Love Actually is New Zealand’s favourite rom-com

15.12.16

Love Actually is New Zealand’s favourite rom-com

With the festive season in full swing, what better way to catch a breather than spending an evening on the sofa watching a romantic comedy? With 92% of Kiwis admitting they like to watch rom-coms with a date, premium dating site EliteSingles wanted to find out which rom-com is the nation’s favourite:

New Zealand's all-time favourite rom-coms

10. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
9. The Holiday (2006)
8. Dirty Dancing (1987)
7. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
6. Notting Hill (1999)
5. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
4. The Notebook (2004)
3. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
2. Pretty Woman (1990)
1. Love Actually (2003)

Appropriately enough for this time of year, the rom-com Kiwis love the most is Love Actually - it seems New Zealanders have a soft spot for tales of Londoners falling in love at Christmas.

Alternatively, it could be that Kiwis have a soft spot for Hugh Grant. Not only does he star in Love Actually (and two more of the top 10 movies), he was also voted as NZ's favourite romantic movie hero. He's joined in the winner's circle by Sandra Bullock - NZ's favourite movie heroine.

NZ’s favourite romantic hero

1. Hugh Grant (18%)
2. Richard Gere (17%)
3. Patrick Swayze (13%)
4. Ryan Gosling (11%)
5. Tom Hanks (10%)

NZ's favourite romantic heroine

1. Sandra Bullock (22%)
2. Julia Roberts (21%)
3. Audrey Hepburn (12%)
4. Rachel McAdams (9%)
5. Meg Ryan (8%)

Source for all statistics: 200 NZ singles surveyed by elitesingles.co.nz

About EliteSingles

Launched in 2013, EliteSingles is a leading premium brand within the serious online dating sector. Available in 16 countries, the platform connects single professionals aged 35+, who are looking for meaningful and long-lasting relationships. EliteSingles uses a detailed signup questionnaire and manual verification process to target successful, accomplished and educated users, the majority (91%) of whom are university educated to at least a Bachelor degree level.

EliteSingles sees year-on-year growth of 20-25 percent, with 3500 new members per month. Based in Berlin, it is part of the Affinitas GmbH group, which is active in 26 markets worldwide and also operates dating brands eDarling and Attractive World.

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