Alita: Battle Angel dropped out of the top 10 domestic films of North America in its 7th week of release but the film still earned a respectable $500,000 USD.
Conflicting report indicated that the film needs to earn either a minimum of $400 million or $500 million USD to greenlight a sequel. The film has a production budget of $170 million USD and if Fox spent another $85 million USD on marketing then the magical number needed to ensure a sequel would be closer to $500 million USD.
Even if the film falls short of $500 million, there's the fact that Fox is now owned by Disney whose recent slate of films routinely return a much large profit margin than what Alita could deliver at this point. The best outcome for the film would be a sequel with a smaller budget- something that could be achievable with more practical special effects.
While we await word on a potential sequel, check out some skilled concept art for the film by clicking the Next button below. We'll have updated box office numbers for the film tomorrow, once international figures are finalized.
ABOUT ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Screenplay by: James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis
Based on the Graphic Novel (""Manga"") Series: ""Gunnm"" By Yukito Kishiro
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson