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Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Sound Editors based on the worldwide 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.
1
Jacob Riehle
| Best known as a Sound Editor based on credits in that role in 31 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079 in 2011), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), The Amazing Spider-Man ($758,576,824 in 2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($709,672,746 in 2014), Big Hero 6 ($646,584,368 in 2014), The Lone Ranger ($260,002,115 in 2013), Ghost Rider ($229,545,589 in 2007), Public Enemies ($212,282,709 in 2009), The Taking of Pelham 123 ($152,364,370 in 2009), 47 Ronin ($151,716,815 in 2013) |
2
Josh Gold
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 26 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fantastic Four: First Steps ($520,636,922 in 2025), Twisters ($372,262,265 in 2024), Migration ($300,501,352 in 2023), Wish ($237,954,897 in 2023), Cloverfield ($171,302,226 in 2008), Ad Astra ($135,154,826 in 2019), Onward ($133,357,601 in 2020), The Wild ($99,010,667 in 2006), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery ($15,000,000 in 2022) |
3
Dan Hegeman
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 69 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), Paycheck ($98,819,789 in 2003), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ($77,953,708 in 1989), The Last of the Mohicans ($75,505,856 in 1992), Turner & Hooch ($71,079,915 in 1989), Beethoven’s 2nd ($52,636,940 in 1993), Safe ($41,495,213 in 2012), Never Back Down ($39,319,801 in 2008), Air America ($32,914,515 in 1990), Shoot 'Em Up ($26,796,824 in 2007) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Riehle | $6,016,455,047 | 31 | $194,079,195 |
| 2 | Josh Gold | $1,985,180,756 | 9 | $220,575,640 |
| 3 | Dan Hegeman | $1,832,921,709 | 19 | $96,469,564 |
| 4 | Hector Gika | $1,723,034,303 | 20 | $86,151,715 |
| 5 | Gordon Davidson | $1,562,648,898 | 6 | $260,441,483 |
| 6 | Larry Carow | $1,558,591,853 | 10 | $155,859,185 |
| 7 | Ben Burtt | $1,465,649,854 | 2 | $732,824,927 |
| 8 | Adam Kopald | $1,410,141,160 | 4 | $352,535,290 |
| 9 | Bruce Lacey | $1,406,093,398 | 6 | $234,348,900 |
| 10 | Steve Boeddeker | $1,344,543,896 | 2 | $672,271,948 |
| 11 | Chuck Neely | $1,333,027,784 | 10 | $133,302,778 |
| 12 | Albert Ribas | $1,308,323,302 | 1 | $1,308,323,302 |
| 13 | Marc Bech | $1,308,323,302 | 1 | $1,308,323,302 |
| 14 | Richard Hymns | $1,257,119,239 | 4 | $314,279,810 |
| 15 | Donald J. Malouf | $1,205,989,224 | 7 | $172,284,175 |
| 16 | Gary Wright | $1,153,647,042 | 8 | $144,205,880 |
| 17 | Alan Rankin | $1,135,593,244 | 6 | $189,265,541 |
| 18 | Albert Gasser | $1,129,252,280 | 6 | $188,208,713 |
| 19 | Lee Gilmore | $1,104,054,072 | 1 | $1,104,054,072 |
| 20 | Ken Fischer | $1,093,731,204 | 2 | $546,865,602 |
| 21 | Teri E. Dorman | $1,086,355,965 | 4 | $271,588,991 |
| 22 | R.J. Palmer | $1,057,765,439 | 6 | $176,294,240 |
| 23 | Paul Carden | $1,056,651,477 | 6 | $176,108,580 |
| 24 | Tim Chau | $1,051,662,627 | 8 | $131,457,828 |
| 25 | Addison Teague | $1,045,713,802 | 1 | $1,045,713,802 |
| 26 | Victoria Sampson | $1,017,851,948 | 22 | $46,265,998 |
| 27 | Scott Wolf | $948,976,261 | 2 | $474,488,131 |
| 28 | David E. Stone | $948,418,808 | 5 | $189,683,762 |
| 29 | Michael J. Benavente | $941,940,940 | 10 | $94,194,094 |
| 30 | Dave Whitehead | $940,323,039 | 1 | $940,323,039 |
| 31 | Teresa Eckton | $936,819,762 | 6 | $156,136,627 |
| 32 | Tom Myers | $902,891,983 | 1 | $902,891,983 |
| 33 | Colin Mouat | $889,474,259 | 4 | $222,368,565 |
| 34 | John Warhurst | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
| 35 | Nina Hartstone | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
| 36 | Frank Howard | $865,696,940 | 4 | $216,424,235 |
| 37 | Dino DiMuro | $790,699,710 | 5 | $158,139,942 |
| 38 | Robert R. Rutledge | $775,398,007 | 1 | $775,398,007 |
| 39 | Gene Corso | $775,398,007 | 1 | $775,398,007 |
| 40 | Larry Mann | $773,349,400 | 5 | $154,669,880 |
| 41 | Tony Lamberti | $768,201,704 | 2 | $384,100,852 |
| 42 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $764,581,452 | 3 | $254,860,484 |
| 43 | Warren Hamilton, Jr. | $763,231,739 | 11 | $69,384,704 |
| 44 | Suhail Kafity | $757,239,808 | 5 | $151,447,962 |
| 45 | Mark Dejczakiwskyj | $749,200,054 | 1 | $749,200,054 |
| 46 | F. Hudson Miller | $732,350,765 | 4 | $183,087,691 |
| 47 | Bryan Bowen | $725,851,355 | 2 | $362,925,678 |
| 48 | Jeremy Gordon | $715,636,596 | 5 | $143,127,319 |
| 49 | Rick Franklin | $698,629,122 | 4 | $174,657,281 |
| 50 | Beth Sterner | $695,426,305 | 3 | $231,808,768 |
| 51 | Niv Adiri | $684,657,731 | 1 | $684,657,731 |
| 52 | Marshall Winn | $681,063,474 | 5 | $136,212,695 |
| 53 | Christopher S. Capp | $677,923,379 | 1 | $677,923,379 |
| 54 | Nils C. Jensen | $676,688,830 | 6 | $112,781,472 |
| 55 | Paul Bruce Richardson | $667,800,000 | 2 | $333,900,000 |
| 56 | Andy Kopetzky | $642,457,592 | 4 | $160,614,398 |
| 57 | Julie Feiner | $638,996,036 | 4 | $159,749,009 |
| 58 | Virginia Cook-McGowan | $625,563,163 | 6 | $104,260,527 |
| 59 | Kevin R.W. Murray | $612,909,104 | 2 | $306,454,552 |
| 60 | Gary Mundheim | $589,349,495 | 3 | $196,449,832 |
| 61 | Peter F. Kurland | $587,790,539 | 1 | $587,790,539 |
| 62 | Piero Mura | $586,570,170 | 4 | $146,642,543 |
| 63 | Eric Lindemann | $585,024,224 | 2 | $292,512,112 |
| 64 | Michael Kamper | $575,650,584 | 2 | $287,825,292 |
| 65 | Peter Zinda | $575,650,584 | 2 | $287,825,292 |
| 66 | Mike Chock | $564,625,282 | 4 | $141,156,321 |
| 67 | Mike Hopkins | $556,906,378 | 1 | $556,906,378 |
| 68 | Julia Evershade | $555,960,247 | 3 | $185,320,082 |
| 69 | Glenn T. Morgan | $553,573,716 | 3 | $184,524,572 |
| 70 | Geoffrey G. Rubay | $549,588,516 | 1 | $549,588,516 |
| 71 | Bonnie Koehler | $549,001,086 | 1 | $549,001,086 |
| 72 | Richard Burrow | $549,001,086 | 1 | $549,001,086 |
| 73 | Tom Sayers | $542,351,353 | 1 | $542,351,353 |
| 74 | Samir Foco | $542,351,353 | 1 | $542,351,353 |
| 75 | Lenny Geschke | $541,779,685 | 3 | $180,593,228 |
| 76 | Charles W. Ritter | $539,439,034 | 5 | $107,887,807 |
| 77 | Midge Costin | $531,850,765 | 3 | $177,283,588 |
| 78 | Kevin A. Zimmerman | $525,898,921 | 4 | $131,474,730 |
| 79 | Doug Jackson | $514,588,258 | 3 | $171,529,419 |
| 80 | Gary Krivacek | $513,182,515 | 3 | $171,060,838 |
| 81 | Kevin Banks | $509,891,984 | 2 | $254,945,992 |
| 82 | Fred Rosenberg | $485,714,570 | 2 | $242,857,285 |
| 83 | Ai-Ling Lee | $471,852,128 | 3 | $157,284,043 |
| 84 | Jimmy Ling | $468,885,852 | 3 | $156,295,284 |
| 85 | Patricio Libenson | $466,565,320 | 3 | $155,521,773 |
| 86 | Randy Kelley | $466,211,463 | 6 | $77,701,911 |
| 87 | Christopher Assells | $456,390,621 | 4 | $114,097,655 |
| 88 | John Kwiatkowski | $452,223,187 | 5 | $90,444,637 |
| 89 | Jeffrey Rosen | $448,381,704 | 2 | $224,190,852 |
| 90 | Steve Mann | $435,951,344 | 5 | $87,190,269 |
| 91 | John O. Wilde | $435,067,474 | 2 | $217,533,737 |
| 92 | Robert Fitzgerald | $432,566,361 | 1 | $432,566,361 |
| 93 | Howard Gindoff | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 94 | Bruce Stubblefield | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 95 | Ed Fassl | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 96 | Linda Moss | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 97 | Wylie Stateman | $422,238,375 | 3 | $140,746,125 |
| 98 | Hal Sanders | $421,445,411 | 2 | $210,722,706 |
| 99 | Elliott L. Koretz | $419,215,407 | 3 | $139,738,469 |
| 100 | Dawn Gough | $416,168,316 | 1 | $416,168,316 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.