Dave Whitehead

Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $3,175,955,267 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #28)
Best-known technical roles: A Minecraft Movie (Sound Designer), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Sound Editor), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Sound Designer), Elysium (Sound Designer), District 9 (Sound Designer)
                                    

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  2. Acting Credits
  3. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesSound Designer9$1,100,526,257$2,075,429,010$3,175,955,267
Sound Editor1$255,119,788$685,203,251$940,323,039
Supervising Sound Editor1$40,412,817$63,016,938$103,429,755

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Apr 4, 2025A Minecraft Movie Sound Designer $423,949,195$531,200,000$955,149,195
Dec 14, 2018Mortal Engines Sound Designer $15,951,040$69,530,864$85,481,904
Mar 6, 2015Chappie Sound Designer $31,569,268$73,432,788$105,002,056
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Sound Editor $255,119,788$685,203,251$940,323,039
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation … Sound Designer $258,241,522$701,116,914$959,358,436
Aug 9, 2013Elysium Sound Designer $93,050,117$193,141,974$286,192,091
Dec 21, 2011The Adventures of Tintin Sound Designer $77,591,831$296,402,120$373,993,951
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones Sound Designer $44,114,232$50,780,216$94,894,448
Aug 14, 2009District 9 Sound Designer $115,646,235$96,807,196$212,453,431
Dec 25, 2007The Water Horse: Legend of … Supervising Sound Ed…
Sound Designer
$40,412,817$63,016,938$103,429,755
 
Averages $135,564,605$276,063,226$411,627,831
Totals 10 $1,355,646,045$2,760,632,261$4,116,278,306