The Legend of Tarzan & Absolutely Fabulous The Movie
Popcorn Cinema Show takes a look at the weeks new movie releases for 1 July 2016 in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand at the cinema, plus all the weeks film news. This weeks sees The Legend of Tarzan in the US and Absolutely Fabulous The Movie in the UK.
Film News
Finding Dory and The Secret Life of Pets Occupy the top spots
So Independence Day fails to land the top spot in either US or UK charts. Instead Finding Dory retains top spot in the US whilst in the UK The Secret Life of Pets goes straight in at number 1.
Finding Dory took $72,959,954 in North America whilst The Secret Life of Pets took £9,580,039 in the UK.
Love films then take a look at our review of the film Seven
Movie Releases July 1 2016
Central Intelligence (Comedy)
- Released 1st July 2016 UK (12A) 108 Mins
- Dwayne Johnson ; Kevin Hart ; Amy Ryan ; Aaron Paul
A former geek who was bullied at school returns to his high school reunion, but is now a lethal CIA agent. Claiming to be on a mission he enlists a fellow former student to assist him.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (Comedy)
- Released 1st July 2016 UK (15) 91 Mins
- Jennifer Saunders; Joanna Lumley; Julia Sawalha; Jane Horrocks; June Whitfield; Kate Moss, Robert Webb, Lulu, Emma Bunton, Barry Humphries
Ab Fab hits the big screen.
The Absolutely Fabulous The Movie Trailer
The BFG (Adventure)
- Released 1st July 2016 US (PG) 115 Mins
- Mark Rylance ; Ruby Barnhill ; Penelope Wilton ; Jemaine Clement ; Rebecca Hall ; Rafe Spall ; Bill Hader
Roald Dahl’s The BFG receives the Disney and Spielberg treatment as it hits the big screen.
The Legend of Tarzan (Adventure)
- Released 1st July 2016 US (PG-13) 110 Mins
- Alexander Skarsgård ; Samuel L. Jackson ; Margot Robbie ; Djimon Hounsou ; Jim Broadbent ; Christoph Waltz
Years have passed since Tarzan left the African Jungle. However a opportunity to go to Congo as a trade emissary occurs. Unwittingly he becomes a pawn in a plot of greed and revenge.
The Purge: Election Year (Horror)
- Released 1st July 2016 US (R) 105 Mins
- Frank Grillo ; Elizabeth Mitchell ; Mykelti Williamson
Sequel to the 2014 film The Purge: Anarchy. Following on from events from Anarchy this time it’s set during the Presidential Elections with Barnes campaigning to end the annual Purge..
Top 10 Box Office Films
US BOX OFFICE 24 – 26th June 2016
| 1 | Finding Dory | $72,959,954 |
| 2 | Independence Day: Resurgence (NEW) | $41,039,944 |
| 3 | Central Intelligence | $18,241,416 |
| 4 | The Shallows (NEW) | $16,800,868 |
| 5 | The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist | $7,702,194 |
| 6 | Free State of Jones (NEW) | $7,572,206 |
| 7 | Now You See Me 2 | $5,593,399 |
| 8 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $2,489,881 |
| 9 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | $2,464,351 |
| 10 | Warcraft | $2,247,420 |
UK BOX OFFICE
| 1 | The Secret Life Of Pets (NEW) | £9,580,039 |
| 2 | Independence Day: Resurgence (NEW) | £5,067,855 |
| 3 | The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case | £1,563,015 |
| 4 | Me Before You | £669,924 |
| 5 | The Nice Guys | £202,580 |
| 6 | Alice Through The Looking Glass | £189,077 |
| 7 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows | £185,584 |
| 8 | X-Men: Apocalypse | £173,187 |
| 9 | The Jungle Book | £105,258 |
| 10 | The Boss | £103,033 |
Dr. Loomis’s Comment
There are the weeks new releases with The Legend of Tarzan in the US and Absolutely Fabulous The Movie in the UK just two of the movies in another disappointing week of releases.
