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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,401 | Michael Swerdlick | $31,623,833 | 1 | $31,623,833 |
| 2,402 | Mark Romanek | $31,597,131 | 1 | $31,597,131 |
| 2,403 | Jason Richman | $31,588,000 | 2 | $15,794,000 |
| 2,404 | Gavin O’Connor | $31,568,317 | 5 | $6,313,663 |
| 2,405 | Edward Burns | $31,490,562 | 6 | $5,248,427 |
| 2,406 | Ben Hecht | $31,464,742 | 3 | $10,488,247 |
| 2,407 | Aaron Kandell | $31,445,011 | 1 | $31,445,011 |
| 2,408 | Jordan Kandell | $31,445,011 | 2 | $15,722,506 |
| 2,409 | Duncan Brantley | $31,373,938 | 1 | $31,373,938 |
| 2,410 | Rick Reilly | $31,373,938 | 1 | $31,373,938 |
| 2,411 | Jim Jarmusch | $31,356,479 | 9 | $3,484,053 |
| 2,412 | Arleen Sorkin | $31,301,775 | 1 | $31,301,775 |
| 2,413 | Paul Slansky | $31,301,775 | 1 | $31,301,775 |
| 2,414 | Waldo Salt | $31,274,150 | 3 | $10,424,717 |
| 2,415 | Lonne Elder III | $31,261,000 | 1 | $31,261,000 |
| 2,416 | Rusty Cundieff | $31,223,207 | 3 | $10,407,736 |
| 2,417 | Jessica Postigo Paquette | $31,165,421 | 1 | $31,165,421 |
| 2,418 | Marguerite Roberts | $31,132,592 | 2 | $15,566,296 |
| 2,419 | Cooper Lane | $31,111,260 | 1 | $31,111,260 |
| 2,420 | Ken Annakin | $31,111,111 | 1 | $31,111,111 |
| 2,421 | Stephen Curwick | $31,077,000 | 2 | $15,538,500 |
| 2,422 | Gideon Defoe | $31,051,126 | 1 | $31,051,126 |
| 2,423 | Susan Isaacs | $31,019,446 | 2 | $15,509,723 |
| 2,424 | Ben Chandler | $30,824,628 | 1 | $30,824,628 |
| 2,425 | David James Kelly | $30,824,628 | 1 | $30,824,628 |
| 2,426 | Edward Khmara | $30,703,411 | 2 | $15,351,706 |
| 2,427 | Rich Eustis | $30,688,860 | 1 | $30,688,860 |
| 2,428 | R.J. Stewart | $30,626,182 | 1 | $30,626,182 |
| 2,429 | Paul Harris Boardman | $30,577,122 | 2 | $15,288,561 |
| 2,430 | Alessandra Tanaka | $30,542,576 | 2 | $15,271,288 |
| 2,431 | Brian Gatewood | $30,542,576 | 2 | $15,271,288 |
| 2,432 | Costa-Gavras | $30,519,474 | 4 | $7,629,869 |
| 2,433 | Richard Rush | $30,506,847 | 1 | $30,506,847 |
| 2,434 | Chris Kentis | $30,500,882 | 1 | $30,500,882 |
| 2,435 | Daniel Taradash | $30,500,000 | 2 | $15,250,000 |
| 2,436 | Rudy De Luca | $30,457,664 | 3 | $10,152,555 |
| 2,437 | Alan Bennett | $30,390,901 | 4 | $7,597,725 |
| 2,438 | Chris Kattan | $30,331,165 | 1 | $30,331,165 |
| 2,439 | William Roberts | $30,320,615 | 3 | $10,106,872 |
| 2,440 | James Ivory | $30,287,680 | 4 | $7,571,920 |
| 2,441 | Harold Pinter | $30,239,096 | 6 | $5,039,849 |
| 2,442 | Saladin K. Patterson | $30,238,577 | 1 | $30,238,577 |
| 2,443 | Robert Eisele | $30,226,144 | 3 | $10,075,381 |
| 2,444 | Robert Souza | $30,207,785 | 1 | $30,207,785 |
| 2,445 | Ivan Moffat | $30,178,619 | 1 | $30,178,619 |
| 2,446 | Fred Guiol | $30,178,619 | 2 | $15,089,310 |
| 2,447 | Mark D. Hanlon | $30,113,491 | 1 | $30,113,491 |
| 2,448 | Alexandra Seros | $30,038,362 | 1 | $30,038,362 |
| 2,449 | Joseph Ruben | $30,016,365 | 2 | $15,008,183 |
| 2,450 | Steve Rogers | $30,014,534 | 1 | $30,014,534 |
| 2,451 | Norman Panama | $30,000,000 | 3 | $10,000,000 |
| 2,452 | Norman Krasna | $30,000,000 | 1 | $30,000,000 |
| 2,453 | Quiara Alegria Hudes | $29,975,167 | 2 | $14,987,584 |
| 2,454 | Shawn Slovo | $29,828,268 | 2 | $14,914,134 |
| 2,455 | Tim Kelleher | $29,817,991 | 1 | $29,817,991 |
| 2,456 | Stephen Peters | $29,795,299 | 1 | $29,795,299 |
| 2,457 | Michael Jelenic | $29,790,236 | 1 | $29,790,236 |
| 2,458 | Aaron Horvath | $29,790,236 | 1 | $29,790,236 |
| 2,459 | Morgan Upton Ward | $29,781,453 | 1 | $29,781,453 |
| 2,460 | Oliver Parker | $29,765,494 | 3 | $9,921,831 |
| 2,461 | Barbara Turner | $29,753,066 | 2 | $14,876,533 |
| 2,462 | Jack Olsen | $29,747,603 | 1 | $29,747,603 |
| 2,463 | Tina Mabry | $29,719,483 | 1 | $29,719,483 |
| 2,464 | Maurice Richlin | $29,628,107 | 2 | $14,814,054 |
| 2,465 | Robert E. Sherwood | $29,600,000 | 3 | $9,866,667 |
| 2,466 | Stanford Sherman | $29,594,850 | 2 | $14,797,425 |
| 2,467 | Larry Cohen | $29,587,487 | 5 | $5,917,497 |
| 2,468 | Oren Moverman | $29,586,540 | 10 | $2,958,654 |
| 2,469 | Josh Rogan | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,470 | George Clayton Johnson | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,471 | Rick Kerb | $29,499,394 | 1 | $29,499,394 |
| 2,472 | Mitch Glazer | $29,357,378 | 3 | $9,785,793 |
| 2,473 | Gail Parent | $29,331,068 | 1 | $29,331,068 |
| 2,474 | Michael Bortman | $29,163,192 | 3 | $9,721,064 |
| 2,475 | Brian Bird | $29,162,598 | 4 | $7,290,650 |
| 2,476 | Jason Oremland | $29,124,169 | 3 | $9,708,056 |
| 2,477 | Dave Chappelle | $29,113,476 | 2 | $14,556,738 |
| 2,478 | Keir Pearson | $29,090,625 | 2 | $14,545,313 |
| 2,479 | Sean Penn | $29,019,105 | 2 | $14,509,553 |
| 2,480 | Adam Mervis | $29,015,245 | 3 | $9,671,748 |
| 2,481 | Lisa Loomer | $28,871,190 | 2 | $14,435,595 |
| 2,482 | John Carney | $28,853,607 | 4 | $7,213,402 |
| 2,483 | Rajiv Joseph | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,484 | Scott Rothman | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,485 | Michael Seitzman | $28,818,389 | 2 | $14,409,195 |
| 2,486 | Yōsuke Kuroda | $28,749,064 | 3 | $9,583,021 |
| 2,487 | Mark Brinker | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,488 | Robert Fyvolent | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,489 | Robert Vincent O’Neil | $28,680,231 | 3 | $9,560,077 |
| 2,490 | Jesus Olmo | $28,638,916 | 2 | $14,319,458 |
| 2,491 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,492 | Enrique Lopez Lavigne | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,493 | Charles F. Bohl | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,494 | Phillip Schneider | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,495 | Djordje Milićević | $28,559,083 | 2 | $14,279,542 |
| 2,496 | Carl Reiner | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,497 | George Gipe | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,498 | Chris Parker | $28,525,502 | 2 | $14,262,751 |
| 2,499 | Don Calame | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,500 | Chris Conroy | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
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.