This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2026.
Number-one films #Weekend end dateFilmWeekend grossTop 10 openings14 January 2026 Avatar: Fire and AshNZ$1,187,152Song Sung Blue (#2)211 January 2026NZ$667,482The RajaSaab (#7)318 January 2026NZ$587,592Hamnet (#4), 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (#7), David (#9)425 January 2026 Marty SupremeNZ$512,329Border 2 (#4), Mercy (#9)51 February 2026 Iron LungNZ$193,902Send Help (#4), The Choral (#6)68 February 2026 ShelterNZ$174,456715 February 2026 Wuthering HeightsNZ$689,572Crime 101 (#2), Mārama (#7)822 February 2026NZ$433,546GOAT (#2), Fackham Hall (#3), Blades of the Guardians (#5), The King’s Warden (#8), No Other Choice (#10)91 March 2026NZ$262,748Scream 7 (#2), Pegasus 3 (#6), Holy days (#7), Night King (#10)108 March 2026NZ$155,208Tenor: My Name is Pati (#4), The Bride (#8), The Kng's Warden (#10)1115 March 2026Reminders of HimNZ$204,777Cold Storage (#9)1222 March 2026Project Hail MaryNZ$793,636Dhurandhar 2 (#2), Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (#5), Aadu 3 (#6)1329 March 2026NZ$865,715Hoppers (#2), The Magic Faraway Tree (#4), I Swear (#7), 145 April 2026The Super Mario Galaxy MovieNZ$807,937The Drama (#4)1512 April 2026NZ$778,032Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros (#6), You, Me & Tuscany (#9)1619 April 2026NZ$771,982Bhooth Bangla (#5), Lee Cronin's The Mummy (#6), Fuze (#9)1726 April 2026MichaelNZ$1,022,873Exit 8 (#10)183 May 2026The Devil wears Prada 2NZ$1,399,664Sgt Hanne (#5), Hokum (#6), Patriot (#7), The Time Travellers Guide to the Hamilton Gardens (#10)1910 May 2026NZ$1,168,431The Sheep Detectives (#3), Mortal Kombat II (#4), Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft (#5),2017 May 2026MichaelNZ$655,448In the Grey (#5), Obsession (#6), Top Gun (1986) - 40th Anniversary (#7), Caterpiller (#8), Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (#10)2124 May 2026Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguNZ$934,355Drishyam 3 (#4), Passenger (#9)2231 May 2026BackroomsNZ$883,042Tuner (#7), Chardikala (#9)237 June 2026NZ$480,881The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (#4), Masters of the Universe (#5), Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (#9), The Christophers (#10)2414 June 2026 Disclosure DayNZ$582,218Scary Movie (#2), Colony (#8)2521 June 2026 Toy Story 5NZ$1,350,854Cocktail 2 (#7)2628 June 2026NZ$783,496Minions & Monsters (#2), Supergirl (#3), Dear You (#6), Welcome to the Jungle (#7)275 July 2026NZ$524,344Jackass: Best and Last (#4), Alpha (#9)2812 July 2026 MoanaNZ$1,120,599Dhamaal 4 (#4), Evil Dead Burn (#5), The Invite (#6)2919 July 2026The OdysseyNZ$2,050,0003026 July 2026NZ$1,973,739Jana Nayagan (#6), Colours of Time (#7)312 August 2026Spider-Man: Brand New DayNZ$4,450,865H is for Hawk (#7), Primavera (#10)329 August 2026NZ$2,365,673Savage House (#8), Ice Cream Man (#9)3316 August 2026NZ$1,226,908The End of Oak Street (#3), One Night Only (#4), Awarapan 2 (#5), All Wishes Come True! (#8), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) R/I (#9), CatVideoFest 2026 (#10)3423 August 2026NZ$696,815Insidious: Out of the Further (#3), Spa Weekend (#5), Mutiny (#6), Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (#7), Tony (#8), Kung Fu Soccer (#9)3530 August 2026NZ$448,752André Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastrich! (#2), The Dog Stars (#5), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (25th Anniversary) (#8), Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups (#9)366 September 2026NZ$345,206Lomu (#3), Fall 2: Deadpoint (#4), Mirzapur: The Movie (#6), Cars (20th Anniversary) (#7), By Any Means (#8)3713 September 2026Practical Magic 2NZ$414,904Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger (#5), Runner (#), Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (#7), De Gaulle: Liberté (#10)3820 September 2026Resident EvilNZ$463,308PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (#3), Forgotten Island (#4), Coyote vs. Acme (#6), Hanuman Ansh (#8), The Transformers: The Movie (1986) R/I (#9), Hope (#10)3927 September 2026Heart of the BeastNZ$674,640Avengers Endgame Encore (#2), Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom(#10)
Highest-grossing films +Highest-grossing films of 2025RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross (NZ$)1Spider-man: Brand New DaySony$12,359,9772The OdysseyUniversal$10,561,3313MichaelUniversal$7,287,1314Toy Story 5Walt Disney$6,162,3335Project Hail MarySony$5,919,1406The Devil wears Prada 2Walt Disney$5,262,4617The Super Mario Galaxy MovieUniversal$4,505,8148MoanaWalt Disney$3,698,8899Minions & MonstersUniversal$3,262,30410ObsessionRialto Distribution$3,106,791 +5 highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2024RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross1Lomu$405,8983Sgt Hanne$286,8793Anchor Me: The Don McGlashan Story $148,6754Time Travellers Guide to the Hamilton Gardens$98,2575Lomu$254,000
Records +5 biggest openingsRankTitleDistributorOpening weekend1Spider-man: Brand New DaySonyNZ$4,450,8652The OdysseyUniversalNZ$2,050,0003The Devil wears Prada 2Walt DisneyNZ$1,399,6644Toy Story 5Walt DisneyNZ$1,350,8545MoanaWalt DisneyNZ$1,120,599 +5 best second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Send Help -12%2GOAT -12%3Hamnet -20%4Fackham Hall -20% +Worst second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 65 theatresRankTitle2nd week hold1Mercy -74% +Best per theater openingRankTitlePer theater gross1Wuthering HeightsNZ$5,996
See also
List of New Zealand films – New Zealand films by year 2024 in film
References