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Top Grossing Sound Effects Editor at the Domestic Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Sound Effects Editors based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Lee Gilmore
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 58 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Deadpool & Wolverine ($636,745,858 in 2024), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($424,668,047 in 2013), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Zootopia ($341,268,248 in 2016), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 ($337,135,885 in 2014), The Amazing Spider-Man ($262,717,220 in 2012), The Hangover Part II ($254,464,305 in 2011), Moana ($248,757,044 in 2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp ($216,648,740 in 2018), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($203,530,343 in 2014) |
2
Josh Gold
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 26 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($684,075,767 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($533,539,991 in 2016), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Minions ($336,045,770 in 2015), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Brave ($237,282,182 in 2012), Doctor Strange ($232,641,920 in 2016) |
3
Dan Hegeman
| Best known as a Sound Effects Editor based on credits in that role in 69 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Skyfall ($304,360,277 in 2012), The Bourne Ultimatum ($227,471,070 in 2007), Hannibal ($165,092,266 in 2001), The Proposal ($163,958,031 in 2009), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ($150,201,498 in 2009), American Gangster ($130,164,645 in 2007), The Bourne Identity ($121,468,960 in 2002), Seabiscuit ($120,277,854 in 2003), Van Helsing ($120,150,546 in 2004), Green Lantern ($116,601,172 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Gilmore | $6,994,665,631 | 58 | $120,597,683 |
| 2 | Josh Gold | $6,871,970,150 | 26 | $264,306,544 |
| 3 | Dan Hegeman | $4,138,815,433 | 69 | $59,982,832 |
| 4 | Steve Orlando | $3,562,622,473 | 15 | $237,508,165 |
| 5 | Teresa Eckton | $3,314,805,481 | 17 | $194,988,558 |
| 6 | Shannon Mills | $3,074,130,904 | 17 | $180,831,230 |
| 7 | Jed Loughran | $3,071,005,128 | 21 | $146,238,339 |
| 8 | Ben Burtt | $2,839,574,452 | 11 | $258,143,132 |
| 9 | Samson Neslund | $2,738,786,590 | 13 | $210,675,892 |
| 10 | Ken Fischer | $2,479,342,720 | 19 | $130,491,722 |
| 11 | Hector Gika | $2,433,526,724 | 37 | $65,770,993 |
| 12 | Bruce Tanis | $2,137,549,279 | 30 | $71,251,643 |
| 13 | Charles Maynes | $1,731,800,142 | 46 | $37,647,829 |
| 14 | Scott Guitteau | $1,556,078,156 | 9 | $172,897,573 |
| 15 | Christopher Assells | $1,549,900,619 | 21 | $73,804,791 |
| 16 | Pascal Garneau | $1,511,745,916 | 10 | $151,174,592 |
| 17 | Steve Mann | $1,474,294,787 | 22 | $67,013,399 |
| 18 | Jason King | $1,464,368,728 | 21 | $69,731,844 |
| 19 | Greg ten Bosch | $1,420,781,286 | 16 | $88,798,830 |
| 20 | Mac Smith | $1,381,875,071 | 9 | $153,541,675 |
| 21 | Adam Kopald | $1,334,051,560 | 20 | $66,702,578 |
| 22 | Matt Cavanaugh | $1,269,925,686 | 19 | $66,838,194 |
| 23 | Ando Johnson | $1,203,488,874 | 13 | $92,576,067 |
| 24 | J.R. Grubbs | $1,177,202,404 | 15 | $78,480,160 |
| 25 | Tim Walston | $1,175,990,791 | 13 | $90,460,830 |
| 26 | Dino DiMuro | $1,171,184,985 | 13 | $90,091,153 |
| 27 | Luke Dunn Gielmuda | $1,171,011,968 | 7 | $167,287,424 |
| 28 | Frank Eulner | $1,134,798,448 | 7 | $162,114,064 |
| 29 | Roland N. Thai | $1,125,250,137 | 9 | $125,027,793 |
| 30 | Benjamin L. Cook | $1,066,729,974 | 10 | $106,672,997 |
| 31 | Jeremy Bowker | $1,041,935,289 | 5 | $208,387,058 |
| 32 | Phil Barrie | $1,037,901,652 | 7 | $148,271,665 |
| 33 | Nia Hansen | $1,019,616,577 | 9 | $113,290,731 |
| 34 | Mark Larry | $1,012,169,694 | 12 | $84,347,475 |
| 35 | Casey Genton | $986,780,664 | 7 | $140,968,666 |
| 36 | Michael Mitchell | $978,202,320 | 8 | $122,275,290 |
| 37 | Jay Wilkinson | $974,150,577 | 13 | $74,934,660 |
| 38 | Randy Kelley | $970,257,423 | 14 | $69,304,102 |
| 39 | Andy Kennedy | $953,516,044 | 5 | $190,703,209 |
| 40 | Randy Torres | $944,713,244 | 9 | $104,968,138 |
| 41 | David Hughes | $917,837,882 | 10 | $91,783,788 |
| 42 | Robert Shoup | $895,636,768 | 10 | $89,563,677 |
| 43 | Ken McGill | $893,405,512 | 5 | $178,681,102 |
| 44 | Jon Borland | $845,614,400 | 3 | $281,871,467 |
| 45 | Tim Holland | $845,174,159 | 5 | $169,034,832 |
| 46 | Wyatt Sprague | $837,318,445 | 20 | $41,865,922 |
| 47 | David Werntz | $832,335,330 | 8 | $104,041,916 |
| 48 | John Joseph Thomas | $820,014,324 | 20 | $41,000,716 |
| 49 | Steve Bissinger | $812,885,208 | 5 | $162,577,042 |
| 50 | Ann Scibelli | $807,194,259 | 9 | $89,688,251 |
| 51 | Dino R. Dimuro | $807,058,757 | 13 | $62,081,443 |
| 52 | Jon Title | $787,156,669 | 10 | $78,715,667 |
| 53 | Doug Jackson | $782,222,424 | 16 | $48,888,902 |
| 54 | Ryan Collins | $781,037,415 | 13 | $60,079,801 |
| 55 | Glenn Hoskinson | $756,592,906 | 9 | $84,065,878 |
| 56 | Matt Yocum | $741,305,087 | 7 | $105,900,727 |
| 57 | Paul Berolzheimer | $723,887,172 | 6 | $120,647,862 |
| 58 | Chris Diebold | $723,075,483 | 10 | $72,307,548 |
| 59 | Jamie Hardt | $713,671,812 | 10 | $71,367,181 |
| 60 | Larry Oatfield | $709,751,226 | 6 | $118,291,871 |
| 61 | Kris Fenske | $703,947,830 | 4 | $175,986,958 |
| 62 | Michael Payne | $702,152,549 | 14 | $50,153,754 |
| 63 | Christopher Scarabosio | $693,385,632 | 5 | $138,677,126 |
| 64 | Samuel C. Crutcher | $690,617,932 | 6 | $115,102,989 |
| 65 | Dan Kenyon | $688,032,433 | 6 | $114,672,072 |
| 66 | Chris Terhune | $685,664,781 | 6 | $114,277,464 |
| 67 | Alan Rankin | $679,000,950 | 8 | $84,875,119 |
| 68 | Donald L. Warner, Jr. | $677,967,684 | 6 | $112,994,614 |
| 69 | Cindy Marty | $658,075,625 | 5 | $131,615,125 |
| 70 | D. Chris Smith | $654,018,053 | 8 | $81,752,257 |
| 71 | Jeff Sawyer | $635,313,886 | 13 | $48,870,299 |
| 72 | Kyrsten Mate | $634,584,453 | 8 | $79,323,057 |
| 73 | Donald Flick | $632,264,651 | 8 | $79,033,081 |
| 74 | Christopher S. Aud | $626,993,030 | 8 | $78,374,129 |
| 75 | Suhail Kafity | $622,994,279 | 9 | $69,221,587 |
| 76 | Ai-Ling Lee | $620,497,327 | 9 | $68,944,147 |
| 77 | Bernard Weiser | $618,801,013 | 9 | $68,755,668 |
| 78 | Peter Staubli | $617,916,723 | 11 | $56,174,248 |
| 79 | Samir Foco | $617,733,410 | 3 | $205,911,137 |
| 80 | David C. Hughes | $608,544,038 | 8 | $76,068,005 |
| 81 | Martin Cantwell | $605,587,641 | 7 | $86,512,520 |
| 82 | Stephen P. Robinson | $602,766,207 | 7 | $86,109,458 |
| 83 | Michael W. Mitchell | $598,976,669 | 11 | $54,452,424 |
| 84 | Kim Secrist | $585,141,830 | 10 | $58,514,183 |
| 85 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $580,330,089 | 6 | $96,721,682 |
| 86 | Gary Krivacek | $562,011,450 | 10 | $56,201,145 |
| 87 | David Grimaldi | $555,929,871 | 5 | $111,185,974 |
| 88 | James Harrison | $538,502,466 | 6 | $89,750,411 |
| 89 | David E. Stone | $532,776,388 | 5 | $106,555,278 |
| 90 | Tony Lamberti | $532,484,634 | 5 | $106,496,927 |
| 91 | Addison Teague | $531,915,195 | 4 | $132,978,799 |
| 92 | Dustin Cawood | $526,737,076 | 3 | $175,579,025 |
| 93 | Jay Nierenberg | $521,283,494 | 4 | $130,320,874 |
| 94 | Larry Zipf | $510,801,978 | 6 | $85,133,663 |
| 95 | Piero Mura | $508,127,176 | 10 | $50,812,718 |
| 96 | Glynna Grimala | $508,071,285 | 2 | $254,035,643 |
| 97 | Melanie Graham | $501,854,646 | 3 | $167,284,882 |
| 98 | Ben Meechan | $494,635,115 | 5 | $98,927,023 |
| 99 | Martin Jacob Lopez | $489,853,334 | 7 | $69,979,048 |
| 100 | Kevin Penney | $484,103,563 | 5 | $96,820,713 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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.