NZ box office report: Inside Out 2 still an emotional winner at #1

Our weekly guide to what’s happening at the Aotearoa box office – thanks to Numero

It’s déjà vu all over again this week, with the top three films at the box office remaining unchanged. Inside Out 2 had another big week, still top dog at the box office in Aotearoa, and Despicable Me 4 remains second, the two animated sequels cashing in during the school holidays. Legacy sequel Twisters stays in third place, with the only change to the top four spots being superbly chilling horror Longlegs which opens in fourth spot.

Here are the top 10 films at the Aotearoa box office, July 18-24:

1. Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney) $1,129,703 (cume total $8,003,614)
2. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) $870,383 (cume total $5,862,685)
3. Twisters (Warner Bros.) $466,255 (cume total $1,096,958)
4. Longlegs (Rialto) $286,266 (new release)
5. A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount) $178,610 (cume total $1,616,919)
6. Fly Me to the Moon (Sony) $160,519 (cume total $400,640)
7. Bad Newz (Moviegoers Entertainment) $117,305 (new release)
8. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (Madman) $78,562 (new release)
9. Ka Whawhai Tonu (Transmission) $74,005 (cume total $776,566)
10. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (CineAsia) $67,616 (new release)