# List of 2023 box office number-one films in New Zealand

This is a list of films which placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2023.

## Number-one films

| # | Weekend end date | Film | Weekend gross | Top 10 openings |
| 1 | 8 January 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | NZ$2,274,017 | The Fabelmans (#7), Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (#9) |
| 2 | 15 January 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | NZ$1,053,084 | Operation Fortune (#3), M3GAN (#4), The Amazing Maurice (#7), Varisu (#9) |
| 3 | 22 January 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | NZ$636,614 | Babylon (#5), Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (#9) |
| 4 | 29 January 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | NZ$743,281 | Pathaan (#2) |
| 5 | 5 February 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | NZ$414,113 | André Rieu Live in Dublin (#3), Knock at the Cabin (#5), The Whale (#8), BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (#9) |
| 6 | 12 February 2023 | Magic Mike's Last Dance | NZ$226,243 | Titanic: 25th Anniversary (#3) |
| 7 | 19 February 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | NZ$1,006,331 | Women Talking (#10) |
| 8 | 26 February 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | NZ$507,494 | Cocaine Bear (#2), Fisherman's Friends: One and All (#6), Missing (#9), Selfiee (#10) |
| 9 | 5 March 2023 | Creed III | NZ309,079 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (#4), Empire of Light (#7) |
| 10 | 12 March 2023 | Creed III | NZ$206,938 | Scream VI (#2), 65 (#3) Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (#6), Champions (#10) |
| 11 | 19 March 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | NZ$443,453 | Living (#2), Full River Red (#8) |
| 12 | 26 March 2023 | John Wick Chapter 4 | NZ$896,018 | Red, White & Brass (#2) |
| 13 | 2 April 2023 | John Wick Chapter 4 | NZ$609,443 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (#2) |
| 14 | 9 April 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | NZ$1,086,328 | Air (#4), The Pope's Exorcist (#5) |
| 15 | 16 April 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | NZ$1,266,755 | Mafia Mamma (#8) |
| 16 | 23 April 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | NZ$1,162,487 | Evil Dead Rise (#4), Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (#7) |
| 17 | 30 April 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | NZ$305,134 | Ponniyin Selvan: II (#6) |
| 18 | 7 May 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | NZ$1,858,729 | Jodi (#6) |
| 19 | 14 May 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | NZ$1,245,316 | Book Club: The Next Chapter (#2), 2018 (#4), Hypnotic (#5), The Kerala Story (#7) |
| 20 | 21 May 2023 | Fast X | NZ$1,685,624 | A Good Person (#7) |
| 21 | 28 May 2023 | The Little Mermaid | NZ$867,287 | Maybe I Do (#5), Met Opera: Lohengrin (#9), Godday Godday Chaa (#10) |
| 22 | 4 June 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | NZ$1,339,432 | The Boogeyman (#5), Bank of Dave (#6), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (#8) |
| 23 | 11 June 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | NZ$892,167 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (#5), The Roundup: No Way Out (#8), Maurh (#9) |
| 24 | 18 June 2023 | The Flash | NZ$707,267 | Adipurush (#4), You Hurt My Feelings (#9) |
| 25 | 25 June 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | NZ$791,153 | Elemental (#3), No Hard Feelings (#5) |
| 26 | 2 July 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | NZ$1,012,003 | Carry on Jatta 3 (#6), Satyaprem Ki Katha (#9) |
| 27 | 9 July 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | NZ$707,688 | Insidious 5 (#5), Joy Ride (#8) |
| 28 | 16 July 2023 | Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One | NZ$1,256,433 | Lost in the Stars (#7) |
| 29 | 23 July 2023 | Barbie | NZ$3,511,506 | Oppenheimer (#2) |
| 30 | 30 July 2023 | Barbie | NZ$2,833,172 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (#4), Talk to Me (#5) |
| 31 | 6 August 2023 | Barbie | NZ$1,690,966 | Meg 2: The Trench (#3), The Miracle Club (#5), Never Say Never (#10) |
| 32 | 13 August 2023 | Barbie | NZ$1,087,587 | Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (#4), Jailer (#5) Gadar 2 (#6), OMG 2 (#9), Asteroid City (#10) |
| 33 | 20 August 2023 | Barbie | NZ$725,259 | Strays (#7) |
| 34 | 27 August 2023 | Sound of Freedom | NZ$436,474 | Andre Rieu 2023 Maastricht Concert : Love is All Around (#4), Mastaney (#5), Retribution (#7), Dream Girl 2 (#9), The First Slam Dunk (#10) |
| 35 | 3 September 2023 | The Equalizer 3: The Final Chapter | NZ$382,367 | No More Bets (#5), Haunted Mansion (#6), Past Lives (#9) |
| 36 | 10 September 2023 | Jawan | NZ$473,918 | The Nun II (#2), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (#5) |
| 37 | 17 September 2023 | The Nun II | NZ$234,518 | Blue Beetle (#2), A Haunting in Venice (#3), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (#4), Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (#7) |
| 38 | 24 September 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | NZ$217,435 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (#8) |
| 39 | 1 October 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | NZ$358,445 | The Creator (#2), Saw X (#7) |
| 40 | 8 October 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | NZ$251,487 | Uproar (#4), The Exorcist: Believer (#5), Expend4bles (#8) |
| 41 | 15 October 2023 | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | NZ$664,957 | Kannur Squad (#8), The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (#9) |
| 42 | 22 October 2023 | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | NZ$333,680 | Killers of the Flower Moon (#2), Leo (#3), Ganapath (#8), Under the Light (#10) |
| 43 | 29 October 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's | NZ$762,544 | Dumb Money (#4), Met Opera: Die Zauberflote (#10) |
| 44 | 5 November 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's | NZ$322,182 | Stop Making Sense: Remastered (#4), Loop Track (#9) |
| 45 | 12 November 2023 | The Marvels | NZ$456,989 | Tiger 3 (#4) |
| 46 | 19 November 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | NZ$1,033,683 | Saltburn (#6), Thanksgiving (#7) |
| 47 | 26 November 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | NZ$591,602 | Napoleon (#2), Freelance (#7), Callas-Paris, 1958 (#9) |
| 48 | 3 December 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | NZ$426,032 | Animal (#2), Trolls: Band Together (#4), Andre Rieu's White Christmas (#5), Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (#6), Godzilla Minus One (#7), The Old Oak (#10) |
| 49 | 10 December 2023 | Next Goal Wins | NZ$297,721 | The Boy and the Heron (#3), 12.12: The Day (#8) |
| 50 | 17 December 2023 | Wonka | NZ$1,032,535 | Silent Night (#10) |
| 51 | 24 December 2023 | Wonka | NZ$772,546 | Dunki (#2), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (#6) |
| 52 | 31 December 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | NZ$918,265 | One Life (#3), Migration (#4), Wish (#5), Anyone but You (#6) |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2023 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross (NZ$) |
| 1 | Barbie | Universal | NZ$14,489,508 |
| 2 | Oppenheimer | Universal | NZ$7,073,375 |
| 3 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Universal | NZ$6,984,052 |
| 4 | Wonka | Universal | NZ$6,653,177 |
| 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Disney | NZ$6,282,249 |
| 6 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures | NZ$5,774,108 |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One | Paramount | NZ$4,340,933 |
| 8 | Fast X | Universal | NZ$3,976,633 |
| 9 | Aquaman and the lost kingdom | Universal | NZ$3,885,305 |
| 10 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | Roadshow films | NZ$3,829,297 |
5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2023 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Red, White & Brass | Piki, Miss Conception | NZ$1,463,740 |
| 2 | Uproar | Kismet | NZ$795,244 |
| 3 | Stylebender | Ahi, Mister Smith, William Morris Endeavor | NZ$115,554 |
| 4 | Loop Track | Vendetta | NZ$72,576 |
| 5 | Bad Behaviour | Ahi | NZ$57,741 |

## Records

5 biggest openings :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Opening weekend |
| 1 | Barbie | Universal | NZ$3,512,855 |
| 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Disney | NZ$1,858,729 |
| 3 | Fast X | Universal | NZ$1,685,624 |
| 4 | Oppenheimer | Universal | NZ$1,372,350 |
| 5 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures | NZ$1,339,432 |
5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatres :
| Rank | Title | 2nd week hold |
| 1 | Ruby Gillman. Teenage Kraken | 153% |
| 2 | Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet | 72% |
| 3 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | 65% |
| 4 | Babylon | 15% |
Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatres :
| Rank | Title | 2nd week hold |
| 1 | André Rieu Live in Dublin | -95% |
Best per theater opening :
| Rank | Title | Per theater gross |
| 1 | Barbie | $30,272 |