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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 | David Garrett | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
| 2,002 | Jason Ward | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
| 2,003 | Tom Gormican | $46,369,112 | 2 | $23,184,556 |
| 2,004 | Nicole Holofcener | $46,353,385 | 7 | $6,621,912 |
| 2,005 | Tania Rose | $46,300,000 | 1 | $46,300,000 |
| 2,006 | Clare Sera | $46,290,741 | 1 | $46,290,741 |
| 2,007 | Theresa Rebeck | $46,249,323 | 4 | $11,562,331 |
| 2,008 | John Lafia | $46,219,320 | 2 | $23,109,660 |
| 2,009 | Tracy Letts | $46,037,163 | 4 | $11,509,291 |
| 2,010 | Stephen Lord | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| 2,011 | Beverley Cross | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| 2,012 | Dirk Blackman | $45,968,318 | 3 | $15,322,773 |
| 2,013 | Robert Moreland | $45,955,000 | 2 | $22,977,500 |
| 2,014 | Ron Osborn | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 2,015 | Jeff Reno | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 2,016 | Tom Sherohman | $45,911,504 | 2 | $22,955,752 |
| 2,017 | Michael Austin | $45,900,000 | 1 | $45,900,000 |
| 2,018 | Kim Caramele | $45,852,178 | 1 | $45,852,178 |
| 2,019 | Jun Falkenstein | $45,542,421 | 1 | $45,542,421 |
| 2,020 | Lawrence Dobkin | $45,411,063 | 1 | $45,411,063 |
| 2,021 | Larry Doyle | $45,403,545 | 3 | $15,134,515 |
| 2,022 | Michael Butler | $45,265,401 | 2 | $22,632,701 |
| 2,023 | Drake Sather | $45,172,250 | 1 | $45,172,250 |
| 2,024 | Robert B. Weide | $45,090,374 | 1 | $45,090,374 |
| 2,025 | Pete Jones | $45,060,734 | 4 | $11,265,184 |
| 2,026 | Stacey Harman | $45,020,282 | 1 | $45,020,282 |
| 2,027 | Gustav Hasford | $45,015,999 | 1 | $45,015,999 |
| 2,028 | Jeremy Haft | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 2,029 | Eddie Gonzalez | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 2,030 | Steven Bagatourian | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 2,031 | Ken Shapiro | $44,921,312 | 2 | $22,460,656 |
| 2,032 | Robb Cullen | $44,875,481 | 2 | $22,437,741 |
| 2,033 | Mark Cullen | $44,875,481 | 3 | $14,958,494 |
| 2,034 | Mark Verheiden | $44,853,581 | 1 | $44,853,581 |
| 2,035 | Jeremy Passmore | $44,806,783 | 3 | $14,935,594 |
| 2,036 | Stanley Shapiro | $44,798,927 | 3 | $14,932,976 |
| 2,037 | Guillermo Arriaga | $44,746,337 | 4 | $11,186,584 |
| 2,038 | Mark H. Young | $44,717,821 | 5 | $8,943,564 |
| 2,039 | Kevin Fox | $44,705,766 | 1 | $44,705,766 |
| 2,040 | Michel Hazanavicius | $44,682,219 | 3 | $14,894,073 |
| 2,041 | Eugene Levy | $44,677,628 | 4 | $11,169,407 |
| 2,042 | Greg Erb | $44,572,212 | 4 | $11,143,053 |
| 2,043 | Christopher Cleveland | $44,480,275 | 1 | $44,480,275 |
| 2,044 | Bettina Gilois | $44,480,275 | 3 | $14,826,758 |
| 2,045 | Grant Thompson | $44,480,275 | 1 | $44,480,275 |
| 2,046 | Guillermo Rios | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
| 2,047 | Letitcia Lopez Margalli | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
| 2,048 | Eugenio Derbez | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
| 2,049 | Dan Ewen | $44,451,847 | 1 | $44,451,847 |
| 2,050 | Donald E. Westlake | $44,401,301 | 3 | $14,800,434 |
| 2,051 | Jeff Pope | $44,368,246 | 3 | $14,789,415 |
| 2,052 | Shana Feste | $44,358,999 | 5 | $8,871,800 |
| 2,053 | Ronald Yanover | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
| 2,054 | Mark Geldman | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
| 2,055 | Henry Bean | $44,318,190 | 3 | $14,772,730 |
| 2,056 | Brent Goldberg | $44,281,609 | 3 | $14,760,536 |
| 2,057 | Kayla Alpert | $44,277,350 | 1 | $44,277,350 |
| 2,058 | Frank Miller | $44,260,202 | 3 | $14,753,401 |
| 2,059 | Ethan Reiff | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
| 2,060 | Cyrus Voris | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
| 2,061 | Stanley Weiser | $44,066,779 | 2 | $22,033,390 |
| 2,062 | Steve Hulett | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,063 | Earl Kress | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
| 2,064 | Claire Cook | $43,894,863 | 1 | $43,894,863 |
| 2,065 | Douglas Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,066 | Michael Berk | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,067 | Sean McNamara | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,068 | Deborah Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
| 2,069 | SJ Clarkson | $43,817,106 | 1 | $43,817,106 |
| 2,070 | Claire Parker | $43,817,106 | 1 | $43,817,106 |
| 2,071 | Lena Waithe | $43,808,310 | 2 | $21,904,155 |
| 2,072 | Brian De Palma | $43,806,595 | 5 | $8,761,319 |
| 2,073 | Michael De Luca | $43,796,582 | 2 | $21,898,291 |
| 2,074 | Joe Piscatella | $43,760,605 | 1 | $43,760,605 |
| 2,075 | Craig A. Williams | $43,760,605 | 1 | $43,760,605 |
| 2,076 | Derek Cianfrance | $43,687,390 | 3 | $14,562,463 |
| 2,077 | Patrick Cirillo | $43,632,458 | 1 | $43,632,458 |
| 2,078 | Graham Chapman | $43,574,303 | 4 | $10,893,576 |
| 2,079 | George Gatins | $43,568,507 | 1 | $43,568,507 |
| 2,080 | David Fallon | $43,481,490 | 2 | $21,740,745 |
| 2,081 | Michael Carnes | $43,429,951 | 2 | $21,714,976 |
| 2,082 | Josh Gilbert | $43,429,951 | 2 | $21,714,976 |
| 2,083 | Roger Kumble | $43,352,197 | 4 | $10,838,049 |
| 2,084 | Rick Berman | $43,254,409 | 1 | $43,254,409 |
| 2,085 | Brent Spiner | $43,254,409 | 1 | $43,254,409 |
| 2,086 | Ben Zazove | $43,242,871 | 3 | $14,414,290 |
| 2,087 | Donald S. Sanford | $43,220,000 | 1 | $43,220,000 |
| 2,088 | Carol Fuchs | $43,107,979 | 1 | $43,107,979 |
| 2,089 | Stephen Chin | $43,034,523 | 1 | $43,034,523 |
| 2,090 | Cheo Hodari Coker | $43,023,637 | 2 | $21,511,819 |
| 2,091 | Jeffrey Abrams | $43,001,500 | 1 | $43,001,500 |
| 2,092 | T.M. Griffin | $42,996,140 | 1 | $42,996,140 |
| 2,093 | Nick Swardson | $42,928,468 | 3 | $14,309,489 |
| 2,094 | Barry Jenkins | $42,882,255 | 5 | $8,576,451 |
| 2,095 | Emily V. Gordon | $42,872,467 | 2 | $21,436,234 |
| 2,096 | Kumail Nanjiani | $42,872,467 | 1 | $42,872,467 |
| 2,097 | Mark Medoff | $42,828,556 | 5 | $8,565,711 |
| 2,098 | Todd Casey | $42,725,475 | 1 | $42,725,475 |
| 2,099 | Chris Brancato | $42,707,562 | 4 | $10,676,891 |
| 2,100 | Ken Finkleman | $42,700,384 | 3 | $14,233,461 |
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.