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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Bill Wittiff | $202,349,939 | 2 | $101,174,970 |
| 702 | Bill Kelly | $202,173,101 | 3 | $67,391,034 |
| 703 | Scott Cawthon | $201,283,050 | 2 | $100,641,525 |
| 704 | James Lee Barrett | $201,186,677 | 6 | $33,531,113 |
| 705 | Tom Shadyac | $201,031,415 | 2 | $100,515,708 |
| 706 | Melissa McCarthy | $200,662,903 | 3 | $66,887,634 |
| 707 | Ben Falcone | $200,662,903 | 5 | $40,132,581 |
| 708 | Benji Samit | $200,594,499 | 4 | $50,148,625 |
| 709 | Dan Hernandez | $200,594,499 | 4 | $50,148,625 |
| 710 | Dalan Musson | $200,500,001 | 2 | $100,250,001 |
| 711 | Peter Glanz | $200,500,001 | 3 | $66,833,334 |
| 712 | Donna Powers | $200,158,376 | 3 | $66,719,459 |
| 713 | Wayne Powers | $200,158,376 | 4 | $50,039,594 |
| 714 | Nick Cassavetes | $199,083,260 | 6 | $33,180,543 |
| 715 | Bill Dubuque | $198,902,799 | 7 | $28,414,686 |
| 716 | Sidney Howard | $198,680,470 | 2 | $99,340,235 |
| 717 | Michael Schiffer | $197,572,568 | 4 | $49,393,142 |
| 718 | Paul Attanasio | $197,494,611 | 3 | $65,831,537 |
| 719 | Amy Heckerling | $196,723,746 | 3 | $65,574,582 |
| 720 | Bob Barlen | $196,655,428 | 6 | $32,775,905 |
| 721 | Cal Brunker | $196,655,428 | 6 | $32,775,905 |
| 722 | Michael Moore | $196,627,470 | 9 | $21,847,497 |
| 723 | Mike Berg | $196,573,705 | 1 | $196,573,705 |
| 724 | Mark Levin | $196,431,765 | 4 | $49,107,941 |
| 725 | Alejandro Amenábar | $195,817,498 | 5 | $39,163,500 |
| 726 | Robin Swicord | $195,449,823 | 6 | $32,574,971 |
| 727 | Charles Lederer | $195,417,150 | 4 | $48,854,288 |
| 728 | Jim Hecht | $195,330,621 | 3 | $65,110,207 |
| 729 | Larry Gross | $195,134,115 | 8 | $24,391,764 |
| 730 | Gene Quintano | $194,928,500 | 10 | $19,492,850 |
| 731 | Buddy Johnson | $194,902,322 | 2 | $97,451,161 |
| 732 | Leslie Newman | $194,168,641 | 2 | $97,084,321 |
| 733 | Karen McCullah Lutz | $193,955,439 | 6 | $32,325,907 |
| 734 | Chris Bremner | $193,573,217 | 3 | $64,524,406 |
| 735 | David Seidler | $193,291,954 | 4 | $48,322,989 |
| 736 | Katherine Fugate | $193,196,174 | 3 | $64,398,725 |
| 737 | Zach Cregger | $192,392,988 | 3 | $64,130,996 |
| 738 | Ken Kaufman | $192,299,284 | 5 | $38,459,857 |
| 739 | Alejandro Monteverde | $192,271,419 | 2 | $96,135,710 |
| 740 | Robert Getchell | $192,052,882 | 7 | $27,436,126 |
| 741 | Peter Berg | $190,522,864 | 5 | $38,104,573 |
| 742 | Kenya Barris | $190,498,781 | 7 | $27,214,112 |
| 743 | Joanna Calo | $190,274,328 | 1 | $190,274,328 |
| 744 | Sung-Jin Lee | $190,274,328 | 1 | $190,274,328 |
| 745 | Jim Jennewein | $190,089,329 | 4 | $47,522,332 |
| 746 | Tom S. Parker | $190,089,329 | 4 | $47,522,332 |
| 747 | James Orr | $189,239,189 | 2 | $94,619,595 |
| 748 | Blake Edwards | $188,599,411 | 15 | $12,573,294 |
| 749 | Anthony Hines | $188,560,488 | 4 | $47,140,122 |
| 750 | Jeremy Leven | $188,173,934 | 6 | $31,362,322 |
| 751 | Amy Holden Jones | $187,269,845 | 5 | $37,453,969 |
| 752 | Jessie Nelson | $187,098,520 | 6 | $31,183,087 |
| 753 | Tom Laughlin | $187,000,000 | 2 | $93,500,000 |
| 754 | Delores Taylor | $187,000,000 | 2 | $93,500,000 |
| 755 | Buck Henry | $186,897,308 | 7 | $26,699,615 |
| 756 | Kieran Mulroney | $186,848,418 | 2 | $93,424,209 |
| 757 | Michele Mulroney | $186,848,418 | 2 | $93,424,209 |
| 758 | Juel Taylor | $186,308,117 | 5 | $37,261,623 |
| 759 | Harve Bennett | $186,184,178 | 2 | $93,092,089 |
| 760 | Jerry Juhl | $185,874,935 | 5 | $37,174,987 |
| 761 | Marc Guggenheim | $185,160,726 | 2 | $92,580,363 |
| 762 | Ben Stiller | $184,536,256 | 4 | $46,134,064 |
| 763 | Michael Blake | $184,208,842 | 1 | $184,208,842 |
| 764 | Scott Teems | $183,898,367 | 4 | $45,974,592 |
| 765 | Gary Goldman | $183,670,303 | 5 | $36,734,061 |
| 766 | Harry Brown | $183,417,150 | 1 | $183,417,150 |
| 767 | Jay Lavender | $183,163,486 | 2 | $91,581,743 |
| 768 | Jim Thomas | $183,144,747 | 4 | $45,786,187 |
| 769 | Matt Groening | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 770 | Mike Scully | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 771 | Al Jean | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 772 | Matt Selman | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 773 | Ian Maxstone-Graham | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 774 | John Swartzwelder | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 775 | George Meyer | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 776 | David Mirkin | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 777 | Jason Keller | $183,098,214 | 3 | $61,032,738 |
| 778 | Doug Richardson | $182,961,720 | 4 | $45,740,430 |
| 779 | John Singleton | $182,702,967 | 4 | $45,675,742 |
| 780 | Brian Koppleman | $182,674,935 | 4 | $45,668,734 |
| 781 | Annie Mumolo | $182,618,022 | 3 | $60,872,674 |
| 782 | Noah Oppenheim | $182,572,307 | 4 | $45,643,077 |
| 783 | Douglas Kenney | $181,446,344 | 2 | $90,723,172 |
| 784 | Kelly Fremon Craig | $181,174,049 | 4 | $45,293,512 |
| 785 | Tom Stoppard | $180,690,184 | 9 | $20,076,687 |
| 786 | Adam Rifkin | $180,639,245 | 9 | $20,071,027 |
| 787 | Juliet Snowden | $179,944,232 | 3 | $59,981,411 |
| 788 | Stiles White | $179,944,232 | 3 | $59,981,411 |
| 789 | Jason Headley | $179,862,333 | 3 | $59,954,111 |
| 790 | Deborah Kaplan | $179,416,394 | 7 | $25,630,913 |
| 791 | Harry Elfont | $179,416,394 | 7 | $25,630,913 |
| 792 | Peter Morgan | $179,280,291 | 7 | $25,611,470 |
| 793 | Daniel Casey | $178,724,041 | 4 | $44,681,010 |
| 794 | Alec Berg | $178,386,728 | 3 | $59,462,243 |
| 795 | David Mandel | $178,386,728 | 3 | $59,462,243 |
| 796 | Paul Tamasy | $178,035,323 | 8 | $22,254,415 |
| 797 | William Davies | $177,984,643 | 6 | $29,664,107 |
| 798 | Justin Theroux | $177,882,619 | 3 | $59,294,206 |
| 799 | Kevin Bisch | $177,784,257 | 1 | $177,784,257 |
| 800 | Pen Densham | $177,232,858 | 3 | $59,077,619 |
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.