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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Donald E. Westlake | $44,401,301 | 3 | $14,800,434 |
| 2,002 | Jeff Pope | $44,368,246 | 3 | $14,789,415 |
| 2,003 | Shana Feste | $44,358,999 | 5 | $8,871,800 |
| 2,004 | Ronald Yanover | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
| 2,005 | Mark Geldman | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
| 2,006 | Henry Bean | $44,318,190 | 3 | $14,772,730 |
| 2,007 | Brent Goldberg | $44,281,609 | 3 | $14,760,536 |
| 2,008 | Kayla Alpert | $44,277,350 | 1 | $44,277,350 |
| 2,009 | Frank Miller | $44,260,202 | 3 | $14,753,401 |
| 2,010 | Stirling Silliphant | $44,201,546 | 4 | $11,050,387 |
| 2,011 | Ethan Reiff | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
| 2,012 | Cyrus Voris | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
| 2,013 | Stanley Weiser | $44,066,779 | 2 | $22,033,390 |
| 2,014 | Steve Hulett | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,015 | Earl Kress | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,016 | Claire Cook | $43,894,863 | 1 | $43,894,863 |
| 2,017 | Douglas Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,018 | Michael Berk | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,019 | Sean McNamara | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,020 | Deborah Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,021 | Claire Parker | $43,817,106 | 1 | $43,817,106 |
| 2,022 | SJ Clarkson | $43,817,106 | 1 | $43,817,106 |
| 2,023 | Lena Waithe | $43,808,310 | 2 | $21,904,155 |
| 2,024 | Brian De Palma | $43,806,595 | 5 | $8,761,319 |
| 2,025 | Michael De Luca | $43,796,582 | 2 | $21,898,291 |
| 2,026 | Joe Piscatella | $43,760,605 | 1 | $43,760,605 |
| 2,027 | Craig A. Williams | $43,760,605 | 1 | $43,760,605 |
| 2,028 | Derek Cianfrance | $43,687,390 | 3 | $14,562,463 |
| 2,029 | Patrick Cirillo | $43,632,458 | 1 | $43,632,458 |
| 2,030 | Graham Chapman | $43,574,303 | 4 | $10,893,576 |
| 2,031 | George Gatins | $43,568,507 | 1 | $43,568,507 |
| 2,032 | David Fallon | $43,481,490 | 2 | $21,740,745 |
| 2,033 | Michael Carnes | $43,429,951 | 2 | $21,714,976 |
| 2,034 | Josh Gilbert | $43,429,951 | 2 | $21,714,976 |
| 2,035 | Roger Kumble | $43,352,197 | 4 | $10,838,049 |
| 2,036 | Brent Spiner | $43,254,409 | 1 | $43,254,409 |
| 2,037 | Rick Berman | $43,254,409 | 1 | $43,254,409 |
| 2,038 | Ben Zazove | $43,242,871 | 3 | $14,414,290 |
| 2,039 | Donald S. Sanford | $43,220,000 | 1 | $43,220,000 |
| 2,040 | Carol Fuchs | $43,107,979 | 1 | $43,107,979 |
| 2,041 | Stephen Chin | $43,034,523 | 1 | $43,034,523 |
| 2,042 | Cheo Hodari Coker | $43,023,637 | 2 | $21,511,819 |
| 2,043 | Jeffrey Abrams | $43,001,500 | 1 | $43,001,500 |
| 2,044 | T.M. Griffin | $42,996,140 | 1 | $42,996,140 |
| 2,045 | Nick Swardson | $42,928,468 | 3 | $14,309,489 |
| 2,046 | Barry Jenkins | $42,882,255 | 5 | $8,576,451 |
| 2,047 | Emily V. Gordon | $42,872,467 | 2 | $21,436,234 |
| 2,048 | Kumail Nanjiani | $42,872,467 | 1 | $42,872,467 |
| 2,049 | Mark Medoff | $42,828,556 | 5 | $8,565,711 |
| 2,050 | William Sackheim | $42,754,105 | 1 | $42,754,105 |
| 2,051 | Michael Kozoll | $42,754,105 | 1 | $42,754,105 |
| 2,052 | Todd Casey | $42,725,475 | 1 | $42,725,475 |
| 2,053 | Chris Brancato | $42,707,562 | 4 | $10,676,891 |
| 2,054 | Ken Finkleman | $42,700,384 | 3 | $14,233,461 |
| 2,055 | Michael Elias | $42,688,860 | 2 | $21,344,430 |
| 2,056 | Mark Kasdan | $42,643,550 | 2 | $21,321,775 |
| 2,057 | Salvador Paskowitz | $42,629,776 | 1 | $42,629,776 |
| 2,058 | Eric Idle | $42,520,366 | 5 | $8,504,073 |
| 2,059 | Jay Longino | $42,471,738 | 3 | $14,157,246 |
| 2,060 | Amy Andelson | $42,400,223 | 1 | $42,400,223 |
| 2,061 | Emily Meyer | $42,400,223 | 1 | $42,400,223 |
| 2,062 | Roderick Taylor | $42,393,804 | 2 | $21,196,902 |
| 2,063 | Matt Johnson | $42,379,095 | 6 | $7,063,183 |
| 2,064 | Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. | $42,340,598 | 1 | $42,340,598 |
| 2,065 | Greg Russo | $42,326,031 | 2 | $21,163,016 |
| 2,066 | Lawrence D. Cohen | $42,080,363 | 3 | $14,026,788 |
| 2,067 | Charles Martin Smith | $42,024,533 | 1 | $42,024,533 |
| 2,068 | John Farrow | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,069 | S. J. Perelman | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,070 | Neal Marshall Stevens | $41,867,960 | 1 | $41,867,960 |
| 2,071 | Alexi Hawley | $41,814,863 | 1 | $41,814,863 |
| 2,072 | Marc Hyman | $41,729,302 | 4 | $10,432,326 |
| 2,073 | Huck Botko | $41,720,051 | 3 | $13,906,684 |
| 2,074 | Hamish McColl | $41,708,878 | 2 | $20,854,439 |
| 2,075 | Andrew Gurland | $41,671,056 | 2 | $20,835,528 |
| 2,076 | Jonathon E. Stewart | $41,657,076 | 1 | $41,657,076 |
| 2,077 | Eyal Podell | $41,657,076 | 1 | $41,657,076 |
| 2,078 | J.D. Zeik | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 2,079 | Richard Weisz | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 2,080 | Emilio Estevez | $41,595,617 | 5 | $8,319,123 |
| 2,081 | Cary Bickley | $41,543,207 | 1 | $41,543,207 |
| 2,082 | Yuri Zeltser | $41,543,207 | 2 | $20,771,604 |
| 2,083 | Nick Castle | $41,536,833 | 3 | $13,845,611 |
| 2,084 | E. Max Frye | $41,425,530 | 5 | $8,285,106 |
| 2,085 | Michael Reisz | $41,411,015 | 1 | $41,411,015 |
| 2,086 | Matthew Chapman | $41,396,916 | 4 | $10,349,229 |
| 2,087 | Jody Hill | $41,364,218 | 3 | $13,788,073 |
| 2,088 | Karen Croner | $41,356,116 | 3 | $13,785,372 |
| 2,089 | Will Tracy | $41,280,699 | 1 | $41,280,699 |
| 2,090 | Seth Reiss | $41,280,699 | 1 | $41,280,699 |
| 2,091 | Mike Marvin | $41,266,155 | 3 | $13,755,385 |
| 2,092 | Timothy J. Sexton | $41,236,947 | 4 | $10,309,237 |
| 2,093 | Tom Patchett | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,094 | Jay Tarses | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,095 | Brian Hohlfeld | $41,201,856 | 3 | $13,733,952 |
| 2,096 | Heather Hach | $41,152,203 | 1 | $41,152,203 |
| 2,097 | Hal Needham | $41,100,000 | 2 | $20,550,000 |
| 2,098 | David M. Evans | $41,025,348 | 3 | $13,675,116 |
| 2,099 | Alan Di Fiore | $41,012,075 | 1 | $41,012,075 |
| 2,100 | Gareth Edwards | $41,011,980 | 2 | $20,505,990 |
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.