New Movies this week in Theaters March 6

Opening This Week - March 6

Chappie (2015)

120 min - Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Metascore: 40/100 (37 reviews)

In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Stars:

Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney WeaverWatch Trailer

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The Buzz: It's almost feels like more attention is being paid to Neill Blomkamp's next project, his Alien creation that will act as a sort of interstitial between Aliens and Alien³, but we've been curious about this particular sci-fi oddity since its announcement. Chappie is rated R, but its trailers and clips make it seem almost family friendly -- let's hear it for a restrained and mysterious promotional campaign. Casting Die Antwoord rappers Ninja and Yolandi Visser in lead roles raised eyebrows, and we love hearing that Ninja's caused problems on set. We also love that Hugh Jackman's character has a cropped mullet. Exactly how this story will unfold as the powers that be set out to destroy Chappie will be the key to its hopeful success; we're thinking word-of-mouth is the movie's best chance at long-term box-office survival.

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

122 min - Comedy | Drama

Metascore: 52/100 (35 reviews)

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

Director:

John Madden

Stars:

Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev PatelWatch Trailer

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The Buzz: We've heard some grousing about this sequel's script and how it isn't up to scratch, but this sort of comfort viewing is pretty much immune to critique; as "Downton Abbey" winds down its most recent season in the U.S. and reports indicate that Maggie Smith will be leaving the program soon, what audiences might really want is another audience with the Dowager Countess no matter how patchy the continuing stories of these modern-day retirees might be.

Unfinished Business (2015)

91 min - Comedy

Metascore: 32/100 (24 reviews)

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable - and unimaginable.

Director:

Ken Scott

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson, James MarsdenWatch Trailer

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The Buzz: At the risk of sounding like a wanker: broad comedy normally doesn't make me laugh, but everything that comes out of Dave Franco's mouth in the Unfinished Business trailers and clips has connected with me, and I love the idea of Franco paired up with Vince Vaughn and Tom Wilkinson in a send-up of straight white male businessmen. James Marsden smarms it up in a supporting role, and someone behind the scenes here has wisely catered to Nick Frost's considerable following in the bear community -- Frost has been a pin-up in that particular queer culture for years now, and his character in this movie surely dresses the part.

Merchants of Doubt (2014)

96 min - Documentary

Metascore: 69/100 (17 reviews)

A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.

Director:

Robert Kenner

Stars:

Frederick Singer, Naomi Oreskes, Jamy Ian Swiss, Sam RoeWatch Trailer

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The Buzz: Food Inc. director Robert Kenner makes a welcome return to the documentary film world with his project that is based on the non-fiction by book by Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway, though I read some initial reports about the doc's style obscuring some of its substance.

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

125 min - Drama | Romance

12345678910 4.2/10 X

Metascore: 46/100 (46 reviews)

Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.

Director:

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Stars:

Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford

Box Office:

Weekend: $22.26M, Gross: $129.16MWatch Trailer

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

129 min - Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

12345678910 8.2/10 X

Metascore: 59/100 (38 reviews)

A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Stars:

Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine

Box Office:

Weekend: $18.35M, Gross: $67.93M

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

92 min - Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

12345678910 6.6/10 X

Metascore: 63/100 (23 reviews)

When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his nemesis Plankton must team up in order to get it back.

Director:

Paul Tibbitt

Stars:

Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown

Box Office:

Weekend: $16.57M, Gross: $126.25M

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McFarland, USA (2015)

129 min - Drama | Sport

12345678910 7.7/10 X

Metascore: 60/100 (32 reviews)

A cross country coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.

Director:

Niki Caro

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez, Carlos Pratts

Box Office:

Weekend: $11.02M, Gross: $11.02M

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The DUFF (2015)

101 min - Comedy

12345678910 7.2/10 X

Metascore: 56/100 (27 reviews)

A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier more popular friends.

Director:

Ari Sandel

Stars:

Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Allison Janney

Box Office:

Weekend: $10.81M, Gross: $10.81M

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American Sniper (2014)

132 min - Action | Biography | Drama | War

12345678910 7.4/10 X

Metascore: 72/100 (48 reviews)

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Stars:

Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis

Box Office:

Weekend: $10.05M, Gross: $320.01M

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

93 min - Comedy | Sci-Fi

12345678910 5.2/10 X

Metascore: 29/100 (29 reviews)

When Lou finds himself in trouble, Nick and Jacob fire up the hot tub time machine in an attempt to get back to the past. But they inadvertently land in the future with Adam Jr. Now they have to alter the future in order to save the past - which is really the present.

Director:

Steve Pink

Stars:

Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott

Box Office:

Weekend: $5.96M, Gross: $5.96M

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Jupiter Ascending (2015)

127 min - Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

12345678910 5.9/10 X

Metascore: 40/100 (40 reviews)

In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by the ruthless son of a powerful family, who lives on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop his tyrant reign.

Directors:

Andy Wachowski | Lana Wachowski

Stars:

Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean

Box Office:

Weekend: $3.81M, Gross: $39.66M

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The Imitation Game (2014)

114 min - Biography | Drama | Thriller | War

12345678910 8.2/10 X

Metascore: 73/100 (49 reviews)

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

Director:

Morten Tyldum

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech

Box Office:

Weekend: $2.53M, Gross: $83.88M

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Paddington (2014)

95 min - Comedy | Family

12345678910 7.5/10 X

Metascore: 77/100 (38 reviews)

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Director:

Paul King

Stars:

Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent

Box Office:

Weekend: $2.44M, Gross: $67.82M

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