List of 2023 box office number-one films in New Zealand

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in New Zealand during 2023.

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Weekend
gross 		Top 10 openings
1[1] 8 January 2023 Avatar: The Way of Water NZ$2,274,017 The Fabelmans (#7), Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (#9)
2[2] 15 January 2023 NZ$1,053,084 Operation Fortune (#3), M3GAN (#4), The Amazing Maurice (#7), Varisu (#9)
3[3] 22 January 2023 NZ$636,614 Babylon (#5), Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (#9)
4[4] 29 January 2023 NZ$743,281 Pathaan (#2)
5[5] 5 February 2023 NZ$414,113 André Rieu Live in Dublin (#3), Knock at the Cabin (#5), The Whale (#8), BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (#9)
6[6] 12 February 2023 Magic Mike's Last Dance NZ$226,243 Titanic: 25th Anniversary (#3)
7[7] 19 February 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania NZ$1,006,331 Women Talking (#10)
8[8] 26 February 2023 NZ$507,494 Cocaine Bear (#2), Fisherman's Friends: One and All (#6), Missing (#9), Selfiee (#10)
9[9] 5 March 2023 Creed III NZ309,079 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (#4), Empire of Light (#7)
10[10] 12 March 2023 NZ$206,938 Scream VI (#2), 65 (#3) Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (#6), Champions (#10)
11[11] 19 March 2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods NZ$443,453 Living (#2), Full River Red (#8)
12[12] 26 March 2023 John Wick Chapter 4 NZ$896,018 Red, White & Brass (#2)
13[13] 2 April 2023 NZ$609,443 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (#2)
14[14] 9 April 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie NZ$1,086,328 Air (#4), The Pope's Exorcist (#5)
15[15] 16 April 2023 NZ$1,266,755 Mafia Mamma (#8)
16[16] 23 April 2023 NZ$1,162,487 Evil Dead Rise (#4), Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (#7)
17[17] 30 April 2023 NZ$305,134 Ponniyin Selvan: II (#6)
18[18] 7 May 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 NZ$1,858,729 Jodi (#6)
19[19] 14 May 2023 NZ$1,245,316 Book Club: The Next Chapter (#2), 2018 (#4), Hypnotic (#5), The Kerala Story (#7)
20[20] 21 May 2023 Fast X NZ$1,685,624 A Good Person (#7)
21[21] 28 May 2023 The Little Mermaid NZ$867,287 Maybe I Do (#5), Met Opera: Lohengrin (#9), Godday Godday Chaa (#10)
22[22] 4 June 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse NZ$1,339,432 The Boogeyman (#5), Bank of Dave (#6), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (#8)
23[23] 11 June 2023 NZ$892,167 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (#5), The Roundup: No Way Out (#8), Maurh (#9)
24[24] 18 June 2023 The Flash NZ$707,267 Adipurush (#4), You Hurt My Feelings (#9)
25[25] 25 June 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts NZ$791,153 Elemental (#3), No Hard Feelings (#5)
26[26] 2 July 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny NZ$1,012,003 Carry on Jatta 3 (#6), Satyaprem Ki Katha (#9)
27[27] 9 July 2023 NZ$707,688 Insidious 5 (#5), Joy Ride (#8)
28[28] 16 July 2023 Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One NZ$1,256,433 Lost in the Stars (#7)
29[29] 23 July 2023 Barbie NZ$3,511,506 Oppenheimer (#2)
30[30] 30 July 2023 NZ$2,833,172 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (#4), Talk to Me (#5)
31[31] 6 August 2023 NZ$1,690,966 Meg 2: The Trench (#3), The Miracle Club (#5), Never Say Never (#10)
32[32] 13 August 2023 NZ$1,087,587 Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (#4), Jailer (#5) Gadar 2 (#6), OMG 2 (#9), Asteroid City (#10)
33[33] 20 August 2023 NZ$725,259 Strays (#7)
34[34] 27 August 2023 Sound of Freedom NZ$436,474 Andre Rieu 2023 Maastricht Concert : Love is All Around (#4), Mastaney (#5), Retribution (#7), Dream Girl 2 (#9), The First Slam Dunk (#10)
35 3 September 2023 The Equalizer 3: The Final Chapter NZ$382,367 No More Bets (#5), Haunted Mansion (#6), Past Lives (#9)
36 10 September 2023 Jawan NZ$473,918 The Nun II (#2), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (#5)
37 17 September 2023 The Nun II NZ$234,518 Blue Beetle (#2), A Haunting in Venice (#3), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (#4), Creation of the Gods: Kingdom of Storms (#7)
38 24 September 2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie NZ$217,435 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (#8)
39 1 October 2023 NZ$358,445 The Creator (#2), Saw X (#7)
40 8 October 2023 NZ$251,487 Uproar (#4), The Exorcist: Believer (#5), Expend4bles (#8)
41 15 October 2023 Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour NZ$664,957 Kannur Squad (#8), The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (#9)
42 22 October 2023 NZ$333,680 Killers of the Flower Moon (#2), Leo (#3), Ganapath (#8), Under the Light (#10)
43 29 October 2023 Five Nights at Freddy's NZ$762,544 Dumb Money (#4), Met Opera: Die Zauberflote (#10)
44 5 November 2023 NZ$322,182 Stop Making Sense: Remastered (#4), Loop Track (#9)
45 12 November 2023 The Marvels NZ$456,989 Tiger 3 (#4)
46 19 November 2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes NZ$1,033,683 Saltburn (#6), Thanksgiving (#7)
47 26 November 2023 NZ$591,602 Napoleon (#2), Freelance (#7), Callas-Paris, 1958, (#9)
48 3 December 2023 NZ$426,032 Animal (#2), Trolls: Band Together (#4), Andre Rieu's White Christmas (#5), RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCE (#6), Godzilla Minus One (#7), The Old Oak (#10)
49 10 December 2023 Next Goal Wins NZ$297,721 The Boy and the Heron (#3), 12.12: The Day (#8)
50 17 December 2023 Wonka NZ$1,032,535 Silent Night (#10)
51 24 December 2023 NZ$772,546 Dunki (#2), Salaar: Ceasefire Part 1 (#6)
52 31 December 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom NZ$918,265 One Life (#3), Migration (#4), Wish (#5), Anyone But You (#6)

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2023[35]
Rank Title Distributor[36] Domestic gross (NZ$)
1 Barbie Universal NZ$14,488,873
2 Oppenheimer Universal NZ$7,069,385
3 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Universal NZ$6,984,052
4 Wonka Universal NZ$6,644,602
5 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Disney NZ$6,282,249
6 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures NZ$5,774,108
7 Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One Paramount NZ$4,340,933
8 Fast X Universal NZ$3,976,633
9 Aquaman and the lost kingdom Universal NZ$3,885,305
10 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Roadshow films NZ$3,829,297


5 Highest-grossing New Zealand films of 2023[35]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1 Red, White & Brass Piki, Miss Conception NZ$1,463,740
2 Uproar Kismet NZ$795,244
3 Stylebender AHI, Mister Smith, William Morris Endeavor NZ$115,554
4 Loop Track NZ$72,576
5 Bad Behaviour NZ$57,741

Records

5 Biggest openings
Rank Title Distributor Opening Weekend
1 Barbie Universal NZ$3,512,855
2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Disney NZ$1,858,729
3 Fast X Universal NZ$1,685,624
4 Oppenheimer Universal NZ$1,372,350
5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures NZ$1,339,432
5 Best Second weekend holds for movies playing in more than 70 theatres
Rank Title 2nd Week Hold
1 Ruby Gillman. Teenage Kraken 153%
2 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet 72%
3 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 65%
4 Babylon 15%
Worst Second weekend hold for movie playing in more than 70 theatres
Rank Title 2nd Week Hold
1 André Rieu Live in Dublin -95%
Best per Theater Opening
Rank Title Per Theater gross
1 Barbie $30,272

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