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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,001 | James Gregory Kingston | $3,563,635 | 1 | $3,563,635 |
| 5,002 | Roland Joffe | $3,560,942 | 3 | $1,186,981 |
| 5,003 | John Warren | $3,551,208 | 1 | $3,551,208 |
| 5,004 | Harold Crooks | $3,547,469 | 2 | $1,773,735 |
| 5,005 | Stefani Robinson | $3,541,159 | 2 | $1,770,580 |
| 5,006 | Nick Gomez | $3,540,207 | 1 | $3,540,207 |
| 5,007 | David Bar Katz | $3,533,790 | 1 | $3,533,790 |
| 5,008 | Ross Thomas | $3,523,909 | 1 | $3,523,909 |
| 5,009 | David G. Evans | $3,511,417 | 1 | $3,511,417 |
| 5,010 | Peter White | $3,511,417 | 1 | $3,511,417 |
| 5,011 | Charles Baxter | $3,508,572 | 1 | $3,508,572 |
| 5,012 | Drake Doremus | $3,504,106 | 4 | $876,027 |
| 5,013 | Claude Berri | $3,503,546 | 2 | $1,751,773 |
| 5,014 | Jonathan Perera | $3,500,605 | 1 | $3,500,605 |
| 5,015 | Koreyoshi Kurahara | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,016 | John Crawford | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,017 | Edmund L. Hartmann | $3,500,000 | 2 | $1,750,000 |
| 5,018 | Walter Bloch | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,019 | Edmund Penney | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,020 | Víctor Andrés Catena | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,021 | Aubrey Wisberg | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,022 | Jaime Comas Gil | $3,500,000 | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| 5,023 | Debbie Jhoon | $3,496,761 | 1 | $3,496,761 |
| 5,024 | Michael Feldman | $3,496,761 | 1 | $3,496,761 |
| 5,025 | Joel Bakan | $3,493,516 | 1 | $3,493,516 |
| 5,026 | Mark Achbar | $3,493,516 | 1 | $3,493,516 |
| 5,027 | Maggie Carey | $3,491,669 | 1 | $3,491,669 |
| 5,028 | Paolo Virzi | $3,490,037 | 5 | $698,007 |
| 5,029 | Lee Hirsch | $3,483,795 | 1 | $3,483,795 |
| 5,030 | Cynthia Lowen | $3,483,795 | 1 | $3,483,795 |
| 5,031 | Ben York Jones | $3,483,491 | 4 | $870,873 |
| 5,032 | Hannes Holm | $3,479,315 | 1 | $3,479,315 |
| 5,033 | Luc Dery | $3,479,302 | 1 | $3,479,302 |
| 5,034 | Yves Lapierre | $3,479,302 | 1 | $3,479,302 |
| 5,035 | André Ducharme | $3,479,302 | 1 | $3,479,302 |
| 5,036 | Jeremy Saulnier | $3,478,755 | 3 | $1,159,585 |
| 5,037 | Jemaine Clement | $3,469,224 | 1 | $3,469,224 |
| 5,038 | Eric Bogosian | $3,468,572 | 1 | $3,468,572 |
| 5,039 | Vinay Virmani | $3,467,944 | 3 | $1,155,981 |
| 5,040 | Jacques Audiard | $3,464,969 | 3 | $1,154,990 |
| 5,041 | Eskil Vogt | $3,446,687 | 6 | $574,448 |
| 5,042 | K.P. Saxena | $3,444,629 | 1 | $3,444,629 |
| 5,043 | Haidar Ali | $3,444,629 | 1 | $3,444,629 |
| 5,044 | Phil Berger | $3,434,515 | 1 | $3,434,515 |
| 5,045 | Zana Briski | $3,430,117 | 1 | $3,430,117 |
| 5,046 | Ross Kauffman | $3,430,117 | 1 | $3,430,117 |
| 5,047 | Philippe Falardeau | $3,426,540 | 3 | $1,142,180 |
| 5,048 | Lars Ulrich | $3,419,967 | 1 | $3,419,967 |
| 5,049 | Kirk Hammett | $3,419,967 | 1 | $3,419,967 |
| 5,050 | Robert Trujillo | $3,419,967 | 1 | $3,419,967 |
| 5,051 | Nimrod Antal | $3,419,967 | 1 | $3,419,967 |
| 5,052 | James Hetfield | $3,419,967 | 1 | $3,419,967 |
| 5,053 | Renny Harlin | $3,401,376 | 1 | $3,401,376 |
| 5,054 | Markus Selin | $3,401,376 | 1 | $3,401,376 |
| 5,055 | Atul Kulkarni | $3,401,324 | 1 | $3,401,324 |
| 5,056 | A.V. Rockwell | $3,400,020 | 1 | $3,400,020 |
| 5,057 | Buster Keaton | $3,400,000 | 1 | $3,400,000 |
| 5,058 | Ivan Tors | $3,400,000 | 1 | $3,400,000 |
| 5,059 | Philip Haas | $3,390,811 | 1 | $3,390,811 |
| 5,060 | Jeffrey Scott | $3,360,800 | 1 | $3,360,800 |
| 5,061 | Andrew Slater | $3,355,266 | 1 | $3,355,266 |
| 5,062 | Eric Barrett | $3,355,266 | 1 | $3,355,266 |
| 5,063 | Park Joo-suk | $3,354,293 | 2 | $1,677,147 |
| 5,064 | David Rosier | $3,351,734 | 2 | $1,675,867 |
| 5,065 | Matt Spicer | $3,349,321 | 3 | $1,116,440 |
| 5,066 | Russell Holt | $3,347,647 | 1 | $3,347,647 |
| 5,067 | T.C. Christensen | $3,346,475 | 2 | $1,673,238 |
| 5,068 | Johnathan McClain | $3,344,040 | 1 | $3,344,040 |
| 5,069 | Duncan Scott | $3,336,053 | 1 | $3,336,053 |
| 5,070 | Jerome Tonnerre | $3,335,713 | 3 | $1,111,904 |
| 5,071 | Lindsay Harrison | $3,333,306 | 1 | $3,333,306 |
| 5,072 | Francesca Archibugi | $3,331,488 | 3 | $1,110,496 |
| 5,073 | Bruno Nuytten | $3,331,297 | 1 | $3,331,297 |
| 5,074 | John Teaford | $3,328,240 | 1 | $3,328,240 |
| 5,075 | Veronika Franz | $3,326,738 | 4 | $831,685 |
| 5,076 | Diane Ruggiero | $3,322,127 | 1 | $3,322,127 |
| 5,077 | Darlene Craviotto | $3,319,344 | 1 | $3,319,344 |
| 5,078 | Severin Fiala | $3,317,103 | 2 | $1,658,552 |
| 5,079 | Pierre Falardeau | $3,316,272 | 1 | $3,316,272 |
| 5,080 | Julien Poulin | $3,316,272 | 1 | $3,316,272 |
| 5,081 | Darrel Campbell | $3,310,439 | 1 | $3,310,439 |
| 5,082 | Noah Haidle | $3,310,031 | 1 | $3,310,031 |
| 5,083 | Edward Rugoff | $3,300,609 | 1 | $3,300,609 |
| 5,084 | Betsy Israel | $3,300,609 | 1 | $3,300,609 |
| 5,085 | Karen Sprecher | $3,287,435 | 1 | $3,287,435 |
| 5,086 | Euzhan Palcy | $3,282,890 | 1 | $3,282,890 |
| 5,087 | André P. Brink | $3,282,890 | 1 | $3,282,890 |
| 5,088 | Jerry Leichtling | $3,281,813 | 1 | $3,281,813 |
| 5,089 | Rama Laurie Stagner | $3,281,813 | 1 | $3,281,813 |
| 5,090 | Arlene Sarner | $3,281,813 | 1 | $3,281,813 |
| 5,091 | Aubrey K. Rattan | $3,279,266 | 1 | $3,279,266 |
| 5,092 | Cory Finley | $3,276,008 | 2 | $1,638,004 |
| 5,093 | Meg Ryan | $3,273,896 | 1 | $3,273,896 |
| 5,094 | Steven Dietz | $3,273,896 | 1 | $3,273,896 |
| 5,095 | Kirk Lynn | $3,273,896 | 1 | $3,273,896 |
| 5,096 | Charles Burnett | $3,270,822 | 1 | $3,270,822 |
| 5,097 | John Eddie Johnson | $3,270,822 | 1 | $3,270,822 |
| 5,098 | Ned Welsh | $3,270,822 | 1 | $3,270,822 |
| 5,099 | Eileen Atkins | $3,263,672 | 1 | $3,263,672 |
| 5,100 | James F. Collier | $3,254,801 | 1 | $3,254,801 |
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.