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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Wolfgang Weigel | $21,300,000 | 1 | $21,300,000 |
| 2,902 | Art Stevens | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,903 | Joe Hale | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,904 | Al Wilson | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,905 | David Jonas | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,906 | Roy Morita | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,907 | Richard Rich | $21,288,692 | 1 | $21,288,692 |
| 2,908 | Nicolas Pesce | $21,259,103 | 3 | $7,086,368 |
| 2,909 | Stephen Chow | $21,232,530 | 4 | $5,308,133 |
| 2,910 | Philip Shelby | $21,218,403 | 1 | $21,218,403 |
| 2,911 | Tony Mosher | $21,218,403 | 1 | $21,218,403 |
| 2,912 | Takashi Shimizu | $21,216,148 | 2 | $10,608,074 |
| 2,913 | Christopher Gore | $21,202,829 | 1 | $21,202,829 |
| 2,914 | Rob Thomas | $21,165,506 | 2 | $10,582,753 |
| 2,915 | Tom Davis | $21,153,686 | 1 | $21,153,686 |
| 2,916 | Flint Dille | $21,100,409 | 2 | $10,550,205 |
| 2,917 | Martyn Burke | $21,100,000 | 1 | $21,100,000 |
| 2,918 | Cord Jefferson | $21,098,470 | 1 | $21,098,470 |
| 2,919 | Rosalind Ross | $21,096,678 | 4 | $5,274,170 |
| 2,920 | Mark Bishop | $21,089,146 | 1 | $21,089,146 |
| 2,921 | Robert J. Avrech | $21,084,934 | 2 | $10,542,467 |
| 2,922 | Antwone Fisher | $21,078,145 | 1 | $21,078,145 |
| 2,923 | David Cronenberg | $21,069,992 | 8 | $2,633,749 |
| 2,924 | Lawrence Bassoff | $21,058,033 | 1 | $21,058,033 |
| 2,925 | Horton Foote | $21,013,978 | 4 | $5,253,495 |
| 2,926 | Fred Finklehoffe | $21,000,000 | 3 | $7,000,000 |
| 2,927 | Frank Spotnitz | $20,982,478 | 1 | $20,982,478 |
| 2,928 | James Ponsoldt | $20,931,595 | 4 | $5,232,899 |
| 2,929 | Topper Lilien | $20,896,518 | 3 | $6,965,506 |
| 2,930 | John Stuart | $20,868,638 | 1 | $20,868,638 |
| 2,931 | Christian Swegal | $20,868,638 | 2 | $10,434,319 |
| 2,932 | Robert Alan Aurthur | $20,845,016 | 1 | $20,845,016 |
| 2,933 | Robert Dillon | $20,818,672 | 2 | $10,409,336 |
| 2,934 | Robert Buckner | $20,800,000 | 2 | $10,400,000 |
| 2,935 | Claudio Herrera | $20,799,533 | 2 | $10,399,767 |
| 2,936 | Sergio Adrian Sanchez | $20,799,533 | 2 | $10,399,767 |
| 2,937 | Anthony Tambakis | $20,797,449 | 6 | $3,466,242 |
| 2,938 | Bobby Smith Jr. | $20,788,730 | 1 | $20,788,730 |
| 2,939 | Niki Caro | $20,779,666 | 2 | $10,389,833 |
| 2,940 | Todd Berger | $20,767,270 | 3 | $6,922,423 |
| 2,941 | Michael de Guzman | $20,763,013 | 1 | $20,763,013 |
| 2,942 | Brett Baer | $20,738,724 | 1 | $20,738,724 |
| 2,943 | Dave Finkel | $20,738,724 | 1 | $20,738,724 |
| 2,944 | Robert Duvall | $20,733,485 | 2 | $10,366,743 |
| 2,945 | Bryan Sipe | $20,709,483 | 2 | $10,354,742 |
| 2,946 | Jeffrey Bloom | $20,670,680 | 2 | $10,335,340 |
| 2,947 | Glenn Gers | $20,668,843 | 2 | $10,334,422 |
| 2,948 | Walter Newman | $20,666,667 | 1 | $20,666,667 |
| 2,949 | Elissa Matsueda | $20,658,612 | 3 | $6,886,204 |
| 2,950 | Jean Shepherd | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,951 | Leigh Brown | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,952 | Gregory Fleeman | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,953 | Robert T. Megginson | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,954 | Alex Rubens | $20,591,853 | 3 | $6,863,951 |
| 2,955 | James Toback | $20,588,876 | 5 | $4,117,775 |
| 2,956 | Stella Meghie | $20,578,185 | 3 | $6,859,395 |
| 2,957 | Mick Davis | $20,568,319 | 2 | $10,284,160 |
| 2,958 | Christine Roum | $20,568,319 | 1 | $20,568,319 |
| 2,959 | Franc. Reyes | $20,559,025 | 2 | $10,279,513 |
| 2,960 | Rose Gilroy | $20,532,222 | 2 | $10,266,111 |
| 2,961 | Jake Crane | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,962 | Jonathan A. Stewart | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,963 | Tyler Nilson | $20,457,158 | 2 | $10,228,579 |
| 2,964 | Mike Schwartz | $20,457,158 | 1 | $20,457,158 |
| 2,965 | Lane Sarasohn | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,966 | Rich Allen | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,967 | James Cappe | $20,423,389 | 1 | $20,423,389 |
| 2,968 | Melissa Carter | $20,422,207 | 1 | $20,422,207 |
| 2,969 | Phil Groves | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 2,970 | Oliver H. P. Garrett | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,971 | David O. Selznick | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,972 | Aaron Harberts | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,973 | Gretchen J. Berg | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,974 | Alex Litvak | $20,377,913 | 2 | $10,188,957 |
| 2,975 | Chuck Russell | $20,364,308 | 4 | $5,091,077 |
| 2,976 | David Hemingson | $20,355,375 | 1 | $20,355,375 |
| 2,977 | Garrison Keillor | $20,342,852 | 1 | $20,342,852 |
| 2,978 | Joel Smallbone | $20,335,239 | 1 | $20,335,239 |
| 2,979 | Kevin Etten | $20,300,157 | 2 | $10,150,079 |
| 2,980 | Kenneth Lipper | $20,278,055 | 1 | $20,278,055 |
| 2,981 | John Steakley | $20,268,825 | 1 | $20,268,825 |
| 2,982 | Jane Wagner | $20,259,000 | 2 | $10,129,500 |
| 2,983 | Malcolm Spellman | $20,255,281 | 3 | $6,751,760 |
| 2,984 | Michael Mahern | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 2,985 | Alex Matter | $20,225,989 | 1 | $20,225,989 |
| 2,986 | Ed Harris | $20,211,394 | 1 | $20,211,394 |
| 2,987 | Robert Knott | $20,211,394 | 3 | $6,737,131 |
| 2,988 | Pat E. Johnson | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,989 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,990 | John Lee Mahin | $20,172,000 | 2 | $10,086,000 |
| 2,991 | Alison Peck | $20,150,241 | 2 | $10,075,121 |
| 2,992 | Gerard Brown | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,993 | Ernest Dickerson | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,994 | Keith Thomas | $20,143,241 | 2 | $10,071,621 |
| 2,995 | Mary Hale | $20,133,326 | 1 | $20,133,326 |
| 2,996 | Tsui Hark | $20,104,791 | 8 | $2,513,099 |
| 2,997 | Earl Mac Rauch | $20,100,000 | 2 | $10,050,000 |
| 2,998 | Tim Smith | $20,092,802 | 1 | $20,092,802 |
| 2,999 | Arkasha Stevenson | $20,092,802 | 1 | $20,092,802 |
| 3,000 | Peter Bellwood | $20,084,134 | 2 | $10,042,067 |
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.