New year, new movies to be excited about! According to Rotten Tomatoes readers, “Star Wars: Episode VIII” is the movie you can’t miss. People are also really excited about “Blade Runner 2049” and “Alien: Covenant.”
Rotten Tomatoes also looked at certain genres, including family, horror and remake or reboot. When it comes to the PG-rated crowd, “The Lego Batman Movie” is the most anticipated flick. For horror, it’s “Alien: Covenant” and for the most anticipated reboot or remake, “Kong: Skull Island” takes the cake. Here’s the top five for each category:
Most Anticipated Films of 2017
- “Star Wars: Episode VIII”
- “Blade Runner 2049”
- “Alien: Covenant”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
- “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Most Anticipated Family Films of 2017
- “The Lego Batman Movie”
- “Beauty and the Beast”
- “Captain Underpants”
- “A Dog’s Purpose”
- “Despicable Me 3”
Most Anticipated Comic Book Adaptation of 2017
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
- “Logan”
- “Wonder Woman”
- “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
- “Thor: Ragnarok”
Most Anticipated Horror Film of 2017
- “Alien: Covenant”
- “It”
- “Split”
- “Flatliners”
- “Insidious: Chapter 4”
Most Anticipated Reboot / Remake of 2017
- “Kong: Skull Island”
- “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
- “Beauty and the Beast”
- “Murder on the Orient Express”
- “The Mummy”
Most Anticipated Book Adaptation of 2017
- “The Dark Tower”
- “It”
- “The Circle”
- “Captain Underpants”
- “The Shack”
Source: Rotten Tomatoes