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 take of $1,864,175 as it stepped down to #2. The previous weekend’s #2, Red One, also stepped down one place and added $143,769 for a total of $810,212.
Lucy Lawless’ Never Look Away held steady at #11, adding $11,695 from 32 screens to lift its gross to $89,885.
The remainder of the NZ titles all appeared in the lower half of the chart, and all played on more than a single screen over the weekend.
Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End’s total is now $891,349; Bookworm’s is $466,597.
Maurice & I has $349,373; Encanto Reo Maori has $228,149; and A Mistake $113,728.
Head South’s gross is $18,381; Sharko’s $16,834.
Arriving this week are A24’s Terror-Fi opener Heretic, Disney’s Moana 2 and Moana 2 – Te Reo Maori, and Whetū Fala’s NZIFF-premiered doco Taki Rua Theatre – Breaking Barriers, which is almost the last of the local titles making their way into cinemas this year.
As always, huge thanks to Numero for the data that powers our box office reports.
