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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Sandra Weintraub | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,502 | S. Lee Pogostin | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,503 | Blake Snyder | $28,411,000 | 1 | $28,411,000 |
| 2,504 | Scott Bindley | $28,370,522 | 3 | $9,456,841 |
| 2,505 | Paul Zbyszewski | $28,328,132 | 1 | $28,328,132 |
| 2,506 | Don Michael Paul | $28,280,693 | 6 | $4,713,449 |
| 2,507 | David Campbell Wilson | $28,280,229 | 2 | $14,140,115 |
| 2,508 | Evgenia Peretz | $28,259,725 | 2 | $14,129,863 |
| 2,509 | Whit Stillman | $28,210,622 | 5 | $5,642,124 |
| 2,510 | Earl Fenton | $28,200,000 | 1 | $28,200,000 |
| 2,511 | Rod Lurie | $28,128,714 | 3 | $9,376,238 |
| 2,512 | Shawn Christensen | $28,095,406 | 3 | $9,365,135 |
| 2,513 | Tom Jankiewicz | $28,084,357 | 1 | $28,084,357 |
| 2,514 | Gary DeVore | $28,018,846 | 2 | $14,009,423 |
| 2,515 | Don Holley | $27,979,399 | 1 | $27,979,399 |
| 2,516 | William Link | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,517 | Richard Levinson | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,518 | Joey Mazzarino | $27,939,244 | 2 | $13,969,622 |
| 2,519 | Byron Simpson | $27,931,461 | 1 | $27,931,461 |
| 2,520 | Bob Brunner | $27,807,627 | 1 | $27,807,627 |
| 2,521 | Michael Sloane | $27,796,042 | 1 | $27,796,042 |
| 2,522 | Rebecca Blunt | $27,778,642 | 1 | $27,778,642 |
| 2,523 | Jean-Claude Carriere | $27,756,418 | 15 | $1,850,428 |
| 2,524 | Robert Altman | $27,755,456 | 6 | $4,625,909 |
| 2,525 | W. R. McKinney | $27,700,000 | 1 | $27,700,000 |
| 2,526 | Ron Hutchinson | $27,682,712 | 1 | $27,682,712 |
| 2,527 | Thomas Harris | $27,669,725 | 1 | $27,669,725 |
| 2,528 | Al Gore | $27,642,956 | 2 | $13,821,478 |
| 2,529 | Stephan Elliott | $27,591,768 | 4 | $6,897,942 |
| 2,530 | Scott Spiegel | $27,556,918 | 2 | $13,778,459 |
| 2,531 | Brad Mirman | $27,472,613 | 3 | $9,157,538 |
| 2,532 | James Ellroy | $27,387,906 | 2 | $13,693,953 |
| 2,533 | David Taylor | $27,337,386 | 2 | $13,668,693 |
| 2,534 | Melissa Wallack | $27,298,285 | 1 | $27,298,285 |
| 2,535 | Robert Klane | $27,293,602 | 3 | $9,097,867 |
| 2,536 | John Cusack | $27,277,055 | 1 | $27,277,055 |
| 2,537 | Ethan Wiley | $27,244,631 | 3 | $9,081,544 |
| 2,538 | David Lean | $27,187,653 | 1 | $27,187,653 |
| 2,539 | Tom Hooper | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 2,540 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $27,020,284 | 3 | $9,006,761 |
| 2,541 | Sonia Chernus | $27,000,000 | 1 | $27,000,000 |
| 2,542 | Parker Bennett | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,543 | Terry Runté | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,544 | Greg McLean | $26,950,374 | 4 | $6,737,594 |
| 2,545 | Steven Lisberger | $26,918,576 | 1 | $26,918,576 |
| 2,546 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | $26,918,241 | 2 | $13,459,121 |
| 2,547 | Diane English | $26,902,075 | 1 | $26,902,075 |
| 2,548 | Minako Daira | $26,890,041 | 1 | $26,890,041 |
| 2,549 | Howard Koch | $26,862,500 | 2 | $13,431,250 |
| 2,550 | Ivan Goff | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,551 | Ben Roberts | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,552 | Allan Weiss | $26,773,786 | 3 | $8,924,595 |
| 2,553 | Richard Kelly | $26,701,185 | 3 | $8,900,395 |
| 2,554 | Richard Condon | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,555 | Janet Roach | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,556 | Kendelle Hoyer | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,557 | Brian Kesinger | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,558 | Clio Chiang | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,559 | Nicole Mitchell | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,560 | Don Dougherty | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,561 | Jeremy Spears | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,562 | Philip Eisner | $26,673,242 | 2 | $13,336,621 |
| 2,563 | Jon Croker | $26,656,594 | 6 | $4,442,766 |
| 2,564 | Hal Kanter | $26,646,335 | 4 | $6,661,584 |
| 2,565 | Sarah Cornwell | $26,594,261 | 1 | $26,594,261 |
| 2,566 | Tom Stern | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 2,567 | Tim Burns | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 2,568 | Julie Talen | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 2,569 | Douglas Petrie | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 2,570 | Jeremy Pikser | $26,528,684 | 1 | $26,528,684 |
| 2,571 | David Benullo | $26,513,309 | 2 | $13,256,655 |
| 2,572 | Paul Scheuring | $26,500,000 | 1 | $26,500,000 |
| 2,573 | Rowdy Herrington | $26,492,694 | 2 | $13,246,347 |
| 2,574 | Jordan Katz | $26,449,883 | 2 | $13,224,942 |
| 2,575 | Joe Berlinger | $26,434,508 | 2 | $13,217,254 |
| 2,576 | Stacy Sherman | $26,414,527 | 1 | $26,414,527 |
| 2,577 | Karen Ray | $26,414,527 | 1 | $26,414,527 |
| 2,578 | Liz Brixius | $26,414,527 | 1 | $26,414,527 |
| 2,579 | Keith Clarke | $26,410,477 | 1 | $26,410,477 |
| 2,580 | David Nicholls | $26,338,927 | 3 | $8,779,642 |
| 2,581 | Michael J. Di Gaetano | $26,325,256 | 1 | $26,325,256 |
| 2,582 | Lawrence Gay | $26,325,256 | 1 | $26,325,256 |
| 2,583 | Jonathan Betuel | $26,300,789 | 2 | $13,150,395 |
| 2,584 | Ezra Sacks | $26,285,544 | 2 | $13,142,772 |
| 2,585 | Rick Natkin | $26,255,594 | 1 | $26,255,594 |
| 2,586 | David Fuller | $26,255,594 | 1 | $26,255,594 |
| 2,587 | Olatunde Osunsanmi | $26,218,170 | 1 | $26,218,170 |
| 2,588 | Troy Miller | $26,214,846 | 1 | $26,214,846 |
| 2,589 | Robert Brener | $26,214,846 | 1 | $26,214,846 |
| 2,590 | Betty Comden | $26,200,000 | 2 | $13,100,000 |
| 2,591 | Adolph Green | $26,200,000 | 2 | $13,100,000 |
| 2,592 | Sergio G. Sanchez | $26,179,029 | 2 | $13,089,515 |
| 2,593 | Brandon Boyce | $26,170,939 | 4 | $6,542,735 |
| 2,594 | Nick Pustay | $26,167,002 | 1 | $26,167,002 |
| 2,595 | Ernie Contreras | $26,098,603 | 2 | $13,049,302 |
| 2,596 | Marty Kaplan | $26,078,771 | 2 | $13,039,386 |
| 2,597 | Jo Swerling | $26,041,691 | 2 | $13,020,846 |
| 2,598 | Aneesh Chaganty | $26,015,149 | 2 | $13,007,575 |
| 2,599 | Sev Ohanian | $26,015,149 | 2 | $13,007,575 |
| 2,600 | Eric Bergren | $26,010,864 | 1 | $26,010,864 |
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.