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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Anthony Tambakis | $20,797,449 | 6 | $3,466,242 |
| 2,902 | Bobby Smith Jr. | $20,788,730 | 1 | $20,788,730 |
| 2,903 | Niki Caro | $20,779,666 | 2 | $10,389,833 |
| 2,904 | Todd Berger | $20,767,270 | 3 | $6,922,423 |
| 2,905 | Brett Baer | $20,738,724 | 1 | $20,738,724 |
| 2,906 | Dave Finkel | $20,738,724 | 1 | $20,738,724 |
| 2,907 | Robert Duvall | $20,733,485 | 2 | $10,366,743 |
| 2,908 | Bryan Sipe | $20,709,483 | 2 | $10,354,742 |
| 2,909 | Jeffrey Bloom | $20,670,680 | 2 | $10,335,340 |
| 2,910 | Glenn Gers | $20,668,843 | 2 | $10,334,422 |
| 2,911 | Walter Newman | $20,666,667 | 1 | $20,666,667 |
| 2,912 | Elissa Matsueda | $20,658,612 | 3 | $6,886,204 |
| 2,913 | Jean Shepherd | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,914 | Leigh Brown | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,915 | Robert T. Megginson | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,916 | Gregory Fleeman | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,917 | Alex Rubens | $20,591,853 | 3 | $6,863,951 |
| 2,918 | James Toback | $20,588,876 | 5 | $4,117,775 |
| 2,919 | Stella Meghie | $20,578,185 | 3 | $6,859,395 |
| 2,920 | Mick Davis | $20,568,319 | 2 | $10,284,160 |
| 2,921 | Christine Roum | $20,568,319 | 1 | $20,568,319 |
| 2,922 | Franc. Reyes | $20,559,025 | 2 | $10,279,513 |
| 2,923 | Jonathan A. Stewart | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,924 | Jake Crane | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,925 | Mike Schwartz | $20,457,158 | 1 | $20,457,158 |
| 2,926 | Tyler Nilson | $20,457,158 | 2 | $10,228,579 |
| 2,927 | Lane Sarasohn | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,928 | Rich Allen | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,929 | James Cappe | $20,423,389 | 1 | $20,423,389 |
| 2,930 | Melissa Carter | $20,422,207 | 1 | $20,422,207 |
| 2,931 | Phil Groves | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 2,932 | Oliver H. P. Garrett | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,933 | David O. Selznick | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,934 | Gretchen J. Berg | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,935 | Aaron Harberts | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,936 | Alex Litvak | $20,377,913 | 2 | $10,188,957 |
| 2,937 | Chuck Russell | $20,364,308 | 4 | $5,091,077 |
| 2,938 | David Hemingson | $20,355,375 | 1 | $20,355,375 |
| 2,939 | Stephen Chow | $20,352,184 | 3 | $6,784,061 |
| 2,940 | Garrison Keillor | $20,342,852 | 1 | $20,342,852 |
| 2,941 | Kevin Etten | $20,300,157 | 1 | $20,300,157 |
| 2,942 | Kenneth Lipper | $20,278,055 | 1 | $20,278,055 |
| 2,943 | John Steakley | $20,268,825 | 1 | $20,268,825 |
| 2,944 | Jane Wagner | $20,259,000 | 2 | $10,129,500 |
| 2,945 | Joel Smallbone | $20,258,752 | 1 | $20,258,752 |
| 2,946 | Malcolm Spellman | $20,255,281 | 3 | $6,751,760 |
| 2,947 | Michael Mahern | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 2,948 | Alex Matter | $20,225,989 | 1 | $20,225,989 |
| 2,949 | Ed Harris | $20,211,394 | 1 | $20,211,394 |
| 2,950 | Robert Knott | $20,211,394 | 3 | $6,737,131 |
| 2,951 | Pat E. Johnson | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,952 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,953 | John Lee Mahin | $20,172,000 | 2 | $10,086,000 |
| 2,954 | Alison Peck | $20,150,241 | 2 | $10,075,121 |
| 2,955 | Gerard Brown | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,956 | Ernest Dickerson | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,957 | Keith Thomas | $20,143,241 | 2 | $10,071,621 |
| 2,958 | Mary Hale | $20,133,326 | 1 | $20,133,326 |
| 2,959 | Earl Mac Rauch | $20,100,000 | 2 | $10,050,000 |
| 2,960 | Arkasha Stevenson | $20,092,802 | 1 | $20,092,802 |
| 2,961 | Tim Smith | $20,092,802 | 1 | $20,092,802 |
| 2,962 | Peter Bellwood | $20,084,134 | 2 | $10,042,067 |
| 2,963 | J. Stanford Parker | $20,066,917 | 1 | $20,066,917 |
| 2,964 | Diane Drake | $20,042,048 | 1 | $20,042,048 |
| 2,965 | Kara Holden | $20,026,106 | 4 | $5,006,527 |
| 2,966 | Chester Hastings | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 2,967 | Chuck MacLean | $20,009,380 | 2 | $10,004,690 |
| 2,968 | R. Dean McCreary | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 2,969 | Jill Mazursky | $20,005,435 | 1 | $20,005,435 |
| 2,970 | Steve Tesich | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,971 | George Roy Hill | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,972 | A. B. Guthrie Jr. | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,973 | Gwyn Lurie | $19,958,570 | 2 | $9,979,285 |
| 2,974 | Todd Haynes | $19,919,458 | 2 | $9,959,729 |
| 2,975 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 2,976 | L.M. Kit Carson | $19,910,002 | 1 | $19,910,002 |
| 2,977 | Mark Spragg | $19,881,761 | 2 | $9,940,881 |
| 2,978 | Sidney Aaron | $19,853,892 | 1 | $19,853,892 |
| 2,979 | Greg Norberg | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 2,980 | Michael McManus | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 2,981 | Tom Ford | $19,839,357 | 2 | $9,919,679 |
| 2,982 | Robert Caswell | $19,799,549 | 2 | $9,899,775 |
| 2,983 | Michael Pecerlello | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 2,984 | Norman J. Grossfeld | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 2,985 | Terence McCloy | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,986 | Chris Clark | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,987 | Suzanne de Passe | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,988 | Tracy Tormé | $19,724,334 | 1 | $19,724,334 |
| 2,989 | Jerzy Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,990 | Mary Olson-Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,991 | Bill Fergusonm | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,992 | Brian Tucker | $19,701,164 | 1 | $19,701,164 |
| 2,993 | Ben Shiffrin | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 2,994 | Dan Antoniazzi | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 2,995 | Kevin Falls | $19,693,891 | 1 | $19,693,891 |
| 2,996 | Michael Lucker | $19,637,147 | 1 | $19,637,147 |
| 2,997 | Norman Snider | $19,573,457 | 3 | $6,524,486 |
| 2,998 | Nick Santora | $19,562,300 | 6 | $3,260,383 |
| 2,999 | Harper Steele | $19,502,355 | 3 | $6,500,785 |
| 3,000 | Frank Butler | $19,500,000 | 6 | $3,250,000 |
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.