This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2025.
Number-one films #Weekend end dateFilmWeekend grossTop 10 openings15 January 2025 Sonic the Hedgehog 3NZ$559,776Paddington in Peru (#2), Nosferatu (#5)212 January 2025NZ$311,906Conclave (#4), Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (#8), Game Changer (#10)319 January 2025NZ$231,029Wolf Man (#8), Rekhachithram (#10)426 January 2025 A Complete UnknownNZ$338,969We Live in Time (#3), Flight Risk (#8), Sky Force (#10)52 February 2025NZ$248,109Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (#7), Babygirl (#8), Companion (#9)69 February 2025NZ$194,444Widow Clicquot (#3), Becoming Led Zeppelin (#7)716 February 2025Captain America: Brave New WorldNZ$734,823Bridget Jones: Mad About Boy (#2), Ne Zha 2 (#3), Chhaava (#5), Heart Eyes (#6)823 February 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyNZ$487,758The Monkey (#4), I'm Still Here (#7)92 March 2025 TināNZ$653,271Officer on Duty (#8)109 March 2025NZ$658,355Mickey 17 (#2), The Last Journey (#8)1116 March 2025NZ$588,858Black Bag (#3), National Treasure Live: The Importance of Being Ernest (#9)1223 March 2025NZ$470,927Snow White (#2), The Last Showgirl (#7), The Rule of Jenny Pen (#8)1330 March 2025NZ$378,944L2: Empuraan (#2), A Working Man (#3), Sikandar (#7), Bonhoeffer: Pastor. 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(#9)146 April 2025A Minecraft MovieNZ$2,522,477Novocaine - No Pain (#5), Queer (#10)1513 April 2025NZ$1,444,043Andre Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues (#2), The Amateur (#3), The Chosen: The Last Supper - Part One (#5), Dog Man (#6), Death of a Unicorn (#8), Jaat (#9)1620 April 2025NZ$1,484,660Sinners (#5), Warfare (#6), The Penguin Lessons (#7), Drop (#9)1727 April 2025NZ$947,145The Accountant 2 (#2), Until Dawn (#7), Small Things Like This (#8)184 May 2025Thunderbolts*NZ$748,788Raid 2 (#6), Guru Nanak Jahaz (#9), Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua — Two Worlds (#10)1911 May 2025NZ$472,702Final Destination: Bloodlines (#5), Ocean with David Attenborough (#6), Clown in a Cornfield (#7)2018 May 2025 Final Destination: BloodlinesNZ$311,977The Salt Path (#3)2125 May 2025 Lilo & StitchNZ$1,373,564Mission Impossible- The Final Reckoning (#2)222nd June 2025NZ$1,061,393The Phoenician Scheme (#5), Bring Her Back (#6), Saunkan Saunkanay 2 (#9)239th June 2025NZ$540,773Housefull 5 (#3), Ballerina (#4), Thug Life2415th June 2025How to Train your DragonNZ$1,122,683Materialists (#3)2522nd June 2025NZ$910,70228 Years Later (#2), Elio (#5), Sitaare Zameen Par (#7), Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (#10)2629th June 2025F1NZ$1,254,538M3GAN 2.0 (#8), Sardaar Ji 3 (#9)276th July 2025Jurassic World: RebirthNZ$1,658,708Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (#10)2813th July 2025SupermanNZ$1,329,790The Smurfs Movie (#5)2920th July 2025NZ$667,172I Know What you did Last Summer (#5), Saiyaara (#7), Sarbala Ji (#10)3027th July 2025 The Fantastic Four: First StepsNZ$906,827Four Letters of Love (#6), The Lychee Road (#10)313rd August 2025NZ$499,337Chal Mera Putt 4 (#5)3210th August 2025WeaponsNZ$367,143Freakier Friday (#3), Dead to Rights (#7), Mahavatar Narsimha (#9)3317th August 2025NZ$265,959War 2 (#2), Coolie (#4), Nobody 2 (#6), Mr. Burton (#7)3424th August 2025The Naked GunNZ$253,2113531st August 2025 André Rieu’s 2025 Maastricht Concert: Waltz the Night Away!NZ$227,798Caught Stealing (#5), Param Sundari (#9), Hridayapoorvam (#10)367th September 2025 The Conjuring: Last RitesNZ$833,302The Roses (#2), Baaghi 4 (#6)3714th September 2025 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity CastleNZ$767,062 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (#2), The Long Walk (#5), Mirai no Mirai (#7), Sketch (#10)3821st September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleNZ$337,799The Bad Guys 2 (#4), A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (#6), Jolly LLB 3 (#7), Evil Unbound 731 (#9)3928th September 2025 The Bad Guys 2NZ$455,941One Battle After Another (#2), Prime Minister (#6)405th October 2025NZ$494,984Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (#2), The Smashing Machine (#9)4112th October 2025 Tron: AresNZ$321,456Eleanor the Great (#9)4219th October 2025NZ$133,836The Black Phone 2 (#2), Roofman (#3)4326th October 2025Regretting YouNZ$213,846Deliver Me From Nowhere (#2), Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc (#3), Pike River (#4), Thamma (#8)442nd November 2025Pike RiverNZ$253,233Bugonia (#5), A Paw Patrol Christmas (#6), Good Fortune (#7), Diés Iraé (#9)459th November 2025Predator: BadlandsNZ$353,2504616th November 2025Now You See Me: Now You Don’tNZ$309,390The Running Man (#3), De De Pyaar De 2 (#5), Hamilton (#6)4723rd November 2025Wicked: For GoodNZ$1,348,709Mastiii 4 (#7)4830th November 2025Zootopia 2NZ$849,048Dead of Winter (#5), Tere Ishk Mein (#7), Ekō (#9), Die, My Love (#10)497th December 2025NZ$548,657Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (#2), André Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas (#4), Nuremberg (#5), Dhurandhar (#6), Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (#7), Eternity (#9)5014th December 2025NZ$426,366Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 (#9), Ella McCay (#10)5121st December 2025Avatar: Fire and AshNZ$2,400,924Bha Bha Ba (#7), The History of Sound (#10)5228th December 2025NZ$1,464,568The Housemaid (#2), Anaconda (#3), The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (#5), Not Only Fred Dagg but Also John Clarke (#9), Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (#10)
Highest-grossing films +Highest-grossing films of 2025RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross (NZ$)1 Avatar: Fire and AshWalt DisneyNZ$11,478,9042A Minecraft MovieUniversalNZ$10,009,6723 TināMadmanNZ$6,486,9184 Zootopia 2Walt DisneyNZ$6,130,4895Lilo & StitchWalt DisneyNZ$5,499,0816How to Train your DragonUniversalNZ$5,212,8697 F1NZ$4,968,2198 Jurassic World: RebirthUniversalNZ$4,646,7389 Mission Impossible- The Final ReckoningParamount PicturesNZ$4,513,26210 Wicked: For GoodUniversalNZ$3,985,336
+5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2024RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross1TināMadmanNZ$6,486,8643Pike RiverNZ$1,441,8333Prime MinisterNZ$1,092,8144Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua — Two WorldsMadmanNZ$211,4455The Haka Party IncidentVendettaNZ$111,838
Records +5 biggest openingsRankTitleDistributorOpening weekend1A Minecraft MovieUniversalNZ$2,522,4772Avatar: Fire and AshWalt DisneyNZ$2,400,9243Jurassic World: RebirthUniversalNZ$1,658,7084Lilo & StitchWalt DisneyNZ$1,373,5645Wicked: For GoodUniversalNZ$1,348,709
+5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Kangaroo 162%2The Bad Guys 2 128%3Pike River 92%4Prime Minister 27%
+Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 65 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle -72%
+Best per theater openingRankTitlePer theater gross1A Minecraft MovieNZ$22,932
See also
List of New Zealand films – New Zealand films by year 2024 in film
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