BOX OFFICE
Nationwide
“Jumanji: The Next Level”
$59.2 million (First week) ‘Frozen II’
$19 million
($366 million) ‘Knives Out’
$9.1 million ($78.8 million) ‘Richard Jewell’ $4.6 million
(First week) ‘Black Christmas’ $4.2 million
(First week) “Ford v Ferrari’ $4 million
($98.1 million) “Queen & Slim” $3.5 million ($33.1 million) “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
$3.2 million ($49.2 million) “Dark Waters”
$1.8 million
($8.7 million)
“21 Bridges”
$1.1 million ($26.3 million)
— Box Office Mojo
In the Valley
1. “Jumanji: The Next Level” 2.“Frozen II”
3. “Richard Jewell” 4. “Knives Out”
5. “Black Christmas” 6. “Ford v Ferrrari”
7. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
8. “Dark Waters” 9. “Queen & Slim”
10. “Midway”
— Harkins Theatres
NEW THIS WEEK
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie lead an ensemble cast in "Bombshell," a darkly humorous glimpse at the sexual harassment female Fox News personalities endured under late CEO Roger Ailes. John Lithgow stars as Ailes; Kate McKinnon, Mark Duplass, Allison Janney and Connie Britton also star. (R — 108 minutes) P, S.
Despite the backlash over the “digital fur” in the trailer, the CGI-enhanced costumes work pretty well in director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the concept musical about a tribe of cats holding a contest to see who gets to transcend to the “Heavenside Layer.” Yeah, it’s cheesy. But it’s fun to see so many stars hamming it up, including Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, James Corden and Jennifer Hudson, who sings the heck out of “Memory.” Twice, of course. (PG – 110 minutes)
Terrence Malick has made a transcendent film, a deeply moral meditation of an Austrian man who conscientiously objects to Hitler at profound personal cost. (PG-13 – 174 minutes) V.
Kate Lyn Sheil stars in a film about a social worker caught up in the kidnapping of a socialite. (Not rated – 75 minutes)
J.J. Abrams gives fans what they want in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.' The movie is unquestionably entertaining. But it's not particularly challenging. (PG-13 — 141 minutes) V.
STILL PLAYING
Matthew Rhys plays a reporter with father issues who gets help from kids show host Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). (PG — 108 minutes). P.
A killer stalks sorority members in this remake of the 1974 cult horror film. With Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes. (PG-13 — 92 minutes) P, S, V.
Director Francois Ozon’s film is about three men who work together to expose the priest who abused them as children. (Not rated — 137 minutes)
It’s no ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ but Alexis Michalik’s ‘Cyrano, My Love’ similarly uses humor instead of facts. (R — 110 minutes) S.
Mark Ruffalo stars as an attorney taking on DuPont in Todd Haynes’ drama, based on a real case. Sometimes melodramatic but never plodding, and effective. (PG-13 — 126 minutes). P.
William Levy (who co-wrote the script) plays “one of the world’s most handsome men” who is also an assassin. (R —106 minutes) N, S, V.
Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as the men who brought Ford to glory Le Mans in this technically superb (if dramatically flawed) race-car film. (PG-13 — 152 minutes) P.
This animated Disney sequel is pretty to look at and listen to, but a plot that sends Elsa, Anna and crew into an enchanted forest is a bit of a mess. (PG — 103 minutes).
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star in a thriller about two people who meet online. (R — 109 minutes) P, V, N
Cynthia Erivo gives a strong performance in Kasi Lemmons’ somewhat by-thenumbers biopic, which transforms the freedom fighter of history into a kind of action-movie superhero. (PG-13 — 125 minutes) V.
Screenwriter Shia LaBeouf plays a version of his own father in this bittersweet memoir about his dysfunctional Hollywood upbringing. Richly layered and subtly disturbing, it is carried by great performances, including Lucas Hedges and a young Noah Jupe as LaBoeuf’s alter ego at ages 22 and 12. (R — 94 minutes) D, P, S.
Teuira Shanti Napa plays Chiefess Kapiolani, a real-life Hawaiian woman who descended into an active volcano to prove her faith. (PG-13
— 94 minutes) V.
Taika Waititi pulls off a balancing act in his film about a boy (Roman Griffin Davis, terrific) whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler (Waititi). Obviously questions of tone and taste arise, but Waititi and the cast make it work. (PG-13 — 108 minutes) P, V.
Director Todd Phillips wears his influences on his sleeve, giving the supervillain of DC Comics a new origin story that looks like a gritty Scorsese character study from 1981.(R — 121 minutes) P, V
Danny DeVito and Danny Glover join the cast of this sequel, giving video game avatars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart new voices to impersonate. The writing is even lazier than in 2017’s “Welcome to the Jungle,” but the CGI ostrich stampede is mildly cool. (PG-13 — 123 minutes) P.
Emilia Clarke plays a hot mess working as an elf at a London Christmas shop in this would-be holiday rom-com that fails in spectacular fashion. (PG-13 — 102 minutes) P.
a small Montana town, 18-year-old Mickey struggles to care for her drug-addicted father as she copes with the death of her mother. Hank, a veteran with PTSD and prone to violence, doesn't make it easy on his daughter. When a new student arrives, one that offers Mickey a more worldly view, she had a decision to make. (R — 90 minutes), V, L.
Bong Joon Ho looks at class division and warfare through two families at either end of the wealth spectrum in his nearly perfect film. (R — 132 minutes) P, S, V.
A group of firefighers (including Keegan-Michael Key) must babysit three unruly children. (PG — 96 minutes)
A boy disappears into Playmobl, and his sister must save him. Based on the toys, with voices provided by Jim Gaffigan, Daniel Radcliffe and Anya TaylorJoy. (PG — 99 minutes)
A young black couple on a date end up on the run after killing a cop during a traffic stop. A righteous film grappling with the enduring legacy of slavery in America. (R — 132 minutes) P, V, S, N, D.
Clint Eastwood tells the story of Jewell, the security guard falsely accused of the Atlanta Olympics bombing. Eastwood’s simplistic conservative politics are on display. More troublesome is a made-up sex-for-story scene. (R — 129 minutes) P, S. V.
Writerdirector Trey Edward Shults delivers a wrenching portrait of an African American family in crisis. Strong lead performances by Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Taylor Russell, as brother and sister, with supporting turns by Lucas Hedges and Sterling K. Brown. (R — 136 minutes) D, P, S, V.
UPCOMING
‘Spies in Disguise’ (PG) ‘Little Women’ (PG) ‘Uncut Gems’ (R)