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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Murray Salem | $91,457,688 | 1 | $91,457,688 |
| 1,302 | Don Mancini | $91,415,826 | 4 | $22,853,957 |
| 1,303 | Aeneas MacKenzie | $91,400,591 | 2 | $45,700,296 |
| 1,304 | Christopher Parker | $91,386,097 | 1 | $91,386,097 |
| 1,305 | Scott Cooper | $91,241,375 | 6 | $15,206,896 |
| 1,306 | Thomas Dean Donnelly | $91,153,484 | 3 | $30,384,495 |
| 1,307 | Joshua Oppenheimer | $91,153,484 | 4 | $22,788,371 |
| 1,308 | Tom Brady | $90,843,779 | 2 | $45,421,890 |
| 1,309 | Todd Alcott | $90,757,863 | 2 | $45,378,932 |
| 1,310 | Kathryn Price | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,311 | Nichole Millard | $90,648,202 | 1 | $90,648,202 |
| 1,312 | Kate Kondell | $90,639,088 | 1 | $90,639,088 |
| 1,313 | Joshua Zetumer | $90,493,368 | 2 | $45,246,684 |
| 1,314 | Tom Hedley | $90,463,574 | 1 | $90,463,574 |
| 1,315 | Jay Presson Allen | $90,420,676 | 5 | $18,084,135 |
| 1,316 | Jay Martel | $90,411,453 | 2 | $45,205,727 |
| 1,317 | Ian Roberts | $90,411,453 | 1 | $90,411,453 |
| 1,318 | Tim Hill | $90,227,399 | 2 | $45,113,700 |
| 1,319 | Ernest Lehman | $90,183,099 | 3 | $30,061,033 |
| 1,320 | Michael Kozoll | $89,967,009 | 2 | $44,983,505 |
| 1,321 | William Sackheim | $89,967,009 | 2 | $44,983,505 |
| 1,322 | Matt Greenberg | $89,711,413 | 3 | $29,903,804 |
| 1,323 | Don Hahn | $89,472,687 | 2 | $44,736,344 |
| 1,324 | Francis Goodrich | $89,325,780 | 1 | $89,325,780 |
| 1,325 | Wally Wolodarsky | $89,324,021 | 5 | $17,864,804 |
| 1,326 | Michael Barrie | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,327 | Jim Mulholland | $89,210,129 | 2 | $44,605,065 |
| 1,328 | Michael Debruyn | $89,107,235 | 1 | $89,107,235 |
| 1,329 | Kate Angelo | $89,047,170 | 3 | $29,682,390 |
| 1,330 | Jon Gunn | $89,027,805 | 5 | $17,805,561 |
| 1,331 | Nicole Eastman | $88,915,214 | 1 | $88,915,214 |
| 1,332 | Mark Victor | $88,816,608 | 2 | $44,408,304 |
| 1,333 | Michael Grais | $88,816,608 | 2 | $44,408,304 |
| 1,334 | Nick Hornby | $88,778,013 | 3 | $29,592,671 |
| 1,335 | Craig Tiley | $88,768,303 | 1 | $88,768,303 |
| 1,336 | Paul Dehn | $88,489,009 | 4 | $22,122,252 |
| 1,337 | Ilana Wolpert | $88,319,668 | 1 | $88,319,668 |
| 1,338 | Peter Rader | $88,246,220 | 1 | $88,246,220 |
| 1,339 | Martin McDonagh | $87,920,880 | 4 | $21,980,220 |
| 1,340 | Eli Roth | $87,774,181 | 8 | $10,971,773 |
| 1,341 | Edmund H. North | $87,766,978 | 2 | $43,883,489 |
| 1,342 | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer | $87,539,528 | 2 | $43,769,764 |
| 1,343 | Patrick Sheane Duncan | $87,509,956 | 3 | $29,169,985 |
| 1,344 | Winston Hibler | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,345 | Milt Banta | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,346 | Paula Pell | $87,044,645 | 3 | $29,014,882 |
| 1,347 | Shawn Harwell | $86,907,746 | 1 | $86,907,746 |
| 1,348 | Cory Goodman | $86,858,259 | 4 | $21,714,565 |
| 1,349 | Chris Spain | $86,761,307 | 2 | $43,380,654 |
| 1,350 | Alan Parker | $86,758,096 | 4 | $21,689,524 |
| 1,351 | Johannes Roberts | $86,569,119 | 6 | $14,428,187 |
| 1,352 | Richard Naing | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,353 | Ian Goldberg | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,354 | Erin Simms | $86,147,861 | 2 | $43,073,931 |
| 1,355 | John Hoffman | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,356 | Anthony Leondis | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,357 | Eric Siegel | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,358 | John Phillips | $86,045,395 | 2 | $43,022,698 |
| 1,359 | James R. Webb | $85,900,000 | 6 | $14,316,667 |
| 1,360 | Alain Godard | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,361 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,362 | Jan Sardi | $85,808,537 | 2 | $42,904,269 |
| 1,363 | Stephen Hillenburg | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,364 | Kent Osborne | $85,416,609 | 3 | $28,472,203 |
| 1,365 | Aaron Springer | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,366 | Derek Drymon | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,367 | Paul Tibbitt | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,368 | Fredric M. Frank | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,369 | Jesse L. Lasky | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,370 | Jack Gariss | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,371 | Trey Parker | $85,394,461 | 3 | $28,464,820 |
| 1,372 | Nick Vallelonga | $85,080,171 | 2 | $42,540,086 |
| 1,373 | Brian Currie | $85,080,171 | 3 | $28,360,057 |
| 1,374 | Karl Tunberg | $84,988,000 | 4 | $21,247,000 |
| 1,375 | Max Landis | $84,981,862 | 7 | $12,140,266 |
| 1,376 | Michael Miner | $84,951,074 | 2 | $42,475,537 |
| 1,377 | Edward Neumeier | $84,951,074 | 3 | $28,317,025 |
| 1,378 | David Wain | $84,881,212 | 4 | $21,220,303 |
| 1,379 | Matt Stone | $84,812,437 | 2 | $42,406,219 |
| 1,380 | Tyger Williams | $84,758,962 | 2 | $42,379,481 |
| 1,381 | Michael R. Perry | $84,757,907 | 2 | $42,378,954 |
| 1,382 | Tom Pabst | $84,752,907 | 1 | $84,752,907 |
| 1,383 | Nia DaCosta | $84,650,233 | 4 | $21,162,558 |
| 1,384 | Lionel Wigram | $84,620,175 | 2 | $42,310,088 |
| 1,385 | Ken Marino | $84,589,110 | 3 | $28,196,370 |
| 1,386 | Megan McDonnell | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,387 | Elissa Karasik | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,388 | Elizabeth Hannah | $84,481,288 | 3 | $28,160,429 |
| 1,389 | Diana Ossana | $84,449,249 | 3 | $28,149,750 |
| 1,390 | Tim Federle | $84,410,380 | 3 | $28,136,793 |
| 1,391 | John Kamps | $84,308,199 | 4 | $21,077,050 |
| 1,392 | Aurelius Battaglia | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,393 | William Cottrell | $84,300,000 | 2 | $42,150,000 |
| 1,394 | Otto Englander | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,395 | Webb Smith | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,396 | Joseph Sabo | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,397 | Brent McCorkle | $84,223,733 | 2 | $42,111,867 |
| 1,398 | Michael Palin | $83,915,483 | 5 | $16,783,097 |
| 1,399 | Melissa Stack | $83,911,193 | 2 | $41,955,597 |
| 1,400 | Chris Bertolini | $83,552,429 | 1 | $83,552,429 |
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.