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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
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.