The Hunger Games smashes NZ Box office

Well, it was perhaps inevitable - in its opening weekend, The Hunger Games has smashed the New Zealand box office into pieces.

The film franchise launch has got off to a great start in New Zealand - much in line with the rest of the world. While in the States, Katniss fired the flick to $155million opening weekend, here in NZ, it was a little more modest but still incredibly impressive.

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Opening on 92 screens, the flick's netted $1,625, 729 - more than 2 and a half times its nearest rival.

It's likely to continue growing as well with great word of mouth, positive reviews and even reports of some fans heading to the cinema to see it more than once.