Tracker premiered in Toronto on September 12, with stars New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison, English actor Ray Winstone and English director Ian Sharp present.
There were two more sold-out screenings on September 14 and 18.
The New Zealand and United Kingdom co-production hired 15 to 20 Wakatipu film-makers, mainly in location and art departments and in assisting roles, to complement the main crew from Auckland, co-producer Trevor Haysom, of Auckland, said this week.
Production companies Eden Films and THE Films prepared for two weeks, shot principal photography for four weeks in the Wakatipu, then wrapped in two weeks, in November and December last year.
Locations used included Moke Lake, Glenorchy, Paradise, Rees Valley and the Kawarau River, making up 55% of the finished film, with the rest shot in Auckland, Mr Haysom said.
"The film wasn't written for any area, but it had quite a few locations that suited Queenstown.
"We needed wide expanses, rivers and mountains and they're all very accessible, plus there's a film-making community there ... That's why Queenstown is so perfect," he said.
"Most New Zealanders were au fait with what Queenstown offered, but the director had never been and he couldn't believe it - he was just bowled over by what Central Otago had to offer."
Film Otago Southland executive manager KJ Jennings, of Queenstown, said there were two main benefits from feature film projects like Tracker.
"One [is] when the crew is in town and spending money, and the other is the exposure we get when it's released.
"The scenery is definitely one of the stars of the movie - it's beautifully shot, from what I've been told. It's great to have the calibre of actors and director in town, who became fans of the region."
Paramount Pictures New Zealand publicist Matt Andree Wiltens, of Auckland, said there were no plans for a domestic premiere in Queenstown, or anywhere else, "but that conversation will be happening in conjunction with the New Zealand Film Commission in the coming months".
