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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,001 | Ernest Lehman | $137,270,807 | 6 | $22,878,468 |
| 1,002 | Mitch Markowitz | $137,126,829 | 2 | $68,563,415 |
| 1,003 | Bob Schooley | $137,118,001 | 3 | $45,706,000 |
| 1,004 | Mark McCorkle | $137,118,001 | 3 | $45,706,000 |
| 1,005 | Leon Capetanos | $136,950,533 | 5 | $27,390,107 |
| 1,006 | Bo Goldman | $136,923,665 | 4 | $34,230,916 |
| 1,007 | Peter Weir | $136,728,426 | 4 | $34,182,107 |
| 1,008 | John Eskow | $136,479,076 | 3 | $45,493,025 |
| 1,009 | J. Michael Straczynski | $136,183,724 | 4 | $34,045,931 |
| 1,010 | Hui-Ling Wang | $135,813,760 | 2 | $67,906,880 |
| 1,011 | Emma Thompson | $135,767,476 | 5 | $27,153,495 |
| 1,012 | Alan R. Cohen | $135,741,605 | 4 | $33,935,401 |
| 1,013 | Alan Freedland | $135,741,605 | 4 | $33,935,401 |
| 1,014 | David Dorfman | $135,560,942 | 1 | $135,560,942 |
| 1,015 | Ron Anderson | $135,386,665 | 1 | $135,386,665 |
| 1,016 | Ed Naha | $135,266,518 | 2 | $67,633,259 |
| 1,017 | Bobby Herbeck | $135,265,915 | 1 | $135,265,915 |
| 1,018 | Menno Meyjes | $134,963,647 | 3 | $44,987,882 |
| 1,019 | Mike Cerrone | $134,909,223 | 2 | $67,454,612 |
| 1,020 | Karen McCullah | $134,671,392 | 4 | $33,667,848 |
| 1,021 | Jason Mantzoukas | $134,202,565 | 1 | $134,202,565 |
| 1,022 | Mark Rosner | $134,069,511 | 1 | $134,069,511 |
| 1,023 | Tom Mankiewicz | $133,600,000 | 5 | $26,720,000 |
| 1,024 | John Sayles | $133,365,982 | 16 | $8,335,374 |
| 1,025 | Bruce A. Evans | $133,081,768 | 5 | $26,616,354 |
| 1,026 | Raynold Gideon | $133,081,768 | 5 | $26,616,354 |
| 1,027 | Chris Matheson | $133,021,205 | 6 | $22,170,201 |
| 1,028 | Darren Aronofsky | $132,779,540 | 5 | $26,555,908 |
| 1,029 | Matt Greenberg | $132,773,395 | 4 | $33,193,349 |
| 1,030 | Jason Filardi | $132,675,402 | 1 | $132,675,402 |
| 1,031 | Jack Thorne | $132,436,156 | 12 | $11,036,346 |
| 1,032 | John Turman | $132,177,234 | 1 | $132,177,234 |
| 1,033 | Michael Grais | $132,124,020 | 3 | $44,041,340 |
| 1,034 | Mark Victor | $132,124,020 | 3 | $44,041,340 |
| 1,035 | PJ Torokvei | $131,953,855 | 4 | $32,988,464 |
| 1,036 | Dean Pitchford | $131,802,742 | 2 | $65,901,371 |
| 1,037 | Joel Schumacher | $131,783,228 | 5 | $26,356,646 |
| 1,038 | Sebastian Gutierrez | $131,510,487 | 6 | $21,918,415 |
| 1,039 | Christopher Wood | $131,493,902 | 3 | $43,831,301 |
| 1,040 | Tom Schalman | $130,724,172 | 1 | $130,724,172 |
| 1,041 | Tom G. Glazer | $130,319,208 | 1 | $130,319,208 |
| 1,042 | Craig Schulz | $130,178,411 | 2 | $65,089,206 |
| 1,043 | Bryan Schulz | $130,178,411 | 4 | $32,544,603 |
| 1,044 | Cornelius Uliano | $130,178,411 | 4 | $32,544,603 |
| 1,045 | Gill Dennis | $130,139,812 | 3 | $43,379,937 |
| 1,046 | Alan Ball | $130,058,047 | 2 | $65,029,024 |
| 1,047 | Aaron Guzikowski | $129,866,198 | 3 | $43,288,733 |
| 1,048 | Scott Armstrong | $129,749,826 | 3 | $43,249,942 |
| 1,049 | Mark Boal | $129,528,666 | 4 | $32,382,167 |
| 1,050 | John Michael Hayes | $129,275,552 | 8 | $16,159,444 |
| 1,051 | Cathryn Michon | $129,056,976 | 4 | $32,264,244 |
| 1,052 | Robert King | $128,850,318 | 5 | $25,770,064 |
| 1,053 | Hampton Fancher | $128,770,715 | 3 | $42,923,572 |
| 1,054 | Russell Gewirtz | $128,715,647 | 3 | $42,905,216 |
| 1,055 | Peter Steinfeld | $128,708,806 | 5 | $25,741,761 |
| 1,056 | Kuo-jung Tsai | $128,519,357 | 1 | $128,519,357 |
| 1,057 | Alex Tse | $128,046,936 | 2 | $64,023,468 |
| 1,058 | James Lapine | $128,002,372 | 1 | $128,002,372 |
| 1,059 | Ike Barinholtz | $127,842,335 | 3 | $42,614,112 |
| 1,060 | John Carpenter | $127,818,960 | 8 | $15,977,370 |
| 1,061 | Ronald Harwood | $127,686,951 | 12 | $10,640,579 |
| 1,062 | Nicholas Meyer | $127,560,825 | 4 | $31,890,206 |
| 1,063 | Dan Hageman | $127,515,890 | 2 | $63,757,945 |
| 1,064 | Kevin Hageman | $127,515,890 | 2 | $63,757,945 |
| 1,065 | David Stassen | $127,440,871 | 3 | $42,480,290 |
| 1,066 | Bennett Yellin | $127,266,176 | 2 | $63,633,088 |
| 1,067 | Larry Wilson | $127,058,234 | 2 | $63,529,117 |
| 1,068 | Timothy Harris | $126,959,503 | 3 | $42,319,834 |
| 1,069 | Jerusha Hess | $126,907,831 | 5 | $25,381,566 |
| 1,070 | Josh Stolberg | $126,842,874 | 4 | $31,710,719 |
| 1,071 | W. Peter Iliff | $126,839,995 | 4 | $31,709,999 |
| 1,072 | Alan Mandel | $126,737,428 | 1 | $126,737,428 |
| 1,073 | Andy Robin | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,074 | Chuck Martin | $126,631,277 | 1 | $126,631,277 |
| 1,075 | Jerry Seinfeld | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,076 | Tom Papa | $126,631,277 | 1 | $126,631,277 |
| 1,077 | Spike Feresten | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,078 | Barry Marder | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,079 | Andrew Dodge | $126,479,886 | 2 | $63,239,943 |
| 1,080 | Gene Wilder | $126,333,397 | 4 | $31,583,349 |
| 1,081 | Michael Colleary | $126,208,529 | 2 | $63,104,265 |
| 1,082 | Mike Werb | $126,208,529 | 2 | $63,104,265 |
| 1,083 | David Guggenheim | $126,181,630 | 2 | $63,090,815 |
| 1,084 | Oren Peli | $126,038,450 | 2 | $63,019,225 |
| 1,085 | Dennis Shryack | $125,754,644 | 5 | $25,150,929 |
| 1,086 | George Nofi | $125,531,634 | 1 | $125,531,634 |
| 1,087 | Jonathan Lemkin | $125,491,896 | 3 | $41,830,632 |
| 1,088 | Ryan Rowe | $125,305,545 | 2 | $62,652,773 |
| 1,089 | Howard Klausner | $125,131,741 | 5 | $25,026,348 |
| 1,090 | Charlie Kaufman | $125,073,026 | 10 | $12,507,303 |
| 1,091 | Jason Katims | $125,014,030 | 2 | $62,507,015 |
| 1,092 | Jared Hess | $124,770,258 | 4 | $31,192,565 |
| 1,093 | Anna Hamilton Phelan | $124,770,257 | 5 | $24,954,051 |
| 1,094 | David Michener | $124,731,297 | 3 | $41,577,099 |
| 1,095 | William Rose | $124,693,114 | 3 | $41,564,371 |
| 1,096 | John McLaughlin | $124,571,319 | 2 | $62,285,660 |
| 1,097 | Stephen Anderson | $124,515,017 | 2 | $62,257,509 |
| 1,098 | Don Hall | $124,515,017 | 2 | $62,257,509 |
| 1,099 | Wellesley Wild | $124,197,350 | 2 | $62,098,675 |
| 1,100 | Chris Rock | $123,848,684 | 5 | $24,769,737 |
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.