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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)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 |
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1,801 | Frederic Raphael | $55,691,208 | 2 | $27,845,604 |
1,802 | Scott Lobdell | $55,683,845 | 2 | $27,841,923 |
1,803 | Emil Stern | $55,675,313 | 1 | $55,675,313 |
1,804 | Peter Stone | $55,630,810 | 4 | $13,907,703 |
1,805 | D.V. DeVincentis | $55,382,410 | 3 | $18,460,803 |
1,806 | Paddy Chayefsky | $55,368,655 | 2 | $27,684,328 |
1,807 | Steve Pink | $55,361,412 | 3 | $18,453,804 |
1,808 | Jay Cohen | $55,340,730 | 1 | $55,340,730 |
1,809 | Bobby Moresco | $55,334,418 | 2 | $27,667,209 |
1,810 | John Hodge | $55,288,995 | 7 | $7,898,428 |
1,811 | David Robert Mitchell | $55,224,402 | 5 | $11,044,880 |
1,812 | Michael Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
1,813 | Peter Spierig | $55,193,393 | 3 | $18,397,798 |
1,814 | Anthony Jaswinski | $55,144,604 | 5 | $11,028,921 |
1,815 | Tony Gayton | $55,114,889 | 3 | $18,371,630 |
1,816 | Michael Gough | $55,100,437 | 1 | $55,100,437 |
1,817 | Ron L. Brinerhoff | $55,011,732 | 1 | $55,011,732 |
1,818 | Ashleigh Powell | $54,858,851 | 2 | $27,429,426 |
1,819 | Adi Hasak | $54,775,426 | 2 | $27,387,713 |
1,820 | Laura Solon | $54,767,494 | 2 | $27,383,747 |
1,821 | Alex Gregory | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
1,822 | Peter Huyck | $54,766,507 | 2 | $27,383,254 |
1,823 | Matt Drake | $54,731,865 | 2 | $27,365,933 |
1,824 | Mark G. Steilen | $54,730,625 | 1 | $54,730,625 |
1,825 | Roman Polanski | $54,721,225 | 8 | $6,840,153 |
1,826 | Sofia Coppola | $54,695,900 | 7 | $7,813,700 |
1,827 | Knate Gwaltney | $54,573,676 | 3 | $18,191,225 |
1,828 | Spenser Cohen | $54,541,817 | 5 | $10,908,363 |
1,829 | Luis Valdez | $54,215,416 | 1 | $54,215,416 |
1,830 | Ben Stassen | $54,093,042 | 5 | $10,818,608 |
1,831 | Steve Feke | $53,860,214 | 2 | $26,930,107 |
1,832 | John Norville | $53,854,588 | 1 | $53,854,588 |
1,833 | Roberto Bentivegna | $53,809,574 | 3 | $17,936,525 |
1,834 | David Hare | $53,732,582 | 7 | $7,676,083 |
1,835 | Halsted Welles | $53,606,916 | 1 | $53,606,916 |
1,836 | Joseph Stefano | $53,541,218 | 2 | $26,770,609 |
1,837 | Neil Cuthbert | $53,441,166 | 2 | $26,720,583 |
1,838 | Neil Tolkin | $53,436,777 | 3 | $17,812,259 |
1,839 | Stu Silver | $53,380,796 | 1 | $53,380,796 |
1,840 | Ian Deitchman | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
1,841 | Kristian Rusk Robinson | $53,374,681 | 1 | $53,374,681 |
1,842 | Han Jin-won | $53,369,745 | 1 | $53,369,745 |
1,843 | Jeremy Brock | $53,365,444 | 7 | $7,623,635 |
1,844 | Kelly Ward | $53,274,393 | 3 | $17,758,131 |
1,845 | William Friedkin | $53,252,131 | 4 | $13,313,033 |
1,846 | Jonathan Reynolds | $53,054,000 | 4 | $13,263,500 |
1,847 | Steven Brill | $53,039,202 | 4 | $13,259,801 |
1,848 | Jon Boorstin | $53,000,000 | 1 | $53,000,000 |
1,849 | Alan McElroy | $52,971,354 | 7 | $7,567,336 |
1,850 | Chuck Hogan | $52,853,219 | 2 | $26,426,610 |
1,851 | Kieth Merrill | $52,800,000 | 1 | $52,800,000 |
1,852 | Susan Estelle Jansen | $52,744,664 | 2 | $26,372,332 |
1,853 | Harris Goldberg | $52,577,868 | 3 | $17,525,956 |
1,854 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | $52,544,279 | 4 | $13,136,070 |
1,855 | Aimee Lagos | $52,543,632 | 2 | $26,271,816 |
1,856 | Jack Rose | $52,506,251 | 4 | $13,126,563 |
1,857 | Pedro Almodovar | $52,492,973 | 15 | $3,499,532 |
1,858 | Alex Convery | $52,460,106 | 1 | $52,460,106 |
1,859 | Kurt Sutter | $52,421,953 | 1 | $52,421,953 |
1,860 | Owen Wilson | $52,353,636 | 1 | $52,353,636 |
1,861 | Brad Ingelsby | $52,277,155 | 5 | $10,455,431 |
1,862 | Joel Soisson | $52,172,471 | 7 | $7,453,210 |
1,863 | Brian Doyle-Murray | $52,154,865 | 2 | $26,077,433 |
1,864 | Irena Brignull | $52,148,518 | 2 | $26,074,259 |
1,865 | Michael Cooney | $52,131,264 | 2 | $26,065,632 |
1,866 | Ronald Bronstein | $52,130,590 | 4 | $13,032,648 |
1,867 | Josh Safdie | $52,130,590 | 4 | $13,032,648 |
1,868 | Joel Edgerton | $52,089,750 | 5 | $10,417,950 |
1,869 | Terry Jones | $52,083,960 | 7 | $7,440,566 |
1,870 | Paul Webb | $52,076,908 | 1 | $52,076,908 |
1,871 | Peter Shaffer | $51,973,029 | 1 | $51,973,029 |
1,872 | Kevin Willmott | $51,928,371 | 4 | $12,982,093 |
1,873 | Patrick Marber | $51,894,630 | 3 | $17,298,210 |
1,874 | Ivan Menchell | $51,874,362 | 2 | $25,937,181 |
1,875 | Scott M. Gimple | $51,774,002 | 1 | $51,774,002 |
1,876 | Seth Hoffman | $51,774,002 | 1 | $51,774,002 |
1,877 | Luke Dawson | $51,730,120 | 3 | $17,243,373 |
1,878 | Garry Marshall | $51,667,009 | 2 | $25,833,505 |
1,879 | Jean-Claude Van Damme | $51,635,805 | 4 | $12,908,951 |
1,880 | Wendell Mayes | $51,519,177 | 4 | $12,879,794 |
1,881 | Michael Elliot | $51,432,423 | 1 | $51,432,423 |
1,882 | Jordan Moffet | $51,432,423 | 1 | $51,432,423 |
1,883 | Gary Spinelli | $51,342,000 | 4 | $12,835,500 |
1,884 | Dean Craig | $51,319,775 | 9 | $5,702,197 |
1,885 | Monte Merrick | $51,316,062 | 3 | $17,105,354 |
1,886 | Jerry Belson | $51,263,189 | 3 | $17,087,730 |
1,887 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | $51,225,796 | 1 | $51,225,796 |
1,888 | Michael Wilson | $51,186,496 | 2 | $25,593,248 |
1,889 | James Bobin | $51,178,893 | 1 | $51,178,893 |
1,890 | Ari Schlossberg | $51,100,486 | 1 | $51,100,486 |
1,891 | Michael Mitnick | $51,069,047 | 5 | $10,213,809 |
1,892 | Gurinder Chadha | $51,045,673 | 4 | $12,761,418 |
1,893 | Paul Mayeda Berges | $51,045,673 | 4 | $12,761,418 |
1,894 | Ben Ketai | $51,025,733 | 3 | $17,008,578 |
1,895 | Ivan Atkinson | $50,900,653 | 3 | $16,966,884 |
1,896 | Marn Davies | $50,900,653 | 3 | $16,966,884 |
1,897 | Farhad Safinia | $50,866,635 | 2 | $25,433,318 |
1,898 | Adam Pava | $50,837,305 | 1 | $50,837,305 |
1,899 | Armyan Bernstein | $50,699,241 | 1 | $50,699,241 |
1,900 | Lowell S. Hawley | $50,618,316 | 2 | $25,309,158 |
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.