Bad heroes and boozing ladies stay at the top of the local box office this week. War Dogs narrowly edges out The Shallows for #3 while Poi E stays steady at #6. Meanwhile, let us all shed a tear for Kubo and the Two Strings‘ debut at #7.
NEW ZEALAND BOX OFFICE
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 24
1. SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros) $579,538
2. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (Fox) $421,782
3. WAR DOGS (Roadshow) $263,114
4. THE SHALLOWS (Sony Pictures) $237,635
5. JASON BOURNE (Universal) $233,573
6. POI E: THE STORY OF OUR SONG (Sony Pictures) $187,736
7. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (Universal) $150,789
8. OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (StudioCanal) $92,116
9. RUSTOM (Forum Films) $61,278
10. STAR TREK BEYOND (Paramount) $52,058
