Take me to your leader. Battle Los Angeles is expected to have the best box office showing thus far in 2011 with estimates at $38 million for the weekend, proving once again that movies pertaining to an alien invasion of earth can make the cash register ring.
It is an intriguing genre considering sub-par effects, acting or storylines don’t seem to deter the forgiving nature of alien invasion moviegoers. In fact, alien invasion movies that fumble in these normally crucial areas only seem to endear themselves more to the alien invasion audience.
With a price tag of $70 million, Battle Los Angeles is not a low budget film. But it comes on the heals of Skyline, a surprise hit in 2010. That movie also depicts an alien invasion of Los Angeles. Although Skyline cost a mere $10 million, it brought in a healthy $65 million worldwide despite being roundly panned by critics and receiving little marketing support. This undoubtedly gave comfort to execs at Sony/Columbia who were in production of Battle LA at the time.
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