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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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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 ($746,858,459 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 ($533,210,699 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 ($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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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 Hans Zimmer $20,031,662,162 90 $222,574,024 Composer
2 Stan Lee $19,904,101,142 50 $398,082,023 Executive Producer
3 Sarah Halley Finn $18,850,158,633 59 $319,494,214 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 $13,950,908,936 59 $236,456,084 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 $10,941,190,623 28 $390,756,808 Executive Producer
18 Michael Semanick $10,506,175,786 50 $210,123,516 Re-recording Mixer
19 James Newton Howard $10,488,141,930 85 $123,389,905 Composer
20 Alan Silvestri $10,484,845,648 53 $197,827,276 Composer
21 Juan Peralta $10,262,374,817 27 $380,087,956 Re-recording Mixer
22 Gary A. Rizzo $10,256,659,593 39 $262,991,272 Re-recording Mixer
23 Randy Thom $10,101,957,036 42 $240,522,787 Sound Designer
24 Steven Spielberg $10,035,427,528 36 $278,761,876 Executive Producer
25 Brad Semenoff $9,964,604,140 23 $433,243,658 Dialogue Editor
26 Brian Tyler $9,944,711,114 56 $177,584,127 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 $9,791,293,496 27 $362,640,500 Assistant Director
30 Danny Elfman $9,570,183,201 74 $129,326,800 Composer
31 Shannon Mills $9,382,664,149 17 $551,921,421 Supervising Sound Editor
32 David Heyman $9,269,504,462 23 $403,021,933 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 $8,865,668,040 25 $354,626,722 Set Decorator
36 Lora Hirschberg $8,812,798,331 39 $225,969,188 Re-recording Mixer
37 Paul Massey $8,793,654,078 51 $172,424,590 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 $8,239,900,804 61 $135,080,341 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 Francine Maisler $8,064,844,487 85 $94,880,523 Casting Director
49 Kevin O'Connell $8,037,365,908 66 $121,778,271 Re-recording Mixer
50 Frank A. Montano $8,019,498,947 50 $160,389,979 Re-recording Mixer
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 $7,690,016,867 63 $122,063,760 Casting Director
56 Nashia Wachsman $7,611,983,465 12 $634,331,955 Music Editor
57 Ethan Van der Ryn $7,596,925,603 28 $271,318,772 Supervising Sound Editor
58 Leslee Feldman $7,585,924,679 30 $252,864,156 Casting Director
59 Will Dodds $7,576,652,052 42 $180,396,477 Assistant Director
60 Brett Robinson $7,560,680,479 23 $328,725,238 Assistant Director
61 Igor Meglic $7,545,394,782 35 $215,582,708 Second Unit Camera
62 Neal H. Moritz $7,509,147,202 43 $174,631,330 Producer
63 Gwendolyn Yates Whittle $7,456,286,538 17 $438,605,090 Supervising Sound Editor
64 Neil Corbould $7,411,157,033 32 $231,598,657 Special Effects Supervisor
65 Randy Thom $7,358,170,490 34 $216,416,779 Re-recording Mixer
66 Jane Jenkins $7,350,044,262 64 $114,844,442 Casting Director
67 Janet Hirshenson $7,349,973,892 63 $116,666,252 Casting Director
68 Judianna Makovsky $7,296,946,885 21 $347,473,661 Costume Designer
69 Bob Weinstein $7,291,205,294 150 $48,608,035 Executive Producer
70 Debra Zane $7,289,724,205 42 $173,564,862 Casting Director
71 Simon Chase $7,286,755,795 31 $235,056,639 Dialogue Editor
72 Jerry Bruckheimer $7,277,672,127 33 $220,535,519 Producer
73 Jack Kirby $7,269,546,541 14 $519,253,324 Story Creator
74 Stuart Craig $7,240,804,194 15 $482,720,280 Production Designer
75 Rick Carter $7,208,867,873 21 $343,279,423 Production Designer
76 Kathleen Kennedy $7,102,011,924 26 $273,154,305 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 $7,074,299,002 21 $336,871,381 Special Effects Supervisor
80 Joe Letteri $6,998,594,141 13 $538,353,395 Visual Effects Supervisor
81 Greg P. Russell $6,979,483,485 39 $178,961,115 Re-recording Mixer
82 Harvey Weinstein $6,943,405,534 149 $46,600,037 Executive Producer
83 Gary Rydstrom $6,896,656,669 26 $265,256,026 Sound Designer
84 Chad Oman $6,893,257,209 26 $265,125,277 Executive Producer
85 Henry Jackman $6,882,900,368 33 $208,572,738 Composer
86 Easton Smith $6,862,949,116 32 $214,467,160 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 $6,783,887,558 19 $357,046,714 Costume Designer
90 Gary Tomkins $6,763,902,771 14 $483,135,912 Art Director
91 Denise Chamian $6,759,390,502 50 $135,187,810 Casting Director
92 Kevin Reher $6,721,227,333 16 $420,076,708 Casting Director
93 Thomas Tull $6,715,065,079 29 $231,553,968 Executive Producer
94 Bria Kinter $6,633,307,860 15 $442,220,524 Set Designer
95 Christophe Beck $6,618,144,512 71 $93,213,303 Composer
96 Roger Guyett $6,612,591,624 22 $300,572,347 Visual Effects Supervisor
97 Kelly Port $6,534,255,651 16 $408,390,978 Visual Effects Supervisor
98 Dennis Leonard $6,490,925,321 18 $360,606,962 Supervising Sound Editor
99 James Cameron $6,455,635,025 10 $645,563,503 Screenwriter
100 Jacob Riehle $6,411,840,066 18 $356,213,337 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

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