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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Joe Cornish | $275,608,959 | 5 | $55,121,792 |
| 502 | Andrew Niccol | $275,342,085 | 9 | $30,593,565 |
| 503 | Erdman Penner | $274,764,608 | 5 | $54,952,922 |
| 504 | Neil Simon | $274,638,404 | 12 | $22,886,534 |
| 505 | Paul Guay | $273,509,589 | 3 | $91,169,863 |
| 506 | Stephen Mazur | $273,509,589 | 4 | $68,377,397 |
| 507 | William Peter Blatty | $273,400,696 | 4 | $68,350,174 |
| 508 | Ben Affleck | $272,152,415 | 5 | $54,430,483 |
| 509 | Joe Ranft | $272,014,443 | 2 | $136,007,222 |
| 510 | Marlon Wayans | $271,546,712 | 8 | $33,943,339 |
| 511 | Hossein Amini | $271,459,509 | 11 | $24,678,137 |
| 512 | Ryan Engle | $271,457,513 | 8 | $33,932,189 |
| 513 | Francis Ford Coppola | $271,306,799 | 10 | $27,130,680 |
| 514 | Michael Finch | $270,867,049 | 5 | $54,173,410 |
| 515 | William Wisher | $270,850,916 | 3 | $90,283,639 |
| 516 | Chris Henchy | $270,688,770 | 4 | $67,672,193 |
| 517 | Bill Walsh | $270,314,930 | 6 | $45,052,488 |
| 518 | Creighton Rothenberger | $269,804,832 | 5 | $53,960,966 |
| 519 | Katrin Benedikt | $269,804,832 | 5 | $53,960,966 |
| 520 | Tom Wheeler | $269,020,002 | 3 | $89,673,334 |
| 521 | Damien Chazelle | $268,909,495 | 8 | $33,613,687 |
| 522 | Don Roos | $268,520,330 | 7 | $38,360,047 |
| 523 | Ol Parker | $268,372,825 | 6 | $44,728,804 |
| 524 | Rita Hsiao | $267,737,286 | 2 | $133,868,643 |
| 525 | Kenneth Lonergan | $267,539,599 | 6 | $44,589,933 |
| 526 | Dan Mazer | $267,502,444 | 6 | $44,583,741 |
| 527 | David Berenbaum | $267,313,757 | 3 | $89,104,586 |
| 528 | Larry Clemmons | $266,574,297 | 4 | $66,643,574 |
| 529 | Simon Pegg | $266,349,669 | 6 | $44,391,612 |
| 530 | Matt Lieberman | $266,131,603 | 8 | $33,266,450 |
| 531 | David Weisberg | $265,513,438 | 3 | $88,504,479 |
| 532 | Douglas S. Cook | $265,513,438 | 3 | $88,504,479 |
| 533 | Travis Beacham | $265,069,285 | 2 | $132,534,643 |
| 534 | Toni Myers | $264,653,034 | 4 | $66,163,259 |
| 535 | Andrea Berloff | $264,440,414 | 7 | $37,777,202 |
| 536 | Warren Coleman | $262,006,783 | 2 | $131,003,392 |
| 537 | Bob Shaw | $261,910,666 | 2 | $130,955,333 |
| 538 | Simon Farnaby | $260,295,469 | 5 | $52,059,094 |
| 539 | Michael G. Wilson | $258,879,975 | 5 | $51,775,995 |
| 540 | Theodore Melfi | $258,763,540 | 5 | $51,752,708 |
| 541 | Carlton Cuse | $256,219,065 | 2 | $128,109,533 |
| 542 | Peter Buchman | $256,196,278 | 2 | $128,098,139 |
| 543 | Paul Feig | $255,831,510 | 4 | $63,957,878 |
| 544 | Kirk DeMicco | $255,800,493 | 5 | $51,160,099 |
| 545 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $255,074,726 | 5 | $51,014,945 |
| 546 | Wallace Wolodarsky | $253,857,639 | 4 | $63,464,410 |
| 547 | Scott Neustadter | $253,194,884 | 9 | $28,132,765 |
| 548 | David Zucker | $252,555,469 | 7 | $36,079,353 |
| 549 | Adam Cooper | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
| 550 | Bill Collage | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
| 551 | Gil Kenan | $252,248,480 | 4 | $63,062,120 |
| 552 | Tracy Keenan Wynn | $251,809,419 | 3 | $83,936,473 |
| 553 | John Patrick Shanley | $251,484,573 | 7 | $35,926,368 |
| 554 | William Osborne | $250,929,338 | 7 | $35,847,048 |
| 555 | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | $250,409,084 | 4 | $62,602,271 |
| 556 | Adam Cozad | $250,328,976 | 5 | $50,065,795 |
| 557 | Adam Herz | $249,451,025 | 2 | $124,725,513 |
| 558 | Dan O’Bannon | $249,301,114 | 6 | $41,550,186 |
| 559 | Daniel Waters | $249,250,541 | 5 | $49,850,108 |
| 560 | Akela Cooper | $249,173,099 | 5 | $49,834,620 |
| 561 | Dana Stevens | $248,595,300 | 7 | $35,513,614 |
| 562 | Michael Patrick King | $247,994,950 | 3 | $82,664,983 |
| 563 | Ben Queen | $247,940,028 | 2 | $123,970,014 |
| 564 | Lee Hall | $247,658,622 | 6 | $41,276,437 |
| 565 | Daniel Pyne | $247,338,891 | 6 | $41,223,149 |
| 566 | Anthony Peckham | $246,520,043 | 2 | $123,260,022 |
| 567 | Pamela Ribon | $246,111,993 | 2 | $123,055,997 |
| 568 | Jason Friedberg | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
| 569 | Aaron Seltzer | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
| 570 | Doug Chamberlin | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
| 571 | Chris Webb | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
| 572 | Anne-Marie Martin | $245,219,182 | 1 | $245,219,182 |
| 573 | Terence Winter | $244,912,249 | 4 | $61,228,062 |
| 574 | John Lasseter | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
| 575 | Phil Lorin | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
| 576 | Michael Tolkin | $243,816,893 | 5 | $48,763,379 |
| 577 | Gerry Swallow | $243,089,328 | 5 | $48,617,866 |
| 578 | Fede Álvarez | $241,997,559 | 4 | $60,499,390 |
| 579 | Peter Gaulke | $240,851,200 | 6 | $40,141,867 |
| 580 | David Hoselton | $240,355,617 | 2 | $120,177,809 |
| 581 | Neill Blomkamp | $240,336,954 | 5 | $48,067,391 |
| 582 | Josh Goldsmith | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
| 583 | Cathy Yuspa | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
| 584 | William Steig | $238,736,787 | 1 | $238,736,787 |
| 585 | Robert Harling | $238,505,997 | 4 | $59,626,499 |
| 586 | Jeff Schaffer | $238,441,258 | 4 | $59,610,315 |
| 587 | Marshall Herskovitz | $238,424,330 | 5 | $47,684,866 |
| 588 | Steve Purcell | $237,282,182 | 1 | $237,282,182 |
| 589 | Brenda Chapman | $237,282,182 | 2 | $118,641,091 |
| 590 | Elaine May | $237,235,734 | 4 | $59,308,934 |
| 591 | Henry Gayden | $237,028,317 | 4 | $59,257,079 |
| 592 | Simon Barrett | $237,002,355 | 11 | $21,545,669 |
| 593 | Geoff Rodkey | $236,996,847 | 4 | $59,249,212 |
| 594 | Don DaGradi | $236,308,953 | 4 | $59,077,238 |
| 595 | Michell Kapner | $234,770,996 | 1 | $234,770,996 |
| 596 | Billy Frolick | $233,722,892 | 3 | $77,907,631 |
| 597 | Tracy Oliver | $232,656,283 | 5 | $46,531,257 |
| 598 | David Rayfiel | $232,442,245 | 3 | $77,480,748 |
| 599 | Michael Robert Johnson | $232,197,712 | 3 | $77,399,237 |
| 600 | Matt Sazama | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
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.