A Monster Calls & Assassin’s Creed
Heading to the cinema this weekend? Well let me take you through the weeks new releases. Theses are the cinema releases January 6 2017 for the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand.
This week sees the release of A Monster Calls starring Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver and Liam Neeson in both the UK & US.
Movie News
2016 saw the passing of several well known actors with Carrie Fisher bringing the year to a truly sad end.
Here are just a few of the others lost in 2016, Alan Rickman, Burt Kwouk, Anton Yelchin, Gene Wilder, George Kennedy, Kenny Baker, Zsa Gabor and Debbie Reynolds (Carrie Fishers mother).
Cinema Releases January 6 2017
Assassin’s Creed (Action)
- Released 6th January 2017 UK (15) 140 Mins
- Michael Fassbender ; Marion Cotillard ; Jeremy Irons ; Brendan Gleeson ; Michael K. Williams
Big screen version of the popular video game series.
Looking for a movie to watch at home? See our Inferno review
A Monster Calls (Drama, Fantasy)
- Released 6th January 2017 UK/US (12A/PG-13) 108 Mins
- Toby Kebbell ; Liam Neeson ; Felicity Jones ; Sigourney Weaver ; Geraldine Chaplin ; Lewis MacDougall
A 12 year-old boy named Conor attempts to deal with the bullying of his classmates and the illness his mother suffers from by escaping into a into the fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales.
Silence (Drama)
- Released 6th January 2017 UK (15) 161 Mins
- Andrew Garfield ; Liam Neeson ; Adam Driver
- Directed by Martin Scorsese
During the 17th century, two young Portugese Jesuit priests Sebastiao and Francisco arrive in Japan to find their mentor, Father Cristovao Ferreira. Their journey to spread the word of Christ sees them find appalling acts of Christian persecution.
Underworld: Blood Wars (Horror)
- Released 6th January 2017 US (R) 91 Mins
- Kate Beckinsale ; Theo James ; Tobias Menzies ; Lara Pulver ; Peter Andersson ; Clementine Nicholson ; Bradley James ; Charles Dance
More vampire horror action.
Hidden Figures (Drama)
- Released 6th January 2017 US (PG) 126 Mins
- 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.
Movie Releases Down Under
The Edge of Seventeen
Released AU/NZ 5th January 2017 104 Mins (Comedy Drama)
Whisky Galore
Released NZ 5th January 2017 96 Mins (Comedy, Romance)
Top 10 Box Office Films
US BOX OFFICE 30th December 2016
| Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Walt Disney | $49,609,002 |
| 2 | (2) | Sing | Universal | $42,896,330 |
| 3 | (3) | Passengers | Sony Pictures | $16,160,539 |
| 4 | (6) | Moana | Walt Disney | $10,987,075 |
| 5 | (4) | Why Him? | 20th Century Fox | $10,048,645 |
| 6 | (7) | Fences | Paramount Pictures | $10,041,471 |
| 7 | (8) | La La Land | Lionsgate | $9,553,414 |
| 8 | (5) | Assassin’s Creed | 20th Century Fox | $8,678,046 |
| 9 | (13) | Manchester-by-the Sea | Roadside Attractions | $4,244,121 |
| 10 | (10) | Collateral Beauty | Warner Bros. | $4,161,129 |
UK BOX OFFICE 30th December 2016
| Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Disney | £5,959,299 | |
| 2 | New | Why Him? | 20th Century Fox | £2,183,715 |
| 3 | Passengers | Sony Pictures | £1,898,267 | |
| 4 | New | Monster Trucks | Paramount | £1,726,229 |
| 5 | Moana | Disney | £1,620,268 | |
| 6 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Warner Bros | £1,514,227 | |
| 7 | New | Collateral Beauty | Warner Bros | £1,177,943 |
| 8 | Ballerina | eOne Films | £594,356 | |
| 9 | Dangal | UTV Motion Pictures | £391,594 | |
| 10 | Sully: Miracle on the Hudson | Warner Bros | £247,621 |
Dr. Loomis’s Comment
There are the Cinema Releases January 6 2017. Nothing of interest for me at least this week, but hey I have plenty of Blu-ray films that Santa brought me to catch up on!
