This is one of a collection of articles appearing in the New Zealand screen production industry magazine Onfilm from February 2000 onwards. The articles all relate to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and/or its director Peter Jackson.

Big appetite for Bad Taste Onfilm November 2000 Peter Jackson's first feature, Bad Taste, has topped $1 million in gross earnings to become the NZFC's most profitable investment. So far it's recouped 350% of its $295,000 budget, after a $1,080,000 sale to The Sci-Fi Channel in the US (where it will soon be re-released as a state-of-the-art DVD). Once Were Warriors was previously the commission's most profitable film, having grossed $6.7m on a $2m budget. © Copyright Onfilm magazine, November 2000, www.onfilm.co.nz