Ben Burtt

Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $9,068,037,706 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #5)
Best-known technical roles: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (Sound Designer), Black Panther (Sound Editor), Jurassic World (Sound Effects Editor), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (Editor), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (Editor)
Best-known acting roles: WALL-E/M-O (WALL-E)
Most productive collaborators: Andrew Stanton, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Jim Reardon, Lupita Nyong'o
Born: July 12, 1948 (77 years old)
Also credited as: Benjamin A. Burtt, Benny Burtt
                                    

  1. Summary
  2. Acting Credits
  3. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading1$223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025
In Technical RolesSound Designer16$4,428,495,450$4,639,542,256$9,068,037,706
Sound Effects Editor12$3,029,101,563$4,567,875,475$7,596,977,038
Supervising Sound Editor8$2,219,089,406$2,605,676,996$4,824,766,402
Re-recording Mixer5$792,630,573$626,400,281$1,419,030,854
Editor4$1,262,506,079$1,393,960,473$2,656,466,552
Sound Editor2$747,438,656$718,211,198$1,465,649,854
Character Designer1$223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 983 $223,808,164
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,556 $223,808,164
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 978 $308,699,861
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,305 $308,699,861
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 969 $532,508,025
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $532,508,025
Top Grossing Editor at the Domestic Box Office 58 $1,262,506,079
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the Domestic Box Office 98 $792,630,573
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Domestic Box Office 4 $4,428,495,450
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office 7 $747,438,656
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the Domestic Box Office 8 $3,029,101,563
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office 19 $2,219,089,406
Top Grossing Editor at the International Box Office 82 $1,393,960,473
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $626,400,281
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the International Box Office 7 $4,639,542,256
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the International Box Office 13 $718,211,198
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the International Box Office 8 $4,567,575,475
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the International Box Office 25 $2,605,676,996
Top Grossing Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 76 $2,656,466,552
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 110 $1,419,030,854
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Worldwide Box Office 5 $9,068,037,706
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 7 $1,465,649,854
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 8 $7,596,677,038
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $4,824,766,402

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All Acting Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 27, 2008WALL-E WALL-E/M-O $223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025
 
Averages $223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025
Totals 1 $223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 983 $223,808,164
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,161 $223,808,164
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,556 $223,808,164
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 978 $308,699,861
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,085 $308,699,861
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,305 $308,699,861
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 969 $532,508,025
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,106 $532,508,025
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 527 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 507 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 180 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 361 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 394 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 375 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for G Movies 44 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for G Movies 37 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for G Movies 33 $532,508,025
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $223,808,164
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $308,699,861
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $532,508,025

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 27, 2025F1: The Movie Sound Effects Editor $189,527,111$441,900,000$631,427,111
Jun 17, 2022Lightyear Sound Effects Editor $118,307,188$100,570,836$218,878,024
Dec 22, 2021Sing 2 Sound Effects Editor $162,790,990$241,743,598$404,534,588
Jan 17, 2020Dolittle Sound Effects Editor $77,047,065$174,462,229$251,509,294
Jun 7, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 Sound Effects Editor $159,214,420$287,235,488$446,449,908
Jun 22, 2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Sound Effects Editor $417,719,760$890,603,542$1,308,323,302
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther Sound Editor $700,059,566$634,097,516$1,334,157,082
Jun 16, 2017Cars 3 Sound Effects Editor $152,901,115$230,640,254$383,541,369
Mar 10, 2017Kong: Skull Island Sound Effects Editor $168,052,812$402,800,000$570,852,812
Dec 18, 2015Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… Sound Designer $936,662,225$1,119,384,610$2,056,046,835
Nov 25, 2015Creed Supervising Sound Editor $109,767,581$64,400,000$174,167,581
Jun 12, 2015Jurassic World Sound Effects Editor $653,406,625$1,017,657,016$1,671,063,641
Mar 27, 2015Home Sound Effects Editor $177,397,510$208,600,386$385,997,896
May 16, 2013Star Trek Into Darkness Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Ed…		 $228,778,661$238,602,923$467,381,584
Jan 20, 2012Red Tails Editor $49,876,377$489,121$50,365,498
Jun 10, 2011Super 8 Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Ed…		 $127,004,179$130,968,566$257,972,745
Jun 27, 2008WALL-E Sound Designer
Character Designer
Supervising Sound Ed…		 $223,808,164$308,699,861$532,508,025
May 22, 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingd… Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Ed…		 $317,101,119$469,534,294$786,635,413
Dec 23, 2005Munich Sound Designer
Sound Editor		 $47,379,090$84,113,682$131,492,772
May 19, 2005Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … Editor
Supervising Sound Ed…		 $414,378,291$488,513,692$902,891,983
May 16, 2002Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… Editor
Supervising Sound Ed…
Sound Designer		 $310,676,740$346,018,875$656,695,615
May 19, 1999Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Ed…
Editor		 $487,574,671$558,938,785$1,046,513,456
Dec 22, 1989Always Re-recording Mixer
Sound Designer		 $41,843,630$30,300,000$72,143,630
May 24, 1989Indiana Jones and the Last … Re-recording Mixer
Sound Designer		 $197,171,806$277,000,000$474,171,806
May 20, 1988Willow Re-recording Mixer
Sound Designer		 $57,269,863$57,269,863
May 23, 1984Indiana Jones and the Templ… Re-recording Mixer
Sound Designer		 $179,880,271$153,200,000$333,080,271
May 25, 1983Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… Re-recording Mixer
Sound Designer		 $316,465,003$165,900,281$482,365,284
Jun 11, 1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Sound Designer $439,454,989$357,852,418$797,307,407
Jun 12, 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark Sound Designer $225,686,079$141,765,835$367,451,914
May 21, 1980Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Supervising Sound Ef…
Sound Designer		 $291,738,960$257,262,126$549,001,086
May 25, 1977Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope Sound Effects Editor (Special Dialogue) $460,998,007$314,400,000$775,398,007
 
Averages $272,256,125$337,921,864$599,277,284
Totals 31 $8,439,939,868$10,137,655,934$18,577,595,802

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Editor at the Domestic Box Office 58 $1,262,506,079
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the Domestic Box Office 98 $792,630,573
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Domestic Box Office 4 $4,428,495,450
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office 7 $747,438,656
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the Domestic Box Office 8 $3,029,101,563
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office 19 $2,219,089,406
Top Grossing Editor at the International Box Office 82 $1,393,960,473
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $626,400,281
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the International Box Office 7 $4,639,542,256
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the International Box Office 13 $718,211,198
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the International Box Office 8 $4,567,575,475
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the International Box Office 25 $2,605,676,996
Top Grossing Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 76 $2,656,466,552
Top Grossing Re-recording Mixer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 110 $1,419,030,854
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Worldwide Box Office 5 $9,068,037,706
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 7 $1,465,649,854
Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 8 $7,596,677,038
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $4,824,766,402