In Theaters: ABOMINABLE, JUDY, THE DAY SHALL COME and THE DEATH OF DICK LONG

This week we have only one new wide release in theaters, and that is the DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio film "Abominable". In case you're wondering, Pearl Studio, formerly known as Shanghai Oriental DreamWorks Film & Television Technology Co., is a Chinese-American joint venture company founded in 2012 that produces mostly Chinese-themed animated and live-action films.

"Abominable" has received a warm reception from both critics and moviegoers ("A" grade from CinemaScore's polls), and it's expected to top the weekend box-office with around $20 million from 4,242 theaters. The film already delivered $650,000 from Thursday previews and grossed $5.69 million on Friday.

In limited release definitely check out the Judy Garland biopic "Judy" starring Renee Zellweger, whose performance has been met with universal acclaim and is getting lots of Oscars buzz.

Other noteworthy releases in select theaters are the dark comedies "The Day Shall Come" starring Marchant Davis and Anna Kendrick, and "The Death of Dick Long".

Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.

ABOMINABLE

Official Synopsis

When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him "Everest" and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home.

Film Details

• Director: Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman
  
  
• Starring: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson
  
  
• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  
  
• Running Time: 97 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG for some action and mild rude humor
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 78% (52 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 6.6/10)
  
• Metacritic: 62 out of 100 (14 positive, 11 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (average score: 4.5/5 from 50 user ratings)
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 7.3/10 (634 votes)
  

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JUDY

Official Synopsis

Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of "the world's greatest entertainer."

Film Details

• Director: Rupert Goold
  
  
• Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Bella Ramsey, Gaia Weiss
  
  
• Genre: Biography, Drama, History
  
  
• Running Time: 118 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for substance abuse, thematic content, some strong language, and smoking
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 84% (139 fresh, 27 rotten, score: 7.0/10)
  
• Metacritic: 65 out of 100 (29 positive, 12 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 96% (average score: 4.5/5 from 118 user ratings)
• Metacritic: 5.8/10 (3 positive, 2 mixed, 1 negative).
• IMDb: 7.0/10 (524 votes)
  

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THE DAY SHALL COME

Official Synopsis

An impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams. Based on 100 true stories, the explosive new film from Chris Morris is an emotionally gripping, laugh out loud thriller that exposes the dark farce at the heart of the homeland security project: It is harder to catch a real terrorist than it is to manufacture your own.

Film Details

• Director: Christopher Morris
  
  
• Starring: Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks, Denis O'Hare, Marchant Davis, Jim Gaffigan
  
  
• Genre: Comedy
  
  
• Running Time: 87 min.
  
  
• Rating: Not Rated
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 74% (29 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 6.9/10)
  
• Metacritic: 70 out of 100 (14 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 70% (average score: X/5 from X user ratings)
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 5.6/10 (290 votes)
  

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THE DEATH OF DICK LONG

Official Synopsis

Holy Crap. Dick is dead. Died last night after band practice, and his bandmates, Zeke & Earl (Michael Abbott, Jr. & Andre Hyland), don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, 'cause news travels fast in small town Alabama, and these guys suck at covering their tracks. The authorities haven't ID'd the body just yet, but Zeke's wife (Virginia Newcomb) and his daughter are suspicious already.

Film Details

• Director: Daniel Scheinert
  
  
• Starring: Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Jess Weixler, Sarah Baker
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 100 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for pervasive language, disturbing sexual material, and brief drug use
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 75% (46 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 6.8/10)
  
• Metacritic: 68 out of 100 (15 positive, 3 mixed, 2 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 6.7/10 (191 votes)
  

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