New In Theaters: 'the Five-year Engagement', 'the Raven', 'safe', 'the Pirates!'

Binh Ngo, Movies With Butter
Fri, 04/27/2012 - 10:39pm

Four wide releases are vying for your box office dollars this weekend, but they are in the unenviable position of having to open a week before The Avengers. But hey, it's better to open the week before than a week after. In the romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star as an engaged couple who puts off saying I do for a couple of years.

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Topics: emily blunt jason segel safe the avengers the five-year engagement the pirates! band of misfits the raven

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