The two openers in the topfive on the weekend were BVI's Finding Neverland, which grossedNZ$200,127 from 34 screens to grab third place and 20th Century Fox release FlightOf The Phoenix, which was snapping at its heels with NZ$190,986 from 40screens. These two films also secured the biggest screen averages in the chart,NZ$5,886 and NZ$4,775 respectively.

Third in line on the basisof screen average was UIP's The Spongebob Squarepants Movie withNZ$4,216. It topped the chart for the second consecutive weekend, grossingNZ$269,811 from 64 screens compared to second placed The Incredibleswith NZ$253,083 from 74 screens in its fourth weekend in cinemas.

The third opener in thechart was Alfie. It sold NZ$92,452 worth of tickets to 41 screens toclaim seventh spot in the chart for UIP.