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Top People in Technical Roles at the Domestic Box OfficeBETA


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

This list shows the highest grossing technical roles of all people based on the domestic 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
Best known as a Composer based on credits in that role in 111 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), The Lion King ($543,638,043 in 2019), The Dark Knight ($534,235,491 in 2008), The Dark Knight Rises ($448,139,099 in 2012), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423,315,812 in 2006), The Lion King ($421,785,283 in 1994), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330,360,194 in 2016), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($309,420,425 in 2007), Inception ($292,576,195 in 2010), Man of Steel ($291,045,518 in 2013)

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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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Black Panther ($700,059,566 in 2018), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man ($403,706,375 in 2002), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($390,532,085 in 2019), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017)

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Louis D’Esposito
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 35 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($814,115,070 in 2021), Black Panther ($700,059,566 in 2018), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($453,829,060 in 2022), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($411,331,607 in 2022), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average Role
1 Hans Zimmer $13,193,129,960 108 $122,158,611 Composer
2 Stan Lee $12,753,616,565 51 $250,070,913 Executive Producer
3 Louis D’Esposito $11,972,271,418 35 $342,064,898 Executive Producer
4 John Williams $11,957,493,868 77 $155,292,128 Composer
5 Sarah Halley Finn $11,898,642,635 60 $198,310,711 Casting Director
6 Kevin Feige $11,799,569,158 33 $357,562,702 Producer
7 Victoria Alonso $10,676,039,659 28 $381,287,131 Executive Producer
8 Dave Jordan $10,622,594,643 53 $200,426,314 Music Supervisor
9 Christopher Boyes $8,879,735,581 46 $193,037,730 Re-recording Mixer
10 James Newton Howard $8,837,569,004 121 $73,037,760 Composer
11 Michael Giacchino $8,747,534,330 43 $203,431,031 Composer
12 Tom Johnson $8,562,678,281 53 $161,559,968 Re-recording Mixer
13 Stan Lee $8,472,306,952 23 $368,361,172 Story Creator
14 Danny Elfman $8,414,618,734 96 $87,652,278 Composer
15 Alan Silvestri $8,369,007,797 91 $91,967,119 Composer
16 Andy Nelson $8,119,967,515 69 $117,680,689 Re-recording Mixer
17 Christopher Boyes $7,619,081,363 38 $200,502,141 Sound Designer
18 Bruce Berman $7,606,261,745 92 $82,676,758 Executive Producer
19 Steve Durkee $7,306,567,476 25 $292,262,699 Music Editor
20 Michael Semanick $7,180,495,015 52 $138,086,443 Re-recording Mixer
21 Josh Gold $6,871,699,406 26 $264,296,131 Sound Effects Editor
22 Jane Jenkins $6,836,088,144 115 $59,444,245 Casting Director
23 Bob Weinstein $6,799,926,186 205 $33,170,372 Executive Producer
24 Janet Hirshenson $6,788,505,256 109 $62,279,865 Casting Director
25 John Lasseter $6,723,410,501 28 $240,121,804 Executive Producer
26 Steven Spielberg $6,713,122,114 52 $129,098,502 Executive Producer
27 Gary A. Rizzo $6,674,453,509 40 $166,861,338 Re-recording Mixer
28 Harvey Weinstein $6,652,472,968 204 $32,610,162 Executive Producer
29 Kevin O'Connell $6,598,757,728 71 $92,940,250 Re-recording Mixer
30 James Horner $6,227,658,604 99 $62,905,642 Composer
31 Kenneth Karman $6,209,769,126 103 $60,289,021 Music Editor
32 Kathleen Kennedy $6,192,612,986 35 $176,931,800 Producer
33 Juan Peralta $6,147,031,582 28 $219,536,842 Re-recording Mixer
34 Lee Gilmore $5,839,962,047 48 $121,665,876 Sound Effects Editor
35 Lora Hirschberg $5,809,648,432 41 $141,698,742 Re-recording Mixer
36 Randy Thom $5,791,322,912 43 $134,681,928 Sound Designer
37 John Powell $5,743,611,526 54 $106,363,176 Composer
38 Brad Semenoff $5,693,405,300 23 $247,539,361 Dialogue Editor
39 Paul Massey $5,686,406,042 57 $99,761,510 Re-recording Mixer
40 Chris Castaldi $5,681,636,091 21 $270,554,100 Assistant Director
41 John Debney $5,635,198,208 93 $60,593,529 Composer
42 Francine Maisler $5,555,271,020 84 $66,134,179 Casting Director
43 Mary Vernieu $5,527,593,193 112 $49,353,511 Casting Director
44 Debra Zane $5,454,785,319 45 $121,217,452 Casting Director
45 Jamie Christopher $5,423,771,170 31 $174,960,360 Assistant Director
46 Randall Wilkins $5,413,196,100 52 $104,099,925 Set Designer
47 Christophe Beck $5,407,686,040 73 $74,077,891 Composer
48 Matthew Wood $5,363,889,217 22 $243,813,146 Supervising Sound Editor
49 Gary Summers $5,347,545,198 36 $148,542,922 Re-recording Mixer
50 Lars P. Winther $5,291,086,792 32 $165,346,462 Assistant Director
51 Toby Emmerich $5,157,238,836 62 $83,181,272 Executive Producer
52 John Papsidera $5,156,701,047 61 $84,536,083 Casting Director
53 Michael Kahn $5,154,964,400 53 $97,263,479 Editor
54 Easton Smith $5,144,719,730 36 $142,908,881 Set Designer
55 Gary Rydstrom $5,076,323,249 29 $175,045,629 Sound Designer
56 Andy Gill $5,064,987,704 38 $133,289,150 Stunt Coordinator
57 Richard Brener $5,034,371,564 71 $70,906,642 Executive Producer
58 Jerry Bruckheimer $5,026,211,654 33 $152,309,444 Producer
59 Christopher Boyes $4,992,784,631 14 $356,627,474 Supervising Sound Editor
60 Jack Kirby $4,962,836,079 14 $354,488,291 Story Creator
61 Steve Durkee $4,951,057,511 11 $450,096,137 Score Supervisor
62 Brian Tyler $4,919,567,178 59 $83,382,495 Composer
63 Denise Chamian $4,906,211,850 50 $98,124,237 Casting Director
64 Jeffrey Ford $4,894,313,981 14 $349,593,856 Editor
65 Rick Carter $4,894,155,846 21 $233,055,040 Production Designer
66 Judianna Makovsky $4,878,935,447 23 $212,127,628 Costume Designer
67 Richard Roberts $4,848,428,047 27 $179,571,409 Set Decorator
68 Frank A. Montano $4,807,954,919 52 $92,460,672 Re-recording Mixer
69 Robin Buday $4,752,490,854 10 $475,249,085 Assistant Editor
70 Mitch Bell $4,743,604,084 11 $431,236,735 Co-Producer
71 Roger Guyett $4,743,178,888 23 $206,225,169 Visual Effects Supervisor
72 Igor Meglic $4,718,426,161 38 $124,169,110 Second Unit Camera
73 Thomas Newman $4,712,834,251 82 $57,473,588 Composer
74 Shannon Mills $4,711,156,154 17 $277,126,833 Supervising Sound Editor
75 Thomas Tull $4,674,057,245 29 $161,174,388 Executive Producer
76 David Heyman $4,658,635,413 22 $211,756,155 Producer
77 Steven Spielberg $4,628,674,821 34 $136,137,495 Director
78 Frank Marshall $4,617,592,780 36 $128,266,466 Producer
79 Chris Corbould $4,586,925,363 25 $183,477,015 Special Effects Supervisor
80 D.M. Hemphill $4,553,167,067 49 $92,921,777 Re-recording Mixer
81 Chris Jenkins $4,519,164,256 56 $80,699,362 Re-recording Mixer
82 Leslee Feldman $4,479,805,290 30 $149,326,843 Casting Director
83 Neal H. Moritz $4,471,516,754 44 $101,625,381 Producer
84 Nina Gold $4,419,542,394 59 $74,907,498 Casting Director
85 Kevin Reher $4,416,188,130 16 $276,011,758 Casting Director
86 Ben Burtt $4,415,465,456 16 $275,966,591 Sound Designer
87 Anna Behlmer $4,404,553,351 56 $78,652,738 Re-recording Mixer
88 Neil Corbould $4,400,123,455 32 $137,503,858 Special Effects Supervisor
89 Terry Madden $4,398,435,224 31 $141,885,007 Assistant Director
90 Nashia Wachsman $4,398,418,185 11 $399,856,199 Music Editor
91 Greg P. Russell $4,389,406,077 45 $97,542,357 Re-recording Mixer
92 Chad Oman $4,377,290,068 26 $168,357,310 Executive Producer
93 Randy Thom $4,350,842,873 35 $124,309,796 Re-recording Mixer
94 Howard Shore $4,323,815,922 65 $66,520,245 Composer
95 Rick Kline $4,266,657,139 46 $92,753,416 Re-recording Mixer
96 Charles Roven $4,168,853,929 24 $173,702,247 Producer
97 Josh McLaglen $4,140,002,812 39 $106,153,918 Assistant Director
98 Dan Hegeman $4,138,763,942 68 $60,864,176 Sound Effects Editor
99 Randall Poster $4,134,199,099 88 $46,979,535 Music Supervisor
100 Deborah L. Scott $4,116,885,305 22 $187,131,150 Costume Designer

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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