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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)BETA


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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.

Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
2,001 Clifford Green $49,874,341 4 $12,468,585
2,002 Dallas Jenkins $49,828,586 4 $12,457,147
2,003 Jules Feiffer $49,823,037 2 $24,911,519
2,004 David Spade $49,822,181 3 $16,607,394
2,005 David Schmidt $49,772,522 1 $49,772,522
2,006 Richard Friedenberg $49,657,191 2 $24,828,596
2,007 Melvin Frank $49,600,094 4 $12,400,024
2,008 Richard Flanagan $49,554,002 1 $49,554,002
2,009 Tom Ropelewski $49,481,727 4 $12,370,432
2,010 Michael Hoffman $49,456,070 3 $16,485,357
2,011 Matthew Weisman $49,423,966 2 $24,711,983
2,012 Christopher Guest $49,413,830 6 $8,235,638
2,013 George Tillman, Jr $49,413,769 3 $16,471,256
2,014 Robert Kline $49,400,000 1 $49,400,000
2,015 Emi Mochizuki $49,313,471 2 $24,656,736
2,016 Carrie Evans $49,313,471 2 $24,656,736
2,017 Charlie Wachtel $49,275,340 1 $49,275,340
2,018 David Rabinowitz $49,275,340 1 $49,275,340
2,019 Paul Rudnick $49,248,260 2 $24,624,130
2,020 Peter Atkins $49,178,021 4 $12,294,505
2,021 John Sullivan $49,085,957 3 $16,361,986
2,022 I. Marlene King $49,080,834 3 $16,360,278
2,023 Dalton Trumbo $49,054,111 5 $9,810,822
2,024 Alan Ormsby $48,814,878 5 $9,762,976
2,025 Erin Cardillo $48,791,187 1 $48,791,187
2,026 Joe Forte $48,751,189 1 $48,751,189
2,027 John Cleese $48,528,487 5 $9,705,697
2,028 Stacey Menear $48,431,092 2 $24,215,546
2,029 Temple Mathews $48,430,258 2 $24,215,129
2,030 Bruce Robinson $48,322,295 5 $9,664,459
2,031 Dan Greenburg $48,254,831 3 $16,084,944
2,032 Danielle Alexandra $48,169,156 1 $48,169,156
2,033 Randall McCormick $48,097,081 2 $24,048,541
2,034 Eric Bernt $48,067,821 3 $16,022,607
2,035 Marc Haimes $48,023,088 4 $12,005,772
2,036 Joseph Kwong $48,006,762 1 $48,006,762
2,037 Paula Mazur $48,006,762 1 $48,006,762
2,038 Roger Towne $47,962,131 2 $23,981,066
2,039 Phil Dusenberry $47,951,979 1 $47,951,979
2,040 Karl Geurs $47,901,582 1 $47,901,582
2,041 Joe Gayton $47,899,480 3 $15,966,493
2,042 Matt Cirulnick $47,861,540 2 $23,930,770
2,043 Fred Walton $47,860,214 1 $47,860,214
2,044 Ric Roman Waugh $47,743,594 3 $15,914,531
2,045 Geoffrey Fletcher $47,732,214 3 $15,910,738
2,046 Ken Scott $47,692,054 4 $11,923,014
2,047 Jeff Pope $47,663,237 4 $11,915,809
2,048 Pierce Gradner $47,642,963 1 $47,642,963
2,049 Thomas Lee Wright $47,624,253 1 $47,624,253
2,050 Ruth Prawar Jhabvala $47,588,389 4 $11,897,097
2,051 Damon Wayans $47,585,486 2 $23,792,743
2,052 Jerome Armstrong $47,546,796 1 $47,546,796
2,053 Nicolas Giacobone $47,467,221 5 $9,493,444
2,054 Armando Bo $47,441,835 3 $15,813,945
2,055 Duncan Jones $47,365,290 2 $23,682,645
2,056 Tracey Jackson $47,328,571 2 $23,664,286
2,057 Don Winslow $47,323,100 1 $47,323,100
2,058 David Shaber $47,307,873 3 $15,769,291
2,059 Monica Johnson $47,243,123 5 $9,448,625
2,060 F. Scott Frazier $47,178,417 4 $11,794,604
2,061 Jim Burnstein $47,125,941 3 $15,708,647
2,062 Bob DeRosa $47,059,963 2 $23,529,982
2,063 Rick Elice $47,047,013 1 $47,047,013
2,064 Gregory Nava $46,948,163 4 $11,737,041
2,065 Jeffrey Reddick $46,908,192 4 $11,727,048
2,066 Eric Bress $46,896,664 2 $23,448,332
2,067 J. Mackye Gruber $46,896,664 1 $46,896,664
2,068 Dennis O'Neill $46,815,000 1 $46,815,000
2,069 Geoff Johns $46,801,036 2 $23,400,518
2,070 Patty Jenkins $46,801,036 1 $46,801,036
2,071 Christopher De Vore $46,721,315 2 $23,360,658
2,072 Paul De Meo $46,573,027 1 $46,573,027
2,073 Billy Bob Thornton $46,491,906 5 $9,298,381
2,074 Steve Rodney McQueen $46,404,925 3 $15,468,308
2,075 David Garrett $46,378,556 2 $23,189,278
2,076 Jason Ward $46,378,556 2 $23,189,278
2,077 Tom Gormican $46,369,112 3 $15,456,371
2,078 Nicole Holofcener $46,353,385 7 $6,621,912
2,079 Tania Rose $46,300,000 1 $46,300,000
2,080 Clare Sera $46,290,741 1 $46,290,741
2,081 Theresa Rebeck $46,249,323 4 $11,562,331
2,082 John Lafia $46,219,320 2 $23,109,660
2,083 Terrel Seltzer $46,169,663 1 $46,169,663
2,084 Ellen Simon $46,169,663 1 $46,169,663
2,085 Tracy Letts $46,037,163 4 $11,509,291
2,086 Beverley Cross $46,000,000 2 $23,000,000
2,087 Stephen Lord $46,000,000 2 $23,000,000
2,088 Dirk Blackman $45,968,318 3 $15,322,773
2,089 Robert Moreland $45,955,000 2 $22,977,500
2,090 Jeff Reno $45,949,063 2 $22,974,532
2,091 Ron Osborn $45,949,063 2 $22,974,532
2,092 Tom Sherohman $45,911,504 2 $22,955,752
2,093 Michael Austin $45,900,000 1 $45,900,000
2,094 Kim Caramele $45,852,178 1 $45,852,178
2,095 Wendell Wellman $45,785,720 1 $45,785,720
2,096 Jon Foster $45,770,312 1 $45,770,312
2,097 Lamont James $45,770,312 1 $45,770,312
2,098 Robert Garland $45,670,138 2 $22,835,069
2,099 Ryan Swanson $45,573,877 2 $22,786,939
2,100 Jun Falkenstein $45,542,421 1 $45,542,421

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.