(as of 20 OCT 2011 rounded to nearest $100nz in ticket sales. The parenthetical amount is the inflation adjustment for 2011)
As of December 2011, 'Boy' has the highest box office total for an all NZ produced feature - $43.3 million, but it start its US theatrical run March 2012.
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Lord of the Rings/Fellowship of the Ring - 2001-02 - $14,539,900 ($18,337,651)
Lord of the Rings/Return of the King - 2003-04 - $13,591,000 ($16,324,237) Lord of the Rings/The Two Towers - 2002-03 - $12,138,100 ($14,967,399) Boy - 2010 - $9,296,700 ($9,673,290) King Kong - 2005-6 - $8,961,100 ($10,085,194) The World's Fastest Indian - 2005 - $7,047,000 ($8,186,824) Once Were Warriors - 1994-95 - $6,795,000 ($10,116,212) Whale Rider - 2003 - $6,400,000 ($7,891,791) Sione's Wedding - 2006 - $4,075,000 ($4,586,174) The Lovely Bones - 2009-10 - $3,429,800 ($3,568,734) What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - 1999 - $3,201,000 ($4,359,374) District 9 - 2009 - $2,468,700 ($2,610,836) Footrot Flats - 1986-87 - $2,420,000 ($4,833,375) Second-Hand Wedding - 2008 - $1,912,300 ($2,015,206) Untouchable Girls - 2009 - $1,813,600 ($1,918,018) Goodbye Pork Pie - 1981 - $1,600,000 ($3,993,646) In My Father's Den - 2004 - $1,500,000 ($1,801,660) Sione's 2: Unfinished Business - 2012 - $1,474,633 (currently in theatres) Scarfies - 1999 - $1,259,600 ($1,715,422) Home by Christmas - 2010 - $1,151,600 ($1,198,249) Out of the Blue - 2006 - $1,135,700 ($1,278,164) River Queen - 2005 - $1,036,400 ($1,204,034) Heavenly Creatures - 1994-95 - $1,012,500 ($1,507,383) Came a Hot Friday - 1985 - $1,000,000 ($2,108,634) |
