Peretz | $28,259,725 | 2 | $14,129,863 |
| 2,547 | Whit Stillman | $28,210,622 | 5 | $5,642,124 |
| 2,548 | Earl Fenton | $28,200,000 | 1 | $28,200,000 |
| 2,549 | Rod Lurie | $28,128,714 | 3 | $9,376,238 |
| 2,550 | Shawn Christensen | $28,095,406 | 3 | $9,365,135 |
| 2,551 | Tom Jankiewicz | $28,084,357 | 1 | $28,084,357 |
| 2,552 | Gary DeVore | $28,018,846 | 2 | $14,009,423 |
| 2,553 | Don Holley | $27,979,399 | 1 | $27,979,399 |
| 2,554 | William Link | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,555 | Richard Levinson | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,556 | Joey Mazzarino | $27,939,244 | 2 | $13,969,622 |
| 2,557 | Byron Simpson | $27,931,461 | 1 | $27,931,461 |
| 2,558 | Bob Brunner | $27,807,627 | 1 | $27,807,627 |
| 2,559 | Michael Sloane | $27,796,042 | 1 | $27,796,042 |
| 2,560 | Rebecca Blunt | $27,778,642 | 1 | $27,778,642 |
| 2,561 | Jean-Claude Carriere | $27,756,418 | 15 | $1,850,428 |
| 2,562 | Robert Altman | $27,755,456 | 6 | $4,625,909 |
| 2,563 | W. R. McKinney | $27,700,000 | 1 | $27,700,000 |
| 2,564 | Ron Hutchinson | $27,682,712 | 1 | $27,682,712 |
| 2,565 | Thomas Harris | $27,669,725 | 1 | $27,669,725 |
| 2,566 | Al Gore | $27,642,956 | 2 | $13,821,478 |
| 2,567 | Stephan Elliott | $27,591,768 | 4 | $6,897,942 |
| 2,568 | Scott Spiegel | $27,556,918 | 2 | $13,778,459 |
| 2,569 | Brad Mirman | $27,472,613 | 3 | $9,157,538 |
| 2,570 | James Ellroy | $27,387,906 | 2 | $13,693,953 |
| 2,571 | David Taylor | $27,337,386 | 2 | $13,668,693 |
| 2,572 | Jonas McCord | $27,301,973 | 1 | $27,301,973 |
| 2,573 | Melissa Wallack | $27,298,285 | 1 | $27,298,285 |
| 2,574 | Robert Klane | $27,293,602 | 3 | $9,097,867 |
| 2,575 | John Cusack | $27,277,055 | 1 | $27,277,055 |
| 2,576 | Ethan Wiley | $27,244,631 | 3 | $9,081,544 |
| 2,577 | David Lean | $27,187,653 | 1 | $27,187,653 |
| 2,578 | Tom Hooper | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 2,579 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $27,020,284 | 3 | $9,006,761 |
| 2,580 | Sonia Chernus | $27,000,000 | 1 | $27,000,000 |
| 2,581 | Terry Runté | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,582 | Parker Bennett | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,583 | Greg McLean | $26,950,374 | 5 | $5,390,075 |
| 2,584 | Steven Lisberger | $26,918,576 | 1 | $26,918,576 |
| 2,585 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | $26,918,241 | 2 | $13,459,121 |
| 2,586 | Diane English | $26,902,075 | 1 | $26,902,075 |
| 2,587 | Minako Daira | $26,890,041 | 1 | $26,890,041 |
| 2,588 | Howard Koch | $26,862,500 | 2 | $13,431,250 |
| 2,589 | Ben Roberts | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,590 | Ivan Goff | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,591 | Allan Weiss | $26,773,786 | 3 | $8,924,595 |
| 2,592 | Richard Kelly | $26,701,185 | 3 | $8,900,395 |
| 2,593 | Janet Roach | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,594 | Richard Condon | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,595 | Clio Chiang | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,596 | Nicole Mitchell | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,597 | Don Dougherty | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,598 | Jeremy Spears | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,599 | Kendelle Hoyer | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,600 | Brian Kesinger | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
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.