Where was The Hobbit trilogy filmed?

film series consisting of three films based on the 1937 novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit trilogy (2012) was filmed in Wellington, Mount Ruapehu, Pinewood Studios, Lake Tekapo, Mount Aspiring National Park, Matamata and 13 more places, 19 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand, the United Kingdom. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.

Part of the Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film series · the Middle-Earth film series

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Places per Wikipedia's article

The article names 19 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

1 place whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.

Recorded only at country level

Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.

Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand

Also shot in these places

Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does The Hobbit trilogy have?

No place recorded on Wikidata, but 19 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.

Which other productions were filmed at the same places?

Ghost in the Shell (2017), Pete's Dragon (2016), Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005–), Wellington Paranormal (2018–) and 8 more, each listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.