Alita: Battle Angel bested dismal box office expectations with $27 million over the weekend, but the Fox cyberpunk fantasy still has a long way to go to recover its $170 million budget. Variety reports that Fox is hoping the movie will make back its investment in China and Japan, neither of which it has yet debuted in. In the end, Alita is expected to bring in $80 million + domestically.
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (the voice cast is led by Chris Pratt and Jason Momoa) dropped 38% with an estimated $21.2 million take, and Warner Bros.’ Isn’t It Romantic came in at No. 3 with a $14.2 million debut.
What Men Want came in fourth with $10.9 million, while Happy Death Day opened at No. 5 with $9.8 million.
