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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 | Charles Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,402 | Erin Cressida Wilson | $83,446,137 | 7 | $11,920,877 |
| 1,403 | Michael Colton | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,404 | John Aboud | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,405 | Brandon Sawyer | $83,350,911 | 1 | $83,350,911 |
| 1,406 | Sue Smith | $83,299,761 | 1 | $83,299,761 |
| 1,407 | Claire Sera | $83,240,103 | 1 | $83,240,103 |
| 1,408 | Ray Wright | $83,194,186 | 5 | $16,638,837 |
| 1,409 | Nathan Alexander | $83,107,829 | 1 | $83,107,829 |
| 1,410 | David Soren | $83,028,130 | 1 | $83,028,130 |
| 1,411 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 1,412 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 1,413 | Carol Sobieski | $82,874,215 | 3 | $27,624,738 |
| 1,414 | Jamie Moss | $82,749,684 | 3 | $27,583,228 |
| 1,415 | Luke Greenfield | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,416 | Nicholas Thomas | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,417 | Shawn Schepps | $82,388,051 | 3 | $27,462,684 |
| 1,418 | Maria Melnik | $82,315,509 | 3 | $27,438,503 |
| 1,419 | Neil Gaiman | $82,280,579 | 1 | $82,280,579 |
| 1,420 | Roger Avary | $82,280,579 | 2 | $41,140,290 |
| 1,421 | Harold Livingston | $82,258,456 | 1 | $82,258,456 |
| 1,422 | Jeff Stockwell | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,423 | David Patterson | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,424 | Tommy Chong | $82,125,353 | 6 | $13,687,559 |
| 1,425 | Stanley Mann | $81,996,327 | 6 | $13,666,055 |
| 1,426 | Kevin Barnett | $81,847,991 | 3 | $27,282,664 |
| 1,427 | John Bishop | $81,841,095 | 3 | $27,280,365 |
| 1,428 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 1,429 | David Digilio | $81,612,565 | 2 | $40,806,283 |
| 1,430 | Elizabeth Chandler | $81,443,446 | 3 | $27,147,815 |
| 1,431 | Michael Frost Beckner | $81,357,213 | 2 | $40,678,607 |
| 1,432 | Jon Avnet | $81,242,618 | 2 | $40,621,309 |
| 1,433 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 1,434 | Daniel G. Sullivan | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,435 | Fredric Lebow | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,436 | Rafael Yglesias | $80,969,107 | 5 | $16,193,821 |
| 1,437 | Frank Thomas | $80,832,066 | 2 | $40,416,033 |
| 1,438 | Jennifer Salt | $80,574,010 | 1 | $80,574,010 |
| 1,439 | Joseph Stein | $80,500,000 | 1 | $80,500,000 |
| 1,440 | Michael Blodgett | $80,489,243 | 3 | $26,829,748 |
| 1,441 | Rock Reuben | $80,360,866 | 1 | $80,360,866 |
| 1,442 | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | $80,219,561 | 3 | $26,739,854 |
| 1,443 | John Erick Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,444 | Drew Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,445 | Roald Dahl | $80,198,222 | 3 | $26,732,741 |
| 1,446 | Dylan Kussman | $80,101,125 | 1 | $80,101,125 |
| 1,447 | Ryne Douglas Pearson | $79,957,634 | 1 | $79,957,634 |
| 1,448 | Michel Fessler | $79,941,052 | 3 | $26,647,017 |
| 1,449 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $79,840,335 | 4 | $19,960,084 |
| 1,450 | Ari Aster | $79,672,381 | 3 | $26,557,460 |
| 1,451 | David Aaron Cohen | $79,631,027 | 4 | $19,907,757 |
| 1,452 | Dan Berendsen | $79,576,189 | 1 | $79,576,189 |
| 1,453 | Matthew Stone | $79,341,866 | 5 | $15,868,373 |
| 1,454 | Judith Thurman | $79,096,868 | 1 | $79,096,868 |
| 1,455 | Joe Camp | $79,063,152 | 5 | $15,812,630 |
| 1,456 | Jack B. Sowards | $78,912,963 | 1 | $78,912,963 |
| 1,457 | Stephen J. Rivele | $78,754,180 | 3 | $26,251,393 |
| 1,458 | Christopher Wilkinson | $78,754,180 | 3 | $26,251,393 |
| 1,459 | Robin Driscoll | $78,636,336 | 2 | $39,318,168 |
| 1,460 | Warren Lewis | $78,591,111 | 2 | $39,295,556 |
| 1,461 | Chris Chow | $78,542,552 | 4 | $19,635,638 |
| 1,462 | Robert Reneau | $78,312,768 | 2 | $39,156,384 |
| 1,463 | Todd Graff | $77,896,109 | 5 | $15,579,222 |
| 1,464 | Gavin Scott | $77,763,412 | 4 | $19,440,853 |
| 1,465 | J.H. Wyman | $77,703,910 | 2 | $38,851,955 |
| 1,466 | Keith Walker | $77,698,625 | 1 | $77,698,625 |
| 1,467 | Corey Blechman | $77,698,625 | 1 | $77,698,625 |
| 1,468 | Kim Barker | $77,662,721 | 2 | $38,831,361 |
| 1,469 | Mark Schwahn | $77,652,583 | 2 | $38,826,292 |
| 1,470 | Steven Moffat | $77,591,831 | 1 | $77,591,831 |
| 1,471 | Steve Bing | $77,478,663 | 2 | $38,739,332 |
| 1,472 | Tim Rasmussen | $77,444,606 | 2 | $38,722,303 |
| 1,473 | Vince Di Meglio | $77,444,606 | 2 | $38,722,303 |
| 1,474 | Luc Jacquet | $77,437,223 | 1 | $77,437,223 |
| 1,475 | Matt Kellard | $77,339,130 | 1 | $77,339,130 |
| 1,476 | Nick Thiel | $77,286,431 | 4 | $19,321,608 |
| 1,477 | Brian Bloom | $77,222,099 | 1 | $77,222,099 |
| 1,478 | Sacha Gervasi | $77,176,500 | 5 | $15,435,300 |
| 1,479 | Tim Firth | $77,111,394 | 4 | $19,277,849 |
| 1,480 | Kario Salem | $77,072,640 | 3 | $25,690,880 |
| 1,481 | Tom Shepherd | $77,047,065 | 1 | $77,047,065 |
| 1,482 | Sheldon Lettich | $77,007,734 | 4 | $19,251,934 |
| 1,483 | Andrew Bovell | $76,750,171 | 4 | $19,187,543 |
| 1,484 | Jack Burns | $76,657,000 | 1 | $76,657,000 |
| 1,485 | Jill Gorey | $76,501,438 | 1 | $76,501,438 |
| 1,486 | Barbara Herndon | $76,501,438 | 1 | $76,501,438 |
| 1,487 | Patrick O'Neill | $76,423,035 | 1 | $76,423,035 |
| 1,488 | Danny Rubin | $76,368,406 | 2 | $38,184,203 |
| 1,489 | William Brent Bell | $76,349,425 | 2 | $38,174,713 |
| 1,490 | Matthew Peterman | $76,349,425 | 2 | $38,174,713 |
| 1,491 | Toby Halbrooks | $76,233,151 | 2 | $38,116,576 |
| 1,492 | Laurie Craig | $76,165,178 | 3 | $25,388,393 |
| 1,493 | Roger Spottiswoode | $75,936,265 | 1 | $75,936,265 |
| 1,494 | William Wheeler | $75,849,670 | 4 | $18,962,418 |
| 1,495 | Mike LeSieur | $75,802,010 | 1 | $75,802,010 |
| 1,496 | Don D. Scott | $75,781,642 | 2 | $37,890,821 |
| 1,497 | Marshall Todd | $75,781,642 | 1 | $75,781,642 |
| 1,498 | Mark Brown | $75,781,642 | 1 | $75,781,642 |
| 1,499 | Gary David Goldberg | $75,706,438 | 3 | $25,235,479 |
| 1,500 | Blake Masters | $75,612,460 | 1 | $75,612,460 |
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.