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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,101 | Lawrence Wright | $40,934,175 | 1 | $40,934,175 |
| 2,102 | John Rice | $40,914,068 | 1 | $40,914,068 |
| 2,103 | Joe Batteer | $40,914,068 | 1 | $40,914,068 |
| 2,104 | Camilla Blackett | $40,860,481 | 2 | $20,430,241 |
| 2,105 | Dan Futterman | $40,846,830 | 2 | $20,423,415 |
| 2,106 | Zach Cregger | $40,842,944 | 1 | $40,842,944 |
| 2,107 | Elizabeth Berger | $40,826,341 | 3 | $13,608,780 |
| 2,108 | Isaac Aptaker | $40,826,341 | 3 | $13,608,780 |
| 2,109 | Michael Thomas | $40,823,758 | 6 | $6,803,960 |
| 2,110 | Jason Harry Pagan | $40,645,365 | 3 | $13,548,455 |
| 2,111 | Andrew Deutschman | $40,645,365 | 3 | $13,548,455 |
| 2,112 | Steven Pressfield | $40,613,993 | 3 | $13,537,998 |
| 2,113 | Bruce Neibaur | $40,593,286 | 1 | $40,593,286 |
| 2,114 | Jean Claude Mezieres | $40,479,370 | 1 | $40,479,370 |
| 2,115 | Pierre Christin | $40,479,370 | 1 | $40,479,370 |
| 2,116 | David Mitchell | $40,463,197 | 1 | $40,463,197 |
| 2,117 | Aleksandar Hemon | $40,463,197 | 1 | $40,463,197 |
| 2,118 | Jim Sharman | $40,420,000 | 1 | $40,420,000 |
| 2,119 | Richard O'Brien | $40,420,000 | 1 | $40,420,000 |
| 2,120 | Dana Carvey | $40,363,530 | 1 | $40,363,530 |
| 2,121 | Dennis Hackin | $40,359,310 | 2 | $20,179,655 |
| 2,122 | Robert Dunn | $40,334,024 | 1 | $40,334,024 |
| 2,123 | Nelson Gidding | $40,321,788 | 3 | $13,440,596 |
| 2,124 | David Farr | $40,271,607 | 3 | $13,423,869 |
| 2,125 | Seth Lochhead | $40,259,119 | 2 | $20,129,560 |
| 2,126 | S.S. Rajamouli | $40,196,918 | 3 | $13,398,973 |
| 2,127 | Peter Schink | $40,168,080 | 1 | $40,168,080 |
| 2,128 | Steven Soderbergh | $40,149,953 | 4 | $10,037,488 |
| 2,129 | Sean Hood | $40,143,559 | 2 | $20,071,780 |
| 2,130 | Lizzy Weiss | $40,118,420 | 1 | $40,118,420 |
| 2,131 | Lewis John Carlino | $40,031,517 | 3 | $13,343,839 |
| 2,132 | Abi Morgan | $39,897,496 | 4 | $9,974,374 |
| 2,133 | Darin Scott | $39,883,839 | 3 | $13,294,613 |
| 2,134 | Pamela Gray | $39,795,570 | 4 | $9,948,893 |
| 2,135 | James Edward Grant | $39,772,000 | 5 | $7,954,400 |
| 2,136 | Kurt Frey | $39,646,130 | 3 | $13,215,377 |
| 2,137 | Philip Yordan | $39,633,352 | 6 | $6,605,559 |
| 2,138 | Andrew Birkin | $39,542,297 | 3 | $13,180,766 |
| 2,139 | Craig Borten | $39,526,007 | 3 | $13,175,336 |
| 2,140 | Peter Hyams | $39,506,154 | 5 | $7,901,231 |
| 2,141 | Ken Hixon | $39,472,916 | 5 | $7,894,583 |
| 2,142 | Mose Richards | $39,299,390 | 2 | $19,649,695 |
| 2,143 | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas | $39,282,227 | 1 | $39,282,227 |
| 2,144 | Howard Korder | $39,263,506 | 1 | $39,263,506 |
| 2,145 | Takashi Bufford | $39,261,489 | 2 | $19,630,745 |
| 2,146 | Lorne Michaels | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,147 | Randy Newman | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,148 | Josh Cagan | $39,241,331 | 3 | $13,080,444 |
| 2,149 | Jim Wheat | $39,235,088 | 2 | $19,617,544 |
| 2,150 | Ken Wheat | $39,235,088 | 2 | $19,617,544 |
| 2,151 | Marcel Rodriguez | $39,177,684 | 1 | $39,177,684 |
| 2,152 | Dudley Nichols | $39,100,000 | 2 | $19,550,000 |
| 2,153 | Steve Coogan | $39,051,437 | 3 | $13,017,146 |
| 2,154 | Jennie Snyder Urman | $39,046,489 | 1 | $39,046,489 |
| 2,155 | Shawn Rasmussen | $39,021,953 | 3 | $13,007,318 |
| 2,156 | Michael Rasmussen | $39,021,953 | 3 | $13,007,318 |
| 2,157 | Barbra Streisand | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 2,158 | Jack Rosenthal | $39,012,241 | 1 | $39,012,241 |
| 2,159 | Brian Koppelman | $38,942,626 | 3 | $12,980,875 |
| 2,160 | Steven Siegel | $38,859,189 | 1 | $38,859,189 |
| 2,161 | Howard Ashman | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 2,162 | Sean Durkin | $38,730,718 | 3 | $12,910,239 |
| 2,163 | Franco Zeffirelli | $38,700,325 | 3 | $12,900,108 |
| 2,164 | Tom Tykwer | $38,647,864 | 4 | $9,661,966 |
| 2,165 | Andrew Davis | $38,615,592 | 3 | $12,871,864 |
| 2,166 | Perry Howze | $38,600,876 | 3 | $12,866,959 |
| 2,167 | Randy Howze | $38,600,876 | 3 | $12,866,959 |
| 2,168 | Barry Berman | $38,584,904 | 2 | $19,292,452 |
| 2,169 | Phil Vischer | $38,552,620 | 2 | $19,276,310 |
| 2,170 | Chris D'Arienzo | $38,518,613 | 2 | $19,259,307 |
| 2,171 | Stewart Raffill | $38,407,196 | 5 | $7,681,439 |
| 2,172 | John A. Davis | $38,401,669 | 2 | $19,200,835 |
| 2,173 | Peter Landesman | $38,392,763 | 5 | $7,678,553 |
| 2,174 | Eric Red | $38,325,012 | 5 | $7,665,002 |
| 2,175 | Michael Henry Brown | $38,146,703 | 2 | $19,073,352 |
| 2,176 | Ronny Graham | $38,119,483 | 1 | $38,119,483 |
| 2,177 | David Zelag Goodman | $38,019,290 | 5 | $7,603,858 |
| 2,178 | Gale Anne Hurd | $38,019,031 | 1 | $38,019,031 |
| 2,179 | Keith Sharon | $37,948,765 | 1 | $37,948,765 |
| 2,180 | Alan Sharp | $37,890,587 | 2 | $18,945,294 |
| 2,181 | Michael Bender | $37,882,551 | 1 | $37,882,551 |
| 2,182 | Adam Jay Epstein | $37,882,551 | 1 | $37,882,551 |
| 2,183 | Andrew Jacobson | $37,882,551 | 1 | $37,882,551 |
| 2,184 | Calder Willingham | $37,826,173 | 2 | $18,913,087 |
| 2,185 | Kerry Conran | $37,760,080 | 1 | $37,760,080 |
| 2,186 | Nick Cave | $37,676,849 | 2 | $18,838,425 |
| 2,187 | Terry McMillan | $37,672,944 | 1 | $37,672,944 |
| 2,188 | John Hoffman | $37,667,746 | 1 | $37,667,746 |
| 2,189 | Zeke Richardson | $37,667,746 | 1 | $37,667,746 |
| 2,190 | Frank Baldwin | $37,565,634 | 4 | $9,391,409 |
| 2,191 | John Huston | $37,550,000 | 4 | $9,387,500 |
| 2,192 | Richard Kletter | $37,520,443 | 2 | $18,760,222 |
| 2,193 | Francis Veber | $37,488,263 | 4 | $9,372,066 |
| 2,194 | Nick Frost | $37,412,945 | 2 | $18,706,473 |
| 2,195 | Neil LaBute | $37,407,195 | 9 | $4,156,355 |
| 2,196 | Vernon Harris | $37,402,877 | 2 | $18,701,439 |
| 2,197 | Paul Dehn | $37,389,009 | 3 | $12,463,003 |
| 2,198 | Hubbel Palmer | $37,364,043 | 2 | $18,682,022 |
| 2,199 | Chris Bowman | $37,364,043 | 2 | $18,682,022 |
| 2,200 | Sonny Mallhi | $37,300,107 | 2 | $18,650,054 |
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.