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Top Grossing Music Editor at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Music Editors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Steve Durkee
| Best known as a Music Editor based on credits in that role in 25 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,334,157,082 in 2018), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,298,674 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Thor: Ragnarok ($850,482,778 in 2017) |
2
Kenneth Karman
| Best known as a Music Editor based on credits in that role in 104 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Secret Life of Pets ($886,013,000 in 2016), Forrest Gump ($679,835,137 in 1994), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Godzilla ($529,076,069 in 2014), Mission: Impossible ($457,697,994 in 1996), The Mummy Returns ($435,040,395 in 2001), Cast Away ($427,230,516 in 2000), Back to the Future ($388,386,822 in 1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? ($351,500,000 in 1988), Enchanted ($340,384,141 in 2007) |
3
Nashia Wachsman
| Best known as a Music Editor based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,334,157,082 in 2018), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Doctor Strange ($676,343,174 in 2016), The Marvels ($199,706,250 in 2023) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Durkee | $19,396,839,877 | 25 | $775,873,595 |
| 2 | Kenneth Karman | $12,222,503,580 | 104 | $117,524,073 |
| 3 | Nashia Wachsman | $12,051,895,131 | 12 | $1,004,324,594 |
| 4 | Jeanette Surga | $8,211,297,083 | 51 | $161,005,825 |
| 5 | Ken Wannberg | $7,782,618,099 | 26 | $299,331,465 |
| 6 | Joe E. Rand | $6,567,646,105 | 27 | $243,246,152 |
| 7 | Joe Lisanti | $5,696,519,124 | 12 | $474,709,927 |
| 8 | Paul Rabjohns | $5,033,971,601 | 9 | $559,330,178 |
| 9 | Slamm Andrews | $4,737,562,910 | 11 | $430,687,537 |
| 10 | Robb Boyd | $4,655,512,050 | 8 | $581,939,006 |
| 11 | Peter Myles | $4,342,029,387 | 15 | $289,468,626 |
| 12 | Jim Weidman | $4,262,897,756 | 26 | $163,957,606 |
| 13 | Paul Apelgren | $3,927,319,941 | 4 | $981,829,985 |
| 14 | Daniel Pinder | $3,657,235,785 | 13 | $281,325,830 |
| 15 | Bill Abbott | $3,594,387,725 | 22 | $163,381,260 |
| 16 | Tom Carlson | $3,274,653,613 | 15 | $218,310,241 |
| 17 | Stephen M. Davis | $3,086,764,264 | 5 | $617,352,853 |
| 18 | Will Kaplan | $3,030,956,993 | 20 | $151,547,850 |
| 19 | Amanda Goodpaster | $2,996,228,028 | 13 | $230,479,079 |
| 20 | David Olson | $2,940,971,588 | 17 | $172,998,329 |
| 21 | Lise Richardson | $2,768,305,389 | 11 | $251,664,126 |
| 22 | Matthew Llewellyn | $2,747,520,378 | 2 | $1,373,760,189 |
| 23 | J. J. George | $2,702,081,189 | 8 | $337,760,149 |
| 24 | Darrell Hall | $2,693,553,971 | 12 | $224,462,831 |
| 25 | Peter Clarke | $2,449,982,112 | 9 | $272,220,235 |
| 26 | Kyle Clausen | $2,399,923,453 | 5 | $479,984,691 |
| 27 | Alex Levy | $2,387,923,865 | 5 | $477,584,773 |
| 28 | Melissa Muik | $2,386,129,559 | 8 | $298,266,195 |
| 29 | Tom Kramer | $2,385,810,260 | 13 | $183,523,866 |
| 30 | Jim Henrikson | $2,381,695,261 | 25 | $95,267,810 |
| 31 | Mark Willsher | $2,336,274,419 | 4 | $584,068,605 |
| 32 | Tanya Noel Hill | $2,293,802,336 | 11 | $208,527,485 |
| 33 | Dina Eaton | $2,277,577,647 | 7 | $325,368,235 |
| 34 | Christopher Benstead | $2,256,901,396 | 6 | $376,150,233 |
| 35 | Jon Mooney | $2,139,584,995 | 46 | $46,512,717 |
| 36 | Adam Smalley | $2,105,644,483 | 17 | $123,861,440 |
| 37 | Michael Connell | $2,045,421,170 | 13 | $157,340,090 |
| 38 | John Finklea | $2,042,151,186 | 9 | $226,905,687 |
| 39 | Suzana Peric | $2,018,278,573 | 19 | $106,225,188 |
| 40 | Simon Changer | $2,018,250,199 | 5 | $403,650,040 |
| 41 | Gerard McCann | $1,982,984,667 | 7 | $283,283,524 |
| 42 | Allan Jenkins | $1,955,147,768 | 7 | $279,306,824 |
| 43 | Angie Rubin | $1,916,743,858 | 15 | $127,782,924 |
| 44 | Bob Badami | $1,880,502,307 | 12 | $156,708,526 |
| 45 | Clint Bennett | $1,858,758,474 | 7 | $265,536,925 |
| 46 | Joseph Bonn | $1,829,154,262 | 4 | $457,288,566 |
| 47 | Dominick Certo | $1,811,157,320 | 7 | $258,736,760 |
| 48 | Shie Rozow | $1,800,653,249 | 7 | $257,236,178 |
| 49 | Jim Schultz | $1,747,778,641 | 10 | $174,777,864 |
| 50 | Richard Whitfield | $1,736,343,927 | 13 | $133,564,917 |
| 51 | Ramiro Belgardt | $1,712,036,752 | 8 | $214,004,594 |
| 52 | Bill Bernstein | $1,686,968,315 | 12 | $140,580,693 |
| 53 | Charles Martin Inouye | $1,673,489,529 | 13 | $128,729,964 |
| 54 | Alex Gibson | $1,651,430,191 | 11 | $150,130,017 |
| 55 | Brett Pierce | $1,648,186,232 | 10 | $164,818,623 |
| 56 | Kenneth Hall | $1,630,609,347 | 11 | $148,237,213 |
| 57 | Jeff Carson | $1,604,091,876 | 21 | $76,385,327 |
| 58 | Ellen Segal | $1,486,161,434 | 14 | $106,154,388 |
| 59 | Philip Tallman | $1,473,272,639 | 10 | $147,327,264 |
| 60 | Christopher Brooks | $1,459,453,731 | 9 | $162,161,526 |
| 61 | Todd Kasow | $1,420,109,336 | 19 | $74,742,597 |
| 62 | Yann McCullough | $1,385,072,176 | 6 | $230,845,363 |
| 63 | Julie Pearce | $1,352,923,920 | 12 | $112,743,660 |
| 64 | Barbara McDermott | $1,347,156,751 | 7 | $192,450,964 |
| 65 | Jack Dolman | $1,342,443,559 | 6 | $223,740,593 |
| 66 | Michael Bauer | $1,321,416,896 | 7 | $188,773,842 |
| 67 | Jason Ruder | $1,314,689,993 | 9 | $146,076,666 |
| 68 | Terry Wilson | $1,306,649,675 | 11 | $118,786,334 |
| 69 | Erich Stratmann | $1,274,613,288 | 8 | $159,326,661 |
| 70 | Ted Caplan | $1,253,987,761 | 4 | $313,496,940 |
| 71 | Anele Onyekwere | $1,250,808,510 | 2 | $625,404,255 |
| 72 | Sam Zeines | $1,246,756,875 | 5 | $249,351,375 |
| 73 | Warren Brown | $1,242,805,359 | 1 | $1,242,805,359 |
| 74 | Bryan Lawson | $1,215,180,671 | 4 | $303,795,168 |
| 75 | David Metzner | $1,201,160,567 | 6 | $200,193,428 |
| 76 | Daniel Waldman | $1,188,803,565 | 4 | $297,200,891 |
| 77 | Tony Lewis | $1,171,195,996 | 8 | $146,399,500 |
| 78 | Dan DiPrima | $1,152,127,654 | 14 | $82,294,832 |
| 79 | Katrina Schiller | $1,145,200,578 | 9 | $127,244,509 |
| 80 | Ronald J. Webb | $1,141,838,122 | 5 | $228,367,624 |
| 81 | Jim Harrison | $1,105,975,136 | 11 | $100,543,194 |
| 82 | Laura Perlman | $1,103,100,433 | 17 | $64,888,261 |
| 83 | Thomas Drescher | $1,094,052,775 | 12 | $91,171,065 |
| 84 | Graham Sutton | $1,092,616,835 | 6 | $182,102,806 |
| 85 | Nevin Seus | $1,066,903,793 | 6 | $177,817,299 |
| 86 | Andrew Silver | $1,062,071,924 | 11 | $96,551,993 |
| 87 | Nigel Scott | $1,054,252,884 | 2 | $527,126,442 |
| 88 | Robin Whittaker | $1,026,874,005 | 6 | $171,145,668 |
| 89 | Manish Raval | $1,018,572,533 | 5 | $203,714,507 |
| 90 | Del Spiva | $993,729,309 | 13 | $76,440,716 |
| 91 | Sheri Ozeki | $989,323,731 | 2 | $494,661,866 |
| 92 | Todd Bozung | $986,306,585 | 10 | $98,630,659 |
| 93 | Daryl Kell | $963,165,968 | 7 | $137,595,138 |
| 94 | Shannon Erbe | $943,333,643 | 7 | $134,761,949 |
| 95 | Zig Gron | $867,130,036 | 3 | $289,043,345 |
| 96 | Scott Johnson | $856,081,053 | 1 | $856,081,053 |
| 97 | Cecile Tournesac | $849,759,145 | 2 | $424,879,573 |
| 98 | Nicholas Fitzgerald | $833,493,246 | 3 | $277,831,082 |
| 99 | Maarten Hofmeijer | $832,581,298 | 7 | $118,940,185 |
| 100 | Erica Weis | $827,856,314 | 7 | $118,265,188 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.