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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Martin Scorsese | $96,282,286 | 3 | $32,094,095 |
| 1,302 | Callie Khouri | $96,226,589 | 2 | $48,113,295 |
| 1,303 | Charise Castro Smith | $96,093,622 | 1 | $96,093,622 |
| 1,304 | Helen Fielding | $95,640,361 | 3 | $31,880,120 |
| 1,305 | Tom Hanks | $95,591,787 | 5 | $19,118,357 |
| 1,306 | Jon Gunn | $95,471,618 | 5 | $19,094,324 |
| 1,307 | Bragi Schut | $95,465,164 | 4 | $23,866,291 |
| 1,308 | Peter Dexter | $95,345,070 | 1 | $95,345,070 |
| 1,309 | Jim Quinlan | $95,345,070 | 1 | $95,345,070 |
| 1,310 | Tom Schulman | $95,249,147 | 5 | $19,049,829 |
| 1,311 | Shonda Rhimes | $95,149,435 | 1 | $95,149,435 |
| 1,312 | Alex Lasker | $95,074,819 | 3 | $31,691,606 |
| 1,313 | Jennifer Flackett | $94,727,395 | 3 | $31,575,798 |
| 1,314 | Analisa Labianco | $94,514,402 | 1 | $94,514,402 |
| 1,315 | Jeff Bushell | $94,514,402 | 2 | $47,257,201 |
| 1,316 | Graham Moore | $94,469,183 | 5 | $18,893,837 |
| 1,317 | James Gray | $94,403,475 | 8 | $11,800,434 |
| 1,318 | Alex Proyas | $94,392,710 | 2 | $47,196,355 |
| 1,319 | Richard Linklater | $94,325,146 | 15 | $6,288,343 |
| 1,320 | Marc Silverman | $93,953,653 | 1 | $93,953,653 |
| 1,321 | Alan Zweibel | $93,877,747 | 4 | $23,469,437 |
| 1,322 | John C Richards | $93,841,979 | 2 | $46,920,990 |
| 1,323 | Qui Nguyen | $93,812,034 | 2 | $46,906,017 |
| 1,324 | John Rogers | $93,751,819 | 3 | $31,250,606 |
| 1,325 | Scott Silvery | $93,617,009 | 1 | $93,617,009 |
| 1,326 | Michael Gilio | $93,549,650 | 2 | $46,774,825 |
| 1,327 | Nic Pizzolatto | $93,432,655 | 3 | $31,144,218 |
| 1,328 | Ron Nyswaner | $93,229,636 | 5 | $18,645,927 |
| 1,329 | Chuck Pfarrer | $93,034,397 | 5 | $18,606,879 |
| 1,330 | David Pearce | $92,900,355 | 1 | $92,900,355 |
| 1,331 | Andy Breckman | $92,797,029 | 5 | $18,559,406 |
| 1,332 | Burny Mattinson | $92,674,830 | 2 | $46,337,415 |
| 1,333 | Jeanne Rosenberg | $92,457,113 | 5 | $18,491,423 |
| 1,334 | Sarah Thorp | $92,256,278 | 3 | $30,752,093 |
| 1,335 | Michael Herr | $92,175,785 | 2 | $46,087,893 |
| 1,336 | Jessica Sharzer | $92,132,212 | 4 | $23,033,053 |
| 1,337 | Gary Spinelli | $92,101,635 | 4 | $23,025,409 |
| 1,338 | Richard Brooks | $92,007,670 | 8 | $11,500,959 |
| 1,339 | Mark Torgove | $91,956,547 | 1 | $91,956,547 |
| 1,340 | Paul Kaplan | $91,956,547 | 2 | $45,978,274 |
| 1,341 | Michael Cimino | $91,872,270 | 5 | $18,374,454 |
| 1,342 | Gigi Levangie | $91,775,806 | 3 | $30,591,935 |
| 1,343 | Tim Burton | $91,748,004 | 2 | $45,874,002 |
| 1,344 | John W. Richardson | $91,742,160 | 1 | $91,742,160 |
| 1,345 | David Swift | $91,458,903 | 3 | $30,486,301 |
| 1,346 | Murray Salem | $91,457,688 | 1 | $91,457,688 |
| 1,347 | Don Mancini | $91,415,826 | 4 | $22,853,957 |
| 1,348 | Aeneas MacKenzie | $91,400,591 | 2 | $45,700,296 |
| 1,349 | Christopher Parker | $91,386,097 | 1 | $91,386,097 |
| 1,350 | Joshua Oppenheimer | $91,295,144 | 4 | $22,823,786 |
| 1,351 | Scott Cooper | $91,241,375 | 6 | $15,206,896 |
| 1,352 | Thomas Dean Donnelly | $91,153,484 | 3 | $30,384,495 |
| 1,353 | Holly Goldberg Sloan | $91,116,245 | 3 | $30,372,082 |
| 1,354 | Richard Tuggle | $91,100,000 | 2 | $45,550,000 |
| 1,355 | Tom Brady | $90,843,779 | 2 | $45,421,890 |
| 1,356 | Todd Alcott | $90,757,863 | 2 | $45,378,932 |
| 1,357 | Nichole Millard | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,358 | Kathryn Price | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,359 | Kate Kondell | $90,639,088 | 2 | $45,319,544 |
| 1,360 | Joshua Zetumer | $90,493,368 | 2 | $45,246,684 |
| 1,361 | Tom Hedley | $90,463,574 | 1 | $90,463,574 |
| 1,362 | Jay Presson Allen | $90,420,676 | 5 | $18,084,135 |
| 1,363 | Ian Roberts | $90,411,453 | 1 | $90,411,453 |
| 1,364 | Jay Martel | $90,411,453 | 2 | $45,205,727 |
| 1,365 | Tim Hill | $90,227,399 | 2 | $45,113,700 |
| 1,366 | Michael Kozoll | $89,967,009 | 2 | $44,983,505 |
| 1,367 | William Sackheim | $89,967,009 | 2 | $44,983,505 |
| 1,368 | Frank Miller | $89,941,375 | 4 | $22,485,344 |
| 1,369 | James Carabatsos | $89,563,421 | 3 | $29,854,474 |
| 1,370 | Don Hahn | $89,472,687 | 2 | $44,736,344 |
| 1,371 | Gregory Poirier | $89,436,635 | 8 | $11,179,579 |
| 1,372 | Francis Goodrich | $89,325,780 | 1 | $89,325,780 |
| 1,373 | Wally Wolodarsky | $89,324,021 | 5 | $17,864,804 |
| 1,374 | Jim Mulholland | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,375 | Michael Barrie | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,376 | Michael Debruyn | $89,107,235 | 1 | $89,107,235 |
| 1,377 | Kate Angelo | $89,047,170 | 3 | $29,682,390 |
| 1,378 | Nicole Eastman | $88,915,214 | 1 | $88,915,214 |
| 1,379 | Nick Hornby | $88,778,013 | 3 | $29,592,671 |
| 1,380 | Craig Tiley | $88,768,303 | 1 | $88,768,303 |
| 1,381 | Paul Dehn | $88,489,009 | 4 | $22,122,252 |
| 1,382 | Ilana Wolpert | $88,319,668 | 1 | $88,319,668 |
| 1,383 | Peter Rader | $88,246,220 | 1 | $88,246,220 |
| 1,384 | Martin McDonagh | $87,920,880 | 5 | $17,584,176 |
| 1,385 | Eli Roth | $87,774,181 | 8 | $10,971,773 |
| 1,386 | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer | $87,539,528 | 2 | $43,769,764 |
| 1,387 | Patrick Sheane Duncan | $87,509,956 | 3 | $29,169,985 |
| 1,388 | Winston Hibler | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,389 | Milt Banta | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,390 | Paula Pell | $87,044,645 | 4 | $21,761,161 |
| 1,391 | Shawn Harwell | $86,907,746 | 1 | $86,907,746 |
| 1,392 | Cory Goodman | $86,858,259 | 4 | $21,714,565 |
| 1,393 | Chris Spain | $86,761,307 | 2 | $43,380,654 |
| 1,394 | Alan Parker | $86,758,096 | 4 | $21,689,524 |
| 1,395 | Johannes Roberts | $86,569,119 | 6 | $14,428,187 |
| 1,396 | Jan Sardi | $86,389,403 | 2 | $43,194,702 |
| 1,397 | Ian Goldberg | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,398 | Richard Naing | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,399 | Erin Simms | $86,147,861 | 2 | $43,073,931 |
| 1,400 | Eric Siegel | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
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.