Biggest movie releases in South Africa this week

After a lighter schedule last week, there’s a full roster of movies to keep you entertained this weekend.

So wrap up tight, grab a warm bucket of popcorn, your favourite drink and check out this week’s biggest movie releases below:

Alice Through the Looking glass

Age restriction: PG

Run time: 113 minutes

Starring: Alan Rickman, Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska

Directed by: James Bobin

Synopsis:

Alice returns to Wonderland to find she’s the only one who can save the Mad Hatter and prevent the whimsical kingdom from being transformed into a barren wasteland.

Turning to Time himself, she realises that the only way to rescue her friend and restore order to Wonderland is to travel back in time to retrieve a magical sceptre.

The Boss

Age restriction: 13

Run time: 99 minutes

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage

Directed by: Ben Falcone

Synopsis:

Michelle Darnell, a business tycoon, is jailed after she’s convicted of insider trading.

After her release, she emerges eager to put her criminal history behind her in order to rebrand herself as America’s sweetheart. Forced to move in with one of her former employees, she quickly realises many aren’t quite ready to forgive-and-forget.