Box Office

Box Office report: 22 October 2023

25/10/2023

Despite opening on 114 screens, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (above) couldn’t topple Taylor Swift: The ERAS Tour, which retained the top spot. On its second weekend, ERAS took $333680 to reach $998,637 and will be comfortably past…

Box Office report: 15 October 2023

18/10/2023

As well as finding time over last weekend to attend football games and pop up on Saturday Night Live, Taylor Swift also took the box office crown in plenty of territories, including NZ. Taylor Swift: The ERAS Tour opened on…

Box Office Report: 8 October 2023

11/10/2023

The song remained the same over the closing weekend of the school holidays, with no movement in the top three titles from the previous weekend. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie added $251,487 from 108 screens to remain #1 and pass…

Box Office report: 1 October 2023

04/10/2023

Over last weekend PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie hung on to the top spot, by a small margin, playing 106 screens, and adding $358,445 to extend its total take to $799,394. Coming a closer second on its opening weekend, Disney’s The Creator played 101…

Box Office report: 24 September 2023

27/09/2023

The school holidays kicked off with PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie settling into the top spot on its opening weekend. The dogs took $217,43 off 99 screens, seeing off last week’s #1 The Nun II, which fell to fifth. Still at #2, A…

Box Office report: 17 September 2023

20/09/2023

Over the weekend, The Nun II became the only title to remain in the top three from the previous weekend – adding $234,518 from 73 screens. The sequel has now grossed $737,616. Blue Beetle played 89 screens, taking $225,771 to place second and…

Box Office report: 10 September 2023

13/09/2023

The weekend brought the rare sight of a top three all carrying the R16 sticker.
Last week’s #1, The Equalizer 3, dropped to #3. It took $200,264 off 86 screens, growing its gross to $727,215.
Taking the top spot was…

Box Office report: 3 September 2023

06/09/2023

The third outing for the Denzel Washington-starring Equalizer ended its first weekend in first place. Playing on a relatively small 86 screens, the film took $382,367 to gross $406,858 including previews. The previous weekend’s top three all fell one spot. Now at…

Box Office report: 27 August 2023

30/08/2023

Over last weekend, Sound of Freedom pushed Barbie out of the top spot, playing 101 screens and taking $436474. Now in its sixth week, Barbie continued on 112 screens, adding $429,317 to lift its gross to $13,371,585 and place second. Like Barbie, Oppenheimer dropped one spot to #3, playing…

Box Office report: 20 August 2023

30/08/2023

The top five titles on the weekend’s chart all retained their positions from the previous weekend. For the first time, Barbie’s weekend take fell to below $1million, as it took $725,259 from 122 screens. It remained the most popular film on release,…

Box Office report: 13 August 2023

18/08/2023

The only change to the top three titles was the number of dollars they took over the weekend Barbie continued at #1, on 119 screens, adding $1,081,672 to its take to gross $11,777,791. Oppenheimer remained second, adding $580,345 on screens for $5,204,494. …

Box Office report: 6 August 2023

11/08/2023

Barbie and Oppenheimer continued their runs atop the local box office chart last weekend. On 123 screens, Barbie added $1,690,966 to pass the $10 million mark at the NZ box office, and US$1 billion at the global box office. Still…

Box Office report: 30 July 2023

11/08/2023

The previous weekend’s top three was unchanged over the weekend. In the pink, Barbie continued to lead the way, adding $2,833,172 off 119 screens to gross $7,816,000. On 118 screens, and still second, Oppenheimer added $1,206,885 for $3,165,379. Mission: Impossible…

Box Office report: 23 July 2023

11/08/2023

There were no surprises after the weekend which two films took the top spots, and no surprise over which of those two ran out the winner. Barbie opened on 116 screens, taking $3,511,506 to gross $3,854,469 including previews. Caiming the…

Box Office report: 16 July 2023

11/08/2023

To nobody’s surprise, the latest Mission Impossible title opened in the top spot. Dead Reckoning Part One played 119 screens taking $1,256,433. Along with extensive preview screenings, the film has already grossed $2,395,855. Last week’s #1 and #2 dropped one place. At #2 after the last weekend…