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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)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 |
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501 | Scott Beck | $263,331,547 | 6 | $43,888,591 |
502 | Bryan Woods | $263,331,547 | 6 | $43,888,591 |
503 | Warren Coleman | $262,006,783 | 2 | $131,003,392 |
504 | Bob Shaw | $261,910,666 | 2 | $130,955,333 |
505 | Simon Farnaby | $260,042,708 | 5 | $52,008,542 |
506 | Michael G. Wilson | $258,879,975 | 5 | $51,775,995 |
507 | Theodore Melfi | $258,763,540 | 5 | $51,752,708 |
508 | Ken Nolan | $257,147,479 | 3 | $85,715,826 |
509 | Mark L. Smith | $257,135,112 | 8 | $32,141,889 |
510 | Carlton Cuse | $256,219,065 | 2 | $128,109,533 |
511 | Peter Buchman | $256,196,278 | 2 | $128,098,139 |
512 | Paul Feig | $255,831,510 | 4 | $63,957,878 |
513 | Kirk DeMicco | $255,800,493 | 4 | $63,950,123 |
514 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $255,074,726 | 5 | $51,014,945 |
515 | Wallace Wolodarsky | $253,857,639 | 4 | $63,464,410 |
516 | Scott Neustadter | $253,194,884 | 9 | $28,132,765 |
517 | Bill Collage | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
518 | Adam Cooper | $252,474,629 | 7 | $36,067,804 |
519 | David S. Ward | $252,218,333 | 8 | $31,527,292 |
520 | William Osborne | $250,929,338 | 7 | $35,847,048 |
521 | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | $250,409,084 | 4 | $62,602,271 |
522 | Adam Cozad | $250,328,976 | 5 | $50,065,795 |
523 | Adam Herz | $249,451,025 | 2 | $124,725,513 |
524 | Akela Cooper | $249,173,099 | 5 | $49,834,620 |
525 | Daniel Waters | $249,104,771 | 5 | $49,820,954 |
526 | Dana Stevens | $248,595,300 | 7 | $35,513,614 |
527 | Michael Patrick King | $247,994,950 | 3 | $82,664,983 |
528 | Ben Queen | $247,940,028 | 2 | $123,970,014 |
529 | Lee Hall | $247,658,622 | 6 | $41,276,437 |
530 | Daniel Pyne | $247,338,891 | 6 | $41,223,149 |
531 | Anthony Peckham | $246,520,043 | 2 | $123,260,022 |
532 | Pamela Ribon | $246,111,993 | 2 | $123,055,997 |
533 | Jason Friedberg | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
534 | Aaron Seltzer | $246,105,852 | 6 | $41,017,642 |
535 | Doug Chamberlin | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
536 | Chris Webb | $245,852,179 | 1 | $245,852,179 |
537 | Terence Winter | $244,824,203 | 4 | $61,206,051 |
538 | Guy Busick | $244,614,258 | 6 | $40,769,043 |
539 | John Lasseter | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
540 | Phil Lorin | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
541 | Michael Tolkin | $243,816,893 | 5 | $48,763,379 |
542 | Gerry Swallow | $243,089,328 | 5 | $48,617,866 |
543 | Gil Kenan | $242,721,158 | 4 | $60,680,290 |
544 | Anne-Marie Martin | $241,688,385 | 1 | $241,688,385 |
545 | Peter Gaulke | $240,851,200 | 6 | $40,141,867 |
546 | David Hoselton | $240,355,617 | 2 | $120,177,809 |
547 | Neill Blomkamp | $240,336,954 | 4 | $60,084,239 |
548 | Josh Goldsmith | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
549 | Cathy Yuspa | $239,944,846 | 2 | $119,972,423 |
550 | William Steig | $238,736,787 | 1 | $238,736,787 |
551 | Jeff Schaffer | $238,441,258 | 4 | $59,610,315 |
552 | Marshall Herskovitz | $238,424,330 | 5 | $47,684,866 |
553 | Steve Purcell | $237,282,182 | 1 | $237,282,182 |
554 | Brenda Chapman | $237,282,182 | 2 | $118,641,091 |
555 | Henry Gayden | $237,028,317 | 4 | $59,257,079 |
556 | Don DaGradi | $236,308,953 | 4 | $59,077,238 |
557 | Simon Barrett | $236,113,172 | 11 | $21,464,834 |
558 | Michell Kapner | $234,770,996 | 1 | $234,770,996 |
559 | Billy Frolick | $233,722,892 | 3 | $77,907,631 |
560 | Tracy Oliver | $232,656,283 | 5 | $46,531,257 |
561 | David Rayfiel | $232,442,245 | 3 | $77,480,748 |
562 | Michael Robert Johnson | $232,197,712 | 3 | $77,399,237 |
563 | Burk Sharpless | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
564 | Matt Sazama | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
565 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu | $231,079,729 | 4 | $57,769,932 |
566 | Jim Abrahams | $230,107,954 | 5 | $46,021,591 |
567 | Dan Mazeau | $229,796,098 | 5 | $45,959,220 |
568 | Adele Lim | $229,255,953 | 2 | $114,627,977 |
569 | Vince Gilligan | $227,946,274 | 2 | $113,973,137 |
570 | Vincent Ngo | $227,946,274 | 1 | $227,946,274 |
571 | Robert Ludlum | $227,471,070 | 1 | $227,471,070 |
572 | Alexander Payne | $226,799,995 | 3 | $75,599,998 |
573 | Charles Randolph | $226,792,479 | 7 | $32,398,926 |
574 | Lee Eisenberg | $226,770,441 | 3 | $75,590,147 |
575 | Ross Bagdasarian Jr | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
576 | Janice Karman | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
577 | Jonathan Kasdan | $224,843,306 | 3 | $74,947,769 |
578 | David Elliot | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
579 | Paul Lovett | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
580 | Jim Reardon | $223,808,164 | 1 | $223,808,164 |
581 | S.S. Wilson | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
582 | Brent Maddock | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
583 | Ken Anderson | $222,675,066 | 3 | $74,225,022 |
584 | Stephen Gaghan | $222,320,272 | 7 | $31,760,039 |
585 | Michael Lesslie | $222,109,249 | 3 | $74,036,416 |
586 | Diablo Cody | $221,995,167 | 8 | $27,749,396 |
587 | Delia Ephron | $221,842,739 | 4 | $55,460,685 |
588 | Stephen Mazur | $221,744,639 | 3 | $73,914,880 |
589 | Paul Guay | $221,744,639 | 2 | $110,872,320 |
590 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $221,680,977 | 3 | $73,893,659 |
591 | David Levien | $221,617,561 | 7 | $31,659,652 |
592 | Rodney Rothman | $221,537,328 | 2 | $110,768,664 |
593 | Sam Harper | $221,185,717 | 2 | $110,592,859 |
594 | Frank Darabont | $220,890,837 | 5 | $44,178,167 |
595 | Nico Lathouris | $220,775,126 | 2 | $110,387,563 |
596 | Michael H. Weber | $220,769,219 | 7 | $31,538,460 |
597 | Jason Segel | $219,042,143 | 4 | $54,760,536 |
598 | Wellsesly Wild | $218,665,740 | 1 | $218,665,740 |
599 | Edgar Wallace | $218,080,025 | 1 | $218,080,025 |
600 | Alan J. Pakula | $217,081,800 | 4 | $54,270,450 |
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.