There was no change in the order of the top three films from last weekend, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie again on top of the heap, taking $775,876 from 114 screens for $2,535,851.
Still at #2, Project Hail Mary continued on 113 screens, adding $546,354 to push for a gross to date of $4,160,420.
On 123 screens The Magic Faraway Tree remained at #3, earning $254,452 for a total of $1,013,145.
On 59 screens, Rebecca Tansley’s doco Tenor: My Name is Pati continued its strong run, ending the weekend at #8 with $56,150 in takings and a total of $908,713.
At #17, Rebel Wilson’s The Deb opened on 48 screens, taking $9,706.
The 10th anniversary release of Hunt for the Wilderpeople played 39 screens for a take of $8,746, taking its earnings to $95,682 and the #19 spot.
A #20, Holy Days added $8,694 from 25 screens, for a total of $549,982.
At #24, the Thomasin McKenzie-starring Fackham Hall played XX screens, taking $6,689 to push its gross to $681,689.
On a single screen, Avatar: Fire and Ash took $2,219 for a gross of $11,524,708.
Three docos rounded out the local interest on the weekend chart. Lisa Burd’s Taranaki-shot doco No Tears on the Field played 8 screens, taking $1,157 for $51,689. Vanessa Wells’ Mighty Indeed took $323 from a single screen for $12,311. Also on a single screen, Not Only Fred Dagg added $78 for a gross of $461,155.
Openers this week include David Mackenzie’s British crime thriller Fuze and, from the director of Evil Dead Rise, comes Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.
As always, our thanks go to Numero for the data driving these reports.
