It’s hard to know what films will tickle audience fancies, but after recent history suggests action films doing incredibly well in the pre-Christmas window, it’s very likely that Jack Reacher will be the top new release. The Guilt Trip could also surprise as could This Is 40. The most interesting player will be Monsters, Inc. in 3D, which is the only new children’s film in a number of weeks and it could even emerge as the top new release. However, none of these are likely to make the kind of numbers to triumph over the second weekend of The Hobbit which is sure to make around $40 million.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: None of the wide releases seem particularly engaging and I’ve already seen This Is 40, which I can’t really recommend. I will, however, recommend two dominant Oscar contenders opening limitedly: Zero Dark Thirty and Amour.
Peter J. Patrick: ’twas the week before Christmas and several of the week’s new films have already won major critics’ awards. Though certainly not holiday movies, Zero Dark Thirty and Amour look to be rewarding movie-going experiences nonetheless.
Tripp Burton: The Holiday film season picks up this week, with some big Hollywood releases chasing big box office combining with some smaller films chasing big Oscar runs (and a couple chasing both).

Dec. 21-23, 2012
	The Guilt Trip (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Jack Reacher (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Monsters, Inc. 3D (WideRelease) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	This Is 40 (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Genre Fans None	On DVD For Genre Fans None	On DVD For Genre Fans Ineligible	On DVD For Genre Fans S
	On DVD For Genre Fans None	On DVD For Genre Fans None	Never For Genre Fans Ineligible	On DVD For Genre Fans None
	On DVD For Everyone None	On DVD For Genre Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone None	On DVD For Genre Fans S
	Amour (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Impossible (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	On the Road (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Zero Dark Thirty (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S,F	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S,C	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts S	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S,T
	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S,F	On DVD For Everyone M,T	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,T
	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S,F	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,T	On DVD For Genre Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C,T
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

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