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Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)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 Screenwriters - 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 Stunt Coordinators - Top Domestic Supervising Sound Editors - Top Domestic Unit Production Managers - Top Domestic Visual Effects Supervisors - Top International Story Creators - Top Worldwide Story Creators
This list shows the highest grossing Story Creators 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Leigh Whannell | $266,749,471 | 5 | $53,349,894 |
| 202 | Thomas Harris | $266,668,615 | 3 | $88,889,538 |
| 203 | Ryan Coogler | $266,016,196 | 2 | $133,008,098 |
| 204 | Catherine Johnson | $265,175,023 | 2 | $132,587,512 |
| 205 | Jonathan Hensleigh | $262,941,486 | 2 | $131,470,743 |
| 206 | James Vanderbilt | $262,717,220 | 2 | $131,358,610 |
| 207 | Michael Brandt | $261,628,609 | 2 | $130,814,305 |
| 208 | Derek Haas | $261,628,609 | 2 | $130,814,305 |
| 209 | Agatha Christie | $261,281,253 | 10 | $26,128,125 |
| 210 | Gabor Csupo | $256,507,392 | 4 | $64,126,848 |
| 211 | Arlene Klasky | $256,507,392 | 4 | $64,126,848 |
| 212 | Kevin Eastman | $256,196,337 | 4 | $64,049,084 |
| 213 | Peter Laird | $256,196,337 | 4 | $64,049,084 |
| 214 | Ash Brannon | $255,272,725 | 2 | $127,636,363 |
| 215 | Lionel Wigram | $254,473,788 | 2 | $127,236,894 |
| 216 | Dan Gilroy | $253,516,121 | 2 | $126,758,061 |
| 217 | Stephen Hillenburg | $253,221,431 | 4 | $63,305,358 |
| 218 | Paul Germain | $253,095,456 | 4 | $63,273,864 |
| 219 | Milan Trenc | $250,863,268 | 1 | $250,863,268 |
| 220 | Victor Hugo | $249,398,991 | 3 | $83,132,997 |
| 221 | Dennis Lehane | $248,826,898 | 4 | $62,206,725 |
| 222 | Aaron Kandell | $248,757,044 | 1 | $248,757,044 |
| 223 | Jordan Kandell | $248,757,044 | 1 | $248,757,044 |
| 224 | Chris Williams | $248,757,044 | 1 | $248,757,044 |
| 225 | Max Brooks | $247,863,816 | 2 | $123,931,908 |
| 226 | Kirk DeMicco | $245,737,240 | 2 | $122,868,620 |
| 227 | Edgar Rice Burroughs | $245,601,740 | 5 | $49,120,348 |
| 228 | Ron Mita | $245,077,609 | 2 | $122,538,805 |
| 229 | Jim McClain | $245,077,609 | 2 | $122,538,805 |
| 230 | Jorgen Klubien | $244,082,982 | 1 | $244,082,982 |
| 231 | Eddie Murphy | $243,463,055 | 3 | $81,154,352 |
| 232 | James Dashner | $242,157,497 | 3 | $80,719,166 |
| 233 | Laura Hillenbrand | $242,132,646 | 3 | $80,710,882 |
| 234 | Nia Vardalos | $241,438,208 | 1 | $241,438,208 |
| 235 | Tim Powers | $241,071,802 | 1 | $241,071,802 |
| 236 | Robert Zemeckis | $240,680,285 | 3 | $80,226,762 |
| 237 | Bob Gale | $240,680,285 | 3 | $80,226,762 |
| 238 | Matt Lopez | $240,425,561 | 3 | $80,141,854 |
| 239 | Dean Devlin | $239,458,580 | 2 | $119,729,290 |
| 240 | Walon Green | $239,043,625 | 2 | $119,521,813 |
| 241 | Diane Drake | $237,417,026 | 2 | $118,708,513 |
| 242 | David Koepp | $236,573,295 | 3 | $78,857,765 |
| 243 | Jim Thomas | $235,883,843 | 3 | $78,627,948 |
| 244 | Robert Gordon | $235,635,596 | 2 | $117,817,798 |
| 245 | Christina Hodson | $235,363,096 | 2 | $117,681,548 |
| 246 | Peter Morgan | $234,925,370 | 2 | $117,462,685 |
| 247 | Michell Kapner | $234,770,996 | 1 | $234,770,996 |
| 248 | Daniel Petrie Jr | $234,760,478 | 1 | $234,760,478 |
| 249 | Danilo Bach | $234,760,478 | 1 | $234,760,478 |
| 250 | Jane Goldman | $233,921,534 | 1 | $233,921,534 |
| 251 | C. Robert Cargill | $232,641,920 | 1 | $232,641,920 |
| 252 | Scott Derrickson | $232,641,920 | 1 | $232,641,920 |
| 253 | Koji Suzuki | $230,508,844 | 3 | $76,836,281 |
| 254 | Mary Rodgers | $230,350,674 | 3 | $76,783,558 |
| 255 | Hugh Lofting | $230,203,670 | 3 | $76,734,557 |
| 256 | Chris Terrio | $229,024,295 | 1 | $229,024,295 |
| 257 | Andy Weir | $228,433,663 | 2 | $114,216,832 |
| 258 | Keenan Coogler | $226,840,843 | 2 | $113,420,422 |
| 259 | David James Kelly | $226,277,068 | 1 | $226,277,068 |
| 260 | James Mangold | $226,277,068 | 1 | $226,277,068 |
| 261 | Ben Roberts | $226,119,873 | 2 | $113,059,937 |
| 262 | Jim Kouf | $225,725,346 | 3 | $75,241,782 |
| 263 | Philip Kaufman | $225,686,079 | 1 | $225,686,079 |
| 264 | Mark Dindal | $225,017,238 | 2 | $112,508,619 |
| 265 | Destin Daniel Cretton | $224,543,292 | 1 | $224,543,292 |
| 266 | Quentin Tarantino | $224,419,448 | 3 | $74,806,483 |
| 267 | E.B. White | $223,000,932 | 2 | $111,500,466 |
| 268 | Jane Austen | $221,662,999 | 15 | $14,777,533 |
| 269 | Gregory Poirier | $219,961,501 | 1 | $219,961,501 |
| 270 | Anne Fine | $219,195,051 | 1 | $219,195,051 |
| 271 | Menno Meyjes | $218,927,969 | 2 | $109,463,985 |
| 272 | Seth MacFarlane | $218,665,740 | 1 | $218,665,740 |
| 273 | Jon Vitti | $217,326,974 | 1 | $217,326,974 |
| 274 | J.M. Barrie | $216,733,446 | 8 | $27,091,681 |
| 275 | Anthony McCarten | $216,303,339 | 2 | $108,151,670 |
| 276 | Ronald D. Moore | $215,409,889 | 1 | $215,409,889 |
| 277 | Brannon Braga | $215,409,889 | 1 | $215,409,889 |
| 278 | David Hayter | $214,949,694 | 1 | $214,949,694 |
| 279 | Chris Morgan | $214,104,173 | 3 | $71,368,058 |
| 280 | Jules Verne | $213,908,529 | 7 | $30,558,361 |
| 281 | Todd McFarlane | $213,511,408 | 1 | $213,511,408 |
| 282 | Jeff Pinkner | $213,511,408 | 1 | $213,511,408 |
| 283 | Scott Rosenberg | $213,511,408 | 1 | $213,511,408 |
| 284 | David Michelinie | $213,511,408 | 1 | $213,511,408 |
| 285 | Evan Daugherty | $213,387,558 | 2 | $106,693,779 |
| 286 | David Franzoni | $213,271,609 | 2 | $106,635,805 |
| 287 | John Gatins | $211,621,319 | 2 | $105,810,660 |
| 288 | Zach Shields | $211,416,232 | 2 | $105,708,116 |
| 289 | Lynn Varley | $210,614,939 | 1 | $210,614,939 |
| 290 | Charles Portis | $210,375,597 | 3 | $70,125,199 |
| 291 | Michael Robert Johnson | $209,028,679 | 1 | $209,028,679 |
| 292 | Tab Murphy | $208,912,092 | 3 | $69,637,364 |
| 293 | Jan Pinkava | $206,445,654 | 1 | $206,445,654 |
| 294 | Jim Capobianco | $206,445,654 | 1 | $206,445,654 |
| 295 | Don Payne | $206,362,140 | 1 | $206,362,140 |
| 296 | Roger Allers | $206,333,165 | 1 | $206,333,165 |
| 297 | William Joyce | $205,340,853 | 2 | $102,670,427 |
| 298 | Joe Carnahan | $204,417,855 | 1 | $204,417,855 |
| 299 | Todd Phillips | $203,660,958 | 2 | $101,830,479 |
| 300 | Michael Sloan | $203,615,100 | 2 | $101,807,550 |
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.