THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver 
Story: A disfigured musical genius (Butler) hides away in the Paris Opera House, longing for the love of a beautiful, young singer (Rossum). 
Buzz: More than 70 million fans around the world have swooned to the musical stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom. 
Release Date: December 22 

IN GOOD COMPANY

Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid 
Story: A middle-aged ad exec (Quaid) is faced with a new boss (Grace) who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be dating his daughter (Johansson). 
Buzz: The team behind this film also made the hits American Pie and About a Boy. 
Release Date: January 14 

HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

Stars: Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro 
Story: Set in China near the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang plays a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary group. 
Buzz: This film's biggest assets? Spectacular kung fu fight scenes, gorgeous cinematography and rising star Zhang Ziyi. 
Release Date: December 17 

FAT ALBERT

Stars: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Shedrack 
Anderson III 
Story: The animated series, inspired by Bill Cosby's comedy routine, comes to the big screen in a live-action format… "Hey, hey, hey!" 
Buzz: The one and only Bill Cosby had a hand 
in writing the script for the characters that 
he created. 
Release Date: December 17 


SPANGLISH

Stars: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega 
Story: Mother and daughter, recent Mexican immigrants, find themselves working for a newly famous chef and his 
insecure wife. 
Buzz: This is Sandler's comedic follow-up to the hugely popular 50 First Dates. 
Release Date: December 17 

MEET THE FOCKERS

Stars: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo 
Story: In this follow-up to Meet The Parents, male 
nurse Greg Focker's parents meet with his 
fiancée's parents who couldn't be more different. 
Buzz: Producers came up with the title long before they 
even had a storyline. 
Release Date: December 22 





OCEAN'S TWELVE

 Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones 
Story: Ocean's back with his gang to pull off another Guinness Records-worthy heist, this time in a trio of European cities—Amsterdam, Rome and Paris. 
Buzz: Who needs buzz when you've got a cast that includes the above names, plus Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac and Matt Damon. 
Release Date: December 1