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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,401 | John Phillips | $86,045,395 | 2 | $43,022,698 |
| 1,402 | James R. Webb | $85,900,000 | 6 | $14,316,667 |
| 1,403 | Alain Godard | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,404 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,405 | Aaron Springer | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,406 | Derek Drymon | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,407 | Paul Tibbitt | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,408 | Stephen Hillenburg | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,409 | Kent Osborne | $85,416,609 | 3 | $28,472,203 |
| 1,410 | Jack Gariss | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,411 | Fredric M. Frank | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,412 | Jesse L. Lasky | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,413 | Trey Parker | $85,394,461 | 3 | $28,464,820 |
| 1,414 | Nick Vallelonga | $85,080,171 | 2 | $42,540,086 |
| 1,415 | Brian Currie | $85,080,171 | 3 | $28,360,057 |
| 1,416 | Karl Tunberg | $84,988,000 | 4 | $21,247,000 |
| 1,417 | Max Landis | $84,981,862 | 8 | $10,622,733 |
| 1,418 | Michael Miner | $84,951,074 | 2 | $42,475,537 |
| 1,419 | Edward Neumeier | $84,951,074 | 3 | $28,317,025 |
| 1,420 | David Wain | $84,881,212 | 4 | $21,220,303 |
| 1,421 | Matt Stone | $84,812,437 | 2 | $42,406,219 |
| 1,422 | Tyger Williams | $84,758,962 | 2 | $42,379,481 |
| 1,423 | Michael R. Perry | $84,757,907 | 2 | $42,378,954 |
| 1,424 | Tom Pabst | $84,752,907 | 1 | $84,752,907 |
| 1,425 | Nia DaCosta | $84,650,233 | 4 | $21,162,558 |
| 1,426 | Lionel Wigram | $84,620,175 | 2 | $42,310,088 |
| 1,427 | Ken Marino | $84,589,110 | 3 | $28,196,370 |
| 1,428 | Elissa Karasik | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,429 | Megan McDonnell | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,430 | Elizabeth Hannah | $84,481,288 | 3 | $28,160,429 |
| 1,431 | Jillian Jacobs | $84,453,602 | 4 | $21,113,401 |
| 1,432 | Diana Ossana | $84,449,249 | 3 | $28,149,750 |
| 1,433 | Tim Federle | $84,410,380 | 3 | $28,136,793 |
| 1,434 | John Kamps | $84,308,199 | 4 | $21,077,050 |
| 1,435 | Webb Smith | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,436 | Joseph Sabo | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,437 | Aurelius Battaglia | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,438 | Otto Englander | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,439 | William Cottrell | $84,300,000 | 2 | $42,150,000 |
| 1,440 | Brent McCorkle | $84,223,733 | 3 | $28,074,578 |
| 1,441 | Michael Palin | $83,915,483 | 5 | $16,783,097 |
| 1,442 | Melissa Stack | $83,911,193 | 2 | $41,955,597 |
| 1,443 | Thomas Meehan | $83,777,743 | 4 | $20,944,436 |
| 1,444 | David Newman | $83,667,914 | 2 | $41,833,957 |
| 1,445 | Chris Bertolini | $83,552,429 | 1 | $83,552,429 |
| 1,446 | Arthur Laurents | $83,519,870 | 2 | $41,759,935 |
| 1,447 | Charles Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,448 | Vlas Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,449 | John Aboud | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,450 | Brandon Sawyer | $83,350,911 | 1 | $83,350,911 |
| 1,451 | Michael Colton | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,452 | Sue Smith | $83,299,761 | 1 | $83,299,761 |
| 1,453 | Claire Sera | $83,240,103 | 1 | $83,240,103 |
| 1,454 | Ray Wright | $83,194,186 | 5 | $16,638,837 |
| 1,455 | Nathan Alexander | $83,107,829 | 1 | $83,107,829 |
| 1,456 | David Soren | $83,028,130 | 1 | $83,028,130 |
| 1,457 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 1,458 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 1,459 | Carol Sobieski | $82,874,215 | 3 | $27,624,738 |
| 1,460 | Jamie Moss | $82,749,684 | 3 | $27,583,228 |
| 1,461 | Nicholas Thomas | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,462 | Luke Greenfield | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,463 | Shawn Schepps | $82,388,051 | 3 | $27,462,684 |
| 1,464 | Maria Melnik | $82,315,509 | 3 | $27,438,503 |
| 1,465 | Neil Gaiman | $82,280,579 | 1 | $82,280,579 |
| 1,466 | Roger Avary | $82,280,579 | 2 | $41,140,290 |
| 1,467 | Harold Livingston | $82,258,456 | 1 | $82,258,456 |
| 1,468 | Jeff Stockwell | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,469 | David Patterson | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,470 | Stanley Mann | $81,996,327 | 6 | $13,666,055 |
| 1,471 | Barry Michael Cooper | $81,923,169 | 3 | $27,307,723 |
| 1,472 | Kevin Barnett | $81,847,991 | 3 | $27,282,664 |
| 1,473 | John Bishop | $81,841,095 | 3 | $27,280,365 |
| 1,474 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 1,475 | David Digilio | $81,612,565 | 1 | $81,612,565 |
| 1,476 | Ring Lardner Jr. | $81,600,000 | 1 | $81,600,000 |
| 1,477 | Steve Gordon | $81,464,486 | 1 | $81,464,486 |
| 1,478 | Elizabeth Chandler | $81,443,446 | 3 | $27,147,815 |
| 1,479 | Michael Frost Beckner | $81,357,213 | 2 | $40,678,607 |
| 1,480 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 1,481 | Daniel G. Sullivan | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,482 | Fredric Lebow | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,483 | Rafael Yglesias | $80,969,107 | 5 | $16,193,821 |
| 1,484 | Frank Thomas | $80,832,066 | 2 | $40,416,033 |
| 1,485 | Jennifer Salt | $80,574,010 | 1 | $80,574,010 |
| 1,486 | Joseph Stein | $80,500,000 | 1 | $80,500,000 |
| 1,487 | Michael Blodgett | $80,489,243 | 3 | $26,829,748 |
| 1,488 | Rock Reuben | $80,360,866 | 1 | $80,360,866 |
| 1,489 | Roald Dahl | $80,276,193 | 3 | $26,758,731 |
| 1,490 | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | $80,219,561 | 3 | $26,739,854 |
| 1,491 | John Erick Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,492 | Drew Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,493 | Dylan Kussman | $80,101,125 | 1 | $80,101,125 |
| 1,494 | Louis C.K. | $80,025,280 | 4 | $20,006,320 |
| 1,495 | Ryne Douglas Pearson | $79,957,634 | 1 | $79,957,634 |
| 1,496 | Michel Fessler | $79,941,052 | 3 | $26,647,017 |
| 1,497 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $79,840,335 | 4 | $19,960,084 |
| 1,498 | Ari Aster | $79,672,381 | 4 | $19,918,095 |
| 1,499 | David Aaron Cohen | $79,631,027 | 4 | $19,907,757 |
| 1,500 | Dan Berendsen | $79,576,189 | 1 | $79,576,189 |
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.