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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 Kurt Voelker $9,420,546 1 $9,420,546
4,002 John Michael McDonagh $9,386,961 4 $2,346,740
4,003 Jette Rinck $9,369,329 1 $9,369,329
4,004 Chinonye Chukwu $9,364,918 2 $4,682,459
4,005 B.W.L. Norton $9,346,141 2 $4,673,071
4,006 Bryan Forbes $9,289,349 2 $4,644,675
4,007 William Boyd $9,289,349 1 $9,289,349
4,008 Walter Doniger $9,286,314 1 $9,286,314
4,009 Steve Galluccio $9,282,750 2 $4,641,375
4,010 Edward Norton $9,277,736 1 $9,277,736
4,011 William Schneider $9,275,659 1 $9,275,659
4,012 David S. Olivas $9,270,920 1 $9,270,920
4,013 Warren Miller $9,254,954 3 $3,084,985
4,014 Iain Johnstone $9,254,184 1 $9,254,184
4,015 Ilya Naishuller $9,252,038 1 $9,252,038
4,016 Francine Rivers $9,214,020 1 $9,214,020
4,017 Ken Wiederhorn $9,205,924 1 $9,205,924
4,018 Skip Hollandsworth $9,204,489 1 $9,204,489
4,019 Richard Di Lello $9,200,000 1 $9,200,000
4,020 David Scearce $9,176,000 2 $4,588,000
4,021 Terry Southern $9,164,370 1 $9,164,370
4,022 Peter George $9,164,370 1 $9,164,370
4,023 Jane Campion $9,162,092 3 $3,054,031
4,024 Armistead Maupin $9,146,560 2 $4,573,280
4,025 Scott McGehee $9,116,025 2 $4,558,013
4,026 David Siegel $9,116,025 2 $4,558,013
4,027 Gregory Poppen $9,109,322 1 $9,109,322
4,028 Nicole DeMasi $9,097,072 1 $9,097,072
4,029 Jonas Frykberg $9,081,782 1 $9,081,782
4,030 Victor Nunez $9,054,736 1 $9,054,736
4,031 Mitch Davis $9,053,994 5 $1,810,799
4,032 José Luis Navarro $9,023,199 1 $9,023,199
4,033 Don Petersen $9,023,199 1 $9,023,199
4,034 Duncan Tucker $9,015,303 1 $9,015,303
4,035 David Rich $9,015,164 1 $9,015,164
4,036 Borden Chase $9,012,000 3 $3,004,000
4,037 Charles Schnee $9,012,000 3 $3,004,000
4,038 Stephen Glover $9,011,251 2 $4,505,626
4,039 Jamal Olori $9,011,251 1 $9,011,251
4,040 Josh Margolin $9,002,073 2 $4,501,037
4,041 Keith Beauchamp $9,000,202 1 $9,000,202
4,042 Michael J.P. Reilly $9,000,202 1 $9,000,202
4,043 Martin Amis $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,044 Katherine Hilliker $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,045 June Mathis $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,046 Oscar Millard $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,047 Carey Wilson $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,048 Roger Ebert $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,049 Bess Meredyth $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,050 John Derek $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,051 Leslie Bricusse $9,000,000 3 $3,000,000
4,052 H. H. Caldwell $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,053 Roland Kibbee $9,000,000 1 $9,000,000
4,054 Rhet Topham $8,955,917 2 $4,477,959
4,055 Mike Clattenburg $8,936,791 3 $2,978,930
4,056 Robert Stitzel $8,921,050 2 $4,460,525
4,057 Philip Frank Messina $8,921,050 2 $4,460,525
4,058 Charles Beaumont $8,920,615 1 $8,920,615
4,059 David P. Harmon $8,920,615 1 $8,920,615
4,060 Anurag Kashyap $8,905,612 5 $1,781,122
4,061 Regan Sean O'Byrne Macelwain $8,891,623 1 $8,891,623
4,062 Brian Dannelly $8,886,160 1 $8,886,160
4,063 Michael Urban $8,886,160 1 $8,886,160
4,064 James C. Strouse $8,866,677 5 $1,773,335
4,065 Paris Qualles $8,864,699 1 $8,864,699
4,066 Trey Ellis $8,864,699 1 $8,864,699
4,067 Richard Rothstein $8,853,155 2 $4,426,578
4,068 David Chase $8,848,195 3 $2,949,398
4,069 Jonathan Van Tulleken $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,070 Claes Kjellstrom $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,071 Rocky Russo $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,072 Tobias Carlson $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,073 Jonas Wittenmark $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,074 Jack Kukoda $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,075 Olle Sarri $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,076 Jacob Fleisher $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,077 Ricky Blitt $8,840,453 3 $2,946,818
4,078 Bill O'Malley $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,079 Elizabeth Shapiro $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,080 Patrik Forsberg $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,081 Matthew Portenoy $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,082 Jeremy Sosenko $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,083 Will Graham $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,084 Greg Pritikin $8,840,453 2 $4,420,227
4,085 Will Carlough $8,840,453 1 $8,840,453
4,086 Paul G. Hensler $8,823,269 1 $8,823,269
4,087 Julian Barry $8,818,672 2 $4,409,336
4,088 T.J. Fixman $8,813,410 2 $4,406,705
4,089 Jeff Whitty $8,803,865 1 $8,803,865
4,090 John William Corrington $8,800,000 2 $4,400,000
4,091 Joyce Hooper Corrington $8,800,000 2 $4,400,000
4,092 Sam Egan $8,753,977 2 $4,376,989
4,093 Mark Lee $8,751,228 1 $8,751,228
4,094 James McCausland $8,750,000 1 $8,750,000
4,095 Christopher Zalla $8,702,731 1 $8,702,731
4,096 Noel Black $8,700,000 1 $8,700,000
4,097 Paul Gross $8,693,620 3 $2,897,873
4,098 James Booth $8,679,650 2 $4,339,825
4,099 Tod Carroll $8,674,093 1 $8,674,093
4,100 Elan Mastai $8,674,090 3 $2,891,363

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.