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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.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Michael G. Wilson | $258,879,975 | 5 | $51,775,995 |
| 502 | Theodore Melfi | $258,763,540 | 5 | $51,752,708 |
| 503 | Ken Nolan | $257,147,479 | 3 | $85,715,826 |
| 504 | Mark L. Smith | $257,135,112 | 8 | $32,141,889 |
| 505 | Carlton Cuse | $256,219,065 | 2 | $128,109,533 |
| 506 | Peter Buchman | $256,196,278 | 2 | $128,098,139 |
| 507 | Paul Feig | $255,831,510 | 4 | $63,957,878 |
| 508 | Kirk DeMicco | $255,800,493 | 4 | $63,950,123 |
| 509 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $255,074,726 | 5 | $51,014,945 |
| 510 | Wallace Wolodarsky | $253,857,639 | 4 | $63,464,410 |
| 511 | Scott Neustadter | $253,194,884 | 9 | $28,132,765 |
| 512 | Adam Cooper | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
| 513 | Bill Collage | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
| 514 | David S. Ward | $252,218,333 | 8 | $31,527,292 |
| 515 | William Osborne | $250,929,338 | 7 | $35,847,048 |
| 516 | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | $250,409,084 | 4 | $62,602,271 |
| 517 | Adam Cozad | $250,328,976 | 5 | $50,065,795 |
| 518 | Akela Cooper | $249,173,099 | 5 | $49,834,620 |
| 519 | Daniel Waters | $249,104,771 | 5 | $49,820,954 |
| 520 | Dana Stevens | $248,595,300 | 7 | $35,513,614 |
| 521 | Michael Patrick King | $247,994,950 | 3 | $82,664,983 |
| 522 | Ben Queen | $247,940,028 | 2 | $123,970,014 |
| 523 | Lee Hall | $247,658,622 | 6 | $41,276,437 |
| 524 | Daniel Pyne | $247,338,891 | 6 | $41,223,149 |
| 525 | Anthony Peckham | $246,520,043 | 2 | $123,260,022 |
| 526 | Pamela Ribon | $246,111,993 | 2 | $123,055,997 |
| 527 | Jason Friedberg | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
| 528 | Aaron Seltzer | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
| 529 | Doug Chamberlin | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
| 530 | Chris Webb | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
| 531 | Terence Winter | $244,824,203 | 4 | $61,206,051 |
| 532 | John Lasseter | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
| 533 | Phil Lorin | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
| 534 | Guy Busick | $243,976,808 | 5 | $48,795,362 |
| 535 | Michael Tolkin | $243,816,893 | 5 | $48,763,379 |
| 536 | Gerry Swallow | $243,089,328 | 5 | $48,617,866 |
| 537 | Anne-Marie Martin | $241,688,385 | 1 | $241,688,385 |
| 538 | Gil Kenan | $241,066,883 | 4 | $60,266,721 |
| 539 | Peter Gaulke | $240,851,200 | 6 | $40,141,867 |
| 540 | David Hoselton | $240,355,617 | 2 | $120,177,809 |
| 541 | Neill Blomkamp | $240,336,954 | 4 | $60,084,239 |
| 542 | Josh Goldsmith | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
| 543 | Cathy Yuspa | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
| 544 | William Steig | $238,736,787 | 1 | $238,736,787 |
| 545 | Jeff Schaffer | $238,441,258 | 4 | $59,610,315 |
| 546 | Marshall Herskovitz | $238,424,330 | 5 | $47,684,866 |
| 547 | Steve Purcell | $237,282,182 | 1 | $237,282,182 |
| 548 | Brenda Chapman | $237,282,182 | 2 | $118,641,091 |
| 549 | Henry Gayden | $237,028,317 | 4 | $59,257,079 |
| 550 | Don DaGradi | $236,308,953 | 4 | $59,077,238 |
| 551 | Michell Kapner | $234,770,996 | 1 | $234,770,996 |
| 552 | Billy Frolick | $233,722,892 | 3 | $77,907,631 |
| 553 | Tracy Oliver | $232,656,283 | 5 | $46,531,257 |
| 554 | Simon Barrett | $232,458,169 | 11 | $21,132,561 |
| 555 | David Rayfiel | $232,442,245 | 3 | $77,480,748 |
| 556 | Michael Robert Johnson | $232,197,712 | 3 | $77,399,237 |
| 557 | Matt Sazama | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
| 558 | Burk Sharpless | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
| 559 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu | $231,079,729 | 4 | $57,769,932 |
| 560 | Jim Abrahams | $230,107,954 | 5 | $46,021,591 |
| 561 | Dan Mazeau | $229,796,098 | 5 | $45,959,220 |
| 562 | Adele Lim | $229,255,953 | 2 | $114,627,977 |
| 563 | Vincent Ngo | $227,946,274 | 1 | $227,946,274 |
| 564 | Vince Gilligan | $227,946,274 | 2 | $113,973,137 |
| 565 | Robert Ludlum | $227,471,070 | 1 | $227,471,070 |
| 566 | Alexander Payne | $226,799,995 | 3 | $75,599,998 |
| 567 | Charles Randolph | $226,792,479 | 7 | $32,398,926 |
| 568 | Lee Eisenberg | $226,770,441 | 3 | $75,590,147 |
| 569 | Janice Karman | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
| 570 | Ross Bagdasarian Jr | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
| 571 | Jonathan Kasdan | $224,843,306 | 3 | $74,947,769 |
| 572 | Paul Lovett | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
| 573 | David Elliot | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
| 574 | Jim Reardon | $223,808,164 | 1 | $223,808,164 |
| 575 | S.S. Wilson | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 576 | Brent Maddock | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 577 | Ken Anderson | $222,675,066 | 3 | $74,225,022 |
| 578 | Stephen Gaghan | $222,320,272 | 7 | $31,760,039 |
| 579 | Michael Lesslie | $222,109,249 | 3 | $74,036,416 |
| 580 | Diablo Cody | $221,995,167 | 8 | $27,749,396 |
| 581 | Delia Ephron | $221,842,739 | 4 | $55,460,685 |
| 582 | Paul Guay | $221,744,639 | 2 | $110,872,320 |
| 583 | Stephen Mazur | $221,744,639 | 3 | $73,914,880 |
| 584 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $221,680,977 | 3 | $73,893,659 |
| 585 | David Levien | $221,617,561 | 7 | $31,659,652 |
| 586 | Rodney Rothman | $221,537,328 | 2 | $110,768,664 |
| 587 | Sam Harper | $221,185,717 | 2 | $110,592,859 |
| 588 | Frank Darabont | $220,890,837 | 5 | $44,178,167 |
| 589 | Michael H. Weber | $220,769,219 | 7 | $31,538,460 |
| 590 | Jason Segel | $219,042,143 | 4 | $54,760,536 |
| 591 | Wellsesly Wild | $218,665,740 | 1 | $218,665,740 |
| 592 | Edgar Wallace | $218,080,025 | 1 | $218,080,025 |
| 593 | Alan J. Pakula | $217,081,800 | 4 | $54,270,450 |
| 594 | Andrew Barrer | $216,648,740 | 5 | $43,329,748 |
| 595 | Gabriel Ferrari | $216,648,740 | 4 | $54,162,185 |
| 596 | Judy Morris | $216,403,743 | 3 | $72,134,581 |
| 597 | Stanley Kubrick | $216,397,253 | 6 | $36,066,209 |
| 598 | Bradley Cooper | $215,288,866 | 1 | $215,288,866 |
| 599 | Niall Leonard | $214,841,770 | 2 | $107,420,885 |
| 600 | Michael Ferris | $214,700,354 | 5 | $42,940,071 |
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.