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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901 | Dalton Trumbo | $49,054,111 | 5 | $9,810,822 |
| 1,902 | Justin Kuritzkes | $49,034,935 | 1 | $49,034,935 |
| 1,903 | Alan Ormsby | $48,814,878 | 5 | $9,762,976 |
| 1,904 | Erin Cardillo | $48,791,187 | 1 | $48,791,187 |
| 1,905 | Joe Forte | $48,751,189 | 1 | $48,751,189 |
| 1,906 | John Cleese | $48,528,487 | 4 | $12,132,122 |
| 1,907 | Larry Gelbart | $48,516,207 | 2 | $24,258,104 |
| 1,908 | Warren Beatty | $48,453,784 | 3 | $16,151,261 |
| 1,909 | Stacey Menear | $48,431,092 | 2 | $24,215,546 |
| 1,910 | Temple Mathews | $48,430,258 | 2 | $24,215,129 |
| 1,911 | Bruce Robinson | $48,322,295 | 5 | $9,664,459 |
| 1,912 | Danny Philippou | $48,299,436 | 2 | $24,149,718 |
| 1,913 | Bill Hinzman | $48,299,436 | 2 | $24,149,718 |
| 1,914 | Dan Greenburg | $48,254,831 | 3 | $16,084,944 |
| 1,915 | Danielle Alexandra | $48,169,156 | 1 | $48,169,156 |
| 1,916 | Richard Tuggle | $48,100,000 | 1 | $48,100,000 |
| 1,917 | Eric Bernt | $48,067,821 | 3 | $16,022,607 |
| 1,918 | Marc Haimes | $48,023,088 | 4 | $12,005,772 |
| 1,919 | Joseph Kwong | $48,006,762 | 1 | $48,006,762 |
| 1,920 | Paula Mazur | $48,006,762 | 1 | $48,006,762 |
| 1,921 | Roger Towne | $47,962,131 | 2 | $23,981,066 |
| 1,922 | Phil Dusenberry | $47,951,979 | 1 | $47,951,979 |
| 1,923 | Karl Geurs | $47,901,582 | 1 | $47,901,582 |
| 1,924 | Joe Gayton | $47,899,480 | 3 | $15,966,493 |
| 1,925 | Matt Cirulnick | $47,861,540 | 2 | $23,930,770 |
| 1,926 | Fred Walton | $47,860,214 | 1 | $47,860,214 |
| 1,927 | Ric Roman Waugh | $47,743,594 | 3 | $15,914,531 |
| 1,928 | Geoffrey Fletcher | $47,732,214 | 3 | $15,910,738 |
| 1,929 | Ken Scott | $47,692,054 | 4 | $11,923,014 |
| 1,930 | Pierce Gradner | $47,642,963 | 1 | $47,642,963 |
| 1,931 | Ruth Prawar Jhabvala | $47,588,389 | 4 | $11,897,097 |
| 1,932 | Damon Wayans | $47,585,486 | 2 | $23,792,743 |
| 1,933 | Jerome Armstrong | $47,546,796 | 1 | $47,546,796 |
| 1,934 | Nicolas Giacobone | $47,467,221 | 5 | $9,493,444 |
| 1,935 | Armando Bo | $47,441,835 | 3 | $15,813,945 |
| 1,936 | Duncan Jones | $47,365,290 | 2 | $23,682,645 |
| 1,937 | Tracey Jackson | $47,328,571 | 2 | $23,664,286 |
| 1,938 | Don Winslow | $47,323,100 | 1 | $47,323,100 |
| 1,939 | David Shaber | $47,307,873 | 3 | $15,769,291 |
| 1,940 | Monica Johnson | $47,243,123 | 5 | $9,448,625 |
| 1,941 | Michael Cimino | $47,191,797 | 4 | $11,797,949 |
| 1,942 | F. Scott Frazier | $47,178,417 | 5 | $9,435,683 |
| 1,943 | Jim Burnstein | $47,125,941 | 3 | $15,708,647 |
| 1,944 | Bob DeRosa | $47,059,963 | 2 | $23,529,982 |
| 1,945 | Kevin Costello | $47,052,452 | 2 | $23,526,226 |
| 1,946 | Rick Elice | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
| 1,947 | Jeffrey Reddick | $46,908,192 | 4 | $11,727,048 |
| 1,948 | J. Mackye Gruber | $46,896,664 | 1 | $46,896,664 |
| 1,949 | Eric Bress | $46,896,664 | 2 | $23,448,332 |
| 1,950 | Gregory Nava | $46,862,201 | 4 | $11,715,550 |
| 1,951 | Dennis O'Neill | $46,815,000 | 1 | $46,815,000 |
| 1,952 | Patty Jenkins | $46,801,036 | 1 | $46,801,036 |
| 1,953 | Geoff Johns | $46,801,036 | 2 | $23,400,518 |
| 1,954 | Melvin Frank | $46,800,000 | 4 | $11,700,000 |
| 1,955 | Christopher De Vore | $46,721,315 | 2 | $23,360,658 |
| 1,956 | Billy Bob Thornton | $46,491,906 | 5 | $9,298,381 |
| 1,957 | Steve Rodney McQueen | $46,404,925 | 3 | $15,468,308 |
| 1,958 | Jason Ward | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
| 1,959 | David Garrett | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
| 1,960 | Tom Gormican | $46,369,112 | 2 | $23,184,556 |
| 1,961 | Nicole Holofcener | $46,353,385 | 7 | $6,621,912 |
| 1,962 | Tania Rose | $46,300,000 | 1 | $46,300,000 |
| 1,963 | Clare Sera | $46,290,741 | 1 | $46,290,741 |
| 1,964 | Theresa Rebeck | $46,249,323 | 4 | $11,562,331 |
| 1,965 | John Lafia | $46,219,320 | 2 | $23,109,660 |
| 1,966 | Tracy Letts | $46,037,163 | 4 | $11,509,291 |
| 1,967 | Stephen Lord | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| 1,968 | Beverley Cross | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| 1,969 | Dirk Blackman | $45,968,318 | 3 | $15,322,773 |
| 1,970 | Robert Moreland | $45,955,000 | 2 | $22,977,500 |
| 1,971 | Ron Osborn | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 1,972 | Jeff Reno | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
| 1,973 | Tom Sherohman | $45,911,504 | 2 | $22,955,752 |
| 1,974 | Michael Austin | $45,900,000 | 1 | $45,900,000 |
| 1,975 | Kim Caramele | $45,852,178 | 1 | $45,852,178 |
| 1,976 | Jun Falkenstein | $45,542,421 | 1 | $45,542,421 |
| 1,977 | Lawrence Dobkin | $45,411,063 | 1 | $45,411,063 |
| 1,978 | Larry Doyle | $45,403,545 | 3 | $15,134,515 |
| 1,979 | Michael Butler | $45,265,401 | 2 | $22,632,701 |
| 1,980 | Drake Sather | $45,172,250 | 1 | $45,172,250 |
| 1,981 | Robert B. Weide | $45,090,374 | 1 | $45,090,374 |
| 1,982 | Pete Jones | $45,060,734 | 4 | $11,265,184 |
| 1,983 | Stacey Harman | $45,020,282 | 1 | $45,020,282 |
| 1,984 | Gustav Hasford | $45,015,999 | 1 | $45,015,999 |
| 1,985 | Jeremy Haft | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 1,986 | Eddie Gonzalez | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 1,987 | Steven Bagatourian | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
| 1,988 | Ken Shapiro | $44,921,312 | 2 | $22,460,656 |
| 1,989 | Robb Cullen | $44,875,481 | 2 | $22,437,741 |
| 1,990 | Mark Cullen | $44,875,481 | 3 | $14,958,494 |
| 1,991 | Jeremy Passmore | $44,806,783 | 3 | $14,935,594 |
| 1,992 | Stanley Shapiro | $44,798,927 | 3 | $14,932,976 |
| 1,993 | Guillermo Arriaga | $44,746,337 | 4 | $11,186,584 |
| 1,994 | Mark H. Young | $44,717,821 | 5 | $8,943,564 |
| 1,995 | Kevin Fox | $44,705,766 | 1 | $44,705,766 |
| 1,996 | Michel Hazanavicius | $44,682,219 | 3 | $14,894,073 |
| 1,997 | Eugene Levy | $44,677,628 | 4 | $11,169,407 |
| 1,998 | Greg Erb | $44,572,212 | 4 | $11,143,053 |
| 1,999 | Christopher Cleveland | $44,480,275 | 1 | $44,480,275 |
| 2,000 | Bettina Gilois | $44,480,275 | 3 | $14,826,758 |
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.