Watch Unbroken Online : I wanted to like the movie because I love the book. Laura Hillenbrand’s best-seller “Unbroken” is a classic. While I had heard reports that the turning point in the book never made it to film, I attended a pre-release screening with an open mind.

Watch Into the Woods Online : There have been many World War II stories told in film depicting triumphs of personal courage and survival. The story of Louis Zamperini is one such story, but with an added dimension.

Watch The Gambler Online : Zamperini, who died this year at age 97, came home an angry man. He became addicted to alcohol and cigarettes and verbally abused his young wife as he wrestled with his inner demons.

Watch The Interview Movie Online : The skeleton of his story is in the film — the plane crash at sea while on a rescue mission; the 47 days floating on a raft before being picked up by a Japanese ship and thrown into a prison camp; the relentless torture and eventual liberation at the end of the war.

Watch The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Online : Audiences are told “Unbroken” is a “true story.” It is true, as far as it goes, but the story is incomplete. After returning to Los Angeles, Zamperini is shown hugging his brother and parents, but the story ends there.

Watch Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb Online : Director Angelina Jolie attempts to put some flesh on the bones at the end of the film with some still shots and words that tell us that Zamperini’s faith led him to return to Japan on a personal mission of reconciliation.

Watch Night at the Museum 3 Online : In media appearances, Miss Jolie has refused to discuss why the most remarkable part of Zamperini’s story was excluded from the film. That would be the night he was converted at the 1949 Billy Graham crusade in Los Angeles.

Watch Annie Movie Online : As Ms. Hillenbrand tells it in her book, Louis came home, poured his alcohol down the drain, threw out his cigarettes, was reconciled with his wife and became a new man because, he said, he had asked Jesus Christ to be his savior.

Watch Exodus: Gods and Kings Online : Once word gets around that Zamperini’s conversion, which was so faithfully and beautifully chronicled in Ms. Hillenbrand’s book, is not in the film, I suspect many who share Louis‘ faith will not buy tickets.

Watch The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Online : Apologists for Universal Pictures say people can always read the rest of the story in the book. Yes, they can, but then why should they see a film that depicts only half a life?

Watch Wild Movie Online : As stories about faith have made a comeback on TV and in movies, attracting high ratings and large ticket sales at the box office, it is puzzling why Miss Jolie, who directed the film, and the Coen brothers, who wrote it, left out the most important part of Zamperini’s story.

Watch Big Hero 6 Online : Just before he died, Miss Jolie showed Zamperini a rough cut of the film. He professed to like it and said it doesn’t force religion down people’s throats. That’s a cliche, which doesn’t really fit in this instance.

Watch Top Five Movie Online : Nothing is “forced” when it is true. The film “Selma,” which is scheduled for release Jan. 9, would be incomplete if it failed to depict the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as a minister whose faith motivated him to be a modern-day Moses.

Watch Penguins of Madagascar Online : Fortunately, in addition to Ms. Hillenbrand’s book, people can read Louis‘ story in his own words. His book is titled “Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Lessons From an Extraordinary Life.” The One who preserved his life to the end is more powerful than his Japanese prison camp abusers.

Watch PK Movie Online : Insiders had a theory two weeks ago that there would be a disparity on the box office charts between The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies at No. 1 and everything else.

Watch Annabelle Online : They thought there wouldn’t be a flock of films that would dominate the top of the charts like last year. Boy, were those folks wrong. Over four days, the top 5 films grosses ranged from $20M+ upward to Warner Bros.

Watch The Book of Life Online : New Line/MGM’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ $54.5M. After a notoriously off year, 2014 bounced back this Christmas, which catapulted the year over the $10B mark.

Watch The Maze Runner Online : Rentrak Theatrical estimates show the three day frame of Dec. 26-28 at $210M, up 6.6% over the same period last year. Christmas day was the catalyst. Universal distribution chief Nikki Rocco exclaimed about the B.O. rebound, “Christmas day was an anomaly this year.

Watch Ouija Online : It was such an extraordinarily high box office day and it wasn’t because of weather.” Chimed in Sony domestic distribution head Rory Bruer, “There was a huge turnout of adults on Christmas day.

Watch The Imitation Game Online : It’s when adults go to the movies finally; when they let it go and unwind from the hectic holiday season.” Per Rentrak, Christmas racked up an estimated $82M, up 6% over last year.

Watch Gone Girl Online : Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies topped the post-Christmas weekend with $41.4M. While the second weekends for the franchise’s previous chapters occurred prior to Christmas.

Watch Beyond the Lights Online : Five Armies’ second FSS bested both the second and third weekends (post Christmas) of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ($31.5M, $29M respectively) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($36.8M, $31.9M).

Watch Fury Online : Universal/Legendary’s Unbroken and Disney’s Into the Woods, simply blew away their initial respective projections for the four day of high teens and low $30Ms.

Watch Dumb and Dumber To Online : Warner Bros. sets date for American SniperHowever, there were box office gifts spread all around including Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 crossing $300M, second frame percent hikes for Fox’s Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and Sony’s Annie.

Watch Interstellar Online : The crossover success of Weinstein Co.’s wide expansion of The Imitation Game, and the last minute release of Sony’s hot political comedy The Interview which rang up $2.8M from 331 indie hubs.

Watch Horrible Bosses 2 Online : Even limited releases had something to crow about with Warner Bros.’ American Sniper achieving amazing A+ Cinemascores in every quad (male, female, over and under 25) as well as laying claim to the largest limited release in Christmas history.

Watch Goodbye to All That Online : Paramount’s Selma, fueled by its awards traction of four Golden Globe noms and 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, saw a great launch with $590K over FSS and $912K estimated over four.

Watch The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death Online : Produced by Pathe, Plan B and Harpo Films, Paramount bought domestic rights to Selma back in February. The film’s budget is $20M. unbroken“Wow” was the first word Rocco said to Deadline when she got on the phone this morning to talk about the stellar weekend for Unbroken.

Watch A Most Violent Year Online : The fresh-face star film about the life of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini drew mostly adults at 62% over the age of 30 and 71% over the age of 25. Close to 25% of those polled said that they attended Unbroken.