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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,401 | Elaine May | $14,375,181 | 2 | $7,187,591 |
| 3,402 | Robert Gittler | $14,363,400 | 1 | $14,363,400 |
| 3,403 | Robert Collector | $14,358,033 | 1 | $14,358,033 |
| 3,404 | Max D. Adams | $14,351,432 | 1 | $14,351,432 |
| 3,405 | Stephen Saint-Leger | $14,326,865 | 1 | $14,326,865 |
| 3,406 | James Mather | $14,326,865 | 1 | $14,326,865 |
| 3,407 | Charles Purpura | $14,323,917 | 2 | $7,161,959 |
| 3,408 | Cliff Dorfman | $14,313,803 | 2 | $7,156,902 |
| 3,409 | Barbara Marshall | $14,301,505 | 2 | $7,150,753 |
| 3,410 | Allan G. Scott | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 3,411 | Arthur Sheekman | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 3,412 | Rasmus Heisterberg | $14,296,753 | 2 | $7,148,377 |
| 3,413 | Jorge Semprún | $14,296,444 | 2 | $7,148,222 |
| 3,414 | Ron Bass | $14,279,575 | 2 | $7,139,788 |
| 3,415 | David Chisholm | $14,278,900 | 2 | $7,139,450 |
| 3,416 | David Lee Miller | $14,276,095 | 2 | $7,138,048 |
| 3,417 | Guy Thomas | $14,258,005 | 2 | $7,129,003 |
| 3,418 | Tom Green | $14,249,005 | 2 | $7,124,503 |
| 3,419 | Derek Harvie | $14,249,005 | 1 | $14,249,005 |
| 3,420 | Ang Lee | $14,227,403 | 2 | $7,113,702 |
| 3,421 | Todd Robinson | $14,213,101 | 4 | $3,553,275 |
| 3,422 | Warren B. Murphy | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 3,423 | Rod Whitaker | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 3,424 | Hal Dresner | $14,200,000 | 1 | $14,200,000 |
| 3,425 | Brin Hill | $14,198,909 | 2 | $7,099,455 |
| 3,426 | Jesse Andrews | $14,195,632 | 3 | $4,731,877 |
| 3,427 | Martin Quatermass | $14,182,000 | 1 | $14,182,000 |
| 3,428 | Jeff Franklin | $14,171,431 | 2 | $7,085,716 |
| 3,429 | Steve Allrich | $14,163,574 | 1 | $14,163,574 |
| 3,430 | Coke Sams | $14,143,280 | 1 | $14,143,280 |
| 3,431 | Victoria Arch | $14,140,215 | 2 | $7,070,108 |
| 3,432 | William Gray | $14,134,246 | 2 | $7,067,123 |
| 3,433 | Lars Von Trier | $14,131,496 | 7 | $2,018,785 |
| 3,434 | Neena Beber | $14,108,518 | 1 | $14,108,518 |
| 3,435 | Ben Zelig | $14,100,000 | 1 | $14,100,000 |
| 3,436 | Suzanne O'Malley | $14,049,540 | 1 | $14,049,540 |
| 3,437 | Shane Connaughton | $14,041,353 | 1 | $14,041,353 |
| 3,438 | Aaron Paul | $14,026,509 | 1 | $14,026,509 |
| 3,439 | Emily Foxler | $14,018,364 | 1 | $14,018,364 |
| 3,440 | Gabrielle Allan | $14,011,084 | 1 | $14,011,084 |
| 3,441 | Jennifer Crittenden | $14,011,084 | 1 | $14,011,084 |
| 3,442 | Pierre Uytterhoeven | $14,000,000 | 2 | $7,000,000 |
| 3,443 | Eleanore Griffin | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,444 | Morton S. Fine | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,445 | Thomas McGuane | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,446 | Ramon Mendendez | $13,994,920 | 1 | $13,994,920 |
| 3,447 | Richard Shepard | $13,989,437 | 4 | $3,497,359 |
| 3,448 | Martin Hynes | $13,973,532 | 2 | $6,986,766 |
| 3,449 | Roddy Doyle | $13,961,840 | 2 | $6,980,920 |
| 3,450 | Garrett Lerner | $13,942,007 | 1 | $13,942,007 |
| 3,451 | Eric Garcia | $13,942,007 | 2 | $6,971,004 |
| 3,452 | Robert Farrar | $13,937,804 | 2 | $6,968,902 |
| 3,453 | Claire-Dee Lim | $13,932,383 | 1 | $13,932,383 |
| 3,454 | Allan Burns | $13,926,490 | 2 | $6,963,245 |
| 3,455 | Chuck Wilson | $13,922,211 | 1 | $13,922,211 |
| 3,456 | Bo Zenga | $13,922,211 | 2 | $6,961,106 |
| 3,457 | Rebecca Angelo | $13,919,484 | 3 | $4,639,828 |
| 3,458 | Lauren Schuker Blum | $13,919,484 | 3 | $4,639,828 |
| 3,459 | Marc Basch | $13,913,268 | 4 | $3,478,317 |
| 3,460 | Brett Haley | $13,913,268 | 4 | $3,478,317 |
| 3,461 | Sabrina Dhawan | $13,876,974 | 1 | $13,876,974 |
| 3,462 | Brian Leith | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,463 | Phil Chapman | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,464 | Chuan Lu | $13,873,211 | 1 | $13,873,211 |
| 3,465 | Saul Dibb | $13,848,978 | 2 | $6,924,489 |
| 3,466 | James Carabatsos | $13,839,404 | 1 | $13,839,404 |
| 3,467 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
| 3,468 | David Ward | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 3,469 | John Nichols | $13,825,794 | 1 | $13,825,794 |
| 3,470 | Sara Schiff | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
| 3,471 | Naomi Foner | $13,805,117 | 4 | $3,451,279 |
| 3,472 | John Cork | $13,798,030 | 1 | $13,798,030 |
| 3,473 | Howard R. Cohen | $13,780,656 | 3 | $4,593,552 |
| 3,474 | Iris Yamashita | $13,756,082 | 1 | $13,756,082 |
| 3,475 | Kenneth Branagh | $13,751,964 | 2 | $6,875,982 |
| 3,476 | Carlos Davis | $13,746,300 | 1 | $13,746,300 |
| 3,477 | Anthony Fingleton | $13,746,300 | 1 | $13,746,300 |
| 3,478 | Paul Ohl | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,479 | René Manzor | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,480 | Geoff Burrowes | $13,687,027 | 1 | $13,687,027 |
| 3,481 | Craig Bartlett | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,482 | Steve Viksten | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,483 | Carlos Cuarón | $13,649,881 | 1 | $13,649,881 |
| 3,484 | Zak Olkewicz | $13,637,180 | 2 | $6,818,590 |
| 3,485 | Shane Atkinson | $13,631,124 | 1 | $13,631,124 |
| 3,486 | Tim Meadows | $13,592,872 | 1 | $13,592,872 |
| 3,487 | Helen Whitfield | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,488 | Jonathan Darby | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,489 | Steve Adams | $13,573,839 | 3 | $4,524,613 |
| 3,490 | Larry Wilson | $13,555,988 | 1 | $13,555,988 |
| 3,491 | Andrea Nasfell | $13,548,405 | 3 | $4,516,135 |
| 3,492 | Bo Burnham | $13,539,710 | 2 | $6,769,855 |
| 3,493 | Stephen Blinn | $13,515,743 | 2 | $6,757,872 |
| 3,494 | Arthur Wimperis | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,495 | George Froeschel | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,496 | James Hilton | $13,500,000 | 2 | $6,750,000 |
| 3,497 | Claudine West | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
| 3,498 | Michael Caulfield | $13,485,455 | 1 | $13,485,455 |
| 3,499 | Adam Resnick | $13,483,727 | 2 | $6,741,864 |
| 3,500 | Mike Mills | $13,461,138 | 3 | $4,487,046 |
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.