Geoff Murphy

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 6 films, with $61,331,888 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,497)

Best-known technical roles: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Second Unit Director), XXX: State of the Union (Second Unit Director), Young Guns II (Director), Freejack (Director), The Quiet Earth (Director)

Born: October, 1938

Died: December 3, 2018

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	6	$61,330,316	$1,572	$61,331,888
	Second Unit Director	2	$342,418,682	$619,865,289	$962,283,971

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	971	$61,330,316
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office	70	$342,418,682
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900)	15,856	$1,572
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office	55	$619,865,289
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,497	$61,331,888
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office	58	$962,283,971

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Apr 29, 2005	XXX: State of the Union	Second Unit Director	$26,873,932	$44,200,000	$71,073,932
Dec 19, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The …	Second Unit Director	$315,544,750	$575,665,289	$891,210,039
Unknown	Fortress 2	Director
Jan 17, 1992	Freejack	Director	$17,033,142		$17,033,142
Aug 1, 1990	Young Guns II	Director	$44,143,410		$44,143,410
Oct 18, 1985	The Quiet Earth	Director	$153,764	$461	$154,225
Dec, 1982	Utu	Director		$717	$717
Dec 31, 1980	Goodbye Pork Pie	Director		$394	$394

Averages			$80,749,800	$123,973,372	$146,230,837
Totals	8		$403,748,998	$619,866,861	$1,023,615,859

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Unknown	Fortress 2
Jan 17, 1992	Freejack	$6,736,243	1,560	$17,033,142	$17,033,142	100.0%
Aug 1, 1990	Young Guns II	$8,017,438	1,770	$44,143,410	$44,143,410	100.0%
Oct 18, 1985	The Quiet Earth	$9,825	7	$153,764	$154,225	99.7%
Dec, 1982	Utu				$717
Dec 31, 1980	Goodbye Pork Pie				$394

Averages		$4,921,169	1,112	$20,443,439	$12,266,378	99.9%
Totals	6			$61,330,316	$61,331,888

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	971	$61,330,316
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office	70	$342,418,682
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900)	15,856	$1,572
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office	55	$619,865,289
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,497	$61,331,888
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office	58	$962,283,971