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 †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. #Weekend end dateFilmWeekendgrossTop 10 openings1Avatar: The Way of WaterNZ$2,274,017The Fabelmans (#7), Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (#9)215 January 2023NZ$1,053,084Operation Fortune (#3), M3GAN (#4), The Amazing Maurice (#7), Varisu (#9)322 January 2023NZ$636,614Babylon (#5), Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (#9)429 January 2023NZ$743,281Pathaan (#2)55 February 2023NZ$414,113André Rieu Live in Dublin (#3), Knock at the Cabin (#5), The Whale (#8), BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (#9)612 February 2023Magic Mike's Last DanceNZ$226,243Titanic: 25th Anniversary (#3)719 February 2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaNZ$1,006,331Women Talking (#10)826 February 2023NZ$507,494Cocaine Bear (#2), Fisherman's Friends: One and All (#6), Missing (#9), Selfiee (#10)95 March 2023Creed IIINZ309,079Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (#4), Empire of Light (#7)1012 March 2023NZ$206,938Scream VI (#2), 65 (#3) Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (#6), Champions (#10)1119 March 2023Shazam! Fury of the GodsNZ$443,453Living (#2), Full River Red (#8)1226 March 2023John Wick Chapter 4NZ$896,018 Red, White & Brass (#2)132 April 2023NZ$609,443Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (#2)149 April 2023The Super Mario Bros. MovieNZ$1,086,328Air (#4), The Pope's Exorcist (#5)1516 April 2023NZ$1,266,755Mafia Mamma (#8)1623 April 2023NZ$1,162,487Evil Dead Rise (#4), Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (#7)1730 April 2023NZ$305,134Ponniyin Selvan: II (#6)187 May 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3NZ$1,858,729Jodi (#6)1914 May 2023NZ$1,245,316Book Club: The Next Chapter (#2), 2018 (#4), Hypnotic (#5), The Kerala Story (#7)2021 May 2023Fast XNZ$1,685,624A Good Person (#7)2128 May 2023The Little MermaidNZ$867,287Maybe I Do (#5), Met Opera: Lohengrin (#9), Godday Godday Chaa (#10)224 June 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseNZ$1,339,432The Boogeyman (#5), Bank of Dave (#6), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (#8)2311 June 2023NZ$892,167The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (#5), The Roundup: No Way Out (#8), Maurh (#9)2418 June 2023The FlashNZ$707,267Adipurush (#4), You Hurt My Feelings (#9)2525 June 2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsNZ$791,153Elemental (#3), No Hard Feelings (#5)262 July 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyNZ$1,012,003Carry on Jatta 3 (#6), Satyaprem Ki Katha (#9)279 July 2023NZ$707,688Insidious 5 (#5), Joy Ride (#8)2816 July 2023Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part OneNZ$1,256,433Lost in the Stars (#7)2923 July 2023Barbie †NZ$3,511,506Oppenheimer (#2)3030 July 2023NZ$2,833,172Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (#4), Talk to Me (#5)316 August 2023NZ$1,690,966Meg 2: The Trench (#3), The Miracle Club (#5), Never Say Never (#10)3213 August 2023NZ$1,087,587Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (#4), Jailer (#5) Gadar 2 (#6), OMG 2 (#9), Asteroid City (#10)3320 August 2023NZ$725,259Strays (#7)3427 August 2023Sound of FreedomNZ$436,474Andre Rieu 2023 Maastricht Concert : Love is All Around (#4), Mastaney (#5), Retribution (#7), Dream Girl 2 (#9), The First Slam Dunk (#10)353 September 2023The Equalizer 3: The Final ChapterNZ$382,367No More Bets (#5), Haunted Mansion (#6), Past Lives (#9)3610 September 2023JawanNZ$473,918The Nun II (#2), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (#5)3717 September 2023The Nun IINZ$234,518Blue Beetle (#2), A Haunting in Venice (#3), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (#4), Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (#7)3824 September 2023PAW Patrol: The Mighty MovieNZ$217,435Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (#8)391 October 2023NZ$358,445The Creator (#2), Saw X (#7)408 October 2023NZ$251,487Uproar (#4), The Exorcist: Believer (#5), Expend4bles (#8)4115 October 2023Taylor Swift: The Eras TourNZ$664,957Kannur Squad (#8), The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (#9)4222 October 2023NZ$333,680Killers of the Flower Moon (#2), Leo (#3), Ganapath (#8), Under the Light (#10)4329 October 2023Five Nights at Freddy'sNZ$762,544Dumb Money (#4), Met Opera: Die Zauberflote (#10)445 November 2023NZ$322,182Stop Making Sense: Remastered (#4), Loop Track (#9)4512 November 2023The MarvelsNZ$456,989Tiger 3 (#4)4619 November 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesNZ$1,033,683Saltburn (#6), Thanksgiving (#7)4726 November 2023NZ$591,602Napoleon (#2), Freelance (#7), Callas-Paris, 1958 (#9)483 December 2023NZ$426,032Animal (#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)4910 December 2023Next Goal WinsNZ$297,721The Boy and the Heron (#3), 12.12: The Day (#8)5017 December 2023WonkaNZ$1,032,535Silent Night (#10)5124 December 2023NZ$772,546Dunki (#2), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (#6)5231 December 2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomNZ$918,265One Life (#3), Migration (#4), Wish (#5), Anyone but You (#6)

Highest-grossing films +Highest-grossing films of 2023RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross (NZ$)1BarbieUniversal NZ$14,489,5082OppenheimerUniversalNZ$7,073,3753The Super Mario Bros. MovieUniversalNZ$6,984,0524WonkaUniversalNZ$6,653,1775Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3DisneyNZ$6,282,2496Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseSony PicturesNZ$5,774,1087Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part OneParamountNZ$4,353,1788Fast XUniversalNZ$3,976,6339Aquaman and the lost kingdomUniversalNZ$3,885,30510The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesRoadshow filmsNZ$3,829,297

+ 5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2023 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Red, White & Brass Piki, Miss ConceptionNZ$1,463,740 2 Uproar KismetNZ$795,244 3 Stylebender Ahi, Mister Smith, William Morris EndeavorNZ$115,554 4 Loop Track VendettaNZ$72,576 5 Bad Behaviour AhiNZ$57,741

Records +5 biggest openingsRankTitleDistributorOpening weekend1BarbieUniversalNZ$3,512,8552Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3DisneyNZ$1,858,7293Fast XUniversalNZ$1,685,6244OppenheimerUniversalNZ$1,372,3505Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseSony PicturesNZ$1,339,432

+5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Ruby Gillman. Teenage Kraken 153%2Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet 72%3PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 65%4Babylon 15%

+Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1André Rieu Live in Dublin -95%

+Best per theater openingRankTitlePer theater gross1Barbie$30,272

References

See also List of New Zealand films – New Zealand films by year 2023 in film

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