Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Things that go bump in the night… A couple are terrorised by a supernatural presence in this U.S. chiller.

Christmas spirits… Jim Carrey voices Ebenezer Scrooge, and several other characters, in this animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic morality tale about an old miser. Bah! Humbug!

Long in the tooth… When vampire Edward turns his back on Bella, the heartbroken teenager finds comfort in her deepening friendship with werewolf Jacob.

One giant leap… This animated adventure sees a U.S. astronaut land on a distant planet, only to be considered an alien invader by the little green people who live there!

Rough justice… Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler star in this thriller about a man who sets out to exact justice on his family’s killers.

Impending doom… A series of cataclysmic events plunge the world into chaos and threaten to destroy life on Earth in Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic epic.

School daze… Martin Freeman plays a primary school teacher determined to produce an unforgettable nativity play in this British comedy.

Suspect package… A married couple are given 24 hours to make a life-changing decision – if they press a button on a small wooden box they will receive $1 million, but someone unknown to them will die.

Going down… This horror sequel sees a rescue party enter an Appalachian cave system in the hope of locating a group of missing women.

Midlife crisis… This comedy-drama from the Coen brothers follows a hapless Jewish physics professor as his life begins to unravel.

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