Alita Battle Angel Makes Big Bucks In International Markets But Is It Enough To Warrant A Sequel

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Makes Big Bucks In International Markets, But Is It Enough To Warrant A Sequel?

By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 25, 2019 4:30 pm EST

If Alita: Battle Angel performs along the lines of films like Ready Player One, Terminator Genisys and The Maze Runner (all of which had similarly sized openings in China, as well as the rest of the world), then Forbes says it has a chance of ending up with a global total of $450 million. That wouldn’t be bad if 20th Century Fox’s estimate of needing between $350 million and $400 million to break even is accurate, but other sources (via Deadline) say the movie might need $500 million or more for the movie to turn a profit.

This is disappointing mostly because Alita: Battle Angel is much better than the marketing led us to believe. The ending also leaves it wide open for the story to continue, complete with a cameo reveal that is meant to lead to something bigger.

So don’t hold your breath for director Robert Rodriguez and producers James Cameron and Jon Landau to visit the world of Alita: Battle Angel again, but it’s not necessarily impossible.