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Top People in Technical Roles at the International Box OfficeBETA


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

This list shows the highest grossing technical roles of all people based on the international 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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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 ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($806,400,000 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Venom ($642,569,645 in 2018), Black Panther ($636,434,754 in 2018), Spider-Man 3 ($558,329,927 in 2007)

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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: The Lion King ($1,102,468,736 in 2019), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($804,642,000 in 2011), Top Gun: Maverick ($749,709,660 in 2022), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($651,576,067 in 2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($642,863,913 in 2006), The Dark Knight Rises ($634,089,008 in 2012), The Lion King ($564,408,500 in 1994), The Da Vinci Code ($550,284,321 in 2006), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($542,034,897 in 2016), Inception ($533,217,375 in 2010)

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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 ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Iron Man 3 ($806,400,000 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Black Panther ($636,434,754 in 2018), The Jungle Book ($589,534,698 in 2016)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average Role
1 Stan Lee $19,904,101,142 50 $398,082,023 Executive Producer
2 Hans Zimmer $19,787,870,088 90 $219,865,223 Composer
3 Sarah Halley Finn $18,535,922,482 58 $319,584,870 Casting Director
4 Louis D’Esposito $18,083,691,119 35 $516,676,889 Executive Producer
5 Kevin Feige $17,948,955,857 33 $543,907,753 Producer
6 Victoria Alonso $16,780,687,167 28 $599,310,256 Executive Producer
7 Christopher Boyes $15,932,738,455 40 $398,318,461 Re-recording Mixer
8 Dave Jordan $15,655,658,200 52 $301,070,350 Music Supervisor
9 John Williams $13,951,076,424 59 $236,458,922 Composer
10 Andy Nelson $13,938,414,101 66 $211,188,092 Re-recording Mixer
11 Tom Johnson $13,872,004,841 46 $301,565,323 Re-recording Mixer
12 Michael Giacchino $13,117,958,121 42 $312,332,336 Composer
13 Christopher Boyes $13,043,389,250 38 $343,247,086 Sound Designer
14 Josh Gold $12,697,299,224 26 $488,357,662 Sound Effects Editor
15 Stan Lee $12,534,969,077 23 $544,998,656 Story Creator
16 Steve Durkee $12,133,087,991 24 $505,545,333 Music Editor
17 John Lasseter $10,941,520,627 28 $390,768,594 Executive Producer
18 Michael Semanick $10,506,175,786 50 $210,123,516 Re-recording Mixer
19 James Newton Howard $10,488,048,410 85 $123,388,805 Composer
20 Alan Silvestri $10,484,845,648 53 $197,827,276 Composer
21 Juan Peralta $10,263,665,172 27 $380,135,747 Re-recording Mixer
22 Gary A. Rizzo $10,256,688,966 39 $262,992,025 Re-recording Mixer
23 Randy Thom $10,101,957,036 42 $240,522,787 Sound Designer
24 Steven Spielberg $10,035,580,848 36 $278,766,135 Executive Producer
25 Brad Semenoff $9,964,510,620 23 $433,239,592 Dialogue Editor
26 Brian Tyler $9,940,914,022 55 $180,743,891 Composer
27 Chris Castaldi $9,872,557,446 21 $470,121,783 Assistant Director
28 Bruce Berman $9,813,761,145 89 $110,266,979 Executive Producer
29 Jamie Christopher $9,802,567,998 27 $363,058,074 Assistant Director
30 Danny Elfman $9,570,183,201 74 $129,326,800 Composer
31 Shannon Mills $9,382,570,629 17 $551,915,919 Supervising Sound Editor
32 David Heyman $9,284,724,412 23 $403,683,670 Producer
33 Christopher Boyes $8,878,797,579 14 $634,199,827 Supervising Sound Editor
34 Lee Gilmore $8,871,148,743 49 $181,043,852 Sound Effects Editor
35 Richard Roberts $8,866,359,952 25 $354,654,398 Set Decorator
36 Lora Hirschberg $8,812,805,007 39 $225,969,359 Re-recording Mixer
37 Paul Massey $8,796,747,072 51 $172,485,237 Re-recording Mixer
38 John Powell $8,724,830,212 52 $167,785,196 Composer
39 Robin Buday $8,671,844,557 10 $867,184,456 Assistant Editor
40 Jeffrey Ford $8,665,372,062 14 $618,955,147 Editor
41 Steve Durkee $8,533,621,916 11 $775,783,811 Score Supervisor
42 Andy Gill $8,509,107,096 36 $236,364,086 Stunt Coordinator
43 Gary Summers $8,453,297,156 35 $241,522,776 Re-recording Mixer
44 Mitch Bell $8,247,479,904 11 $749,770,900 Co-Producer
45 John Papsidera $8,239,951,338 61 $135,081,169 Casting Director
46 Brian Stultz $8,110,178,412 10 $811,017,841 Art Director
47 Lars P. Winther $8,090,577,408 32 $252,830,544 Assistant Director
48 Kevin O'Connell $8,037,365,908 66 $121,778,271 Re-recording Mixer
49 Frank A. Montano $8,019,498,947 50 $160,389,979 Re-recording Mixer
50 Francine Maisler $7,976,404,545 84 $94,957,197 Casting Director
51 Terry Madden $7,974,034,729 31 $257,226,927 Assistant Director
52 Deborah L. Scott $7,863,732,202 21 $374,463,438 Costume Designer
53 Spiro Razatos $7,798,830,111 27 $288,845,560 Second Unit Director
54 James Horner $7,760,141,641 52 $149,233,493 Composer
55 Nina Gold $7,679,026,464 62 $123,855,266 Casting Director
56 Ethan Van der Ryn $7,596,925,462 28 $271,318,767 Supervising Sound Editor
57 Leslee Feldman $7,585,924,679 30 $252,864,156 Casting Director
58 Will Dodds $7,576,652,052 42 $180,396,477 Assistant Director
59 Brett Robinson $7,560,680,479 23 $328,725,238 Assistant Director
60 Igor Meglic $7,545,394,782 35 $215,582,708 Second Unit Camera
61 Neal H. Moritz $7,509,169,075 43 $174,631,839 Producer
62 Nashia Wachsman $7,496,777,438 11 $681,525,222 Music Editor
63 Gwendolyn Yates Whittle $7,456,286,538 17 $438,605,090 Supervising Sound Editor
64 Neil Corbould $7,411,279,036 32 $231,602,470 Special Effects Supervisor
65 Randy Thom $7,358,170,490 34 $216,416,779 Re-recording Mixer
66 Jane Jenkins $7,350,053,166 64 $114,844,581 Casting Director
67 Janet Hirshenson $7,349,982,796 63 $116,666,394 Casting Director
68 Judianna Makovsky $7,296,961,053 21 $347,474,336 Costume Designer
69 Bob Weinstein $7,291,540,969 150 $48,610,273 Executive Producer
70 Debra Zane $7,289,724,205 42 $173,564,862 Casting Director
71 Simon Chase $7,289,606,996 31 $235,148,613 Dialogue Editor
72 Jerry Bruckheimer $7,280,523,328 33 $220,621,919 Producer
73 Jack Kirby $7,269,546,541 14 $519,253,324 Story Creator
74 Stuart Craig $7,252,078,696 15 $483,471,913 Production Designer
75 Rick Carter $7,208,867,873 21 $343,279,423 Production Designer
76 Kathleen Kennedy $7,102,165,244 26 $273,160,202 Producer
77 Josh McLaglen $7,088,830,872 28 $253,172,531 Assistant Director
78 Randall Wilkins $7,077,650,989 45 $157,281,133 Set Designer
79 Chris Corbould $7,074,305,678 21 $336,871,699 Special Effects Supervisor
80 Joe Letteri $6,998,594,141 13 $538,353,395 Visual Effects Supervisor
81 Greg P. Russell $6,979,511,155 39 $178,961,824 Re-recording Mixer
82 Harvey Weinstein $6,943,741,209 149 $46,602,290 Executive Producer
83 Gary Rydstrom $6,896,656,669 26 $265,256,026 Sound Designer
84 Chad Oman $6,896,108,410 26 $265,234,939 Executive Producer
85 Henry Jackman $6,882,900,368 33 $208,572,738 Composer
86 Easton Smith $6,872,283,011 32 $214,758,844 Set Designer
87 Charles Wood $6,860,287,280 13 $527,714,406 Production Designer
88 Michael Kahn $6,823,733,378 39 $174,967,523 Editor
89 Jany Temime $6,795,147,892 19 $357,639,363 Costume Designer
90 Gary Tomkins $6,775,163,105 14 $483,940,222 Art Director
91 Denise Chamian $6,761,953,121 50 $135,239,062 Casting Director
92 Kevin Reher $6,721,193,953 16 $420,074,622 Casting Director
93 Thomas Tull $6,655,499,407 29 $229,499,980 Executive Producer
94 Bria Kinter $6,633,307,860 15 $442,220,524 Set Designer
95 Christophe Beck $6,618,474,516 71 $93,217,951 Composer
96 Roger Guyett $6,612,605,792 22 $300,572,991 Visual Effects Supervisor
97 Kelly Port $6,534,255,651 16 $408,390,978 Visual Effects Supervisor
98 Dennis Leonard $6,490,925,154 18 $360,606,953 Supervising Sound Editor
99 James Cameron $6,455,635,025 10 $645,563,503 Screenwriter
100 Jacob Riehle $6,412,977,101 18 $356,276,506 Dialogue Editor

The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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

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

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