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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Murray Schisgal | $177,200,000 | 1 | $177,200,000 |
| 802 | Jeff Vintar | $176,932,853 | 2 | $88,466,427 |
| 803 | Becky Johnston | $176,841,339 | 5 | $35,368,268 |
| 804 | David Rabe | $176,809,606 | 2 | $88,404,803 |
| 805 | David McKenna | $176,620,495 | 4 | $44,155,124 |
| 806 | Christopher Murphey | $176,591,618 | 1 | $176,591,618 |
| 807 | Tom McCarthy | $176,235,980 | 9 | $19,581,776 |
| 808 | Christopher Roach | $176,195,762 | 5 | $35,239,152 |
| 809 | Noah Harpster | $175,626,041 | 6 | $29,271,007 |
| 810 | Micah Fitzerman-Blue | $175,626,041 | 6 | $29,271,007 |
| 811 | Bonnie Turner | $175,499,682 | 3 | $58,499,894 |
| 812 | Terry Turner | $175,499,682 | 3 | $58,499,894 |
| 813 | Chloé Zhao | $175,213,771 | 5 | $35,042,754 |
| 814 | Josh Singer | $175,149,951 | 5 | $35,029,990 |
| 815 | Parker Finn | $174,947,634 | 2 | $87,473,817 |
| 816 | Ken Shadie | $174,803,506 | 1 | $174,803,506 |
| 817 | Bruce Jay Friedman | $174,299,495 | 3 | $58,099,832 |
| 818 | Ryan J. Condal | $173,716,847 | 3 | $57,905,616 |
| 819 | David Peoples | $173,662,466 | 3 | $57,887,489 |
| 820 | Jay Cocks | $173,169,696 | 4 | $43,292,424 |
| 821 | Andrew W. Marlowe | $172,956,409 | 1 | $172,956,409 |
| 822 | Richard Pryor | $172,882,648 | 3 | $57,627,549 |
| 823 | Greg Coolidge | $172,846,186 | 3 | $57,615,395 |
| 824 | Barry Morrow | $172,825,435 | 2 | $86,412,718 |
| 825 | Kristen Buckley | $172,749,079 | 3 | $57,583,026 |
| 826 | Brian Regan | $172,749,079 | 2 | $86,374,540 |
| 827 | Erik Jendresen | $172,640,980 | 4 | $43,160,245 |
| 828 | Carlos Kotkin | $172,386,430 | 3 | $57,462,143 |
| 829 | Ian La Frenais | $172,323,753 | 8 | $21,540,469 |
| 830 | Dick Clement | $172,323,753 | 8 | $21,540,469 |
| 831 | Edward Kitsis | $172,062,763 | 1 | $172,062,763 |
| 832 | Adam Horowitz | $172,062,763 | 1 | $172,062,763 |
| 833 | Ted Sears | $171,700,000 | 3 | $57,233,333 |
| 834 | James Dearden | $171,415,448 | 2 | $85,707,724 |
| 835 | Doug Jung | $171,060,757 | 2 | $85,530,379 |
| 836 | Chris Collins | $171,016,727 | 2 | $85,508,364 |
| 837 | Marc Abrams | $171,016,727 | 1 | $171,016,727 |
| 838 | Erin Cressida Wilson | $170,650,100 | 7 | $24,378,586 |
| 839 | Dan Gordon | $170,443,924 | 13 | $13,111,071 |
| 840 | Jon Hurwitz | $170,356,526 | 5 | $34,071,305 |
| 841 | Hayden Schlossberg | $170,356,526 | 4 | $42,589,132 |
| 842 | Tony McNamara | $170,326,717 | 5 | $34,065,343 |
| 843 | Christian Gudegast | $169,986,898 | 4 | $42,496,725 |
| 844 | Kevin Smith | $169,896,706 | 15 | $11,326,447 |
| 845 | Tate Taylor | $169,705,587 | 1 | $169,705,587 |
| 846 | Allison Burnett | $169,580,474 | 11 | $15,416,407 |
| 847 | Krysty Wilson-Cairns | $169,355,269 | 3 | $56,451,756 |
| 848 | Kristen Wiig | $169,211,718 | 2 | $84,605,859 |
| 849 | Rory Haines | $169,119,880 | 3 | $56,373,293 |
| 850 | Sohrab Noshirvani | $169,119,880 | 3 | $56,373,293 |
| 851 | Gina Wendkos | $169,031,043 | 3 | $56,343,681 |
| 852 | Hillary Seitz | $168,703,925 | 5 | $33,740,785 |
| 853 | Walon Green | $168,376,735 | 4 | $42,094,184 |
| 854 | Jim Cruickshank | $167,780,960 | 1 | $167,780,960 |
| 855 | Brannon Braga | $167,699,150 | 2 | $83,849,575 |
| 856 | Ronald D. Moore | $167,699,150 | 2 | $83,849,575 |
| 857 | Genndy Tartakovsky | $167,500,092 | 3 | $55,833,364 |
| 858 | David Loughery | $167,454,758 | 12 | $13,954,563 |
| 859 | Charles Leavitt | $167,342,601 | 8 | $20,917,825 |
| 860 | Gary Scott Thompson | $166,874,016 | 5 | $33,374,803 |
| 861 | Joe Eszterhas | $166,620,049 | 9 | $18,513,339 |
| 862 | Ice Cube | $166,437,694 | 7 | $23,776,813 |
| 863 | Robert Eggers | $165,847,154 | 5 | $33,169,431 |
| 864 | John Watson | $165,493,908 | 1 | $165,493,908 |
| 865 | Taylor Sheridan | $165,171,046 | 8 | $20,646,381 |
| 866 | Ryan Firpo | $164,870,264 | 3 | $54,956,755 |
| 867 | Matthew K. Firpo | $164,870,264 | 2 | $82,435,132 |
| 868 | Malia Scotch Marmo | $164,363,871 | 3 | $54,787,957 |
| 869 | Steve Franks | $163,479,795 | 1 | $163,479,795 |
| 870 | Donald McEnery | $162,798,565 | 1 | $162,798,565 |
| 871 | Christopher Rouse | $162,192,920 | 1 | $162,192,920 |
| 872 | Andrew Davies | $161,903,720 | 5 | $32,380,744 |
| 873 | Jonathan Herman | $161,197,785 | 2 | $80,598,893 |
| 874 | Todd Komarnicki | $161,053,238 | 6 | $26,842,206 |
| 875 | Jon Hartmere | $160,876,803 | 3 | $53,625,601 |
| 876 | Sam Mendes | $160,666,195 | 2 | $80,333,098 |
| 877 | Stephen Judson | $160,337,670 | 3 | $53,445,890 |
| 878 | Shane Salerno | $160,031,667 | 5 | $32,006,333 |
| 879 | Ronald Shusett | $160,008,832 | 4 | $40,002,208 |
| 880 | Walter Hill | $159,972,109 | 10 | $15,997,211 |
| 881 | Don Jakoby | $159,724,010 | 7 | $22,817,716 |
| 882 | Jeff Fradley | $159,366,015 | 1 | $159,366,015 |
| 883 | Sara Parriott | $159,046,427 | 3 | $53,015,476 |
| 884 | Josann McGibbon | $159,046,427 | 4 | $39,761,607 |
| 885 | Michael Petroni | $159,043,665 | 5 | $31,808,733 |
| 886 | Gregory Allen Howard | $158,801,906 | 3 | $52,933,969 |
| 887 | Pamela Pettler | $158,770,015 | 3 | $52,923,338 |
| 888 | Tina Fey | $158,628,997 | 2 | $79,314,499 |
| 889 | David Weissman | $157,936,778 | 3 | $52,645,593 |
| 890 | David Diamond | $157,936,778 | 3 | $52,645,593 |
| 891 | Scott Marshall Smith | $157,678,621 | 5 | $31,535,724 |
| 892 | Adam Brooks | $157,671,077 | 5 | $31,534,215 |
| 893 | Darnell Metayer | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 894 | Josh Peters | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 895 | Patrick Melton | $157,300,448 | 8 | $19,662,556 |
| 896 | Marcus Dunstan | $157,300,448 | 8 | $19,662,556 |
| 897 | Eddie Murphy | $156,530,869 | 2 | $78,265,435 |
| 898 | Mark Heyman | $156,298,849 | 3 | $52,099,616 |
| 899 | George Clooney | $156,270,550 | 4 | $39,067,638 |
| 900 | Grant Heslov | $156,270,550 | 5 | $31,254,110 |
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.