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Hollywood Film - Star Wars Rise of the Skywalker

Title: Star Wars Rise of the Skywalker.
Date of Release: 16 December 2019
Director: J. J. Abrams
A-list Cast:Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega
Budget: 275 million USD
Opening weekend Box Office Numbers: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker earned $176 million opening weekend.
What Platforms is it on: DVD - $20, Cinema, Disney +
Reviews: 52% Rotten tomatoes, 6.7/10 IMDB, 53% Metacritic

NZ Film - Hunt For the Wilderpeople 

Title: Hunt For the Wilderpeople 
Date of Release: 31 March 2016
Director: Taika Waititi
A-list Cast:Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata, Rhys Darby
Budget: 2.5 million USD
Opening weekend Box Office Numbers: Taika Waititi's new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople has set a new box office record. has blitzed the Kiwi box office in its opening weekend taking in a record $1.3 million. 
What Platforms is it on: Amazon Prime, DVD, Netflix
Reviews: 96% Rotten Tomatoes, 5/5 Empire, 7.9/10 IMDB

An Independent Film - The Big Sick

Title: The Big Sick
Date of Release: 20 January 2017
Director: Michael Showalter
A-list Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff
Budget: 5 Million USD 
Opening weekend Box Office Numbers: 5 million USD
What Platforms is it on: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime
Reviews: 98% Rotten Tomato, 7.5/10 IMDB, 4/5 Empire

A Film That didn't do very well - The Interview

Title: The Interview
Date of Release: February 6, 2015.
Director: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg 
A-list Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park
Budget: 44 million USD
Opening weekend Box Office Numbers: It went on to earn over $1.8 million in its opening weekend, and by the end of its run on January 25, 2015, had grossed $6.1 million at the box office.
What Platforms is it on: Youtube RED, Netflix, Google Play Movies
Reviews: 52% Rotten Tomato's, 6.5/10 IMDB, 3/4 Rolling Stone