The Simpsons (1989)

The Frighteners (1996)

Summary: After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing th...

Release Date: July 19, 1996

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, WingNut Films

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Fox Network, HBO Max, MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 16,759,216

International: $ 12,600,000

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Summary: A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Release Date: December 19, 2001

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 2 h 58 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company, Marzano Films

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, The WB Television Network, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 93,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,372,078

International: $ 568,823,044

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Summary: Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Release Date: December 17, 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 3 h 21 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, MGM Worldwide Television, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 381,878,219

International: $ 756,389,318

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Summary: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 13, 2013

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Embracer Group, HBO Max, HBO Zone, KVH Media Group, New Line Home Video, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), TNT

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 225,000,000

Domestic: $ 258,387,334

International: $ 700,691,761

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Summary: Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Release Date: December 17, 2014

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG

Production: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), WingNut Films, 3Foot7

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, KVH Media Group

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 255,138,261

International: $ 707,115,685

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Summary: An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.

Release Date: April 20, 2007

Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery

Director: Edgar Wright

Writers: Edgar Wright

, Simon Pegg

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Distributor: Rogue Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United Kingdom, France

Language: English

Franchise: Three Flavours Cornetto

Movie budget: $ 8,000,000

Domestic: $ 23,637,265

International: $ 56,943,756

Forgotten Silver (1995)

Summary: The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

Release Date: October 03, 1997

Genre: Comedy

Directors: Costa Botes

, Peter Jackson

Writers: Peter Jackson

, Costa Botes

Runtime: 0 h 53 min

MPAA: G

Production: New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, WingNut Films

Distributor: Zeitgeist Films, First Run Features, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 650,000

Domestic: $ 26,459

King Kong (2005)

Summary: A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Release Date: December 14, 2005

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 3 h 07 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Universal Pictures, WingNut Films, Big Primate Pictures, MFPV Film

Distributor: Universal Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, New Zealand, Germany

Language: English

Franchise: King Kong

Movie budget: $ 207,000,000

Domestic: $ 218,080,025

International: $ 338,826,353

Dead Alive (1992)

Summary: A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.

Release Date: February 12, 1993

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Stephen Sinclair

, Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: R

Production: Filmax, WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon/NFU, NN Film P

Distributor: Trimark Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Trimark Home Video, Vidmark Entertainment

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 242,623

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Summary: Two teenage girls share a unique bond: their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Release Date: October 14, 1994

Genres: Drama, Crime, Biography

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: WingNut Films, Fontana Productions, New Zealand Film Commission

Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video

Countries: New Zealand, Germany

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,049,135

International: $ 815

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Summary: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Release Date: December 18, 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 2 h 59 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 345,518,923

International: $ 592,724,004

The Lovely Bones (2009)

Summary: Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Release Date: January 15, 2010

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 15 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Dreamworks Pictures, Film4, WingNut Films, Key Creatives, Film Four

Distributor: Home Box Office (HBO), Paramount Home Entertainment, Trifecta Entertainment and Media

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 65,000,000

Domestic: $ 44,114,232

International: $ 49,507,108

West of Memphis (2012)

Summary: An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

Release Date: November 22, 2012

Genres: Crime, Documentary

Director: Amy Berg

Writers: Amy Berg

, Billy McMillin

Runtime: 2 h 27 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Disarming Films, WingNut Films

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics, Tubi TV

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 310,154

International: $ 8,163

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Summary: A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 303,030,651

International: $ 714,076,499

Bad Taste (1987)

Summary: The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.

Release Date: July 31, 1991

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Peter Jackson

, Tony Hiles

, Ken Hammon

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: (Banned)

Production: WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission

Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment, FilmAnnex, Image Entertainment, Magnum Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, SGL Entertainment, Substance Video, Synergy Entertainment

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 200,000