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Top Grossing Supervising Sound Editor at the Domestic Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Supervising Sound Editors based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Matthew Wood
| Best known as a Supervising Sound Editor based on credits in that role in 22 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($936,662,225 in 2015), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($620,181,382 in 2017), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($533,539,991 in 2016), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($515,202,542 in 2019), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($487,574,671 in 1999), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($414,378,291 in 2005), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($310,676,740 in 2002), Star Trek Into Darkness ($228,778,661 in 2013), WALL-E ($223,808,164 in 2008) |
2
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 ($785,221,649 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($684,075,767 in 2022), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423,315,812 in 2006), The Jungle Book ($364,001,123 in 2016), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($309,420,425 in 2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($305,410,819 in 2003) |
3
Shannon Mills
| Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 20 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Moana 2 ($460,405,297 in 2024), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Inside Out ($356,461,711 in 2015), Thor: Ragnarok ($315,058,289 in 2017), The Amazing Spider-Man ($262,717,220 in 2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($241,071,802 in 2011), Doctor Strange ($232,641,920 in 2016) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Wood | $5,411,026,925 | 22 | $245,955,769 |
| 2 | Christopher Boyes | $5,193,283,813 | 15 | $346,218,921 |
| 3 | Shannon Mills | $5,172,248,008 | 18 | $287,347,112 |
| 4 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $4,070,004,787 | 29 | $140,344,993 |
| 5 | Richard King | $3,867,741,564 | 32 | $120,866,924 |
| 6 | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | $3,811,466,711 | 17 | $224,203,924 |
| 7 | Dennis Leonard | $3,781,455,605 | 18 | $210,080,867 |
| 8 | Wylie Stateman | $3,327,131,718 | 39 | $85,311,070 |
| 9 | Tim Chau | $3,250,176,742 | 52 | $62,503,399 |
| 10 | Erik Aadahl | $3,179,009,153 | 23 | $138,217,789 |
| 11 | Daniel Laurie | $3,095,202,793 | 10 | $309,520,279 |
| 12 | Per Hallberg | $2,928,402,604 | 29 | $100,979,400 |
| 13 | George Watters II | $2,862,632,963 | 20 | $143,131,648 |
| 14 | Skip Lievsay | $2,842,657,702 | 30 | $94,755,257 |
| 15 | Alan Robert Murray | $2,829,939,360 | 39 | $72,562,548 |
| 16 | Mark P. Stoeckinger | $2,775,735,009 | 29 | $95,715,000 |
| 17 | Frank Eulner | $2,732,657,404 | 15 | $182,177,160 |
| 18 | John A Larsen | $2,596,528,470 | 18 | $144,251,582 |
| 19 | Ben Burtt | $2,219,089,406 | 8 | $277,386,176 |
| 20 | Richard Hymns | $2,162,080,863 | 22 | $98,276,403 |
| 21 | David Acord | $2,096,928,585 | 5 | $419,385,717 |
| 22 | Andrew DeCristofaro | $1,994,354,069 | 26 | $76,705,926 |
| 23 | James Mather | $1,925,637,336 | 13 | $148,125,949 |
| 24 | Elmo Weber | $1,914,713,831 | 22 | $87,032,447 |
| 25 | Kami Asgar | $1,842,969,902 | 27 | $68,258,145 |
| 26 | Charles L. Campbell | $1,714,562,804 | 18 | $95,253,489 |
| 27 | Karen Baker Landers | $1,702,229,476 | 24 | $70,926,228 |
| 28 | Randy Thom | $1,643,056,456 | 11 | $149,368,769 |
| 29 | Paul N. J. Ottosson | $1,538,905,840 | 12 | $128,242,153 |
| 30 | Will Files | $1,537,380,910 | 12 | $128,115,076 |
| 31 | Geoffrey G. Rubay | $1,522,890,081 | 13 | $117,145,391 |
| 32 | Mark Mangini | $1,511,347,574 | 19 | $79,544,609 |
| 33 | Bub Asman | $1,509,045,664 | 18 | $83,835,870 |
| 34 | Al Nelson | $1,496,677,121 | 8 | $187,084,640 |
| 35 | Dennis Drummond | $1,495,227,743 | 18 | $83,068,208 |
| 36 | Craig Henighan | $1,453,042,999 | 16 | $90,815,187 |
| 37 | Michael Hilkene | $1,447,504,816 | 14 | $103,393,201 |
| 38 | Dane A. Davis | $1,435,416,652 | 19 | $75,548,245 |
| 39 | Mike Wilhoit | $1,379,621,960 | 21 | $65,696,284 |
| 40 | Richard L. Anderson | $1,376,074,332 | 19 | $72,424,965 |
| 41 | Steve Orlando | $1,367,121,651 | 5 | $273,424,330 |
| 42 | Glenn Freemantle | $1,344,156,691 | 23 | $58,441,595 |
| 43 | Paul Urmson | $1,241,533,876 | 22 | $56,433,358 |
| 44 | Oliver Tarney | $1,223,128,222 | 15 | $81,541,881 |
| 45 | Philip Stockton | $1,204,646,299 | 18 | $66,924,794 |
| 46 | Eddy Joseph | $1,203,235,174 | 12 | $100,269,598 |
| 47 | Wayne Pashley | $1,200,495,715 | 9 | $133,388,413 |
| 48 | Sean McCormack | $1,161,237,875 | 24 | $48,384,911 |
| 49 | Scott Hecker | $1,159,846,168 | 9 | $128,871,796 |
| 50 | Ron Bochar | $1,140,996,015 | 19 | $60,052,422 |
| 51 | Michael Silvers | $1,110,375,915 | 9 | $123,375,102 |
| 52 | Jon Johnson | $1,104,327,510 | 39 | $28,316,090 |
| 53 | George Anderson | $1,100,346,707 | 13 | $84,642,054 |
| 54 | Craig Berkey | $1,043,254,020 | 11 | $94,841,275 |
| 55 | Odin Benitez | $1,022,060,960 | 12 | $85,171,747 |
| 56 | Addison Teague | $1,020,295,533 | 5 | $204,059,107 |
| 57 | Becky Sullivan | $1,018,869,646 | 16 | $63,679,353 |
| 58 | Ren Klyce | $985,387,190 | 6 | $164,231,198 |
| 59 | Lon Bender | $983,060,008 | 15 | $65,537,334 |
| 60 | Mildred Iatrou | $970,825,223 | 12 | $80,902,102 |
| 61 | John Leveque | $968,416,725 | 10 | $96,841,673 |
| 62 | Coya Elliott | $928,334,268 | 4 | $232,083,567 |
| 63 | Michael J. Benavente | $898,361,520 | 13 | $69,104,732 |
| 64 | Douglas Murray | $883,101,351 | 6 | $147,183,559 |
| 65 | Steven Ticknor | $855,911,523 | 14 | $61,136,537 |
| 66 | David Evans | $823,420,598 | 8 | $102,927,575 |
| 67 | Eugene Gearty | $821,901,753 | 8 | $102,737,719 |
| 68 | Peter Brown | $804,186,204 | 4 | $201,046,551 |
| 69 | Chic Ciccolini | $796,340,123 | 10 | $79,634,012 |
| 70 | Joe Dzuban | $780,532,599 | 7 | $111,504,657 |
| 71 | Bruce Stambler | $779,444,748 | 10 | $77,944,475 |
| 72 | Louis L. Edemann | $758,066,872 | 11 | $68,915,170 |
| 73 | Gregory King | $757,169,303 | 13 | $58,243,793 |
| 74 | Michael Babcock | $741,831,697 | 12 | $61,819,308 |
| 75 | Tim Nielsen | $736,858,149 | 5 | $147,371,630 |
| 76 | Curt Schulkey | $732,688,001 | 12 | $61,057,333 |
| 77 | Gloria S. Borders | $727,146,910 | 6 | $121,191,152 |
| 78 | Tom Bellfort | $710,656,172 | 6 | $118,442,695 |
| 79 | Donald Sylvester | $708,290,218 | 8 | $88,536,277 |
| 80 | Steve Boeddeker | $706,509,429 | 5 | $141,301,886 |
| 81 | J. Paul Huntsman | $702,838,476 | 10 | $70,283,848 |
| 82 | Brent Burge | $698,231,389 | 6 | $116,371,898 |
| 83 | Bill R. Dean | $697,415,361 | 8 | $87,176,920 |
| 84 | Julian Slater | $689,459,026 | 10 | $68,945,903 |
| 85 | Dick Bernstein | $684,075,767 | 1 | $684,075,767 |
| 86 | Mark Ulano | $674,460,013 | 1 | $674,460,013 |
| 87 | Todd Toon | $663,545,789 | 12 | $55,295,482 |
| 88 | Cecelia Hall | $660,168,858 | 5 | $132,033,772 |
| 89 | Robert L. Sephton | $657,950,825 | 7 | $93,992,975 |
| 90 | Erin Oakley | $641,650,532 | 11 | $58,331,867 |
| 91 | Nancy Nugent Title | $641,420,797 | 6 | $106,903,466 |
| 92 | Gregory Hedgepath | $625,033,928 | 10 | $62,503,393 |
| 93 | Mandell Winter | $622,153,705 | 12 | $51,846,142 |
| 94 | Michael Kirchberger | $615,723,134 | 7 | $87,960,448 |
| 95 | Brian Chumney | $610,516,531 | 6 | $101,752,755 |
| 96 | Larry Blake | $602,408,989 | 10 | $60,240,899 |
| 97 | Michael O'Farrell | $592,193,658 | 12 | $49,349,472 |
| 98 | Perry Robertson | $585,333,078 | 11 | $53,212,098 |
| 99 | Karen M. Baker | $582,392,040 | 5 | $116,478,408 |
| 100 | Elliott L. Koretz | $576,387,070 | 9 | $64,043,008 |
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.