Highest Grossing Films of the Weekend: February 15-18
February 18, 2019
This President’s Day Weekend was the worst in 15 years for film according to Box Office Mojo with the top 12 films grossing just $109,100,000 domestically as opposed to last year’s $270,000,000. Despite this several films made respectable sums domestically.
1. “Alita: Battle Angel”- $28,250,000
From producer James Cameron, director of “Titanic” and “Avatar,” and director by Robert Rodriguez, director of “Sin City” and “Spy Kids,” comes this manga adaptation. With a solid Rotten Tomatoes score of 60%, the film has been praised for its immersive visual effects and fight sequences as well as for the performance of Rosa Salazar as the titular cyborg.
2. “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”- $21,025,000
Then long awaited sequel to “The Lego Movie” has been critically acclaimed with a Rotten Tomatoes Score of 85%. While it’s unlikely the film will bomb, considering it’s budget was 99 million dollars, audiences aren’t as excited about the adventures of Legos as they used to be with a current total worldwide gross of $103,400,359 compared to the first’s total gross of $469,100,00.
3. “Isn’t It Romantic”- $14,310,000
The Rebel Wilson led comedy explores the cliches of romantic comedy while itself being a romantic comedy. The film has won people over with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 69% with praise for the lead and its sense of humor. Clearly love is in the air for this film.
All Box Office Results courtesy of Box Office Mojo.
All Rotten Tomatoes Scores courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes.