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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Glenn Gers | $20,668,843 | 2 | $10,334,422 |
| 2,902 | Walter Newman | $20,666,667 | 1 | $20,666,667 |
| 2,903 | Elissa Matsueda | $20,658,612 | 3 | $6,886,204 |
| 2,904 | Jean Shepherd | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,905 | Leigh Brown | $20,640,209 | 1 | $20,640,209 |
| 2,906 | Gregory Fleeman | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,907 | Robert T. Megginson | $20,603,715 | 1 | $20,603,715 |
| 2,908 | Alex Rubens | $20,591,853 | 3 | $6,863,951 |
| 2,909 | James Toback | $20,588,876 | 5 | $4,117,775 |
| 2,910 | Stella Meghie | $20,578,185 | 3 | $6,859,395 |
| 2,911 | Christine Roum | $20,568,319 | 1 | $20,568,319 |
| 2,912 | Mick Davis | $20,568,319 | 2 | $10,284,160 |
| 2,913 | Franc. Reyes | $20,559,025 | 2 | $10,279,513 |
| 2,914 | Jake Crane | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,915 | Jonathan A. Stewart | $20,511,938 | 1 | $20,511,938 |
| 2,916 | Tyler Nilson | $20,457,158 | 1 | $20,457,158 |
| 2,917 | Mike Schwartz | $20,457,158 | 1 | $20,457,158 |
| 2,918 | Lane Sarasohn | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,919 | Rich Allen | $20,447,000 | 1 | $20,447,000 |
| 2,920 | James Cappe | $20,423,389 | 1 | $20,423,389 |
| 2,921 | Melissa Carter | $20,422,207 | 1 | $20,422,207 |
| 2,922 | Phil Groves | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 2,923 | Oliver H. P. Garrett | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,924 | David O. Selznick | $20,400,000 | 1 | $20,400,000 |
| 2,925 | Gretchen J. Berg | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,926 | Aaron Harberts | $20,384,136 | 1 | $20,384,136 |
| 2,927 | Alex Litvak | $20,377,913 | 2 | $10,188,957 |
| 2,928 | Chuck Russell | $20,364,308 | 4 | $5,091,077 |
| 2,929 | David Hemingson | $20,355,375 | 1 | $20,355,375 |
| 2,930 | Stephen Chow | $20,352,184 | 3 | $6,784,061 |
| 2,931 | Garrison Keillor | $20,342,852 | 1 | $20,342,852 |
| 2,932 | Kevin Etten | $20,300,157 | 1 | $20,300,157 |
| 2,933 | Kenneth Lipper | $20,278,055 | 1 | $20,278,055 |
| 2,934 | John Steakley | $20,268,825 | 1 | $20,268,825 |
| 2,935 | Jane Wagner | $20,259,000 | 2 | $10,129,500 |
| 2,936 | Malcolm Spellman | $20,255,281 | 3 | $6,751,760 |
| 2,937 | Michael Mahern | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 2,938 | Alex Matter | $20,225,989 | 1 | $20,225,989 |
| 2,939 | Robert Knott | $20,211,394 | 3 | $6,737,131 |
| 2,940 | Ed Harris | $20,211,394 | 1 | $20,211,394 |
| 2,941 | Pat E. Johnson | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,942 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,943 | John Lee Mahin | $20,172,000 | 2 | $10,086,000 |
| 2,944 | Alison Peck | $20,150,241 | 2 | $10,075,121 |
| 2,945 | Gerard Brown | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,946 | Ernest Dickerson | $20,146,800 | 1 | $20,146,800 |
| 2,947 | Mary Hale | $20,133,326 | 1 | $20,133,326 |
| 2,948 | Earl Mac Rauch | $20,100,000 | 2 | $10,050,000 |
| 2,949 | Peter Bellwood | $20,084,134 | 2 | $10,042,067 |
| 2,950 | J. Stanford Parker | $20,066,917 | 1 | $20,066,917 |
| 2,951 | Diane Drake | $20,042,048 | 1 | $20,042,048 |
| 2,952 | Kara Holden | $20,026,106 | 4 | $5,006,527 |
| 2,953 | Chester Hastings | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 2,954 | Chuck MacLean | $20,009,380 | 2 | $10,004,690 |
| 2,955 | R. Dean McCreary | $20,009,380 | 1 | $20,009,380 |
| 2,956 | Jill Mazursky | $20,005,435 | 1 | $20,005,435 |
| 2,957 | George Roy Hill | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,958 | Steve Tesich | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,959 | A. B. Guthrie Jr. | $20,000,000 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| 2,960 | Gwyn Lurie | $19,958,570 | 2 | $9,979,285 |
| 2,961 | Todd Haynes | $19,919,458 | 2 | $9,959,729 |
| 2,962 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 2,963 | L.M. Kit Carson | $19,910,002 | 1 | $19,910,002 |
| 2,964 | Mark Spragg | $19,881,761 | 2 | $9,940,881 |
| 2,965 | Sidney Aaron | $19,853,892 | 1 | $19,853,892 |
| 2,966 | Michael McManus | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 2,967 | Greg Norberg | $19,843,795 | 1 | $19,843,795 |
| 2,968 | Tom Ford | $19,839,357 | 2 | $9,919,679 |
| 2,969 | Robert Caswell | $19,799,549 | 2 | $9,899,775 |
| 2,970 | Michael Pecerlello | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 2,971 | Norman J. Grossfeld | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 2,972 | Chris Clark | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,973 | Suzanne de Passe | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,974 | Terence McCloy | $19,726,490 | 1 | $19,726,490 |
| 2,975 | Tracy Tormé | $19,724,334 | 1 | $19,724,334 |
| 2,976 | Jerzy Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,977 | Mary Olson-Kromolowski | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,978 | Bill Fergusonm | $19,719,930 | 1 | $19,719,930 |
| 2,979 | Brian Tucker | $19,701,164 | 1 | $19,701,164 |
| 2,980 | Dan Antoniazzi | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 2,981 | Ben Shiffrin | $19,700,032 | 1 | $19,700,032 |
| 2,982 | Kevin Falls | $19,693,891 | 1 | $19,693,891 |
| 2,983 | Michael Lucker | $19,637,147 | 1 | $19,637,147 |
| 2,984 | Norman Snider | $19,573,457 | 3 | $6,524,486 |
| 2,985 | Nick Santora | $19,562,300 | 6 | $3,260,383 |
| 2,986 | Harper Steele | $19,502,355 | 3 | $6,500,785 |
| 2,987 | Frank Butler | $19,500,000 | 6 | $3,250,000 |
| 2,988 | Claude Binyon | $19,500,000 | 2 | $9,750,000 |
| 2,989 | George Webster | $19,478,106 | 1 | $19,478,106 |
| 2,990 | George Melrod | $19,478,106 | 1 | $19,478,106 |
| 2,991 | Deborah Dean Davis | $19,474,589 | 1 | $19,474,589 |
| 2,992 | Daryl G. Nickens | $19,438,638 | 1 | $19,438,638 |
| 2,993 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | $19,429,696 | 4 | $4,857,424 |
| 2,994 | Ken Scarborough | $19,421,271 | 1 | $19,421,271 |
| 2,995 | Larry Brothers | $19,397,847 | 1 | $19,397,847 |
| 2,996 | Richard Starzak | $19,375,982 | 1 | $19,375,982 |
| 2,997 | Greg DePaul | $19,351,569 | 1 | $19,351,569 |
| 2,998 | Hank Nelken | $19,351,569 | 1 | $19,351,569 |
| 2,999 | James Ferguson | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
| 3,000 | Robert Shallcross | $19,306,362 | 1 | $19,306,362 |
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.