New Zealand 2010 Weekend 36
September 9-12, 2010
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | $187,232 | -27.6% | 52 | -2 | $3,600 | $529,881 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 2 | - | Despicable Me | $177,200 | - | 56 | - | $3,164 | $177,200 | - | United International Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | The Expendables | $147,735 | -42.8% | 49 | - | $3,015 | $510,005 | 2 | Roadshow Films |
| 4 | 3 | Inception | $94,833 | -24.1% | 74 | -1 | $1,281 | $4,054,900 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | Going the Distance | $66,296 | -23.7% | 51 | - | $1,299 | $196,133 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 4 | Salt | $64,944 | -35.6% | 49 | -1 | $1,325 | $1,170,237 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | - | I Am Love | $64,198 | - | 21 | - | $3,057 | $125,961 | 1 | Rialto Distribution |
| 8 | 7 | Harry Brown | $28,356 | -21.1% | 37 | -2 | $766 | $247,021 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 9 | 6 | Step Up 3D | $27,663 | -30.1% | 31 | -15 | $892 | $1,193,322 | 6 | United International Pictures |
| 10 | - | The Runaways | $24,309 | - | 22 | - | $1,104 | $43,543 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 11 | 10 | The Concert | $22,665 | -12.2% | 20 | +1 | $1,133 | $189,613 | 4 | Hopscotch Films |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $18,983 | -33.9% | 29 | -5 | $654 | $494,358 | 5 | United International Pictures |
| 13 | 8 | Piranha 3D | $18,611 | -43.3% | 25 | - | $744 | $184,258 | 3 | Roadshow Films |
| 14 | - | Centurion | $15,915 | - | 11 | - | $1,446 | $15,915 | 1 | Rialto Distribution |
| 15 | 11 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $15,193 | -28.9% | 25 | -3 | $607 | $702,682 | 7 | Rialto Distribution |
| 16 | - | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $14,465 | - | 5 | - | $2,893 | $81,825 | 1 | Madman Entertainment |
| 17 | 12 | Toy Story 3 | $10,554 | -49.1% | 35 | -16 | $301 | $3,947,188 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 18 | 13 | Beneath Hill 60 | $7,948 | -47% | 22 | -5 | $361 | $64,608 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 19 | - | A Prophet | $7,328 | - | 2 | - | $3,664 | $31,236 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 14 | Avatar | $6,129 | -58.4% | 16 | -2 | $383 | $12,632,415 | 39 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 21 | 20 | We Are Family | $5,731 | -19.3% | 3 | - | $1,910 | $16,101 | 2 | Mind Blowing Films |
| 22 | 16 | Predicament | $5,370 | -55.4% | 18 | -31 | $298 | $105,803 | 3 | Rialto Distribution |
| 23 | - | Redline | $4,781 | - | 4 | - | $1,195 | $15,934 | 1 | Madman Entertainment |
| 24 | 18 | The Karate Kid | $4,678 | -40.9% | 14 | -9 | $334 | $2,153,210 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 24 | Knight and Day 2010 Re-release | $4,247 | +53.3% | 11 | -1 | $386 | $1,202,032 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 26 | 17 | Cairo Time | $4,107 | -58.8% | 6 | -3 | $684 | $81,078 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 27 | 23 | Killers | $3,989 | +12.9% | 22 | -2 | $181 | $492,269 | 7 | Roadshow Films |
| 28 | 21 | Marmaduke | $3,753 | -32.6% | 20 | +1 | $187 | $532,339 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 29 | 27 | Cemetery Junction | $3,088 | +36.3% | 6 | +1 | $514 | $291,861 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 19 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | $3,063 | -57.9% | 17 | -9 | $180 | $37,240 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 31 | 35 | Enter the Dragon 2010 Re-release | $2,763 | +450.4% | 1 | - | $2,763 | $4,811 | 4 | - |
| 32 | 22 | Skin | $2,576 | -39.7% | 13 | +1 | $198 | $99,186 | 6 | - |
| 33 | 28 | The White Ribbon | $1,476 | -33.8% | 1 | - | $1,476 | $19,845 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 34 | 26 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | $1,460 | -43.6% | 1 | -3 | $1,460 | $61,821 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 35 | 25 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $1,363 | -48% | 7 | -4 | $194 | $3,909,195 | 11 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 36 | 30 | I, Don Giovanni | $1,049 | -46.9% | 4 | - | $262 | $26,178 | 5 | - |
| 37 | - | Peaceful Times | $848 | - | 4 | - | $212 | $2,603 | - | - |
| 38 | - | Ong Bak 3 | $791 | - | 3 | - | $263 | $17,642 | 5 | N/A |
| 39 | - | Badlands 2010 Re-release | $561 | - | 1 | - | $561 | $561 | 1 | - |
| 40 | 34 | Letters to Juliet | $555 | +6.9% | 4 | -2 | $138 | $361,964 | 18 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 41 | - | Aftershock | $523 | - | 1 | - | $523 | $76,130 | 8 | N/A |
| 42 | 29 | Beauty and the Beast 2010 3D Release | $466 | -76.6% | 3 | -3 | $155 | $40,618 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 43 | 38 | Shall We Dance 2010 Re-release | $267 | +63.8% | 1 | - | $267 | $2,763 | 3 | - |
| 44 | 43 | The Gay Divorcee 2010 Re-release | $194 | +115.6% | 1 | - | $194 | $2,365 | 4 | - |
| 45 | 32 | Children of Paradise | $139 | -79.9% | 1 | - | $139 | $1,142 | 2 | - |
| 46 | 39 | The Blind Side | $120 | -22.1% | 3 | -3 | $40 | $1,294,050 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 40 | A Single Man | $79 | -45.1% | 1 | -2 | $79 | $476,778 | 19 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 48 | - | Home by Christmas | $72 | - | 1 | - | $72 | $838,238 | 21 | - |
