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Top Grossing Sound Designer at the International Box OfficeBETA


See also: Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Directors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Screenwriters - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Sound Designers

This list shows the highest grossing Sound Designers 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.

  1
Christopher Boyes
Best known as a Re-recording Mixer based on credits in that role in 47 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,636,174,514 in 2022), Titanic ($1,548,588,773 in 1997), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), 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), Coco ($585,937,150 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Armageddon ($353,021,818 in 1998)

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Randy Thom
Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 43 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Ice Age: Continental Drift ($718,443,294 in 2012), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($690,113,112 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,564,723 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($594,776,557 in 2005), Shrek 2 ($494,027,731 in 2004), Ice Age: The Meltdown ($456,568,661 in 2006), How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($437,583,346 in 2014), Ratatouille ($420,104,041 in 2007), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($419,505,894 in 2008), The Croods ($385,900,000 in 2013)

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Gary Rydstrom
Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($1,119,384,610 in 2015), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Finding Nemo ($555,565,482 in 2003), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Ready Player One ($445,800,000 in 2018), Brave ($317,324,350 in 2012), Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($311,880,794 in 1991), Wreck-It Ralph ($307,098,844 in 2012), Monsters, Inc. ($270,334,111 in 2001), Saving Private Ryan ($268,700,000 in 1998)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Christopher Boyes $13,258,854,240 39 $339,970,622
2 Randy Thom $10,100,940,714 43 $234,905,598
3 Gary Rydstrom $6,887,819,425 29 $237,511,015
4 Shannon Mills $6,275,672,608 20 $313,783,630
5 Nia Hansen $5,528,858,632 9 $614,317,626
6 Richard King $5,347,425,045 26 $205,670,194
7 Ben Burtt $4,639,542,256 16 $289,971,391
8 Ethan Van der Ryn $4,468,940,039 17 $262,878,826
9 Erik Aadahl $4,352,946,994 20 $217,647,350
10 Harry Cohen $3,741,502,593 20 $187,075,130
11 Glenn Freemantle $3,299,314,330 25 $131,972,573
12 Peter Brown $3,278,609,673 8 $409,826,209
13 Al Nelson $3,185,772,274 10 $318,577,227
14 Stephen P. Robinson $3,092,958,997 7 $441,851,285
15 Will Files $2,855,098,930 12 $237,924,911
16 Tom Myers $2,688,915,248 13 $206,839,634
17 Steve Boeddeker $2,637,071,530 17 $155,121,855
18 Ren Klyce $2,574,633,000 11 $234,057,545
19 Ann Scibelli $2,523,532,648 16 $157,720,791
20 Craig Berkey $2,383,276,632 16 $148,954,790
21 Paul N. J. Ottosson $2,379,875,276 14 $169,991,091
22 Pete Horner $2,308,860,558 6 $384,810,093
23 David Farmer $2,274,020,821 8 $284,252,603
24 Cameron Frankley $2,255,412,960 16 $140,963,310
25 Jason W. Jennings $2,215,170,471 9 $246,130,052
26 Tim Chau $2,166,302,773 53 $40,873,637
27 Dave Whitehead $2,070,659,818 9 $230,073,313
28 Eliot Connors $1,987,085,111 4 $496,771,278
29 Tim Nielsen $1,881,135,373 5 $376,227,075
30 Lee Gilmore $1,818,530,644 8 $227,316,331
31 Craig Henighan $1,711,035,595 11 $155,548,690
32 Jon Title $1,709,052,428 13 $131,465,571
33 Dane A. Davis $1,704,010,071 17 $100,235,887
34 Odin Benitez $1,464,966,755 6 $244,161,126
35 Jeremy Peirson $1,445,249,696 8 $180,656,212
36 Charles Maynes $1,420,528,293 22 $64,569,468
37 Chuck Michael $1,415,452,630 6 $235,908,772
38 Alan Rankin $1,350,423,026 11 $122,765,730
39 James Boyle $1,307,989,189 3 $435,996,396
40 Michael Fentum $1,279,170,724 6 $213,195,121
41 Mark Mangini $1,236,744,095 10 $123,674,410
42 Brandon Jones $1,227,189,862 10 $122,718,986
43 Luke Gibleon $1,224,287,295 4 $306,071,824
44 Peter Staubli $1,199,717,133 7 $171,388,162
45 Tony Lamberti $1,175,621,031 6 $195,936,839
46 John Pospisil $1,169,583,937 6 $194,930,656
47 Oliver Tarney $1,160,968,887 6 $193,494,815
48 Tim Walston $1,145,083,209 15 $76,338,881
49 John Marquis $1,136,946,664 6 $189,491,111
50 Daniel Pagan $1,125,706,219 4 $281,426,555
51 Tom Sayers $1,105,581,687 5 $221,116,337
52 Oriol Tarrago $1,093,820,953 8 $136,727,619
53 Joe Dzuban $1,089,713,104 4 $272,428,276
54 David Acord $1,079,443,018 5 $215,888,604
55 Steven Ticknor $1,070,105,281 7 $152,872,183
56 Ai-Ling Lee $1,065,134,881 5 $213,026,976
57 Richard Beggs $1,055,808,287 12 $87,984,024
58 Wayne Pashley $1,042,007,726 6 $173,667,954
59 Warren Hendriks $1,015,454,628 3 $338,484,876
60 Christopher Scarabosio $970,482,704 9 $107,831,412
61 Bill R. Dean $927,594,982 8 $115,949,373
62 Lon Bender $926,919,270 13 $71,301,482
63 Scott Hecker $918,988,897 3 $306,329,632
64 David C. Hughes $842,202,544 2 $421,101,272
65 Erick Ocampo $819,365,412 5 $163,873,082
66 Chris Diebold $803,734,469 3 $267,911,490
67 Niv Adiri $799,945,774 2 $399,972,887
68 Stephen Hunter Flick $795,392,999 4 $198,848,250
69 Eric A. Norris $750,773,666 5 $150,154,733
70 Eugene Gearty $746,226,871 9 $82,914,097
71 Andy Sisul $740,936,182 1 $740,936,182
72 Karen Triest $714,973,483 7 $102,139,069
73 Tom Ozanich $696,302,021 9 $77,366,891
74 Leslie Shatz $677,018,893 14 $48,358,492
75 Chris Terhune $676,293,660 5 $135,258,732
76 Andy Kennedy $671,195,565 4 $167,798,891
77 Elliott L. Koretz $647,572,343 8 $80,946,543
78 Robert Stambler $646,904,706 2 $323,452,353
79 Ben Barker $637,438,374 3 $212,479,458
80 Matthew Collinge $637,239,897 7 $91,034,271
81 Josh Gold $625,845,173 3 $208,615,058
82 Stephen Robinson $624,228,141 2 $312,114,071
83 Jimmy Boyle $620,138,291 5 $124,027,658
84 Jon Johnson $599,925,988 7 $85,703,713
85 Scott Martin Gershin $586,264,945 8 $73,283,118
86 Peter Kurland $561,192,631 2 $280,596,316
87 Paula Fairfield $560,315,668 9 $62,257,296
88 Martin Hernandez $550,108,443 5 $110,021,689
89 Michael Babcock $549,518,761 10 $54,951,876
90 Anne Scibelli $546,354,123 1 $546,354,123
91 Martin Cantwell $542,162,044 4 $135,540,511
92 Michael Payne $531,057,473 6 $88,509,579
93 Ken McGill $523,141,212 3 $174,380,404
94 Robert L. Sephton $500,702,722 7 $71,528,960
95 Theo Green $484,721,814 2 $242,360,907
96 Yann Delpuech $484,574,983 3 $161,524,994
97 Aaron Glascock $459,443,848 8 $57,430,481
98 Samson Neslund $453,323,928 2 $226,661,964
99 Paul Hackner $447,413,549 3 $149,137,850
100 Doobie White $428,056,498 2 $214,028,249

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.