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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,801 | Colin Swash | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,802 | Nic Young | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,803 | Richard Bedser | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,804 | Bob Logan | $59,281,555 | 1 | $59,281,555 |
| 1,805 | John Herzfeld | $59,204,737 | 5 | $11,840,947 |
| 1,806 | J.S. Cardone | $59,182,616 | 3 | $19,727,539 |
| 1,807 | Bobs Gannaway | $59,157,732 | 2 | $29,578,866 |
| 1,808 | Bob Dolman | $58,883,840 | 1 | $58,883,840 |
| 1,809 | Chris Jenkins | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,810 | Chris Buck | $58,867,694 | 1 | $58,867,694 |
| 1,811 | Rospo Pallenberg | $58,668,550 | 2 | $29,334,275 |
| 1,812 | Garry Goodrow | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,813 | Peter Elbling | $58,662,452 | 1 | $58,662,452 |
| 1,814 | Gary Nadeau | $58,617,334 | 1 | $58,617,334 |
| 1,815 | Susan Gauthier | $58,403,409 | 1 | $58,403,409 |
| 1,816 | Bert V. Royal | $58,401,464 | 1 | $58,401,464 |
| 1,817 | Hilary Henkin | $58,379,581 | 4 | $14,594,895 |
| 1,818 | Mike Jones | $58,341,014 | 3 | $19,447,005 |
| 1,819 | Craig Storper | $58,331,254 | 1 | $58,331,254 |
| 1,820 | Alastair Siddons | $58,258,727 | 3 | $19,419,576 |
| 1,821 | Dave Collard | $58,211,100 | 3 | $19,403,700 |
| 1,822 | Jon Connolly | $58,163,051 | 2 | $29,081,526 |
| 1,823 | Valerie Curtin | $58,122,638 | 2 | $29,061,319 |
| 1,824 | Nunnally Johnson | $58,075,000 | 3 | $19,358,333 |
| 1,825 | Peter M. Lenkov | $58,055,768 | 2 | $29,027,884 |
| 1,826 | Ernest Tidyman | $58,021,618 | 5 | $11,604,324 |
| 1,827 | Toni Ann Johnson | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,828 | Karen Barna | $58,017,783 | 1 | $58,017,783 |
| 1,829 | Masayuki Suo | $57,887,882 | 1 | $57,887,882 |
| 1,830 | Tony Gayton | $57,830,616 | 3 | $19,276,872 |
| 1,831 | Brad Gann | $57,806,952 | 1 | $57,806,952 |
| 1,832 | Gabriel Casseus | $57,744,720 | 1 | $57,744,720 |
| 1,833 | John Luessenhop | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,834 | Peter Allen | $57,744,720 | 2 | $28,872,360 |
| 1,835 | August Wilson | $57,682,904 | 1 | $57,682,904 |
| 1,836 | Charlie Haas | $57,601,280 | 3 | $19,200,427 |
| 1,837 | Scott Stewart | $57,586,747 | 2 | $28,793,374 |
| 1,838 | Chris Hauty | $57,560,345 | 2 | $28,780,173 |
| 1,839 | John Irving | $57,547,209 | 1 | $57,547,209 |
| 1,840 | Julia Cho | $57,469,559 | 2 | $28,734,780 |
| 1,841 | Roman Coppola | $57,450,767 | 3 | $19,150,256 |
| 1,842 | Takashi Yamazaki | $57,393,091 | 9 | $6,377,010 |
| 1,843 | Rick Alvarez | $57,371,170 | 4 | $14,342,793 |
| 1,844 | Bob Doleman | $57,269,863 | 1 | $57,269,863 |
| 1,845 | Mitchell Kapner | $57,262,492 | 1 | $57,262,492 |
| 1,846 | Janet Peoples | $57,141,459 | 1 | $57,141,459 |
| 1,847 | John Stockwell | $57,115,887 | 3 | $19,038,629 |
| 1,848 | Billy Wilder | $57,000,000 | 5 | $11,400,000 |
| 1,849 | Edmond Dantes | $56,979,478 | 1 | $56,979,478 |
| 1,850 | Wes Tooke | $56,846,802 | 1 | $56,846,802 |
| 1,851 | Drew Fellman | $56,790,980 | 3 | $18,930,327 |
| 1,852 | Jeff Nichols | $56,488,450 | 5 | $11,297,690 |
| 1,853 | Blair Butler | $56,381,703 | 5 | $11,276,341 |
| 1,854 | Scotty Landes | $56,354,359 | 2 | $28,177,180 |
| 1,855 | Jojo Moyes | $56,257,425 | 2 | $28,128,713 |
| 1,856 | Josh Trank | $56,117,548 | 3 | $18,705,849 |
| 1,857 | Mark Hammer | $56,086,158 | 4 | $14,021,540 |
| 1,858 | Steve Box | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,859 | Nick Park | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,860 | Bob Baker | $56,068,547 | 1 | $56,068,547 |
| 1,861 | Paul Reubens | $56,062,986 | 3 | $18,687,662 |
| 1,862 | Stuart Gillard | $55,967,121 | 4 | $13,991,780 |
| 1,863 | Kevin Costello | $55,927,818 | 3 | $18,642,606 |
| 1,864 | David Giler | $55,837,453 | 5 | $11,167,491 |
| 1,865 | Frederic Raphael | $55,791,346 | 2 | $27,895,673 |
| 1,866 | Jimmy Hayward | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,867 | Scott Mosier | $55,750,480 | 1 | $55,750,480 |
| 1,868 | Tommy Wirkola | $55,736,092 | 4 | $13,934,023 |
| 1,869 | James L. Conway | $55,700,000 | 1 | $55,700,000 |
| 1,870 | Charles E. Sellier Jr. | $55,700,000 | 1 | $55,700,000 |
| 1,871 | Scott Lobdell | $55,683,845 | 2 | $27,841,923 |
| 1,872 | Emil Stern | $55,675,313 | 1 | $55,675,313 |
| 1,873 | Peter Stone | $55,630,810 | 4 | $13,907,703 |
| 1,874 | D.V. DeVincentis | $55,382,410 | 3 | $18,460,803 |
| 1,875 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,368,655 | 2 | $27,684,328 |
| 1,876 | Steve Pink | $55,361,412 | 3 | $18,453,804 |
| 1,877 | Jay Cohen | $55,340,730 | 1 | $55,340,730 |
| 1,878 | Barry Blaustein | $55,337,042 | 1 | $55,337,042 |
| 1,879 | Bobby Moresco | $55,334,418 | 2 | $27,667,209 |
| 1,880 | David Robert Mitchell | $55,224,402 | 6 | $9,204,067 |
| 1,881 | Michael Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,882 | Peter Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
| 1,883 | Neil Cuthbert | $55,148,152 | 2 | $27,574,076 |
| 1,884 | Anthony Jaswinski | $55,144,604 | 5 | $11,028,921 |
| 1,885 | Michael Gough | $55,100,437 | 1 | $55,100,437 |
| 1,886 | Pedro Almodovar | $55,012,463 | 15 | $3,667,498 |
| 1,887 | Ron L. Brinerhoff | $55,011,732 | 1 | $55,011,732 |
| 1,888 | James Wong | $54,905,746 | 3 | $18,301,915 |
| 1,889 | Ashleigh Powell | $54,858,851 | 2 | $27,429,426 |
| 1,890 | Adi Hasak | $54,775,426 | 2 | $27,387,713 |
| 1,891 | Laura Solon | $54,767,494 | 2 | $27,383,747 |
| 1,892 | Alex Gregory | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,893 | Peter Huyck | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
| 1,894 | Matt Drake | $54,731,865 | 2 | $27,365,933 |
| 1,895 | Mark G. Steilen | $54,730,625 | 1 | $54,730,625 |
| 1,896 | Roman Polanski | $54,721,225 | 8 | $6,840,153 |
| 1,897 | Sofia Coppola | $54,695,900 | 7 | $7,813,700 |
| 1,898 | Knate Gwaltney | $54,573,676 | 3 | $18,191,225 |
| 1,899 | Spenser Cohen | $54,541,817 | 5 | $10,908,363 |
| 1,900 | B.W.L. Norton | $54,346,141 | 3 | $18,115,380 |
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.