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March 16, 2018

1. "Black Panther" "Black Panther" took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $41.1 million according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel and Disney phenomenon crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide this weekend and became the seventh-highest-grossing domestic release with $562 million...

1. "Black Panther"

"Black Panther" took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $41.1 million according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel and Disney phenomenon crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide this weekend and became the seventh-highest-grossing domestic release with $562 million.

Chadwick Boseman stars as T'Challa/Black Panther in the first stand-alone film for the superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966. The cast also features Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya and Letitia Wright.

Rating: PG-13

Tomatometer: 97%

2. "A Wrinkle in Time"

Meg Murry (Storm Reid) is a typical middle school student struggling with issues of self-worth who is desperate to fit in. As the daughter of two world-renowned physicists, she is intelligent and uniquely gifted, as is Meg's younger brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), but she has yet to realize it for herself. Making matters even worse is the disappearance of Mr. Murry (Chris Pine), which torments Meg and has left her mother (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) heartbroken. Charles Wallace introduces Meg and her fellow classmate Calvin (Levi Miller) to three celestial guides -- Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) and Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) -- who have journeyed to Earth to help search for their father, and together they set off on their quest.

Rating: PG

Tomatometer: 42%

3. "The Strangers: Prey At Night"

A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive. Johannes Roberts directs this horror film inspired by the 2008 smash hit "The Strainger."

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Rating: R

Tomatometer: 39%

4. "Red Sparrow"

Dominika Egorova is a devoted daughter determined to protect her mother at all costs. When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That is why she finds herself manipulated into becoming the newest recruit for Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people like her to use their bodies and minds as weapons. After enduring the perverse and sadistic training process, she emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow the program has ever produced.

Rating: R

Tomatometer: 48%

5. "Game Night"

Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and federal agents.

Rating: R

Tomatometer: 82%

-- Compiled by Joshua Hartwig and wire reports

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