James Cameron-Produced $405M Action Movie Lands On Netflix's Global Chart 5 Years Later

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A James Cameron-produced $405 million action movie has landed on Netflix's global chart five years later. Cameron is one of the most commercially successful filmmakers of all time, having written and directed Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Titanic – three of the top five highest-grossing films of all time. Collectively, James Cameron's movies have made over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing director of all time behind Steven Spielberg, though Cameron has only directed 13 movies to Spielberg's 34.

Cameron occasionally produces and pens projects that he doesn't direct. As the co-writer and director of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Cameron produced and co-wrote the story for 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate. During the 1990s, Cameron produced the projects Point Break and Strange Days, which were directed by his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. Over the years, there have also been many movies that Cameron wished to direct, but was unable to, and instead retained producer or co-writer credits, such as Solaris and Alita: Battle Angel.

Alita: Battle Angel Lands On Netflix's Global Chart

It Ranks Sixth For The Week

Alita: Battle Angel has landed on Netflix's global chart five years after its original release. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, with a script co-written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series Gunnm, the 2019 action film follows the titular cyborg who awakens in a new body with no memory of who she is and embarks on a journey to uncover her mysterious past and ultimately discover her destiny. Rosa Salazar leads Alita: Battle Angel's cast alongside Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Ed Skrein, with Michelle Rodriguez, Jai Courtney, and Edward Norton appearing in uncredited cameos.

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Now, five years after its original release, the James Cameron-produced action film has landed on Netflix's global chart. Alita: Battle Angel ranks sixth on Netflix's Global Top 10 films (English) for the week of November 4-10 with 3.9 million views and 8 million hours viewed. It ranked below Meet Me Next Christmas, Time Cut, Don't Move, Martha, Sing, and below The Secret Life of Pets, Just Go With It, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and Harold and the Purple Crayon for the week.

What Alita: Battle Angel's Netflix Success Means For The Movie

In 2019, Alita: Battle Angel reviews were mixed since its story doesn't quite match the impact of its stunning special effects, though fans of futuristic sci-fi action have found plenty to enjoy over the past five years. The film was a box office success, grossing $405 million against its $150–200 million budget, making it director Robert Rodriguez's highest-grossing movie. Now, five years later, Alita: Battle Angel has landed on Netflix's global chart as James Cameron's efforts as a producer continue to pay dividends.

Alita: Battle Angel isn't available on Netflix in the United States.

Source: Netflix

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Produced by James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel adapts the manga Gunnm to live-action, featuring Rosa Salazar as the titular cyborg who quests to rebuild her identity as she faces the dark forces that plague Iron City. With the help of Christoph Waltz's Dr. Ido and Keean Johnson's Hugo, Alita learns to play the futuristic game of Motorball, which could be her ticket to enter the floating city of Zalem. Unfortunately, not everything is as it seems in the year 2563.

Director Robert Rodriguez

Release Date February 14, 2019

Studio(s) 20th Century

Distributor(s) 20th Century

Runtime 122 Minutes

Budget $170 million

Main Genre Sci-Fi

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