Working at the Box Office in a movie theater, I like to look ahead and see which movies are coming to our theater. As 2016 comes to a close, I wanted to do an article about the best movies, or most anticipated movies being released in 2017, and there are a lot of them!

January: Hidden Figures

The beginning of the year holds many great movie premieres. But I think this film will do extremely well, a story of an African-American woman mathematician who, with the help of her colleagues, helped NASA catch up in the Space Race, making John Glenn the first American Astronaut to orbit the Earth.

February: The Great Wall

This thriller stars Matt Damon, who plays a warrior who is imprisoned in the Great Wall of China, whose job is to find the mysteries behind this wonder of the world.

March: Beauty and the Beast

I’m a little biased with this one. Many fantastic movies will be released in March, including Logan and Power Rangers, but I predict that this will be a hit. This live action depiction of Disney’s classic tale will draw not only young audiences but people in the older generations who grew up loving the story.

April: The Fate of the Furious (Fast & Furious 8)

The highly anticipated movie, the 8th of the series, touching on subjects of crime, betrayal, and trust.

May: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

May is also a big month for movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Baywatch, all being released days apart. But what I’m most excited about is the next movie for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this movie, the Guardians travel through the cosmos and struggle to keep their new family together. They also try to help Peter find his true parentage. This is a must see for me.

June: Wonder Woman

Another exciting month for movies! My favorite superhero is getting her own movie, which is well deserved after getting short screentime in this year’s Batman v. Superman. This will definitely be a hit for the DC Universe.

July: Spider-Man: Homecoming

One of Marvel’s favorite characters is coming to the big screen again as a teenager juggling high school and fighting crime. Ironman, his mentor, also makes appearances.

August: Annabelle 2

This exciting horror film will draw big crowds, a story about a dollmaker and his wife becoming haunted by the doll, known as “Annabelle."

September: The Lego Ninjago Movie

Kids movies always do well at our theater. This film is about six young ninjas who fight to save the island they call home, Ninjago.

October: Cloverfield 2017

This story is about an American space station crew who is trapped after a hadron accelerator causes Earth to disappear. One of my favorite actors, John Krasinski, stars in this.

November: Thor: Ragnarok

Marvel superhero and God, Thor, confronts the gods when Asgard is in trouble with Ragnarok, the Norse Apocalypse.

December: Star Wars: Episode VIII

And to end 2017, an exciting year of movies, will be the third consecutive year of Star Wars movies with the release of Episode VIII. This will be the second installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy following the 2015 hit, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And if this next movie is anything like that, it will draw huge crowds and great reviews.

So, if you enjoy movies, these twelve movies are definitely something to look forward to for the new year!