New Zealand 2026 Weekend 1

January 1-4, 2026

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
11Avatar: Fire and Ash$685,935-20%---$4,513,8323Walt Disney Pictures
2-Song Sung Blue$201,230-111-$1,812$250,5051Universal Pictures International (UPI)
32The Housemaid$193,899+18%97-$1,998$540,8962StudioCanal
44Zootopia 2$168,972+24.1%---$2,475,9586Walt Disney Pictures
53Anaconda$148,564-7.3%91-$1,632$460,5292Sony Pictures Releasing
6-The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants$111,717-100-$1,117$414,3282Paramount Pictures International
7-Sarvam Maya$46,743-29-$1,611$46,7431-
88Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke$43,603+37.2%39-3$1,118$129,2312Rialto Distribution
97Nuremberg$41,942+15.2%41-14$1,022$512,4615Madman Entertainment
106Wicked: For Good$30,589-20.5%55-19$556$2,192,0257Universal Pictures International (UPI)
115Dhurandhar$29,028-32.2%21-$1,382$452,5705-
1210Rental Family$24,963+10.5%26-1$960$78,0782Walt Disney Pictures
13-The Pout-Pout Fish$20,514-69-$297$24,8011Maslow Entertainment
1414The Marching Band$16,480+38.4%11+1$1,498$211,5702Palace Films
15-Sentimental Value$10,463-14-$747$51,491-Madman Entertainment
169Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri$7,694-68.1%26-13$295$42,8152-
1713Five Nights at Freddy's 2$6,565-57.5%25-28$262$624,1755Universal Pictures International (UPI)
1812Eternity$6,376-61%---$199,4295A24
19-Ikkis$4,216-27-$156$4,2161-
2019Prime Minister$3,155+100.8%4-2$788$625,92115Rialto Pictures
2118Pike River$2,765+41.5%7-15$395$823,32510Madman Entertainment
2230One Battle After Another$1,534+279.7%1-$1,534$710,06615Warner Bros.
2323Pets on a Train$1,414+30.6%9-10$157$40,1545Umbrella Entertainment
2420Twiggy$974-31.7%4-3$243$59,8195Transmission Films
2524Dead of Winter$923+7.6%3-13$307$84,9186Maslow Entertainment
2621The History of Sound$894-32.5%8-8$111$33,4063Universal Pictures International (UPI)
2732Hut Keepers$759+118.7%1-$759$12,11917-
28-45$582-4-$145$5821-
2917A PAW Patrol Christmas$554-73.3%5-13$110$147,39010Paramount Pictures International
3033The Golden Spurtle$519+101.2%2-4$259$36,1826Umbrella Entertainment
3137Deer Wars
2025 Re-release
$379+138.4%1-$379$7,99410-
3222Now You See Me: Now You Don't$365-70.2%2-23$182$615,2698Roadshow Entertainment
3329Die My Love$363-10.6%2-3$181$29,0946Madman Entertainment
3428Beat the Lotto$345-20.3%3-5$115$4,2084Limelight Distribution
3535North by Northwest
2025 Re-release
$319+46.3%1-$319$5,2373Roadshow Films
3636Ella McCay$316+45%---$24,8984Walt Disney Pictures
3727Boléro$312-51.5%1-7$312$12,3185Limelight Distribution
3834Bugonia$271+12.4%1-1$271$113,23610Universal Pictures International (UPI)
39-The Tavern$237-1-$237$15,66133-
4042Holy Cow$213+124.2%1-$213$30,37914Limelight Distribution
41-Back to the Future
2021 Re-release
$185-1-$185$62,5878Universal Pictures International (UPI)
42-Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere$148----$364,73411Walt Disney Pictures
43-The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2025 Re-release
$131-1-$131$9,1431Roadshow Films
44-The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2025 Re-release
$131-1-$131$23,88220Roadshow Entertainment
45-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2025 Re-release
$131-1-$131$22,57520Roadshow Entertainment
4626Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2$130-80.4%2-1$65$25,5314-
47-The Cat Returns
2023 Re-release
$77-1-$77$1,46932-
4839Wildboy: Ten Years of Adventure Therapy$62-50.4%1-$62$46928-
49-Notes from A Fish$62-1-$62$2,04323-
5046Predator: Badlands$44+18.9%---$607,3499Walt Disney Pictures
51-Waves$32-1-$32$2,206285Universal Pictures International (UPI)
52-TOITU: Visual Sovereignty$28-1-$28$7,99223-