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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,501 | Michael Gaylin | $15,339,030 | 1 | $15,339,030 |
| 3,502 | Adam Scheinman | $15,325,127 | 1 | $15,325,127 |
| 3,503 | Lloyd Fonvielle | $15,321,041 | 2 | $7,660,521 |
| 3,504 | Clive Exton | $15,320,973 | 2 | $7,660,487 |
| 3,505 | Manny Coto | $15,220,530 | 2 | $7,610,265 |
| 3,506 | Ed Gass-Donnelly | $15,210,436 | 4 | $3,802,609 |
| 3,507 | Bill Bryden | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 3,508 | Steven Smith | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 3,509 | Stacy Keach | $15,198,912 | 1 | $15,198,912 |
| 3,510 | Arun Kumar | $15,198,530 | 1 | $15,198,530 |
| 3,511 | Ethan Hawke | $15,173,568 | 5 | $3,034,714 |
| 3,512 | Robert Pucci | $15,164,492 | 1 | $15,164,492 |
| 3,513 | Neal McDonough | $15,133,417 | 1 | $15,133,417 |
| 3,514 | Derek Presley | $15,133,417 | 3 | $5,044,472 |
| 3,515 | Andy Stock | $15,122,676 | 2 | $7,561,338 |
| 3,516 | Rick Stempson | $15,122,676 | 1 | $15,122,676 |
| 3,517 | George McGrath | $15,122,324 | 1 | $15,122,324 |
| 3,518 | Milton Wexler | $15,079,895 | 2 | $7,539,948 |
| 3,519 | Richard Russo | $15,055,091 | 1 | $15,055,091 |
| 3,520 | Marcus Hinchey | $15,047,559 | 2 | $7,523,780 |
| 3,521 | Bruce Rubin | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 3,522 | Robert J. Rosenthal | $15,026,217 | 1 | $15,026,217 |
| 3,523 | Nils Gaup | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 3,524 | Bob Foss | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 3,525 | Greg Dinner | $15,024,232 | 1 | $15,024,232 |
| 3,526 | Kathy Waugh | $15,013,650 | 1 | $15,013,650 |
| 3,527 | Megan McDonald | $15,013,650 | 1 | $15,013,650 |
| 3,528 | Michael Steinberg | $15,007,991 | 1 | $15,007,991 |
| 3,529 | Tegan West | $15,007,991 | 2 | $7,503,996 |
| 3,530 | Steven Levenson | $15,002,646 | 3 | $5,000,882 |
| 3,531 | Sandeep Reddy Vanga | $15,000,076 | 1 | $15,000,076 |
| 3,532 | Sidney Buchman | $15,000,000 | 4 | $3,750,000 |
| 3,533 | Terence Rattigan | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 3,534 | Patrick Read Johnson | $15,000,000 | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| 3,535 | Scott Lawrence Alexander | $15,000,000 | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 3,536 | Marion Hargrove | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 3,537 | Hal Barwood | $14,918,117 | 3 | $4,972,706 |
| 3,538 | Joel Hopkins | $14,889,042 | 2 | $7,444,521 |
| 3,539 | Cliff Ruby | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 3,540 | Elana Lesser | $14,857,352 | 2 | $7,428,676 |
| 3,541 | Roger Waters | $14,844,106 | 2 | $7,422,053 |
| 3,542 | Noe Debre | $14,841,006 | 5 | $2,968,201 |
| 3,543 | Brian Sieve | $14,836,174 | 1 | $14,836,174 |
| 3,544 | Jay Basu | $14,828,555 | 2 | $7,414,278 |
| 3,545 | Curtis Burch | $14,796,494 | 1 | $14,796,494 |
| 3,546 | David W. Rintels | $14,789,113 | 1 | $14,789,113 |
| 3,547 | Christopher Reed | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 3,548 | Cynthia Carle | $14,765,099 | 1 | $14,765,099 |
| 3,549 | Dale Dye | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 3,550 | John K. Swensson | $14,760,451 | 1 | $14,760,451 |
| 3,551 | Michael Showalter | $14,737,101 | 5 | $2,947,420 |
| 3,552 | Willy Russell | $14,688,000 | 1 | $14,688,000 |
| 3,553 | Emma Donoghue | $14,677,674 | 3 | $4,892,558 |
| 3,554 | Roy Frumkes | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 3,555 | Rocco Simonelli | $14,675,167 | 1 | $14,675,167 |
| 3,556 | Bill Dana | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 3,557 | Leonard B. Stern | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 3,558 | Arne Sultan | $14,662,035 | 1 | $14,662,035 |
| 3,559 | Adrian Hodges | $14,597,405 | 1 | $14,597,405 |
| 3,560 | Brent Michael Goldberg | $14,589,444 | 1 | $14,589,444 |
| 3,561 | Leonard Schrader | $14,582,182 | 1 | $14,582,182 |
| 3,562 | Ali Abbas Zafar | $14,535,118 | 5 | $2,907,024 |
| 3,563 | Glenn A. Bruce | $14,533,681 | 1 | $14,533,681 |
| 3,564 | Robert Kurtz | $14,523,101 | 1 | $14,523,101 |
| 3,565 | Jeff Hand | $14,523,101 | 1 | $14,523,101 |
| 3,566 | Fred S. Fox | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 3,567 | Seaman Jacobs | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 3,568 | Melissa Miller | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 3,569 | Josh Greenfeld | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 3,570 | Hal Goldman | $14,504,277 | 1 | $14,504,277 |
| 3,571 | Steve Haberman | $14,492,664 | 2 | $7,246,332 |
| 3,572 | Clancy Sigal | $14,481,231 | 1 | $14,481,231 |
| 3,573 | Max Eggers | $14,476,948 | 2 | $7,238,474 |
| 3,574 | Bob Fosse | $14,472,990 | 2 | $7,236,495 |
| 3,575 | Scott Shepherd | $14,448,589 | 1 | $14,448,589 |
| 3,576 | Laura Terruso | $14,444,999 | 3 | $4,815,000 |
| 3,577 | Rasmus Heisterberg | $14,438,413 | 3 | $4,812,804 |
| 3,578 | Liam O'Brien | $14,400,000 | 1 | $14,400,000 |
| 3,579 | Nitesh Tiwari | $14,396,161 | 6 | $2,399,360 |
| 3,580 | Piyush Gupta | $14,396,161 | 3 | $4,798,720 |
| 3,581 | John Mortimer | $14,395,874 | 1 | $14,395,874 |
| 3,582 | Quinton Peeples | $14,394,097 | 1 | $14,394,097 |
| 3,583 | Scott Hicks | $14,378,353 | 1 | $14,378,353 |
| 3,584 | Robert Gittler | $14,363,400 | 1 | $14,363,400 |
| 3,585 | Robert Collector | $14,358,033 | 1 | $14,358,033 |
| 3,586 | Max D. Adams | $14,351,432 | 1 | $14,351,432 |
| 3,587 | Stephen Saint-Leger | $14,326,865 | 1 | $14,326,865 |
| 3,588 | James Mather | $14,326,865 | 1 | $14,326,865 |
| 3,589 | Charles Purpura | $14,323,917 | 2 | $7,161,959 |
| 3,590 | Cliff Dorfman | $14,313,803 | 2 | $7,156,902 |
| 3,591 | Barbara Marshall | $14,301,505 | 2 | $7,150,753 |
| 3,592 | Allan G. Scott | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 3,593 | Arthur Sheekman | $14,300,000 | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 3,594 | Jorge Semprún | $14,296,444 | 2 | $7,148,222 |
| 3,595 | Ron Bass | $14,279,575 | 3 | $4,759,858 |
| 3,596 | David Chisholm | $14,278,900 | 2 | $7,139,450 |
| 3,597 | Guy Thomas | $14,258,005 | 2 | $7,129,003 |
| 3,598 | Tom Green | $14,249,005 | 2 | $7,124,503 |
| 3,599 | Derek Harvie | $14,249,005 | 1 | $14,249,005 |
| 3,600 | Ang Lee | $14,227,403 | 2 | $7,113,702 |
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.