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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,801 | Jonny Sweet | $5,008,179 | 1 | $5,008,179 |
| 4,802 | Milo Addica | $5,005,899 | 1 | $5,005,899 |
| 4,803 | Barbara Alberti | $5,005,465 | 2 | $2,502,733 |
| 4,804 | Luca Guadagnino | $5,005,465 | 1 | $5,005,465 |
| 4,805 | Walter Fasano | $5,005,465 | 1 | $5,005,465 |
| 4,806 | Fred Freiberger | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,807 | Cassandra Peterson | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,808 | Eugene Lourie | $5,000,000 | 2 | $2,500,000 |
| 4,809 | Louis Morheim | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,810 | Burt Styler | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,811 | Phoebe Ephron | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,812 | Henry Ephron | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,813 | John Paragon | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| 4,814 | Tushar Hiranandani | $4,993,890 | 7 | $713,413 |
| 4,815 | Ron Swanson | $4,992,085 | 1 | $4,992,085 |
| 4,816 | Miranda July | $4,985,226 | 3 | $1,661,742 |
| 4,817 | Ingmar Bergman | $4,971,340 | 3 | $1,657,113 |
| 4,818 | Nancy Dowd | $4,971,088 | 1 | $4,971,088 |
| 4,819 | Jordi Gasull | $4,960,498 | 3 | $1,653,499 |
| 4,820 | Javier Barreira | $4,960,498 | 2 | $2,480,249 |
| 4,821 | Peter Kassovitz | $4,956,401 | 1 | $4,956,401 |
| 4,822 | Didier Decoin | $4,956,401 | 1 | $4,956,401 |
| 4,823 | Todd Lincoln | $4,939,575 | 2 | $2,469,788 |
| 4,824 | David L. Corley | $4,932,915 | 1 | $4,932,915 |
| 4,825 | Paul Newman | $4,900,000 | 1 | $4,900,000 |
| 4,826 | Ronald L. Buck | $4,900,000 | 1 | $4,900,000 |
| 4,827 | Peter Mullan | $4,890,878 | 1 | $4,890,878 |
| 4,828 | Jean Chalopin | $4,889,971 | 1 | $4,889,971 |
| 4,829 | David Schmoeller | $4,888,270 | 2 | $2,444,135 |
| 4,830 | Suzan-Lori Parks | $4,880,941 | 3 | $1,626,980 |
| 4,831 | Michael Wolk | $4,877,567 | 1 | $4,877,567 |
| 4,832 | Scott Parker | $4,875,436 | 1 | $4,875,436 |
| 4,833 | Janicza Bravo | $4,873,657 | 2 | $2,436,829 |
| 4,834 | Enrique Begne | $4,869,662 | 2 | $2,434,831 |
| 4,835 | Harvey Fierstein | $4,865,997 | 1 | $4,865,997 |
| 4,836 | Leo Garen | $4,865,912 | 1 | $4,865,912 |
| 4,837 | Jeremy O. Harris | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,838 | Andrew Neel | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,839 | Mike Roberts | $4,844,399 | 1 | $4,844,399 |
| 4,840 | Gints Zilbalodis | $4,844,117 | 2 | $2,422,059 |
| 4,841 | Matiss Kaza | $4,844,117 | 2 | $2,422,059 |
| 4,842 | Sean Wang | $4,839,360 | 1 | $4,839,360 |
| 4,843 | Ariel Vromen | $4,836,355 | 3 | $1,612,118 |
| 4,844 | Michael Zaidan | $4,835,968 | 1 | $4,835,968 |
| 4,845 | Mark Mullin | $4,835,968 | 1 | $4,835,968 |
| 4,846 | David H. Steinberg | $4,814,244 | 2 | $2,407,122 |
| 4,847 | Jill Gordon | $4,812,891 | 1 | $4,812,891 |
| 4,848 | Michael Kvamme | $4,810,790 | 1 | $4,810,790 |
| 4,849 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | $4,802,898 | 2 | $2,401,449 |
| 4,850 | Krzysztof Piesiewicz | $4,802,898 | 2 | $2,401,449 |
| 4,851 | Stan Daniels | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,852 | James Costigan | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,853 | Ed. Weinberger | $4,800,000 | 1 | $4,800,000 |
| 4,854 | Kate Gersten | $4,799,804 | 1 | $4,799,804 |
| 4,855 | Ronnie Christensen | $4,799,774 | 3 | $1,599,925 |
| 4,856 | Mark Peploe | $4,793,587 | 1 | $4,793,587 |
| 4,857 | Sujoy Ghosh | $4,792,841 | 4 | $1,198,210 |
| 4,858 | David Keating | $4,790,801 | 1 | $4,790,801 |
| 4,859 | Matt Brown | $4,784,205 | 3 | $1,594,735 |
| 4,860 | Etienne Comar | $4,776,048 | 5 | $955,210 |
| 4,861 | Patricia Rozema | $4,774,736 | 3 | $1,591,579 |
| 4,862 | Jennifer Saunders | $4,772,155 | 1 | $4,772,155 |
| 4,863 | Lawrence J. Cohen | $4,755,853 | 1 | $4,755,853 |
| 4,864 | Fred Freeman | $4,755,853 | 1 | $4,755,853 |
| 4,865 | Paul Verhoeven | $4,753,013 | 3 | $1,584,338 |
| 4,866 | Ben Barzman | $4,750,000 | 1 | $4,750,000 |
| 4,867 | Basilio Franchina | $4,750,000 | 1 | $4,750,000 |
| 4,868 | Michael McKean | $4,736,202 | 2 | $2,368,101 |
| 4,869 | Harry Shearer | $4,736,202 | 2 | $2,368,101 |
| 4,870 | Matt Osterman | $4,731,273 | 4 | $1,182,818 |
| 4,871 | Daniel Yost | $4,729,352 | 1 | $4,729,352 |
| 4,872 | Jonathan Jakubowicz | $4,720,256 | 2 | $2,360,128 |
| 4,873 | Zachary Warren Smith | $4,719,928 | 1 | $4,719,928 |
| 4,874 | Timothy Ratajczak | $4,719,928 | 2 | $2,359,964 |
| 4,875 | Galen Gilbert | $4,719,928 | 1 | $4,719,928 |
| 4,876 | Rupert Goold | $4,719,695 | 1 | $4,719,695 |
| 4,877 | Susanna Moore | $4,717,455 | 1 | $4,717,455 |
| 4,878 | Jeff Eastin | $4,714,090 | 1 | $4,714,090 |
| 4,879 | Duncan Gibbins | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 4,880 | Yale Udoff | $4,704,884 | 1 | $4,704,884 |
| 4,881 | Parnell Hall | $4,700,000 | 1 | $4,700,000 |
| 4,882 | Vincent Paronnaud | $4,697,108 | 3 | $1,565,703 |
| 4,883 | Marjane Satrapi | $4,697,108 | 2 | $2,348,554 |
| 4,884 | Dan Callahan | $4,694,491 | 1 | $4,694,491 |
| 4,885 | Adam Ellison | $4,694,491 | 1 | $4,694,491 |
| 4,886 | Martin Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 4,887 | Arlene Davidson | $4,685,097 | 1 | $4,685,097 |
| 4,888 | David Beaird | $4,676,892 | 1 | $4,676,892 |
| 4,889 | Bishal Dutta | $4,675,092 | 1 | $4,675,092 |
| 4,890 | Ashish Mehta | $4,675,092 | 1 | $4,675,092 |
| 4,891 | Don Carmody | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 4,892 | Robert Geoffrion | $4,654,288 | 1 | $4,654,288 |
| 4,893 | Michael Patrick Jann | $4,630,045 | 1 | $4,630,045 |
| 4,894 | Jody Savin | $4,618,179 | 3 | $1,539,393 |
| 4,895 | Randall Miller | $4,618,179 | 3 | $1,539,393 |
| 4,896 | John Payson | $4,616,355 | 1 | $4,616,355 |
| 4,897 | Shridhar Raghavan | $4,614,010 | 4 | $1,153,503 |
| 4,898 | Catherine Hardwicke | $4,604,123 | 2 | $2,302,062 |
| 4,899 | Christian Fournier | $4,602,341 | 1 | $4,602,341 |
| 4,900 | Paul DeMeo | $4,601,256 | 2 | $2,300,628 |
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.