Profil Financier
Peter Jackson occupe actuellement le rang #2125 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur médias & divertissement). Fortune nette estimée : $1.9 B (+$250 sur 24h).
Peter Jackson is best known for his "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, which have grossed $6 billion worldwide.
The film director became a billionaire in 2021, after selling a chunk of his Weta digital film effects shop to Unity Software for $1.6 billion in cash and stock.
He made $10 million up front for each of the three "Lord of the Rings" films (2001-2003), with at least another 10% of profits earned from each film's box office receipts.
For the "Hobbit" movies, he likely made $20 million per film with 20% backend.
Jackson's Weta Digital used motion capture of the actor Andy Serkis to create the now-iconic on-screen visualization of the character Gollum.
Sean Parker, the tech investor known for founding Napster and serving as Facebook's first president, had a 25% stake in Jackson's Weta Digital at the time of sale.