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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,701 | John Herzfeld | $59,204,737 | 5 | $11,840,947 |
| 1,702 | J.S. Cardone | $59,182,616 | 3 | $19,727,539 |
| 1,703 | Bobs Gannaway | $59,157,732 | 1 | $59,157,732 |
| 1,704 | Bob Dolman | $58,883,840 | 1 | $58,883,840 |
| 1,705 | Chris Jenkins | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,706 | Chris Buck | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,707 | Rospo Pallenberg | $58,668,550 | 2 | $29,334,275 |
| 1,708 | Garry Goodrow | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,709 | Peter Elbling | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,710 | Gary Nadeau | $58,617,334 | 1 | $58,617,334 |
| 1,711 | Joon-ho Bong | $58,484,283 | 4 | $14,621,071 |
| 1,712 | Susan Gauthier | $58,403,409 | 1 | $58,403,409 |
| 1,713 | Bert V. Royal | $58,401,464 | 1 | $58,401,464 |
| 1,714 | Hilary Henkin | $58,379,581 | 4 | $14,594,895 |
| 1,715 | Craig Storper | $58,331,254 | 1 | $58,331,254 |
| 1,716 | Alastair Siddons | $58,258,727 | 3 | $19,419,576 |
| 1,717 | Dave Collard | $58,211,100 | 2 | $29,105,550 |
| 1,718 | Jon Connolly | $58,163,051 | 2 | $29,081,526 |
| 1,719 | Valerie Curtin | $58,122,638 | 2 | $29,061,319 |
| 1,720 | Peter M. Lenkov | $58,055,768 | 1 | $58,055,768 |
| 1,721 | Ernest Tidyman | $58,021,618 | 5 | $11,604,324 |
| 1,722 | Toni Ann Johnson | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,723 | Karen Barna | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,724 | Masayuki Suo | $57,887,882 | 1 | $57,887,882 |
| 1,725 | Brad Gann | $57,806,952 | 1 | $57,806,952 |
| 1,726 | John Luessenhop | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,727 | Peter Allen | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,728 | Gabriel Casseus | $57,744,720 | 1 | $57,744,720 |
| 1,729 | August Wilson | $57,682,904 | 1 | $57,682,904 |
| 1,730 | Charlie Haas | $57,601,280 | 3 | $19,200,427 |
| 1,731 | Scott Stewart | $57,586,747 | 2 | $28,793,374 |
| 1,732 | Chris Hauty | $57,560,345 | 2 | $28,780,173 |
| 1,733 | John Irving | $57,547,209 | 1 | $57,547,209 |
| 1,734 | Roman Coppola | $57,450,767 | 3 | $19,150,256 |
| 1,735 | Rick Alvarez | $57,371,170 | 3 | $19,123,723 |
| 1,736 | Bob Doleman | $57,269,863 | 1 | $57,269,863 |
| 1,737 | Mitchell Kapner | $57,262,492 | 1 | $57,262,492 |
| 1,738 | Janet Peoples | $57,141,459 | 1 | $57,141,459 |
| 1,739 | John Stockwell | $57,115,887 | 3 | $19,038,629 |
| 1,740 | Billy Wilder | $57,000,000 | 5 | $11,400,000 |
| 1,741 | Edmond Dantes | $56,979,478 | 1 | $56,979,478 |
| 1,742 | Wes Tooke | $56,846,802 | 1 | $56,846,802 |
| 1,743 | Takashi Yamazaki | $56,667,215 | 2 | $28,333,608 |
| 1,744 | Drew Fellman | $56,493,860 | 3 | $18,831,287 |
| 1,745 | Scotty Landes | $56,354,359 | 2 | $28,177,180 |
| 1,746 | Jojo Moyes | $56,257,425 | 2 | $28,128,713 |
| 1,747 | Josh Trank | $56,117,548 | 2 | $28,058,774 |
| 1,748 | Gregory Poirier | $56,079,159 | 6 | $9,346,527 |
| 1,749 | Bob Baker | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,750 | Steve Box | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,751 | Nick Park | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,752 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 1,753 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 3 | $18,655,707 |
| 1,754 | David Giler | $55,837,453 | 5 | $11,167,491 |
| 1,755 | Jimmy Hayward | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,756 | Scott Mosier | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,757 | Tommy Wirkola | $55,736,092 | 2 | $27,868,046 |
| 1,758 | Frederic Raphael | $55,691,208 | 2 | $27,845,604 |
| 1,759 | Scott Lobdell | $55,683,845 | 2 | $27,841,923 |
| 1,760 | Emil Stern | $55,675,313 | 1 | $55,675,313 |
| 1,761 | Peter Stone | $55,630,810 | 4 | $13,907,703 |
| 1,762 | D.V. DeVincentis | $55,382,410 | 3 | $18,460,803 |
| 1,763 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,368,655 | 2 | $27,684,328 |
| 1,764 | Steve Pink | $55,361,412 | 3 | $18,453,804 |
| 1,765 | Jay Cohen | $55,340,730 | 1 | $55,340,730 |
| 1,766 | Bobby Moresco | $55,334,418 | 2 | $27,667,209 |
| 1,767 | John Hodge | $55,288,995 | 7 | $7,898,428 |
| 1,768 | David Robert Mitchell | $55,224,402 | 5 | $11,044,880 |
| 1,769 | Peter Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,770 | Michael Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,771 | Anthony Jaswinski | $55,144,604 | 5 | $11,028,921 |
| 1,772 | Tony Gayton | $55,114,889 | 3 | $18,371,630 |
| 1,773 | Michael Gough | $55,100,437 | 1 | $55,100,437 |
| 1,774 | Ron L. Brinerhoff | $55,011,732 | 1 | $55,011,732 |
| 1,775 | Ashleigh Powell | $54,858,851 | 2 | $27,429,426 |
| 1,776 | Adi Hasak | $54,775,426 | 2 | $27,387,713 |
| 1,777 | Laura Solon | $54,767,494 | 2 | $27,383,747 |
| 1,778 | Alex Gregory | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,779 | Peter Huyck | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,780 | Matt Drake | $54,731,865 | 2 | $27,365,933 |
| 1,781 | Mark G. Steilen | $54,730,625 | 1 | $54,730,625 |
| 1,782 | Roman Polanski | $54,721,225 | 8 | $6,840,153 |
| 1,783 | Sofia Coppola | $54,695,900 | 7 | $7,813,700 |
| 1,784 | Knate Gwaltney | $54,573,676 | 3 | $18,191,225 |
| 1,785 | Tom Mankiewicz | $54,400,000 | 3 | $18,133,333 |
| 1,786 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 1,787 | Ben Stassen | $54,093,042 | 5 | $10,818,608 |
| 1,788 | Steve Feke | $53,860,214 | 2 | $26,930,107 |
| 1,789 | John Norville | $53,854,588 | 1 | $53,854,588 |
| 1,790 | Roberto Bentivegna | $53,809,574 | 1 | $53,809,574 |
| 1,791 | Bonnie Turner | $53,802,359 | 2 | $26,901,180 |
| 1,792 | Terry Turner | $53,802,359 | 2 | $26,901,180 |
| 1,793 | David Hare | $53,732,582 | 7 | $7,676,083 |
| 1,794 | Halsted Welles | $53,606,916 | 1 | $53,606,916 |
| 1,795 | Joseph Stefano | $53,541,218 | 2 | $26,770,609 |
| 1,796 | Neil Cuthbert | $53,441,166 | 2 | $26,720,583 |
| 1,797 | Neil Tolkin | $53,436,777 | 3 | $17,812,259 |
| 1,798 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
| 1,799 | Ian Deitchman | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
| 1,800 | Kristian Rusk Robinson | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
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.