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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Jon Hartmere | $160,876,803 | 3 | $53,625,601 |
| 802 | Sam Mendes | $160,666,195 | 2 | $80,333,098 |
| 803 | Stephen Judson | $160,307,040 | 3 | $53,435,680 |
| 804 | Ronald Shusett | $160,008,832 | 4 | $40,002,208 |
| 805 | Walter Hill | $159,972,109 | 10 | $15,997,211 |
| 806 | Christopher Roach | $159,594,957 | 5 | $31,918,991 |
| 807 | Jeff Fradley | $159,366,015 | 1 | $159,366,015 |
| 808 | Josann McGibbon | $159,046,427 | 4 | $39,761,607 |
| 809 | Sara Parriott | $159,046,427 | 3 | $53,015,476 |
| 810 | Michael Petroni | $159,043,665 | 5 | $31,808,733 |
| 811 | Gregory Allen Howard | $158,801,906 | 3 | $52,933,969 |
| 812 | Pamela Pettler | $158,770,015 | 3 | $52,923,338 |
| 813 | Tina Fey | $158,451,475 | 2 | $79,225,738 |
| 814 | Scott Marshall Smith | $157,678,621 | 5 | $31,535,724 |
| 815 | Josh Peters | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 816 | Darnell Metayer | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 817 | Marcus Dunstan | $157,300,448 | 8 | $19,662,556 |
| 818 | Patrick Melton | $157,300,448 | 8 | $19,662,556 |
| 819 | Eddie Murphy | $156,530,869 | 2 | $78,265,435 |
| 820 | Grant Heslov | $156,270,550 | 5 | $31,254,110 |
| 821 | George Clooney | $156,270,550 | 4 | $39,067,638 |
| 822 | Peter Hedges | $156,246,011 | 8 | $19,530,751 |
| 823 | Amy Schumer | $156,064,878 | 2 | $78,032,439 |
| 824 | Kate Boutilier | $156,012,707 | 3 | $52,004,236 |
| 825 | Mark Heyman | $155,483,269 | 3 | $51,827,756 |
| 826 | Clark Gregg | $155,464,351 | 2 | $77,732,176 |
| 827 | Ann Biderman | $155,400,247 | 3 | $51,800,082 |
| 828 | Gary Whitta | $155,357,156 | 2 | $77,678,578 |
| 829 | George A. Romero | $155,100,039 | 20 | $7,755,002 |
| 830 | Tony McNamara | $155,027,873 | 4 | $38,756,968 |
| 831 | Dana Olsen | $155,003,536 | 3 | $51,667,845 |
| 832 | Justin Zackham | $154,658,669 | 4 | $38,664,667 |
| 833 | Rich Wilkes | $154,507,124 | 4 | $38,626,781 |
| 834 | John Hoberg | $154,426,697 | 1 | $154,426,697 |
| 835 | Kat Likkel | $154,426,697 | 1 | $154,426,697 |
| 836 | Brenda Hsueh | $154,426,697 | 2 | $77,213,349 |
| 837 | Vince Vaughn | $153,878,424 | 3 | $51,292,808 |
| 838 | Alex Garland | $153,820,328 | 9 | $17,091,148 |
| 839 | Brendan McCarthy | $153,636,354 | 1 | $153,636,354 |
| 840 | Zach Shields | $153,225,613 | 2 | $76,612,807 |
| 841 | Marc Klein | $152,624,944 | 6 | $25,437,491 |
| 842 | Paul Thomas Anderson | $152,573,986 | 9 | $16,952,665 |
| 843 | Nicholas Kazan | $152,321,857 | 5 | $30,464,371 |
| 844 | Robert Benton | $152,291,074 | 3 | $50,763,691 |
| 845 | Jeremy Doner | $151,920,183 | 2 | $75,960,092 |
| 846 | Peter Goldfinger | $151,846,029 | 5 | $30,369,206 |
| 847 | Sandor Stern | $151,665,889 | 2 | $75,832,945 |
| 848 | Sam Bromell | $151,416,153 | 1 | $151,416,153 |
| 849 | Gene Quintano | $151,349,337 | 8 | $18,918,667 |
| 850 | Karl Gajdusek | $151,318,543 | 6 | $25,219,757 |
| 851 | Darryl Quarles | $150,982,244 | 2 | $75,491,122 |
| 852 | Michael Schiffer | $150,956,501 | 3 | $50,318,834 |
| 853 | Jon Favreau | $150,444,293 | 4 | $37,611,073 |
| 854 | Brian Burns | $150,357,137 | 1 | $150,357,137 |
| 855 | Brian Duffield | $150,054,657 | 7 | $21,436,380 |
| 856 | Jeffrey M. Howard | $149,440,312 | 2 | $74,720,156 |
| 857 | Steven Knight | $149,303,973 | 16 | $9,331,498 |
| 858 | Alain Boublil | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 859 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 860 | Herbert Kretzmer | $149,260,140 | 1 | $149,260,140 |
| 861 | Todd Komarnicki | $148,830,855 | 6 | $24,805,143 |
| 862 | David Weisberg | $148,778,207 | 2 | $74,389,104 |
| 863 | Douglas S. Cook | $148,778,207 | 2 | $74,389,104 |
| 864 | Rafe Judkins | $148,648,820 | 2 | $74,324,410 |
| 865 | Larry Stuckey | $148,438,600 | 1 | $148,438,600 |
| 866 | Alan Schoolcraft | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 867 | Brent Simons | $148,415,853 | 2 | $74,207,927 |
| 868 | Lorene Scafaria | $147,796,848 | 5 | $29,559,370 |
| 869 | Jim Taylor | $147,619,929 | 3 | $49,206,643 |
| 870 | Jeff Arch | $147,303,955 | 2 | $73,651,978 |
| 871 | Terri Tatchell | $147,215,503 | 2 | $73,607,752 |
| 872 | Billy Crystal | $146,926,036 | 5 | $29,385,207 |
| 873 | Alan Jay Lerner | $146,581,356 | 6 | $24,430,226 |
| 874 | Takeshi Shudo | $146,543,713 | 3 | $48,847,904 |
| 875 | Claude Zidi | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 876 | Simon Michael | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 877 | Didier Kamika | $146,282,411 | 1 | $146,282,411 |
| 878 | Zach Dean | $146,192,366 | 5 | $29,238,473 |
| 879 | David Marconi | $145,943,343 | 2 | $72,971,672 |
| 880 | Norman Steinberg | $145,433,571 | 3 | $48,477,857 |
| 881 | Terry Gilliam | $145,274,380 | 9 | $16,141,598 |
| 882 | Adam Herz | $145,096,820 | 1 | $145,096,820 |
| 883 | Jeff Wadlow | $144,727,404 | 9 | $16,080,823 |
| 884 | Catherine Johnson | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 885 | Eric Bergquist | $144,512,310 | 1 | $144,512,310 |
| 886 | Patrick Aison | $144,372,773 | 2 | $72,186,387 |
| 887 | Larry Levin | $144,156,605 | 1 | $144,156,605 |
| 888 | C. Jay Cox | $143,948,355 | 2 | $71,974,178 |
| 889 | Greg Taylor | $143,143,756 | 4 | $35,785,939 |
| 890 | Rob Edwards | $142,521,453 | 3 | $47,507,151 |
| 891 | Mario Puzo | $142,469,089 | 2 | $71,234,545 |
| 892 | Eric Johnson | $141,908,254 | 4 | $35,477,064 |
| 893 | Douglas Kenney | $141,600,000 | 1 | $141,600,000 |
| 894 | Lem Dobbs | $141,584,597 | 7 | $20,226,371 |
| 895 | Carl Binder | $141,579,773 | 1 | $141,579,773 |
| 896 | Philip Lazebnik | $141,579,773 | 2 | $70,789,887 |
| 897 | William D. Wittliff | $141,517,428 | 6 | $23,586,238 |
| 898 | Tina Gordon Chism | $141,357,693 | 5 | $28,271,539 |
| 899 | Jim Kauf | $141,186,864 | 1 | $141,186,864 |
| 900 | Ross Lamanna | $141,186,864 | 2 | $70,593,432 |
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.