The Chinese film, “The Wandering Earth” is the global box-office leader for the second consecutive week. The futuristic feature added over US$96 million to its global grosses from just three territories. Despite taking less than last week, “The Wandering Earth” still totals over US$609 million worldwide.

Eagerly awaited by fans of the “Gunnm” manga, its big-screen adaptation, “Alita: Battle Angel” takes second place at the global box office on its opening weekend. Written and produced by James Cameron (“Avatar”), the futuristic movie grossed over US$83.9 million worldwide this week with cumulative grosses of over US$130 million.

Already in third place last week, “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” is a non-mover, grossing over US$33 million, taking total global grosses to over US$97 million.