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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 ($647,263,005 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
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), The Last of the Mohicans ($75,505,856 in 1992), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ($73,872,288 in 1989), 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) |
3
Hector Gika
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 37 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Independence Day ($817,400,878 in 1996), Under Siege ($156,563,139 in 1992), Ride Along ($153,733,800 in 2014), The Siege ($116,625,798 in 1998), Pitch Perfect ($116,044,347 in 2012), The One ($72,689,126 in 2001), 3 Men and a Little Lady ($71,609,321 in 1990), Safe ($41,495,213 in 2012), Jennifer's Body ($31,943,401 in 2009), Taking Care of Business ($20,005,435 in 1990) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Riehle | $6,017,133,684 | 31 | $194,101,087 |
| 2 | Dan Hegeman | $1,828,840,289 | 19 | $96,254,752 |
| 3 | Hector Gika | $1,723,481,577 | 20 | $86,174,079 |
| 4 | Gordon Davidson | $1,562,648,898 | 6 | $260,441,483 |
| 5 | Larry Carow | $1,558,591,853 | 10 | $155,859,185 |
| 6 | Ben Burtt | $1,465,649,854 | 2 | $732,824,927 |
| 7 | Adam Kopald | $1,410,141,160 | 4 | $352,535,290 |
| 8 | Bruce Lacey | $1,406,093,398 | 6 | $234,348,900 |
| 9 | Steve Boeddeker | $1,344,543,896 | 2 | $672,271,948 |
| 10 | Chuck Neely | $1,333,027,784 | 10 | $133,302,778 |
| 11 | Marc Bech | $1,308,323,302 | 1 | $1,308,323,302 |
| 12 | Albert Ribas | $1,308,323,302 | 1 | $1,308,323,302 |
| 13 | Richard Hymns | $1,257,063,456 | 4 | $314,265,864 |
| 14 | Donald J. Malouf | $1,205,989,224 | 7 | $172,284,175 |
| 15 | Gary Wright | $1,153,647,042 | 8 | $144,205,880 |
| 16 | Alan Rankin | $1,135,593,244 | 6 | $189,265,541 |
| 17 | Albert Gasser | $1,129,252,280 | 6 | $188,208,713 |
| 18 | Lee Gilmore | $1,104,054,072 | 1 | $1,104,054,072 |
| 19 | Ken Fischer | $1,093,731,204 | 2 | $546,865,602 |
| 20 | Teri E. Dorman | $1,086,355,965 | 4 | $271,588,991 |
| 21 | R.J. Palmer | $1,057,765,439 | 6 | $176,294,240 |
| 22 | Paul Carden | $1,056,651,477 | 6 | $176,108,580 |
| 23 | Tim Chau | $1,051,664,430 | 8 | $131,458,054 |
| 24 | Addison Teague | $1,045,713,802 | 1 | $1,045,713,802 |
| 25 | Victoria Sampson | $1,013,769,063 | 22 | $46,080,412 |
| 26 | Scott Wolf | $948,976,261 | 2 | $474,488,131 |
| 27 | David E. Stone | $948,418,808 | 5 | $189,683,762 |
| 28 | Dave Whitehead | $940,323,039 | 1 | $940,323,039 |
| 29 | Michael J. Benavente | $936,090,264 | 10 | $93,609,026 |
| 30 | Teresa Eckton | $930,969,086 | 6 | $155,161,514 |
| 31 | Colin Mouat | $889,474,259 | 4 | $222,368,565 |
| 32 | John Warhurst | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
| 33 | Nina Hartstone | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
| 34 | Frank Howard | $865,696,940 | 4 | $216,424,235 |
| 35 | Tom Myers | $848,998,877 | 1 | $848,998,877 |
| 36 | Dino DiMuro | $790,701,513 | 5 | $158,140,303 |
| 37 | Robert R. Rutledge | $775,398,007 | 1 | $775,398,007 |
| 38 | Gene Corso | $775,398,007 | 1 | $775,398,007 |
| 39 | Larry Mann | $773,349,400 | 5 | $154,669,880 |
| 40 | Tony Lamberti | $768,201,704 | 2 | $384,100,852 |
| 41 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $764,581,452 | 3 | $254,860,484 |
| 42 | Suhail Kafity | $757,239,808 | 5 | $151,447,962 |
| 43 | Mark Dejczakiwskyj | $745,744,980 | 1 | $745,744,980 |
| 44 | Warren Hamilton, Jr. | $742,815,598 | 11 | $67,528,691 |
| 45 | F. Hudson Miller | $732,350,765 | 4 | $183,087,691 |
| 46 | Bryan Bowen | $725,851,355 | 2 | $362,925,678 |
| 47 | Jeremy Gordon | $715,636,596 | 5 | $143,127,319 |
| 48 | Rick Franklin | $698,629,122 | 4 | $174,657,281 |
| 49 | Beth Sterner | $695,426,305 | 3 | $231,808,768 |
| 50 | Niv Adiri | $684,657,731 | 1 | $684,657,731 |
| 51 | Marshall Winn | $681,073,045 | 5 | $136,214,609 |
| 52 | Christopher S. Capp | $677,923,379 | 1 | $677,923,379 |
| 53 | Nils C. Jensen | $676,688,830 | 6 | $112,781,472 |
| 54 | Paul Bruce Richardson | $667,800,000 | 2 | $333,900,000 |
| 55 | Andy Kopetzky | $642,457,592 | 4 | $160,614,398 |
| 56 | Julie Feiner | $638,996,036 | 4 | $159,749,009 |
| 57 | Virginia Cook-McGowan | $625,572,734 | 6 | $104,262,122 |
| 58 | Kevin R.W. Murray | $612,609,104 | 2 | $306,304,552 |
| 59 | Gary Mundheim | $589,349,495 | 3 | $196,449,832 |
| 60 | Peter F. Kurland | $587,790,539 | 1 | $587,790,539 |
| 61 | Piero Mura | $586,570,170 | 4 | $146,642,543 |
| 62 | Eric Lindemann | $585,024,224 | 2 | $292,512,112 |
| 63 | Michael Kamper | $575,650,584 | 2 | $287,825,292 |
| 64 | Peter Zinda | $575,650,584 | 2 | $287,825,292 |
| 65 | Mike Chock | $564,625,282 | 4 | $141,156,321 |
| 66 | Julia Evershade | $555,960,247 | 3 | $185,320,082 |
| 67 | Glenn T. Morgan | $553,575,519 | 3 | $184,525,173 |
| 68 | Mike Hopkins | $550,517,357 | 1 | $550,517,357 |
| 69 | Geoffrey G. Rubay | $549,588,516 | 1 | $549,588,516 |
| 70 | Richard Burrow | $549,001,086 | 1 | $549,001,086 |
| 71 | Bonnie Koehler | $549,001,086 | 1 | $549,001,086 |
| 72 | Tom Sayers | $542,351,353 | 1 | $542,351,353 |
| 73 | Samir Foco | $542,351,353 | 1 | $542,351,353 |
| 74 | Lenny Geschke | $541,779,685 | 3 | $180,593,228 |
| 75 | Charles W. Ritter | $538,669,391 | 5 | $107,733,878 |
| 76 | Midge Costin | $531,850,765 | 3 | $177,283,588 |
| 77 | Kevin A. Zimmerman | $526,461,473 | 4 | $131,615,368 |
| 78 | Doug Jackson | $514,588,258 | 3 | $171,529,419 |
| 79 | Gary Krivacek | $513,182,515 | 3 | $171,060,838 |
| 80 | Kevin Banks | $509,891,984 | 2 | $254,945,992 |
| 81 | Fred Rosenberg | $485,714,570 | 2 | $242,857,285 |
| 82 | Ai-Ling Lee | $471,852,128 | 3 | $157,284,043 |
| 83 | Jimmy Ling | $468,885,751 | 3 | $156,295,250 |
| 84 | Patricio Libenson | $466,565,320 | 3 | $155,521,773 |
| 85 | Randy Kelley | $466,211,463 | 6 | $77,701,911 |
| 86 | Christopher Assells | $456,390,621 | 4 | $114,097,655 |
| 87 | John Kwiatkowski | $452,223,187 | 5 | $90,444,637 |
| 88 | Jeffrey Rosen | $448,381,704 | 2 | $224,190,852 |
| 89 | Steve Mann | $435,951,344 | 5 | $87,190,269 |
| 90 | John O. Wilde | $435,067,474 | 2 | $217,533,737 |
| 91 | Robert Fitzgerald | $432,566,361 | 1 | $432,566,361 |
| 92 | Howard Gindoff | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 93 | Bruce Stubblefield | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 94 | Ed Fassl | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 95 | Linda Moss | $424,208,805 | 1 | $424,208,805 |
| 96 | Wylie Stateman | $422,238,375 | 3 | $140,746,125 |
| 97 | Hal Sanders | $421,445,411 | 2 | $210,722,706 |
| 98 | Elliott L. Koretz | $419,215,407 | 3 | $139,738,469 |
| 99 | Dawn Gough | $416,168,316 | 1 | $416,168,316 |
| 100 | Pernell L. Salinas | $413,257,171 | 2 | $206,628,586 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.