Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• The Box (PG-13): starring James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella (directed by Richard Kelly)
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG): starring Jim Carrey, John Cleese, Gary Oldman (directed by Robert Zemeckis)
• The Fourth Kind (PG-13): starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton (directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi)
• The Men Who Stare at Goats (R): starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges (directed by Grant Heslov)

• Collapse* (NR): (directed by Chris Smith)
• Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! (NR): starring Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, John Lloyd Young (directed by Evgeny Afineevsky)
• Precious* (R): starring Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Gabourey Sidibe (directed by Lee Daniels)
• Splinterheads* (NR): starring Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald (directed by Brant Sersen)
• That Evening Sun* (PG-13): starring Hal Holbrook, Walter Goggins, Raymond McKinnon (directed by Scott Teems)

*limited release