Cinema Releases February 17 2017 – John Wick: Chapter Two

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

MovieDistributorGross
1NewThe Lego Batman MovieWarner Bros.$53,003,468
2NewFifty Shades DarkerUniversal$46,607,250
3NewJohn Wick: Chapter TwoLionsgate$30,436,123
4(1)SplitUniversal$9,525,935
5(4)Hidden Figures20th Century Fox$8,002,670
6(3)A Dog’s PurposeUniversal$7,271,430
7(2)RingsParamount Pictures$5,649,575
8(5)La La LandLionsgate$4,943,811
9(10)LionWeinstein Co.$3,950,610
10(7)SingUniversal$1,703,625

UK BOX OFFICE

MovieDistributorGross
1NewThe LEGO Batman MovieWarner Bros£7,906,468
2NewFifty Shades DarkerUniversal£7,557,485
3(1)SingUniversal£2,325,281
4(2)T2 TrainspottingSony Pictures£1,420,910
5(3)La La LandLionsgate£949,283
6(5)LionSunstar Entertainment£753,368
7(4)SplitUniversal£682,691
8(6)Hacksaw RidgeLionsgate£425,832
9(7)RingsParamount£271,180
10NewThe Space Between UsSTX 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.