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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,501 | Brian Leith | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,502 | Phil Chapman | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,503 | Chuan Lu | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,504 | Saul Dibb | $13,848,978 | 2 | $6,924,489 |
| 3,505 | James Carabatsos | $13,839,404 | 1 | $13,839,404 |
| 3,506 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
| 3,507 | David Ward | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 3,508 | John Nichols | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 3,509 | Sara Schiff | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
| 3,510 | Naomi Foner | $13,805,117 | 4 | $3,451,279 |
| 3,511 | John Cork | $13,798,030 | 1 | $13,798,030 |
| 3,512 | Max Eggers | $13,784,692 | 2 | $6,892,346 |
| 3,513 | Howard R. Cohen | $13,780,656 | 3 | $4,593,552 |
| 3,514 | Iris Yamashita | $13,756,082 | 1 | $13,756,082 |
| 3,515 | Kenneth Branagh | $13,751,964 | 2 | $6,875,982 |
| 3,516 | Carlos Davis | $13,746,300 | 1 | $13,746,300 |
| 3,517 | Anthony Fingleton | $13,746,300 | 1 | $13,746,300 |
| 3,518 | René Manzor | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,519 | Paul Ohl | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,520 | Geoff Burrowes | $13,687,027 | 1 | $13,687,027 |
| 3,521 | Craig Bartlett | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,522 | Steve Viksten | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,523 | Carlos Cuarón | $13,649,881 | 1 | $13,649,881 |
| 3,524 | Zak Olkewicz | $13,637,180 | 3 | $4,545,727 |
| 3,525 | Shane Atkinson | $13,631,124 | 1 | $13,631,124 |
| 3,526 | Tim Meadows | $13,592,872 | 1 | $13,592,872 |
| 3,527 | Jonathan Darby | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,528 | Helen Whitfield | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,529 | Steve Adams | $13,573,839 | 3 | $4,524,613 |
| 3,530 | Andrea Nasfell | $13,548,405 | 3 | $4,516,135 |
| 3,531 | Bo Burnham | $13,539,710 | 2 | $6,769,855 |
| 3,532 | Stephen Blinn | $13,515,743 | 2 | $6,757,872 |
| 3,533 | George Froeschel | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,534 | James Hilton | $13,500,000 | 2 | $6,750,000 |
| 3,535 | Claudine West | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,536 | Arthur Wimperis | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,537 | Michael Caulfield | $13,485,455 | 1 | $13,485,455 |
| 3,538 | Adam Resnick | $13,483,727 | 2 | $6,741,864 |
| 3,539 | Mike Mills | $13,461,138 | 3 | $4,487,046 |
| 3,540 | Rebecca Sonnenshine | $13,442,412 | 2 | $6,721,206 |
| 3,541 | John Travis | $13,442,412 | 1 | $13,442,412 |
| 3,542 | Robert L. Levy | $13,406,717 | 1 | $13,406,717 |
| 3,543 | Michael Part | $13,406,717 | 1 | $13,406,717 |
| 3,544 | Tim Lovestedt | $13,406,304 | 1 | $13,406,304 |
| 3,545 | Jerry Derloshon | $13,400,000 | 1 | $13,400,000 |
| 3,546 | Elaine Pope | $13,395,939 | 1 | $13,395,939 |
| 3,547 | Don McKellar | $13,357,820 | 3 | $4,452,607 |
| 3,548 | Ed Yeager | $13,349,927 | 1 | $13,349,927 |
| 3,549 | Joey Gutierrez | $13,349,927 | 1 | $13,349,927 |
| 3,550 | Olivier Nakache | $13,333,811 | 2 | $6,666,906 |
| 3,551 | Eric Toledano | $13,333,811 | 2 | $6,666,906 |
| 3,552 | Harry Essex | $13,333,333 | 3 | $4,444,444 |
| 3,553 | William H. Wright | $13,333,333 | 1 | $13,333,333 |
| 3,554 | Masanori Hata | $13,299,749 | 1 | $13,299,749 |
| 3,555 | Mandy Nelson | $13,276,953 | 1 | $13,276,953 |
| 3,556 | Stephen Kay | $13,260,050 | 1 | $13,260,050 |
| 3,557 | Cynthia Friedlob | $13,226,469 | 1 | $13,226,469 |
| 3,558 | John Semper | $13,226,469 | 1 | $13,226,469 |
| 3,559 | Sebastian Lelio | $13,221,736 | 5 | $2,644,347 |
| 3,560 | Josephine Coyle | $13,208,023 | 1 | $13,208,023 |
| 3,561 | Peter Barnes | $13,200,170 | 1 | $13,200,170 |
| 3,562 | R.S. Allen | $13,195,200 | 2 | $6,597,600 |
| 3,563 | Harvey Bullock | $13,195,200 | 2 | $6,597,600 |
| 3,564 | Stephen Herek | $13,167,232 | 1 | $13,167,232 |
| 3,565 | Sally Benson | $13,142,967 | 2 | $6,571,484 |
| 3,566 | George Franklin | $13,110,874 | 1 | $13,110,874 |
| 3,567 | Brent Hanley | $13,110,448 | 1 | $13,110,448 |
| 3,568 | Robbie Fox | $13,103,272 | 3 | $4,367,757 |
| 3,569 | R. Lance Hill | $13,102,025 | 1 | $13,102,025 |
| 3,570 | John M. Crowther | $13,102,025 | 1 | $13,102,025 |
| 3,571 | Phil Sears | $13,090,630 | 1 | $13,090,630 |
| 3,572 | Blake T. Evans | $13,090,630 | 1 | $13,090,630 |
| 3,573 | David E. Kelley | $13,029,268 | 2 | $6,514,634 |
| 3,574 | Cinque Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 3,575 | Joie Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 3,576 | Ken Cheng | $13,013,690 | 2 | $6,506,845 |
| 3,577 | Bill Maher | $13,011,160 | 1 | $13,011,160 |
| 3,578 | Shawn Lawrence Otto | $13,005,485 | 1 | $13,005,485 |
| 3,579 | Vadim Perelman | $13,005,485 | 1 | $13,005,485 |
| 3,580 | Willis Hall | $13,003,278 | 2 | $6,501,639 |
| 3,581 | Keith Waterhouse | $13,003,278 | 2 | $6,501,639 |
| 3,582 | Michael Nankin | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,583 | James Ashmore Creelman | $13,000,000 | 2 | $6,500,000 |
| 3,584 | Joel Oliansky | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,585 | Nikhil Mehrotra | $12,974,481 | 3 | $4,324,827 |
| 3,586 | Tsutomu Kuroiwa | $12,958,932 | 3 | $4,319,644 |
| 3,587 | Benh Zeitlin | $12,939,264 | 2 | $6,469,632 |
| 3,588 | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | $12,897,789 | 1 | $12,897,789 |
| 3,589 | Teresa Hsiao | $12,897,789 | 1 | $12,897,789 |
| 3,590 | Sally Robinson | $12,890,752 | 1 | $12,890,752 |
| 3,591 | Keith Thompson | $12,884,782 | 2 | $6,442,391 |
| 3,592 | Ron Maxwell | $12,882,934 | 1 | $12,882,934 |
| 3,593 | Jeff Baena | $12,865,028 | 5 | $2,573,006 |
| 3,594 | Dan Vining | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 3,595 | William Mickelberry | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 3,596 | Brendan Hood | $12,840,842 | 1 | $12,840,842 |
| 3,597 | John Herman Shaner | $12,835,544 | 1 | $12,835,544 |
| 3,598 | Danny Jacobson | $12,834,849 | 1 | $12,834,849 |
| 3,599 | Susan McMartin | $12,824,345 | 3 | $4,274,782 |
| 3,600 | Scott McPherson | $12,803,305 | 1 | $12,803,305 |
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.