Boxoffice - February 2017

ON SCREEN
FIST FIGHT
FEB 17 WIDE
n Three O’Clock High was a 1987 comedy directed by then
26-year-old Phil Joanou, whom many described as the next Spielberg.
Alas. Fist Fight (not as clever a title as Three O’Clock High)
has the same basic premise, but with Charlie Day as a mild-mannered
teacher challenged by another teacher (Ice Cube) to an
after-school bout. Christina Hendricks plays a drama teacher who
is infatuated with Cube’s character.
DISTRIBUTOR WARNER BROS. CAST ICE CUBE, CHARLIE DAY, CHRIS-
TINA HENDRICKS DIRECTOR RICHIE KEEN GENRE COMEDY RATING
R FOR LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT, SEXUAL CONTENT/NUDITY, AND
DRUG MATERIAL RUNNING TIME 91 MIN.
PICTURED: CHARLIE DAY AND ICE CUBE
PATIENT ZERO
FEB 17 WIDE
n It’s zombie time, but this time we’re in for a
different and intriguing take on the well-worn genre.
Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith stars as a man who has
the ability to communicate with highly intelligent
zombies, here called “the infected.” His goal is to
find the index case in hopes of finding a cure for
his afflicted wife. Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones)
co-stars as a CDC virologist leading the scientific
effort. Director Stefan Ruzowitzky won an Oscar for
his 2007 film Die Fälscher, while screenwriter Mike
Le, who began his career as Owen Wilson’s personal
assistant, has been called out as one of Variety’s 10
Screenwriters to Watch.
DISTRIBUTOR SCREEN GEMS CAST NATALIE DORMER,
CLIVE STANDEN, MATT SMITH DIRECTOR STEFAN RU-
ZOWITZKY GENRE ACTION, DRAMA, HORROR RATING
TBD RUNNING TIME TBD
PICTURED: MATT SMITH AND STANLEY TUCCI
56 BoxOffice ® FEBRUARY 2017