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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Jim Reardon | $223,808,164 | 1 | $223,808,164 |
| 602 | Brent Maddock | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 603 | S.S. Wilson | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 604 | Ken Anderson | $222,675,066 | 3 | $74,225,022 |
| 605 | Stephen Gaghan | $222,320,272 | 7 | $31,760,039 |
| 606 | Michael Lesslie | $222,109,249 | 3 | $74,036,416 |
| 607 | Diablo Cody | $221,995,167 | 8 | $27,749,396 |
| 608 | Paul Guay | $221,744,639 | 2 | $110,872,320 |
| 609 | Stephen Mazur | $221,744,639 | 3 | $73,914,880 |
| 610 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $221,680,977 | 3 | $73,893,659 |
| 611 | David Levien | $221,617,561 | 7 | $31,659,652 |
| 612 | Rodney Rothman | $221,537,328 | 2 | $110,768,664 |
| 613 | Nico Lathouris | $221,112,145 | 2 | $110,556,073 |
| 614 | Frank Darabont | $220,890,837 | 5 | $44,178,167 |
| 615 | Michael H. Weber | $220,769,219 | 7 | $31,538,460 |
| 616 | Jason Segel | $219,042,143 | 4 | $54,760,536 |
| 617 | Wellsesly Wild | $218,665,740 | 1 | $218,665,740 |
| 618 | Edgar Wallace | $218,080,025 | 1 | $218,080,025 |
| 619 | Alan J. Pakula | $217,081,800 | 4 | $54,270,450 |
| 620 | Judy Morris | $216,403,743 | 3 | $72,134,581 |
| 621 | Stanley Kubrick | $216,397,253 | 6 | $36,066,209 |
| 622 | Bradley Cooper | $215,288,866 | 1 | $215,288,866 |
| 623 | Niall Leonard | $214,841,770 | 2 | $107,420,885 |
| 624 | Michael Ferris | $214,700,354 | 5 | $42,940,071 |
| 625 | John Brancato | $214,700,354 | 6 | $35,783,392 |
| 626 | Phil Beauman | $214,577,135 | 3 | $71,525,712 |
| 627 | Jeff Loveness | $214,506,909 | 2 | $107,253,455 |
| 628 | Todd W. Langen | $213,922,728 | 2 | $106,961,364 |
| 629 | Keith Merryman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 630 | David A. Newman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 631 | Pat Proft | $212,014,216 | 7 | $30,287,745 |
| 632 | Stephen Kendrick | $211,420,280 | 7 | $30,202,897 |
| 633 | Channing Gibson | $211,316,158 | 3 | $70,438,719 |
| 634 | Joby Harold | $210,890,640 | 4 | $52,722,660 |
| 635 | Michael B. Gordon | $210,614,939 | 1 | $210,614,939 |
| 636 | Adrian Molina | $210,460,015 | 1 | $210,460,015 |
| 637 | Matthew Aldrich | $210,460,015 | 2 | $105,230,008 |
| 638 | Scott Alexander | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 639 | Larry Karaszewski | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 640 | Alex Kendrick | $210,184,186 | 6 | $35,030,698 |
| 641 | Gillian Flynn | $210,169,821 | 2 | $105,084,911 |
| 642 | Craig Brewer | $210,045,482 | 4 | $52,511,371 |
| 643 | Barry Levinson | $209,975,911 | 10 | $20,997,591 |
| 644 | Spike Lee | $209,768,273 | 16 | $13,110,517 |
| 645 | Kevin Williamson | $209,765,696 | 5 | $41,953,139 |
| 646 | Doug Miro | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 647 | Carlo Bernard | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 648 | Tracy Keenan Wynn | $208,801,344 | 2 | $104,400,672 |
| 649 | Francis Ford Coppola | $208,779,314 | 9 | $23,197,702 |
| 650 | Rich Jaffa | $208,545,589 | 1 | $208,545,589 |
| 651 | Janet Scott Batchler | $207,200,145 | 2 | $103,600,073 |
| 652 | Lee Batchler | $207,200,145 | 2 | $103,600,073 |
| 653 | Dan O’Bannon | $206,987,760 | 5 | $41,397,552 |
| 654 | Mark Andrus | $206,815,828 | 6 | $34,469,305 |
| 655 | Jim Capobianco | $206,752,039 | 2 | $103,376,020 |
| 656 | Paul Greengrass | $206,428,379 | 4 | $51,607,095 |
| 657 | Jeffrey Caine | $206,101,836 | 4 | $51,525,459 |
| 658 | Al Reinert | $205,904,597 | 2 | $102,952,299 |
| 659 | Patrick Burleigh | $205,371,981 | 4 | $51,342,995 |
| 660 | Donald Stewart | $205,300,019 | 2 | $102,650,010 |
| 661 | Spike Jonze | $204,804,737 | 5 | $40,960,947 |
| 662 | Chris Bremmer | $204,417,855 | 1 | $204,417,855 |
| 663 | Michael Handelman | $204,413,882 | 4 | $51,103,471 |
| 664 | David Guion | $204,413,882 | 4 | $51,103,471 |
| 665 | Jon Erwin | $203,706,533 | 9 | $22,634,059 |
| 666 | Rod Barr | $203,690,181 | 2 | $101,845,091 |
| 667 | Adam Greenberg | $203,464,105 | 1 | $203,464,105 |
| 668 | Lewis Colick | $203,456,949 | 9 | $22,606,328 |
| 669 | Ted Tally | $203,162,831 | 6 | $33,860,472 |
| 670 | John O'Brien | $203,128,183 | 3 | $67,709,394 |
| 671 | Drew Goodard | $202,706,711 | 1 | $202,706,711 |
| 672 | John Thomas | $202,551,228 | 4 | $50,637,807 |
| 673 | Shawn Wayans | $202,488,602 | 3 | $67,496,201 |
| 674 | Bill Wittiff | $202,349,939 | 2 | $101,174,970 |
| 675 | Bill Kelly | $202,173,101 | 3 | $67,391,034 |
| 676 | Andrew Bergman | $201,485,428 | 5 | $40,297,086 |
| 677 | James Lee Barrett | $201,186,677 | 6 | $33,531,113 |
| 678 | Tom Shadyac | $201,031,415 | 2 | $100,515,708 |
| 679 | Ben Falcone | $200,662,903 | 5 | $40,132,581 |
| 680 | Melissa McCarthy | $200,662,903 | 3 | $66,887,634 |
| 681 | Dan Hernandez | $200,594,499 | 3 | $66,864,833 |
| 682 | Benji Samit | $200,594,499 | 3 | $66,864,833 |
| 683 | Wayne Powers | $200,158,376 | 4 | $50,039,594 |
| 684 | Donna Powers | $200,158,376 | 3 | $66,719,459 |
| 685 | Sidney Howard | $198,680,470 | 2 | $99,340,235 |
| 686 | Nick Cassavetes | $198,502,394 | 6 | $33,083,732 |
| 687 | Paul Attanasio | $197,494,611 | 3 | $65,831,537 |
| 688 | Amy Heckerling | $196,690,650 | 3 | $65,563,550 |
| 689 | Bob Barlen | $196,655,428 | 5 | $39,331,086 |
| 690 | Cal Brunker | $196,655,428 | 5 | $39,331,086 |
| 691 | Michael Moore | $196,627,470 | 9 | $21,847,497 |
| 692 | Mike Berg | $196,573,705 | 1 | $196,573,705 |
| 693 | Larry Gross | $196,572,795 | 8 | $24,571,599 |
| 694 | Mark Levin | $196,431,765 | 4 | $49,107,941 |
| 695 | Robin Swicord | $195,449,823 | 6 | $32,574,971 |
| 696 | Charles Lederer | $195,417,150 | 4 | $48,854,288 |
| 697 | Jim Hecht | $195,330,621 | 3 | $65,110,207 |
| 698 | Buddy Johnson | $194,902,322 | 2 | $97,451,161 |
| 699 | Karen McCullah Lutz | $193,955,439 | 6 | $32,325,907 |
| 700 | Chris Bremner | $193,573,217 | 3 | $64,524,406 |
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.