# List of 2024 box office number-one films in New Zealand

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2024.

## Number-one films

| # | Weekend end date | Film | Weekend gross | Top 10 openings |
| 1 | 7 January 2024 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | NZ$547,937 | Ferrari (#6), Night Swim (#8), The Boys in the Boat (#10) |
| 2 | 14 January 2024 | Wonka | NZ$306,298 | The Beekeeper (#2), The Holdovers (#10) |
| 3 | 21 January 2024 | Mean Girls | NZ$318,451 | |
| 4 | 28 January 2024 | Fighter | NZ$322,129 | The Iron Claw (#9) |
| 5 | 4 February 2024 | Argylle | NZ$334,557 | Priscilla (#6) |
| 6 | 11 February 2024 | Argylle | NZ$173,479 | Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (#2), Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (#3), Pegasus 2 (#10) |
| 7 | 18 February 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | NZ$574,585 | Madame Web (#2), Bramayugam (#9) |
| 8 | 25 February 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | NZ$427,358 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (#2), The Zone of Interest (#5), Baghead (#6) |
| 9 | 3 March 2024 | Dune: Part Two | NZ$1,684,930 | Manjummel Boys (#3) |
| 10 | 10 March 2024 | Dune: Part Two | NZ$1,100,908 | The Great Escaper (#2), YOLO (#4), Shaitaan (#5), Imaginary (#6) |
| 11 | 17 March 2024 | Dune: Part Two | NZ$761,946 | The Convert (#2), Exhuma (#4), Yodha (#6) |
| 12 | 24 March 2024 | Dune: Part Two | NZ$439,845 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (#2), Wicked Little Letters (#3), Immaculate (#7) |
| 13 | 31 March 2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | NZ$1,254,830 | Crew (#5), The Mountain (#6), Aadujeevitham (#7) |
| 14 | 7 April 2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | NZ$472,412 | Kung Fu Panda 4 (#2), Monkey Man (#6), The First Omen (#9), Love Lies Bleeding (#10) |
| 15 | 14 April 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | NZ$386,725 | Civil War (#3), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (#6), Aavesham (#9) |
| 16 | 21 April 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | NZ$722,582 | Challengers (#4), Abigail (#9), Varshangalkku Shesham (#10) |
| 17 | 28 April 2024 | The Fall Guy | NZ$589,879 | The Roundup: Punishment (#10) |
| 18 | 5 May 2024 | The Fall Guy | NZ$330,589 | Back to Black (#2), Golda (#7) |
| 19 | 12 May 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | NZ$786,415 | Shinda Shinda No Papa (#8) |
| 20 | 19 May 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | NZ$527,782 | IF (#2), The Way, My Way (#5), The Strangers: Chapter One (#8), Joika (#10) |
| 21 | 26 May 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | NZ$521,933 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (#7) |
| 22 | 2 June 2024 | The Garfield Movie | NZ$442,263 | Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (#6), Unsung Hero (#7), Freud's Last Session (#8), Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (#10) |
| 23 | 9 June 2024 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | NZ$423,702 | |
| 24 | 16 June 2024 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | NZ$327,187 | The Watchers (#5) |
| 25 | 23 June 2024 | Despicable Me 4 | NZ$1,406,626 | The Road to Patagonia (#7) |
| 26 | 30 June 2024 | Inside Out 2 | NZ$2,031,479 | A Quiet Place: Day One (#3), Ka Whawhai Tonu (#4), Jatt & Juliet 3 (#5), Kalki 2898 AD (#6), The Taste of Things (#8) |
| 27 | 7 July 2024 | Inside Out 2 | NZ$939,524 | The Bikeriders (#5) |
| 28 | 14 July 2024 | Inside Out 2 | NZ$1,100,000 | Twisters (#4) |
| 29 | 21 July 2024 | Inside Out 2 | NZ$1,050,813 | Longlegs (#4), Bad Newz (#7), Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One (#9) |
| 30 | 28 July 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | NZ$2,334.416 | |
| 31 | 4 August 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | NZ$1,607,130 | Trap (#3), Daaru Na Peenda Hove (#6), The Fabulous Four (#8), Successor (#9) |
| 32 | 11 August 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | NZ$894,315 | It Ends With Us (#2), Borderlands (#4), Bookworm (#5) |
| 33 | 18 August 2024 | It Ends With Us | NZ$700,824 | Alien: Romulus (#3), Stree 2 (#4), Coraline: 15th Anniversary (#8), Khel Khel Mein (#10) |
| 34 | 25 August 2024 | It Ends With Us | NZ$398,091 | We Were Dangerous (#4), Blink Twice (#6), Un/Happy for You (#10) |
| 35 | 1 September 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | NZ$283,497 | Andre Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love (#2), The Forge (#7) |
| 36 | 8 September 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | NZ$697,147 | The Greatest of All Time (#4), Thelma (#6) |
| 37 | 15 September 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | NZ$467,737 | Ardaas Sarbat De Bhalle Di (#5), Ajayante Randam Moshanam A.R.M (#7) |
| 38 | 22 September 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | NZ$270,649 | The Substance (#3), KishKindha Kaandam (#8) |
| 39 | 29 September 2024 | The Wild Robot | NZ$268,826 | Transformers One (#2), Devara Part 1 (#4), Harold and the Purple Crayon (#7), Megalopolis (#10) |
| 40 | 6 October 2024 | The Wild Robot | NZ$565,464 | Joker: Folie a Deux (#2), Runt (#6) |
| 41 | 13 October 2024 | The Wild Robot | NZ$501,035 | Mittran Da Challeya Truck Ni (#7), Vettaiyan (#8), Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video (#9), The Apprentice (#10) |
| 42 | 20 October 2024 | Smile 2 | NZ$202,823 | Shichinin no samurai (#7), Bougainvillea (#9) |
| 43 | 27 October 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | NZ$696,628 | |
| 44 | 3 November 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | NZ$334,435 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (#2), Singham Again (#3), The Critic (#8), Here (#9), Amaran (#10) |
| 45 | 10 November 2024 | Red One | NZ$302,700 | Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (#9) |
| 46 | 17 November 2024 | Gladiator II | NZ$973,192 | Hello, Love, Again (#3) |
| 47 | 24 November 2024 | Wicked | NZ$778,000 | Goodrich (#4) |
| 48 | 1 December 2024 | Moana 2 | NZ$3,134,582 | Heretic (#4), Sookshma Darshini (#6), Her Story (#8), There’s Still Tomorrow (#9) |
| 49 | 8 December 2024 | Moana 2 | NZ$1,405,366 | Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (#3), Andre Rieu’s Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver (#4), The Last Dance (#9), Solo Leveling -ReAwakening (#10) |
| 50 | 15 December 2024 | Moana 2 | NZ$780,075 | Kraven the Hunter (#3), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (#5), For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas (#9) |
| 51 | 22 December 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | NZ$422,181 |
| 52 | 29 December 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | NZ$794,147 | Baby John (#7), A Real Pain (#8), Anora (#9) |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2024 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross (NZ$) |
| 1 | Moana 2 | Disney | NZ$10,159,081 |
| 2 | Inside Out 2 | Disney | NZ$9,096,008 |
| 3 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Disney | NZ$8,577,412 |
| 4 | Despicable Me 4 | Universal | NZ$6,625,290 |
| 5 | Dune: Part Two | Universal | NZ$6,405,142 |
| 6 | Wicked | Universal | NZ$6,255,654 |
| 7 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Disney | NZ$4,506,832 |
| 8 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Universal | NZ$4,249,365 |
| 9 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Paramount | NZ$4,001,992 |
| 10 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Universal | NZ$3,972,423 |
5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2024 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Ka Whawhai Tonu | Transmission | NZ$883,997 |
| 2 | The Mountain | Piki, Madman | NZ$737,618 |
| 3 | The Convert | Kismet | NZ$573,750 |
| 4 | We Were Dangerous | Madman | NZ$544,407 |
| 5 | Bookworm | Rialto | NZ$468,325 |

## Records

5 biggest openings :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Opening weekend |
| 1 | Moana 2 | Disney | NZ$3,134,582 |
| 2 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Disney | NZ$2,334.416 |
| 3 | Inside Out 2 | Disney | NZ$2,031,479 |
| 4 | Dune: Part Two | Universal | NZ$1,684,930 |
| 5 | Despicable Me 4 | Universal | NZ$1,406,626 |
5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatres :
| Rank | Title | 2nd week hold |
| 1 | Wicked Little Letters | -2% |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | -3% |
| 3 | Mufasa: The Lion King | -16% |
| 4 | The Beekeeper | -20% |
| 5 | The Great Escaper | -22% |
Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatres :
| Rank | Title | 2nd week hold |
| 1 | Joker: Folie a Deux | -75% |
Best per theater opening :
| Rank | Title | Per theater gross |
| 1 | Moana 2 | $25,077 |