Peter Jackson

Best known as a Producer based on credits in that role in 15 films, with $7,207,085,477 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #16)
Best-known technical roles: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Director), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Screenwriter), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Director), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Producer), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Screenwriter)
Best-known acting roles: Mercenary On Boat (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Man with Piercings (The Frighteners), Bum outside theater (Heavenly Creatures), Undertaker's Assistant (Dead Alive)
Most productive collaborators: Fran Walsh, Ian McKellen, Philippa Boyens, Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood
Born: October 31, 1961 (62 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorCameo4$398,864,334$744,757,812$1,143,622,146
In Technical RolesProducer15$2,362,730,463$4,844,355,014$7,207,085,477
Director15$2,154,450,828$4,383,409,306$6,537,860,134
Screenwriter11$2,151,225,620$4,448,026,435$6,599,252,055

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They Shall Not Grow Old Trailer

December 10th, 2018

Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary plays special engagements in the US on December 17 and 27 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2018 Preview: December

December 1st, 2018

Mary Poppins Returns

November turned out to be a really, really good month. I thought 2018’s lead over 2017 would shrink, potentially by $200 million to $300 million. However, the lead actually managed to grow a little bit, thanks to hits like Ralph Breaks the Internet, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Bohemian Rhapsody. December has an equal number of potential hits, led by Mary Poppins Returns, which some think will top $300 million. Additionally, Spider-man Into the Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Bumblebee, and Holmes and Watson all have a realistic shot at $100 million or more. On the other hand, last December was stronger, at least on top. The Last Jedi earned more than $500 million just during December, which is more than any December release this year will earn in total. It could be more than the top two films earn in total. 2018 will win the in year-over-year competition; however, its lead won’t be as large as it is at the start of the month. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

2014 Preview: December

December 1st, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

November is over and there are not a lot of positive things to say about what happened during the month. There were a couple of films that matched expectations, but there were no breakout hits and a few that missed expectations by wide margins. Granted, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will top $300 million with relative ease, but that's still nearly $100 million lower than some people were predicting. The month ends with 2014 about $300 million behind 2013's pace and there's really no chance to catch up in December. That doesn't mean there are no films that will be worth watching in December. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies should at least earn $200 million, while $300 million is not out of the question. Additionally, there are several films that at least have a shot at $100 million at the box office, but not all will get there. At least this December and last December are on par with each other. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped $250 million while there were three others that topped $100 million. I think we will get the same result this month. Last year there were a lot more wide releases, but many of them bombed. I think this year the lack of competition will help more films reach their potential. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 5th, 2013

November 7th, 2013

It's a big week with several first run releases, some big TV on DVD, releases, and more to deal with. The only one that truly rises to the level of Pick of the Week is Mad Men: Season Six, but the screener arrived late and I hate awarding Pick of the Week to a title when that happens. The only other release I really want to see is White House Down, but that's more guilty pleasure than Pick of the Week. I guess it goes to Mad Men: Season Six on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings:… Mercenary On Boat $379,021,990$742,364,991$1,121,386,981
Jul 19, 1996The Frighteners Man with Piercings $16,553,635$787$16,554,422
Nov 16, 1994Heavenly Creatures Bum outside theater $3,046,086$2,392,034$5,438,120
Feb 12, 1993Dead Alive Undertaker's Assi… $242,623$242,623
 
Averages $99,716,084$248,252,604$285,905,537
Totals 4 $398,864,334$744,757,812$1,143,622,146

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jan 30, 2022The Beatles Get Back: The R… Director $976,712$1,892,125$2,868,837
Dec 31, 2019The Beatles: Get Back Director
Dec 17, 2018They Shall Not Grow Old Director
Producer
$17,956,913$3,021,610$20,978,523
Dec 14, 2018Mortal Engines Screenwriter
Producer
$15,951,040$69,530,864$85,481,904
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$255,119,788$685,203,251$940,323,039
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation … Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$258,241,522$701,116,914$959,358,436
Dec 25, 2012West of Memphis Producer $309,864$97,653$407,517
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$303,003,568$711,934,977$1,014,938,545
Dec 21, 2011The Adventures of Tintin Producer $77,591,831$296,402,120$373,993,951
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$44,114,232$50,780,216$94,894,448
Aug 14, 2009District 9 Producer $115,646,235$96,807,196$212,453,431
Dec 14, 2005King Kong Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$218,080,025$332,437,332$550,517,357
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings: The … Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$379,021,990$742,364,991$1,121,386,981
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings: The … Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$342,548,984$576,599,780$919,148,764
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings: The … Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$315,544,750$575,665,289$891,210,039
Jul 19, 1996The Frighteners Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$16,553,635$787$16,554,422
Nov 16, 1994Heavenly Creatures Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$3,046,086$2,392,034$5,438,120
Feb 12, 1993Dead Alive Director $242,623$242,623
 
Averages $139,055,870$302,890,446$424,129,232
Totals 18 $2,363,949,798$4,846,247,139$7,210,196,937


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 30, 2022The Beatles Get Back: … $391,252181$976,712$2,868,83734.0%
Dec 31, 2019The Beatles: Get Back
Dec 17, 2018They Shall Not Grow Old 1,335$17,956,913$20,978,52385.6%
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… $54,724,3343,875$255,119,788$940,323,03927.1%
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… $73,645,1973,928$258,241,522$959,358,43626.9%
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… $84,617,3034,100$303,003,568$1,014,938,54529.9%
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones $116,6162,638$44,114,232$94,894,44846.5%
Dec 14, 2005King Kong $50,130,1453,627$218,080,025$550,517,35739.6%
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings:… $72,629,7133,703$379,021,990$1,121,386,98133.8%
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings:… $62,007,5283,622$342,548,984$919,148,76437.3%
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings:… $47,211,4903,381$315,544,750$891,210,03935.4%
Jul 19, 1996The Frighteners $5,565,4951,675$16,553,635$16,554,422100.0%
Nov 16, 1994Heavenly Creatures 57$3,046,086$5,438,12056.0%
Feb 12, 1993Dead Alive $242,623$242,623100.0%
 
Averages $45,103,9072,677$165,726,987$502,912,31850.2%
Totals 14 $2,154,450,828$6,537,860,134


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 17, 2018They Shall Not Grow Old 1,335$17,956,913$20,978,52385.6%
Dec 14, 2018Mortal Engines $7,559,8503,103$15,951,040$85,481,90418.7%
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… $54,724,3343,875$255,119,788$940,323,03927.1%
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… $73,645,1973,928$258,241,522$959,358,43626.9%
Dec 25, 2012West of Memphis $13,85640$309,864$407,51776.0%
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… $84,617,3034,100$303,003,568$1,014,938,54529.9%
Dec 21, 2011The Adventures of Tintin $9,720,9933,087$77,591,831$373,993,95120.7%
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones $116,6162,638$44,114,232$94,894,44846.5%
Aug 14, 2009District 9 $37,354,3083,180$115,646,235$212,453,43154.4%
Dec 14, 2005King Kong $50,130,1453,627$218,080,025$550,517,35739.6%
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings:… $72,629,7133,703$379,021,990$1,121,386,98133.8%
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings:… $62,007,5283,622$342,548,984$919,148,76437.3%
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings:… $47,211,4903,381$315,544,750$891,210,03935.4%
Jul 19, 1996The Frighteners $5,565,4951,675$16,553,635$16,554,422100.0%
Nov 16, 1994Heavenly Creatures 57$3,046,086$5,438,12056.0%
 
Averages $38,868,9872,757$157,515,364$480,472,36545.9%
Totals 15 $2,362,730,463$7,207,085,477


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 14, 2018Mortal Engines $7,559,8503,103$15,951,040$85,481,90418.7%
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… $54,724,3343,875$255,119,788$940,323,03927.1%
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… $73,645,1973,928$258,241,522$959,358,43626.9%
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… $84,617,3034,100$303,003,568$1,014,938,54529.9%
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones $116,6162,638$44,114,232$94,894,44846.5%
Dec 14, 2005King Kong $50,130,1453,627$218,080,025$550,517,35739.6%
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings:… $72,629,7133,703$379,021,990$1,121,386,98133.8%
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings:… $62,007,5283,622$342,548,984$919,148,76437.3%
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings:… $47,211,4903,381$315,544,750$891,210,03935.4%
Jul 19, 1996The Frighteners $5,565,4951,675$16,553,635$16,554,422100.0%
Nov 16, 1994Heavenly Creatures 57$3,046,086$5,438,12056.0%
 
Averages $45,820,7673,064$195,565,965$599,932,00541.0%
Totals 11 $2,151,225,620$6,599,252,055