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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Alan Schoolcraft | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 902 | Brent Simons | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 903 | Lorene Scafaria | $147,796,848 | 5 | $29,559,370 |
| 904 | Jim Taylor | $147,619,929 | 3 | $49,206,643 |
| 905 | Jeff Arch | $147,303,955 | 2 | $73,651,978 |
| 906 | Warren Beatty | $147,253,784 | 4 | $36,813,446 |
| 907 | Terri Tatchell | $147,215,503 | 2 | $73,607,752 |
| 908 | Billy Crystal | $146,926,036 | 5 | $29,385,207 |
| 909 | Alan Jay Lerner | $146,581,356 | 6 | $24,430,226 |
| 910 | Takeshi Shudo | $146,543,713 | 3 | $48,847,904 |
| 911 | Carl Ellsworth | $146,457,222 | 3 | $48,819,074 |
| 912 | Didier Kamika | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 913 | Claude Zidi | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 914 | Simon Michael | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 915 | Zach Dean | $146,192,366 | 5 | $29,238,473 |
| 916 | David Marconi | $145,943,343 | 2 | $72,971,672 |
| 917 | Norman Steinberg | $145,433,571 | 3 | $48,477,857 |
| 918 | Terry Gilliam | $145,274,380 | 9 | $16,141,598 |
| 919 | Wendell Mayes | $144,819,177 | 5 | $28,963,835 |
| 920 | Jeff Wadlow | $144,727,404 | 9 | $16,080,823 |
| 921 | Catherine Johnson | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 922 | Eric Bergquist | $144,512,310 | 1 | $144,512,310 |
| 923 | Larry Levin | $144,156,605 | 1 | $144,156,605 |
| 924 | C. Jay Cox | $143,948,355 | 2 | $71,974,178 |
| 925 | Terry Hayes | $143,825,251 | 5 | $28,765,050 |
| 926 | Greg Taylor | $143,143,756 | 4 | $35,785,939 |
| 927 | Rob Edwards | $142,521,453 | 3 | $47,507,151 |
| 928 | Mario Puzo | $142,469,089 | 2 | $71,234,545 |
| 929 | Calder Willingham | $142,223,275 | 3 | $47,407,758 |
| 930 | Michael Sarnoski | $142,117,220 | 2 | $71,058,610 |
| 931 | Eric Johnson | $141,908,254 | 4 | $35,477,064 |
| 932 | Lem Dobbs | $141,584,597 | 7 | $20,226,371 |
| 933 | Carl Binder | $141,579,773 | 1 | $141,579,773 |
| 934 | Philip Lazebnik | $141,579,773 | 2 | $70,789,887 |
| 935 | William D. Wittliff | $141,517,428 | 6 | $23,586,238 |
| 936 | Tina Gordon Chism | $141,357,693 | 5 | $28,271,539 |
| 937 | Ross Lamanna | $141,186,864 | 2 | $70,593,432 |
| 938 | Jim Kauf | $141,186,864 | 1 | $141,186,864 |
| 939 | Tim Cahill | $141,178,599 | 2 | $70,589,300 |
| 940 | J. Mills Goodloe | $140,923,284 | 5 | $28,184,657 |
| 941 | Ariel Shaffir | $140,706,083 | 2 | $70,353,042 |
| 942 | Kyle Hunter | $140,706,083 | 2 | $70,353,042 |
| 943 | Damian Shannon | $140,682,841 | 3 | $46,894,280 |
| 944 | Mark Swift | $140,682,841 | 3 | $46,894,280 |
| 945 | Olivia Milch | $140,218,711 | 1 | $140,218,711 |
| 946 | Greg Brooker | $140,015,224 | 1 | $140,015,224 |
| 947 | David Newman | $139,996,371 | 2 | $69,998,186 |
| 948 | John Ridley | $139,989,832 | 7 | $19,998,547 |
| 949 | Matt R. Allen | $139,846,072 | 2 | $69,923,036 |
| 950 | Caleb Wilson | $139,846,072 | 2 | $69,923,036 |
| 951 | Jerry Stahl | $138,862,875 | 3 | $46,287,625 |
| 952 | Kevin Wade | $138,582,899 | 2 | $69,291,450 |
| 953 | Karen Leigh Hopkins | $138,439,143 | 7 | $19,777,020 |
| 954 | Patrick Massett | $138,371,221 | 3 | $46,123,740 |
| 955 | John Zinman | $138,371,221 | 3 | $46,123,740 |
| 956 | John Harrison | $137,748,063 | 1 | $137,748,063 |
| 957 | Sherri Stoner | $137,582,318 | 2 | $68,791,159 |
| 958 | Deanna Oliver | $137,582,318 | 2 | $68,791,159 |
| 959 | David Seltzer | $137,537,306 | 6 | $22,922,884 |
| 960 | Richard Pryor | $137,534,150 | 2 | $68,767,075 |
| 961 | Scott Cawthon | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 962 | Emma Tammi | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 963 | Seth Cuddeback | $137,275,620 | 1 | $137,275,620 |
| 964 | Mitch Markowitz | $137,126,829 | 2 | $68,563,415 |
| 965 | Mark McCorkle | $137,118,001 | 3 | $45,706,000 |
| 966 | Bob Schooley | $137,118,001 | 3 | $45,706,000 |
| 967 | Leon Capetanos | $136,950,533 | 5 | $27,390,107 |
| 968 | Bo Goldman | $136,923,665 | 4 | $34,230,916 |
| 969 | Peter Weir | $136,728,426 | 4 | $34,182,107 |
| 970 | John Eskow | $136,479,076 | 3 | $45,493,025 |
| 971 | J. Michael Straczynski | $136,183,724 | 4 | $34,045,931 |
| 972 | Hui-Ling Wang | $135,813,760 | 2 | $67,906,880 |
| 973 | Emma Thompson | $135,767,476 | 5 | $27,153,495 |
| 974 | Alan Freedland | $135,741,605 | 4 | $33,935,401 |
| 975 | Alan R. Cohen | $135,741,605 | 4 | $33,935,401 |
| 976 | David Dorfman | $135,560,942 | 1 | $135,560,942 |
| 977 | Ron Anderson | $135,386,665 | 1 | $135,386,665 |
| 978 | Ed Naha | $135,266,518 | 2 | $67,633,259 |
| 979 | Bobby Herbeck | $135,265,915 | 1 | $135,265,915 |
| 980 | Menno Meyjes | $134,963,647 | 3 | $44,987,882 |
| 981 | Mike Cerrone | $134,909,223 | 2 | $67,454,612 |
| 982 | Bob Clark | $134,595,778 | 4 | $33,648,945 |
| 983 | Leslie Newman | $134,218,018 | 1 | $134,218,018 |
| 984 | Jason Mantzoukas | $134,202,565 | 1 | $134,202,565 |
| 985 | Mark Rosner | $134,069,511 | 1 | $134,069,511 |
| 986 | Christian Gudegast | $133,971,882 | 4 | $33,492,971 |
| 987 | Tom Mankiewicz | $133,600,000 | 5 | $26,720,000 |
| 988 | Bill Dubuque | $133,379,433 | 7 | $19,054,205 |
| 989 | John Sayles | $133,365,982 | 16 | $8,335,374 |
| 990 | Bruce A. Evans | $133,081,768 | 5 | $26,616,354 |
| 991 | Raynold Gideon | $133,081,768 | 5 | $26,616,354 |
| 992 | Chris Matheson | $133,021,205 | 6 | $22,170,201 |
| 993 | Darren Aronofsky | $132,779,540 | 5 | $26,555,908 |
| 994 | Jason Filardi | $132,675,402 | 1 | $132,675,402 |
| 995 | Jack Thorne | $132,436,156 | 11 | $12,039,651 |
| 996 | John Turman | $132,177,234 | 1 | $132,177,234 |
| 997 | PJ Torokvei | $131,953,855 | 4 | $32,988,464 |
| 998 | Dean Pitchford | $131,802,742 | 2 | $65,901,371 |
| 999 | Joel Schumacher | $131,645,281 | 5 | $26,329,056 |
| 1,000 | Sebastian Gutierrez | $131,510,487 | 6 | $21,918,415 |
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.