The well-reviewed Moana, set in ancient Polynesia, earned US$55.5 million (NZ$78.8m) from Friday to Sunday. It doesn't debut in New Zealand cinemas until Boxing Day. Falling to second was JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which earned US$65.8 million (NZ$93.4m) over the five-day weekend. The Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard World War II romance Allied opened with a mediocre US$18 million (NZ$25.6m) over five days. Warren Beatty's first film in 15 years, Rules Don't Apply, bombed with US$2.2 (NZ$3.1m) million over the five-day weekend.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 27, 2016 17:30 UTC