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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,501 | Robb Wells | $6,846,184 | 3 | $2,282,061 |
| 4,502 | Chan Tai-lee | $6,844,922 | 3 | $2,281,641 |
| 4,503 | Melvin Van Peebles | $6,834,000 | 1 | $6,834,000 |
| 4,504 | Brad Silberling | $6,830,957 | 2 | $3,415,479 |
| 4,505 | Adam Anders | $6,820,796 | 1 | $6,820,796 |
| 4,506 | Deborah Amelon | $6,813,570 | 1 | $6,813,570 |
| 4,507 | Erica Oyama | $6,809,080 | 2 | $3,404,540 |
| 4,508 | Leonard Freeman | $6,800,000 | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| 4,509 | Franklin Coen | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,510 | Frank Davis | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,511 | Mel Goldberg | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,512 | Charles Dance | $6,759,422 | 1 | $6,759,422 |
| 4,513 | Charles Binamé | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,514 | Pierre Billon | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,515 | Lorraine Richard | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,516 | Antonine Maillet | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,517 | Dorota Kobiela | $6,735,118 | 1 | $6,735,118 |
| 4,518 | Gareth Evans | $6,730,926 | 5 | $1,346,185 |
| 4,519 | Steven Feinberg | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,520 | Troy Neighbors | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,521 | Sherman Alexie | $6,719,300 | 1 | $6,719,300 |
| 4,522 | Iain Morris | $6,713,826 | 2 | $3,356,913 |
| 4,523 | Mike Birbiglia | $6,684,049 | 2 | $3,342,025 |
| 4,524 | Raymond De Felitta | $6,671,283 | 2 | $3,335,642 |
| 4,525 | Gus Van Sant | $6,657,078 | 3 | $2,219,026 |
| 4,526 | Larry Ketron | $6,640,346 | 1 | $6,640,346 |
| 4,527 | Hanif Kureishi | $6,634,762 | 3 | $2,211,587 |
| 4,528 | Ulf Rydberg | $6,627,694 | 2 | $3,313,847 |
| 4,529 | Robert Downey, Sr. | $6,625,140 | 2 | $3,312,570 |
| 4,530 | Chuck Barris | $6,621,520 | 1 | $6,621,520 |
| 4,531 | John Groves | $6,609,870 | 1 | $6,609,870 |
| 4,532 | Francois Ozon | $6,600,063 | 12 | $550,005 |
| 4,533 | Bill Murray | $6,600,000 | 1 | $6,600,000 |
| 4,534 | Xu Haofeng | $6,594,959 | 3 | $2,198,320 |
| 4,535 | Nick Shafir | $6,573,799 | 1 | $6,573,799 |
| 4,536 | Mauro Borrelli | $6,564,857 | 2 | $3,282,429 |
| 4,537 | John Collins | $6,564,857 | 1 | $6,564,857 |
| 4,538 | Jeffrey Ellis | $6,561,653 | 1 | $6,561,653 |
| 4,539 | Mallika Dutt Gharde | $6,557,047 | 1 | $6,557,047 |
| 4,540 | Virgil Williams | $6,545,174 | 3 | $2,181,725 |
| 4,541 | Paula Milne | $6,543,194 | 2 | $3,271,597 |
| 4,542 | Susan Shiliday | $6,543,194 | 1 | $6,543,194 |
| 4,543 | Brian Baugh | $6,531,195 | 3 | $2,177,065 |
| 4,544 | Oliver Daly | $6,501,381 | 1 | $6,501,381 |
| 4,545 | Ian Masters | $6,500,000 | 1 | $6,500,000 |
| 4,546 | Bill Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,547 | Cheri Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,548 | Rob Reiner | $6,491,414 | 3 | $2,163,805 |
| 4,549 | Alejandro Montalvo | $6,485,961 | 1 | $6,485,961 |
| 4,550 | Pepe Portillo | $6,485,961 | 2 | $3,242,981 |
| 4,551 | Michael Vickerman | $6,478,079 | 2 | $3,239,040 |
| 4,552 | Betsy Nowrasteh | $6,469,813 | 1 | $6,469,813 |
| 4,553 | Peter S. Beagle | $6,455,330 | 1 | $6,455,330 |
| 4,554 | Michael Patrick Goodman | $6,454,953 | 1 | $6,454,953 |
| 4,555 | Hugh Kelley | $6,448,817 | 1 | $6,448,817 |
| 4,556 | Guillaume Canet | $6,446,860 | 3 | $2,148,953 |
| 4,557 | Graham Greene | $6,432,468 | 3 | $2,144,156 |
| 4,558 | Jake McEntire | $6,424,420 | 1 | $6,424,420 |
| 4,559 | Alexander Foard | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,560 | Ron Hall | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,561 | Michael Carney | $6,423,605 | 1 | $6,423,605 |
| 4,562 | Tom Engelman | $6,419,876 | 1 | $6,419,876 |
| 4,563 | Davis Guggenheim | $6,417,135 | 1 | $6,417,135 |
| 4,564 | Billy Kimball | $6,417,135 | 1 | $6,417,135 |
| 4,565 | Terence Davies | $6,416,798 | 6 | $1,069,466 |
| 4,566 | Juan Jose Campanella | $6,391,436 | 3 | $2,130,479 |
| 4,567 | Eduardo Sacheri | $6,391,436 | 4 | $1,597,859 |
| 4,568 | Edui Tijerina | $6,382,924 | 1 | $6,382,924 |
| 4,569 | Kelly Fremon | $6,382,178 | 1 | $6,382,178 |
| 4,570 | Murilo Hauser | $6,380,052 | 3 | $2,126,684 |
| 4,571 | Paul Provenza | $6,377,461 | 1 | $6,377,461 |
| 4,572 | Peter Adam Golden | $6,377,461 | 1 | $6,377,461 |
| 4,573 | Richard Nelson | $6,376,145 | 1 | $6,376,145 |
| 4,574 | Craig Johnson | $6,355,023 | 3 | $2,118,341 |
| 4,575 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | $6,344,664 | 2 | $3,172,332 |
| 4,576 | Guillaume Laurant | $6,344,664 | 3 | $2,114,888 |
| 4,577 | Steven-Charles Jaffe | $6,342,668 | 1 | $6,342,668 |
| 4,578 | William Richert | $6,341,645 | 2 | $3,170,823 |
| 4,579 | Nick Paley | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,580 | Jenny Slate | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,581 | Dean Fleischer-Camp | $6,333,703 | 1 | $6,333,703 |
| 4,582 | Marilyn Goldin | $6,331,297 | 2 | $3,165,649 |
| 4,583 | Amy Spies | $6,326,051 | 1 | $6,326,051 |
| 4,584 | Belinda Haas | $6,323,972 | 2 | $3,161,986 |
| 4,585 | Richard Tanne | $6,304,223 | 2 | $3,152,112 |
| 4,586 | Massy Tadjedin | $6,301,131 | 1 | $6,301,131 |
| 4,587 | Arthur Penn | $6,300,000 | 1 | $6,300,000 |
| 4,588 | Venable Herndon | $6,300,000 | 1 | $6,300,000 |
| 4,589 | Garry Shandling | $6,291,602 | 1 | $6,291,602 |
| 4,590 | Jamie Uys | $6,291,444 | 2 | $3,145,722 |
| 4,591 | Ron Cutler | $6,281,089 | 2 | $3,140,545 |
| 4,592 | Sheryl Longin | $6,276,869 | 1 | $6,276,869 |
| 4,593 | Heitor Lorega | $6,233,517 | 1 | $6,233,517 |
| 4,594 | Terry Zwigoff | $6,217,849 | 1 | $6,217,849 |
| 4,595 | Tilman Singer | $6,217,731 | 2 | $3,108,866 |
| 4,596 | Rod Browning | $6,216,067 | 1 | $6,216,067 |
| 4,597 | Paul Mayersberg | $6,201,143 | 2 | $3,100,572 |
| 4,598 | Christine Olsen | $6,199,600 | 1 | $6,199,600 |
| 4,599 | Philippe Lefebvre | $6,198,883 | 1 | $6,198,883 |
| 4,600 | John Roach | $6,197,866 | 1 | $6,197,866 |
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.