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Director Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel is easily winning the long Presidents Day weekend with an estimated $33 million from 3,790 theaters for a troubled domestic debut of $41.7 million. The movie— a passion project for James Cameron, who produced and co-wrote the film — cost 20th Century Fox at least $200 million to produce. Alita will need to have strong legs domestically and do huge business overseas if it isn’t to lose tens of millions and become the first big-budget miss of the year.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 17, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alita: Battle Angel | 20th Century Fox | $27,800,000 | 3,790 | $7,335 | $36,516,232 |
| 2 | Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The | Warner Bros. | $21,215,000 | 4,303 | $4,930 | $62,690,359 |
| 3 | Isn’t It Romantic | Warner Bros. | $14,210,000 | 3,444 | $4,126 | $20,455,347 |
| 4 | What Men Want | Paramount | $10,920,000 | 2,912 | $3,750 | $36,150,328 |
| 5 | Happy Death Day 2U | Universal | $9,816,000 | 3,207 | $3,061 | $13,527,500 |
| 6 | Cold Pursuit | Lionsgate | $6,000,000 | 2,630 | $2,281 | $21,122,332 |
| 7 | Upside, The | STX Entertainment | $5,590,000 | 2,781 | $2,010 | $94,197,031 |
| 8 | Glass | Universal | $3,859,000 | 2,449 | $1,576 | $104,492,915 |
| 9 | Prodigy, The | Orion Pictures | $3,150,065 | 2,530 | $1,245 | $11,015,539 |
| 10 | Green Book | Universal | $2,751,000 | 1,618 | $1,700 | $65,756,401 |
| 11 | Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse | Sony | $1,965,000 | 1,207 | $1,628 | $182,720,904 |
| 12 | Aquaman | Warner Bros. | $1,885,000 | 1,264 | $1,491 | $331,371,102 |
