Project Hail Mary Lands in New Zealand

23 March 2026 2:51 PM

Project Hail Mary topped the New Zealand box office in its opening weekend with $794k, marking the highest opening weekend of 2026 so far.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge also opened over the weekend, taking the No. 2 spot with $538k.
Reminders of Him is now in the No. 3 spot, adding $126k in its second weekend in cinemas.

Weekend Total Box Office

New Zealand: Thu 19th Mar 2026 - Sun 22nd Mar 2026

  • 1.

    Project Hail Mary

    $793,636

    Sony

  • 2.

    Dhurandhar 2

    $538,408

    Reelstar Entertainment

  • 3.

    Reminders of Him

    $125,614

    Universal

  • 4.

    Tenor: My Name is Pati

    $103,534

    Rialto Distribution

  • 5.

    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

    $71,438

    Walt Disney

  • 6.

    Aadu 3

    $66,139

    Zstars Entertainment

  • 7.

    GOAT

    $55,111

    Sony

  • 8.

    Wuthering Heights

    $35,201

    Warner Bros.

  • 9.

    Holy Days

    $32,200

    Kismet / Rialto

  • 10.

    Scream 7

    $26,242

    Paramount

Thu 19Fri 20Sat 21Sun 22Mon 23$0$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k$350k

Project Hail Mary

Sony
Opening Weekend

$794k

Cume. total

$946k

film artwork

Dhurandhar 2

Reelstar Entertainment
Opening Weekend

$538k

Cume. total

$538k

film artwork

Reminders of Him

Universal
Weekend 2

$126k

Cume. total

$443k

film artwork

Tenor: My Name is Pati

Rialto Distribution
Weekend 3

$104k

Cume. total

$530k

film artwork

* Estimated figures as at 2:51 PM 23/03/26. For official box-office chart, contact MPDANZ

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