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Boy tops Fatso's movie rentals in 2010

Friday 14 January 2011, 12:54PM

By Fatso

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Boy was New Zealand’s most popular home movie title last year, according to an analysis of Fatso’s record 1.3 million online DVD rentals in 2010.

The highest grossing New Zealand film of all time, Boy was followed by The Hurt Locker and Avatar.

“We’re thrilled to see a great Kiwi flick like Boy take out the top spot for 2010,” says Rob Berman, General Manager of Fatso. “It just goes to show that Kiwis love New Zealand made and it bodes well for the local production industry.”

Alongside Taika Waititi’s feature film, popular New Zealand titles included The Vintner’s Luck and The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls.

Among television titles, the Ryan Kwanten vampire series True Blood took out the top two positions followed by musical Glee.

Fatso’s 2010 rentals showed comedy to be New Zealand’s favourite genre, accounting for over 18% of all discs sent. Drama followed at almost 14% while genres Romance and Cult came in right at the bottom at just 0.1% of all discs sent.

Statistics show the increasing popularity of Blu-ray also with 72% more Fatso members renting Blu-ray DVDs in 2010 compared to 2009.

New Zealand’s largest online DVD rental service, Fatso has over 26,000 titles and offers Kiwis nationwide the opportunity to get DVDS delivered to their door from just $9.95 per month. For more information please visit http://www.fatso.co.nz


Top 10 Films for 2010 – fatso.co.nz
1. Boy, 7090 requests
2. The Hurt Locker, 5606 requests
3. Avatar, 5345 requests
4. The Hangover, 4719 requests
5. Up, 4631 requests
6. The Reader, 4552 requests
7. The Blind Side, 4528 requests
8. Where the Wild Things Are, 4487 requests
9. Up in the Air, 4317 requests
10. Julie & Julia, 4254 requests

Top 10 New Zealand Films for 2010 – fatso.co.nz
1. Boy, 7090 requests
2. The Vintner's Luck, 1859 requests
3. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, 1387 requests
4. Under the Mountain, 1294 requests
5. Second Hand Wedding, 1272 requests
6. Dean Spanley, 1017 requests
7. Separation City, 952 requests
8. Eagle vs Shark, 906 requests
9. The Strength of Water, 819 requests
10. Home By Christmas, 765 requests

Top 10 TV Titles for 2010 – fatso.co.nz
1. True Blood - Season 2, 813 requests
2. True Blood - Season 1, 801 requests
3. Glee - Season 1 Volume 1, 728 requests
4. Heroes - Season 3, 647 requests
5. The Wire - Season 1, 622 requests
6. Mad Men - Season 1, 608 requests
7. Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side, 537 requests
8. Flight of the Conchords, The - Season 2, 530 requests
9. Flight of the Conchords, The - Season 1, 525 requests
10. Torchwood – Series 3: Children of Earth, 508 requests