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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,001 | Jeffrey Lieber | $19,161,999 | 1 | $19,161,999 |
| 3,002 | Mark Herman | $19,121,399 | 4 | $4,780,350 |
| 3,003 | Julie Delpy | $19,047,514 | 7 | $2,721,073 |
| 3,004 | Brian Taggert | $19,036,666 | 2 | $9,518,333 |
| 3,005 | Ken Sanzel | $19,035,741 | 1 | $19,035,741 |
| 3,006 | Tracy Hotchne | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,007 | Frank Perry | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,008 | Frank Yablans | $19,032,000 | 1 | $19,032,000 |
| 3,009 | Claude Kerven | $19,018,321 | 1 | $19,018,321 |
| 3,010 | William Reilly | $19,018,321 | 1 | $19,018,321 |
| 3,011 | Luciano Vincenzoni | $19,017,854 | 2 | $9,508,927 |
| 3,012 | William Ford Gibson | $19,006,201 | 1 | $19,006,201 |
| 3,013 | Leigh Chapman | $19,000,000 | 1 | $19,000,000 |
| 3,014 | Crash Leyland | $18,994,653 | 1 | $18,994,653 |
| 3,015 | Stephen McPherson | $18,924,919 | 1 | $18,924,919 |
| 3,016 | Tom Sierchio | $18,899,204 | 2 | $9,449,602 |
| 3,017 | Christian Ford | $18,880,508 | 1 | $18,880,508 |
| 3,018 | Roger Soffer | $18,880,508 | 1 | $18,880,508 |
| 3,019 | Will Hayes | $18,877,153 | 1 | $18,877,153 |
| 3,020 | Jesse Studenberg | $18,877,153 | 1 | $18,877,153 |
| 3,021 | Bill Naughton | $18,871,300 | 1 | $18,871,300 |
| 3,022 | Andrew Dominik | $18,854,690 | 3 | $6,284,897 |
| 3,023 | Daniel Giat | $18,848,538 | 1 | $18,848,538 |
| 3,024 | Michelle Gallagher | $18,844,784 | 1 | $18,844,784 |
| 3,025 | Martin Smith | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,026 | Pat Bradley | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,027 | Fred Bauer | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,028 | Pat McCormick | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,029 | Harry Hurwitz | $18,826,490 | 1 | $18,826,490 |
| 3,030 | Angela Workman | $18,793,391 | 2 | $9,396,696 |
| 3,031 | Ron Koslow | $18,777,694 | 3 | $6,259,231 |
| 3,032 | Russell Rouse | $18,750,000 | 2 | $9,375,000 |
| 3,033 | Clarence Greene | $18,750,000 | 2 | $9,375,000 |
| 3,034 | Charlie Gale | $18,704,280 | 2 | $9,352,140 |
| 3,035 | Ben Stassen | $18,673,130 | 3 | $6,224,377 |
| 3,036 | Hollis Barton | $18,658,243 | 2 | $9,329,122 |
| 3,037 | Stephan Blinn | $18,658,243 | 2 | $9,329,122 |
| 3,038 | John Brownjohn | $18,653,746 | 1 | $18,653,746 |
| 3,039 | Enrique Urbizu | $18,653,746 | 1 | $18,653,746 |
| 3,040 | Lance Anderson | $18,622,031 | 1 | $18,622,031 |
| 3,041 | Pablo F. Fenjves | $18,620,000 | 1 | $18,620,000 |
| 3,042 | Arthur Julian | $18,607,492 | 1 | $18,607,492 |
| 3,043 | Martin Roth | $18,607,492 | 1 | $18,607,492 |
| 3,044 | Frances Goodrich | $18,597,691 | 4 | $4,649,423 |
| 3,045 | Phoef Sutton | $18,582,965 | 1 | $18,582,965 |
| 3,046 | Matt MacManus | $18,564,613 | 1 | $18,564,613 |
| 3,047 | Michael Burton | $18,564,613 | 1 | $18,564,613 |
| 3,048 | Jack Baran | $18,557,462 | 2 | $9,278,731 |
| 3,049 | Simon Moore | $18,552,460 | 1 | $18,552,460 |
| 3,050 | Lawrence Lasker | $18,532,286 | 1 | $18,532,286 |
| 3,051 | Elmore Leonard | $18,481,380 | 3 | $6,160,460 |
| 3,052 | Ricky Gervais | $18,451,251 | 4 | $4,612,813 |
| 3,053 | Matthew Robinson | $18,451,251 | 3 | $6,150,417 |
| 3,054 | Thomas Bidegain | $18,449,552 | 9 | $2,049,950 |
| 3,055 | Sergio Leone | $18,443,016 | 4 | $4,610,754 |
| 3,056 | Prakash Kapadia | $18,403,107 | 3 | $6,134,369 |
| 3,057 | Danny Boyle | $18,335,230 | 1 | $18,335,230 |
| 3,058 | Mark Lamprell | $18,319,860 | 1 | $18,319,860 |
| 3,059 | Bruce Cohn | $18,300,000 | 1 | $18,300,000 |
| 3,060 | Adam Robitel | $18,297,124 | 1 | $18,297,124 |
| 3,061 | Gavin Heffernan | $18,297,124 | 1 | $18,297,124 |
| 3,062 | Sy Richardson | $18,290,000 | 1 | $18,290,000 |
| 3,063 | Rebecca Lenkiewicz | $18,260,742 | 5 | $3,652,148 |
| 3,064 | Don Coscarelli | $18,175,928 | 4 | $4,543,982 |
| 3,065 | John Briley | $18,150,868 | 4 | $4,537,717 |
| 3,066 | Carey Van Dyke | $18,119,640 | 2 | $9,059,820 |
| 3,067 | Shane Van Dyke | $18,119,640 | 2 | $9,059,820 |
| 3,068 | Jonathan Demme | $18,099,861 | 2 | $9,049,931 |
| 3,069 | Carole Eastman | $18,099,091 | 1 | $18,099,091 |
| 3,070 | John Boorman | $18,070,136 | 4 | $4,517,534 |
| 3,071 | Paul Mooney | $18,034,150 | 2 | $9,017,075 |
| 3,072 | Rocco Urbisci | $18,034,150 | 1 | $18,034,150 |
| 3,073 | Jorma Taccone | $18,021,730 | 2 | $9,010,865 |
| 3,074 | Gary L. Baim | $18,000,000 | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 3,075 | John Mythers | $18,000,000 | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 3,076 | Ernest Hotch | $18,000,000 | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 3,077 | Donald Wrye | $18,000,000 | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 3,078 | Tim Conway | $18,000,000 | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 3,079 | Terence H. Winkless | $17,985,000 | 1 | $17,985,000 |
| 3,080 | Emerald Fennell | $17,886,794 | 2 | $8,943,397 |
| 3,081 | Glen Morgan | $17,882,696 | 3 | $5,960,899 |
| 3,082 | Andrew Lane | $17,858,048 | 2 | $8,929,024 |
| 3,083 | Wayne Crawford | $17,858,048 | 2 | $8,929,024 |
| 3,084 | Martha Goldhirsh | $17,854,933 | 1 | $17,854,933 |
| 3,085 | Gustaf Molander | $17,815,212 | 1 | $17,815,212 |
| 3,086 | Gösta Stevens | $17,815,212 | 1 | $17,815,212 |
| 3,087 | John Binder | $17,815,212 | 1 | $17,815,212 |
| 3,088 | Nate Hopper | $17,811,382 | 1 | $17,811,382 |
| 3,089 | Ed Stone | $17,811,382 | 1 | $17,811,382 |
| 3,090 | Geoff LuTulippe | $17,804,299 | 1 | $17,804,299 |
| 3,091 | Elizabeth Banks | $17,801,306 | 1 | $17,801,306 |
| 3,092 | Johnny Rosenthal | $17,782,176 | 1 | $17,782,176 |
| 3,093 | Alastair Fothergill | $17,780,194 | 1 | $17,780,194 |
| 3,094 | Adam Chapman | $17,780,194 | 1 | $17,780,194 |
| 3,095 | Dev Patel | $17,765,000 | 1 | $17,765,000 |
| 3,096 | Paul Angunawela | $17,765,000 | 1 | $17,765,000 |
| 3,097 | Howard Rodman | $17,754,335 | 2 | $8,877,168 |
| 3,098 | Max Botkin | $17,744,685 | 2 | $8,872,343 |
| 3,099 | Kristin Hahn | $17,716,215 | 3 | $5,905,405 |
| 3,100 | Aury Wallington | $17,716,215 | 1 | $17,716,215 |
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.