Sir Edmund Hillary epic Beyond The Edge has knocked off a record of its own, achieving the highest grossing opening weekend for any documentary in New Zealand.
Written and directed by Leanne Pooley and produced by Matthew Metcalfe, Beyond The Edge opened in New Zealand cinemas in 2D and 3D on October 24 and reached a total box office of $320,170 for its first five days.
New Zealand Film Commission Chief Executive Graeme Mason congratulates the Beyond The Edge team on this fantastic opening for their impressive documentary. “It’s great to see New Zealanders heading to the cinemas to see one of the country’s most important stories on screen,” he said.
The previous box office opening record for a New Zealand documentary is also held by Leanne Pooley, for her film The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls.
Beyond The Edge is a General Film Corporation Film supported by the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air's Platinum Fund, Digifilm, TVNZ, Rialto Distribution and the New Zealand Government's Screen Production Incentive Fund.