This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2024.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. #Weekend end dateFilmWeekend grossTop 10 openings17 January 2024Aquaman and the Lost KingdomNZ$547,937Ferrari (#6), Night Swim (#8), The Boys in the Boat (#10)214 January 2024WonkaNZ$306,298The Beekeeper (#2), The Holdovers (#10)321 January 2024Mean GirlsNZ$318,451428 January 2024FighterNZ$322,129The Iron Claw (#9)54 February 2024ArgylleNZ$334,557Priscilla (#6)611 February 2024NZ$173,479Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (#2), Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (#3), Pegasus 2 (#10)718 February 2024Bob Marley: One LoveNZ$574,585Madame Web (#2), Bramayugam (#9)825 February 2024NZ$427,358Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (#2), The Zone of Interest (#5), Baghead (#6)93 March 2024Dune: Part TwoNZ$1,684,930Manjummel Boys (#3)1010 March 2024NZ$1,100,908The Great Escaper (#2), YOLO (#4), Shaitaan (#5), Imaginary (#6)1117 March 2024NZ$761,946The Convert (#2), Exhuma (#4), Yodha (#6)1224 March 2024NZ$439,845Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (#2), Wicked Little Letters (#3), Immaculate (#7)1331 March 2024Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireNZ$1,254,830Crew (#5), The Mountain (#6), Aadujeevitham (#7) 147 April 2024NZ$472,412Kung Fu Panda 4 (#2), Monkey Man (#6), The First Omen (#9), Love Lies Bleeding (#10)1514 April 2024 Kung Fu Panda 4NZ$386,725Civil War (#3), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (#6), Aavesham (#9)1621 April 2024NZ$722,582Challengers (#4), Abigail (#9), Varshangalkku Shesham (#10)1728 April 2024 The Fall GuyNZ$589,879The Roundup: Punishment (#10)185 May 2024NZ$330,589Back to Black (#2), Golda (#7)1912 May 2024Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesNZ$786,415Shinda Shinda No Papa (#8)2019 May 2024NZ$527,782IF (#2), The Way, My Way (#5), The Strangers: Chapter One (#8), Joika (#10)2126 May 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaNZ$521,933Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (#7)222 June 2024 The Garfield MovieNZ$442,263Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (#6), Unsung Hero (#7), Freud's Last Session (#8), Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (#10)239 June 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or DieNZ$423,7022416 June 2024NZ$327,187The Watchers (#5)2523 June 2024Despicable Me 4NZ$1,406,626The Road to Patagonia (#7)2630 June 2024Inside Out 2NZ$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)277 July 2024NZ$939,524The Bikeriders (#5)2814 July 2024NZ$1,100,000Twisters (#4)2921 July 2024NZ$1,050,813Longlegs (#4), Bad Newz (#7), Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One (#9)3028 July 2024 Deadpool & WolverineNZ$2,334.416314 August 2024NZ$1,607,130Trap (#3), Daaru Na Peenda Hove (#6), The Fabulous Four (#8), Successor (#9)3211 August 2024NZ$894,315It Ends With Us (#2), Borderlands (#4), Bookworm (#5)3318 August 2024It Ends With UsNZ$700,824Alien: Romulus (#3), Stree 2 (#4), Coraline: 15th Anniversary (#8), Khel Khel Mein (#10)3425 August 2024NZ$398,091We Were Dangerous (#4), Blink Twice (#6), Un/Happy for You (#10)351 September 2024 Deadpool & WolverineNZ$283,497Andre Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love (#2), The Forge (#7)368 September 2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceNZ$697,147The Greatest of All Time (#4), Thelma (#6)3715 September 2024NZ$467,737Ardaas Sarbat De Bhalle Di (#5), Ajayante Randam Moshanam A.R.M (#7)3822 September 2024NZ$270,649The Substance (#3), KishKindha Kaandam (#8)3929 September 2024The Wild RobotNZ$268,826Transformers One (#2), Devara Part 1 (#4), Harold and the Purple Crayon (#7), Megalopolis (#10)406 October 2024NZ$565,464Joker: Folie a Deux (#2), Runt (#6)4113 October 2024NZ$501,035Mittran Da Challeya Truck Ni (#7), Vettaiyan (#8), Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video (#9), The Apprentice (#10)4220 October 2024Smile 2NZ$202,823Shichinin no samurai (#7), Bougainvillea (#9)4327 October 2024Venom: The Last DanceNZ$696,628443 November 2024NZ$334,435Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (#2), Singham Again (#3), The Critic (#8), Here (#9), Amaran (#10)4510 November 2024Red OneNZ$302,700Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (#9)4617 November 2024 Gladiator IINZ$973,192 Hello, Love, Again (#3)4724 November 2024 WickedNZ$778,000 Goodrich (#4)481 December 2024Moana 2 †NZ$3,134,582Heretic (#4), Sookshma Darshini (#6), Her Story (#8), There’s Still Tomorrow (#9)498 December 2024NZ$1,405,366Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (#3), Andre Rieu’s Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver (#4), The Last Dance (#9), Solo Leveling -ReAwakening (#10)5015 December 2024NZ$780,075Kraven the Hunter (#3), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (#5), For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas (#9)5122 December 2024 Mufasa: The Lion KingNZ$422,1815229 December 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3NZ$794,147Baby John (#7), A Real Pain (#8), Anora (#9)
Highest-grossing films +Highest-grossing films of 2024RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross (NZ$)1Moana 2DisneyNZ$10,192,4002Inside Out 2DisneyNZ$9,096,0083Deadpool & WolverineDisneyNZ$8,577,4124Despicable Me 4UniversalNZ$6,625,2905Dune: Part TwoUniversalNZ$6,405,1426WickedUniversalNZ$6,284,4867Mufasa: The Lion KingDisneyNZ$4,542,8828Kung Fu Panda 4UniversalNZ$4,249,3659Sonic the Hedgehog 3ParamountNZ$4,023,98710Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireUniversalNZ$3,972,423
+5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2024RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross1Ka Whawhai TonuTransmissionNZ$883,9972The MountainPiki, MadmanNZ$737,6183The ConvertKismetNZ$573,7504We Were DangerousMadmanNZ$544,4075BookwormRialtoNZ$468,325
Records +5 biggest openingsRankTitleDistributorOpening weekend1Moana 2DisneyNZ$3,134,5822Deadpool & WolverineDisneyNZ$2,334.4163Inside Out 2DisneyNZ$2,031,4794Dune: Part TwoUniversalNZ$1,684,9305Despicable Me 4UniversalNZ$1,406,626
+5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Wicked Little Letters -2%2Kung Fu Panda 4 -3%3Mufasa: The Lion King -16%4The Beekeeper -20%5The Great Escaper -22%
+Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Joker: Folie a Deux -75%
+Best per theater openingRankTitlePer theater gross1Moana 2$25,077
References
See also
List of New Zealand films – New Zealand films by year 2024 in film