Friday’s openings: Superheroes, chimps and children

Another week, another superhero offering — this time from DC Comics — as “Justice League” leads Friday’s movie openings. The week’s scheduled national movie-release schedule is as follows:

“Justice League” : Batman (Ben Affleck) leads a diverse team of characters with super powers, from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to Aquaman (Jason Momoa), against the obligatory great threat.

“Wonder” : A boy ( Jason Tremblay ) whose facial features have been altered due to a medical condition, and various surgeries to correct the situation, enters public school for the first time — in fifth grade. As if that grade wasn’t tough enough.

“The Star” : The story of the first Christmas is told through the story of a donkey and his animal friends. Note: Ving Rhames plays Theddeus the Dog.

And at the Magic Lantern ? Two openings:

“The Florida Project” : Sean Baker ( “Tangerine” ) explores the existence of characters living in a Florida budget motel through the eyes of the children who reside there.

“Jane” : Documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen (“The Kid Stays in the Picture”) uses a trove of archival footage to tell the story of noted researcher Jane Goodall.

I’ll update when the local theaters finalize their listings.