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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Martin McDonagh | $87,920,880 | 4 | $21,980,220 |
| 1,302 | Eli Roth | $87,774,181 | 7 | $12,539,169 |
| 1,303 | Edmund H. North | $87,766,978 | 2 | $43,883,489 |
| 1,304 | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer | $87,539,528 | 2 | $43,769,764 |
| 1,305 | Patrick Sheane Duncan | $87,509,956 | 3 | $29,169,985 |
| 1,306 | Winston Hibler | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,307 | Milt Banta | $87,400,000 | 1 | $87,400,000 |
| 1,308 | Paula Pell | $87,044,645 | 3 | $29,014,882 |
| 1,309 | Shawn Harwell | $86,907,746 | 1 | $86,907,746 |
| 1,310 | Cory Goodman | $86,858,259 | 4 | $21,714,565 |
| 1,311 | Chris Spain | $86,761,307 | 2 | $43,380,654 |
| 1,312 | Alan Parker | $86,758,096 | 4 | $21,689,524 |
| 1,313 | Johannes Roberts | $86,569,119 | 6 | $14,428,187 |
| 1,314 | Ian Goldberg | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,315 | Richard Naing | $86,270,590 | 3 | $28,756,863 |
| 1,316 | Erin Simms | $86,147,861 | 2 | $43,073,931 |
| 1,317 | Anthony Leondis | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,318 | Eric Siegel | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,319 | John Hoffman | $86,089,513 | 1 | $86,089,513 |
| 1,320 | John Phillips | $86,045,395 | 2 | $43,022,698 |
| 1,321 | James R. Webb | $85,900,000 | 6 | $14,316,667 |
| 1,322 | Alain Godard | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,323 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | $85,843,182 | 4 | $21,460,796 |
| 1,324 | Jan Sardi | $85,808,537 | 2 | $42,904,269 |
| 1,325 | Aaron Springer | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,326 | Derek Drymon | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,327 | Paul Tibbitt | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,328 | Stephen Hillenburg | $85,416,609 | 1 | $85,416,609 |
| 1,329 | Kent Osborne | $85,416,609 | 3 | $28,472,203 |
| 1,330 | Jack Gariss | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,331 | Fredric M. Frank | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,332 | Jesse L. Lasky | $85,400,591 | 1 | $85,400,591 |
| 1,333 | Trey Parker | $85,394,461 | 3 | $28,464,820 |
| 1,334 | Nick Vallelonga | $85,080,171 | 2 | $42,540,086 |
| 1,335 | Brian Currie | $85,080,171 | 3 | $28,360,057 |
| 1,336 | Karl Tunberg | $84,988,000 | 4 | $21,247,000 |
| 1,337 | Max Landis | $84,981,862 | 7 | $12,140,266 |
| 1,338 | Edward Neumeier | $84,951,074 | 3 | $28,317,025 |
| 1,339 | Michael Miner | $84,951,074 | 2 | $42,475,537 |
| 1,340 | David Wain | $84,881,212 | 4 | $21,220,303 |
| 1,341 | Matt Stone | $84,812,437 | 2 | $42,406,219 |
| 1,342 | Tyger Williams | $84,758,962 | 2 | $42,379,481 |
| 1,343 | Michael R. Perry | $84,757,907 | 2 | $42,378,954 |
| 1,344 | Tom Pabst | $84,752,907 | 1 | $84,752,907 |
| 1,345 | Nia DaCosta | $84,650,233 | 3 | $28,216,744 |
| 1,346 | Lionel Wigram | $84,620,175 | 2 | $42,310,088 |
| 1,347 | Ken Marino | $84,589,110 | 3 | $28,196,370 |
| 1,348 | Megan McDonnell | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,349 | Elissa Karasik | $84,500,223 | 1 | $84,500,223 |
| 1,350 | Elizabeth Hannah | $84,481,288 | 3 | $28,160,429 |
| 1,351 | Diana Ossana | $84,449,249 | 3 | $28,149,750 |
| 1,352 | Tim Federle | $84,410,380 | 3 | $28,136,793 |
| 1,353 | John Kamps | $84,308,199 | 4 | $21,077,050 |
| 1,354 | Otto Englander | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,355 | Webb Smith | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,356 | Joseph Sabo | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,357 | Aurelius Battaglia | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 1,358 | William Cottrell | $84,300,000 | 2 | $42,150,000 |
| 1,359 | Brent McCorkle | $84,223,733 | 2 | $42,111,867 |
| 1,360 | Michael Palin | $83,915,483 | 5 | $16,783,097 |
| 1,361 | Melissa Stack | $83,911,193 | 2 | $41,955,597 |
| 1,362 | Chris Bertolini | $83,552,429 | 1 | $83,552,429 |
| 1,363 | Charles Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,364 | Vlas Parlapanides | $83,504,017 | 1 | $83,504,017 |
| 1,365 | Erin Cressida Wilson | $83,446,137 | 7 | $11,920,877 |
| 1,366 | John Aboud | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,367 | Brandon Sawyer | $83,350,911 | 1 | $83,350,911 |
| 1,368 | Michael Colton | $83,350,911 | 2 | $41,675,456 |
| 1,369 | Sue Smith | $83,299,761 | 1 | $83,299,761 |
| 1,370 | Claire Sera | $83,240,103 | 1 | $83,240,103 |
| 1,371 | Ray Wright | $83,194,186 | 5 | $16,638,837 |
| 1,372 | Nathan Alexander | $83,107,829 | 1 | $83,107,829 |
| 1,373 | David Soren | $83,028,130 | 1 | $83,028,130 |
| 1,374 | Paul Mazursky | $82,928,245 | 6 | $13,821,374 |
| 1,375 | Aaron Latham | $82,879,345 | 3 | $27,626,448 |
| 1,376 | Carol Sobieski | $82,874,215 | 3 | $27,624,738 |
| 1,377 | Jamie Moss | $82,749,684 | 3 | $27,583,228 |
| 1,378 | Buck Henry | $82,500,206 | 6 | $13,750,034 |
| 1,379 | Nicholas Thomas | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,380 | Luke Greenfield | $82,390,774 | 1 | $82,390,774 |
| 1,381 | Shawn Schepps | $82,388,051 | 3 | $27,462,684 |
| 1,382 | Maria Melnik | $82,315,509 | 3 | $27,438,503 |
| 1,383 | Neil Gaiman | $82,280,579 | 1 | $82,280,579 |
| 1,384 | Roger Avary | $82,280,579 | 2 | $41,140,290 |
| 1,385 | Harold Livingston | $82,258,456 | 1 | $82,258,456 |
| 1,386 | David Patterson | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,387 | Jeff Stockwell | $82,234,139 | 1 | $82,234,139 |
| 1,388 | Tommy Chong | $82,125,353 | 6 | $13,687,559 |
| 1,389 | Stanley Mann | $81,996,327 | 6 | $13,666,055 |
| 1,390 | Kevin Barnett | $81,847,991 | 3 | $27,282,664 |
| 1,391 | John Bishop | $81,841,095 | 3 | $27,280,365 |
| 1,392 | Steve Bloom | $81,702,638 | 4 | $20,425,660 |
| 1,393 | David Digilio | $81,612,565 | 1 | $81,612,565 |
| 1,394 | Elizabeth Chandler | $81,443,446 | 3 | $27,147,815 |
| 1,395 | Michael Frost Beckner | $81,357,213 | 2 | $40,678,607 |
| 1,396 | Jon Avnet | $81,242,618 | 2 | $40,621,309 |
| 1,397 | Fannie Flagg | $81,204,830 | 1 | $81,204,830 |
| 1,398 | Daniel G. Sullivan | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,399 | Fredric Lebow | $81,057,016 | 1 | $81,057,016 |
| 1,400 | Rafael Yglesias | $80,969,107 | 5 | $16,193,821 |
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.