Movies Released January 7, 2011

This Year in Movies - A packed slate of anticipated sequels will dominate the 2011 movie release schedule. Giant robots, Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley hope to match Transformers: Rise of the Fallen's box office performance, which amassed over $400 million domestically, but failed to win over critics back in the summer of 2009. Disney has the one-two punch of Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Pixar's Cars 2. Warner Bros. surprise hit The Hangover with Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Justin Bartha will be back, but far away from the Vegas strip in Bangkok in The Hangover 2. The X-Men franchise will return to the beginning of Professor X's career with X-Men: First Class and a new batch mutants. Many other sequels including, George Miller's Happy Feet 2; a third installment of Alvin and the Chipmunks; Journey to the Center of the Earth 2; Spy Kids 4; and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, will open in cinemas this year.

Superheroes will have a strong presence on the big screen in 2011. The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, finally hits theaters in January. Marvel Studios’ Thor, which is helmed by British actor / director Kenneth Branagh, and Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans in the title role, will be released in May and July, respectively. Between the two Marvel films, Warner Bros. will unspool the DC Comics adaptation The Green Lantern in June. The 3D film, with strong franchise potential, will star Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, with Martin Campbell directing a script by Greg Berlanti.

More than 25 movies are slated for 3D releases. Films such as the James Cameron produced Sanctum; the Justin Bieber life story and concert movie; the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots; Paul Bettany starrer Priest; and live-action/CG comedy The Smurfs, with the voice talents of Katy Perry, Jeff Foxworthy, Paul Reubens, and George Lopez.... Read More

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Season of the Witch 2,816 theaters

Nicolas Cage Ron Perlman Robbie Sheehan Claire Foy

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman star in this supernatural action adventure about a heroic Crusader and his closest friend who return home after decades of fierce fighting, o... more

The Absent 1 theater

Damon Abdallah Ari Bernstein

A high school teacher is forced to choose between his career and a love affair with one of his students. The pressure mounts when his twin brother, Oscar, returns after s... more

No One Killed Jessica Limited

Jessica, a young attractive model trying her hand at bartending, is shot dead at a celebrity party for refusing to serve a drink after closing hours. The culprit Manish, ... more