Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel was the highest grossing film in the just concluded President Day’s Box Office Weekend. However, it is not a record to celebrate. At $33 million in 3,790 theaters, it was one of the lowest grossing leader during this weekend.
The film is a creation of Robert Rodriguez. It debuted on Thursday, bringing its total records through Sunday to $36.5 million. While the film led box office, it was a dismal record for the cyberpunk movie that cost $200 million to create.
During last year’s President Day weekend, Black Panther earned a record $242 million, which sets Alita’s numbers at just a fraction of what the Marvel superhero film earned.
At number two this year was Lego Movie: 2 which earned $27 million across 4,303 theaters. It was also a low record compared to its prequel, The Lego Movie, which debuted to $69 million in its first weekend four years ago. At third place was, Isn’t it Romantic, which earned $16 million in over 3,400 theaters.
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The movie debuted to poor ratings by critics, which is probably the reason for its low earnings.
