Beetlejuice Beetlejuice held on to the top spot very comfortably, its take over the weekend being one in every four dollars spent at the NZ box office. Playing 117 screens, it added $270,649 for a total of $1,687,358.
Still at #2, Deadpool & Wolverine continued on 73 screens, taking $72,129 over the weekend for a total of $8,382,569.
NZIFF closer The Substance (above) started its general release on a modest 61 screens, earning $67,486 to gross $87,707 and place third on the weekend chart.
NZIFF opener, We Were Dangerous, continued on 67 screens, adding $18,323 for a total of $524,881.
In an unusual move for a NZFC-supported title, earnings aren’t being reported for another NZIFF-premiered title, Grafted, which began its general release on 12 September.
On 47 screens, Bookworm took $6,427 and has now grossed $446,458.
Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End is down to 3 screens, from which it took $2,588 over the weekend. Its total is now $883,997.
Stranded Pearl took $1,571 from 21 screens, for a total of $14,768.
2016 release Poi E popped up on a single screen, earning $450 for a gross take of $1,139,297.
With the school holidays beginning this weekend, the biggest of the films opening this weekend are very much of the PG family-friendly variety – Sony’s Harold and the Purple Crayon, Universal’s The Wild Robot and Paramount’s Transformers One.
As always, huge thanks to Numero for the data that powers our box office reports.
