The first mega blockbuster of 2018 is here with Black Panther while two other new releases attempt some weak counter-programming.

The Fifty Shades trilogy finally comes to it’s dumb conclusion while Clint Eastwood directs another recreation of a real life event and Beatrix Potter’s classic character Peter Rabbit makes his debut on the big screen this weekend.

The first month of 2018 closes out with the conclusion of the Maze Runner series and the re-teaming of Christian Bale and director Scott Cooper for the western Hostiles.

Chris Hemsworth and Gerard Butler have dueling action movies out this weekend while Forever My Girl tries to counter-program with Nicholas Sparksesque romance but they are all rotten according to critics.

The latest action thriller from Liam Neeson is here with The Commuter while The Post expands wide and Paddington 2 and Proud Mary are also out this week.

It’s an absolute battle royale for the last big weekend of 2017 as 8 movies are either expanding or opened new for Christmas.

The Last Jedi finally arrives in theaters alongside the John Cena starring animated movie Ferdinand, which is apparently solid counter-programming according to the critics.

The Disaster Artist expands wide up against a new comedy featuring the team up of Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones, Just Getting Started.

The latest from Pixar, Coco, arrives to close out November over the holiday weekend while Denzel Washington stars in a new legal thriller.

Another Christmas comedy arrives this weekend with Daddy’s Home 2 while Kenneth Branagh revives the Agatha Christie classic Murder on the Orient Express.

The highest rated superhero movie of the year is now Thor: Ragnarok, which is finally out this weekend alongside the Christmas themed sequel to Bad Moms.