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Top Grossing Editor at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Editors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Jeffrey Ford
| Best known as an Editor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,921,206,586 in 2021), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Captain America: The First Avenger ($370,569,776 in 2011), Public Enemies ($212,282,709 in 2009) |
2
Michael Kahn
| Best known as an Editor based on credits in that role in 53 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), The Lost World: Jurassic Park ($618,638,999 in 1997), War of the Worlds ($606,836,535 in 2005), Ready Player One ($579,055,653 in 2018), Twister ($499,230,797 in 1996), Saving Private Ryan ($485,035,085 in 1998), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474,171,806 in 1989), The Adventures of Tintin ($373,993,951 in 2011), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981) |
3
Stephen Rivkin
| Best known as an Editor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1,066,179,725 in 2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($960,996,492 in 2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Alita: Battle Angel ($401,900,040 in 2019), Fantastic Four ($167,849,187 in 2015), Swordfish ($147,080,413 in 2001), Nine Months ($138,486,431 in 1995), Ali ($87,683,966 in 2001) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Ford | $13,500,886,696 | 14 | $964,349,050 |
| 2 | Michael Kahn | $11,995,551,317 | 53 | $226,331,157 |
| 3 | Stephen Rivkin | $9,062,547,566 | 16 | $566,409,223 |
| 4 | David Brenner | $8,971,991,000 | 16 | $560,749,438 |
| 5 | Chris Lebenzon | $8,209,104,654 | 30 | $273,636,822 |
| 6 | Lee Smith | $8,188,592,110 | 21 | $389,932,958 |
| 7 | Matthew Schmidt | $8,186,484,384 | 8 | $1,023,310,548 |
| 8 | Maryann Brandon | $7,530,506,868 | 13 | $579,269,759 |
| 9 | Paul Rubell | $7,424,637,402 | 19 | $390,770,390 |
| 10 | Christian Wagner | $7,411,813,951 | 22 | $336,900,634 |
| 11 | Dan Lebental | $6,900,522,613 | 29 | $237,949,056 |
| 12 | Craig Wood | $6,884,212,123 | 18 | $382,456,229 |
| 13 | Roger Barton | $6,873,885,313 | 14 | $490,991,808 |
| 14 | Mark Day | $6,686,275,821 | 15 | $445,751,721 |
| 15 | John Refoua | $6,157,710,110 | 10 | $615,771,011 |
| 16 | Pietro Scalia | $5,865,220,201 | 28 | $209,472,150 |
| 17 | Leigh Folsom-Boyd | $5,783,321,683 | 6 | $963,886,947 |
| 18 | William Hoy | $5,601,513,512 | 23 | $243,544,066 |
| 19 | William Goldenberg | $5,480,333,507 | 25 | $219,213,340 |
| 20 | Eddie Hamilton | $5,412,072,710 | 13 | $416,313,285 |
| 21 | Bob Ducsay | $5,265,228,417 | 14 | $376,087,744 |
| 22 | James Cameron | $5,243,956,307 | 3 | $1,747,985,436 |
| 23 | Joel Negron | $5,067,082,751 | 13 | $389,775,596 |
| 24 | Mark Helfrich | $4,884,338,315 | 19 | $257,070,438 |
| 25 | Conrad Buff | $4,820,096,573 | 24 | $200,837,357 |
| 26 | Mark Livolsi | $4,710,382,791 | 14 | $336,455,914 |
| 27 | Fred Raskin | $4,569,643,809 | 12 | $380,803,651 |
| 28 | Mark Goldblatt | $4,458,713,646 | 19 | $234,669,139 |
| 29 | Richard Pearson | $4,453,751,077 | 15 | $296,916,738 |
| 30 | Kelly Matsumoto | $4,451,144,001 | 9 | $494,571,556 |
| 31 | Richard Francis-Bruce | $4,183,054,353 | 17 | $246,062,021 |
| 32 | Bob Murawski | $4,156,614,299 | 11 | $377,874,027 |
| 33 | Mary Jo Markey | $4,112,943,290 | 10 | $411,294,329 |
| 34 | Michael Tronick | $4,082,257,661 | 24 | $170,094,069 |
| 35 | Don Zimmerman | $3,937,242,889 | 18 | $218,735,716 |
| 36 | Dean Zimmerman | $3,919,376,435 | 14 | $279,955,460 |
| 37 | Paul Hirsch | $3,850,181,809 | 12 | $320,848,484 |
| 38 | Stephen Schaffer | $3,785,510,633 | 6 | $630,918,439 |
| 39 | Arthur Schmidt | $3,733,994,884 | 13 | $287,230,376 |
| 40 | Gregory Perler | $3,730,186,092 | 8 | $466,273,262 |
| 41 | Peter S. Elliot | $3,714,855,445 | 13 | $285,758,111 |
| 42 | Joel Cox | $3,696,543,698 | 27 | $136,909,026 |
| 43 | Jeff Draheim | $3,677,395,147 | 4 | $919,348,787 |
| 44 | Jabez Olssen | $3,588,077,759 | 7 | $512,582,537 |
| 45 | Stuart Baird | $3,559,645,393 | 15 | $237,309,693 |
| 46 | Dylan Highsmith | $3,520,805,069 | 5 | $704,161,014 |
| 47 | Debra Neil-Fisher | $3,487,861,604 | 13 | $268,297,046 |
| 48 | Claire Dodgson | $3,478,885,713 | 4 | $869,721,428 |
| 49 | John Carnochan | $3,386,124,971 | 8 | $423,265,621 |
| 50 | John Ottman | $3,368,538,817 | 7 | $481,219,831 |
| 51 | Wyatt Smith | $3,323,222,877 | 10 | $332,322,288 |
| 52 | Kevin Stitt | $3,289,656,825 | 16 | $205,603,552 |
| 53 | Ken Schretzmann | $3,281,951,564 | 5 | $656,390,313 |
| 54 | Stephen Mirrione | $3,183,688,504 | 18 | $176,871,584 |
| 55 | Nick Fletcher | $3,158,810,844 | 8 | $394,851,356 |
| 56 | Virginia Katz | $3,145,660,197 | 10 | $314,566,020 |
| 57 | Lisa Lassek | $3,128,895,333 | 6 | $521,482,556 |
| 58 | Martin Walsh | $3,124,272,155 | 13 | $240,328,627 |
| 59 | Elliot Graham | $3,080,907,745 | 7 | $440,129,678 |
| 60 | Kirk Morri | $3,074,698,650 | 8 | $384,337,331 |
| 61 | Jim May | $3,072,055,104 | 11 | $279,277,737 |
| 62 | James Herbert | $2,973,015,906 | 12 | $247,751,326 |
| 63 | Craig Alpert | $2,878,862,478 | 18 | $159,936,804 |
| 64 | Sim Evan-Jones | $2,844,278,593 | 9 | $316,030,955 |
| 65 | Joe Hutshing | $2,839,003,364 | 17 | $167,000,198 |
| 66 | David Ian Salter | $2,838,819,992 | 5 | $567,763,998 |
| 67 | Alan Edward Bell | $2,836,168,233 | 9 | $315,129,804 |
| 68 | Harry Hitner | $2,826,441,276 | 5 | $565,288,255 |
| 69 | Michael P. Shawver | $2,758,345,601 | 7 | $394,049,372 |
| 70 | Mike Hill | $2,729,763,224 | 12 | $227,480,269 |
| 71 | Christopher Rouse | $2,723,290,623 | 10 | $272,329,062 |
| 72 | Dan Hanley | $2,690,941,016 | 12 | $224,245,085 |
| 73 | Greg D'Auria | $2,690,365,843 | 5 | $538,073,169 |
| 74 | Ben Burtt | $2,656,466,552 | 4 | $664,116,638 |
| 75 | John Wright | $2,603,850,740 | 11 | $236,713,704 |
| 76 | Glen Scantlebury | $2,493,609,650 | 11 | $226,691,786 |
| 77 | Jennifer Lame | $2,479,060,128 | 10 | $247,906,013 |
| 78 | Michael McCusker | $2,476,977,323 | 13 | $190,536,717 |
| 79 | Mick Audsley | $2,469,687,411 | 13 | $189,975,955 |
| 80 | Mike Sale | $2,407,581,785 | 13 | $185,198,599 |
| 81 | Gary D. Roach | $2,388,098,079 | 14 | $170,578,434 |
| 82 | Michael Andrews | $2,337,683,976 | 5 | $467,536,795 |
| 83 | Brent White | $2,267,656,123 | 16 | $141,728,508 |
| 84 | Sabrina Plisco | $2,239,284,083 | 10 | $223,928,408 |
| 85 | H. Lee Peterson | $2,214,017,208 | 5 | $442,803,442 |
| 86 | Nancy Richardson | $2,184,552,738 | 14 | $156,039,481 |
| 87 | James Thomas | $2,107,173,546 | 11 | $191,561,231 |
| 88 | Peter Honess | $2,102,910,380 | 12 | $175,242,532 |
| 89 | Axel Geddes | $2,096,183,340 | 2 | $1,048,091,670 |
| 90 | Steven Rosenblum | $2,075,832,526 | 20 | $103,791,626 |
| 91 | Jeff Groth | $2,067,321,496 | 9 | $229,702,388 |
| 92 | Colby Parker, Jr | $2,060,391,974 | 11 | $187,308,361 |
| 93 | Tim Mertens | $2,053,551,069 | 4 | $513,387,767 |
| 94 | Julian Clarke | $2,036,445,521 | 10 | $203,644,552 |
| 95 | Jason Ballantine | $2,035,099,152 | 11 | $185,009,014 |
| 96 | Alan Baumgarten | $2,025,575,665 | 15 | $135,038,378 |
| 97 | Jeremy Milton | $2,023,650,564 | 4 | $505,912,641 |
| 98 | Joe Walker | $2,014,395,239 | 11 | $183,126,840 |
| 99 | Debbie Berman | $2,008,467,197 | 4 | $502,116,799 |
| 100 | John Gilroy | $1,989,389,823 | 10 | $198,938,982 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.