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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Dominates Holiday Box Office Posted: By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" remains powerful at the U.S. holiday box office with a dominant $15 million on Christmas Eve and projections of a $120 million-plus haul over the six-day Dec. 21-26 period. Illumination-Universal's animated comedy "Sing" easily led the rest of the pack on Christmas Eve with a solid $7.9 million, followed by Sony's "Passengers" with $2.9 million, Fox's "Assassin's Creed" with $2.2 million and Fox's "Why Him?" with $1.8 million. Paramount launched Denzel Washington-Viola Davis's "Fences" with $750,000 at 1,547 sites in Saturday night showings and plans to expand the drama to about 2,200 locations Sunday. Overall moviegoing slowed on Christmas Eve, as is typical, with "Rogue One" falling about 33 percent from Friday and "Sing" declining about 40 percent. Business should rebound sharply on Christmas Day on Sunday and on Monday, an official holiday for many. Disney-Lucas film's "Rogue One," starring Felicity Jones, wound up business on Christmas Eve with about $260 million domestically in its first nine days and is projected to finish the holiday on Monday with about $327 million. That will be enough to pull it past "Suicide Squad" as the eighth highest domestic grosser of the year. "Rogue One," the eighth Star Wars movie, is running about 42 percent behind the pace "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens," which opened a year ago and grossed a still-stunning $571 million in its first 11 days on its way to a record $948 million domestic total. "Sing" is projected to come in a second with about $71.5 million over the six days - in line with forecasts - followed by the Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt sci-fier "Passengers" at about $29 million to $30 million and videogame adaptation "Assassin's Creed" at $22.6 million. James Franco's romantic comedy "Why Him?," which opened Friday, is forecast to finish the four-day weekend with about $14.4 million. Martin Scorsese's historical drama "Silence" is projected to finish the four days with $170,000 at four theaters. The film stars Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as 17th century priests who face brutal persecution in Japan. "Patriots Day," from CBS Films and Lionsgate, took in $34,336 on Christmas Eve from seven locations and is project to wind up the six-day holiday break with about $280,000. The Boston Marathon bombing movie is directed by Peter Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

What's New on TV, Netflix, Digital, and DVD/Blu-ray This Week: Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Posted: At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's new on Netflix and TV, we've got you covered. TV Worth Watching "Sherlock" Season 4 (Sunday on PBS at 9 p.m.) In Season 4, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) will face his most challenging opponents yet: a baby and a dog. Here's PBS's synopsis for the 1.5-hour opener, "The Six Thatchers": "In the Season 4 premiere, Holmes is back on British soil; and Watson (Martin Freeman) and Mary (Amanda Abbington) face a monumental challenge: parenthood." This season -- featuring Toby Jones as the new villain -- is meant to be brutal but very funny, and the cast/crew's favorite to date. "The Mick" (Sunday on Fox at 8 p.m.) In Fox's new comedy, Kaitlin Olson of the endlessly hilarious "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" stars as Mackenzie, aka Mickey, a hard-partying opportunist who signs on to raise her sister's three spoiled kids in a rich Connecticut neighborhood when the parents flee the country to escape federal charges. So it's like if Teresa and Joe Giudice had fled the country and left a relative to raise their kids. "Project Runway: Junior" (Thursday on Lifetime at 9 p.m.) The second season of this charming PR spinoff premiered after the "Project Runway" Season 15 finale on Dec. 22, but this is the timeslot premiere, giving you another chance to get to know the young designers -- who are always better behaved and more mature than their adult counterparts. New on DVD and Blu-ray "American Honey" Andrea Arnold's largely improvised portrait of American millennial vagabonds -- who party their way across the country -- won the 2016 Cannes Jury Prize and the hearts of most critics. Sasha Lane stars in a breakout role, alongside Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough, and you can watch their film on Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday, December 27. The Blu-ray includes a bonus featurette with Sasha Lane and Riley Keough talking about the filmmaking process. Check out this exclusive clip of the actresses discussing the challenges of working without a script:"Snowden" Hero? Traitor? Something in between? Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's biodrama on the controversial real-life whistleblower. Watch the movie on DVD, Blu-ray, and On Demand Dec. 27. Bonus features include deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and an interview with the real Edward Snowden himself. "The Dressmaker" Kate Winslet plays a glamorous, worldly dressmaker who returns to her small Australian hometown to seek the truth behind her notorious reputation. The dark and quirky comedy co-stars Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, and Liam Hemsworth, and you can watch it on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD Dec. 27. Bonus features include two featurettes, "The Story" and "Designing The Dressmaker." New on Netflix This week marks the start of a new month -- barely, but still -- and you know what that means. A bunch of new titles are arriving on Netflix, and even more are leaving.Here's a list of movies available for streaming on Netflix starting Sunday, January 1, including five Superman titles just begging for a New Year's Day binge marathon: "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004) "Bee Movie" (2007) "Boogie Nights" (1997) "Braveheart" (1995) "Caddyshack" (1980) "Collateral Damage" (2002) "Dreamcatcher" (2002) "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) "El Dorado" (1967) "HALO Legend" (2010) "Hugo" (2011) "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) "License to Drive" (1988) "Nancy Drew" (2007) "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) "The Parent Trap" (1961) "The Shining" (1980) "V for Vendetta" (2005) "Vanilla Sky" (2001) "Superman: The Movie" (1978) "Superman II" (1980) "Superman III" (1983) "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987) "Superman Returns" (2006) New Video on Demand, Rental Streaming, and Digital "Close to the Enemy" (Acorn TV) The season finale to this thrilling Acorn TV drama will be available for streaming Dec. 26 on Acorn.TV. Now is a good time to get caught up on the miniseries, which is set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of WWII. Intelligence officer Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess) must complete his last task for the British Army: convince captured German scientist Dieter Koehler (August Diehl) to work with the British government. The ensemble cast includes Alfie Allen, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett, Lindsay Duncan, Freddie Highmore, and Charlotte Riley. New on HBO NOW Most people will have January 1st off, since it's a Sunday as well as a holiday, but your workplace may also give you Monday, Jan. 2 off. If that's the case, consider your many binge-watch and streaming options. There's the Netflix stuff above, and Amazon stuff below, but also these titles from HBO. You can watch them On Demand or stream them through the standalone streaming service HBO NOW. Here's what's arriving as of Jan. 1: Above the Law, 1988 Baby Mama, 2008 Beautiful Creatures, 2013 The Big Lebowski, 1998 The Blues Brothers, 1980 Blues Brothers 2000, 1997 Bringing out the Dead, 1999 The Cell, 2000 Cloud Atlas, 2012 Cold Mountain, 2003 Dallas Buyers Club, 2013 Dr. Suess' Horton Hears a Who!, 2008 Evil Dead 2, 1987 Fool's Gold, 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 2008 Friday, 1995 The Happening, 2008 Innerspace, 1987 Lady in the Water, 2006 Lost & Found, 1999 Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015 My Cousin Vinny, 1992 Risky Business, 1983 The Road Warrior, 1982 The Sixth Sense, 1999 Steel (Shaq), 1997 Unbreakable, 2000 The Village, 2004 New on Amazon Prime And now here's what's available for streaming on Amazon Prime as of Jan. 1 (keeping in mind that more titles will be added throughout the month): Blood Diamond 13 Hours: Secret soldiers of Benghazi Across the Universe Happy Feet Rent Hellboy Radio Stardust 2007 American History X Norm of the North Are We There Yet Are We Done Yet Maid in Manhattan Happy multiple holidays! 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