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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 Mona Fastvold $21,588,891 4 $5,397,223
3,002 Desmond Nakano $21,578,098 4 $5,394,525
3,003 Geoffrey Edwards $21,576,009 3 $7,192,003
3,004 David Fowler $21,572,663 4 $5,393,166
3,005 Jonathan Hock $21,550,235 2 $10,775,118
3,006 Don Bluth $21,513,826 2 $10,756,913
3,007 William Hjortsberg $21,502,112 2 $10,751,056
3,008 Barry Strugatz $21,495,229 2 $10,747,615
3,009 Mark R. Burns $21,486,757 1 $21,486,757
3,010 Corey Mandell $21,471,685 1 $21,471,685
3,011 J.D. Shapiro $21,471,685 1 $21,471,685
3,012 Toby Emmerich $21,471,047 1 $21,471,047
3,013 Carol Skilken $21,471,047 1 $21,471,047
3,014 James Cruikshank $21,458,229 1 $21,458,229
3,015 Debra Hill $21,445,318 1 $21,445,318
3,016 Stan Zimmerman $21,443,204 1 $21,443,204
3,017 James Berg $21,443,204 1 $21,443,204
3,018 Liam O'Donnell $21,416,355 3 $7,138,785
3,019 Joshua Cordes $21,416,355 2 $10,708,178
3,020 Darius Marder $21,403,519 2 $10,701,760
3,021 Ben Coccio $21,403,519 1 $21,403,519
3,022 Simon Wells $21,392,758 1 $21,392,758
3,023 Wendy Wells $21,392,758 1 $21,392,758
3,024 Richard Jefferies $21,384,035 1 $21,384,035
3,025 Sidney Lumet $21,380,673 3 $7,126,891
3,026 Robert Resnikoff $21,365,321 1 $21,365,321
3,027 Alex Barnow $21,360,215 1 $21,360,215
3,028 Richard Ramsey $21,340,930 2 $10,670,465
3,029 Floyd Mutrux $21,318,100 2 $10,659,050
3,030 Rudy Wurlitzer $21,313,156 5 $4,262,631
3,031 Wolfgang Weigel $21,300,000 1 $21,300,000
3,032 David Jonas $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,033 Roy Morita $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,034 Richard Rich $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,035 Art Stevens $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,036 Joe Hale $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,037 Al Wilson $21,288,692 1 $21,288,692
3,038 Nicolas Pesce $21,259,103 3 $7,086,368
3,039 Philip Shelby $21,218,403 1 $21,218,403
3,040 Tony Mosher $21,218,403 1 $21,218,403
3,041 Takashi Shimizu $21,216,148 2 $10,608,074
3,042 Christopher Gore $21,202,829 1 $21,202,829
3,043 Rob Thomas $21,165,506 2 $10,582,753
3,044 Tom Davis $21,153,686 1 $21,153,686
3,045 Flint Dille $21,100,409 2 $10,550,205
3,046 Martyn Burke $21,100,000 1 $21,100,000
3,047 Cord Jefferson $21,098,470 1 $21,098,470
3,048 Rosalind Ross $21,096,678 5 $4,219,336
3,049 Mark Bishop $21,089,146 1 $21,089,146
3,050 Robert J. Avrech $21,084,934 2 $10,542,467
3,051 Antwone Fisher $21,078,145 1 $21,078,145
3,052 Lawrence Bassoff $21,058,033 1 $21,058,033
3,053 Alex Parkinson $21,051,180 2 $10,525,590
3,054 David Brooks $21,051,180 1 $21,051,180
3,055 Horton Foote $21,013,978 4 $5,253,495
3,056 Trey Edward Shults $21,004,086 4 $5,251,022
3,057 Fred Finklehoffe $21,000,000 3 $7,000,000
3,058 Frank Spotnitz $20,982,478 1 $20,982,478
3,059 James Ponsoldt $20,931,595 5 $4,186,319
3,060 Topper Lilien $20,896,518 3 $6,965,506
3,061 John Stuart $20,868,638 1 $20,868,638
3,062 Christian Swegal $20,868,638 3 $6,956,213
3,063 Robert Alan Aurthur $20,845,016 1 $20,845,016
3,064 Jean Shepherd $20,825,395 1 $20,825,395
3,065 Leigh Brown $20,825,395 1 $20,825,395
3,066 Robert Dillon $20,818,672 2 $10,409,336
3,067 Jason Ross $20,811,864 1 $20,811,864
3,068 Phillip Abraham $20,811,864 1 $20,811,864
3,069 Leah Bateman $20,811,864 1 $20,811,864
3,070 Drew Hancock $20,809,101 1 $20,809,101
3,071 Robert Buckner $20,800,000 2 $10,400,000
3,072 Claudio Herrera $20,799,533 2 $10,399,767
3,073 Sergio Adrian Sanchez $20,799,533 2 $10,399,767
3,074 Anthony Tambakis $20,797,449 6 $3,466,242
3,075 Bobby Smith Jr. $20,788,730 1 $20,788,730
3,076 Niki Caro $20,779,666 2 $10,389,833
3,077 Tsui Hark $20,776,134 9 $2,308,459
3,078 Todd Berger $20,767,270 3 $6,922,423
3,079 Michael de Guzman $20,763,013 1 $20,763,013
3,080 Brett Baer $20,738,724 1 $20,738,724
3,081 Dave Finkel $20,738,724 1 $20,738,724
3,082 Robert Duvall $20,733,485 2 $10,366,743
3,083 Bryan Sipe $20,709,483 2 $10,354,742
3,084 Corbett Tuck $20,707,280 1 $20,707,280
3,085 Jeffrey Bloom $20,670,680 2 $10,335,340
3,086 Glenn Gers $20,668,843 2 $10,334,422
3,087 Walter Newman $20,666,667 1 $20,666,667
3,088 Elissa Matsueda $20,658,612 3 $6,886,204
3,089 James Toback $20,645,529 6 $3,440,922
3,090 Tyler Nilson $20,621,906 3 $6,873,969
3,091 Mike Schwartz $20,621,906 2 $10,310,953
3,092 Gregory Fleeman $20,603,715 1 $20,603,715
3,093 Robert T. Megginson $20,603,715 1 $20,603,715
3,094 Alex Rubens $20,591,853 3 $6,863,951
3,095 Stella Meghie $20,578,185 3 $6,859,395
3,096 Christine Roum $20,568,319 1 $20,568,319
3,097 Mick Davis $20,568,319 2 $10,284,160
3,098 Franc. Reyes $20,559,025 2 $10,279,513
3,099 Rose Gilroy $20,532,222 2 $10,266,111
3,100 Jake Crane $20,511,938 1 $20,511,938

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.