New Zealand · 2026-11-04

Avengers: Doomsday seizes New Zealand demand lead with 13.3

Primetime opened last weekend in first place with 000,000Unlock tickets, then climbed to second in demand.

• Avengers: Doomsday scored 13.3 in New Zealand demand.
• Primetime sold 000,000Unlock tickets last weekend.
• Klara and the Sun has a demand score of 1.2.

Avengers: Doomsday is now New Zealand's most in-demand film, climbing from sixth to first with an FDI of 13.3 and 000,000Unlock advance tickets after passing Clayface, Street Fighter, Wildwood, Sense and Sensibility and Heart of the Beast. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film's share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in New Zealand, combining the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates.

The Joe and Anthony Russo science-fiction action adventure, from directors whose earlier work includes Avengers: Endgame and Captain America: Civil War, centers on heroes from three universes facing an existential threat. Its demand rose 7.2 points in a week, putting it ahead of Primetime, which has an FDI of 6.2, and Wicker, which has an FDI of 5.8.

Primetime has become the strongest current release in the index, climbing from eleventh to second after passing Clayface, Wildwood, Wicker and several other titles. Lance Oppenheim's thriller drama stars Robert Pattinson in a story about a television operation that goes fatally wrong. Pressure also advanced sharply, rising from fourteenth to fourth with an FDI of 4.4 after overtaking Tenzing and Forgotten Island among others.

Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Primetime sold the most tickets with 000,000Unlock as it opened in the market. Clayface and Pressure followed on 000,000Unlock, with Clayface down 42% from the previous weekend. Wildwood also sold 000,000Unlock but fell 18%, while Wicker took 000,000Unlock before its release date.

The next wave is already crowding the top 10. Wicker opens November 5 with 000,000Unlock advance tickets, after climbing from ninth to third. The romance-fantasy comedy stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage in a story about a ridiculed fisherwoman who commissions a husband made from wicker. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend also opens November 5 with an FDI of 3.0, while The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives November 19 with 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

Dune: Part Three is another long-range mover, climbing from 29th to fifth and rising 3.7 points. Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction adventure, from the director of Dune: Part Two and Arrival, has 000,000Unlock advance tickets for its December 16 release. The notable local title is Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi's science-fiction drama, which fell from eighth to 22nd with an FDI of 1.2 after selling 000,000Unlock tickets in the past week.

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#	Film	FDI	7 days
1	Avengers: Doomsday	13.3	+7.2
2	Primetime	6.2	+3.9
3	Wicker	5.8	+2.2
4	Pressure	4.4	+3.0
5	Dune: Part Three	4.3	+3.7
6	The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping	4.0	+2.9
7	Clayface	4.0	-6.1
8	Wildwood	3.9	-3.5
9	Ramayana: Rise of a Legend	3.0	+1.9
10	Heart of the Beast	3.0	-4.1

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<h1>Avengers: Doomsday seizes New Zealand demand lead with 13.3</h1> <p><strong>Primetime opened last weekend in first place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets, then climbed to second in demand.</strong></p> <p>Avengers: Doomsday is now New Zealand&#39;s most in-demand film, climbing from sixth to first with an FDI of 13.3 and [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets after passing Clayface, Street Fighter, Wildwood, Sense and Sensibility and Heart of the Beast. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film&#39;s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in New Zealand, combining the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates.</p> <p>The Joe and Anthony Russo science-fiction action adventure, from directors whose earlier work includes Avengers: Endgame and Captain America: Civil War, centers on heroes from three universes facing an existential threat. Its demand rose 7.2 points in a week, putting it ahead of Primetime, which has an FDI of 6.2, and Wicker, which has an FDI of 5.8.</p> <p>Primetime has become the strongest current release in the index, climbing from eleventh to second after passing Clayface, Wildwood, Wicker and several other titles. Lance Oppenheim&#39;s thriller drama stars Robert Pattinson in a story about a television operation that goes fatally wrong. Pressure also advanced sharply, rising from fourteenth to fourth with an FDI of 4.4 after overtaking Tenzing and Forgotten Island among others.</p> <p>Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Primetime sold the most tickets with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] as it opened in the market. Clayface and Pressure followed on [figure on filmdemandindex.com], with Clayface down 42% from the previous weekend. Wildwood also sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] but fell 18%, while Wicker took [figure on filmdemandindex.com] before its release date.</p> <p>The next wave is already crowding the top 10. Wicker opens November 5 with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets, after climbing from ninth to third. The romance-fantasy comedy stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage in a story about a ridiculed fisherwoman who commissions a husband made from wicker. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend also opens November 5 with an FDI of 3.0, while The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives November 19 with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</p> <p>Dune: Part Three is another long-range mover, climbing from 29th to fifth and rising 3.7 points. Denis Villeneuve&#39;s science-fiction adventure, from the director of Dune: Part Two and Arrival, has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets for its December 16 release. The notable local title is Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi&#39;s science-fiction drama, which fell from eighth to 22nd with an FDI of 1.2 after selling [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the past week.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/209-avengers-doomsday-seizes-new-zealand-demand-lead-with-13-3">SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI)</a></p> Copy

This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.