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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,301 | David Scinto | $6,946,056 | 1 | $6,946,056 |
| 4,302 | Christopher Salmanpour | $6,937,696 | 1 | $6,937,696 |
| 4,303 | Alberto Marini | $6,937,696 | 3 | $2,312,565 |
| 4,304 | Robert Foster | $6,935,216 | 1 | $6,935,216 |
| 4,305 | Neil Peng | $6,933,000 | 1 | $6,933,000 |
| 4,306 | Greg Iles | $6,916,869 | 1 | $6,916,869 |
| 4,307 | Fred Schepisi | $6,908,797 | 1 | $6,908,797 |
| 4,308 | George MacDonald Fraser | $6,905,861 | 2 | $3,452,931 |
| 4,309 | Hugh Welchman | $6,890,306 | 2 | $3,445,153 |
| 4,310 | Robert Foreman | $6,881,021 | 1 | $6,881,021 |
| 4,311 | Daniel Sadek | $6,881,021 | 1 | $6,881,021 |
| 4,312 | Stan Foster | $6,879,730 | 1 | $6,879,730 |
| 4,313 | Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne | $6,857,096 | 1 | $6,857,096 |
| 4,314 | Josh Margolin | $6,854,537 | 2 | $3,427,269 |
| 4,315 | Robb Wells | $6,846,184 | 3 | $2,282,061 |
| 4,316 | Chan Tai-lee | $6,844,922 | 3 | $2,281,641 |
| 4,317 | Melvin Van Peebles | $6,834,000 | 1 | $6,834,000 |
| 4,318 | Brad Silberling | $6,830,957 | 2 | $3,415,479 |
| 4,319 | Adam Anders | $6,820,796 | 1 | $6,820,796 |
| 4,320 | Deborah Amelon | $6,813,570 | 1 | $6,813,570 |
| 4,321 | Erica Oyama | $6,809,080 | 2 | $3,404,540 |
| 4,322 | Leonard Freeman | $6,800,000 | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| 4,323 | Franklin Coen | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,324 | Mel Goldberg | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,325 | Frank Davis | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,326 | Charles Dance | $6,759,422 | 1 | $6,759,422 |
| 4,327 | Lorraine Richard | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,328 | Antonine Maillet | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,329 | Charles Binamé | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,330 | Pierre Billon | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,331 | Dorota Kobiela | $6,735,118 | 1 | $6,735,118 |
| 4,332 | Gareth Evans | $6,730,926 | 4 | $1,682,732 |
| 4,333 | Troy Neighbors | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,334 | Steven Feinberg | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,335 | Sherman Alexie | $6,719,300 | 1 | $6,719,300 |
| 4,336 | Iain Morris | $6,713,826 | 1 | $6,713,826 |
| 4,337 | Mike Birbiglia | $6,684,049 | 2 | $3,342,025 |
| 4,338 | Raymond De Felitta | $6,671,283 | 2 | $3,335,642 |
| 4,339 | Gus Van Sant | $6,657,078 | 3 | $2,219,026 |
| 4,340 | Larry Ketron | $6,640,346 | 1 | $6,640,346 |
| 4,341 | Hanif Kureishi | $6,634,762 | 3 | $2,211,587 |
| 4,342 | Ulf Rydberg | $6,627,694 | 2 | $3,313,847 |
| 4,343 | Robert Downey, Sr. | $6,625,140 | 2 | $3,312,570 |
| 4,344 | Chuck Barris | $6,621,520 | 1 | $6,621,520 |
| 4,345 | John Groves | $6,609,870 | 1 | $6,609,870 |
| 4,346 | Francois Ozon | $6,600,063 | 12 | $550,005 |
| 4,347 | Bill Murray | $6,600,000 | 1 | $6,600,000 |
| 4,348 | Xu Haofeng | $6,594,959 | 2 | $3,297,480 |
| 4,349 | Nick Shafir | $6,573,799 | 1 | $6,573,799 |
| 4,350 | Jeffrey Ellis | $6,561,653 | 1 | $6,561,653 |
| 4,351 | Mallika Dutt Gharde | $6,557,047 | 1 | $6,557,047 |
| 4,352 | Virgil Williams | $6,545,174 | 3 | $2,181,725 |
| 4,353 | Susan Shiliday | $6,543,194 | 1 | $6,543,194 |
| 4,354 | Paula Milne | $6,543,194 | 2 | $3,271,597 |
| 4,355 | Brian Baugh | $6,531,195 | 3 | $2,177,065 |
| 4,356 | Oliver Daly | $6,501,381 | 1 | $6,501,381 |
| 4,357 | Ian Masters | $6,500,000 | 1 | $6,500,000 |
| 4,358 | Bill Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,359 | Cheri Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,360 | Rob Reiner | $6,491,414 | 2 | $3,245,707 |
| 4,361 | Pepe Portillo | $6,485,961 | 2 | $3,242,981 |
| 4,362 | Alejandro Montalvo | $6,485,961 | 1 | $6,485,961 |
| 4,363 | Michael Vickerman | $6,478,079 | 2 | $3,239,040 |
| 4,364 | Betsy Nowrasteh | $6,469,813 | 1 | $6,469,813 |
| 4,365 | Peter S. Beagle | $6,455,330 | 1 | $6,455,330 |
| 4,366 | Michael Patrick Goodman | $6,454,953 | 1 | $6,454,953 |
| 4,367 | Hugh Kelley | $6,448,817 | 1 | $6,448,817 |
| 4,368 | Guillaume Canet | $6,446,860 | 3 | $2,148,953 |
| 4,369 | Graham Greene | $6,432,468 | 3 | $2,144,156 |
| 4,370 | Sajid Samji | $6,429,128 | 2 | $3,214,564 |
| 4,371 | Jake McEntire | $6,424,420 | 1 | $6,424,420 |
| 4,372 | Akira Kurosawa | $6,423,970 | 3 | $2,141,323 |
| 4,373 | Michael Carney | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,374 | Alexander Foard | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,375 | Ron Hall | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,376 | Tom Engelman | $6,419,876 | 1 | $6,419,876 |
| 4,377 | Davis Guggenheim | $6,417,135 | 1 | $6,417,135 |
| 4,378 | Billy Kimball | $6,417,135 | 1 | $6,417,135 |
| 4,379 | Terence Davies | $6,416,798 | 6 | $1,069,466 |
| 4,380 | Juan Jose Campanella | $6,391,436 | 2 | $3,195,718 |
| 4,381 | Eduardo Sacheri | $6,391,436 | 3 | $2,130,479 |
| 4,382 | Edui Tijerina | $6,382,924 | 1 | $6,382,924 |
| 4,383 | Kelly Fremon | $6,382,178 | 1 | $6,382,178 |
| 4,384 | Paul Provenza | $6,377,461 | 1 | $6,377,461 |
| 4,385 | Peter Adam Golden | $6,377,461 | 1 | $6,377,461 |
| 4,386 | Richard Nelson | $6,376,145 | 1 | $6,376,145 |
| 4,387 | Craig Johnson | $6,355,023 | 3 | $2,118,341 |
| 4,388 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | $6,344,664 | 2 | $3,172,332 |
| 4,389 | Guillaume Laurant | $6,344,664 | 3 | $2,114,888 |
| 4,390 | Steven-Charles Jaffe | $6,342,668 | 1 | $6,342,668 |
| 4,391 | William Richert | $6,341,645 | 2 | $3,170,823 |
| 4,392 | Jenny Slate | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,393 | Dean Fleischer-Camp | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,394 | Nick Paley | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,395 | Marilyn Goldin | $6,331,297 | 2 | $3,165,649 |
| 4,396 | Amy Spies | $6,326,051 | 1 | $6,326,051 |
| 4,397 | Belinda Haas | $6,323,972 | 2 | $3,161,986 |
| 4,398 | Richard Tanne | $6,304,223 | 2 | $3,152,112 |
| 4,399 | Massy Tadjedin | $6,301,131 | 1 | $6,301,131 |
| 4,400 | Venable Herndon | $6,300,000 | 1 | $6,300,000 |
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.