Box Office

As the school holidays run down, so does the stranglehold fam-friendly titles have held on the box office chart in recent weeks.  Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has opened in the top spot, playing on 107 screens and taking…

There’s no slowing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 down, which tops the chart for the fourth weekend in a row. On 104 screens, it added $231,029 to gross $3,169,185. For the second weekend in a row, the second and third-placed titles…

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continued its run at the top of the chart, taking $311,906 over the weekend to grow its total take to $2,738,264. Last week’s second- and third-placed titles swapped places over the weekend, with Mufasa: The Lion…

Having closed out 2024 at the top of the chart, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opened 2025 in the same position. On 102 screens, it took $559,776 to lift its gross to $2,114,082. New arrival Paddington in Peru took the second…

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 sped to the top of the chart on its opening weekend, taking $794,147 from a modest 96 screens to gross $1,080,979 including preview screenings. Mufasa: The Lion King dropped to #2, playing 119 screens and adding…

Mufasa: The Lion King took the top spot over the weekend, opening on 116 screens, taking $746,730 for a gross of $829,355 including previews. After its time at the top, Moana 2 – still on 126 screens – added $619,983…

The top three saw only one change over the weekend. Moana 2 remained in the top spot, on 123 screens, adding $780,075 to push its gross to $6,486,112. At #2, Wicked also held steady. On 113 screens, it took $378,234…

Moana 2 held on to the top spot over the weekend, playing on 127 screens and adding $1,405,366 to push its gross comfortably over $5.25 million.  Also holding steady was Wicked at #2, adding $534,791 from 120 screens to total…

Moana 2 opened in top spot, playing 125 screens and taking $3,134,582. The film released in English and te reo versions, although it’s unclear if the figures are for both versions combined. It’s usual for te reo versions to be…

Nobody will be surprised that Wicked ended its opening weekend on top of the chart. The film took $1,144,052 from 117 screens, its gross just passing $1.5 million including previews.  Gladiator II, on 121 screens, added $546,194 for a total…

Red One’s time at the top was short-lived with the arrival of Gladiator II, which opened at #1 on 121 screens. It took $973,192 over its first weekend, to total $1,060,347. On 104 screens, Red One was a long way…

Venom: The Last Dance held on to the spot over the weekend, playing 94 screens and adding $334,435. It’s now grossed $1,287,187. The remaining podium positions were taken by Indian titles, presumably in part down to the weekend being part…

Despite some pretty horrible reviews, many celebrating the fact that the Venom trilogy is now done, Venom: The Last Dance opened in top spot here over the holiday weekend taking $696,628.  Also opening was biopic Lee which, perhaps surprisingly, placed…

Smile 2 arrived, comfortably taking the top spot on the weekend chart and earning $202,823 off 76 screens. The previous weekend’s best performer, The Wild Robot, dropped to #2. On 117 screens, it added $123,564 to lift its gross to…