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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,601 | Ronald L. Buck | $4,900,000 | 1 | $4,900,000 |
| 4,602 | Paul Newman | $4,900,000 | 1 | $4,900,000 |
| 4,603 | Peter Mullan | $4,890,878 | 1 | $4,890,878 |
| 4,604 | Jean Chalopin | $4,889,971 | 1 | $4,889,971 |
| 4,605 | David Schmoeller | $4,888,270 | 2 | $2,444,135 |
| 4,606 | Suzan-Lori Parks | $4,880,941 | 3 | $1,626,980 |
| 4,607 | Michael Wolk | $4,877,567 | 1 | $4,877,567 |
| 4,608 | Scott Parker | $4,875,436 | 1 | $4,875,436 |
| 4,609 | Janicza Bravo | $4,873,657 | 2 | $2,436,829 |
| 4,610 | Enrique Begne | $4,869,662 | 2 | $2,434,831 |
| 4,611 | Harvey Fierstein | $4,865,997 | 1 | $4,865,997 |
| 4,612 | Leo Garen | $4,865,912 | 1 | $4,865,912 |
| 4,613 | Jeremy O. Harris | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,614 | Andrew Neel | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,615 | Mike Roberts | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,616 | Timothy Scott Bogart | $4,835,968 | 3 | $1,611,989 |
| 4,617 | Michael Zaidan | $4,835,968 | 1 | $4,835,968 |
| 4,618 | Mark Mullin | $4,835,968 | 1 | $4,835,968 |
| 4,619 | David H. Steinberg | $4,814,244 | 2 | $2,407,122 |
| 4,620 | Mitchell LaFortune | $4,813,132 | 1 | $4,813,132 |
| 4,621 | Jill Gordon | $4,812,891 | 1 | $4,812,891 |
| 4,622 | Michael Kvamme | $4,810,790 | 1 | $4,810,790 |
| 4,623 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | $4,802,898 | 2 | $2,401,449 |
| 4,624 | Krzysztof Piesiewicz | $4,802,898 | 2 | $2,401,449 |
| 4,625 | Ed. Weinberger | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,626 | Stan Daniels | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,627 | James Costigan | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,628 | Ronnie Christensen | $4,799,774 | 2 | $2,399,887 |
| 4,629 | Mark Peploe | $4,793,587 | 1 | $4,793,587 |
| 4,630 | Sujoy Ghosh | $4,792,841 | 4 | $1,198,210 |
| 4,631 | David Keating | $4,790,801 | 1 | $4,790,801 |
| 4,632 | Matt Brown | $4,784,205 | 3 | $1,594,735 |
| 4,633 | Etienne Comar | $4,776,048 | 5 | $955,210 |
| 4,634 | Patricia Rozema | $4,774,736 | 3 | $1,591,579 |
| 4,635 | Jennifer Saunders | $4,772,155 | 1 | $4,772,155 |
| 4,636 | Fred Freeman | $4,755,853 | 1 | $4,755,853 |
| 4,637 | Lawrence J. Cohen | $4,755,853 | 1 | $4,755,853 |
| 4,638 | Paul Verhoeven | $4,753,013 | 3 | $1,584,338 |
| 4,639 | Ben Barzman | $4,750,000 | 1 | $4,750,000 |
| 4,640 | Basilio Franchina | $4,750,000 | 1 | $4,750,000 |
| 4,641 | Michael McKean | $4,736,202 | 1 | $4,736,202 |
| 4,642 | Harry Shearer | $4,736,202 | 1 | $4,736,202 |
| 4,643 | Matt Osterman | $4,731,273 | 4 | $1,182,818 |
| 4,644 | Daniel Yost | $4,729,352 | 1 | $4,729,352 |
| 4,645 | Jonathan Jakubowicz | $4,720,256 | 2 | $2,360,128 |
| 4,646 | Timothy Ratajczak | $4,719,928 | 2 | $2,359,964 |
| 4,647 | Galen Gilbert | $4,719,928 | 1 | $4,719,928 |
| 4,648 | Zachary Warren Smith | $4,719,928 | 1 | $4,719,928 |
| 4,649 | Rupert Goold | $4,719,695 | 1 | $4,719,695 |
| 4,650 | Susanna Moore | $4,717,455 | 1 | $4,717,455 |
| 4,651 | Jeff Eastin | $4,714,090 | 1 | $4,714,090 |
| 4,652 | Duncan Gibbins | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 4,653 | Yale Udoff | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 4,654 | Parnell Hall | $4,700,000 | 1 | $4,700,000 |
| 4,655 | Marjane Satrapi | $4,697,108 | 2 | $2,348,554 |
| 4,656 | Vincent Paronnaud | $4,697,108 | 3 | $1,565,703 |
| 4,657 | Dan Callahan | $4,694,491 | 1 | $4,694,491 |
| 4,658 | Adam Ellison | $4,694,491 | 1 | $4,694,491 |
| 4,659 | Arlene Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 4,660 | Martin Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 4,661 | David Beaird | $4,676,892 | 1 | $4,676,892 |
| 4,662 | Bishal Dutta | $4,675,092 | 1 | $4,675,092 |
| 4,663 | Ashish Mehta | $4,675,092 | 1 | $4,675,092 |
| 4,664 | Robert Geoffrion | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 4,665 | Don Carmody | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 4,666 | Hideaki Anno | $4,637,958 | 5 | $927,592 |
| 4,667 | Michael Patrick Jann | $4,630,045 | 1 | $4,630,045 |
| 4,668 | Randall Miller | $4,618,179 | 3 | $1,539,393 |
| 4,669 | Jody Savin | $4,618,179 | 3 | $1,539,393 |
| 4,670 | John Payson | $4,616,355 | 1 | $4,616,355 |
| 4,671 | Shridhar Raghavan | $4,614,010 | 3 | $1,538,003 |
| 4,672 | Catherine Hardwicke | $4,604,123 | 2 | $2,302,062 |
| 4,673 | Christian Fournier | $4,602,341 | 1 | $4,602,341 |
| 4,674 | Paul DeMeo | $4,601,256 | 2 | $2,300,628 |
| 4,675 | Danny Bilson | $4,601,256 | 2 | $2,300,628 |
| 4,676 | Nikki Reed | $4,601,043 | 1 | $4,601,043 |
| 4,677 | Ben Pillips | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 4,678 | Paul Boorstin | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 4,679 | Sharon Boorstin | $4,577,139 | 1 | $4,577,139 |
| 4,680 | Ritesh Batra | $4,576,034 | 2 | $2,288,017 |
| 4,681 | Suphachai Sittiaumponpan | $4,563,167 | 1 | $4,563,167 |
| 4,682 | Prince | $4,562,778 | 1 | $4,562,778 |
| 4,683 | Jeannine Dominy | $4,553,271 | 1 | $4,553,271 |
| 4,684 | Oliver Gonzalez | $4,542,346 | 1 | $4,542,346 |
| 4,685 | David Gleeson | $4,535,154 | 2 | $2,267,577 |
| 4,686 | Michael Genet | $4,526,759 | 1 | $4,526,759 |
| 4,687 | Rob Richert | $4,515,719 | 1 | $4,515,719 |
| 4,688 | Joe Talbot | $4,515,719 | 1 | $4,515,719 |
| 4,689 | Josh Braun | $4,509,143 | 1 | $4,509,143 |
| 4,690 | Nick Amadeus | $4,509,143 | 1 | $4,509,143 |
| 4,691 | Angus MacLachlan | $4,501,878 | 5 | $900,376 |
| 4,692 | Trace Slobotkin | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 4,693 | Josh Siegal | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 4,694 | Dylan Morgan | $4,500,147 | 1 | $4,500,147 |
| 4,695 | John McGreevey | $4,500,000 | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 4,696 | Alma Reville | $4,500,000 | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| 4,697 | Jimmy Santiago Baca | $4,496,583 | 1 | $4,496,583 |
| 4,698 | Steven McKay | $4,495,615 | 1 | $4,495,615 |
| 4,699 | Mayur Puri | $4,489,505 | 3 | $1,496,502 |
| 4,700 | Francesco Piccolo | $4,468,606 | 7 | $638,372 |
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.