Cinema Releases December 23-31 2016

Passengers – Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt

Heading to the cinema this weekend? Well let me take you through the weeks new releases. Theses are the cinema releases December 23 -31 2016 for the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand.

This week sees the release of Passengers with Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt in the UK & US.

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Cinema Releases December 23-31 2016

Passengers (Sci-fi Adventure)

• Released 21st/23rd December 2016 US/UK (PG-13/15) 120 Mins
• Jennifer Lawrence ; Chris Pratt ; Michael Sheen ; Laurence Fishburne : Andy Garcia

When two passengers on route to a new life on another planet are awakened 90 years before they reach their destination, they need to find out why.

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Assassin’s Creed (Action)

• Released 21st December 2016 US (PG-13) 140 Mins
• Michael Fassbender ; Marion Cotillard ; Jeremy Irons ; Brendan Gleeson ; Michael K. Williams

Big screen version of the popular video game series.

Sing (Animated Adventure)

• Released 21st December 2016 US (PG) 110 Mins
• Scarlett Johansson ; Matthew McConaughey ; Taron Egerton ; Reese Witherspoon ; Nick Offerman ; Seth MacFarlane

Why Him? (Comedy)

• Released 25/30th December 2016 US/UK (R/15) 120 Mins
• James Franco ; Bryan Cranston ; Zoey Deutch ; Megan Mullally ; Griffin Gluck ; Keegan-Michael Key

When a dad travels with his family to visit his daughter at college he finds he has a rival for her affections in the form of a tech billionaire boyfriend.

Collateral Beauty (Drama)

• Released 26/30th December 2016 UK (12A) 97 Mins
• Will Smith ; Edward Norton ; Keira Knightley ; Michael Peña ; Naomie Harris ; Jacob Latimore ; Kate Winslet ;  Helen Mirren

Will Smith plays a New York advertising executive on a downward spiral

Monster Trucks (Adventure, Comedy)

• Released 26/30th December 2016 UK (PG) 105 Mins
• Starring Lucas Till; Jane Levy; Thomas Lennon; Holt McCallany; Samara Weaving; Aliyah O’Brien

High school senior Tripp (Lucas Till) decides to build a Monster Truck from old scrapped cars, however following an incident at a local oil drilling facility his truck will never be the same again.

Movie Releases Down Under

Paterson

Released AU/NZ 22nd December 2016 118 Mins (Drama)

Why Him?

Released NZ 22nd December 2016 120 Mins (Comedy)

 A United Kingdom

Released AU 26th December 2016 111 Mins (Drama)

Allied

Released AU 26th December 2016 124 Mins (Action, Drama)

La La Land

Released AU/NZ 26th December 2016 129 Mins (Comedy, Musical)

Moana

Released AU/NZ 26th December 2016 107 Mins (Animated Adventure)

Sing

Released AU/NZ 26th December 2016 108 Mins (Animated Adventure)

Red Dog: True Blue

Released AU 26th December 2016 TBC Mins (Family)

Why Him?

Released AU 26th December 2016 120 Mins (Comedy)

Snowden

Released NZ 29th December 2016 142 Mins (Drama)

Assassin’s Creed

Released AU/NZ 1st January 2017 120 Mins (Action)

Passengers

Released AU/NZ 1st January 2017 120 Mins (Sci-fi Adventure)

Red Dog: True Blue

Released NZ 1st January 2017 TBC Mins (Family)

Top 10 Box Office Films

US BOX OFFICE

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (NEW) 
2. Moana
3. Office Christmas Party 
4. Collateral Beauty (NEW) 
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
6. Manchester-by-the Sea 
7. La La Land 
8. Arrival 
9. Doctor Strange 
10. Nocturnal Animals

UK BOX OFFICE

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (NEW)
2. Moana 
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
4. Sully: Miracle on the Hudson 
5. Office Christmas Party
6. Trolls 
7. The Nutcracker – Bolshoi 2016 Ballet (NEW)
8. Arrival
9. Allied 
10. It’s a Wonderful Life (Re: 2007)

Comment By Dr. Loomis

There are the Cinema Releases December 23-31st 2016. I some how feel that the trailer for Passengers has given away way to much plot, but maybe there is a major twist.