'The Avengers' Cracks NZ's Top 10 Highest Grossing Films of All Time

Disney and Marvel's mega-blockbuster The Avengers has entered NZ's Top 10 highest grossing films ever. It sits at number 9, with a haul to date of 8,525,580 Kiwi clams.

The last film to make the list was Taika Waititi's Boy in 2010 - still sitting at number 7.

World-wide, The Avengers currently sits as the 3rd most successful film at the box office ($US 1.4 billion), behind Avatar ($US 2.7 billion) and Titanic ($US 2.1 billion).

Here's the full NZ Top 10, as at June 13th 2012.

1. Avatar ($17.3 million)
2. Fellowship of the Ring ($14.5 million)
3. The Return of the King ($13.6 million)
4. Titanic ($12.9 million)
5. The Two Towers ($12 million)
6. Shrek 2 ($10.8 million)
7. Boy ($9.2 million)
8. King Kong ($8.9 million)
9. The Avengers ($8.5 million)
10. Narnia: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe ($8.4 million)