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Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Domestic Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Sound Editors 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.
1
Jacob Riehle
| Best known as a Sound Editor based on credits in that role in 31 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($352,390,543 in 2011), The Amazing Spider-Man ($262,030,663 in 2012), Big Hero 6 ($222,527,828 in 2014), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($202,853,933 in 2014), Ghost Rider ($115,802,596 in 2007), Public Enemies ($97,104,620 in 2009), The Lone Ranger ($89,302,115 in 2013), The Taking of Pelham 123 ($65,452,312 in 2009), Stomp the Yard ($61,356,221 in 2007) |
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 ($408,992,272 in 2013), The Last of the Mohicans ($75,505,856 in 1992), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ($73,853,467 in 1989), Turner & Hooch ($71,079,915 in 1989), Paycheck ($53,789,313 in 2003), Beethoven's 2nd ($52,636,940 in 1993), Air America ($30,506,847 in 1990), Never Back Down ($24,850,922 in 2008), The First Power ($21,365,321 in 1990), Gone Fishin' ($19,745,922 in 1997) |
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 ($306,169,255 in 1996), Ride Along ($134,202,565 in 2014), Under Siege ($83,563,139 in 1992), 3 Men and a Little Lady ($71,609,321 in 1990), Pitch Perfect ($65,001,093 in 2012), The One ($43,905,746 in 2001), The Siege ($40,934,175 in 1998), Taking Care of Business ($20,005,435 in 1990), Betsy's Wedding ($19,740,070 in 1990), Paradise ($18,634,643 in 1991) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Riehle | $2,408,332,931 | 31 | $77,688,159 |
| 2 | Dan Hegeman | $922,922,628 | 19 | $48,574,875 |
| 3 | Hector Gika | $915,098,117 | 20 | $45,754,906 |
| 4 | Gordon Davidson | $858,529,898 | 6 | $143,088,316 |
| 5 | Larry Carow | $766,760,369 | 10 | $76,676,037 |
| 6 | Ben Burtt | $747,438,656 | 2 | $373,719,328 |
| 7 | Bruce Lacey | $746,326,997 | 6 | $124,387,833 |
| 8 | Steve Boeddeker | $706,323,236 | 2 | $353,161,618 |
| 9 | Victoria Sampson | $657,192,221 | 22 | $29,872,374 |
| 10 | Chuck Neely | $649,596,992 | 10 | $64,959,699 |
| 11 | Warren Hamilton, Jr. | $619,335,034 | 11 | $56,303,185 |
| 12 | Alan Rankin | $596,427,644 | 6 | $99,404,607 |
| 13 | Tim Chau | $584,385,210 | 8 | $73,048,151 |
| 14 | Michael J. Benavente | $582,986,539 | 10 | $58,298,654 |
| 15 | Teresa Eckton | $581,203,667 | 6 | $96,867,278 |
| 16 | Albert Gasser | $580,425,209 | 6 | $96,737,535 |
| 17 | Teri E. Dorman | $574,123,184 | 4 | $143,530,796 |
| 18 | R.J. Palmer | $573,437,263 | 6 | $95,572,877 |
| 19 | Gary Wright | $573,109,000 | 8 | $71,638,625 |
| 20 | Donald J. Malouf | $528,128,556 | 7 | $75,446,937 |
| 21 | Richard Hymns | $519,679,614 | 4 | $129,919,904 |
| 22 | Adam Kopald | $491,275,083 | 4 | $122,818,771 |
| 23 | Frank Howard | $463,213,547 | 4 | $115,803,387 |
| 24 | Robert R. Rutledge | $460,998,007 | 1 | $460,998,007 |
| 25 | Gene Corso | $460,998,007 | 1 | $460,998,007 |
| 26 | David E. Stone | $460,579,012 | 5 | $92,115,802 |
| 27 | Dino DiMuro | $458,644,860 | 5 | $91,728,972 |
| 28 | Paul Carden | $442,237,355 | 6 | $73,706,226 |
| 29 | Colin Mouat | $440,894,953 | 4 | $110,223,738 |
| 30 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $434,393,289 | 3 | $144,797,763 |
| 31 | Albert Ribas | $417,719,760 | 1 | $417,719,760 |
| 32 | Marc Bech | $417,719,760 | 1 | $417,719,760 |
| 33 | Christopher S. Capp | $408,010,692 | 1 | $408,010,692 |
| 34 | Kevin R.W. Murray | $397,173,385 | 2 | $198,586,693 |
| 35 | Paul Bruce Richardson | $388,872,970 | 2 | $194,436,485 |
| 36 | F. Hudson Miller | $383,860,631 | 4 | $95,965,158 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | $380,270,577 | 1 | $380,270,577 |
| 38 | Suhail Kafity | $374,328,234 | 5 | $74,865,647 |
| 39 | Marshall Winn | $370,479,786 | 5 | $74,095,957 |
| 40 | Jeremy Gordon | $366,316,681 | 5 | $73,263,336 |
| 41 | Glenn T. Morgan | $349,747,788 | 3 | $116,582,596 |
| 42 | Scott Wolf | $348,911,237 | 2 | $174,455,619 |
| 43 | Don S. Walden | $346,709,675 | 5 | $69,341,935 |
| 44 | James Christopher | $339,834,423 | 7 | $48,547,775 |
| 45 | Nils C. Jensen | $328,638,167 | 6 | $54,773,028 |
| 46 | Mark Dejczakiwskyj | $325,100,054 | 1 | $325,100,054 |
| 47 | Rick Franklin | $323,880,018 | 4 | $80,970,005 |
| 48 | Bryan Bowen | $321,535,901 | 2 | $160,767,951 |
| 49 | Larry Mann | $318,630,400 | 5 | $63,726,080 |
| 50 | Julia Evershade | $317,266,988 | 3 | $105,755,663 |
| 51 | Tony Lamberti | $316,823,077 | 2 | $158,411,539 |
| 52 | Virginia Cook-McGowan | $304,120,431 | 6 | $50,686,739 |
| 53 | William L. Manger | $303,791,451 | 3 | $101,263,817 |
| 54 | Beth Sterner | $301,214,796 | 3 | $100,404,932 |
| 55 | Richard Burrow | $291,738,960 | 1 | $291,738,960 |
| 56 | Bonnie Koehler | $291,738,960 | 1 | $291,738,960 |
| 57 | John Kwiatkowski | $290,064,060 | 5 | $58,012,812 |
| 58 | Ken Fischer | $289,089,204 | 2 | $144,544,602 |
| 59 | Lenny Geschke | $285,972,164 | 3 | $95,324,055 |
| 60 | Randy Kelley | $276,811,660 | 6 | $46,135,277 |
| 61 | Michael Redbourn | $275,549,982 | 2 | $137,774,991 |
| 62 | Steve Mann | $275,368,824 | 5 | $55,073,765 |
| 63 | Piero Mura | $274,724,997 | 4 | $68,681,249 |
| 64 | Niv Adiri | $274,092,705 | 1 | $274,092,705 |
| 65 | Kevin A. Zimmerman | $271,548,269 | 4 | $67,887,067 |
| 66 | Charles W. Ritter | $269,954,960 | 5 | $53,990,992 |
| 67 | Eric Lindemann | $269,164,131 | 2 | $134,582,066 |
| 68 | Julie Feiner | $269,103,128 | 4 | $67,275,782 |
| 69 | Andy Kopetzky | $265,757,592 | 4 | $66,439,398 |
| 70 | James J Klinger | $265,077,381 | 3 | $88,359,127 |
| 71 | Midge Costin | $263,150,765 | 3 | $87,716,922 |
| 72 | Dave Whitehead | $255,119,788 | 1 | $255,119,788 |
| 73 | Greg Dillon | $251,747,794 | 4 | $62,936,949 |
| 74 | Derek Trigg | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 75 | David Sharpe | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 76 | Paula Connor | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 77 | Lenny Green | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 78 | Pat Gilbert | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 79 | Eddy Joseph | $251,188,924 | 1 | $251,188,924 |
| 80 | Peter F. Kurland | $250,690,539 | 1 | $250,690,539 |
| 81 | Joseph Holsen | $248,583,196 | 2 | $124,291,598 |
| 82 | Donald Flick | $245,808,428 | 5 | $49,161,686 |
| 83 | Lee Gilmore | $245,439,076 | 1 | $245,439,076 |
| 84 | Jim Bullock | $242,604,185 | 1 | $242,604,185 |
| 85 | John Colwell | $242,604,185 | 1 | $242,604,185 |
| 86 | Addison Teague | $241,071,802 | 1 | $241,071,802 |
| 87 | Fred Rosenberg | $240,986,767 | 2 | $120,493,384 |
| 88 | Cindy Marty | $240,299,120 | 3 | $80,099,707 |
| 89 | Michael Kamper | $239,627,360 | 2 | $119,813,680 |
| 90 | Peter Zinda | $239,627,360 | 2 | $119,813,680 |
| 91 | Doug Jackson | $239,098,545 | 3 | $79,699,515 |
| 92 | Neil Burrow | $238,307,659 | 3 | $79,435,886 |
| 93 | Gary Krivacek | $237,692,802 | 3 | $79,230,934 |
| 94 | Mike Chock | $237,419,136 | 4 | $59,354,784 |
| 95 | Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | $233,398,890 | 3 | $77,799,630 |
| 96 | Elliott L. Koretz | $232,410,971 | 3 | $77,470,324 |
| 97 | Jeff Clark | $232,327,427 | 6 | $38,721,238 |
| 98 | Jack Whittaker | $231,423,457 | 3 | $77,141,152 |
| 99 | Jimmy Ling | $228,911,186 | 3 | $76,303,729 |
| 100 | Steve Orlando | $226,583,342 | 5 | $45,316,668 |
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.