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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,001 | Scott Armstrong | $129,749,826 | 3 | $43,249,942 |
| 1,002 | Mark Boal | $129,528,666 | 4 | $32,382,167 |
| 1,003 | John Michael Hayes | $129,275,552 | 8 | $16,159,444 |
| 1,004 | Cathryn Michon | $129,056,976 | 4 | $32,264,244 |
| 1,005 | Robert King | $128,850,318 | 5 | $25,770,064 |
| 1,006 | Russell Gewirtz | $128,715,647 | 3 | $42,905,216 |
| 1,007 | Peter Steinfeld | $128,708,806 | 5 | $25,741,761 |
| 1,008 | Hampton Fancher | $128,702,907 | 3 | $42,900,969 |
| 1,009 | Kuo-jung Tsai | $128,519,357 | 1 | $128,519,357 |
| 1,010 | John Carpenter | $128,266,938 | 8 | $16,033,367 |
| 1,011 | Alex Tse | $128,046,936 | 2 | $64,023,468 |
| 1,012 | James Lapine | $128,002,372 | 1 | $128,002,372 |
| 1,013 | Ike Barinholtz | $127,842,335 | 3 | $42,614,112 |
| 1,014 | Ronald Harwood | $127,686,951 | 12 | $10,640,579 |
| 1,015 | Dan Hageman | $127,515,890 | 2 | $63,757,945 |
| 1,016 | Kevin Hageman | $127,515,890 | 2 | $63,757,945 |
| 1,017 | David Stassen | $127,440,871 | 3 | $42,480,290 |
| 1,018 | Bennett Yellin | $127,175,374 | 2 | $63,587,687 |
| 1,019 | Larry Wilson | $127,058,234 | 2 | $63,529,117 |
| 1,020 | Timothy Harris | $126,959,503 | 3 | $42,319,834 |
| 1,021 | Jerusha Hess | $126,907,831 | 5 | $25,381,566 |
| 1,022 | Josh Stolberg | $126,842,874 | 4 | $31,710,719 |
| 1,023 | W. Peter Iliff | $126,839,995 | 5 | $25,367,999 |
| 1,024 | Alan Mandel | $126,737,428 | 1 | $126,737,428 |
| 1,025 | Spike Feresten | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,026 | Barry Marder | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,027 | Andy Robin | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,028 | Chuck Martin | $126,631,277 | 1 | $126,631,277 |
| 1,029 | Jerry Seinfeld | $126,631,277 | 2 | $63,315,639 |
| 1,030 | Tom Papa | $126,631,277 | 1 | $126,631,277 |
| 1,031 | Andrew Dodge | $126,479,886 | 2 | $63,239,943 |
| 1,032 | Dan Gordon | $126,378,271 | 10 | $12,637,827 |
| 1,033 | Gene Wilder | $126,333,397 | 4 | $31,583,349 |
| 1,034 | Mike Werb | $126,208,529 | 2 | $63,104,265 |
| 1,035 | Michael Colleary | $126,208,529 | 2 | $63,104,265 |
| 1,036 | David Guggenheim | $126,181,630 | 2 | $63,090,815 |
| 1,037 | Oren Peli | $126,038,450 | 2 | $63,019,225 |
| 1,038 | Dennis Shryack | $125,754,644 | 5 | $25,150,929 |
| 1,039 | George Nofi | $125,531,634 | 1 | $125,531,634 |
| 1,040 | Jonathan Lemkin | $125,491,896 | 3 | $41,830,632 |
| 1,041 | Ryan Rowe | $125,305,545 | 1 | $125,305,545 |
| 1,042 | David Weissman | $125,256,145 | 2 | $62,628,073 |
| 1,043 | David Diamond | $125,256,145 | 2 | $62,628,073 |
| 1,044 | Pat Proft | $125,083,805 | 6 | $20,847,301 |
| 1,045 | Jason Katims | $125,014,030 | 1 | $125,014,030 |
| 1,046 | Jared Hess | $124,770,258 | 4 | $31,192,565 |
| 1,047 | Anna Hamilton Phelan | $124,770,257 | 5 | $24,954,051 |
| 1,048 | David Michener | $124,731,297 | 3 | $41,577,099 |
| 1,049 | John McLaughlin | $124,571,319 | 2 | $62,285,660 |
| 1,050 | Don Hall | $124,515,017 | 2 | $62,257,509 |
| 1,051 | Stephen Anderson | $124,515,017 | 2 | $62,257,509 |
| 1,052 | Wellesley Wild | $124,197,350 | 2 | $62,098,675 |
| 1,053 | Erich Segal | $123,790,571 | 4 | $30,947,643 |
| 1,054 | Mark Gibson | $123,752,236 | 4 | $30,938,059 |
| 1,055 | Philip Halprin | $123,752,236 | 4 | $30,938,059 |
| 1,056 | John Altschuler | $123,654,156 | 2 | $61,827,078 |
| 1,057 | Dave Krinsky | $123,654,156 | 2 | $61,827,078 |
| 1,058 | Mark Perez | $122,748,145 | 4 | $30,687,036 |
| 1,059 | Walon Green | $122,695,562 | 3 | $40,898,521 |
| 1,060 | Robert Bolt | $122,523,153 | 5 | $24,504,631 |
| 1,061 | Shauna Cross | $122,486,406 | 4 | $30,621,602 |
| 1,062 | Robert D. Siegel | $122,052,426 | 4 | $30,513,107 |
| 1,063 | Peter Krikes | $121,921,886 | 2 | $60,960,943 |
| 1,064 | Gerald DiPego | $121,763,165 | 3 | $40,587,722 |
| 1,065 | Jeff Lowell | $121,760,385 | 3 | $40,586,795 |
| 1,066 | Jeff Maguire | $121,724,613 | 2 | $60,862,307 |
| 1,067 | Burr Steers | $121,492,276 | 3 | $40,497,425 |
| 1,068 | William Blake Herron | $121,468,960 | 1 | $121,468,960 |
| 1,069 | Barbara Benedek | $121,427,124 | 4 | $30,356,781 |
| 1,070 | Jamie Linden | $121,230,571 | 3 | $40,410,190 |
| 1,071 | Brian Gunn | $121,119,717 | 3 | $40,373,239 |
| 1,072 | Mark Gunn | $121,119,717 | 3 | $40,373,239 |
| 1,073 | Stephen King | $121,066,870 | 8 | $15,133,359 |
| 1,074 | Chuck Konzelman | $120,938,489 | 9 | $13,437,610 |
| 1,075 | George Wing | $120,776,832 | 1 | $120,776,832 |
| 1,076 | Chris Butler | $120,675,678 | 5 | $24,135,136 |
| 1,077 | Tom O’Connor | $120,096,742 | 3 | $40,032,247 |
| 1,078 | Mike Webb | $119,920,129 | 1 | $119,920,129 |
| 1,079 | Howard Klausner | $119,905,074 | 5 | $23,981,015 |
| 1,080 | Erica Rivinoja | $119,793,567 | 2 | $59,896,784 |
| 1,081 | Cary Solomon | $119,768,102 | 8 | $14,971,013 |
| 1,082 | Paul Schrader | $119,670,408 | 14 | $8,547,886 |
| 1,083 | Jim V. Hart | $119,654,823 | 1 | $119,654,823 |
| 1,084 | Jerry Zucker | $119,553,539 | 3 | $39,851,180 |
| 1,085 | Alan Uger | $119,500,000 | 1 | $119,500,000 |
| 1,086 | Pam Brady | $119,390,585 | 7 | $17,055,798 |
| 1,087 | Alfred Uhry | $119,386,509 | 2 | $59,693,255 |
| 1,088 | Christopher Hampton | $119,362,090 | 14 | $8,525,864 |
| 1,089 | Stephen Susco | $119,272,002 | 3 | $39,757,334 |
| 1,090 | Jessica Bendinger | $119,164,628 | 4 | $29,791,157 |
| 1,091 | Stephen Schiff | $118,909,770 | 4 | $29,727,443 |
| 1,092 | Adam Brooks | $118,807,279 | 4 | $29,701,820 |
| 1,093 | Jack Amiel | $118,766,397 | 3 | $39,588,799 |
| 1,094 | Michael Begler | $118,766,397 | 3 | $39,588,799 |
| 1,095 | Jeff Cox | $118,699,356 | 2 | $59,349,678 |
| 1,096 | Craig Cox | $118,594,548 | 1 | $118,594,548 |
| 1,097 | W.D. Richter | $118,517,838 | 6 | $19,752,973 |
| 1,098 | Angus Maclane | $118,307,188 | 1 | $118,307,188 |
| 1,099 | Heywood Gould | $118,017,614 | 5 | $23,603,523 |
| 1,100 | Tim Sullivan | $117,916,751 | 3 | $39,305,584 |
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.