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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,801 | Charles Fuller | $22,100,000 | 1 | $22,100,000 |
| 2,802 | Richard Smith | $22,099,847 | 1 | $22,099,847 |
| 2,803 | Olivia Hetreed | $22,068,277 | 2 | $11,034,139 |
| 2,804 | Ben Younger | $22,047,869 | 2 | $11,023,935 |
| 2,805 | Tom Epperson | $22,016,490 | 3 | $7,338,830 |
| 2,806 | Steph Lady | $22,006,296 | 1 | $22,006,296 |
| 2,807 | Clay Tarver | $21,973,182 | 3 | $7,324,394 |
| 2,808 | Andrew Cosby | $21,903,748 | 1 | $21,903,748 |
| 2,809 | Paul Lalonde | $21,893,411 | 3 | $7,297,804 |
| 2,810 | Michael Vogel | $21,885,107 | 1 | $21,885,107 |
| 2,811 | Meghan McCarthy | $21,885,107 | 1 | $21,885,107 |
| 2,812 | Joe Ballarini | $21,885,107 | 2 | $10,942,554 |
| 2,813 | Eric Summer | $21,858,070 | 1 | $21,858,070 |
| 2,814 | Carol Noble | $21,858,070 | 1 | $21,858,070 |
| 2,815 | Colin Patrick Lynch | $21,835,784 | 1 | $21,835,784 |
| 2,816 | Galen Thompson | $21,834,681 | 2 | $10,917,341 |
| 2,817 | Massimo Troisi | $21,812,813 | 1 | $21,812,813 |
| 2,818 | Frank Cavett | $21,800,000 | 2 | $10,900,000 |
| 2,819 | Sooni Taraporevala | $21,792,520 | 4 | $5,448,130 |
| 2,820 | Joseph Mitchell | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,821 | Roi Cooper Megrue | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,822 | Clyde Bruckman | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,823 | Steve Cohen | $21,731,001 | 1 | $21,731,001 |
| 2,824 | Jean Havez | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,825 | Lionel Mark Smith | $21,704,844 | 1 | $21,704,844 |
| 2,826 | David Greenwalt | $21,667,789 | 1 | $21,667,789 |
| 2,827 | Laura Esquivel | $21,656,534 | 1 | $21,656,534 |
| 2,828 | John Mattson | $21,640,644 | 2 | $10,820,322 |
| 2,829 | Steven Klein | $21,607,190 | 1 | $21,607,190 |
| 2,830 | Ben Best | $21,596,445 | 1 | $21,596,445 |
| 2,831 | Desmond Nakano | $21,578,098 | 4 | $5,394,525 |
| 2,832 | Geoffrey Edwards | $21,576,009 | 3 | $7,192,003 |
| 2,833 | David Fowler | $21,572,663 | 4 | $5,393,166 |
| 2,834 | Jonathan Hock | $21,550,235 | 2 | $10,775,118 |
| 2,835 | Don Bluth | $21,513,826 | 2 | $10,756,913 |
| 2,836 | William Hjortsberg | $21,502,112 | 2 | $10,751,056 |
| 2,837 | Barry Strugatz | $21,495,229 | 2 | $10,747,615 |
| 2,838 | Mark R. Burns | $21,486,757 | 1 | $21,486,757 |
| 2,839 | Corey Mandell | $21,471,685 | 1 | $21,471,685 |
| 2,840 | J.D. Shapiro | $21,471,685 | 1 | $21,471,685 |
| 2,841 | Toby Emmerich | $21,471,047 | 1 | $21,471,047 |
| 2,842 | Carol Skilken | $21,471,047 | 1 | $21,471,047 |
| 2,843 | James Cruikshank | $21,458,229 | 1 | $21,458,229 |
| 2,844 | James Orr | $21,458,229 | 1 | $21,458,229 |
| 2,845 | Debra Hill | $21,445,318 | 1 | $21,445,318 |
| 2,846 | James Berg | $21,443,204 | 1 | $21,443,204 |
| 2,847 | Stan Zimmerman | $21,443,204 | 1 | $21,443,204 |
| 2,848 | Ti West | $21,440,165 | 8 | $2,680,021 |
| 2,849 | Liam O'Donnell | $21,416,355 | 3 | $7,138,785 |
| 2,850 | Joshua Cordes | $21,416,355 | 2 | $10,708,178 |
| 2,851 | Ben Coccio | $21,403,519 | 1 | $21,403,519 |
| 2,852 | Darius Marder | $21,403,519 | 2 | $10,701,760 |
| 2,853 | Simon Wells | $21,392,758 | 1 | $21,392,758 |
| 2,854 | Wendy Wells | $21,392,758 | 1 | $21,392,758 |
| 2,855 | Richard Jefferies | $21,384,035 | 1 | $21,384,035 |
| 2,856 | Arash Amel | $21,383,365 | 7 | $3,054,766 |
| 2,857 | Sidney Lumet | $21,380,673 | 3 | $7,126,891 |
| 2,858 | Robert Resnikoff | $21,365,321 | 1 | $21,365,321 |
| 2,859 | Alex Barnow | $21,360,215 | 1 | $21,360,215 |
| 2,860 | Rudy Wurlitzer | $21,313,156 | 5 | $4,262,631 |
| 2,861 | Wolfgang Weigel | $21,300,000 | 1 | $21,300,000 |
| 2,862 | Joe Hale | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,863 | Al Wilson | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,864 | David Jonas | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,865 | Roy Morita | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,866 | Richard Rich | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,867 | Art Stevens | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,868 | Nicolas Pesce | $21,259,103 | 3 | $7,086,368 |
| 2,869 | Tony Mosher | $21,218,403 | 1 | $21,218,403 |
| 2,870 | Philip Shelby | $21,218,403 | 1 | $21,218,403 |
| 2,871 | Takashi Shimizu | $21,216,148 | 2 | $10,608,074 |
| 2,872 | Christopher Gore | $21,202,829 | 1 | $21,202,829 |
| 2,873 | Rob Thomas | $21,165,506 | 2 | $10,582,753 |
| 2,874 | Tom Davis | $21,153,686 | 1 | $21,153,686 |
| 2,875 | Flint Dille | $21,100,409 | 2 | $10,550,205 |
| 2,876 | Martyn Burke | $21,100,000 | 1 | $21,100,000 |
| 2,877 | Cord Jefferson | $21,098,470 | 1 | $21,098,470 |
| 2,878 | Rosalind Ross | $21,096,678 | 4 | $5,274,170 |
| 2,879 | Mark Bishop | $21,089,146 | 1 | $21,089,146 |
| 2,880 | Robert J. Avrech | $21,084,934 | 2 | $10,542,467 |
| 2,881 | Antwone Fisher | $21,078,145 | 1 | $21,078,145 |
| 2,882 | David Cronenberg | $21,069,992 | 8 | $2,633,749 |
| 2,883 | Lawrence Bassoff | $21,058,033 | 1 | $21,058,033 |
| 2,884 | Horton Foote | $21,013,978 | 4 | $5,253,495 |
| 2,885 | Fred Finklehoffe | $21,000,000 | 3 | $7,000,000 |
| 2,886 | Chris Carter | $20,982,478 | 1 | $20,982,478 |
| 2,887 | Frank Spotnitz | $20,982,478 | 1 | $20,982,478 |
| 2,888 | James Ponsoldt | $20,931,595 | 4 | $5,232,899 |
| 2,889 | Topper Lilien | $20,896,518 | 3 | $6,965,506 |
| 2,890 | John Stuart | $20,868,638 | 1 | $20,868,638 |
| 2,891 | Christian Swegal | $20,868,638 | 2 | $10,434,319 |
| 2,892 | Robert Alan Aurthur | $20,845,016 | 1 | $20,845,016 |
| 2,893 | Robert Dillon | $20,818,672 | 2 | $10,409,336 |
| 2,894 | Robert Buckner | $20,800,000 | 2 | $10,400,000 |
| 2,895 | Claudio Herrera | $20,799,533 | 2 | $10,399,767 |
| 2,896 | Sergio Adrian Sanchez | $20,799,533 | 2 | $10,399,767 |
| 2,897 | Anthony Tambakis | $20,797,449 | 6 | $3,466,242 |
| 2,898 | Bobby Smith Jr. | $20,788,730 | 1 | $20,788,730 |
| 2,899 | Niki Caro | $20,779,666 | 2 | $10,389,833 |
| 2,900 | Todd Berger | $20,767,270 | 3 | $6,922,423 |
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.