This is a list of films which placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2022.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. #Weekend end dateFilmWeekendgrossTop 10 openings1Spider-Man: No Way HomeNZ$751,144The King's Man (#2), The Addams Family 2: Road Trip (#8)216 January 2022NZ$466,065Scream (#5), King Richard (#7)323 January 2022NZ$325,019Spencer (#6)430 January 2022NZ$200,899Hridayam (#7)56 February 2022BelfastNZ$367,255Jackass Forever (#2), Moonfall (#4)613 February 2022Death on the NileNZ$372,909Marry Me (#4), Blacklight (#6)720 February 2022UnchartedNZ$632,720Aaraattu (#9), The Worst Person in the World (#10)827 February 2022NZ$357,421Gangubai Kathiawadi (#4), Studio 666 (#5), Aaja Mexico Challiye (#6), Bheemla Nayak (#9), Valimai (#10)96 March 2022The BatmanNZ$1,044,684Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect (#5)1013 March 2022NZ$826,715Off the Rails (#3), Radhe Shyam (#4), The Desperate Hour (#7)1120 March 2022NZ$599,429Gekijouban Jujutsu 0 (#2), Dog (#3), Bachchan Pandey (#5)1227 March 2022NZ$409,618RRR (#2), The Bad Guys (#10)133 April 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2NZ$477,585Morbius (#2), The Duke (#4)1410 April 2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreNZ$807,635Ambulance (#6), X (#10)1517 April 2022NZ$487,856The Lost City (#2), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (#3), Everything Everywhere all at Once (#6) The Last Bus (#10)1624 April 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2NZ$603,946The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (#5)171 May 2022NZ$504,025Downton Abbey: A New Era (#2)188 May 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessNZ$2,437,200Maa (#8)1915 May 2022NZ$1,101,175Operation Mincemeat (#3), Saunkan Saunkne (#7)2022 May 2022NZ$608,187The Northman (#3), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (#5), To Olivia (#10)2129 May 2022Top Gun: MaverickNZ$1,969,467How to Please a Woman (#6), The Bob's Burgers Movie (#8)225 June 2022NZ$2,355,708Vikram (#4), Samrat Prithviraj (#9), Mothering Sunday (#10)2312 June 2022Jurassic World: DominionNZ$1,681,885Pil's Adventures (#10)2419 June 2022Top Gun: MaverickNZ$1,095,888Lightyear (#3), Nude Tuesday (#4)2526 June 2022ElvisNZ$1,043,403Whina (#5), The Lion King Reo Māori (#6), Jugjugg Jeeyo (#7)263 July 2022Minions: The Rise of GruNZ$838,5582710 July 2022Thor: Love and ThunderNZ$2,530,560Benediction (#10)2817 July 2022NZ$1,468,415The Phantom of the Open (#8), Princess Mononoke (#9), The Roundup (#10)2924 July 2022Minions: The Rise of GruNZ$931,357Where the Crawdads Sing (#3), The Black Phone (#6)3031 July 2022Thor: Love and ThunderNZ$409,282Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya (#6), Ek Villain Returns (#9)317 August 2022Bullet TrainNZ$404,2623214 August 2022NopeNZ$243,278Laal Singh Chaddha (#3), Rakshan Bandhan (#9)3321 August 2022Bullet TrainNZ$211,513Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (#2), Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (#4), Gloriavale (#10)3428 August 2022Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here AgainNZ$246,818Beast (#4)354 September 2022MuruNZ$233,710Orphan: First Kill (#5), Three Thousand Years of Longing (#6), Lancaster (#8)3611 September 2022Brahmāstra: Part One – ShivaNZ$203,833After Ever Happy (#6)3718 September 2022Ticket to ParadiseNZ$379,713Moonage Daydream (#3), See How They Run (#4)3825 September 2022NZ$309,265DC League of Super-Pets (#2), Avatar (re-release) (#3), Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (#10) 392 October 2022DC League of Super-PetsNZ$307,118Smile (#3), Ponniyin Selvan: Part One (#4), Vikram Vedha (#7), Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (#9)409 October 2022NZ$438,553Don't Worry Darling (#2), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (#3), Amsterdam (#5)4116 October 2022NZ$408,021Halloween Ends (#5), Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia (#10)4223 October 2022 Black AdamNZ$1,212,400 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (#2), Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold (#5)4330 October 2022NZ$685,296The Woman King (#3), Frozen: Reo Maori (#4), Barbarian (#6), Thank God (#8)446 November 2022NZ$345,024One Piece Film: Red (#3)4513 November 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverNZ$1,789,562Mister Organ (#4), Uunchai (#8)4620 November 2022NZ$1,158,540Drishyam 2 (#4), She Said (#6), Emily (#7), The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2022 (#8)4727 November 2022NZ$609,733The Menu (#2), Strange World (#3), Bhediya (#7)484 December 2022NZ$347,391The Road Dance (#8)4911 December 2022NZ$303,7725018 December 2022Avatar: The Way of Water †NZ$3,355,1355125 December 2022NZ$1,365,571Cirkus (#3)52NZ$1,776,285Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (#2), The Banshees of Inisherin (#3), Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (#4), The Lost King (#5), A Man Called Otto (#7)
Highest-grossing films +Highest-grossing films of 2022RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross (NZ$)1Avatar: The Way of WaterDisneyNZ$19,939,6182Top Gun: MaverickParamount PicturesNZ$14,228,2423Thor: Love and ThunderDisneyNZ$8,258,5714Minions: The Rise of GruUniversalNZ$7,100,8915Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDisneyNZ$6,300,0076Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverDisneyNZ$6,144,2937ElvisWarner BrosNZ$4,881,8818Puss in Boots: The Last WishUniversalNZ$4,633,3489The BatmanWarner BrosNZ$4,476,38710Jurassic World DominionUniversalNZ$4,474,288
+ Highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2022 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Muru RialtoNZ$1,519,022 2 Whina TransmissionNZ$1,332,558 3 Mister Organ MadmanNZ$415,571 4 The Lion King Reo Māori Walt DisneyNZ$367,929 5 Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold Eight the StoryNZ$254,284
Records +5 biggest openingsRankTitleDistributorOpening weekend1Avatar: The Way of WaterDisneyNZ$3,355,1352Thor: Love and ThunderDisneyNZ$2,530,5603Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDisneyNZ$2,437,2004Top Gun: MaverickParamount PicturesNZ$1,969,4675Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverDisneyNZ$1,789,562
+5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1House of Gucci78%2Ghostbusters: Afterlife46%3Clifford the Big Red Dog27%4Top Gun: Maverick 20%5The Lost City 13%
+Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Morbius -66%1The Northman -66%
+Best per theater openingRankTitlePer theater gross1Avatar: The Way of Water$27,278
References
See also
List of New Zealand films – New Zealand films by year 2022 in film