After three weeks at #1, Suicide Squad is finally dethroned by the debut of Bad Moms. Ben-Hur did nothing special at #4 while Poi E: The Story of Our Song comes close to being very special by nearing the $1 mil. mark – that’s damn near unheard of for a documentary. Also of note is Kubo and the Two Strings which saw the smallest drop-off percentage this week earning almost as much as it did in its first week (seriously, see that film if you haven’t) and tiny champion Tunnel which – playing on only three screens – got the highest screen average gross with $7,598.
NEW ZEALAND BOX OFFICE
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 31
1. BAD MOMS (Roadshow) $671,608
2. SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros) $372,865
3. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (Fox) $216,927
4. BEN-HUR (Paramount) $197,008
5. WAR DOGS (Roadshow) $189,500
6. THE SHALLOWS (Sony Pictures) $154,434
7. JASON BOURNE (Universal) $138,348
8. POI E: THE STORY OF OUR SONG (Sony Pictures) $135,157
9. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (Universal) $129,114
10. OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (StudioCanal) $76,318
