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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Editors - Top Domestic Associate Producers - Top Domestic Casting Directors - Top Domestic Cinematographers - Top Domestic Co-Producers - Top Domestic Composers - Top Domestic Costume Designers - Top Domestic Costume Supervisors - Top Domestic Dialogue Editors - Top Domestic Directors - Top Domestic Editors - Top Domestic Executive Producers - Top Domestic Make-up and Hair Designers - Top Domestic Music Editors - Top Domestic Music Supervisors - Top Domestic Producers - Top Domestic Production Designers - Top Domestic Re-recording Mixers - Top Domestic Second Unit Directors - Top Domestic Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top Domestic Sound Editors - Top Domestic Sound Effects Editors - Top Domestic Sound Mixers - Top Domestic Story Creators - Top Domestic Stunt Coordinators - Top Domestic Supervising Sound Editors - Top Domestic Unit Production Managers - Top Domestic Visual Effects Supervisors - Top International Screenwriters - Top Worldwide Screenwriters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Michael Bacall | $417,983,884 | 7 | $59,711,983 |
| 302 | Shay Hatten | $416,199,860 | 8 | $52,024,983 |
| 303 | Dan Harris | $415,069,694 | 2 | $207,534,847 |
| 304 | Peter Ackerman | $414,618,186 | 3 | $138,206,062 |
| 305 | David S. Ward | $411,834,660 | 9 | $45,759,407 |
| 306 | Michael Waldron | $411,331,607 | 1 | $411,331,607 |
| 307 | Bob Fisher | $409,928,610 | 4 | $102,482,153 |
| 308 | Suzanne Collins | $408,010,692 | 2 | $204,005,346 |
| 309 | Matt Manfredi | $406,974,323 | 7 | $58,139,189 |
| 310 | Michael France | $404,586,895 | 4 | $101,146,724 |
| 311 | Paul W.S. Anderson | $404,457,158 | 10 | $40,445,716 |
| 312 | Rob Edwards | $404,207,582 | 6 | $67,367,930 |
| 313 | Jason Hall | $404,034,316 | 3 | $134,678,105 |
| 314 | Aline Brosh McKenna | $403,755,732 | 8 | $50,469,467 |
| 315 | Matthew Michael Carnahan | $403,299,354 | 9 | $44,811,039 |
| 316 | Will Gluck | $403,000,785 | 6 | $67,166,798 |
| 317 | Michael J. Wilson | $401,862,413 | 3 | $133,954,138 |
| 318 | Jeb Stuart | $401,850,631 | 9 | $44,650,070 |
| 319 | Michael Berg | $401,772,256 | 3 | $133,924,085 |
| 320 | Katie Dippold | $401,437,626 | 5 | $80,287,525 |
| 321 | Denis Villeneuve | $400,597,428 | 4 | $100,149,357 |
| 322 | Kiel Murray | $398,074,252 | 4 | $99,518,563 |
| 323 | Bob Tzudiker | $396,575,638 | 4 | $99,143,910 |
| 324 | Noni White | $396,575,638 | 4 | $99,143,910 |
| 325 | Brendan O'Brien | $395,860,596 | 8 | $49,482,575 |
| 326 | Tom J. Astle | $394,909,276 | 4 | $98,727,319 |
| 327 | Barry W. Blaustein | $393,109,114 | 5 | $78,621,823 |
| 328 | Taika Waititi | $392,272,468 | 6 | $65,378,745 |
| 329 | Kurt Wimmer | $391,417,169 | 11 | $35,583,379 |
| 330 | Caroline Thompson | $390,498,056 | 9 | $43,388,673 |
| 331 | Richard Price | $389,559,418 | 12 | $32,463,285 |
| 332 | Jim Kouf | $388,701,840 | 11 | $35,336,531 |
| 333 | Ralph Wright | $387,843,000 | 4 | $96,960,750 |
| 334 | Peter Baynham | $386,343,584 | 8 | $48,292,948 |
| 335 | John Gatins | $384,581,188 | 8 | $48,072,649 |
| 336 | John Fusco | $384,398,122 | 12 | $32,033,177 |
| 337 | Guy Busick | $382,745,072 | 7 | $54,677,867 |
| 338 | Ivan Raimi | $382,453,066 | 3 | $127,484,355 |
| 339 | David Gordon Green | $381,190,564 | 5 | $76,238,113 |
| 340 | Will Beall | $381,062,710 | 4 | $95,265,678 |
| 341 | Mark Protosevich | $380,542,448 | 4 | $95,135,612 |
| 342 | Robert Gordon | $380,469,646 | 3 | $126,823,215 |
| 343 | Glenn Ficarra | $380,142,586 | 8 | $47,517,823 |
| 344 | John Requa | $380,142,586 | 8 | $47,517,823 |
| 345 | Mark O Keefe | $380,060,628 | 2 | $190,030,314 |
| 346 | Mike Reiss | $379,708,719 | 2 | $189,854,360 |
| 347 | Jason Reitman | $376,936,985 | 8 | $47,117,123 |
| 348 | Steven Conrad | $376,354,211 | 6 | $62,725,702 |
| 349 | Scot Armstrong | $376,148,799 | 4 | $94,037,200 |
| 350 | Mark Steven Johnson | $375,444,039 | 7 | $53,634,863 |
| 351 | Ashley Edward Miller | $374,983,989 | 4 | $93,745,997 |
| 352 | Zack Stentz | $374,983,989 | 4 | $93,745,997 |
| 353 | Tom McGrath | $373,770,401 | 2 | $186,885,201 |
| 354 | Nia Vardalos | $373,279,613 | 5 | $74,655,923 |
| 355 | Justin Marks | $372,743,384 | 2 | $186,371,692 |
| 356 | Benedict Fitzgerald | $370,782,930 | 2 | $185,391,465 |
| 357 | Abby Kohn | $370,081,554 | 6 | $61,680,259 |
| 358 | Scott Z. Burns | $368,618,745 | 8 | $46,077,343 |
| 359 | Drew Goddard | $368,394,488 | 5 | $73,678,898 |
| 360 | Dan Gilroy | $368,215,926 | 10 | $36,821,593 |
| 361 | Randi Mayem Singer | $368,075,410 | 4 | $92,018,853 |
| 362 | John Collee | $365,667,072 | 9 | $40,629,675 |
| 363 | Robert Rodat | $363,782,095 | 6 | $60,630,349 |
| 364 | Oren Uziel | $363,171,518 | 6 | $60,528,586 |
| 365 | Len Blum | $361,639,423 | 7 | $51,662,775 |
| 366 | Steve Faber | $359,612,487 | 2 | $179,806,244 |
| 367 | Lawrence Konner | $359,113,505 | 9 | $39,901,501 |
| 368 | Bruce Feirstein | $358,664,877 | 3 | $119,554,959 |
| 369 | Michael Brandt | $357,087,942 | 7 | $51,012,563 |
| 370 | David Scarpa | $356,643,772 | 5 | $71,328,754 |
| 371 | Josh Cooley | $356,461,711 | 1 | $356,461,711 |
| 372 | Derek Kolstad | $355,256,766 | 8 | $44,407,096 |
| 373 | Stuart Beattie | $355,025,941 | 8 | $44,378,243 |
| 374 | Kay Cannon | $354,194,853 | 5 | $70,838,971 |
| 375 | Timothy Hyde Harris | $354,145,143 | 5 | $70,829,029 |
| 376 | Ron Shelton | $353,743,189 | 10 | $35,374,319 |
| 377 | Zack Snyder | $353,587,492 | 7 | $50,512,499 |
| 378 | Peter Benchley | $352,879,982 | 3 | $117,626,661 |
| 379 | Brad Copeland | $352,869,975 | 5 | $70,573,995 |
| 380 | Ann Peacock | $351,715,431 | 6 | $58,619,239 |
| 381 | Christopher D. Ford | $351,375,911 | 6 | $58,562,652 |
| 382 | Mark Rosenthal | $350,876,102 | 8 | $43,859,513 |
| 383 | Laeta Kalogridis | $349,643,560 | 7 | $49,949,080 |
| 384 | Ron J. Friedman | $349,413,954 | 5 | $69,882,791 |
| 385 | Steve Bencich | $349,413,954 | 6 | $58,235,659 |
| 386 | Barry Fanaro | $348,186,760 | 4 | $87,046,690 |
| 387 | Ted Griffin | $345,396,881 | 5 | $69,079,376 |
| 388 | Stephen Sinclair | $345,115,396 | 1 | $345,115,396 |
| 389 | Maya Forbes | $344,524,392 | 9 | $38,280,488 |
| 390 | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | $343,256,830 | 3 | $114,418,943 |
| 391 | Kevin James | $343,078,956 | 5 | $68,615,791 |
| 392 | Seth MacFarlane | $342,863,090 | 3 | $114,287,697 |
| 393 | Alec Sulkin | $342,863,090 | 3 | $114,287,697 |
| 394 | Chris Miller | $342,853,270 | 2 | $171,426,635 |
| 395 | John J. Strauss | $341,103,274 | 5 | $68,220,655 |
| 396 | Ed Decter | $341,103,274 | 5 | $68,220,655 |
| 397 | Steven Spielberg | $339,855,045 | 4 | $84,963,761 |
| 398 | Michael Mann | $339,758,105 | 9 | $37,750,901 |
| 399 | Daniel Petrie Jr | $338,599,642 | 4 | $84,649,911 |
| 400 | Peter Chiarelli | $338,490,952 | 3 | $112,830,317 |
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.