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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Dave Chappelle | $29,113,476 | 2 | $14,556,738 |
| 2,502 | Keir Pearson | $29,090,625 | 2 | $14,545,313 |
| 2,503 | Sean Penn | $29,019,105 | 2 | $14,509,553 |
| 2,504 | Adam Mervis | $29,015,245 | 3 | $9,671,748 |
| 2,505 | Jon S. Baird | $28,979,251 | 3 | $9,659,750 |
| 2,506 | Kevin Costner | $28,944,840 | 3 | $9,648,280 |
| 2,507 | Lisa Loomer | $28,871,190 | 2 | $14,435,595 |
| 2,508 | John Carney | $28,853,607 | 4 | $7,213,402 |
| 2,509 | Rajiv Joseph | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,510 | Scott Rothman | $28,842,237 | 2 | $14,421,119 |
| 2,511 | Michael Seitzman | $28,818,389 | 2 | $14,409,195 |
| 2,512 | Yōsuke Kuroda | $28,749,064 | 3 | $9,583,021 |
| 2,513 | Robert Fyvolent | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,514 | Mark Brinker | $28,687,835 | 1 | $28,687,835 |
| 2,515 | Robert Vincent O’Neil | $28,680,231 | 3 | $9,560,077 |
| 2,516 | Jesus Olmo | $28,638,916 | 2 | $14,319,458 |
| 2,517 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,518 | Enrique Lopez Lavigne | $28,638,916 | 1 | $28,638,916 |
| 2,519 | Phillip Schneider | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,520 | Charles F. Bohl | $28,564,995 | 1 | $28,564,995 |
| 2,521 | Djordje Milićević | $28,559,083 | 2 | $14,279,542 |
| 2,522 | George Gipe | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,523 | Carl Reiner | $28,549,608 | 2 | $14,274,804 |
| 2,524 | Chris Parker | $28,525,502 | 2 | $14,262,751 |
| 2,525 | Don Calame | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,526 | Chris Conroy | $28,444,855 | 1 | $28,444,855 |
| 2,527 | Sandra Weintraub | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,528 | S. Lee Pogostin | $28,416,459 | 1 | $28,416,459 |
| 2,529 | Blake Snyder | $28,411,000 | 1 | $28,411,000 |
| 2,530 | Scott Bindley | $28,370,522 | 3 | $9,456,841 |
| 2,531 | Paul Zbyszewski | $28,328,132 | 1 | $28,328,132 |
| 2,532 | Don Michael Paul | $28,280,693 | 6 | $4,713,449 |
| 2,533 | David Campbell Wilson | $28,280,229 | 2 | $14,140,115 |
| 2,534 | Evgenia Peretz | $28,259,725 | 2 | $14,129,863 |
| 2,535 | Whit Stillman | $28,210,622 | 5 | $5,642,124 |
| 2,536 | Earl Fenton | $28,200,000 | 1 | $28,200,000 |
| 2,537 | Rod Lurie | $28,128,714 | 3 | $9,376,238 |
| 2,538 | Shawn Christensen | $28,095,406 | 3 | $9,365,135 |
| 2,539 | Tom Jankiewicz | $28,084,357 | 1 | $28,084,357 |
| 2,540 | Gary DeVore | $28,018,846 | 2 | $14,009,423 |
| 2,541 | Don Holley | $27,979,399 | 1 | $27,979,399 |
| 2,542 | Richard Levinson | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,543 | William Link | $27,945,225 | 1 | $27,945,225 |
| 2,544 | Joey Mazzarino | $27,939,244 | 2 | $13,969,622 |
| 2,545 | Byron Simpson | $27,931,461 | 1 | $27,931,461 |
| 2,546 | Bob Brunner | $27,807,627 | 1 | $27,807,627 |
| 2,547 | Michael Sloane | $27,796,042 | 1 | $27,796,042 |
| 2,548 | Rebecca Blunt | $27,778,642 | 1 | $27,778,642 |
| 2,549 | Jean-Claude Carriere | $27,756,418 | 15 | $1,850,428 |
| 2,550 | Robert Altman | $27,755,456 | 6 | $4,625,909 |
| 2,551 | W. R. McKinney | $27,700,000 | 1 | $27,700,000 |
| 2,552 | Ron Hutchinson | $27,682,712 | 1 | $27,682,712 |
| 2,553 | Thomas Harris | $27,669,725 | 1 | $27,669,725 |
| 2,554 | Al Gore | $27,642,956 | 2 | $13,821,478 |
| 2,555 | Stephan Elliott | $27,591,768 | 4 | $6,897,942 |
| 2,556 | Scott Spiegel | $27,556,918 | 2 | $13,778,459 |
| 2,557 | Brad Mirman | $27,472,613 | 3 | $9,157,538 |
| 2,558 | James Ellroy | $27,387,906 | 2 | $13,693,953 |
| 2,559 | David Taylor | $27,337,386 | 2 | $13,668,693 |
| 2,560 | Melissa Wallack | $27,298,285 | 1 | $27,298,285 |
| 2,561 | Robert Klane | $27,293,602 | 3 | $9,097,867 |
| 2,562 | John Cusack | $27,277,055 | 1 | $27,277,055 |
| 2,563 | Ethan Wiley | $27,244,631 | 3 | $9,081,544 |
| 2,564 | David Lean | $27,187,653 | 1 | $27,187,653 |
| 2,565 | Tom Hooper | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 2,566 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $27,020,284 | 3 | $9,006,761 |
| 2,567 | Sonia Chernus | $27,000,000 | 1 | $27,000,000 |
| 2,568 | Parker Bennett | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,569 | Terry Runté | $26,986,353 | 2 | $13,493,177 |
| 2,570 | Greg McLean | $26,950,374 | 4 | $6,737,594 |
| 2,571 | Steven Lisberger | $26,918,576 | 1 | $26,918,576 |
| 2,572 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | $26,918,241 | 2 | $13,459,121 |
| 2,573 | Diane English | $26,902,075 | 1 | $26,902,075 |
| 2,574 | Minako Daira | $26,890,041 | 1 | $26,890,041 |
| 2,575 | Howard Koch | $26,862,500 | 2 | $13,431,250 |
| 2,576 | Ben Roberts | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,577 | Ivan Goff | $26,800,000 | 3 | $8,933,333 |
| 2,578 | Allan Weiss | $26,773,786 | 3 | $8,924,595 |
| 2,579 | Richard Kelly | $26,701,185 | 3 | $8,900,395 |
| 2,580 | Richard Condon | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,581 | Janet Roach | $26,700,000 | 1 | $26,700,000 |
| 2,582 | Kendelle Hoyer | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,583 | Brian Kesinger | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,584 | Clio Chiang | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,585 | Nicole Mitchell | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,586 | Don Dougherty | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,587 | Jeremy Spears | $26,692,846 | 1 | $26,692,846 |
| 2,588 | Philip Eisner | $26,673,242 | 2 | $13,336,621 |
| 2,589 | Jon Croker | $26,656,594 | 6 | $4,442,766 |
| 2,590 | Hal Kanter | $26,646,335 | 4 | $6,661,584 |
| 2,591 | Sarah Cornwell | $26,594,261 | 1 | $26,594,261 |
| 2,592 | Tim Burns | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 2,593 | Tom Stern | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
| 2,594 | Julie Talen | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 2,595 | Douglas Petrie | $26,570,048 | 1 | $26,570,048 |
| 2,596 | Jeremy Pikser | $26,528,684 | 1 | $26,528,684 |
| 2,597 | David Benullo | $26,513,309 | 2 | $13,256,655 |
| 2,598 | Paul Scheuring | $26,500,000 | 1 | $26,500,000 |
| 2,599 | Rowdy Herrington | $26,492,694 | 2 | $13,246,347 |
| 2,600 | Jordan Katz | $26,449,883 | 2 | $13,224,942 |
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.