Lee Tamahori

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 11 films, with $737,136,186 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #275)

Best-known technical roles: Die Another Day (Director), Along Came a Spider (Director), XXX: State of the Union (Director), Next (Director), The Edge (Director)

Born: April 22, 1950

Died: November 7, 2025

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	11	$322,957,356	$414,178,830	$737,136,186
	Screenwriter	1	$5,491	$646,740	$652,231

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	297	$322,957,356
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200)	10,104	$5,491
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300)	289	$414,178,830
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200)	6,174	$646,740
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300)	275	$737,136,186
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800)	8,748	$652,231

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
Jul 12, 2024	The Convert	Director Screenwriter	$5,491	$646,740	$652,231
Unknown	Emperor	Director
Dec 31, 2015	Mahana	Director		$947,082	$947,082
Jul 29, 2011	The Devil's Double	Director	$1,361,512	$4,604,134	$5,965,646
Apr 27, 2007	Next	Director	$18,211,013	$55,380,487	$73,591,500
Apr 29, 2005	XXX: State of the Union	Director	$26,873,932	$44,200,000	$71,073,932
Nov 22, 2002	Die Another Day	Director	$160,942,139	$271,000,000	$431,942,139
Apr 6, 2001	Along Came a Spider	Director	$74,058,698	$31,100,387	$105,159,085
Sep 26, 1997	The Edge	Director	$27,799,255	$6,300,000	$34,099,255
Apr 26, 1996	Mulholland Falls	Director	$11,504,190		$11,504,190
Feb 24, 1995	Once Were Warriors	Director	$2,201,126		$2,201,126

Averages			$35,884,151	$51,772,354	$73,713,619
Totals	11		$322,957,356	$414,178,830	$737,136,186

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jul 12, 2024	The Convert	$2,963	20	$5,491	$652,231	0.8%
Unknown	Emperor
Dec 31, 2015	Mahana				$947,082
Jul 29, 2011	The Devil's Double	$96,414	89	$1,361,512	$5,965,646	22.8%
Apr 27, 2007	Next	$7,133,049	2,733	$18,211,013	$73,591,500	24.7%
Apr 29, 2005	XXX: State of the Union	$12,712,272	3,480	$26,873,932	$71,073,932	37.8%
Nov 22, 2002	Die Another Day	$47,072,040	3,377	$160,942,139	$431,942,139	37.3%
Apr 6, 2001	Along Came a Spider	$16,712,407	2,573	$74,058,698	$105,159,085	70.4%
Sep 26, 1997	The Edge	$7,733,445	2,355	$27,799,255	$34,099,255	81.5%
Apr 26, 1996	Mulholland Falls	$4,306,221	1,625	$11,504,190	$11,504,190	100.0%
Feb 24, 1995	Once Were Warriors		39	$2,201,126	$2,201,126	100.0%

Averages		$11,971,101	1,810	$35,884,151	$73,713,619	52.8%
Totals	11			$322,957,356	$737,136,186

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jul 12, 2024	The Convert	$2,963	20	$5,491	$652,231	0.8%

Averages		$2,963	20	$5,491	$652,231	0.8%
Totals	1			$5,491	$652,231

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	297	$322,957,356
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200)	10,104	$5,491
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300)	289	$414,178,830
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200)	6,174	$646,740
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300)	275	$737,136,186
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800)	8,748	$652,231