Boxoffice - May 2019

ON SCREEN
MAY 17 / WARNER BROS. / WIDE
>> In this topical teen romance from director Ry Russo-Young,
two strangers, Daniel and Rebecca, meet in New York City and
immediately fall in love. But Rebecca is Jamaican and fighting
her family’s imminent deportation from the U.S. Will their
budding romance survive? Lead actress Yara Shahidi stars on the
“Black-ish” spinoff “Grown-ish” and is known for her activism.
CAST YARA SHAHIDI, CHARLES MELTON, GBENGA AKINNAGBE, JAKE
CHOI RATING PG-13 RUNNING TIME TBA
MAY 17 / BRAINSTORM MEDIA / LIMITED
>> Two sisters and their uncle are the sole survivors of an arsenic
poisoning that killed the rest of their family. Though shunned by
the town, the women live peacefully—until the arrival of their
cousin Charles drives a wedge between them. Stacie Passon directed
this adaptation of suspense master Shirley Jackson’s 1962 novel.
FEATURING TAISSA FARMIGA, ALEXANDRA DADDARIO, SEBASTIAN
STAN, CRISPIN GLOVER, PAULA MALCOMSON RATING NOT RATED
RUNNING TIME 90 MIN.
MAY 17 / AMAZON STUDIOS / LIMITED
>> A Mumbai street photographer recruits a young woman
to pose as his fiancée when his meddling grandmother comes
to visit. Then the two find themselves bonding in unexpected
ways. Writer-director Ritesh Batra scored an art house hit in
2014 with The Lunchbox, a similarly gentle tale of
human connection.
FEATURING NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI, SANYA MALHOTRA, FARRUKH
JAFFAR, AKASH SINHA RATING PG-13 RUNNING TIME 110 MIN.
138 MAY 2019