Shock & Horror Report · FX house

Wētā Workshop

Wellington, New Zealand · founded 1987 by Richard Taylor, Tania Rodger

New Zealand's practical arm, born in splatter before it became a fantasy institution. Peter Jackson's early horror is the workshop's foundation, and its creature and miniature departments still anchor the region's genre productions.

Tracked credits
4
Credited budgets
$74M
theatrical titles only
Slate demand
37
31 2026 titles in its lanes
Slate gross exposure
$632M
reported worldwide on tracked titles

Disciplines

Creature buildsProstheticsMiniaturesWeapons and armourPhysical props

Credits & reported budgets

TitleYearWorkBudget
Braindead (Dead Alive)1992Gore effects, puppets, blood pumping rigs$3M
The Frighteners1996Practical creature and ghost effects$26M
District 92009Prawn design elements and props$30M
Krampus2015Krampus suit, creature builds, animatronics$15M

4 theatrical titles with reported budgets · figures exclude marketing

Current slate exposure

Obsession

2026 · $474.7 million

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026 · $90.5 million

Evil Dead Burn

2026 · $66.7 million

Titles on the tracked slate inside this shop's genre lanes (SUPR · BODY)