New Movies In Theaters May 23 - Rotten Tomatoes

New Movies In Theaters May 23 - Rotten Tomatoes

There will be two new movies in wide national distribution, while two existing films will expand into limited national distro:

X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13; 93% positive reviews; 4000 theaters). You know what this is.

Blended (PG-13; 15% positive reviews; 3500 theaters). This is a rom-com with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore teaming up for the third time.

The Railway Man (R for violence; 63% positive reviews; 600 theaters). Here's the official blurb: "Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, THE RAILWAY MAN tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax and his beautiful love interest Patti (Nicole Kidman) discover that the Japanese interpreter responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and set out to confront him, and his haunting past, in this powerful and inspiring tale of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love."

Chef (R for language; 87% positive reviews; 500 theaters). Here's the official blurb: "Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman), he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara), his friend (John Leguizamo) and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love."

Box office: X-Men is expected to rake in more than $100 million, perhaps as much as $125M for the four-day holiday weekend (the record is $139M for the extended Memorial Day period). Blended should finish somewhere in the vicinity of $30M over the same period.