"‘Alita: Battle Angel 2’: Christoph Waltz Joins the..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Apr 2020 4:26 p.m. PST |
… Campaign for a Sequel. "Whether Alita: Battle Angel worked for you or not, there's no denying that the February 2019 release sparked quite the response. Of course the property already had a significant fanbase thanks to the manga source material, but the movie seemed to take it to another level – the kind of level where a fan group raises over $1,800 USD to fly a banner over the Academy Awards red carpet to try to persuade Disney to make a sequel. Given the ambitious visuals, Alita: Battle Angel cost a pretty penny to make with a reported production budget of $170 USD million. It wound up making a little over $404 USD million worldwide, which is a decent grand total, but not enough to roll right into another pricy installment with confidence. As someone who admittedly had little confidence in the movie after screening preview footage at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and at New York Comic Con 2018, I didn't prioritize Alita: Battle Angel when it finally got its nationwide release. Now, having seen it multiple times, I'm kicking myself because I wish I could have been part of those early ticket sales that often have great sway over a studio's decision to greenligiht a sequel…"
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Tgerritsen  | 07 Apr 2020 9:22 p.m. PST |
I thought it was underrated. It wasn't perfect, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was also nice seeing Christoph Waltz play a good guy for a change.
It also had Jennifer Connolly, whom I would watch read the phone book. That didn't hurt, either. |
| Fish | 08 Apr 2020 3:55 a.m. PST |
If production budget was $170 USD USD million, how much was the marketing budget? Total costs vs profits are what matter. |
| Tango01 | 08 Apr 2020 12:51 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed it too… Amicalement
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| Zyphyr | 08 Apr 2020 2:00 p.m. PST |
The general rule is that a movie has to gross double its production budget to break even. All that extra pays for the theater's share, advertising, distribution, international partnerships, etc. To be considered financially successful, it needs to triple the budget. So, by those standards Alita made a profit but, not enough of one. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 09 Apr 2020 7:35 a.m. PST |
It wouldn't be a James Cameron movie if it didn't cost a fortune. Still waiting on Avatar 2 through 4. |
| Tango01 | 09 Apr 2020 12:11 p.m. PST |
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