Heading to the cinema this weekend? We will take you through the weeks new releases. Theses are the cinema releases February 17 2017 for the UK & US.
This week sees the release of The Great Wall in UK & US.
Cinema Releases
John Wick: Chapter Two (Action)
Released 17th February 2017 UK (15) 122 Mins
Starring Keanu Reeves; Common; Laurence Fishburne; Riccardo Scamarcio; Ruby Rose; John Leguizamo; Ian McShane
Sequel to the 2014 film John Wick.
John Wick, a hitman finds himself back out of retirement
Looking for a movie to watch at home? See our The Hound of the Baskervilles review
Hidden Figures (Drama)
Released 17th February 2017 UK (PG) 126 Mins
Starring Taraji P. Henson ; Octavia Spencer ; Janelle Monáe ; Kevin Costner ; Kirsten Dunst
This is the story of African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson who along with her two colleagues enabled NASA catch up in the space race despite working in the segregated West Area Computers division of Langley Research Centre.
The Founder (Drama)
Released 17th February 2017 UK (12A) 115 Mins
Starring Michael Keaton; Nick Offerman; John Carroll Lynch; Linda Cardellini; Patrick Wilson; B. J. Novak; Laura Dern
This is the true story of salesman Ray Kroc and how he happened to meet Mac and Dick McDonald who were running a burger operation in 1950s.
The Great Wall (Action, Adventure)
Released 17th February 2017 UK/US (12A/PG-13) 103 Mins
Starring Matt Damon; Pedro Pascal; Willem Dafoe
This is the story of an elite force that makes valiant stand for humanity on the great wall.
A Cure for Wellness (Thriller)
Released 17th February 2017 US (R) 146 Mins
Starring Dane DeHaan ; Jason Isaacs ; Mia Goth
When an ambitious young executive travels to the wellness center in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company’s CEO he begins to suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they appear to be.
Fist Fight (Action)
Released 17th February 2017 US (R) 91 Mins
Starring Ice Cube; Charlie Day; Tracy Morgan; Jillian Bell; Christina Hendricks; Kumail Nanjiani
When a high school teacher accidentally has his colleague Ron Strickland (Ice Cube) dismissed, Strickland challenges him to an after school fight.
Top 10 Box Office Films
What movies/films have we all been watching over the last week, time to find out as we take a look at the Top 10 Box Office Films in both the US and UK.
US BOX OFFICE
| Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | The Lego Batman Movie | Warner Bros. | $53,003,468 |
| 2 | New | Fifty Shades Darker | Universal | $46,607,250 |
| 3 | New | John Wick: Chapter Two | Lionsgate | $30,436,123 |
| 4 | (1) | Split | Universal | $9,525,935 |
| 5 | (4) | Hidden Figures | 20th Century Fox | $8,002,670 |
| 6 | (3) | A Dog’s Purpose | Universal | $7,271,430 |
| 7 | (2) | Rings | Paramount Pictures | $5,649,575 |
| 8 | (5) | La La Land | Lionsgate | $4,943,811 |
| 9 | (10) | Lion | Weinstein Co. | $3,950,610 |
| 10 | (7) | Sing | Universal | $1,703,625 |
UK BOX OFFICE
| Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | The LEGO Batman Movie | Warner Bros | £7,906,468 |
| 2 | New | Fifty Shades Darker | Universal | £7,557,485 |
| 3 | (1) | Sing | Universal | £2,325,281 |
| 4 | (2) | T2 Trainspotting | Sony Pictures | £1,420,910 |
| 5 | (3) | La La Land | Lionsgate | £949,283 |
| 6 | (5) | Lion | Sunstar Entertainment | £753,368 |
| 7 | (4) | Split | Universal | £682,691 |
| 8 | (6) | Hacksaw Ridge | Lionsgate | £425,832 |
| 9 | (7) | Rings | Paramount | £271,180 |
| 10 | New | The Space Between Us | STX Entertainment | £258,401 |
Comment By Dr. Loomis
There you have it the Cinema Releases February 17 2017. John Wick: Chapter Two is finally out in the UK so that’s the one that interests me.
