Cinema Releases 15 April 2016 – The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book & Eye In The Sky and more…

Popcorn Cinema Show takes a look at the weeks movie releases for 15th April 15 2016 in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand at the cinema, plus all the weeks main film news.  So what’s our first new release?  The Jungle Book releases in both the US & UK on Friday, whilst the late Alan Rickman appears in the thriller Eye In The Sky (UK), but first the news…

Film News

Sony Announce New Spider-Man Film Title

The new Spider-Man movie now has a title “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and it is due for release July 2017, starring British actor Tom Holland as the title lead.

Bill and Ted 3, is it actually going to happen?

Alex Winters whilst speaking to Forbes.com confirms the Bill and Ted 3 is still very much happening with  a script now completed by the writers of the first two movies (Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon) and a studio is now on board.  In fact Winters and Reeves (Bill & Ted) could even start shooting this year but it may end being 2017.

In any case it sounds most excellent to us here a Popcorn Cinema Show.com

Love films then take a look at our Sinister Blu-ray review


Cinema Releases 15 April 2016

The Jungle Book (Adventure)

  • Released 15th April 2016 UK/US (PG) 106 Mins
  • Voiced by Bill Murray; Ben Kingsley; Idris Elba; Lupita Nyong’o; Scarlett Johansson; Giancarlo Esposito; Neel Sethi; Christopher Walken

This film is based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories along with Disney’s classic animated film.


Eye In The Sky (Thriller)

  • Released 15th April 2016 UK (15) 102 Mins
  • Helen Mirren; Aaron Paul; Alan Rickman; Barkhad Abdi; Jeremy Northam; Iain Glen; Phoebe Fox; Kim Engelbrecht; Meganne Young

Colonel Katherine Powell is running a top secret drone operation with the aim being to capture terrorists in Kenya.


Criminal (Thriller)

  • Released 15th April 2016 UK/US (15/R) 113 Mins
  • Kevin Costner; Gary Oldman; Tommy Lee Jones; Alice Eve; Gal Gadot; Ryan Reynolds; Jordi Mollà; Antje Traue; Michael Pitt; Scott Adkins

A CIA operatives(Ryan Reynolds) memories and skills are implanted into an extremely dangerous death-row inmate (Kevin Costner) in a last throw of the dice effort to stop an international terrorist plot.


Barbershop: The Next Cut (Comedy)

  • Released 15th April 2016 US (PG) 90 Mins
  • Ice Cube ; Cedric the Entertainer ; Regina Hall ; Nicki Minaj

This time out Calvin, Eddie and the rest of the gang have to save the shop along with their neighborhood from a gang that roams the streets.


Everybody Wants Some (Comedy)

  • Released 15th April 2016 US (R) 116 Mins
  • Will Brittain ; Zoey Deutch ; Ryan Guzman ; Tyler Hoechlin ; Blake Jenner ; Glen Powell ; Wyatt Russel

It’s time to follows the lives of a group of college freshmen/ baseball players during the 1980’s.

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Movie Releases Down Under

The Boss

Released AU/NZ 14th April 2016 99 Mins (Comedy)


The Divergent Series: Allegiant

Released AU/NZ 14th April 2016 121 Mins (Sci-FI Adventure)


Eye in the Sky

Released NZ 14th April 2016 102 Mins (Drama / Thriller)


Orphans and Kingdoms

Released NZ 14th April 2016 74 Mins (Drama)


Robinson Crusoe

Released NZ 14th April 2016 90 Mins (Animated Adventure)


Top 10 Box Office Films

US Box Office

  1. The Boss (NEW)
  2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  3. Zootopia
  4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
  5. Hardcore Henry (NEW)
  6. Miracles from Heaven
  7. God’s Not Dead 2
  8. The Divergent Series: Allegiant
  9. 10 Cloverfield Lane
  10. Eye in the Sky

UK Box Office

  1. The Huntsman: Winter’s War (NEW)
  2. Zootropolis
  3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  4. Eddie the Eagle
  5. Kung Fu Panda 3
  6. Midnight Special (NEW)
  7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
  8. 10 Cloverfield Lane
  9. London Has Fallen
  10. Hardcore Henry (NEW)

Dr. Loomis’s Comment

There are your movie releases this week, we would say the two films that may be of interest are Criminal (Kevin Costner/Ryan Reynolds) and the family choice is of course The Jungle Book.

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