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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,001 | Peter Bellwood | $20,084,134 | 2 | $10,042,067 |
| 3,002 | J. Stanford Parker | $20,066,917 | 1 | $20,066,917 |
| 3,003 | Diane Drake | $20,042,048 | 1 | $20,042,048 |
| 3,004 | Kara Holden | $20,026,106 | 4 | $5,006,527 |
| 3,005 | Chester Hastings | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 3,006 | R. Dean McCreary | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 3,007 | Chuck MacLean | $20,009,380 | 2 | $10,004,690 |
| 3,008 | Jill Mazursky | $20,005,435 | 1 | $20,005,435 |
| 3,009 | Steve Tesich | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 3,010 | George Roy Hill | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 3,011 | A. B. Guthrie Jr. | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 3,012 | Gwyn Lurie | $19,958,570 | 2 | $9,979,285 |
| 3,013 | Todd Haynes | $19,919,458 | 2 | $9,959,729 |
| 3,014 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 3,015 | L.M. Kit Carson | $19,910,002 | 1 | $19,910,002 |
| 3,016 | Mark Spragg | $19,881,761 | 2 | $9,940,881 |
| 3,017 | Sidney Aaron | $19,853,892 | 1 | $19,853,892 |
| 3,018 | Greg Norberg | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 3,019 | Michael McManus | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 3,020 | Tom Ford | $19,839,357 | 2 | $9,919,679 |
| 3,021 | Robert Caswell | $19,799,549 | 2 | $9,899,775 |
| 3,022 | Michael Pecerlello | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 3,023 | Norman J. Grossfeld | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 3,024 | Terence McCloy | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 3,025 | Chris Clark | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 3,026 | Suzanne de Passe | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 3,027 | Tracy Tormé | $19,724,334 | 1 | $19,724,334 |
| 3,028 | Bill Fergusonm | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 3,029 | Jerzy Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 3,030 | Mary Olson-Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 3,031 | Brian Tucker | $19,701,164 | 1 | $19,701,164 |
| 3,032 | Dan Antoniazzi | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 3,033 | Ben Shiffrin | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 3,034 | Kevin Falls | $19,693,891 | 1 | $19,693,891 |
| 3,035 | Michael Lucker | $19,637,147 | 1 | $19,637,147 |
| 3,036 | Norman Snider | $19,573,457 | 3 | $6,524,486 |
| 3,037 | Nick Santora | $19,562,300 | 6 | $3,260,383 |
| 3,038 | Harper Steele | $19,502,355 | 3 | $6,500,785 |
| 3,039 | Frank Butler | $19,500,000 | 6 | $3,250,000 |
| 3,040 | Claude Binyon | $19,500,000 | 2 | $9,750,000 |
| 3,041 | George Webster | $19,478,106 | 1 | $19,478,106 |
| 3,042 | George Melrod | $19,478,106 | 1 | $19,478,106 |
| 3,043 | Deborah Dean Davis | $19,474,589 | 1 | $19,474,589 |
| 3,044 | Daryl G. Nickens | $19,438,638 | 1 | $19,438,638 |
| 3,045 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | $19,429,696 | 4 | $4,857,424 |
| 3,046 | Ken Scarborough | $19,421,271 | 1 | $19,421,271 |
| 3,047 | Larry Brothers | $19,397,847 | 1 | $19,397,847 |
| 3,048 | Richard Starzak | $19,375,982 | 1 | $19,375,982 |
| 3,049 | Hank Nelken | $19,351,569 | 1 | $19,351,569 |
| 3,050 | Greg DePaul | $19,351,569 | 1 | $19,351,569 |
| 3,051 | Robert Shallcross | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
| 3,052 | James Ferguson | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
| 3,053 | Michael Imperioli | $19,288,130 | 1 | $19,288,130 |
| 3,054 | Victor Colicchio | $19,288,130 | 1 | $19,288,130 |
| 3,055 | Bradley Allenstein | $19,266,125 | 2 | $9,633,063 |
| 3,056 | Gustin Nash | $19,235,882 | 2 | $9,617,941 |
| 3,057 | Jordan Cahan | $19,219,250 | 1 | $19,219,250 |
| 3,058 | Frank Deese | $19,214,194 | 1 | $19,214,194 |
| 3,059 | David Toney | $19,194,572 | 1 | $19,194,572 |
| 3,060 | Robert Boris | $19,193,000 | 2 | $9,596,500 |
| 3,061 | Meg Tilly | $19,174,421 | 1 | $19,174,421 |
| 3,062 | Jeffrey Lieber | $19,161,999 | 1 | $19,161,999 |
| 3,063 | Mark Herman | $19,121,399 | 4 | $4,780,350 |
| 3,064 | Abby Aron | $19,084,280 | 1 | $19,084,280 |
| 3,065 | Mike Slee | $19,084,280 | 2 | $9,542,140 |
| 3,066 | Ishana Night Shyamalan | $19,071,404 | 1 | $19,071,404 |
| 3,067 | Julie Delpy | $19,047,514 | 7 | $2,721,073 |
| 3,068 | Brian Taggert | $19,036,666 | 2 | $9,518,333 |
| 3,069 | Ken Sanzel | $19,035,741 | 1 | $19,035,741 |
| 3,070 | Tracy Hotchne | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,071 | Frank Perry | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,072 | Frank Yablans | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,073 | Claude Kerven | $19,018,321 | 1 | $19,018,321 |
| 3,074 | William Reilly | $19,018,321 | 1 | $19,018,321 |
| 3,075 | Luciano Vincenzoni | $19,017,854 | 2 | $9,508,927 |
| 3,076 | William Ford Gibson | $19,006,201 | 1 | $19,006,201 |
| 3,077 | Leigh Chapman | $19,000,000 | 1 | $19,000,000 |
| 3,078 | Crash Leyland | $18,994,653 | 1 | $18,994,653 |
| 3,079 | Stephen McPherson | $18,924,919 | 1 | $18,924,919 |
| 3,080 | Tom Sierchio | $18,899,204 | 2 | $9,449,602 |
| 3,081 | Wim Wenders | $18,898,231 | 8 | $2,362,279 |
| 3,082 | Christian Ford | $18,880,508 | 1 | $18,880,508 |
| 3,083 | Roger Soffer | $18,880,508 | 1 | $18,880,508 |
| 3,084 | Will Hayes | $18,877,153 | 1 | $18,877,153 |
| 3,085 | Jesse Studenberg | $18,877,153 | 1 | $18,877,153 |
| 3,086 | Bill Naughton | $18,871,300 | 1 | $18,871,300 |
| 3,087 | Andrew Dominik | $18,854,690 | 3 | $6,284,897 |
| 3,088 | Daniel Giat | $18,848,538 | 1 | $18,848,538 |
| 3,089 | Michelle Gallagher | $18,844,784 | 1 | $18,844,784 |
| 3,090 | Martin Smith | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,091 | Pat Bradley | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,092 | Fred Bauer | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,093 | Pat McCormick | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,094 | Harry Hurwitz | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,095 | Angela Workman | $18,793,391 | 2 | $9,396,696 |
| 3,096 | Ron Koslow | $18,777,694 | 3 | $6,259,231 |
| 3,097 | Anna Halberg | $18,771,004 | 1 | $18,771,004 |
| 3,098 | Russell Rouse | $18,750,000 | 2 | $9,375,000 |
| 3,099 | Clarence Greene | $18,750,000 | 2 | $9,375,000 |
| 3,100 | Charlie Gale | $18,704,280 | 2 | $9,352,140 |
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.