Opinion/BOX OFFICE

NZ box office report: Bad Guys 2 steals a big second week of $

Our weekly guide to what’s happening at the Aotearoa box office.

Box office updates thanks to Numero.

School holiday-friendly pic The Bad Guys 2 holds on to top spot this week, ahead of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, popular with critics and civilians alike. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie are not far behind in third and fourth place.

Here are the top 10 films at the Aotearoa box office, Sept 25 – Oct 1:

1. The Bad Guys 2 (Universal) $848,260 (cume total $1,821,108)
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) $383,091 (new release)
3. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Universal) $321,873 (cume total $1,601,453)
4. Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie (Universal) $316,753 (cume total $562,898)
5. Kangaroo (Studiocanal) $226,378 (cume total $397,448)
6. Prime Minister (Rialto Distribution) $221,010 (new release)
7. The Conjuring: Last Rites (Warner Bros.) $211,087 (cume total $2,314,611)
8. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sony) $178,858 (cume total $1,444,740)
9. The Roses (Walt Disney) $113,594 (cume total $1,207,242)
10. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Sony) $67,880 (cume total $219,572)