SEVEN NEW MOVIES ON THE BOX OFFICE

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SEVEN NEW MOVIES ON THE BOX OFFICE

By Solomon Obi

Below are the new movies on the box office and they have are judged by the required guidelines and they as follows


1) A Quiet Place
Director: John Krasinski
Stars: Emily Blunt, John Kransinski
Genre: Thriller
Plot: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Domestic Gross: $19,000,000
Distributor: Paramount


2) Blockers
Director: Kay Cannon
Stars: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ramona Young and Kathryn Newton
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night.
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Domestic Gross: $7,810, 000
Distributor: Universal


3) Ready Player One
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and Lena Waithe
Genre: Sci-Fi Action
Plot: when the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Domestic Gross: $78,660,525
Distributor: Warner Bros


4) Acrimony
Director: Tyler Perry
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Crystle Stewart and Jazmyn Simon
Genre: Thriller
Plot: A faithful wife, tired of standing by her devious husband, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Domestic Gross: $25,734,580
Distributor: Lionsgate


5) Chappaquiddick
Director: John Curran
Stars: Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Olivia Thirby and Jason Clarke
Genre: Thriller
Plot: Depicting Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne.
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Domestic Gross: $1,900,000
Distributor: Entertainment Studios


6) Sherlock Gnomes
Director: John Stevenson
Stars: Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, Emily Blunt and Julio Bonet.
Genre: Animation
Plot: Garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Release Date: March 23, 2018
Domestic Gross: $29,723,061
Distributor: Paramount


7) The Miracle Season
Director: Sean McNamara
Stars: Helen Hunt, Tiera Skovbye, Erin Moriarty and Danika Yarosh
Genre: Drama
Plot: After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline “Line” Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Domestic Gross: $1,400,000
Distributor: Mirror/LD

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