12 Strong (2018)

In the wake of Sept. 11, Capt. Mitch Nelson leads a U.S. Special Forces team into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. Once there, the soldiers develop an uneasy partnership with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies. Outgunned and outnumbered, Nelson and his forces face overwhelming odds in a fight against a ruthless enemy that takes no prisoners.

Release date: January 19, 2018 (USA)

Director: Nicolai Fuglsig

Featured song: I Won't Back Down

Box office: 62.9 million USD

Producers: Thad Luckinbill, Jerry Bruckheimer, Trent Luckinbill, Ellen H. Schwartz

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

With their headquarters destroyed and the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as Statesman. In an adventure that tests their strength and wits, the elite secret agents from both sides of the pond band together to battle a ruthless enemy and save the day, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy.

Initial release: September 20, 2017 (United Kingdom)

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Box office: 394 million USD

Budget: 104 million USD

Music composed by: Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson

The Son of Bigfoot (2017)

 

The Son of Bigfoot is a Belgian and French computer-animated comedy film that was released on 11 August 2017 in several countries. It is directed by Ben Stassen and Jeremy Degruson. 

 

Initial release: July 27, 2017 (Russia)

Directors: Ben Stassen, Jeremy Degruson

Language: English

Music composed by: Puggy

Production companies: nWave Pictures SA/NV, StudioCanal

Wonder Woman (2017)

 

Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.

Initial release: May 15, 2017 (Shanghai)

Director: Patty Jenkins

Box office: 821.8 million USD

Based on: Wonder Woman; by William Moulton Marston

Budget: 149 million USD

Kidnap (2017)

Kidnap (2017)

A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mother Karla Dyson when kidnappers snatch her young son Frankie. With no cellphone and no time to wait for police, Dyson jumps into her car to follow the vehicle that holds Frankie. As the pursuit turns into a frantic, high-speed chase, Karla must risk everything and push herself to the limit to save her beloved child.

 

Initial release: August 3, 2017 (Russia)

Director: Luis Prieto

Box office: 28.1 million USD

Budget: 21 million USD

Executive producers: Halle Berry, Knate Lee

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they were sent to guard, the Sovereign dispatch their armada to search for vengeance. As the Guardians try to escape, the mystery of Peter's parentage is revealed.

Initial release: April 19, 2017 (Hollywood)

Director: James Gunn

Box office: 862.8 million USD

Budget: 200 million USD

Music composed by: Tyler Bates

Railroad Tigers (2016)

 Railroad Tigers (2016)

 A railroad worker (Jackie Chan) and his ragtag group of freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when they decide to ambush a heavily armed military train filled with desperately needed provisions. Unarmed and outnumbered, they must rely on their wits to battle an entire army.

Initial release: December 23, 2016 (China)

Director: Ding Sheng

Chinese: 铁道飞虎

Box office: 103 million USD

Languages: English, Standard Mandarin, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese