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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,601 | James Goldman | $30,295,024 | 2 | $15,147,512 |
| 2,602 | David Greenwalt | $30,290,546 | 2 | $15,145,273 |
| 2,603 | James Ivory | $30,287,680 | 4 | $7,571,920 |
| 2,604 | Harold Pinter | $30,239,096 | 6 | $5,039,849 |
| 2,605 | Saladin K. Patterson | $30,238,577 | 1 | $30,238,577 |
| 2,606 | Robert Eisele | $30,226,144 | 3 | $10,075,381 |
| 2,607 | Robert Souza | $30,207,785 | 1 | $30,207,785 |
| 2,608 | Ivan Moffat | $30,178,619 | 1 | $30,178,619 |
| 2,609 | Fred Guiol | $30,178,619 | 2 | $15,089,310 |
| 2,610 | Mark D. Hanlon | $30,113,491 | 1 | $30,113,491 |
| 2,611 | Alexandra Seros | $30,038,362 | 1 | $30,038,362 |
| 2,612 | Joseph Ruben | $30,016,365 | 2 | $15,008,183 |
| 2,613 | Steve Rogers | $30,014,534 | 1 | $30,014,534 |
| 2,614 | Quiara Alegria Hudes | $29,975,167 | 2 | $14,987,584 |
| 2,615 | Shawn Slovo | $29,828,268 | 2 | $14,914,134 |
| 2,616 | Tim Kelleher | $29,817,991 | 1 | $29,817,991 |
| 2,617 | Stephen Peters | $29,795,299 | 1 | $29,795,299 |
| 2,618 | Aaron Horvath | $29,790,236 | 1 | $29,790,236 |
| 2,619 | Michael Jelenic | $29,790,236 | 1 | $29,790,236 |
| 2,620 | Jared Rosenberg | $29,783,527 | 1 | $29,783,527 |
| 2,621 | Morgan Upton Ward | $29,781,453 | 1 | $29,781,453 |
| 2,622 | Oliver Parker | $29,765,494 | 3 | $9,921,831 |
| 2,623 | Barbara Turner | $29,753,066 | 2 | $14,876,533 |
| 2,624 | Jack Olsen | $29,747,603 | 1 | $29,747,603 |
| 2,625 | Tina Mabry | $29,719,483 | 2 | $14,859,742 |
| 2,626 | Maurice Richlin | $29,628,107 | 2 | $14,814,054 |
| 2,627 | Robert E. Sherwood | $29,600,000 | 3 | $9,866,667 |
| 2,628 | Stanford Sherman | $29,594,850 | 2 | $14,797,425 |
| 2,629 | Larry Cohen | $29,587,487 | 6 | $4,931,248 |
| 2,630 | Oren Moverman | $29,586,540 | 10 | $2,958,654 |
| 2,631 | George Clayton Johnson | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,632 | Josh Rogan | $29,500,000 | 1 | $29,500,000 |
| 2,633 | Rick Kerb | $29,499,394 | 1 | $29,499,394 |
| 2,634 | Mitch Glazer | $29,357,378 | 3 | $9,785,793 |
| 2,635 | Michael Bortman | $29,163,192 | 3 | $9,721,064 |
| 2,636 | Brian Bird | $29,162,598 | 4 | $7,290,650 |
| 2,637 | Jason Oremland | $29,124,169 | 3 | $9,708,056 |
| 2,638 | Dave Chappelle | $29,113,476 | 2 | $14,556,738 |
| 2,639 | Keir Pearson | $29,090,625 | 2 | $14,545,313 |
| 2,640 | Jon S. Baird | $29,070,113 | 3 | $9,690,038 |
| 2,641 | Kevin Costner | $29,035,702 | 3 | $9,678,567 |
| 2,642 | Sean Penn | $29,019,105 | 2 | $14,509,553 |
| 2,643 | Adam Mervis | $29,015,245 | 3 | $9,671,748 |
| 2,644 | William Gray | $28,930,482 | 3 | $9,643,494 |
| 2,645 | Lisa Loomer | $28,871,190 | 2 | $14,435,595 |
| 2,646 | John Carney | $28,853,607 | 4 | $7,213,402 |
| 2,647 | Rajiv Joseph | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,648 | Scott Rothman | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,649 | Michael Seitzman | $28,818,389 | 2 | $14,409,195 |
| 2,650 | Mark Brinker | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,651 | Robert Fyvolent | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,652 | Robert Vincent O’Neil | $28,680,231 | 3 | $9,560,077 |
| 2,653 | Jesus Olmo | $28,638,916 | 2 | $14,319,458 |
| 2,654 | Enrique Lopez Lavigne | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,655 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,656 | Charles F. Bohl | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,657 | Phillip Schneider | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,658 | Djordje Milićević | $28,559,083 | 2 | $14,279,542 |
| 2,659 | Carl Reiner | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,660 | George Gipe | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,661 | Chris Parker | $28,525,502 | 2 | $14,262,751 |
| 2,662 | Don Calame | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,663 | Chris Conroy | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,664 | Sandra Weintraub | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,665 | S. Lee Pogostin | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,666 | Blake Snyder | $28,411,000 | 1 | $28,411,000 |
| 2,667 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $28,372,124 | 3 | $9,457,375 |
| 2,668 | Scott Bindley | $28,370,522 | 3 | $9,456,841 |
| 2,669 | Paul Zbyszewski | $28,328,132 | 1 | $28,328,132 |
| 2,670 | Don Michael Paul | $28,280,693 | 6 | $4,713,449 |
| 2,671 | David Campbell Wilson | $28,280,229 | 2 | $14,140,115 |
| 2,672 | Evgenia Peretz | $28,259,725 | 2 | $14,129,863 |
| 2,673 | Whit Stillman | $28,210,622 | 5 | $5,642,124 |
| 2,674 | Earl Fenton | $28,200,000 | 1 | $28,200,000 |
| 2,675 | Halina Reijn | $28,175,128 | 2 | $14,087,564 |
| 2,676 | Sean Baker | $28,141,334 | 6 | $4,690,222 |
| 2,677 | Rod Lurie | $28,128,714 | 3 | $9,376,238 |
| 2,678 | Shawn Christensen | $28,095,406 | 3 | $9,365,135 |
| 2,679 | Tom Jankiewicz | $28,084,357 | 1 | $28,084,357 |
| 2,680 | Gary DeVore | $28,018,846 | 2 | $14,009,423 |
| 2,681 | Don Holley | $27,979,399 | 1 | $27,979,399 |
| 2,682 | William Link | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,683 | Richard Levinson | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,684 | Joey Mazzarino | $27,939,244 | 2 | $13,969,622 |
| 2,685 | Byron Simpson | $27,931,461 | 1 | $27,931,461 |
| 2,686 | Bob Brunner | $27,807,627 | 1 | $27,807,627 |
| 2,687 | Michael Sloane | $27,796,042 | 1 | $27,796,042 |
| 2,688 | Rebecca Blunt | $27,778,642 | 1 | $27,778,642 |
| 2,689 | Jean-Claude Carriere | $27,756,418 | 15 | $1,850,428 |
| 2,690 | Robert Altman | $27,755,456 | 6 | $4,625,909 |
| 2,691 | W. R. McKinney | $27,700,000 | 1 | $27,700,000 |
| 2,692 | Ron Hutchinson | $27,682,712 | 1 | $27,682,712 |
| 2,693 | Thomas Harris | $27,669,725 | 1 | $27,669,725 |
| 2,694 | Al Gore | $27,642,956 | 2 | $13,821,478 |
| 2,695 | Stephan Elliott | $27,591,768 | 4 | $6,897,942 |
| 2,696 | Scott Spiegel | $27,556,918 | 2 | $13,778,459 |
| 2,697 | Brad Mirman | $27,472,613 | 3 | $9,157,538 |
| 2,698 | James Ellroy | $27,387,906 | 2 | $13,693,953 |
| 2,699 | David Taylor | $27,337,386 | 2 | $13,668,693 |
| 2,700 | Melissa Wallack | $27,298,285 | 1 | $27,298,285 |
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.