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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Rich Wilkes | $154,507,124 | 4 | $38,626,781 |
| 902 | Brenda Hsueh | $154,426,697 | 2 | $77,213,349 |
| 903 | Kat Likkel | $154,426,697 | 1 | $154,426,697 |
| 904 | John Hoberg | $154,426,697 | 1 | $154,426,697 |
| 905 | Brendan McCarthy | $154,363,726 | 1 | $154,363,726 |
| 906 | Vince Vaughn | $153,878,424 | 3 | $51,292,808 |
| 907 | Zach Shields | $153,225,613 | 2 | $76,612,807 |
| 908 | Marc Klein | $152,624,944 | 6 | $25,437,491 |
| 909 | Paul Thomas Anderson | $152,573,986 | 9 | $16,952,665 |
| 910 | Nicholas Kazan | $152,321,857 | 5 | $30,464,371 |
| 911 | Robert Benton | $152,291,074 | 3 | $50,763,691 |
| 912 | Jeremy Doner | $151,920,183 | 3 | $50,640,061 |
| 913 | Peter Goldfinger | $151,846,029 | 5 | $30,369,206 |
| 914 | Hugh Wilson | $151,815,746 | 6 | $25,302,624 |
| 915 | Sandor Stern | $151,665,889 | 2 | $75,832,945 |
| 916 | Sam Bromell | $151,416,153 | 2 | $75,708,077 |
| 917 | Heather Hach | $151,374,641 | 2 | $75,687,321 |
| 918 | Karl Gajdusek | $151,318,543 | 6 | $25,219,757 |
| 919 | Darryl Quarles | $150,982,244 | 2 | $75,491,122 |
| 920 | Jon Favreau | $150,444,293 | 4 | $37,611,073 |
| 921 | Brian Burns | $150,357,137 | 1 | $150,357,137 |
| 922 | Edmund H. North | $150,266,978 | 3 | $50,088,993 |
| 923 | Brian Duffield | $150,054,657 | 8 | $18,756,832 |
| 924 | Christy Hall | $149,506,111 | 5 | $29,901,222 |
| 925 | Jeffrey M. Howard | $149,440,312 | 3 | $49,813,437 |
| 926 | Steven Knight | $149,303,973 | 18 | $8,294,665 |
| 927 | Alain Boublil | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 928 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 929 | Herbert Kretzmer | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 930 | Rafe Judkins | $148,648,820 | 2 | $74,324,410 |
| 931 | Larry Stuckey | $148,438,600 | 1 | $148,438,600 |
| 932 | Alan Schoolcraft | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 933 | Brent Simons | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 934 | Neal Israel | $148,102,995 | 5 | $29,620,599 |
| 935 | Lorene Scafaria | $147,796,848 | 5 | $29,559,370 |
| 936 | Jim Taylor | $147,619,929 | 3 | $49,206,643 |
| 937 | Jeff Arch | $147,303,955 | 2 | $73,651,978 |
| 938 | Warren Beatty | $147,253,784 | 4 | $36,813,446 |
| 939 | Terri Tatchell | $147,215,503 | 2 | $73,607,752 |
| 940 | Billy Crystal | $146,926,036 | 5 | $29,385,207 |
| 941 | Alan Jay Lerner | $146,581,356 | 6 | $24,430,226 |
| 942 | Takeshi Shudo | $146,543,713 | 3 | $48,847,904 |
| 943 | Carl Ellsworth | $146,457,222 | 3 | $48,819,074 |
| 944 | Didier Kamika | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 945 | Claude Zidi | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 946 | Simon Michael | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 947 | Zach Dean | $146,192,366 | 6 | $24,365,394 |
| 948 | David Marconi | $145,943,343 | 2 | $72,971,672 |
| 949 | Norman Steinberg | $145,811,760 | 3 | $48,603,920 |
| 950 | Richard D'Ovidio | $145,498,937 | 8 | $18,187,367 |
| 951 | Terry Gilliam | $145,274,380 | 9 | $16,141,598 |
| 952 | Wendell Mayes | $144,819,177 | 5 | $28,963,835 |
| 953 | Jeff Wadlow | $144,727,404 | 9 | $16,080,823 |
| 954 | Catherine Johnson | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 955 | Eric Bergquist | $144,512,310 | 1 | $144,512,310 |
| 956 | Bob Clark | $144,299,306 | 5 | $28,859,861 |
| 957 | Larry Levin | $144,156,605 | 1 | $144,156,605 |
| 958 | C. Jay Cox | $143,948,355 | 2 | $71,974,178 |
| 959 | Terry Hayes | $143,825,251 | 5 | $28,765,050 |
| 960 | Greg Taylor | $143,143,756 | 4 | $35,785,939 |
| 961 | Peter Straughan | $142,986,831 | 10 | $14,298,683 |
| 962 | Mario Puzo | $142,469,089 | 2 | $71,234,545 |
| 963 | Michael Sarnoski | $142,238,551 | 3 | $47,412,850 |
| 964 | Calder Willingham | $142,223,275 | 3 | $47,407,758 |
| 965 | Eric Johnson | $141,908,254 | 4 | $35,477,064 |
| 966 | Lem Dobbs | $141,584,597 | 7 | $20,226,371 |
| 967 | Carl Binder | $141,579,773 | 1 | $141,579,773 |
| 968 | Philip Lazebnik | $141,579,773 | 2 | $70,789,887 |
| 969 | William D. Wittliff | $141,517,428 | 6 | $23,586,238 |
| 970 | Tina Gordon Chism | $141,357,693 | 5 | $28,271,539 |
| 971 | Jim Kauf | $141,186,864 | 1 | $141,186,864 |
| 972 | Ross Lamanna | $141,186,864 | 2 | $70,593,432 |
| 973 | Tim Cahill | $141,178,599 | 2 | $70,589,300 |
| 974 | Cheech Marin | $141,071,509 | 8 | $17,633,939 |
| 975 | J. Mills Goodloe | $140,923,284 | 5 | $28,184,657 |
| 976 | Kyle Hunter | $140,706,083 | 2 | $70,353,042 |
| 977 | Ariel Shaffir | $140,706,083 | 2 | $70,353,042 |
| 978 | Damian Shannon | $140,682,841 | 3 | $46,894,280 |
| 979 | Mark Swift | $140,682,841 | 3 | $46,894,280 |
| 980 | Eduardo Sanchez | $140,557,563 | 2 | $70,278,782 |
| 981 | Daniel Myrick | $140,539,099 | 2 | $70,269,550 |
| 982 | Olivia Milch | $140,218,711 | 1 | $140,218,711 |
| 983 | Greg Brooker | $140,015,224 | 1 | $140,015,224 |
| 984 | David Newman | $139,996,371 | 2 | $69,998,186 |
| 985 | John Ridley | $139,989,832 | 8 | $17,498,729 |
| 986 | Matt R. Allen | $139,846,072 | 2 | $69,923,036 |
| 987 | Caleb Wilson | $139,846,072 | 2 | $69,923,036 |
| 988 | Jerry Stahl | $138,862,875 | 3 | $46,287,625 |
| 989 | Kevin Wade | $138,582,899 | 2 | $69,291,450 |
| 990 | Karen Leigh Hopkins | $138,439,143 | 7 | $19,777,020 |
| 991 | Patrick Massett | $138,371,221 | 3 | $46,123,740 |
| 992 | John Zinman | $138,371,221 | 3 | $46,123,740 |
| 993 | John Harrison | $137,748,063 | 1 | $137,748,063 |
| 994 | Deanna Oliver | $137,686,948 | 2 | $68,843,474 |
| 995 | Sherri Stoner | $137,686,948 | 2 | $68,843,474 |
| 996 | David Seltzer | $137,537,306 | 6 | $22,922,884 |
| 997 | Scott Cawthon | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 998 | Emma Tammi | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 999 | Seth Cuddeback | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 1,000 | Mitch Markowitz | $137,126,829 | 2 | $68,563,415 |
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.