In Theaters: THE CALL OF THE WILD, THE BOY 2, EMMA and SEBERG

Disney's release of 20th Century Fox's "The Call of the Wild" is this weekend's high profile release, but it won't be able to take down "Sonic the Hedgehog", which is poised to top the box-office charts for a second consecutive weekend. The family adventure film is an adaptation of Jack London's classic novel of the same name, and it stars Harrison Ford and a CGI dog. By the way, the CGI has been one of the main points of contention among critics and moviegoers, but probably not the main reason the film isn't going to make a ton of money.

"The Call of the Wild" has been getting mixed reviews from critics and started out its theatrical run with $1 million from previews. The film is expected to finish the weekend with around $15-17 million from 3,752 theaters, which is comparable to similar films like "A Dog's Way Home" ($11 million) and "A Dog's Purpose" ($18 million). Except "The Call of the Wild" has a budget estimated at around $150 million, so that's not very good. "A Dog's Way Home" cost only $18 million to produce and "A Dog's Purpose" had a $22 million price tag.

Another new wide release is the PG-13 horror film "Brahms: The Boy II", the sequel to the 2016 film starring Lauren Cohan that grossed $74.1 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. While the first film opened with $10.7 million, the sequel is looking at a $5-6 million opening weekend from 2,151 theaters.

In limited release, it might be worth checking out the Jane Austen adaptation "Emma." starring Anya Taylor-Joy, and the biographical thriller "Seberg" starring Kristen Stewart.

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

THE CALL OF THE WILD

Official Synopsis

Adapted from the beloved literary classic, THE CALL OF THE WILD vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team--and later its leader--Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Film Details

• Director: Chris Sanders
  
  
• Starring: Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Colin Woodell
  
  
• Genre: Adventure, Family, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 100 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG for some violence, peril, thematic elements and mild language
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 65% (62 fresh, 33 rotten, score: 6.1/10)
  
• Metacritic: 49 out of 100 (9 positive, 22 mixed, 3 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 91% (average score: 4.2/5 from 64 user ratings)
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 6.7/10 (575 votes)
  

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BRAHMS: THE BOY II

Official Synopsis

Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.

Film Details

• Director: William Brent Bell
  
  
• Starring: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery, Ralph Ineson, Anjali Jay, Olive Rice
  
  
• Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  
  
• Running Time: 86 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for terror, violence, disturbing images and thematic elements
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 8% (1 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 3.0/10)
  
• Metacritic: 35 out of 100 (0 positive, 3 mixed, 2 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 39% (average score: 2.7/5 from 49 user ratings)
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 4.5/10 (218 votes)
  

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EMMA.

Official Synopsis

Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of EMMA. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.

Film Details

• Director: Autumn de Wilde
  
  
• Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Callum TUrner, Gemma Whelan
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 125 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG for brief partial nudity
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 87% (79 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 7.01/10)
  
• Metacritic: 67 out of 100 (15 positive, 9 mixed, 1 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 6.9/10 (1,120 votes)
  

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SEBERG

Official Synopsis

Seberg is inspired by true events about the French New Wave darling and Breathless star, Jean Seberg (Kristen Stewart), who in the late 1960s was targeted by the FBI because of her support of the civil rights movement and romantic involvement with Hakim Jamal (Anthony Mackie), among others. In Benedict Andrews' noir-ish thriller, Seberg's life and career are destroyed by Hoover's overreaching surveillance and harassment in an effort to suppress and discredit Seberg's activism.

Film Details

• Director: Benedict Andrews
  
  
• Starring: Kristen Stewart, Anthony Mackie, Jack O'Connell, Margaret Qualley, Vince Vaughn, Yvan Attal, Gabriel Sky
  
  
• Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
  
  
• Running Time: 102 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for language, sexual content/nudity and some drug use
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 38% (31 fresh, 51 rotten, score: 5.4/10)
  
• Metacritic: 54 out of 100 (8 positive, 14 mixed, 1 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 55% (average score: 3.1/5 from 33 user ratings)
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 5.0/10 (1,388 votes)
  

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