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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,201 | Lawrence D. Cohen | $42,080,363 | 3 | $14,026,788 |
| 2,202 | Charles Martin Smith | $42,024,533 | 1 | $42,024,533 |
| 2,203 | Andrew Hyatt | $42,020,227 | 3 | $14,006,742 |
| 2,204 | John Farrow | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,205 | S. J. Perelman | $42,000,000 | 1 | $42,000,000 |
| 2,206 | Paul Osborn | $42,000,000 | 2 | $21,000,000 |
| 2,207 | Neal Marshall Stevens | $41,867,960 | 1 | $41,867,960 |
| 2,208 | Alexi Hawley | $41,814,863 | 1 | $41,814,863 |
| 2,209 | Andrew Birkin | $41,765,590 | 4 | $10,441,398 |
| 2,210 | Marc Hyman | $41,729,302 | 4 | $10,432,326 |
| 2,211 | Peter Fonda | $41,728,598 | 1 | $41,728,598 |
| 2,212 | Dennis Hopper | $41,728,598 | 1 | $41,728,598 |
| 2,213 | Huck Botko | $41,720,051 | 3 | $13,906,684 |
| 2,214 | Hamish McColl | $41,708,878 | 2 | $20,854,439 |
| 2,215 | Tom Tykwer | $41,681,372 | 5 | $8,336,274 |
| 2,216 | Andrew Gurland | $41,671,056 | 2 | $20,835,528 |
| 2,217 | Eyal Podell | $41,657,076 | 1 | $41,657,076 |
| 2,218 | Jonathon E. Stewart | $41,657,076 | 1 | $41,657,076 |
| 2,219 | J.D. Zeik | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 2,220 | Richard Weisz | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 2,221 | Emilio Estevez | $41,595,617 | 6 | $6,932,603 |
| 2,222 | Cary Bickley | $41,543,207 | 1 | $41,543,207 |
| 2,223 | Yuri Zeltser | $41,543,207 | 2 | $20,771,604 |
| 2,224 | Nick Castle | $41,536,833 | 3 | $13,845,611 |
| 2,225 | Franco Arcalli | $41,466,332 | 2 | $20,733,166 |
| 2,226 | E. Max Frye | $41,425,530 | 5 | $8,285,106 |
| 2,227 | Michael Reisz | $41,411,015 | 1 | $41,411,015 |
| 2,228 | Matthew Chapman | $41,396,916 | 4 | $10,349,229 |
| 2,229 | Jody Hill | $41,364,218 | 3 | $13,788,073 |
| 2,230 | Karen Croner | $41,356,116 | 3 | $13,785,372 |
| 2,231 | Edward Rugoff | $41,318,609 | 2 | $20,659,305 |
| 2,232 | Mike Marvin | $41,266,155 | 3 | $13,755,385 |
| 2,233 | Timothy J. Sexton | $41,236,947 | 4 | $10,309,237 |
| 2,234 | Jay Tarses | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,235 | Tom Patchett | $41,206,251 | 2 | $20,603,126 |
| 2,236 | Brian Hohlfeld | $41,201,856 | 3 | $13,733,952 |
| 2,237 | Hal Needham | $41,100,000 | 2 | $20,550,000 |
| 2,238 | Albert Maltz | $41,050,000 | 2 | $20,525,000 |
| 2,239 | David M. Evans | $41,025,348 | 3 | $13,675,116 |
| 2,240 | Alan Di Fiore | $41,012,075 | 1 | $41,012,075 |
| 2,241 | Gareth Edwards | $41,011,980 | 2 | $20,505,990 |
| 2,242 | Michael Varhol | $40,940,662 | 1 | $40,940,662 |
| 2,243 | Phil Hartman | $40,940,662 | 1 | $40,940,662 |
| 2,244 | Lawrence Wright | $40,934,175 | 1 | $40,934,175 |
| 2,245 | John Rice | $40,914,068 | 1 | $40,914,068 |
| 2,246 | Joe Batteer | $40,914,068 | 1 | $40,914,068 |
| 2,247 | Johanna Harwood | $40,867,035 | 2 | $20,433,518 |
| 2,248 | Camilla Blackett | $40,860,481 | 2 | $20,430,241 |
| 2,249 | Dan Futterman | $40,846,830 | 2 | $20,423,415 |
| 2,250 | Zach Cregger | $40,842,944 | 3 | $13,614,315 |
| 2,251 | Isaac Aptaker | $40,826,341 | 4 | $10,206,585 |
| 2,252 | Elizabeth Berger | $40,826,341 | 4 | $10,206,585 |
| 2,253 | Michael Thomas | $40,823,758 | 6 | $6,803,960 |
| 2,254 | Jason Harry Pagan | $40,645,365 | 3 | $13,548,455 |
| 2,255 | Andrew Deutschman | $40,645,365 | 3 | $13,548,455 |
| 2,256 | Steven Pressfield | $40,613,993 | 3 | $13,537,998 |
| 2,257 | Hiroshi Seko | $40,609,363 | 5 | $8,121,873 |
| 2,258 | Bruce Neibaur | $40,593,286 | 1 | $40,593,286 |
| 2,259 | Rich Eustis | $40,559,587 | 2 | $20,279,794 |
| 2,260 | Pierre Christin | $40,479,370 | 1 | $40,479,370 |
| 2,261 | Jean Claude Mezieres | $40,479,370 | 1 | $40,479,370 |
| 2,262 | David Mitchell | $40,463,197 | 1 | $40,463,197 |
| 2,263 | Aleksandar Hemon | $40,463,197 | 1 | $40,463,197 |
| 2,264 | Dana Carvey | $40,363,530 | 1 | $40,363,530 |
| 2,265 | Dennis Hackin | $40,359,310 | 2 | $20,179,655 |
| 2,266 | Robert Dunn | $40,334,024 | 1 | $40,334,024 |
| 2,267 | Nelson Gidding | $40,321,788 | 3 | $13,440,596 |
| 2,268 | David Farr | $40,271,607 | 3 | $13,423,869 |
| 2,269 | Seth Lochhead | $40,259,119 | 2 | $20,129,560 |
| 2,270 | Michael Kennedy | $40,258,411 | 3 | $13,419,470 |
| 2,271 | S.S. Rajamouli | $40,196,918 | 3 | $13,398,973 |
| 2,272 | Peter Schink | $40,168,080 | 1 | $40,168,080 |
| 2,273 | Steven Soderbergh | $40,149,953 | 4 | $10,037,488 |
| 2,274 | Sean Hood | $40,143,559 | 2 | $20,071,780 |
| 2,275 | Lizzy Weiss | $40,118,420 | 1 | $40,118,420 |
| 2,276 | Platte F. Clark | $40,048,808 | 1 | $40,048,808 |
| 2,277 | Darin McDaniel | $40,048,808 | 1 | $40,048,808 |
| 2,278 | Ronald Roose | $40,048,332 | 1 | $40,048,332 |
| 2,279 | David Griffiths | $40,048,332 | 2 | $20,024,166 |
| 2,280 | Lewis John Carlino | $40,031,517 | 3 | $13,343,839 |
| 2,281 | Abi Morgan | $39,897,496 | 4 | $9,974,374 |
| 2,282 | Darin Scott | $39,883,839 | 3 | $13,294,613 |
| 2,283 | Pamela Gray | $39,795,570 | 4 | $9,948,893 |
| 2,284 | James Edward Grant | $39,772,000 | 5 | $7,954,400 |
| 2,285 | Kurt Frey | $39,646,130 | 3 | $13,215,377 |
| 2,286 | Philip Yordan | $39,633,352 | 6 | $6,605,559 |
| 2,287 | Craig Borten | $39,526,007 | 3 | $13,175,336 |
| 2,288 | Peter Hyams | $39,506,154 | 5 | $7,901,231 |
| 2,289 | Ken Hixon | $39,472,916 | 5 | $7,894,583 |
| 2,290 | Mose Richards | $39,299,390 | 2 | $19,649,695 |
| 2,291 | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas | $39,282,227 | 1 | $39,282,227 |
| 2,292 | Howard Korder | $39,263,506 | 1 | $39,263,506 |
| 2,293 | Takashi Bufford | $39,261,489 | 2 | $19,630,745 |
| 2,294 | Randy Newman | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,295 | Lorne Michaels | $39,246,734 | 1 | $39,246,734 |
| 2,296 | Josh Cagan | $39,241,331 | 3 | $13,080,444 |
| 2,297 | Jim Wheat | $39,235,088 | 2 | $19,617,544 |
| 2,298 | Ken Wheat | $39,235,088 | 2 | $19,617,544 |
| 2,299 | Marcel Rodriguez | $39,177,684 | 1 | $39,177,684 |
| 2,300 | Dudley Nichols | $39,100,000 | 2 | $19,550,000 |
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.