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Dave Whitehead

Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $2,136,332,587 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #30)
Best-known technical roles: 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), The Adventures of Tintin (Sound Designer)
Most productive collaborators: Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp, Andy Serkis, Sharlto Copley

  1. Summary
  2. Acting Credits
  3. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesSound Designer7$660,751,355$1,475,581,232$2,136,332,587
Sound Editor1$255,119,788$700,000,000$955,119,788
Supervising Sound Editor1$40,412,817$63,016,938$103,429,755

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Domestic Box Office 38 $660,751,355
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 386 $40,412,817
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the International Box Office 24 $1,475,581,232
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $63,016,938
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $2,136,332,587
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $955,119,788
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $103,429,755

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


All Technical Credits


Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
3/4/2015 Chappie Sound Designer $31,569,268 $73,432,788 $105,002,056
12/10/2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the F… Sound Editor $255,119,788 $700,000,000 $955,119,788
12/13/2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of S… Sound Designer $258,366,855 $702,000,000 $960,366,855
8/9/2013 Elysium Sound Designer $93,050,117 $193,141,974 $286,192,091
10/28/2011 The Adventures of Tintin Sound Designer $77,591,831 $296,402,120 $373,993,951
12/11/2009 The Lovely Bones Sound Designer $44,114,232 $50,780,216 $94,894,448
8/14/2009 District 9 Sound Designer $115,646,235 $96,807,196 $212,453,431
12/25/2007 The Water Horse: Legend of the … Supervising Sound Ed…,
Sound Designer 		$40,412,817 $63,016,938 $103,429,755
Movies: 8Totals:$915,871,143$2,175,581,232$3,091,452,375
  Averages:$114,483,893$271,947,654$386,431,547



Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Domestic Box Office 38 $660,751,355
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 386 $40,412,817
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the International Box Office 24 $1,475,581,232
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $63,016,938
Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $2,136,332,587
Top Grossing Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $955,119,788
Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $103,429,755


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