New Zealand Movie Index

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The table below lists a yearly breakdown of information about movies produced by production companies based in New Zealand. The Share is a percentage based on total worldwide box office of the movies produced by production companies in this country relative to the combined worldwide box office of all movies in the listed year. Please note that movies that are co-produced by different countries count for the share of each country, and the production country information in our database is incomplete. These factors will typically cause the share percentages in a specific year not to add up to 100%. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.

Note: Since we are still actively researching production countries, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.

Release
Year
Total
Produced
Movies
Average
Production
Budget
Total Worldwide
Box Office
ShareTop-Grossing Movie
2026 1        
2025 3        
2024 27   $3,512,679 0.019% The Convert
2023 28   $3,021,002 0.011% Red, White & Brass
2022 25   $62,774,229 0.273% Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2021 34 $35,000,000 $5,200,235 0.027% Cousins
2020 32   $14,647,554 0.167% Find Your Voice
2019 25 $5,000,000 $21,487,293 0.056% Black Christmas
2018 14 $100,000,000 $110,598,083 0.288% Mortal Engines
2017 23   $3,805,749 0.010% Pork Pie
2016 22 $5,987,500 $52,887,857 0.143% Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2015 12 $1,905,000 $3,755,149 0.010% Slow West
2014 8 $84,166,667 $948,986,031 3.155% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2013 7 $165,000,000 $1,084,610,927 3.626% The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2012 3 $200,000,000 $1,015,416,860 3.200% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2011 5 $6,500,000 $743,764 0.003% Billy T: Te Movie
2010 3 $42,000,000 $17,175,800 0.068% Boy
2009 3 $62,500,000 $307,347,879 1.182% District 9
2008 3   $543 0.000% Rain of the Children
2007 3 $4,600,000 $5,795,219 0.025% Black Sheep
2006 1        
2005 4 $84,000,000 $636,701,504 3.473% King Kong
2004 1   $660,092 0.003% In My Father's Den
2003 5 $66,100,000 $1,260,211,675 7.054% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002 2 $94,000,000 $922,168,693 5.435% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001 3 $93,000,000 $894,428,069 5.778% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
1999 2   $5,225 0.000% When Love Comes
1997 1   $651 0.000% Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
1995 1   $2,201,126 0.022% Once Were Warriors
1994 2 $5,000,000 $5,439,676 0.061% Heavenly Creatures
1993 3 $7,000,000 $40,282,805 0.506% The Piano
1990 1   $1,055,098 0.016% An Angel at My Table
1986 1        
1985 4   $208,248 0.006% The Quiet Earth
1983 1   $925 0.000% Utu
1982 3        
1981 1   $394 0.000% Goodbye Pork Pie

The table below shows the highest-grossing movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet produced by New Zealand production companies, including co-productions involving other countries. Click on the name of the film to go to its page, or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the movies beginning with that letter.

IndexTotal
Produced
Movies
Average
Production
Budget
Total Worldwide
Box Office
ShareTop-Grossing Movie
1 3   $573,718 0.018%  
2 1   $14,141 0.001% 25 April
6 1   $317,072 0.187% 6 Days
A 13 $1,000,000 $1,902,709 0.004% The ABCs of Death
B 30 $8,750,000 $106,708,976 0.196% Boy
C 14   $4,646,796 0.011% Crossing Rachmaninoff
D 19 $15,100,000 $214,269,322 0.478% District 9
E 2   $29,045 0.000% Ever the Land
F 17   $11,088,672 0.028%  
G 16   $2,188,921 0.007%  
H 19 $118,166,667 $2,945,056,160 6.417% The Human Scale
I 4   $666,631 0.002% In My Father's Den
J 5   $1,759,918 0.007% James & Isey
K 7 $207,000,000 $551,342,606 3.922% King Kong
L 13 $79,200,000 $3,059,356,484 9.571% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
M 29 $100,000,000 $91,234,216 0.166% Mr. Pip
N 13   $498,393 0.003%  
O 6 $4,600,000 $3,126,852 0.024% Out of the Blue
P 17 $47,333,333 $138,715,266 0.380% The Price of Milk
Q 2   $154,225 0.005% The Quiet Earth
R 19   $2,220,707 0.008%  
S 22 $3,750,000 $4,304,098 0.005% Sylvia
T 20 $3,280,000 $24,577,809 0.050% Topp Twins Untouchable Girls
U 3   $765,879 0.011% Unlimited Tamaashaa
V 2        
W 17 $37,825,000 $259,580,222 0.907% The Warrior's Way
Y 2   $32,096 0.001% Yellow is Forbidden
Z 1   $100 0.000% The Z-Nail Gang