WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Films directed by New Zealanders helped to rescue the Kiwi boxoffice last year. According to figures released Tuesday by the Movie Producers and Distributors Assn., those films grossed NZ$146.8 million ($99.8 million) here compared with NZ$152.8 million in 2004. MPDA executive director Bill Hood said there was a resurgence in the last quarter of 2005, when the boxoffice was up 26% from the same period a year ago because of releases with strong Kiwi links: Roger Donaldson's The World's Fastest Indian, Peter Jackson's King Kong and Andrew Adamson's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, all of which were filmed here.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Two local movies -- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Whale Rider -- catapulted the New Zealand box office to a record-breaking NZ$153 million ($102.51 million) in 2003, said the Motion Picture Distributors Association Monday. The figures are due to be released Tuesday. New Line's The Two Towers earned NZ$12 million (US$8 million) while the home-grown hit Whale Rider notched up $6.35 million (US$4.2 million) to finish fourth, behind Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (NZ$6.7 million/US$4.48 million) and The Matrix Reloaded (NZ$6.4 million/US$4.28 million) but just ahead of Finding Nemo (NZ$6.3 million/US$4.22 million]. Total box office was up 10.8% on 2002, MPDA executive Bill Hood said. He attributed the jump to the Rings and Potter sequels, strong product for all tastes, and inclement weekend weather. Based on an average ticket price of NZ$8.50 (US$5.69), there were 18 million admissions, according to the association.
- 1/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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