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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Gabriel Ferrari | $216,648,740 | 4 | $54,162,185 |
| 602 | Judy Morris | $216,403,743 | 3 | $72,134,581 |
| 603 | Stanley Kubrick | $216,397,253 | 6 | $36,066,209 |
| 604 | Bradley Cooper | $215,288,866 | 1 | $215,288,866 |
| 605 | Niall Leonard | $214,841,770 | 2 | $107,420,885 |
| 606 | Michael Ferris | $214,700,354 | 5 | $42,940,071 |
| 607 | John Brancato | $214,700,354 | 5 | $42,940,071 |
| 608 | Phil Beauman | $214,577,135 | 3 | $71,525,712 |
| 609 | Jeff Loveness | $214,506,909 | 2 | $107,253,455 |
| 610 | Todd W. Langen | $213,922,728 | 2 | $106,961,364 |
| 611 | J.F. Lawton | $213,448,573 | 4 | $53,362,143 |
| 612 | David A. Newman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 613 | Keith Merryman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 614 | Channing Gibson | $211,316,158 | 3 | $70,438,719 |
| 615 | Joby Harold | $210,890,640 | 4 | $52,722,660 |
| 616 | Michael B. Gordon | $210,614,939 | 1 | $210,614,939 |
| 617 | Adrian Molina | $210,460,015 | 1 | $210,460,015 |
| 618 | Matthew Aldrich | $210,460,015 | 2 | $105,230,008 |
| 619 | Scott Alexander | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 620 | Larry Karaszewski | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 621 | Gillian Flynn | $210,169,821 | 2 | $105,084,911 |
| 622 | Craig Brewer | $210,045,482 | 4 | $52,511,371 |
| 623 | Barry Levinson | $209,975,911 | 9 | $23,330,657 |
| 624 | Spike Lee | $209,768,273 | 16 | $13,110,517 |
| 625 | Kevin Williamson | $209,765,696 | 5 | $41,953,139 |
| 626 | Doug Miro | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 627 | Carlo Bernard | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 628 | Tracy Keenan Wynn | $208,801,344 | 2 | $104,400,672 |
| 629 | Rich Jaffa | $208,545,589 | 1 | $208,545,589 |
| 630 | Paul Weitz | $208,148,879 | 10 | $20,814,888 |
| 631 | Janet Scott Batchler | $207,200,145 | 2 | $103,600,073 |
| 632 | Lee Batchler | $207,200,145 | 2 | $103,600,073 |
| 633 | Mark Andrus | $206,815,828 | 6 | $34,469,305 |
| 634 | Jim Capobianco | $206,752,039 | 2 | $103,376,020 |
| 635 | Paul Greengrass | $206,428,379 | 4 | $51,607,095 |
| 636 | Jeffrey Caine | $206,101,836 | 4 | $51,525,459 |
| 637 | Dan O’Bannon | $205,908,455 | 5 | $41,181,691 |
| 638 | Al Reinert | $205,904,597 | 2 | $102,952,299 |
| 639 | Dave Holstein | $205,448,790 | 1 | $205,448,790 |
| 640 | Patrick Burleigh | $205,371,981 | 4 | $51,342,995 |
| 641 | Donald Stewart | $205,300,019 | 2 | $102,650,010 |
| 642 | Spike Jonze | $204,804,737 | 5 | $40,960,947 |
| 643 | Chris Bremmer | $204,417,855 | 1 | $204,417,855 |
| 644 | Jon Erwin | $203,706,533 | 9 | $22,634,059 |
| 645 | Rod Barr | $203,685,551 | 2 | $101,842,776 |
| 646 | Adam Greenberg | $203,464,105 | 1 | $203,464,105 |
| 647 | Lewis Colick | $203,456,949 | 9 | $22,606,328 |
| 648 | Ted Tally | $203,162,831 | 6 | $33,860,472 |
| 649 | John O'Brien | $203,128,183 | 3 | $67,709,394 |
| 650 | Drew Goodard | $202,706,711 | 1 | $202,706,711 |
| 651 | Shawn Wayans | $202,488,602 | 3 | $67,496,201 |
| 652 | Bill Wittiff | $202,349,939 | 2 | $101,174,970 |
| 653 | Bill Kelly | $202,173,101 | 3 | $67,391,034 |
| 654 | Andrew Bergman | $201,485,428 | 5 | $40,297,086 |
| 655 | James Lee Barrett | $201,186,677 | 6 | $33,531,113 |
| 656 | Tom Shadyac | $201,031,415 | 2 | $100,515,708 |
| 657 | Francis Ford Coppola | $200,997,941 | 9 | $22,333,105 |
| 658 | Ben Falcone | $200,662,903 | 4 | $50,165,726 |
| 659 | Melissa McCarthy | $200,662,903 | 3 | $66,887,634 |
| 660 | Dan Hernandez | $200,594,499 | 3 | $66,864,833 |
| 661 | Benji Samit | $200,594,499 | 3 | $66,864,833 |
| 662 | Donna Powers | $200,158,376 | 3 | $66,719,459 |
| 663 | Wayne Powers | $200,158,376 | 4 | $50,039,594 |
| 664 | Sidney Howard | $198,680,470 | 2 | $99,340,235 |
| 665 | Nick Cassavetes | $198,502,394 | 6 | $33,083,732 |
| 666 | Paul Attanasio | $197,494,611 | 3 | $65,831,537 |
| 667 | Amy Heckerling | $196,690,650 | 3 | $65,563,550 |
| 668 | Bob Barlen | $196,655,428 | 5 | $39,331,086 |
| 669 | Cal Brunker | $196,655,428 | 5 | $39,331,086 |
| 670 | Michael Moore | $196,627,470 | 9 | $21,847,497 |
| 671 | Mike Berg | $196,573,705 | 1 | $196,573,705 |
| 672 | Larry Gross | $196,572,795 | 8 | $24,571,599 |
| 673 | Mark Levin | $196,431,765 | 4 | $49,107,941 |
| 674 | Robin Swicord | $195,449,823 | 6 | $32,574,971 |
| 675 | Charles Lederer | $195,417,150 | 4 | $48,854,288 |
| 676 | Jim Hecht | $195,330,621 | 3 | $65,110,207 |
| 677 | Buddy Johnson | $194,902,322 | 2 | $97,451,161 |
| 678 | Karen McCullah Lutz | $193,955,439 | 6 | $32,325,907 |
| 679 | Kirsten Smith | $193,955,439 | 6 | $32,325,907 |
| 680 | David Seidler | $193,291,954 | 4 | $48,322,989 |
| 681 | Ken Kaufman | $192,299,284 | 5 | $38,459,857 |
| 682 | Alejandro Monteverde | $192,271,419 | 2 | $96,135,710 |
| 683 | Neil Simon | $190,938,404 | 11 | $17,358,037 |
| 684 | Peter Berg | $190,522,864 | 4 | $47,630,716 |
| 685 | Kenya Barris | $190,498,781 | 7 | $27,214,112 |
| 686 | Tom S. Parker | $190,089,329 | 4 | $47,522,332 |
| 687 | Jim Jennewein | $190,089,329 | 4 | $47,522,332 |
| 688 | Frank Pierson | $189,849,497 | 5 | $37,969,899 |
| 689 | Blake Edwards | $188,599,411 | 15 | $12,573,294 |
| 690 | Anthony Hines | $188,560,488 | 4 | $47,140,122 |
| 691 | Jeremy Leven | $187,593,068 | 6 | $31,265,511 |
| 692 | Amy Holden Jones | $187,269,845 | 5 | $37,453,969 |
| 693 | Jessie Nelson | $187,098,520 | 6 | $31,183,087 |
| 694 | Kieran Mulroney | $186,848,418 | 2 | $93,424,209 |
| 695 | Michele Mulroney | $186,848,418 | 2 | $93,424,209 |
| 696 | David Guion | $186,772,958 | 4 | $46,693,240 |
| 697 | Michael Handelman | $186,772,958 | 4 | $46,693,240 |
| 698 | Juel Taylor | $186,308,117 | 4 | $46,577,029 |
| 699 | Harve Bennett | $186,184,178 | 2 | $93,092,089 |
| 700 | Jerry Juhl | $185,874,935 | 5 | $37,174,987 |
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.