Heading to the cinema this weekend? We will take you through the weeks new releases. Theses are the cinema releases February 24 2017 for the UK & US.
This week sees the release of A Cure for Wellness in UK, whilst in the US action thriller Collide hits cinemas.
Cinema Releases
A Cure for Wellness (Thriller)
Released 24th February 2017 UK (18) 147 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.
Looking for a movie to watch at home? See our In A Lonely Place review
Bitter Harvest (Thriller)
Released 24th February 2017 UK (18) 147 Mins
- Starring Max Irons ; Samantha Barks ; Barry Pepper ; Tamer Hassan ;
- Lucy Brown ; Terence Stamp ; Jack Hollington ; Richard Brake ;
- Ostap Stupka ; Alexander Pecheritsyia
The story of two lovers who struggle to survive the Holodomor Soviet regime forced famine with their Cossack grain farmer families.
Patriots Day (Drama)
Released 24th February 2017 UK (15) 133 Mins
- Starring Mark Wahlberg ; Kevin Bacon ; John Goodman ;
- J.K. Simmons ; Michelle Monaghan ; Khandi Alexander ; Melissa Benoist
The story of the Boston Marathon bombings seen through the eyes of Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders.
Best (George Best: All By Himself) (Documentary)
Released 24th February 2017 UK (12A) 92 Mins
The story of football’s first rock and roll star.
Get Out (Horror)
Released 24th February 2017 US (R) 127 Mins
- Starring Daniel Kaluuya; Allison Williams; Catherine Keener;
- Bradley Whitford; Caleb Landry Jones; Lil Rel Howery; Keith Stanfield
College student Rose has a boyfriend Chris, their relationship has just reached the point where they are about to meet each other’s parents. Chris is black and Rose white, neither of their parents know. With Chris is unable to relax around Rose’s parents, he learns that the upscale suburban area has a sinister history of young black men disappearing.
Rock Dog (Adventure)
Released 24th February 2017 US (PG) 80 Mins
- Starring Luke Wilson; Eddie Izzard; J. K. Simmons; Lewis Black; Kenan Thompson;
- Mae Whitman; Jorge Garcia; Matt Dillon; Sam Elliott
Animated comedy
Collide (Action, Thriller)
Released 24th February 2017 US (PG-13) 99 Mins
- Starring Nicholas Hoult ; Felicity Jones ; Marwan Kenzari
- Ben Kingsley ; Anthony Hopkins
An American backpacker finds himself caught up as the driver for a ring of drug smugglers.
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 | (1) | The Lego Batman Movie | Warner Bros. | $34,225,000 |
| 2 | (2) | Fifty Shades Darker | Universal | $20,966,845 |
| 3 | New | The Great Wall | Universal | $18,079,140 |
| 4 | (3) | John Wick: Chapter Two | Lionsgate | $16,500,000 |
| 5 | New | Fist Fight | Warner Bros. | $12,015,000 |
| 6 | (5) | Hidden Figures | 20th Century Fox | $7,100,000 |
| 7 | (4) | Split | Universal | $7,038,400 |
| 8 | (6) | A Dog’s Purpose | Universal | $5,560,855 |
| 9 | (8) | La La Land | Lionsgate | $4,500,000 |
| 10 | New | A Cure for Wellness | 20th Century Fox | $4,200,000 |
UK BOX OFFICE
| Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The LEGO Batman Movie | Warner Bros | £4,435,521 |
| 2 | (2) | Fifty Shades Darker | Universal | £3,437,448 |
| 3 | New | John Wick: Chapter Two | Warner Bros | £2,232,055 |
| 4 | (3) | Sing | Universal | £2,108,203 |
| 5 | New | The Great Wall | Universal | £1,646,516 |
| 6 | New | Hidden Figures | 20th Century Fox | £1,448,214 |
| 7 | (4) | T2 Trainspotting | Sony Pictures | £794,791 |
| 8 | (6) | Lion | Sunstar Entertainment | £696,873 |
| 9 | (5) | La La Land | Lionsgate | £649,252 |
| 10 | New | Moonlight | Altitude | £621,836 |
Comment By Dr. Loomis
There you have it the Cinema Releases February 24 2017. A Cure for Wellness may be worth a look so I’ll probably give that a go along with the George Best documentary Best (George Best: All By Himself).
