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Top Grossing Sound Designer at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Sound Designers based on the worldwide 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
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 ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), Titanic ($2,223,048,786 in 1997), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), 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), Coco ($796,397,165 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003) |
2
Randy Thom
| Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 43 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Shrek 2 ($933,848,612 in 2004), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,923,981 in 2005), Ice Age: Continental Drift ($879,765,137 in 2012), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($876,145,955 in 2002), Forrest Gump ($679,835,137 in 1994), Ice Age: The Meltdown ($651,899,282 in 2006), Ratatouille ($626,549,695 in 2007), How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($614,586,270 in 2014), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($599,680,774 in 2008) |
3
Gary Rydstrom
| Best known as a Sound Designer based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($2,056,046,835 in 2015), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Finding Nemo ($936,094,852 in 2003), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($694,713,230 in 2011), Ready Player One ($583,490,172 in 2018), Monsters, Inc. ($560,483,536 in 2001), Brave ($554,606,532 in 2012), Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($515,344,899 in 1991), Toy Story 2 ($511,358,276 in 1999), Wreck-It Ralph ($496,511,521 in 2012) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Boyes | $21,078,435,604 | 39 | $540,472,708 |
| 2 | Randy Thom | $15,943,062,946 | 43 | $370,768,906 |
| 3 | Gary Rydstrom | $11,968,681,823 | 29 | $412,713,166 |
| 4 | Shannon Mills | $9,938,894,729 | 20 | $496,944,736 |
| 5 | Ben Burtt | $9,068,037,706 | 16 | $566,752,357 |
| 6 | Richard King | $8,947,198,522 | 26 | $344,123,020 |
| 7 | Nia Hansen | $8,403,611,464 | 9 | $933,734,607 |
| 8 | Ethan Van der Ryn | $6,752,161,745 | 17 | $397,185,985 |
| 9 | Erik Aadahl | $6,682,871,725 | 20 | $334,143,586 |
| 10 | Harry Cohen | $5,646,814,798 | 20 | $282,340,740 |
| 11 | Tim Chau | $5,473,247,582 | 53 | $103,268,822 |
| 12 | Al Nelson | $4,943,899,244 | 10 | $494,389,924 |
| 13 | Glenn Freemantle | $4,715,582,029 | 25 | $188,623,281 |
| 14 | Peter Brown | $4,683,424,328 | 8 | $585,428,041 |
| 15 | Ren Klyce | $4,660,703,708 | 11 | $423,700,337 |
| 16 | Steve Boeddeker | $4,536,471,845 | 17 | $266,851,285 |
| 17 | Tom Myers | $4,414,240,366 | 13 | $339,556,951 |
| 18 | Will Files | $4,218,824,170 | 12 | $351,568,681 |
| 19 | Stephen P. Robinson | $4,187,807,156 | 7 | $598,258,165 |
| 20 | Craig Berkey | $4,029,086,655 | 16 | $251,817,916 |
| 21 | Ann Scibelli | $3,877,769,278 | 16 | $242,360,580 |
| 22 | Paul N. J. Ottosson | $3,778,547,300 | 14 | $269,896,236 |
| 23 | Cameron Frankley | $3,731,808,597 | 16 | $233,238,037 |
| 24 | Jason W. Jennings | $3,556,968,965 | 9 | $395,218,774 |
| 25 | Pete Horner | $3,549,103,755 | 6 | $591,517,293 |
| 26 | David Farmer | $3,452,374,776 | 8 | $431,546,847 |
| 27 | Craig Henighan | $3,215,287,529 | 11 | $292,298,866 |
| 28 | Dave Whitehead | $3,175,955,267 | 9 | $352,883,919 |
| 29 | Dane A. Davis | $2,863,534,191 | 17 | $168,443,188 |
| 30 | Lee Gilmore | $2,848,945,388 | 8 | $356,118,174 |
| 31 | Eliot Connors | $2,771,486,353 | 4 | $692,871,588 |
| 32 | Jeremy Peirson | $2,671,850,790 | 8 | $333,981,349 |
| 33 | Tim Nielsen | $2,666,873,881 | 5 | $533,374,776 |
| 34 | Jon Title | $2,568,394,245 | 13 | $197,568,788 |
| 35 | Charles Maynes | $2,557,715,670 | 22 | $116,259,803 |
| 36 | Odin Benitez | $2,340,025,342 | 6 | $390,004,224 |
| 37 | Chuck Michael | $2,324,514,061 | 6 | $387,419,010 |
| 38 | Alan Rankin | $2,210,413,336 | 11 | $200,946,667 |
| 39 | Michael Fentum | $2,146,347,373 | 6 | $357,724,562 |
| 40 | Tim Walston | $2,035,928,419 | 15 | $135,728,561 |
| 41 | Tony Lamberti | $2,028,909,927 | 6 | $338,151,655 |
| 42 | Wayne Pashley | $2,022,001,236 | 6 | $337,000,206 |
| 43 | John Pospisil | $2,006,323,627 | 6 | $334,387,271 |
| 44 | Mark Mangini | $1,987,104,755 | 10 | $198,710,476 |
| 45 | Brandon Jones | $1,970,528,674 | 10 | $197,052,867 |
| 46 | Lon Bender | $1,949,746,796 | 13 | $149,980,523 |
| 47 | David Acord | $1,916,562,726 | 5 | $383,312,545 |
| 48 | Richard Beggs | $1,909,189,445 | 12 | $159,099,120 |
| 49 | James Boyle | $1,838,783,225 | 3 | $612,927,742 |
| 50 | Luke Gibleon | $1,837,116,558 | 4 | $459,279,140 |
| 51 | Oliver Tarney | $1,805,479,667 | 6 | $300,913,278 |
| 52 | John Marquis | $1,778,360,611 | 6 | $296,393,435 |
| 53 | Steven Ticknor | $1,771,668,286 | 7 | $253,095,469 |
| 54 | Ai-Ling Lee | $1,749,964,166 | 5 | $349,992,833 |
| 55 | Joe Dzuban | $1,731,720,679 | 4 | $432,930,170 |
| 56 | Peter Staubli | $1,722,802,045 | 7 | $246,114,578 |
| 57 | Warren Hendriks | $1,708,448,294 | 3 | $569,482,765 |
| 58 | Daniel Pagan | $1,692,554,935 | 4 | $423,138,734 |
| 59 | Tom Sayers | $1,567,098,314 | 5 | $313,419,663 |
| 60 | Scott Hecker | $1,559,971,811 | 3 | $519,990,604 |
| 61 | Christopher Scarabosio | $1,549,224,719 | 9 | $172,136,080 |
| 62 | Oriol Tarrago | $1,537,642,547 | 8 | $192,205,318 |
| 63 | Tom Ozanich | $1,504,935,000 | 9 | $167,215,000 |
| 64 | Bill R. Dean | $1,500,687,398 | 8 | $187,585,925 |
| 65 | Stephen Hunter Flick | $1,463,623,871 | 4 | $365,905,968 |
| 66 | Erick Ocampo | $1,443,531,949 | 5 | $288,706,390 |
| 67 | Chris Terhune | $1,376,396,439 | 5 | $275,279,288 |
| 68 | Eric A. Norris | $1,356,849,268 | 5 | $271,369,854 |
| 69 | David C. Hughes | $1,288,921,831 | 2 | $644,460,916 |
| 70 | Chris Diebold | $1,288,299,318 | 3 | $429,433,106 |
| 71 | Leslie Shatz | $1,246,206,949 | 14 | $89,014,782 |
| 72 | Elliott L. Koretz | $1,215,300,337 | 8 | $151,912,542 |
| 73 | Karen Triest | $1,209,132,250 | 7 | $172,733,179 |
| 74 | Michael Babcock | $1,186,081,540 | 10 | $118,608,154 |
| 75 | Niv Adiri | $1,173,280,636 | 2 | $586,640,318 |
| 76 | Eugene Gearty | $1,154,031,317 | 9 | $128,225,702 |
| 77 | Jimmy Boyle | $1,140,848,749 | 5 | $228,169,750 |
| 78 | Andy Sisul | $1,132,298,674 | 1 | $1,132,298,674 |
| 79 | Scott Martin Gershin | $1,017,760,197 | 8 | $127,220,025 |
| 80 | Michael Payne | $1,004,196,140 | 6 | $167,366,023 |
| 81 | Andy Kennedy | $1,003,896,027 | 4 | $250,974,007 |
| 82 | Josh Gold | $1,003,596,001 | 3 | $334,532,000 |
| 83 | Stephen Robinson | $989,323,731 | 2 | $494,661,866 |
| 84 | Jon Johnson | $981,027,798 | 7 | $140,146,828 |
| 85 | Ken McGill | $942,544,364 | 3 | $314,181,455 |
| 86 | Matthew Collinge | $937,415,002 | 7 | $133,916,429 |
| 87 | Bruce Stambler | $901,197,848 | 4 | $225,299,462 |
| 88 | Ben Barker | $898,256,589 | 3 | $299,418,863 |
| 89 | Paula Fairfield | $886,568,774 | 9 | $98,507,642 |
| 90 | Robert Stambler | $881,468,144 | 2 | $440,734,072 |
| 91 | Aaron Glascock | $869,869,783 | 8 | $108,733,723 |
| 92 | Robert L. Sephton | $855,753,837 | 7 | $122,250,548 |
| 93 | Yann Delpuech | $835,752,592 | 3 | $278,584,197 |
| 94 | Samson Neslund | $835,669,760 | 2 | $417,834,880 |
| 95 | Martin Hernandez | $831,871,901 | 5 | $166,374,380 |
| 96 | Susan Dudeck | $822,652,467 | 1 | $822,652,467 |
| 97 | Martin Cantwell | $808,232,252 | 4 | $202,058,063 |
| 98 | Paul Hackner | $807,099,506 | 3 | $269,033,169 |
| 99 | Wayne Lemmer | $781,947,691 | 1 | $781,947,691 |
| 100 | Peter Kurland | $775,541,113 | 2 | $387,770,557 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.