25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Winter 2016 - Ranked

25. Sing

Release Date: December 21st

Billed As: X Factor, only with animals. From the great minds behind Minions' many fart jokes.

Hype: On the back of the Despicable Me franchise's impossible billion dollar successes, Illumination Entertainment are probably Pixar's closest rivals for family friendly animations. With Sing, they're dipping their toe into musical waters with a star-studded take on American Idol.

Early reviews suggest it's entertaining and sweet, but a little meagre (which is how people should remember all of the Despicable Me movies apart from maybe the first one) and without much emotional heft. But it's a great recipe, and the addition of pop songs to IM's trademark brand of humour should still make this a major financial success.