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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,001 | John Michael McDonagh | $9,386,961 | 4 | $2,346,740 |
| 4,002 | Jette Rinck | $9,369,329 | 1 | $9,369,329 |
| 4,003 | Chinonye Chukwu | $9,364,918 | 2 | $4,682,459 |
| 4,004 | B.W.L. Norton | $9,346,141 | 2 | $4,673,071 |
| 4,005 | William Boyd | $9,289,349 | 1 | $9,289,349 |
| 4,006 | Bryan Forbes | $9,289,349 | 2 | $4,644,675 |
| 4,007 | Walter Doniger | $9,286,314 | 1 | $9,286,314 |
| 4,008 | Steve Galluccio | $9,282,750 | 2 | $4,641,375 |
| 4,009 | Edward Norton | $9,277,736 | 1 | $9,277,736 |
| 4,010 | William Schneider | $9,275,659 | 1 | $9,275,659 |
| 4,011 | David S. Olivas | $9,270,920 | 1 | $9,270,920 |
| 4,012 | Warren Miller | $9,254,954 | 3 | $3,084,985 |
| 4,013 | Iain Johnstone | $9,254,184 | 1 | $9,254,184 |
| 4,014 | Ilya Naishuller | $9,252,038 | 1 | $9,252,038 |
| 4,015 | Francine Rivers | $9,214,020 | 1 | $9,214,020 |
| 4,016 | Ken Wiederhorn | $9,205,924 | 1 | $9,205,924 |
| 4,017 | Skip Hollandsworth | $9,204,489 | 1 | $9,204,489 |
| 4,018 | Richard Di Lello | $9,200,000 | 1 | $9,200,000 |
| 4,019 | David Scearce | $9,176,000 | 2 | $4,588,000 |
| 4,020 | Peter George | $9,164,370 | 1 | $9,164,370 |
| 4,021 | Terry Southern | $9,164,370 | 1 | $9,164,370 |
| 4,022 | Jane Campion | $9,162,092 | 3 | $3,054,031 |
| 4,023 | Armistead Maupin | $9,146,560 | 2 | $4,573,280 |
| 4,024 | Scott McGehee | $9,116,025 | 2 | $4,558,013 |
| 4,025 | David Siegel | $9,116,025 | 2 | $4,558,013 |
| 4,026 | Gregory Poppen | $9,109,322 | 1 | $9,109,322 |
| 4,027 | Nicole DeMasi | $9,097,072 | 1 | $9,097,072 |
| 4,028 | Jonas Frykberg | $9,081,782 | 1 | $9,081,782 |
| 4,029 | Victor Nunez | $9,054,736 | 1 | $9,054,736 |
| 4,030 | Mitch Davis | $9,053,994 | 5 | $1,810,799 |
| 4,031 | Don Petersen | $9,023,199 | 1 | $9,023,199 |
| 4,032 | José Luis Navarro | $9,023,199 | 1 | $9,023,199 |
| 4,033 | Duncan Tucker | $9,015,303 | 1 | $9,015,303 |
| 4,034 | David Rich | $9,015,164 | 1 | $9,015,164 |
| 4,035 | Borden Chase | $9,012,000 | 3 | $3,004,000 |
| 4,036 | Charles Schnee | $9,012,000 | 3 | $3,004,000 |
| 4,037 | Stephen Glover | $9,011,251 | 2 | $4,505,626 |
| 4,038 | Jamal Olori | $9,011,251 | 1 | $9,011,251 |
| 4,039 | Josh Margolin | $9,002,073 | 2 | $4,501,037 |
| 4,040 | Keith Beauchamp | $9,000,202 | 1 | $9,000,202 |
| 4,041 | Michael J.P. Reilly | $9,000,202 | 1 | $9,000,202 |
| 4,042 | John Derek | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,043 | Leslie Bricusse | $9,000,000 | 3 | $3,000,000 |
| 4,044 | H. H. Caldwell | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,045 | Roland Kibbee | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,046 | Martin Amis | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,047 | Katherine Hilliker | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,048 | June Mathis | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,049 | Oscar Millard | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,050 | Carey Wilson | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,051 | Roger Ebert | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,052 | Bess Meredyth | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| 4,053 | Rhet Topham | $8,955,917 | 2 | $4,477,959 |
| 4,054 | Mike Clattenburg | $8,936,791 | 3 | $2,978,930 |
| 4,055 | Robert Stitzel | $8,921,050 | 2 | $4,460,525 |
| 4,056 | Philip Frank Messina | $8,921,050 | 2 | $4,460,525 |
| 4,057 | Charles Beaumont | $8,920,615 | 1 | $8,920,615 |
| 4,058 | David P. Harmon | $8,920,615 | 1 | $8,920,615 |
| 4,059 | Anurag Kashyap | $8,905,612 | 5 | $1,781,122 |
| 4,060 | Regan Sean O'Byrne Macelwain | $8,891,623 | 1 | $8,891,623 |
| 4,061 | Michael Urban | $8,886,160 | 1 | $8,886,160 |
| 4,062 | Brian Dannelly | $8,886,160 | 1 | $8,886,160 |
| 4,063 | James C. Strouse | $8,866,677 | 5 | $1,773,335 |
| 4,064 | Trey Ellis | $8,864,699 | 1 | $8,864,699 |
| 4,065 | Paris Qualles | $8,864,699 | 1 | $8,864,699 |
| 4,066 | Richard Rothstein | $8,853,155 | 2 | $4,426,578 |
| 4,067 | David Chase | $8,848,195 | 3 | $2,949,398 |
| 4,068 | Jeremy Sosenko | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,069 | Will Graham | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,070 | Greg Pritikin | $8,840,453 | 2 | $4,420,227 |
| 4,071 | Will Carlough | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,072 | Jonathan Van Tulleken | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,073 | Claes Kjellstrom | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,074 | Rocky Russo | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,075 | Tobias Carlson | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,076 | Jonas Wittenmark | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,077 | Jack Kukoda | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,078 | Olle Sarri | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,079 | Jacob Fleisher | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,080 | Ricky Blitt | $8,840,453 | 3 | $2,946,818 |
| 4,081 | Bill O'Malley | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,082 | Elizabeth Shapiro | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,083 | Patrik Forsberg | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,084 | Matthew Portenoy | $8,840,453 | 1 | $8,840,453 |
| 4,085 | Paul G. Hensler | $8,823,269 | 1 | $8,823,269 |
| 4,086 | Julian Barry | $8,818,672 | 2 | $4,409,336 |
| 4,087 | T.J. Fixman | $8,813,410 | 2 | $4,406,705 |
| 4,088 | Jeff Whitty | $8,803,865 | 1 | $8,803,865 |
| 4,089 | John William Corrington | $8,800,000 | 2 | $4,400,000 |
| 4,090 | Joyce Hooper Corrington | $8,800,000 | 2 | $4,400,000 |
| 4,091 | Sam Egan | $8,753,977 | 2 | $4,376,989 |
| 4,092 | Mark Lee | $8,751,228 | 1 | $8,751,228 |
| 4,093 | James McCausland | $8,750,000 | 1 | $8,750,000 |
| 4,094 | Christopher Zalla | $8,702,731 | 1 | $8,702,731 |
| 4,095 | Noel Black | $8,700,000 | 1 | $8,700,000 |
| 4,096 | Paul Gross | $8,693,620 | 3 | $2,897,873 |
| 4,097 | James Booth | $8,679,650 | 2 | $4,339,825 |
| 4,098 | Tod Carroll | $8,674,093 | 1 | $8,674,093 |
| 4,099 | Elan Mastai | $8,674,090 | 3 | $2,891,363 |
| 4,100 | Steve Kluger | $8,669,847 | 1 | $8,669,847 |
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.