Box Office

Box Office report: 26 November 2023

29/11/2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes held on to the top spot over the weekend. It played on 120 screens and took $591,602 to push its gross past $2 million to $2,055,267. Opening on 115 screens, Napoleon…

Box Office report: 19 November 2023

22/11/2023

Despite having a title almost as long as the film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes had a very impressive opening weekend, taking over a million dollars to kick off its run. On 119 screens, it took…

Box Office report: 12 November 2023

15/11/2023

In the face of plenty of international media coverage on how poorly it’s performing, The Marvels topped the chart here on its opening weekend. It played 103 screens, taking $456,989 for a gross including previews of $578,315. Five Nights at…

Box Office report: 5 November 2023

08/11/2023

There were no fireworks in the podium placings over the weekend, which remained unchanged, but plenty of action involving eight NZ titles currently on release. In the top three, Five Nights at Freddy’s continued to hold the top spot, adding…

Box Office report: 29 October 2023

01/11/2023

Appropriately enough, the last weekend box office chart before Hallowe’en saw lots of titles that focus, in one way or another, on horror. The most recent adaptation of a computer game, Five Nights at Freddy’s took the top spot. Earning…

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,…