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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)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
1,001 Ernest Lehman $137,270,807 6 $22,878,468
1,002 Mitch Markowitz $137,126,829 2 $68,563,415
1,003 Mark McCorkle $137,118,001 3 $45,706,000
1,004 Bob Schooley $137,118,001 3 $45,706,000
1,005 Leon Capetanos $136,950,533 5 $27,390,107
1,006 Bo Goldman $136,923,665 4 $34,230,916
1,007 Peter Weir $136,728,426 4 $34,182,107
1,008 John Eskow $136,479,076 3 $45,493,025
1,009 J. Michael Straczynski $136,183,724 4 $34,045,931
1,010 Hui-Ling Wang $135,813,760 2 $67,906,880
1,011 Emma Thompson $135,767,476 5 $27,153,495
1,012 Alan R. Cohen $135,741,605 4 $33,935,401
1,013 Alan Freedland $135,741,605 4 $33,935,401
1,014 David Dorfman $135,560,942 1 $135,560,942
1,015 Ron Anderson $135,386,665 1 $135,386,665
1,016 Ed Naha $135,266,518 2 $67,633,259
1,017 Bobby Herbeck $135,265,915 1 $135,265,915
1,018 Menno Meyjes $134,963,647 3 $44,987,882
1,019 Mike Cerrone $134,909,223 2 $67,454,612
1,020 Karen McCullah $134,671,392 4 $33,667,848
1,021 Jason Mantzoukas $134,202,565 1 $134,202,565
1,022 Mark Rosner $134,069,511 1 $134,069,511
1,023 Tom Mankiewicz $133,600,000 5 $26,720,000
1,024 John Sayles $133,365,982 16 $8,335,374
1,025 Bruce A. Evans $133,081,768 5 $26,616,354
1,026 Raynold Gideon $133,081,768 5 $26,616,354
1,027 Chris Matheson $133,021,205 6 $22,170,201
1,028 Darren Aronofsky $132,779,540 5 $26,555,908
1,029 Matt Greenberg $132,773,395 4 $33,193,349
1,030 Jason Filardi $132,675,402 1 $132,675,402
1,031 Jack Thorne $132,436,156 12 $11,036,346
1,032 John Turman $132,177,234 1 $132,177,234
1,033 Mark Victor $132,124,020 3 $44,041,340
1,034 Michael Grais $132,124,020 3 $44,041,340
1,035 PJ Torokvei $131,953,855 4 $32,988,464
1,036 Dean Pitchford $131,802,742 2 $65,901,371
1,037 Joel Schumacher $131,783,228 5 $26,356,646
1,038 Sebastian Gutierrez $131,510,487 6 $21,918,415
1,039 Christopher Wood $131,493,902 3 $43,831,301
1,040 Tom Schalman $130,724,172 1 $130,724,172
1,041 Tom G. Glazer $130,319,208 1 $130,319,208
1,042 Bryan Schulz $130,178,411 4 $32,544,603
1,043 Cornelius Uliano $130,178,411 4 $32,544,603
1,044 Craig Schulz $130,178,411 2 $65,089,206
1,045 Gill Dennis $130,139,812 3 $43,379,937
1,046 Alan Ball $130,058,047 2 $65,029,024
1,047 Aaron Guzikowski $129,866,198 3 $43,288,733
1,048 Scott Armstrong $129,749,826 3 $43,249,942
1,049 Mark Boal $129,528,666 4 $32,382,167
1,050 John Michael Hayes $129,275,552 8 $16,159,444
1,051 Cathryn Michon $129,056,976 4 $32,264,244
1,052 Robert King $128,850,318 5 $25,770,064
1,053 Hampton Fancher $128,770,715 3 $42,923,572
1,054 Russell Gewirtz $128,715,647 3 $42,905,216
1,055 Peter Steinfeld $128,708,806 5 $25,741,761
1,056 Kuo-jung Tsai $128,519,357 1 $128,519,357
1,057 Alex Tse $128,046,936 2 $64,023,468
1,058 James Lapine $128,002,372 1 $128,002,372
1,059 Ike Barinholtz $127,842,335 3 $42,614,112
1,060 John Carpenter $127,818,960 8 $15,977,370
1,061 Ronald Harwood $127,686,951 12 $10,640,579
1,062 Nicholas Meyer $127,560,825 4 $31,890,206
1,063 Dan Hageman $127,515,890 2 $63,757,945
1,064 Kevin Hageman $127,515,890 2 $63,757,945
1,065 David Stassen $127,440,871 3 $42,480,290
1,066 Bennett Yellin $127,266,176 2 $63,633,088
1,067 Larry Wilson $127,058,234 2 $63,529,117
1,068 Timothy Harris $126,959,503 3 $42,319,834
1,069 Jerusha Hess $126,907,831 5 $25,381,566
1,070 Josh Stolberg $126,842,874 4 $31,710,719
1,071 W. Peter Iliff $126,839,995 4 $31,709,999
1,072 Alan Mandel $126,737,428 1 $126,737,428
1,073 Jerry Seinfeld $126,631,277 2 $63,315,639
1,074 Tom Papa $126,631,277 1 $126,631,277
1,075 Spike Feresten $126,631,277 2 $63,315,639
1,076 Barry Marder $126,631,277 2 $63,315,639
1,077 Andy Robin $126,631,277 2 $63,315,639
1,078 Chuck Martin $126,631,277 1 $126,631,277
1,079 Andrew Dodge $126,479,886 2 $63,239,943
1,080 Gene Wilder $126,333,397 4 $31,583,349
1,081 Michael Colleary $126,208,529 2 $63,104,265
1,082 Mike Werb $126,208,529 2 $63,104,265
1,083 David Guggenheim $126,181,630 2 $63,090,815
1,084 Oren Peli $126,038,450 2 $63,019,225
1,085 Dennis Shryack $125,754,644 5 $25,150,929
1,086 George Nofi $125,531,634 1 $125,531,634
1,087 Jonathan Lemkin $125,491,896 3 $41,830,632
1,088 Ryan Rowe $125,305,545 2 $62,652,773
1,089 Howard Klausner $125,131,741 5 $25,026,348
1,090 Jason Katims $125,014,030 2 $62,507,015
1,091 Jared Hess $124,770,258 4 $31,192,565
1,092 Anna Hamilton Phelan $124,770,257 5 $24,954,051
1,093 David Michener $124,731,297 3 $41,577,099
1,094 William Rose $124,693,114 3 $41,564,371
1,095 John McLaughlin $124,571,319 2 $62,285,660
1,096 Don Hall $124,515,017 2 $62,257,509
1,097 Stephen Anderson $124,515,017 2 $62,257,509
1,098 Wellesley Wild $124,197,350 2 $62,098,675
1,099 Chris Rock $123,848,684 5 $24,769,737
1,100 Erich Segal $123,790,571 4 $30,947,643

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.