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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,201 | Jim Strain | $108,469,329 | 2 | $54,234,665 |
| 1,202 | Patricia Resnick | $108,290,500 | 2 | $54,145,250 |
| 1,203 | David Arata | $108,029,957 | 4 | $27,007,489 |
| 1,204 | Albert Hackett | $107,923,471 | 5 | $21,584,694 |
| 1,205 | Michael Leeson | $107,698,896 | 4 | $26,924,724 |
| 1,206 | Dan Shere | $107,518,682 | 1 | $107,518,682 |
| 1,207 | William Joyce | $107,518,682 | 1 | $107,518,682 |
| 1,208 | David Loucka | $107,500,924 | 4 | $26,875,231 |
| 1,209 | Bong Joon Ho | $107,231,505 | 5 | $21,446,301 |
| 1,210 | Dave Eggers | $107,183,257 | 3 | $35,727,752 |
| 1,211 | Andrew Heinz | $106,954,678 | 1 | $106,954,678 |
| 1,212 | David Lowery | $106,670,001 | 8 | $13,333,750 |
| 1,213 | Wes Craven | $105,821,930 | 6 | $17,636,988 |
| 1,214 | Anne Rice | $105,341,412 | 1 | $105,341,412 |
| 1,215 | Dennis Feldman | $105,206,282 | 3 | $35,068,761 |
| 1,216 | David Bowers | $104,955,463 | 3 | $34,985,154 |
| 1,217 | Larry McMurtry | $104,954,334 | 3 | $34,984,778 |
| 1,218 | Chris Carter | $104,880,791 | 2 | $52,440,396 |
| 1,219 | Malcolm D. Lee | $104,627,975 | 3 | $34,875,992 |
| 1,220 | Scott Kosar | $104,356,958 | 2 | $52,178,479 |
| 1,221 | Jeremy Joe Kronsberg | $104,268,727 | 1 | $104,268,727 |
| 1,222 | Louis Venosta | $103,978,012 | 2 | $51,989,006 |
| 1,223 | John Glenn | $103,762,544 | 3 | $34,587,515 |
| 1,224 | Bill Lancaster | $103,669,189 | 4 | $25,917,297 |
| 1,225 | Ernest Lehman | $103,534,118 | 5 | $20,706,824 |
| 1,226 | Zak Olkewitz | $103,368,602 | 1 | $103,368,602 |
| 1,227 | Nicholas Wright | $103,144,286 | 1 | $103,144,286 |
| 1,228 | James A. Woods | $103,144,286 | 2 | $51,572,143 |
| 1,229 | Lucy Alibar | $103,026,506 | 3 | $34,342,169 |
| 1,230 | Matthew Robbins | $103,000,916 | 7 | $14,714,417 |
| 1,231 | George Gallo | $102,933,289 | 10 | $10,293,329 |
| 1,232 | Howard Sackler | $102,922,376 | 2 | $51,461,188 |
| 1,233 | Perce Pearce | $102,797,000 | 1 | $102,797,000 |
| 1,234 | Larry Morey | $102,797,000 | 1 | $102,797,000 |
| 1,235 | James Wan | $102,470,008 | 1 | $102,470,008 |
| 1,236 | Grant Myers | $102,427,862 | 1 | $102,427,862 |
| 1,237 | Charlie Kaufman | $102,214,100 | 9 | $11,357,122 |
| 1,238 | Johnny Knoxville | $102,003,019 | 2 | $51,001,510 |
| 1,239 | Jeff Tremaine | $102,003,019 | 1 | $102,003,019 |
| 1,240 | Chad St. John | $101,989,412 | 4 | $25,497,353 |
| 1,241 | Allan Scott | $101,921,344 | 6 | $16,986,891 |
| 1,242 | John Claflin | $101,761,549 | 3 | $33,920,516 |
| 1,243 | Daniel Zelman | $101,757,434 | 2 | $50,878,717 |
| 1,244 | Michael Weiss | $101,704,370 | 3 | $33,901,457 |
| 1,245 | Jennifer Flockett | $101,704,370 | 1 | $101,704,370 |
| 1,246 | Dan McDermott | $101,440,743 | 1 | $101,440,743 |
| 1,247 | Travis Adam Wright | $101,440,743 | 1 | $101,440,743 |
| 1,248 | Howard Hall | $101,421,974 | 2 | $50,710,987 |
| 1,249 | Tony Puryear | $101,295,562 | 1 | $101,295,562 |
| 1,250 | Ari Handel | $101,200,044 | 1 | $101,200,044 |
| 1,251 | Kevin Yegher | $101,068,340 | 1 | $101,068,340 |
| 1,252 | Kevin Hart | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,253 | Joey Wells | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,254 | Harry Ratchford | $100,930,173 | 2 | $50,465,087 |
| 1,255 | Patrick Lussier | $100,481,989 | 4 | $25,120,497 |
| 1,256 | Mikki Daughtry | $100,462,960 | 3 | $33,487,653 |
| 1,257 | Tobias Iaconis | $100,462,960 | 3 | $33,487,653 |
| 1,258 | Tom Holland | $100,443,585 | 7 | $14,349,084 |
| 1,259 | John Romano | $100,403,957 | 3 | $33,467,986 |
| 1,260 | Emily Cook | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,261 | Rob Sprackling | $99,967,670 | 2 | $49,983,835 |
| 1,262 | John R. Smith | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,263 | Andy Riley | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,264 | Kathy Greenburg | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,265 | Kevin Cecil | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,266 | Steve Hamilton Shaw | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,267 | Kelly Asbury | $99,967,670 | 1 | $99,967,670 |
| 1,268 | Alex Ross Perry | $99,963,344 | 8 | $12,495,418 |
| 1,269 | Marc Moss | $99,947,110 | 2 | $49,973,555 |
| 1,270 | Gregory Widen | $99,860,245 | 3 | $33,286,748 |
| 1,271 | Matthew Sand | $99,556,410 | 2 | $49,778,205 |
| 1,272 | Michael Cristofer | $99,496,122 | 6 | $16,582,687 |
| 1,273 | Marshall Brickman | $99,418,245 | 5 | $19,883,649 |
| 1,274 | Norman Wexler | $99,370,187 | 3 | $33,123,396 |
| 1,275 | Alejandro Amenábar | $99,306,649 | 4 | $24,826,662 |
| 1,276 | David Lynch | $99,278,589 | 8 | $12,409,824 |
| 1,277 | Don McEnery | $99,112,101 | 1 | $99,112,101 |
| 1,278 | Tom Benedek | $98,872,842 | 3 | $32,957,614 |
| 1,279 | Joe Syracuse | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,280 | Lisa Addario | $98,545,188 | 4 | $24,636,297 |
| 1,281 | Jarrad Paul | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,282 | Andrew Mogel | $98,360,664 | 2 | $49,180,332 |
| 1,283 | Peter Hastings | $97,970,355 | 1 | $97,970,355 |
| 1,284 | James Bridges | $97,864,311 | 4 | $24,466,078 |
| 1,285 | John Bernstein | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,286 | Michelle Spitz | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,287 | Nathan Greno | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,288 | Aurian Redson | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,289 | Joe Mateo | $97,822,171 | 1 | $97,822,171 |
| 1,290 | Joe Rinaldi | $97,618,316 | 3 | $32,539,439 |
| 1,291 | Reinaldo Marcus Green | $97,481,317 | 2 | $48,740,659 |
| 1,292 | Randy Brown | $97,468,260 | 4 | $24,367,065 |
| 1,293 | Hilary Winston | $97,459,240 | 1 | $97,459,240 |
| 1,294 | Hans Bauer | $97,125,300 | 2 | $48,562,650 |
| 1,295 | Frank E Flowers | $97,123,699 | 4 | $24,280,925 |
| 1,296 | Ronan Bennett | $97,104,620 | 2 | $48,552,310 |
| 1,297 | Paul Brickman | $96,668,640 | 4 | $24,167,160 |
| 1,298 | John Fasano | $96,542,525 | 4 | $24,135,631 |
| 1,299 | Martin Scorsese | $96,282,286 | 3 | $32,094,095 |
| 1,300 | Callie Khouri | $96,226,589 | 2 | $48,113,295 |
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.