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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Editors - Top Domestic Associate Producers - Top Domestic Casting Directors - Top Domestic Cinematographers - Top Domestic Co-Producers - Top Domestic Composers - Top Domestic Costume Designers - Top Domestic Costume Supervisors - Top Domestic Dialogue Editors - Top Domestic Directors - Top Domestic Editors - Top Domestic Executive Producers - Top Domestic Make-up and Hair Designers - Top Domestic Music Editors - Top Domestic Music Supervisors - Top Domestic Producers - Top Domestic Production Designers - Top Domestic Re-recording Mixers - Top Domestic Second Unit Directors - Top Domestic Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top Domestic Sound Editors - Top Domestic Sound Effects Editors - Top Domestic Sound Mixers - Top Domestic Story Creators - Top Domestic Stunt Coordinators - Top Domestic Supervising Sound Editors - Top Domestic Unit Production Managers - Top Domestic Visual Effects Supervisors - Top International Screenwriters - Top Worldwide Screenwriters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Simon Barrett | $237,002,355 | 11 | $21,545,669 |
| 602 | Geoff Rodkey | $236,996,847 | 4 | $59,249,212 |
| 603 | Don DaGradi | $236,308,953 | 4 | $59,077,238 |
| 604 | Michell Kapner | $234,770,996 | 1 | $234,770,996 |
| 605 | Rob Lieber | $234,735,633 | 4 | $58,683,908 |
| 606 | Billy Frolick | $233,722,892 | 3 | $77,907,631 |
| 607 | Tracy Oliver | $232,656,283 | 5 | $46,531,257 |
| 608 | David Rayfiel | $232,442,245 | 3 | $77,480,748 |
| 609 | Michael Robert Johnson | $232,197,712 | 3 | $77,399,237 |
| 610 | Matt Sazama | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
| 611 | Burk Sharpless | $232,195,640 | 6 | $38,699,273 |
| 612 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu | $231,079,729 | 4 | $57,769,932 |
| 613 | Jim Abrahams | $230,107,954 | 5 | $46,021,591 |
| 614 | Dan Mazeau | $229,796,098 | 5 | $45,959,220 |
| 615 | Adele Lim | $229,255,953 | 2 | $114,627,977 |
| 616 | Vincent Ngo | $227,946,274 | 1 | $227,946,274 |
| 617 | Vince Gilligan | $227,946,274 | 2 | $113,973,137 |
| 618 | Robert Ludlum | $227,471,070 | 1 | $227,471,070 |
| 619 | Alexander Payne | $226,799,995 | 3 | $75,599,998 |
| 620 | Charles Randolph | $226,792,479 | 7 | $32,398,926 |
| 621 | Lee Eisenberg | $226,770,441 | 3 | $75,590,147 |
| 622 | Janice Karman | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
| 623 | Ross Bagdasarian Jr | $226,418,924 | 2 | $113,209,462 |
| 624 | Larry Gelbart | $225,716,207 | 3 | $75,238,736 |
| 625 | Jonathan Kasdan | $224,843,306 | 3 | $74,947,769 |
| 626 | David Elliot | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
| 627 | Paul Lovett | $224,695,879 | 2 | $112,347,940 |
| 628 | Colin Higgins | $224,071,201 | 3 | $74,690,400 |
| 629 | Jim Reardon | $223,808,164 | 1 | $223,808,164 |
| 630 | S.S. Wilson | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 631 | Brent Maddock | $223,787,397 | 6 | $37,297,900 |
| 632 | Ken Anderson | $222,675,066 | 3 | $74,225,022 |
| 633 | Stephen Gaghan | $222,320,272 | 9 | $24,702,252 |
| 634 | Michael Lesslie | $222,109,249 | 4 | $55,527,312 |
| 635 | Diablo Cody | $221,995,167 | 8 | $27,749,396 |
| 636 | Nico Lathouris | $221,951,272 | 2 | $110,975,636 |
| 637 | Paul Thomas Anderson | $221,923,986 | 9 | $24,658,221 |
| 638 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $221,680,977 | 3 | $73,893,659 |
| 639 | David Levien | $221,617,561 | 7 | $31,659,652 |
| 640 | Rodney Rothman | $221,537,328 | 2 | $110,768,664 |
| 641 | Frank Darabont | $220,962,421 | 5 | $44,192,484 |
| 642 | Michael H. Weber | $220,769,219 | 7 | $31,538,460 |
| 643 | Malcolm Spellman | $220,755,282 | 3 | $73,585,094 |
| 644 | Jason Segel | $219,042,143 | 5 | $43,808,429 |
| 645 | Wellsesly Wild | $218,665,740 | 1 | $218,665,740 |
| 646 | Edgar Wallace | $218,080,025 | 1 | $218,080,025 |
| 647 | Alan J. Pakula | $217,081,800 | 4 | $54,270,450 |
| 648 | Phil Alden Robinson | $217,009,543 | 7 | $31,001,363 |
| 649 | Judy Morris | $216,403,743 | 3 | $72,134,581 |
| 650 | Bradley Cooper | $215,288,866 | 2 | $107,644,433 |
| 651 | Niall Leonard | $214,841,770 | 2 | $107,420,885 |
| 652 | Stanley Kubrick | $214,745,899 | 6 | $35,790,983 |
| 653 | Michael Ferris | $214,700,354 | 5 | $42,940,071 |
| 654 | John Brancato | $214,700,354 | 6 | $35,783,392 |
| 655 | Phil Beauman | $214,577,135 | 3 | $71,525,712 |
| 656 | Jeff Loveness | $214,504,909 | 2 | $107,252,455 |
| 657 | Todd W. Langen | $213,922,728 | 2 | $106,961,364 |
| 658 | Keith Merryman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 659 | David A. Newman | $212,378,646 | 3 | $70,792,882 |
| 660 | Stephen Kendrick | $211,501,856 | 7 | $30,214,551 |
| 661 | Channing Gibson | $211,316,158 | 3 | $70,438,719 |
| 662 | Patrick Aison | $211,130,165 | 3 | $70,376,722 |
| 663 | Joby Harold | $210,890,640 | 4 | $52,722,660 |
| 664 | Michael B. Gordon | $210,614,939 | 1 | $210,614,939 |
| 665 | Matthew Aldrich | $210,460,015 | 3 | $70,153,338 |
| 666 | Adrian Molina | $210,460,015 | 1 | $210,460,015 |
| 667 | Scott Alexander | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 668 | Larry Karaszewski | $210,455,233 | 10 | $21,045,523 |
| 669 | Alex Kendrick | $210,265,762 | 6 | $35,044,294 |
| 670 | Gillian Flynn | $210,169,821 | 2 | $105,084,911 |
| 671 | Craig Brewer | $210,045,482 | 5 | $42,009,096 |
| 672 | Spike Lee | $209,768,273 | 15 | $13,984,552 |
| 673 | Kevin Williamson | $209,765,696 | 5 | $41,953,139 |
| 674 | Doug Miro | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 675 | Carlo Bernard | $209,234,274 | 4 | $52,308,569 |
| 676 | Rich Jaffa | $208,545,589 | 1 | $208,545,589 |
| 677 | Janet Scott Batchler | $207,359,946 | 2 | $103,679,973 |
| 678 | Lee Batchler | $207,359,946 | 2 | $103,679,973 |
| 679 | Mark Andrus | $206,815,828 | 6 | $34,469,305 |
| 680 | Al Reinert | $206,757,964 | 2 | $103,378,982 |
| 681 | Jim Capobianco | $206,752,039 | 2 | $103,376,020 |
| 682 | Paul Greengrass | $206,428,379 | 6 | $34,404,730 |
| 683 | Jeffrey Caine | $206,101,836 | 4 | $51,525,459 |
| 684 | Patrick Burleigh | $205,371,981 | 4 | $51,342,995 |
| 685 | Donald Stewart | $205,300,019 | 2 | $102,650,010 |
| 686 | Spike Jonze | $204,804,737 | 5 | $40,960,947 |
| 687 | Chris Bremmer | $204,417,855 | 1 | $204,417,855 |
| 688 | Michael Handelman | $204,413,882 | 4 | $51,103,471 |
| 689 | David Guion | $204,413,882 | 4 | $51,103,471 |
| 690 | Jon Erwin | $203,706,533 | 10 | $20,370,653 |
| 691 | Jack Thorne | $203,696,883 | 12 | $16,974,740 |
| 692 | Rod Barr | $203,690,181 | 3 | $67,896,727 |
| 693 | Adam Greenberg | $203,464,105 | 1 | $203,464,105 |
| 694 | Lewis Colick | $203,456,949 | 9 | $22,606,328 |
| 695 | Ted Tally | $203,162,831 | 6 | $33,860,472 |
| 696 | John O'Brien | $203,128,183 | 3 | $67,709,394 |
| 697 | Drew Goodard | $202,706,711 | 1 | $202,706,711 |
| 698 | John Thomas | $202,551,228 | 4 | $50,637,807 |
| 699 | Julius Onah | $202,510,614 | 4 | $50,627,654 |
| 700 | Shawn Wayans | $202,488,602 | 3 | $67,496,201 |
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.