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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
| 1,902 | Ben Stassen | $54,093,042 | 5 | $10,818,608 |
| 1,903 | Damien Leone | $53,981,071 | 2 | $26,990,536 |
| 1,904 | Han Jin-won | $53,867,897 | 1 | $53,867,897 |
| 1,905 | Steve Feke | $53,860,214 | 2 | $26,930,107 |
| 1,906 | John Norville | $53,854,588 | 1 | $53,854,588 |
| 1,907 | Roberto Bentivegna | $53,809,574 | 3 | $17,936,525 |
| 1,908 | David Hare | $53,732,582 | 7 | $7,676,083 |
| 1,909 | Joseph Stefano | $53,722,448 | 2 | $26,861,224 |
| 1,910 | Halsted Welles | $53,606,916 | 1 | $53,606,916 |
| 1,911 | Neil Tolkin | $53,436,777 | 3 | $17,812,259 |
| 1,912 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
| 1,913 | Ian Deitchman | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
| 1,914 | Kristian Rusk Robinson | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
| 1,915 | Jeremy Brock | $53,365,444 | 7 | $7,623,635 |
| 1,916 | Kelly Ward | $53,274,393 | 3 | $17,758,131 |
| 1,917 | William Friedkin | $53,252,131 | 4 | $13,313,033 |
| 1,918 | Jonathan Reynolds | $53,054,000 | 4 | $13,263,500 |
| 1,919 | Steven Brill | $53,039,202 | 4 | $13,259,801 |
| 1,920 | Paul Mooney | $53,004,459 | 3 | $17,668,153 |
| 1,921 | Jon Boorstin | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
| 1,922 | Alan McElroy | $52,971,354 | 7 | $7,567,336 |
| 1,923 | Justin Kuritzkes | $52,956,581 | 3 | $17,652,194 |
| 1,924 | Chuck Hogan | $52,853,219 | 2 | $26,426,610 |
| 1,925 | Kieth Merrill | $52,800,000 | 2 | $26,400,000 |
| 1,926 | Susan Estelle Jansen | $52,744,664 | 2 | $26,372,332 |
| 1,927 | Harris Goldberg | $52,577,868 | 3 | $17,525,956 |
| 1,928 | Michael Elias | $52,559,587 | 3 | $17,519,862 |
| 1,929 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | $52,544,279 | 5 | $10,508,856 |
| 1,930 | Aimee Lagos | $52,543,632 | 2 | $26,271,816 |
| 1,931 | Jack Rose | $52,506,251 | 4 | $13,126,563 |
| 1,932 | Alex Convery | $52,460,106 | 1 | $52,460,106 |
| 1,933 | Kurt Sutter | $52,421,953 | 1 | $52,421,953 |
| 1,934 | Owen Wilson | $52,353,636 | 1 | $52,353,636 |
| 1,935 | Brad Ingelsby | $52,277,155 | 7 | $7,468,165 |
| 1,936 | Lukas Heller | $52,247,000 | 3 | $17,415,667 |
| 1,937 | David Webb Peoples | $52,211,309 | 2 | $26,105,655 |
| 1,938 | Joel Soisson | $52,172,471 | 8 | $6,521,559 |
| 1,939 | Brian Doyle-Murray | $52,154,865 | 2 | $26,077,433 |
| 1,940 | Irena Brignull | $52,148,518 | 2 | $26,074,259 |
| 1,941 | Michael Cooney | $52,131,264 | 2 | $26,065,632 |
| 1,942 | Ronald Bronstein | $52,130,590 | 4 | $13,032,648 |
| 1,943 | Josh Safdie | $52,130,590 | 4 | $13,032,648 |
| 1,944 | Joel Edgerton | $52,089,750 | 5 | $10,417,950 |
| 1,945 | Terry Jones | $52,083,960 | 7 | $7,440,566 |
| 1,946 | Paul Webb | $52,076,908 | 1 | $52,076,908 |
| 1,947 | Peter Shaffer | $51,973,029 | 1 | $51,973,029 |
| 1,948 | Patrick Marber | $51,946,895 | 3 | $17,315,632 |
| 1,949 | Kevin Willmott | $51,928,371 | 4 | $12,982,093 |
| 1,950 | Steven McKay | $51,877,001 | 2 | $25,938,501 |
| 1,951 | Ivan Menchell | $51,874,362 | 2 | $25,937,181 |
| 1,952 | Scott M. Gimple | $51,774,002 | 1 | $51,774,002 |
| 1,953 | Seth Hoffman | $51,774,002 | 1 | $51,774,002 |
| 1,954 | Penelope Spheeris | $51,764,950 | 1 | $51,764,950 |
| 1,955 | Ed Horowitz | $51,758,599 | 1 | $51,758,599 |
| 1,956 | Luke Dawson | $51,730,120 | 3 | $17,243,373 |
| 1,957 | Garry Marshall | $51,667,009 | 2 | $25,833,505 |
| 1,958 | Jean-Claude Van Damme | $51,635,805 | 4 | $12,908,951 |
| 1,959 | Leigh Dunlap | $51,438,175 | 1 | $51,438,175 |
| 1,960 | Walter F. Parkes | $51,433,000 | 1 | $51,433,000 |
| 1,961 | Michael Elliot | $51,432,423 | 2 | $25,716,212 |
| 1,962 | Jordan Moffet | $51,432,423 | 1 | $51,432,423 |
| 1,963 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | $51,363,743 | 1 | $51,363,743 |
| 1,964 | Dean Craig | $51,319,775 | 9 | $5,702,197 |
| 1,965 | Monte Merrick | $51,316,062 | 3 | $17,105,354 |
| 1,966 | Bill Kerby | $51,290,536 | 1 | $51,290,536 |
| 1,967 | Michael Wilson | $51,186,496 | 2 | $25,593,248 |
| 1,968 | James Bobin | $51,178,893 | 1 | $51,178,893 |
| 1,969 | Danny Bilson | $51,174,283 | 3 | $17,058,094 |
| 1,970 | Ronny Graham | $51,149,697 | 2 | $25,574,849 |
| 1,971 | Ari Schlossberg | $51,100,486 | 1 | $51,100,486 |
| 1,972 | Michael Mitnick | $51,069,047 | 5 | $10,213,809 |
| 1,973 | Gurinder Chadha | $51,045,673 | 4 | $12,761,418 |
| 1,974 | Paul Mayeda Berges | $51,045,673 | 4 | $12,761,418 |
| 1,975 | Ben Ketai | $51,025,733 | 3 | $17,008,578 |
| 1,976 | Barry Jenkins | $50,975,445 | 6 | $8,495,908 |
| 1,977 | Ivan Atkinson | $50,900,653 | 3 | $16,966,884 |
| 1,978 | Marn Davies | $50,900,653 | 3 | $16,966,884 |
| 1,979 | Terry Southern | $50,892,968 | 2 | $25,446,484 |
| 1,980 | Farhad Safinia | $50,866,635 | 2 | $25,433,318 |
| 1,981 | Adam Pava | $50,837,305 | 1 | $50,837,305 |
| 1,982 | Armyan Bernstein | $50,699,241 | 1 | $50,699,241 |
| 1,983 | Lowell S. Hawley | $50,618,316 | 2 | $25,309,158 |
| 1,984 | Scott Myers | $50,368,789 | 2 | $25,184,395 |
| 1,985 | Howard Franklin | $50,299,173 | 5 | $10,059,835 |
| 1,986 | David Veloz | $50,282,766 | 1 | $50,282,766 |
| 1,987 | Richard Rutkowski | $50,282,766 | 1 | $50,282,766 |
| 1,988 | Ethan Gross | $50,188,370 | 1 | $50,188,370 |
| 1,989 | Joe Shrapnel | $50,152,569 | 8 | $6,269,071 |
| 1,990 | Anna Waterhouse | $50,152,569 | 8 | $6,269,071 |
| 1,991 | Doug Langdale | $50,151,543 | 3 | $16,717,181 |
| 1,992 | Jorge R. Gutierrez | $50,151,543 | 1 | $50,151,543 |
| 1,993 | Syreeta Singleton | $50,054,690 | 2 | $25,027,345 |
| 1,994 | Tom Lazarus | $50,041,732 | 1 | $50,041,732 |
| 1,995 | Rick Ramage | $50,041,732 | 1 | $50,041,732 |
| 1,996 | Richard Hatem | $50,024,083 | 1 | $50,024,083 |
| 1,997 | Benny Safdie | $50,023,780 | 2 | $25,011,890 |
| 1,998 | Deric Washburn | $50,000,000 | 2 | $25,000,000 |
| 1,999 | Leslye Headland | $49,899,229 | 4 | $12,474,807 |
| 2,000 | Aaron McGruder | $49,876,377 | 1 | $49,876,377 |
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.