10 Biggest Movies Of February 2015

February brings with it a massive amount of movie releases, so much so that it makes us wonder where we’re going to find the time to see them all. That said, given the quality of films dropping this month, it looks like some mid-week visits to the local cinema are in need in order to try and catch everything.

Check out the 10 biggest movies of February, below:

Jupiter Ascending

6 February

The directors who brought us the Matrix make their long-awaited return this month with Jupiter Ascending this month – a sci-fi action movie  starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum.

The film follows Jupiter Jones, who was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along—her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

Selma

6 February

Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965—one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge out of Water

6 February

The world has been in need of some more SpongeBob SquarePants, apparently, and it’s about it get it in the sponge’s most ambitious film to date.

Sponge out of Water follows the world’s favourite sea-dwelling invertebrate, who comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet.

The Interview

6 February

Whether you’ve already watched The Interview through a VOD service or not, the comedy which caused such a stir with North Korea is finally hitting cinemas.

The Interview follows Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer, Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogan), who run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show Skylark Tonight. When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they pitch for an interview with him, in an attempt to legitimise themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least‑qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.

The Wedding Ringer

13 February

Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a loveable but socially-awkward groom-to-be with a problem: He has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged grooms. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the Big Con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man.

Are You Here

13 February

This great cast which includes Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Laura Ramsey, and Jenna Fischer, combine for an interesting comedy about life, death and friendship.

The story of Are You Here follows two childhood best friends embark on a road trip back to their hometown after one of them learns he has inherited a large sum of money from his recently deceased estranged father.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

13 February

Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Caine all star in this quirky spy movie that’s full of action and laughs.

The story follows the Kingsman – a super-secret spy organisation that recruits an unrefined, but promising, street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program—just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

American Sniper

20 February

The buzz about American Sniper has already taken over the world, and the film is finally landing in South Africa this month.

The film chronicles the life of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target for insurgents.

Mortdecai

27 February

Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumoured to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.

The film stars Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn, and Jeff Goldblum.

The Theory of Everything

27 February

This is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of—time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed.