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'Alita: Battle Angel' tops the North American box office with $27.8M

By Karen Butler   |   Feb. 17, 2019 at 12:13 PM
Actress Rosa Salazar's new movie "Alita: Battle Angel" is No. 1 at the North American box office. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI Director Robert Rodriguez attends the premiere of "Machete Kills" in Los Angeles on October 2, 2013. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Producer James Cameron arrives at the 63rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on January 29, 2011. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The Robert Rodriguez-James Cameron collaboration Alita: Battle Angel is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning $27.8 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part with $21.2 million, followed by Isn't It Romantic at No. 3 with $14.2 million, What Men Want at No. 4 with $10.9 million and Happy Death Day 2U at No. 5 with $9.8 million.

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Rounding out the top tier are Cold Pursuit at No. 6 with $6 million, The Upside at No. 7 with $5.6 million, Glass at No. 8 with $3.9 million, The Prodigy at No. 9 with $3.2 million and Green Book at No. 10 with $2.8 million.