Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "هابیت: یک سفر غیرمنتظره" in Persian language version.
A knowledgeable source says the first two instalments cost $315 million each, and that's with Jackson deferring his fee. A studio source insists that number is wildly inflated and, with significant production rebates from New Zealand, the cost is closer to $200 million a movie.