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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 Brian De Palma $43,806,595 5 $8,761,319
2,002 Michael De Luca $43,796,582 2 $21,898,291
2,003 Craig A. Williams $43,760,605 1 $43,760,605
2,004 Joe Piscatella $43,760,605 1 $43,760,605
2,005 SJ Clarkson $43,753,623 1 $43,753,623
2,006 Claire Parker $43,753,623 1 $43,753,623
2,007 Michael Cimino $43,707,466 3 $14,569,155
2,008 Derek Cianfrance $43,687,390 3 $14,562,463
2,009 Patrick Cirillo $43,632,458 1 $43,632,458
2,010 Graham Chapman $43,574,303 4 $10,893,576
2,011 George Gatins $43,568,507 1 $43,568,507
2,012 David Fallon $43,481,490 2 $21,740,745
2,013 Michael Carnes $43,429,951 2 $21,714,976
2,014 Josh Gilbert $43,429,951 2 $21,714,976
2,015 Roger Kumble $43,352,197 4 $10,838,049
2,016 Rick Berman $43,254,409 1 $43,254,409
2,017 Brent Spiner $43,254,409 1 $43,254,409
2,018 Ben Zazove $43,242,871 3 $14,414,290
2,019 Donald S. Sanford $43,220,000 1 $43,220,000
2,020 Carol Fuchs $43,107,979 1 $43,107,979
2,021 Stephen Chin $43,034,523 1 $43,034,523
2,022 Cheo Hodari Coker $43,023,637 2 $21,511,819
2,023 Jeffrey Abrams $43,001,500 1 $43,001,500
2,024 T.M. Griffin $42,996,140 1 $42,996,140
2,025 Nick Swardson $42,928,468 3 $14,309,489
2,026 Barry Jenkins $42,882,255 5 $8,576,451
2,027 Emily V. Gordon $42,872,467 2 $21,436,234
2,028 Kumail Nanjiani $42,872,467 1 $42,872,467
2,029 Mark Medoff $42,828,556 5 $8,565,711
2,030 William Sackheim $42,754,105 1 $42,754,105
2,031 Michael Kozoll $42,754,105 1 $42,754,105
2,032 Todd Casey $42,725,475 1 $42,725,475
2,033 Chris Brancato $42,707,562 4 $10,676,891
2,034 Ken Finkleman $42,700,384 3 $14,233,461
2,035 Michael Elias $42,688,860 2 $21,344,430
2,036 Salvador Paskowitz $42,629,776 1 $42,629,776
2,037 Eric Idle $42,520,366 5 $8,504,073
2,038 Jay Longino $42,471,738 3 $14,157,246
2,039 Amy Andelson $42,400,223 1 $42,400,223
2,040 Emily Meyer $42,400,223 1 $42,400,223
2,041 Roderick Taylor $42,393,804 2 $21,196,902
2,042 Matt Johnson $42,379,095 6 $7,063,183
2,043 Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. $42,340,598 1 $42,340,598
2,044 Greg Russo $42,326,031 2 $21,163,016
2,045 Ernest Tidyman $42,321,618 4 $10,580,405
2,046 Lawrence D. Cohen $42,080,363 3 $14,026,788
2,047 Charles Martin Smith $42,024,533 1 $42,024,533
2,048 S. J. Perelman $42,000,000 1 $42,000,000
2,049 John Farrow $42,000,000 1 $42,000,000
2,050 Neal Marshall Stevens $41,867,960 1 $41,867,960
2,051 Alexi Hawley $41,814,863 1 $41,814,863
2,052 Marc Hyman $41,729,302 3 $13,909,767
2,053 Huck Botko $41,720,051 3 $13,906,684
2,054 Hamish McColl $41,708,878 2 $20,854,439
2,055 Andrew Gurland $41,671,056 2 $20,835,528
2,056 Eyal Podell $41,657,076 1 $41,657,076
2,057 Jonathon E. Stewart $41,657,076 1 $41,657,076
2,058 J.D. Zeik $41,610,884 1 $41,610,884
2,059 Richard Weisz $41,610,884 1 $41,610,884
2,060 Emilio Estevez $41,595,617 5 $8,319,123
2,061 Cary Bickley $41,543,207 1 $41,543,207
2,062 Yuri Zeltser $41,543,207 2 $20,771,604
2,063 Nick Castle $41,536,833 3 $13,845,611
2,064 E. Max Frye $41,425,530 5 $8,285,106
2,065 Michael Reisz $41,411,015 1 $41,411,015
2,066 Matthew Chapman $41,396,916 4 $10,349,229
2,067 Jody Hill $41,364,218 3 $13,788,073
2,068 Karen Croner $41,356,116 3 $13,785,372
2,069 Will Tracy $41,280,699 1 $41,280,699
2,070 Seth Reiss $41,280,699 1 $41,280,699
2,071 Mike Marvin $41,266,155 3 $13,755,385
2,072 Timothy J. Sexton $41,236,947 4 $10,309,237
2,073 Tom Patchett $41,206,251 2 $20,603,126
2,074 Jay Tarses $41,206,251 2 $20,603,126
2,075 Brian Hohlfeld $41,201,856 3 $13,733,952
2,076 Heather Hach $41,152,203 1 $41,152,203
2,077 Hal Needham $41,100,000 2 $20,550,000
2,078 David M. Evans $41,025,348 3 $13,675,116
2,079 Alan Di Fiore $41,012,075 1 $41,012,075
2,080 Gareth Edwards $41,011,980 2 $20,505,990
2,081 Phil Hartman $40,940,662 1 $40,940,662
2,082 Michael Varhol $40,940,662 1 $40,940,662
2,083 Lawrence Wright $40,934,175 1 $40,934,175
2,084 John Rice $40,914,068 1 $40,914,068
2,085 Joe Batteer $40,914,068 1 $40,914,068
2,086 Camilla Blackett $40,860,481 2 $20,430,241
2,087 Dan Futterman $40,846,830 2 $20,423,415
2,088 Zach Cregger $40,842,944 1 $40,842,944
2,089 Isaac Aptaker $40,826,341 3 $13,608,780
2,090 Elizabeth Berger $40,826,341 3 $13,608,780
2,091 Michael Thomas $40,823,758 6 $6,803,960
2,092 Andrew Deutschman $40,645,365 3 $13,548,455
2,093 Jason Harry Pagan $40,645,365 3 $13,548,455
2,094 Steven Pressfield $40,613,993 3 $13,537,998
2,095 Pierre Christin $40,479,370 1 $40,479,370
2,096 Jean Claude Mezieres $40,479,370 1 $40,479,370
2,097 David Mitchell $40,463,197 1 $40,463,197
2,098 Aleksandar Hemon $40,463,197 1 $40,463,197
2,099 Jim Sharman $40,420,000 1 $40,420,000
2,100 Richard O'Brien $40,420,000 1 $40,420,000

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.