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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,101 | Philip Halprin | $123,752,236 | 4 | $30,938,059 |
| 1,102 | Tommy Chong | $123,716,246 | 7 | $17,673,749 |
| 1,103 | John Altschuler | $123,654,156 | 2 | $61,827,078 |
| 1,104 | Dave Krinsky | $123,654,156 | 2 | $61,827,078 |
| 1,105 | Jim Cox | $123,194,632 | 3 | $41,064,877 |
| 1,106 | Mark Perez | $122,748,145 | 4 | $30,687,036 |
| 1,107 | Robert Bolt | $122,523,153 | 5 | $24,504,631 |
| 1,108 | Shauna Cross | $122,486,406 | 4 | $30,621,602 |
| 1,109 | Robert D. Siegel | $122,052,426 | 4 | $30,513,107 |
| 1,110 | Peter Krikes | $121,921,886 | 2 | $60,960,943 |
| 1,111 | Gerald DiPego | $121,763,165 | 3 | $40,587,722 |
| 1,112 | Jeff Lowell | $121,760,385 | 3 | $40,586,795 |
| 1,113 | Jeff Maguire | $121,724,613 | 2 | $60,862,307 |
| 1,114 | Burr Steers | $121,492,276 | 3 | $40,497,425 |
| 1,115 | William Blake Herron | $121,468,960 | 1 | $121,468,960 |
| 1,116 | Barbara Benedek | $121,427,124 | 4 | $30,356,781 |
| 1,117 | Daniel Goldberg | $121,349,356 | 3 | $40,449,785 |
| 1,118 | Jamie Linden | $121,230,571 | 3 | $40,410,190 |
| 1,119 | Hayao Miyazaki | $121,214,054 | 10 | $12,121,405 |
| 1,120 | Brian Gunn | $121,119,717 | 3 | $40,373,239 |
| 1,121 | Mark Gunn | $121,119,717 | 3 | $40,373,239 |
| 1,122 | Stephen King | $121,066,870 | 8 | $15,133,359 |
| 1,123 | Chuck Konzelman | $120,938,489 | 9 | $13,437,610 |
| 1,124 | George Wing | $120,776,832 | 1 | $120,776,832 |
| 1,125 | Chris Butler | $120,675,678 | 5 | $24,135,136 |
| 1,126 | Mike Webb | $120,114,301 | 1 | $120,114,301 |
| 1,127 | Tom O’Connor | $120,096,742 | 4 | $30,024,186 |
| 1,128 | Alan Uger | $119,878,189 | 1 | $119,878,189 |
| 1,129 | Paul Schrader | $119,871,388 | 15 | $7,991,426 |
| 1,130 | Erica Rivinoja | $119,793,567 | 2 | $59,896,784 |
| 1,131 | Cary Solomon | $119,768,102 | 8 | $14,971,013 |
| 1,132 | Jim V. Hart | $119,654,823 | 1 | $119,654,823 |
| 1,133 | Jerry Zucker | $119,553,539 | 3 | $39,851,180 |
| 1,134 | Pam Brady | $119,390,585 | 7 | $17,055,798 |
| 1,135 | Alfred Uhry | $119,386,509 | 2 | $59,693,255 |
| 1,136 | Christopher Hampton | $119,362,090 | 14 | $8,525,864 |
| 1,137 | Stephen Susco | $119,272,002 | 4 | $29,818,001 |
| 1,138 | Jessica Bendinger | $119,164,628 | 4 | $29,791,157 |
| 1,139 | Stephen Schiff | $118,909,770 | 4 | $29,727,443 |
| 1,140 | Jack Amiel | $118,766,397 | 3 | $39,588,799 |
| 1,141 | Michael Begler | $118,766,397 | 3 | $39,588,799 |
| 1,142 | Jeff Cox | $118,699,356 | 2 | $59,349,678 |
| 1,143 | Craig Cox | $118,594,548 | 1 | $118,594,548 |
| 1,144 | W.D. Richter | $118,517,838 | 6 | $19,752,973 |
| 1,145 | Angus Maclane | $118,307,188 | 1 | $118,307,188 |
| 1,146 | Heywood Gould | $118,017,614 | 5 | $23,603,523 |
| 1,147 | Tim Sullivan | $117,916,751 | 3 | $39,305,584 |
| 1,148 | Edward Ricourt | $117,723,989 | 2 | $58,861,995 |
| 1,149 | Michael Markowitz | $117,538,559 | 1 | $117,538,559 |
| 1,150 | Preston Lacy | $117,229,692 | 2 | $58,614,846 |
| 1,151 | Harrison Stone | $117,229,692 | 1 | $117,229,692 |
| 1,152 | Jim Uhls | $117,202,230 | 2 | $58,601,115 |
| 1,153 | Steven Kampmann | $117,078,477 | 4 | $29,269,619 |
| 1,154 | Will Porter | $117,078,477 | 4 | $29,269,619 |
| 1,155 | Katie Silberman | $116,781,552 | 4 | $29,195,388 |
| 1,156 | Gabe Sachs | $116,702,160 | 2 | $58,351,080 |
| 1,157 | Jeff Judah | $116,702,160 | 2 | $58,351,080 |
| 1,158 | Greg Berlanti | $116,601,172 | 1 | $116,601,172 |
| 1,159 | Henry Selick | $116,472,020 | 2 | $58,236,010 |
| 1,160 | Karen Janszen | $116,470,187 | 4 | $29,117,547 |
| 1,161 | Ryan Murphy | $116,148,241 | 3 | $38,716,080 |
| 1,162 | Bill Holderman | $115,647,255 | 3 | $38,549,085 |
| 1,163 | Nicholas Pileggi | $115,563,828 | 6 | $19,260,638 |
| 1,164 | John Pogue | $115,447,503 | 4 | $28,861,876 |
| 1,165 | Anya Kochoff | $115,424,160 | 3 | $38,474,720 |
| 1,166 | Charles Murphy | $115,310,754 | 2 | $57,655,377 |
| 1,167 | Anne Spielberg | $114,968,774 | 1 | $114,968,774 |
| 1,168 | Jim Sharman | $114,429,919 | 1 | $114,429,919 |
| 1,169 | Richard O'Brien | $114,429,919 | 1 | $114,429,919 |
| 1,170 | John Landis | $114,196,349 | 4 | $28,549,087 |
| 1,171 | Oz Perkins | $114,108,458 | 7 | $16,301,208 |
| 1,172 | Chris Williams | $114,053,579 | 2 | $57,026,790 |
| 1,173 | Marc Norman | $113,869,968 | 3 | $37,956,656 |
| 1,174 | Matt Cook | $113,856,554 | 5 | $22,771,311 |
| 1,175 | Rob Schneider | $113,243,933 | 4 | $28,310,983 |
| 1,176 | George Seaton | $112,989,150 | 2 | $56,494,575 |
| 1,177 | Susanna Fogel | $112,740,449 | 4 | $28,185,112 |
| 1,178 | Aaron Stockard | $112,486,480 | 2 | $56,243,240 |
| 1,179 | Nat Faxon | $112,414,712 | 4 | $28,103,678 |
| 1,180 | Jim Rash | $112,414,712 | 4 | $28,103,678 |
| 1,181 | Malcolm Marmorstein | $112,233,151 | 2 | $56,116,576 |
| 1,182 | Leslie Bohem | $111,738,578 | 4 | $27,934,645 |
| 1,183 | Peter A. Dowling | $111,719,717 | 4 | $27,929,929 |
| 1,184 | Will Davies | $111,554,113 | 2 | $55,777,057 |
| 1,185 | Craig Wright | $111,506,430 | 1 | $111,506,430 |
| 1,186 | Jon Zack | $111,055,407 | 4 | $27,763,852 |
| 1,187 | Curtis Hanson | $110,669,412 | 4 | $27,667,353 |
| 1,188 | Grant Nieporte | $110,664,906 | 2 | $55,332,453 |
| 1,189 | Rob Zombie | $110,652,806 | 7 | $15,807,544 |
| 1,190 | George Axelrod | $110,424,446 | 7 | $15,774,921 |
| 1,191 | Craig Bolotin | $110,412,031 | 5 | $22,082,406 |
| 1,192 | Richard Matheson | $110,322,824 | 6 | $18,387,137 |
| 1,193 | David Klass | $110,087,961 | 3 | $36,695,987 |
| 1,194 | Aaron Covington | $109,767,581 | 1 | $109,767,581 |
| 1,195 | Steve Meerson | $109,713,132 | 1 | $109,713,132 |
| 1,196 | Steve Carell | $109,449,237 | 1 | $109,449,237 |
| 1,197 | Jonathan Levine | $109,416,387 | 3 | $36,472,129 |
| 1,198 | Paul Hogan | $109,306,210 | 1 | $109,306,210 |
| 1,199 | Brett Hogan | $109,306,210 | 1 | $109,306,210 |
| 1,200 | Michael McDowell | $108,971,407 | 3 | $36,323,802 |
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.