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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,401 | John Hoffman | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,402 | Anthony Leondis | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,403 | John Phillips | $86,045,395 | 2 | $43,022,698 |
| 1,404 | James R. Webb | $85,900,000 | 6 | $14,316,667 |
| 1,405 | Alain Godard | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,406 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,407 | Diana Ossana | $85,517,304 | 3 | $28,505,768 |
| 1,408 | Stephen Hillenburg | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,409 | Kent Osborne | $85,416,609 | 3 | $28,472,203 |
| 1,410 | Aaron Springer | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,411 | Derek Drymon | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,412 | Paul Tibbitt | $85,416,609 | 2 | $42,708,305 |
| 1,413 | Jesse L. Lasky | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,414 | Jack Gariss | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,415 | Fredric M. Frank | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,416 | Trey Parker | $85,394,461 | 3 | $28,464,820 |
| 1,417 | Nick Vallelonga | $85,080,171 | 2 | $42,540,086 |
| 1,418 | Brian Currie | $85,080,171 | 3 | $28,360,057 |
| 1,419 | Karl Tunberg | $84,988,000 | 4 | $21,247,000 |
| 1,420 | Max Landis | $84,981,862 | 8 | $10,622,733 |
| 1,421 | Edward Neumeier | $84,951,074 | 3 | $28,317,025 |
| 1,422 | Michael Miner | $84,951,074 | 2 | $42,475,537 |
| 1,423 | David Wain | $84,881,212 | 4 | $21,220,303 |
| 1,424 | Matt Stone | $84,812,437 | 2 | $42,406,219 |
| 1,425 | Tyger Williams | $84,758,962 | 2 | $42,379,481 |
| 1,426 | Michael R. Perry | $84,757,907 | 2 | $42,378,954 |
| 1,427 | Tom Pabst | $84,752,907 | 1 | $84,752,907 |
| 1,428 | Nia DaCosta | $84,650,233 | 4 | $21,162,558 |
| 1,429 | Lionel Wigram | $84,620,175 | 2 | $42,310,088 |
| 1,430 | Ken Marino | $84,589,110 | 3 | $28,196,370 |
| 1,431 | Megan McDonnell | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,432 | Elissa Karasik | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,433 | Elizabeth Hannah | $84,481,288 | 3 | $28,160,429 |
| 1,434 | Jillian Jacobs | $84,453,602 | 4 | $21,113,401 |
| 1,435 | Tim Federle | $84,410,380 | 3 | $28,136,793 |
| 1,436 | John Kamps | $84,308,199 | 4 | $21,077,050 |
| 1,437 | Aurelius Battaglia | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,438 | Otto Englander | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,439 | William Cottrell | $84,300,000 | 2 | $42,150,000 |
| 1,440 | Webb Smith | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,441 | Joseph Sabo | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,442 | Brent McCorkle | $84,223,733 | 3 | $28,074,578 |
| 1,443 | Michael Palin | $83,915,483 | 5 | $16,783,097 |
| 1,444 | Melissa Stack | $83,911,193 | 2 | $41,955,597 |
| 1,445 | Thomas Meehan | $83,777,743 | 4 | $20,944,436 |
| 1,446 | David Newman | $83,667,914 | 2 | $41,833,957 |
| 1,447 | Chris Bertolini | $83,552,429 | 1 | $83,552,429 |
| 1,448 | Arthur Laurents | $83,519,870 | 2 | $41,759,935 |
| 1,449 | Charles Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,450 | Vlas Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,451 | Michael Colton | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,452 | John Aboud | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,453 | Brandon Sawyer | $83,350,911 | 1 | $83,350,911 |
| 1,454 | Sue Smith | $83,299,761 | 1 | $83,299,761 |
| 1,455 | Claire Sera | $83,240,103 | 1 | $83,240,103 |
| 1,456 | Ray Wright | $83,194,186 | 5 | $16,638,837 |
| 1,457 | Nathan Alexander | $83,107,829 | 1 | $83,107,829 |
| 1,458 | David Soren | $83,028,130 | 1 | $83,028,130 |
| 1,459 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 1,460 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 1,461 | Carol Sobieski | $82,874,215 | 3 | $27,624,738 |
| 1,462 | Jamie Moss | $82,749,684 | 3 | $27,583,228 |
| 1,463 | Luke Greenfield | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,464 | Nicholas Thomas | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,465 | Shawn Schepps | $82,388,051 | 3 | $27,462,684 |
| 1,466 | Maria Melnik | $82,315,509 | 3 | $27,438,503 |
| 1,467 | Neil Gaiman | $82,280,579 | 1 | $82,280,579 |
| 1,468 | Roger Avary | $82,280,579 | 2 | $41,140,290 |
| 1,469 | Harold Livingston | $82,258,456 | 1 | $82,258,456 |
| 1,470 | Jeff Stockwell | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,471 | David Patterson | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,472 | Stanley Mann | $81,996,327 | 6 | $13,666,055 |
| 1,473 | Barry Michael Cooper | $81,923,169 | 3 | $27,307,723 |
| 1,474 | Kevin Barnett | $81,847,991 | 3 | $27,282,664 |
| 1,475 | John Bishop | $81,841,095 | 3 | $27,280,365 |
| 1,476 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 1,477 | Jerry Belson | $81,617,193 | 4 | $20,404,298 |
| 1,478 | David Digilio | $81,612,565 | 1 | $81,612,565 |
| 1,479 | Ring Lardner Jr. | $81,600,000 | 1 | $81,600,000 |
| 1,480 | Steve Gordon | $81,464,486 | 1 | $81,464,486 |
| 1,481 | Elizabeth Chandler | $81,443,446 | 3 | $27,147,815 |
| 1,482 | Michael Frost Beckner | $81,357,213 | 2 | $40,678,607 |
| 1,483 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 1,484 | Daniel G. Sullivan | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,485 | Fredric Lebow | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,486 | Rafael Yglesias | $80,969,107 | 5 | $16,193,821 |
| 1,487 | Frank Thomas | $80,832,066 | 2 | $40,416,033 |
| 1,488 | Jennifer Salt | $80,574,010 | 1 | $80,574,010 |
| 1,489 | Joseph Stein | $80,500,000 | 1 | $80,500,000 |
| 1,490 | Michael Blodgett | $80,489,243 | 3 | $26,829,748 |
| 1,491 | Rock Reuben | $80,360,866 | 1 | $80,360,866 |
| 1,492 | Roald Dahl | $80,276,193 | 3 | $26,758,731 |
| 1,493 | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | $80,219,561 | 3 | $26,739,854 |
| 1,494 | John Erick Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,495 | Drew Dowdle | $80,202,998 | 4 | $20,050,750 |
| 1,496 | Dylan Kussman | $80,101,125 | 1 | $80,101,125 |
| 1,497 | Louis C.K. | $80,025,280 | 4 | $20,006,320 |
| 1,498 | Ryne Douglas Pearson | $79,957,634 | 1 | $79,957,634 |
| 1,499 | Michel Fessler | $79,941,052 | 3 | $26,647,017 |
| 1,500 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $79,840,335 | 4 | $19,960,084 |
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.