Kong reigns supreme at the box office this week, taking $1.2 million in its first week, while the excellent Logan drops one spot to 2nd. Australia drama Lion, now in its 8th week of release, holds 3rd position and Bollywood’s Badrinath Ki Dulhani comes in 4th. Elsewhere, Moana (in its 11th week of release) re-enters the top 10, and Best Picture winner Moonlight also got a bump.
New Zealand Box Office
WEEK ENDING MARCH 16
1. Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros) $1,254,261
2. Logan (20th Century Fox) $852,901
3. Lion (Transmission) $299,394
4. Badrinath Ki Dulhani (Forum Films) $187,757
5. Hidden Figures (20th Century Fox) $182,084
6. A Streetcat Named Bob (Sony Pictures) $133,879
7. T2 Trainspotting (Sony) $128,534
8. Moana (Walt Disney) $108,169
9. Moonlight (Roadshow) $100,962
10. Before I Fall (Roadshow) $83,763
