Weta FX is a privately owned company headquartered in New Zealand, with approximately 1400 employees. The company offers solutions for visual effects and animation in the world of digital entertainment.
On April 2, 2026, Peter Jackson, the New Zealand-born director, writer, and producer known for bringing Middle-earth to life with his *Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit* trilogies, was reported by Forbes to have a net worth of $1.9 billion. Previously, on March 14, Wētā FX's Wellington and Melbourne hubs contributed to the Academy Award-winning film *Avatar: Fire and Ash*, which grossed approximately US$1.379 billion worldwide, including US$378.5 million from North American audiences. This followed the March 5 announcement that Jackson will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, acknowledging his filmmaking journey which began at the festival in 1987 with his first movie, *Bad Taste*.
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