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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | Richard Maxwell | $23,129,852 | 2 | $11,564,926 |
| 2,902 | Dito Montiel | $23,121,690 | 4 | $5,780,423 |
| 2,903 | Joseph M. Cala | $23,111,351 | 2 | $11,555,676 |
| 2,904 | Emile Gaudreault | $23,106,396 | 3 | $7,702,132 |
| 2,905 | Dennis Marks | $23,104,454 | 2 | $11,552,227 |
| 2,906 | E.T. Feigenbaum | $23,093,906 | 1 | $23,093,906 |
| 2,907 | Zoë Kravitz | $23,093,906 | 1 | $23,093,906 |
| 2,908 | Robert Munic | $23,091,010 | 1 | $23,091,010 |
| 2,909 | Robert Carlock | $23,083,334 | 1 | $23,083,334 |
| 2,910 | Jack Paglen | $23,022,309 | 1 | $23,022,309 |
| 2,911 | Thomas McGuane | $23,000,000 | 2 | $11,500,000 |
| 2,912 | David Wagner | $22,976,350 | 2 | $11,488,175 |
| 2,913 | Brandon Camp | $22,965,110 | 2 | $11,482,555 |
| 2,914 | Mike Thompson | $22,965,110 | 2 | $11,482,555 |
| 2,915 | Stephen Merchant | $22,958,583 | 2 | $11,479,292 |
| 2,916 | Jennifer Heath | $22,913,677 | 1 | $22,913,677 |
| 2,917 | Michele J. Wolff | $22,913,677 | 1 | $22,913,677 |
| 2,918 | Akosua Busia | $22,852,487 | 1 | $22,852,487 |
| 2,919 | Eric Besnard | $22,801,299 | 4 | $5,700,325 |
| 2,920 | Simon Raven | $22,800,000 | 1 | $22,800,000 |
| 2,921 | Chris Fedak | $22,781,115 | 1 | $22,781,115 |
| 2,922 | Jeff Rothberg | $22,774,823 | 3 | $7,591,608 |
| 2,923 | William Schifrin | $22,772,500 | 3 | $7,590,833 |
| 2,924 | Travis Cluff | $22,764,410 | 2 | $11,382,205 |
| 2,925 | Chris Lofing | $22,764,410 | 2 | $11,382,205 |
| 2,926 | Richard Christian Danus | $22,762,571 | 1 | $22,762,571 |
| 2,927 | Marc Reid Rubel | $22,762,571 | 1 | $22,762,571 |
| 2,928 | Ben Edlund | $22,751,979 | 1 | $22,751,979 |
| 2,929 | John Law | $22,744,718 | 1 | $22,744,718 |
| 2,930 | Michael Sayers | $22,744,718 | 1 | $22,744,718 |
| 2,931 | Wolf Mankowitz | $22,744,718 | 2 | $11,372,359 |
| 2,932 | Dan Guntzelman | $22,642,033 | 1 | $22,642,033 |
| 2,933 | Steve Marshall | $22,642,033 | 1 | $22,642,033 |
| 2,934 | Guy Hibbert | $22,606,781 | 3 | $7,535,594 |
| 2,935 | George Goldsmith | $22,600,000 | 2 | $11,300,000 |
| 2,936 | Joe Roberts | $22,587,000 | 1 | $22,587,000 |
| 2,937 | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | $22,584,323 | 7 | $3,226,332 |
| 2,938 | Walt Disney | $22,565,634 | 1 | $22,565,634 |
| 2,939 | Domonic Paris | $22,553,620 | 5 | $4,510,724 |
| 2,940 | David E. Kelley | $22,547,610 | 3 | $7,515,870 |
| 2,941 | Stefani Warren | $22,545,360 | 1 | $22,545,360 |
| 2,942 | John Dwyer | $22,518,097 | 1 | $22,518,097 |
| 2,943 | Lee Anthony Smith | $22,486,409 | 1 | $22,486,409 |
| 2,944 | Gregory J. Bradley | $22,486,409 | 1 | $22,486,409 |
| 2,945 | Kimberly Peirce | $22,456,351 | 2 | $11,228,176 |
| 2,946 | Harper Dill | $22,438,180 | 1 | $22,438,180 |
| 2,947 | Tami Sagher | $22,438,180 | 1 | $22,438,180 |
| 2,948 | Dennis Potter | $22,436,456 | 3 | $7,478,819 |
| 2,949 | Sam Stefanak | $22,405,985 | 1 | $22,405,985 |
| 2,950 | Ronni Kern | $22,400,000 | 2 | $11,200,000 |
| 2,951 | Jonathan Penner | $22,395,806 | 1 | $22,395,806 |
| 2,952 | Tripper Clancy | $22,370,452 | 1 | $22,370,452 |
| 2,953 | Steve Levitt | $22,365,133 | 1 | $22,365,133 |
| 2,954 | Laurent Zeitoun | $22,362,100 | 3 | $7,454,033 |
| 2,955 | E Jack Kaplan | $22,331,846 | 1 | $22,331,846 |
| 2,956 | Richard Chapman | $22,331,846 | 2 | $11,165,923 |
| 2,957 | John Waters | $22,321,269 | 5 | $4,464,254 |
| 2,958 | Janus Cercone | $22,293,343 | 1 | $22,293,343 |
| 2,959 | Ron Kurz | $22,269,500 | 2 | $11,134,750 |
| 2,960 | Ben Vaughn | $22,257,624 | 1 | $22,257,624 |
| 2,961 | Carlos Valdemar | $22,200,000 | 2 | $11,100,000 |
| 2,962 | Sam Pitman | $22,169,514 | 1 | $22,169,514 |
| 2,963 | Adam Cole-Kelly | $22,169,514 | 1 | $22,169,514 |
| 2,964 | Arash Amel | $22,168,262 | 7 | $3,166,895 |
| 2,965 | Jaume Balaguero | $22,165,521 | 4 | $5,541,380 |
| 2,966 | Fernando de Felipe | $22,163,442 | 1 | $22,163,442 |
| 2,967 | Gordon Chan | $22,159,410 | 2 | $11,079,705 |
| 2,968 | Paul Wheeler | $22,108,977 | 2 | $11,054,489 |
| 2,969 | Bey Logan | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 2,970 | Alfred Cheung | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 2,971 | Bennett Davlin | $22,108,977 | 1 | $22,108,977 |
| 2,972 | Lucia Aniello | $22,105,643 | 2 | $11,052,822 |
| 2,973 | Paul W. Downs | $22,105,643 | 2 | $11,052,822 |
| 2,974 | Charles Fuller | $22,100,000 | 1 | $22,100,000 |
| 2,975 | Richard Smith | $22,099,847 | 1 | $22,099,847 |
| 2,976 | Olivia Hetreed | $22,068,277 | 2 | $11,034,139 |
| 2,977 | Tom Epperson | $22,016,490 | 3 | $7,338,830 |
| 2,978 | Steph Lady | $22,006,296 | 1 | $22,006,296 |
| 2,979 | Clay Tarver | $21,973,182 | 3 | $7,324,394 |
| 2,980 | Stephen Chow | $21,928,080 | 7 | $3,132,583 |
| 2,981 | Andrew Cosby | $21,903,748 | 1 | $21,903,748 |
| 2,982 | Paul Lalonde | $21,893,411 | 3 | $7,297,804 |
| 2,983 | Meghan McCarthy | $21,885,107 | 1 | $21,885,107 |
| 2,984 | Joe Ballarini | $21,885,107 | 3 | $7,295,036 |
| 2,985 | Michael Vogel | $21,885,107 | 1 | $21,885,107 |
| 2,986 | Eric Summer | $21,858,070 | 1 | $21,858,070 |
| 2,987 | Carol Noble | $21,858,070 | 1 | $21,858,070 |
| 2,988 | Colin Patrick Lynch | $21,835,784 | 1 | $21,835,784 |
| 2,989 | Galen Thompson | $21,834,681 | 2 | $10,917,341 |
| 2,990 | Massimo Troisi | $21,812,813 | 1 | $21,812,813 |
| 2,991 | Frank Cavett | $21,800,000 | 2 | $10,900,000 |
| 2,992 | Sooni Taraporevala | $21,792,520 | 4 | $5,448,130 |
| 2,993 | Jean Havez | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,994 | Joseph Mitchell | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,995 | Roi Cooper Megrue | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,996 | Steve Cohen | $21,731,001 | 1 | $21,731,001 |
| 2,997 | Clyde Bruckman | $21,731,001 | 2 | $10,865,501 |
| 2,998 | Lionel Mark Smith | $21,704,844 | 1 | $21,704,844 |
| 2,999 | Laura Esquivel | $21,656,534 | 1 | $21,656,534 |
| 3,000 | John Mattson | $21,640,644 | 2 | $10,820,322 |
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.