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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.
1
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) |
2
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 ($1,889,869,781 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) |
3
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 ($1,889,869,781 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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Zimmer | $20,109,076,826 | 90 | $223,434,187 | Composer |
| 2 | Stan Lee | $19,863,431,638 | 50 | $397,268,633 | Executive Producer |
| 3 | Sarah Halley Finn | $18,864,163,483 | 59 | $319,731,584 | Casting Director |
| 4 | Louis D’Esposito | $18,043,021,615 | 35 | $515,514,903 | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Kevin Feige | $17,908,286,353 | 33 | $542,675,344 | Producer |
| 6 | Victoria Alonso | $16,740,017,663 | 28 | $597,857,774 | Executive Producer |
| 7 | Christopher Boyes | $15,932,738,455 | 40 | $398,318,461 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 8 | Dave Jordan | $15,614,988,696 | 52 | $300,288,244 | Music Supervisor |
| 9 | John Williams | $13,953,463,337 | 59 | $236,499,379 | Composer |
| 10 | Andy Nelson | $13,938,414,101 | 66 | $211,188,092 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 11 | Tom Johnson | $13,831,335,337 | 46 | $300,681,203 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 12 | Michael Giacchino | $13,117,845,472 | 42 | $312,329,654 | Composer |
| 13 | Christopher Boyes | $13,043,276,601 | 38 | $343,244,121 | Sound Designer |
| 14 | Josh Gold | $12,656,629,720 | 26 | $486,793,451 | Sound Effects Editor |
| 15 | Stan Lee | $12,494,299,573 | 23 | $543,230,416 | Story Creator |
| 16 | Steve Durkee | $12,092,418,487 | 24 | $503,850,770 | Music Editor |
| 17 | John Lasseter | $10,941,077,974 | 28 | $390,752,785 | Executive Producer |
| 18 | Michael Semanick | $10,506,143,540 | 50 | $210,122,871 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 19 | James Newton Howard | $10,496,597,674 | 85 | $123,489,384 | Composer |
| 20 | Alan Silvestri | $10,444,176,144 | 53 | $197,059,927 | Composer |
| 21 | Gary A. Rizzo | $10,265,115,430 | 39 | $263,208,088 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 22 | Juan Peralta | $10,223,811,043 | 27 | $378,659,668 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 23 | Randy Thom | $10,101,957,129 | 42 | $240,522,789 | Sound Designer |
| 24 | Steven Spielberg | $10,037,981,929 | 36 | $278,832,831 | Executive Producer |
| 25 | Brian Tyler | $9,954,656,448 | 56 | $177,761,722 | Composer |
| 26 | Brad Semenoff | $9,923,934,636 | 23 | $431,475,419 | Dialogue Editor |
| 27 | Chris Castaldi | $9,831,887,942 | 21 | $468,185,140 | 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 | $9,341,979,341 | 17 | $549,528,197 | Supervising Sound Editor |
| 32 | David Heyman | $9,269,163,864 | 23 | $403,007,125 | Producer |
| 33 | Christopher Boyes | $8,878,797,579 | 14 | $634,199,827 | Supervising Sound Editor |
| 34 | Lee Gilmore | $8,871,356,623 | 49 | $181,048,094 | Sound Effects Editor |
| 35 | Richard Roberts | $8,865,296,062 | 25 | $354,611,842 | Set Decorator |
| 36 | Lora Hirschberg | $8,821,254,075 | 39 | $226,186,002 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 37 | Paul Massey | $8,810,012,348 | 51 | $172,745,340 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 38 | John Powell | $8,724,830,305 | 52 | $167,785,198 | Composer |
| 39 | Robin Buday | $8,631,175,053 | 10 | $863,117,505 | Assistant Editor |
| 40 | Jeffrey Ford | $8,624,702,558 | 14 | $616,050,183 | Editor |
| 41 | Andy Gill | $8,509,106,654 | 36 | $236,364,074 | Stunt Coordinator |
| 42 | Steve Durkee | $8,492,952,412 | 11 | $772,086,583 | Score Supervisor |
| 43 | Gary Summers | $8,453,297,156 | 35 | $241,522,776 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 44 | John Papsidera | $8,248,356,548 | 61 | $135,218,960 | Casting Director |
| 45 | Mitch Bell | $8,206,810,400 | 11 | $746,073,673 | Co-Producer |
| 46 | Francine Maisler | $8,137,013,911 | 86 | $94,616,441 | Casting Director |
| 47 | Lars P. Winther | $8,090,577,408 | 32 | $252,830,544 | Assistant Director |
| 48 | Brian Stultz | $8,069,508,908 | 10 | $806,950,891 | Art Director |
| 49 | Kevin O'Connell | $8,037,365,908 | 66 | $121,778,271 | Re-recording Mixer |
| 50 | Frank A. Montano | $8,019,132,034 | 50 | $160,382,641 | 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 | $7,798,829,669 | 27 | $288,845,543 | Second Unit Director |
| 54 | James Horner | $7,760,141,641 | 52 | $149,233,493 | Composer |
| 55 | Nina Gold | $7,706,512,433 | 63 | $122,325,594 | Casting Director |
| 56 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $7,610,990,661 | 28 | $271,821,095 | Supervising Sound Editor |
| 57 | Leslee Feldman | $7,599,989,737 | 30 | $253,332,991 | Casting Director |
| 58 | Will Dodds | $7,576,652,052 | 42 | $180,396,477 | Assistant Director |
| 59 | Nashia Wachsman | $7,571,313,961 | 12 | $630,942,830 | Music Editor |
| 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 | $7,509,147,611 | 43 | $174,631,340 | 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 | $7,350,057,316 | 64 | $114,844,646 | Casting Director |
| 67 | Janet Hirshenson | $7,349,986,946 | 63 | $116,666,459 | Casting Director |
| 68 | Bob Weinstein | $7,291,205,294 | 150 | $48,608,035 | Executive Producer |
| 69 | Debra Zane | $7,289,724,205 | 42 | $173,564,862 | Casting Director |
| 70 | Simon Chase | $7,286,755,795 | 31 | $235,056,639 | Dialogue Editor |
| 71 | Jerry Bruckheimer | $7,282,063,222 | 34 | $214,178,330 | Producer |
| 72 | Judianna Makovsky | $7,256,277,381 | 21 | $345,537,018 | Costume Designer |
| 73 | Stuart Craig | $7,240,804,194 | 15 | $482,720,280 | Production Designer |
| 74 | Jack Kirby | $7,228,877,037 | 14 | $516,348,360 | Story Creator |
| 75 | Rick Carter | $7,208,867,873 | 21 | $343,279,423 | Production Designer |
| 76 | Kathleen Kennedy | $7,104,566,325 | 26 | $273,252,551 | Producer |
| 77 | Josh McLaglen | $7,088,830,872 | 28 | $253,172,531 | Assistant Director |
| 78 | Chris Corbould | $7,082,754,746 | 21 | $337,274,036 | Special Effects Supervisor |
| 79 | Randall Wilkins | $7,077,650,989 | 45 | $157,281,133 | Set Designer |
| 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 | $6,865,172,422 | 32 | $214,536,638 | Set Designer |
| 87 | Michael Kahn | $6,823,733,378 | 39 | $174,967,523 | Editor |
| 88 | Charles Wood | $6,819,617,776 | 13 | $524,585,983 | Production Designer |
| 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 | $6,759,541,429 | 50 | $135,190,829 | Casting Director |
| 92 | Thomas Tull | $6,724,277,676 | 29 | $231,871,644 | Executive Producer |
| 93 | Kevin Reher | $6,721,128,634 | 16 | $420,070,540 | Casting Director |
| 94 | Christophe Beck | $6,618,144,512 | 71 | $93,213,303 | Composer |
| 95 | Roger Guyett | $6,612,591,624 | 22 | $300,572,347 | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 96 | Bria Kinter | $6,592,638,356 | 15 | $439,509,224 | Set Designer |
| 97 | Kelly Port | $6,493,586,147 | 16 | $405,849,134 | 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 | James Cameron | $6,371,048,841 | 9 | $707,894,316 | Producer |
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
