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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,301 | Alistair MacLean | $7,100,000 | 1 | $7,100,000 |
| 4,302 | Roselyn Bosch | $7,099,531 | 1 | $7,099,531 |
| 4,303 | Zhang Yimou | $7,088,169 | 4 | $1,772,042 |
| 4,304 | Susumu Mitsunaka | $7,071,622 | 1 | $7,071,622 |
| 4,305 | Annmarie Morais | $7,070,641 | 1 | $7,070,641 |
| 4,306 | Kevin Michael Smith | $7,057,600 | 1 | $7,057,600 |
| 4,307 | Michael Gozzard | $7,057,600 | 1 | $7,057,600 |
| 4,308 | Edmond Wong | $7,050,597 | 6 | $1,175,100 |
| 4,309 | Paul Nicholas | $7,047,572 | 2 | $3,523,786 |
| 4,310 | Angus MacPhail | $7,039,523 | 2 | $3,519,762 |
| 4,311 | Rick Moranis | $7,035,618 | 1 | $7,035,618 |
| 4,312 | Dave Thomas | $7,035,618 | 1 | $7,035,618 |
| 4,313 | Steve De Jarnatt | $7,035,618 | 1 | $7,035,618 |
| 4,314 | Michael Arlen Ross | $7,027,762 | 1 | $7,027,762 |
| 4,315 | Elizabeth Anderson | $7,025,496 | 1 | $7,025,496 |
| 4,316 | Joe Menosky | $7,019,441 | 1 | $7,019,441 |
| 4,317 | Robert Seidman | $7,016,971 | 2 | $3,508,486 |
| 4,318 | Myrna Sokoloff | $7,013,191 | 1 | $7,013,191 |
| 4,319 | Larry Block | $7,000,000 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 4,320 | Raymond Chandler | $7,000,000 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 4,321 | Czenzi Ormonde | $7,000,000 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 4,322 | Gregory K. Heller | $7,000,000 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 4,323 | Amos Poe | $7,000,000 | 2 | $3,500,000 |
| 4,324 | David F. Shannon | $6,994,218 | 1 | $6,994,218 |
| 4,325 | Zou Jingzhi | $6,972,566 | 3 | $2,324,189 |
| 4,326 | Mark L. Lester | $6,965,361 | 1 | $6,965,361 |
| 4,327 | Joseph Stinson | $6,964,734 | 1 | $6,964,734 |
| 4,328 | Frank A. Cappello | $6,950,596 | 1 | $6,950,596 |
| 4,329 | Cheryl McKay | $6,950,152 | 3 | $2,316,717 |
| 4,330 | Lukas Heller | $6,947,000 | 2 | $3,473,500 |
| 4,331 | Louis Mellis | $6,946,056 | 1 | $6,946,056 |
| 4,332 | David Scinto | $6,946,056 | 1 | $6,946,056 |
| 4,333 | Christopher Salmanpour | $6,937,696 | 1 | $6,937,696 |
| 4,334 | Alberto Marini | $6,937,696 | 4 | $1,734,424 |
| 4,335 | Robert Foster | $6,935,216 | 1 | $6,935,216 |
| 4,336 | Neil Peng | $6,933,000 | 1 | $6,933,000 |
| 4,337 | Greg Iles | $6,916,869 | 1 | $6,916,869 |
| 4,338 | Fred Schepisi | $6,908,797 | 1 | $6,908,797 |
| 4,339 | George MacDonald Fraser | $6,905,861 | 2 | $3,452,931 |
| 4,340 | Hugh Welchman | $6,890,306 | 2 | $3,445,153 |
| 4,341 | Robert Foreman | $6,881,021 | 1 | $6,881,021 |
| 4,342 | Daniel Sadek | $6,881,021 | 1 | $6,881,021 |
| 4,343 | Stan Foster | $6,879,730 | 1 | $6,879,730 |
| 4,344 | Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne | $6,857,096 | 1 | $6,857,096 |
| 4,345 | Robb Wells | $6,846,184 | 3 | $2,282,061 |
| 4,346 | Chan Tai-lee | $6,844,922 | 3 | $2,281,641 |
| 4,347 | Melvin Van Peebles | $6,834,000 | 1 | $6,834,000 |
| 4,348 | Brad Silberling | $6,830,957 | 2 | $3,415,479 |
| 4,349 | Adam Anders | $6,820,796 | 1 | $6,820,796 |
| 4,350 | Deborah Amelon | $6,813,570 | 1 | $6,813,570 |
| 4,351 | Erica Oyama | $6,809,080 | 2 | $3,404,540 |
| 4,352 | Frank Davis | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,353 | Mel Goldberg | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,354 | Franklin Coen | $6,800,000 | 1 | $6,800,000 |
| 4,355 | Leonard Freeman | $6,800,000 | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| 4,356 | Charles Dance | $6,759,422 | 1 | $6,759,422 |
| 4,357 | Lorraine Richard | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,358 | Antonine Maillet | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,359 | Charles Binamé | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,360 | Pierre Billon | $6,749,187 | 1 | $6,749,187 |
| 4,361 | Dorota Kobiela | $6,735,118 | 1 | $6,735,118 |
| 4,362 | Gareth Evans | $6,730,926 | 4 | $1,682,732 |
| 4,363 | Troy Neighbors | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,364 | Steven Feinberg | $6,730,578 | 1 | $6,730,578 |
| 4,365 | Sherman Alexie | $6,719,300 | 1 | $6,719,300 |
| 4,366 | Iain Morris | $6,713,826 | 1 | $6,713,826 |
| 4,367 | Mike Birbiglia | $6,684,049 | 2 | $3,342,025 |
| 4,368 | Raymond De Felitta | $6,671,283 | 2 | $3,335,642 |
| 4,369 | Gus Van Sant | $6,657,078 | 3 | $2,219,026 |
| 4,370 | Larry Ketron | $6,640,346 | 1 | $6,640,346 |
| 4,371 | Hanif Kureishi | $6,634,762 | 3 | $2,211,587 |
| 4,372 | Ulf Rydberg | $6,627,694 | 2 | $3,313,847 |
| 4,373 | Robert Downey, Sr. | $6,625,140 | 2 | $3,312,570 |
| 4,374 | Chuck Barris | $6,621,520 | 1 | $6,621,520 |
| 4,375 | John Groves | $6,609,870 | 1 | $6,609,870 |
| 4,376 | Akira Kurosawa | $6,607,175 | 3 | $2,202,392 |
| 4,377 | Francois Ozon | $6,600,063 | 12 | $550,005 |
| 4,378 | Bill Murray | $6,600,000 | 1 | $6,600,000 |
| 4,379 | Xu Haofeng | $6,594,959 | 2 | $3,297,480 |
| 4,380 | Nick Shafir | $6,573,799 | 1 | $6,573,799 |
| 4,381 | Jeffrey Ellis | $6,561,653 | 1 | $6,561,653 |
| 4,382 | Mallika Dutt Gharde | $6,557,047 | 1 | $6,557,047 |
| 4,383 | Virgil Williams | $6,545,174 | 3 | $2,181,725 |
| 4,384 | Susan Shiliday | $6,543,194 | 1 | $6,543,194 |
| 4,385 | Paula Milne | $6,543,194 | 2 | $3,271,597 |
| 4,386 | Brian Baugh | $6,531,195 | 3 | $2,177,065 |
| 4,387 | Oliver Daly | $6,501,381 | 1 | $6,501,381 |
| 4,388 | Ian Masters | $6,500,000 | 1 | $6,500,000 |
| 4,389 | Bill Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,390 | Cheri Steinkellner | $6,491,969 | 1 | $6,491,969 |
| 4,391 | Rob Reiner | $6,491,414 | 2 | $3,245,707 |
| 4,392 | Alejandro Montalvo | $6,485,961 | 1 | $6,485,961 |
| 4,393 | Pepe Portillo | $6,485,961 | 2 | $3,242,981 |
| 4,394 | Michael Vickerman | $6,478,079 | 2 | $3,239,040 |
| 4,395 | Betsy Nowrasteh | $6,469,813 | 1 | $6,469,813 |
| 4,396 | Peter S. Beagle | $6,455,330 | 1 | $6,455,330 |
| 4,397 | Michael Patrick Goodman | $6,454,953 | 1 | $6,454,953 |
| 4,398 | Hugh Kelley | $6,448,817 | 1 | $6,448,817 |
| 4,399 | Guillaume Canet | $6,446,860 | 3 | $2,148,953 |
| 4,400 | Graham Greene | $6,432,468 | 3 | $2,144,156 |
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.