With the kind permission of our friends at movie statistics website www.the-numbers.com we present the 2017 update of their Top 50 Re Recording mixers by worldwide box office.
Movers and Shakers
Andy Nelson moves from Number 2 in 2016 to the top spot in 2017. An industry legend, Andy’s overall box office will have benefitted from the success of La La Land, for which he was also Oscar-nominated.
Tom Johnson gains two places from 5 to 3, helped by the worldwide receipts of Captain America : Civil War.
Kevin O’Connell drops one place from 14 to 15, though we suspect his richly-deserved and long awaited Oscar win for Hacksaw Ridge (after 21 nominations) will provide some solace 🙂
Chris Burdon breaks into the Top 50. A UK-based mixer at the top of his game, Chris’s latest box office stats now feature the impressive numbers from Jason Bourne and Wonder Woman.
Background notes from the compilers:
- 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.
- The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a person has contributed to as a Re-recording Mixer over their careers. This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
So if you’re on the list – and you’re feeling robbed, then be sure to let the folks know at corrections@the-numbers.com. They want to hear from you.
| Position | Name | Movies | Total Box Office | Average |
| 1 | Andy Nelson | 62 | $19,527,638,878 | $314,961,917 |
| 2 | Christopher Boyes | 41 | $19,027,957,024 | $464,096,513 |
| 3 | Tom Johnson | 46 | $13,885,276,646 | $301,853,840 |
| 4 | Michael Semanick | 46 | $13,854,859,119 | $301,192,590 |
| 5 | Paul Massey | 54 | $13,412,786,156 | $248,384,929 |
| 6 | Gary A. Rizzo | 32 | $13,017,099,084 | $406,784,346 |
| 7 | Lora Hirschberg | 36 | $12,866,383,418 | $357,399,539 |
| 8 | Gary Summers | 34 | $11,222,377,441 | $330,069,925 |
| 9 | Randy Thom | 33 | $11,195,110,954 | $339,245,786 |
| 10 | Greg P. Russell | 43 | $11,161,319,414 | $259,565,568 |
| 11 | Anna Behlmer | 54 | $10,036,101,717 | $185,853,736 |
| 12 | Frank A. Montano | 43 | $9,693,955,611 | $225,440,828 |
| 13 | D.M. Hemphill | 46 | $9,512,606,904 | $206,795,802 |
| 14 | Scott Millan | 43 | $9,128,952,551 | $212,301,222 |
| 15 | Kevin O’Connell | 55 | $9,068,755,998 | $164,886,473 |
| 16 | Rick Kline | 46 | $8,637,010,957 | $187,761,108 |
| 17 | Gary Rydstrom | 20 | $8,554,038,593 | $427,701,930 |
| 18 | Chris Jenkins | 53 | $8,553,188,796 | $161,380,921 |
| 19 | Gregg Landaker | 36 | $8,251,742,616 | $229,215,073 |
| 20 | Mike Prestwood Smith | 26 | $7,083,436,264 | $272,439,856 |
| 21 | Ron Bartlett | 39 | $6,977,595,482 | $178,912,705 |
| 22 | Terry Porter | 43 | $6,830,845,474 | $158,856,871 |
| 23 | Michael Minkler | 47 | $6,554,787,584 | $139,463,566 |
| 24 | David Parker | 29 | $6,339,137,159 | $218,590,937 |
| 25 | Skip Lievsay | 29 | $6,325,215,034 | $218,110,863 |
| 26 | Jon Taylor | 25 | $6,109,124,796 | $244,364,992 |
| 27 | Christopher Scarabosio | 13 | $5,926,864,472 | $455,912,652 |
| 28 | Michael Keller | 19 | $5,713,277,950 | $300,698,839 |
| 29 | Jeffrey J. Haboush | 30 | $5,375,263,835 | $179,175,461 |
| 30 | Gregg Rudloff | 31 | $5,291,935,531 | $170,707,598 |
| 31 | Juan Peralta | 15 | $5,253,440,689 | $350,229,379 |
| 32 | Tom Fleischman | 37 | $5,122,154,360 | $138,436,604 |
| 33 | Steve Maslow | 30 | $5,003,065,430 | $166,768,848 |
| 34 | David E. Fluhr | 17 | $4,966,748,588 | $292,161,682 |
| 35 | Shawn Murphy | 15 | $4,943,943,644 | $329,596,243 |
| 36 | Steve Pederson | 42 | $4,787,055,515 | $113,977,512 |
| 37 | John Reitz | 35 | $4,613,617,185 | $131,817,634 |
| 38 | Mark Taylor | 18 | $4,389,975,119 | $243,887,507 |
| 39 | Greg Orloff | 35 | $4,086,017,750 | $116,743,364 |
| 40 | Chris Carpenter | 28 | $3,860,188,022 | $137,863,858 |
| 41 | David Giammarco | 20 | $3,813,247,257 | $190,662,363 |
| 42 | Michael Hedges | 8 | $3,668,962,535 | $458,620,317 |
| 43 | Will Files | 10 | $3,639,466,828 | $363,946,683 |
| 44 | Jim Bolt | 15 | $3,547,636,008 | $236,509,067 |
| 45 | Chris Burdon | 21 | $3,373,466,453 | $160,641,260 |
| 46 | Tom Myers | 10 | $3,096,981,638 | $309,698,164 |
| 47 | Gabriel Guy | 3 | $2,946,285,791 | $982,095,264 |
| 48 | Andy Koyama | 23 | $2,931,694,715 | $127,464,988 |
| 49 | Bob Beemer | 19 | $2,911,665,369 | $153,245,546 |
| 50 | Mel Metcalfe | 20 | $2,834,254,080 | $141,712,704 |
