Look for these new movies to hit the box office on Friday, December 8, 2023:
“Poor Things” Romance, Sci-Fi. Rated R. 2 hours, 21 minutes.
-Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef; director: Yorgos Lanthimos.
“The Boy and the Heron” Animation, Adventure, Drama. Rated PG-13. 2 hours, 4 minutes.
-Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Aimyon; director: Hayao Miyazaki.
“Eileen” Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Rated R. 1 hour, 37 minutes.
-Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Siobhan Fallon Hogan; director: William Oldroyd.
“Fast Charlie” Action, Crime, Drama. Not rated.
-Pierce Brosnan, Morena Baccarin, James Caan, David Chattam; director: Philip Noyce.
“The Oath” Action, Crime, Drama. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 44 minutes.
-Darin Scott, Billy Zane, Eugene Brave Rock, Karina Lombard; director: Darin Scott.
“The End We Start From” Drama, Thriller. Rated R. 1 hour, 42 minutes.
-Ramanique Ahulwalia, Elena Bielova, Ruth Clarson, Jodie Comer; director: Mahalia Belo.
“Lord of Misrule” Horror. Not rated. 1 hour, 44 minutes.
-Tuppence Middleton, Ralph Ineson, Matt Stoke, Alexa Goodall; director: William Brent Bell.
“The Crypto” Action, Mystery, Thriller. Rated 13+. 41 minutes.
-Joshua Carter, Tre Kilgore, Jace Car, Johnnie Carter Jr.; director: Joshua Carter.
The following movies opened last weekend and are still playing in theaters:
“Godzilla Minus One” Action, Adventure, Drama. Rated PG-13. 2 hours, 5 minutes.
-Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Yuki Yamada; director: Takashi Yamazaki.
“The Shift” Sci-Fi. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 55 minutes.
-Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Kristoffer Polaha, Elizabeth Tabish; director: Brock Heasley.
“Silent Night” Action. Rated R. 1 hour, 44 minutes.
-Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres; director: John Woo.
“Teddy’s Christmas” Adventure, Family. Rated G. 1 hour, 20 minutes.
-Marte Klerck-Nilssen, John F. Brungot, Vegard Strand Eide, Gunn Tove Gronsberg; director: Andrea Eckerbom.
“RENAISSANCE: A Film by Beyonce” Not rated. 2 hours, 30 minutes.
-Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter; directors: James B. Merryman, Mark Ritchie.
“Animal Crossing Christmas Festival: The Movie!” Animation, Adventure. Rated TV-Y. 1 hour, 28 minutes.
“From the Ashes” Crime, Drama, Mystery. Not rated.
-Jeanne Neilson, Paul de Toit, Syreeta Banks, Jeremy John Wells, Lucy Capri; director: Jeremy Wiles.
“La Syndicaliste” Drama, Thriller. Not rated. 2 hours, 1 minute.
-Isabelle Huppert, Gregory Gadebois, Alexandra Maria Lara, Gilles Cohen; director: Jean-Paul Salome.
“Holiday Twist” Comedy, Family, Romance. Rated PG.
-Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Cayle Cowan, Kelly Stables, Emily Tosta; director: Stephanie Garvin.
Weekend Box Office: “Renaissance — A Film by Beyonce” captured the top spot with $21 million in ticket sales followed by “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” in second with $14.5 million and “Godzilla Minus One” rounded out the top three films with $11 million.
Sources: IMDB.com; BoxOfficeMojo.com