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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,701 | Stephen Herek | $13,167,232 | 1 | $13,167,232 |
| 3,702 | Domonic Muir | $13,167,232 | 1 | $13,167,232 |
| 3,703 | Sally Benson | $13,142,967 | 2 | $6,571,484 |
| 3,704 | George Franklin | $13,110,874 | 1 | $13,110,874 |
| 3,705 | Brent Hanley | $13,110,448 | 1 | $13,110,448 |
| 3,706 | Robbie Fox | $13,103,272 | 3 | $4,367,757 |
| 3,707 | John M. Crowther | $13,102,025 | 1 | $13,102,025 |
| 3,708 | David Lee Henry | $13,102,025 | 2 | $6,551,013 |
| 3,709 | Phil Sears | $13,090,630 | 1 | $13,090,630 |
| 3,710 | Blake T. Evans | $13,090,630 | 1 | $13,090,630 |
| 3,711 | David Siegel | $13,058,808 | 3 | $4,352,936 |
| 3,712 | Scott McGehee | $13,058,808 | 3 | $4,352,936 |
| 3,713 | Joie Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 3,714 | Cinque Lee | $13,024,170 | 1 | $13,024,170 |
| 3,715 | Ken Cheng | $13,013,690 | 2 | $6,506,845 |
| 3,716 | Bill Maher | $13,011,160 | 1 | $13,011,160 |
| 3,717 | Shawn Lawrence Otto | $13,005,485 | 1 | $13,005,485 |
| 3,718 | Vadim Perelman | $13,005,485 | 1 | $13,005,485 |
| 3,719 | Willis Hall | $13,003,278 | 2 | $6,501,639 |
| 3,720 | Keith Waterhouse | $13,003,278 | 2 | $6,501,639 |
| 3,721 | Joel Oliansky | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,722 | Michael Nankin | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,723 | James Ashmore Creelman | $13,000,000 | 2 | $6,500,000 |
| 3,724 | Carl Kleinschmittt | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,725 | Nikhil Mehrotra | $12,974,481 | 3 | $4,324,827 |
| 3,726 | Tsutomu Kuroiwa | $12,958,932 | 4 | $3,239,733 |
| 3,727 | Benh Zeitlin | $12,939,264 | 2 | $6,469,632 |
| 3,728 | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | $12,897,789 | 1 | $12,897,789 |
| 3,729 | Teresa Hsiao | $12,897,789 | 1 | $12,897,789 |
| 3,730 | Sally Robinson | $12,890,752 | 1 | $12,890,752 |
| 3,731 | Keith Thompson | $12,884,782 | 2 | $6,442,391 |
| 3,732 | Ron Maxwell | $12,882,934 | 1 | $12,882,934 |
| 3,733 | Jeff Baena | $12,865,028 | 5 | $2,573,006 |
| 3,734 | William Mickelberry | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 3,735 | Dan Vining | $12,857,351 | 1 | $12,857,351 |
| 3,736 | Brendan Hood | $12,840,842 | 1 | $12,840,842 |
| 3,737 | John Herman Shaner | $12,835,544 | 1 | $12,835,544 |
| 3,738 | Danny Jacobson | $12,834,849 | 1 | $12,834,849 |
| 3,739 | Susan McMartin | $12,824,345 | 3 | $4,274,782 |
| 3,740 | Scott McPherson | $12,803,305 | 1 | $12,803,305 |
| 3,741 | Michael Davis | $12,796,824 | 1 | $12,796,824 |
| 3,742 | Brooklyn El-Omar | $12,768,073 | 1 | $12,768,073 |
| 3,743 | Arne Olsen | $12,748,572 | 3 | $4,249,524 |
| 3,744 | Laura Lau | $12,739,737 | 1 | $12,739,737 |
| 3,745 | Fibe Ma | $12,716,953 | 1 | $12,716,953 |
| 3,746 | Phyllis Nagy | $12,711,491 | 3 | $4,237,164 |
| 3,747 | Bella Spewack | $12,705,882 | 1 | $12,705,882 |
| 3,748 | Sam Spewack | $12,705,882 | 1 | $12,705,882 |
| 3,749 | Leo McCarey | $12,705,882 | 2 | $6,352,941 |
| 3,750 | Chad Hodge | $12,695,691 | 3 | $4,231,897 |
| 3,751 | Bryan Barber | $12,669,914 | 1 | $12,669,914 |
| 3,752 | Debra Granik | $12,607,430 | 4 | $3,151,858 |
| 3,753 | Robert E. Thompson | $12,600,000 | 1 | $12,600,000 |
| 3,754 | Lee David Zlotoff | $12,592,203 | 1 | $12,592,203 |
| 3,755 | Ligiah Villalobos | $12,590,147 | 2 | $6,295,074 |
| 3,756 | Anne Rosellini | $12,577,607 | 2 | $6,288,804 |
| 3,757 | Theodore Witcher | $12,554,569 | 1 | $12,554,569 |
| 3,758 | Michael Alen Lerner | $12,551,031 | 1 | $12,551,031 |
| 3,759 | David Himmelstein | $12,529,915 | 3 | $4,176,638 |
| 3,760 | Andy Lewis | $12,512,637 | 2 | $6,256,319 |
| 3,761 | Walter Reisch | $12,500,000 | 2 | $6,250,000 |
| 3,762 | Hussain Dalal | $12,479,311 | 5 | $2,495,862 |
| 3,763 | Daniel Taplitz | $12,472,858 | 3 | $4,157,619 |
| 3,764 | Stanley Tucci | $12,469,235 | 2 | $6,234,618 |
| 3,765 | Harley Peyton | $12,453,635 | 2 | $6,226,818 |
| 3,766 | Jody Lambert | $12,445,897 | 2 | $6,222,949 |
| 3,767 | Gary Rydstrom | $12,429,583 | 1 | $12,429,583 |
| 3,768 | Richard Burridge | $12,423,831 | 1 | $12,423,831 |
| 3,769 | Ian Abrams | $12,416,686 | 1 | $12,416,686 |
| 3,770 | Abraham Polonsky | $12,408,066 | 2 | $6,204,033 |
| 3,771 | Michael Cunningham | $12,406,646 | 1 | $12,406,646 |
| 3,772 | Shreyas Jain | $12,391,761 | 3 | $4,130,587 |
| 3,773 | Jon Bernstein | $12,391,612 | 2 | $6,195,806 |
| 3,774 | Robert Wise | $12,376,563 | 1 | $12,376,563 |
| 3,775 | Matt Walsh | $12,332,098 | 4 | $3,083,025 |
| 3,776 | Justin Folk | $12,311,598 | 1 | $12,311,598 |
| 3,777 | Brian A. Hoffman | $12,311,598 | 2 | $6,155,799 |
| 3,778 | Jim Carabatsos | $12,303,904 | 1 | $12,303,904 |
| 3,779 | David Pastor | $12,279,691 | 2 | $6,139,846 |
| 3,780 | Alex Pastor | $12,279,691 | 2 | $6,139,846 |
| 3,781 | Wendy Goldman | $12,277,096 | 1 | $12,277,096 |
| 3,782 | Judy Toll | $12,277,096 | 1 | $12,277,096 |
| 3,783 | Mikko Alanne | $12,245,201 | 3 | $4,081,734 |
| 3,784 | Frank Capra | $12,241,691 | 1 | $12,241,691 |
| 3,785 | Todd Field | $12,236,669 | 2 | $6,118,335 |
| 3,786 | Michael Radford | $12,236,137 | 4 | $3,059,034 |
| 3,787 | Daniel Kunka | $12,234,694 | 2 | $6,117,347 |
| 3,788 | B.J. Nelson | $12,232,628 | 1 | $12,232,628 |
| 3,789 | Morgan Spurlock | $12,220,904 | 5 | $2,444,181 |
| 3,790 | Tom Nursall | $12,214,338 | 2 | $6,107,169 |
| 3,791 | Emma Seligman | $12,195,365 | 2 | $6,097,683 |
| 3,792 | Pete Dexter | $12,181,390 | 2 | $6,090,695 |
| 3,793 | Craig Ferguson | $12,178,602 | 2 | $6,089,301 |
| 3,794 | Gregory K. Pincus | $12,124,754 | 1 | $12,124,754 |
| 3,795 | John D. F. Black | $12,121,618 | 1 | $12,121,618 |
| 3,796 | Brock Heasley | $12,118,219 | 1 | $12,118,219 |
| 3,797 | Austen Earl | $12,089,391 | 1 | $12,089,391 |
| 3,798 | Sebastian Maniscalco | $12,089,391 | 1 | $12,089,391 |
| 3,799 | John A. Russo | $12,087,064 | 2 | $6,043,532 |
| 3,800 | David Helling | $12,084,084 | 1 | $12,084,084 |
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.