Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 9-11, 2018

Although the second film in the series made a little more than half the predecessor’s opening weekend, it was still a sizable amount. This third film should do quite well as well, possibly less than the prior, but probably still enough to win the weekend. The 15:17 to Paris is Clint Eastwood’s latest and he’s known to draw audiences to the theater, so it’s possible that it could give Fifty Shades Freer a run for its money.

Our Highest Rated Films: The 15:17 to Paris
Our Best Awards Ratings: None.

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

Aiyaary
The Female Brain
FourPlay
La Boda de Valentina
Padman

Feb. 9-11, 2018
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The 15:17 to Paris (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.8 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Non-professional actors in a real-life action drama don’t sound like a thrilling concept. Peter J. Patrick (PP): It looks like the background story takes up more screen time than the events on the train – probably one of Clint’s weaker efforts, which would explain why plans to rush it into an awards-friendly December release were dropped. Tripp Burton (TB): This should be riveting, but there is something about the trailer that doesn’t look appealing at all. Thomas LaTourette (TL): This could be interesting. Hopefully the original heroes can actually act, or it might not work that well.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Fifty Shades Freed (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	1.8 Wesley Lovell: (1) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Tripp Burton: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I haven’t seen a single one of these films and I don’t plan on starting now. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The final entry in the much maligned trilogy looks like it will be as big a critical flop as the previous entries. Tripp Burton (TB): I’ve avoided this series so far and have no intention of changing that. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I barely made it through the first film, and I really don’t care how the series is going to end.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Peter Rabbit (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.3 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Tripp Burton: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer was amusing and, for a children’s film, it could be fun; however, I don’t expect it to be great. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Should appeal to very young children and perhaps Beatrix Potter fans of all ages. Tripp Burton (TB): This looks dreadful! Thomas LaTourette (TL): This looks painfully bad.