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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)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 |
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1,901 | Roger Towne | $47,962,131 | 2 | $23,981,066 |
1,902 | Phil Dusenberry | $47,951,979 | 1 | $47,951,979 |
1,903 | Karl Geurs | $47,901,582 | 1 | $47,901,582 |
1,904 | Joe Gayton | $47,899,480 | 3 | $15,966,493 |
1,905 | Matt Cirulnick | $47,861,540 | 2 | $23,930,770 |
1,906 | Fred Walton | $47,860,214 | 1 | $47,860,214 |
1,907 | Ric Roman Waugh | $47,743,594 | 3 | $15,914,531 |
1,908 | Geoffrey Fletcher | $47,732,214 | 3 | $15,910,738 |
1,909 | Ken Scott | $47,692,054 | 4 | $11,923,014 |
1,910 | Pierce Gradner | $47,642,963 | 1 | $47,642,963 |
1,911 | Ruth Prawar Jhabvala | $47,588,389 | 4 | $11,897,097 |
1,912 | Damon Wayans | $47,585,486 | 2 | $23,792,743 |
1,913 | Jerome Armstrong | $47,546,796 | 1 | $47,546,796 |
1,914 | Philip Kaufman | $47,535,714 | 4 | $11,883,929 |
1,915 | Nicolas Giacobone | $47,467,221 | 5 | $9,493,444 |
1,916 | Armando Bo | $47,441,835 | 3 | $15,813,945 |
1,917 | Duncan Jones | $47,365,290 | 2 | $23,682,645 |
1,918 | Tracey Jackson | $47,328,571 | 2 | $23,664,286 |
1,919 | Don Winslow | $47,323,100 | 1 | $47,323,100 |
1,920 | David Shaber | $47,307,873 | 3 | $15,769,291 |
1,921 | Monica Johnson | $47,243,123 | 5 | $9,448,625 |
1,922 | F. Scott Frazier | $47,178,417 | 5 | $9,435,683 |
1,923 | Jim Burnstein | $47,125,941 | 3 | $15,708,647 |
1,924 | Bob DeRosa | $47,059,963 | 1 | $47,059,963 |
1,925 | Kevin Costello | $47,052,452 | 2 | $23,526,226 |
1,926 | Rick Elice | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
1,927 | Jeffrey Reddick | $46,908,192 | 4 | $11,727,048 |
1,928 | Eric Bress | $46,896,664 | 2 | $23,448,332 |
1,929 | J. Mackye Gruber | $46,896,664 | 1 | $46,896,664 |
1,930 | Gregory Nava | $46,862,201 | 4 | $11,715,550 |
1,931 | Dennis O'Neill | $46,815,000 | 1 | $46,815,000 |
1,932 | Geoff Johns | $46,801,036 | 2 | $23,400,518 |
1,933 | Patty Jenkins | $46,801,036 | 1 | $46,801,036 |
1,934 | Melvin Frank | $46,800,000 | 4 | $11,700,000 |
1,935 | Christopher De Vore | $46,721,315 | 2 | $23,360,658 |
1,936 | Billy Bob Thornton | $46,491,906 | 5 | $9,298,381 |
1,937 | Steve Rodney McQueen | $46,404,925 | 2 | $23,202,463 |
1,938 | David Garrett | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
1,939 | Jason Ward | $46,378,556 | 2 | $23,189,278 |
1,940 | Tom Gormican | $46,369,112 | 2 | $23,184,556 |
1,941 | Nicole Holofcener | $46,353,385 | 7 | $6,621,912 |
1,942 | Tania Rose | $46,300,000 | 1 | $46,300,000 |
1,943 | Clare Sera | $46,290,741 | 1 | $46,290,741 |
1,944 | Theresa Rebeck | $46,249,323 | 4 | $11,562,331 |
1,945 | John Lafia | $46,219,320 | 2 | $23,109,660 |
1,946 | Tracy Letts | $46,037,163 | 4 | $11,509,291 |
1,947 | Beverley Cross | $46,000,000 | 2 | $23,000,000 |
1,948 | Dirk Blackman | $45,968,318 | 3 | $15,322,773 |
1,949 | Robert Moreland | $45,955,000 | 2 | $22,977,500 |
1,950 | Ron Osborn | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
1,951 | Jeff Reno | $45,949,063 | 2 | $22,974,532 |
1,952 | Tom Sherohman | $45,911,504 | 2 | $22,955,752 |
1,953 | Michael Austin | $45,900,000 | 1 | $45,900,000 |
1,954 | Kim Caramele | $45,852,178 | 1 | $45,852,178 |
1,955 | Jun Falkenstein | $45,542,421 | 1 | $45,542,421 |
1,956 | Larry Doyle | $45,403,545 | 3 | $15,134,515 |
1,957 | Drake Sather | $45,172,250 | 1 | $45,172,250 |
1,958 | Robert B. Weide | $45,090,374 | 1 | $45,090,374 |
1,959 | Pete Jones | $45,060,734 | 4 | $11,265,184 |
1,960 | Stacey Harman | $45,020,282 | 1 | $45,020,282 |
1,961 | Gustav Hasford | $45,015,999 | 1 | $45,015,999 |
1,962 | Jeremy Haft | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
1,963 | Eddie Gonzalez | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
1,964 | Steven Bagatourian | $44,922,302 | 1 | $44,922,302 |
1,965 | Ken Shapiro | $44,921,312 | 2 | $22,460,656 |
1,966 | Mark Cullen | $44,875,481 | 3 | $14,958,494 |
1,967 | Robb Cullen | $44,875,481 | 2 | $22,437,741 |
1,968 | Jeremy Passmore | $44,806,783 | 3 | $14,935,594 |
1,969 | Stanley Shapiro | $44,798,927 | 3 | $14,932,976 |
1,970 | Guillermo Arriaga | $44,746,337 | 4 | $11,186,584 |
1,971 | Mark H. Young | $44,717,821 | 5 | $8,943,564 |
1,972 | Kevin Fox | $44,705,766 | 1 | $44,705,766 |
1,973 | Michel Hazanavicius | $44,682,219 | 3 | $14,894,073 |
1,974 | Eugene Levy | $44,677,628 | 4 | $11,169,407 |
1,975 | Grant Thompson | $44,480,275 | 1 | $44,480,275 |
1,976 | Christopher Cleveland | $44,480,275 | 1 | $44,480,275 |
1,977 | Bettina Gilois | $44,480,275 | 3 | $14,826,758 |
1,978 | Guillermo Rios | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
1,979 | Letitcia Lopez Margalli | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
1,980 | Eugenio Derbez | $44,467,206 | 1 | $44,467,206 |
1,981 | Dan Ewen | $44,451,847 | 1 | $44,451,847 |
1,982 | Donald E. Westlake | $44,401,301 | 3 | $14,800,434 |
1,983 | Jeff Pope | $44,368,246 | 3 | $14,789,415 |
1,984 | Shana Feste | $44,358,999 | 5 | $8,871,800 |
1,985 | Ronald Yanover | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
1,986 | Mark Geldman | $44,342,956 | 1 | $44,342,956 |
1,987 | Henry Bean | $44,318,190 | 3 | $14,772,730 |
1,988 | Brent Goldberg | $44,281,609 | 3 | $14,760,536 |
1,989 | Kayla Alpert | $44,277,350 | 1 | $44,277,350 |
1,990 | Frank Miller | $44,260,202 | 3 | $14,753,401 |
1,991 | Stirling Silliphant | $44,201,546 | 4 | $11,050,387 |
1,992 | Cyrus Voris | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
1,993 | Ethan Reiff | $44,099,753 | 2 | $22,049,877 |
1,994 | Stanley Weiser | $44,066,779 | 2 | $22,033,390 |
1,995 | Steve Hulett | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
1,996 | Earl Kress | $43,899,231 | 1 | $43,899,231 |
1,997 | Claire Cook | $43,894,863 | 1 | $43,894,863 |
1,998 | Deborah Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
1,999 | Douglas Schwartz | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
2,000 | Michael Berk | $43,853,424 | 1 | $43,853,424 |
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.