Dragon Ball Super: Broly earned the most over the opening weekend last week. (Photo / Supplied)

Anime flick beats Oscar favourite to top box office charts

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019, 4:11PM

It seems Kiwi audiences are more excited by anime than there are by prestige drama.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly took out the top spot at the box office last weekend, figures from Numero reveal.

The anime adaptation earned $309,000 for its opening weekend, $50,000 ahead of the nearest competitors.

Weekend #BoxOffice Est. - New Zealand
1. #DragonBallSuperBroly - $309k
2. #GlassMovie - $249k
3. #HTTYD #TheHiddenWorld - $249k
Top10 #Movie Results: https://t.co/2bIYK8D2Tq pic.twitter.com/hc6UNhD1MW
— Numero BoxOffice (@numeroboxoffice) January 28, 2019

Meanwhile, Green Book had to settle for fourth place, despite earning five Oscar nominations.

Both movies opened in New Zealand on Thursday last week.

Madman Entertainment, who distributed Dragon Ball in New Zealand, shared the news on Facebook, writing it was the only English-speaking territory in the world where it achieved this feat.