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Top People in Technical Roles at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA


See also: Top Domestic Technical Roles - Top International Technical Roles

This list shows the highest grossing technical roles of all people 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.

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Hans Zimmer photo
Hans Zimmer
Best known as a Composer based on credits in that role in 111 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lion King ($1,646,106,779 in 2019), Top Gun: Maverick ($1,468,442,481 in 2022), The Dark Knight Rises ($1,082,228,107 in 2012), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1,066,179,725 in 2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1,045,713,802 in 2011), The Dark Knight ($999,240,028 in 2008), The Lion King ($986,193,783 in 1994), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($960,996,492 in 2007), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($872,395,091 in 2016), Inception ($825,793,570 in 2010)

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Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Spider-Man 3 ($894,860,230 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 in 2017)

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Sarah Halley Finn
Best known as a Casting Director based on credits in that role in 62 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 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 ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), The Jungle Book ($953,535,821 in 2016)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average Role
1 Hans Zimmer $32,968,582,290 109 $302,464,058 Composer
2 Stan Lee $32,657,717,707 51 $640,347,406 Executive Producer
3 Sarah Halley Finn $30,434,565,117 60 $507,242,752 Casting Director
4 Louis D’Esposito $30,055,962,537 35 $858,741,787 Executive Producer
5 Kevin Feige $29,748,525,015 33 $901,470,455 Producer
6 Victoria Alonso $27,456,726,826 28 $980,597,387 Executive Producer
7 Dave Jordan $26,278,252,843 53 $495,816,091 Music Supervisor
8 John Williams $25,908,570,292 77 $336,474,939 Composer
9 Christopher Boyes $24,812,474,036 46 $539,401,609 Re-recording Mixer
10 Tom Johnson $22,434,683,122 53 $423,295,908 Re-recording Mixer
11 Andy Nelson $22,058,381,616 69 $319,686,690 Re-recording Mixer
12 Michael Giacchino $21,865,492,451 44 $496,943,010 Composer
13 Stan Lee $21,007,276,029 23 $913,359,827 Story Creator
14 Christopher Boyes $20,662,470,613 38 $543,749,227 Sound Designer
15 Josh Gold $19,568,998,630 26 $752,653,793 Sound Effects Editor
16 Steve Durkee $19,439,655,467 25 $777,586,219 Music Editor
17 James Newton Howard $19,325,617,414 122 $158,406,700 Composer
18 Alan Silvestri $18,853,853,445 91 $207,185,203 Composer
19 Danny Elfman $17,984,801,935 96 $187,341,687 Composer
20 Michael Semanick $17,686,670,801 52 $340,128,285 Re-recording Mixer
21 John Lasseter $17,664,931,128 28 $630,890,397 Executive Producer
22 Bruce Berman $17,420,022,890 92 $189,348,075 Executive Producer
23 Gary A. Rizzo $16,931,142,475 40 $423,278,562 Re-recording Mixer
24 Steven Spielberg $16,748,702,962 52 $322,090,442 Executive Producer
25 Juan Peralta $16,410,696,754 28 $586,096,313 Re-recording Mixer
26 Randy Thom $15,893,279,948 43 $369,611,162 Sound Designer
27 Brad Semenoff $15,657,915,920 23 $680,778,953 Dialogue Editor
28 Chris Castaldi $15,554,193,537 21 $740,675,883 Assistant Director
29 Jamie Christopher $15,226,339,168 31 $491,172,231 Assistant Director
30 Brian Tyler $14,860,481,200 59 $251,872,563 Composer
31 Lee Gilmore $14,711,110,790 49 $300,226,751 Sound Effects Editor
32 Kevin O'Connell $14,636,123,636 71 $206,142,586 Re-recording Mixer
33 Lora Hirschberg $14,622,453,439 41 $356,645,206 Re-recording Mixer
34 Paul Massey $14,483,130,138 57 $254,090,002 Re-recording Mixer
35 John Powell $14,468,441,738 54 $267,934,106 Composer
36 Jane Jenkins $14,186,141,310 115 $123,357,751 Casting Director
37 Janet Hirshenson $14,138,488,052 109 $129,710,900 Casting Director
38 Shannon Mills $14,093,726,783 17 $829,042,752 Supervising Sound Editor
39 Bob Weinstein $14,091,467,155 210 $67,102,225 Executive Producer
40 James Horner $13,987,800,245 101 $138,493,072 Composer
41 David Heyman $13,943,336,849 24 $580,972,369 Producer
42 Christopher Boyes $13,871,582,210 14 $990,827,301 Supervising Sound Editor
43 Gary Summers $13,800,842,354 36 $383,356,732 Re-recording Mixer
44 Richard Roberts $13,714,787,999 27 $507,955,111 Set Decorator
45 Harvey Weinstein $13,596,214,177 209 $65,053,656 Executive Producer
46 Andy Gill $13,574,094,800 38 $357,213,021 Stunt Coordinator
47 Jeffrey Ford $13,559,686,043 14 $968,549,003 Editor
48 Francine Maisler $13,525,657,732 86 $157,275,090 Casting Director
49 Steve Durkee $13,484,679,427 11 $1,225,879,948 Score Supervisor
50 Robin Buday $13,424,335,411 10 $1,342,433,541 Assistant Editor
51 John Papsidera $13,396,652,385 62 $216,075,038 Casting Director
52 Lars P. Winther $13,381,664,200 32 $418,177,006 Assistant Director
53 Kathleen Kennedy $13,294,778,230 35 $379,850,807 Producer
54 Mitch Bell $12,991,083,988 11 $1,181,007,635 Co-Producer
55 Frank A. Montano $12,827,453,866 52 $246,681,805 Re-recording Mixer
56 Debra Zane $12,744,509,524 45 $283,211,323 Casting Director
57 Randall Wilkins $12,490,847,089 52 $240,208,598 Set Designer
58 Terry Madden $12,372,469,953 31 $399,111,934 Assistant Director
59 Jerry Bruckheimer $12,306,734,982 33 $372,931,363 Producer
60 Igor Meglic $12,263,820,943 38 $322,732,130 Second Unit Camera
61 Jack Kirby $12,232,382,620 14 $873,741,616 Story Creator
62 Kenneth Karman $12,222,503,121 103 $118,665,079 Music Editor
63 Judianna Makovsky $12,175,896,500 24 $507,329,021 Costume Designer
64 Rick Carter $12,103,023,719 21 $576,334,463 Production Designer
65 Nina Gold $12,098,078,463 62 $195,130,298 Casting Director
66 Leslee Feldman $12,065,729,969 30 $402,190,999 Casting Director
67 Christophe Beck $12,026,160,556 74 $162,515,683 Composer
68 Easton Smith $12,017,002,741 36 $333,805,632 Set Designer
69 Brian Stultz $11,985,977,280 10 $1,198,597,728 Art Director
70 Neal H. Moritz $11,980,685,829 44 $272,288,314 Producer
71 Deborah L. Scott $11,980,617,507 22 $544,573,523 Costume Designer
72 Michael Kahn $11,978,697,778 53 $226,013,166 Editor
73 Gary Rydstrom $11,972,979,918 29 $412,861,376 Sound Designer
74 Nashia Wachsman $11,895,195,623 11 $1,081,381,420 Music Editor
75 Neil Corbould $11,811,402,491 32 $369,106,328 Special Effects Supervisor
76 Randy Thom $11,709,013,363 35 $334,543,239 Re-recording Mixer
77 Denise Chamian $11,667,402,732 52 $224,373,129 Casting Director
78 Chris Corbould $11,661,231,041 25 $466,449,242 Special Effects Supervisor
79 Ethan Van der Ryn $11,605,230,652 28 $414,472,523 Supervising Sound Editor
80 Spiro Razatos $11,417,646,044 27 $422,875,779 Second Unit Director
81 Matthew Wood $11,404,781,791 22 $518,399,172 Supervising Sound Editor
82 Greg P. Russell $11,368,917,232 45 $252,642,605 Re-recording Mixer
83 Simon Chase $11,367,943,909 31 $366,707,868 Dialogue Editor
84 Roger Guyett $11,355,784,680 23 $493,729,769 Visual Effects Supervisor
85 Thomas Tull $11,323,538,819 29 $390,466,856 Executive Producer
86 Will Dodds $11,294,525,579 42 $268,917,276 Assistant Director
87 Chad Oman $11,273,398,478 26 $433,592,249 Executive Producer
88 Gwendolyn Yates Whittle $11,266,653,249 17 $662,744,309 Supervising Sound Editor
89 Brett Robinson $11,230,727,181 23 $488,292,486 Assistant Director
90 Josh McLaglen $11,228,833,684 39 $287,918,812 Assistant Director
91 Kevin Reher $11,137,382,083 16 $696,086,380 Casting Director
92 Toby Emmerich $10,948,391,699 62 $176,586,963 Executive Producer
93 Richard Brener $10,911,050,952 71 $153,676,774 Executive Producer
94 Mary Vernieu $10,887,135,467 119 $91,488,533 Casting Director
95 Henry Jackman $10,849,842,539 35 $309,995,501 Composer
96 Frank Marshall $10,815,254,301 37 $292,304,170 Producer
97 Steven Spielberg $10,696,894,028 34 $314,614,530 Director
98 Gary Tomkins $10,689,524,714 14 $763,537,480 Art Director
99 Howard Shore $10,664,867,939 66 $161,588,908 Composer
100 D.M. Hemphill $10,608,388,965 49 $216,497,734 Re-recording Mixer

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Hans Zimmer: Richard Yaussi [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons