Lilo and Stitch manages to beat Tom Cruise in a record-breaking weekend at the box office

The Memorial Day weekend has brought an exciting box office showdown between two major releases: the live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning. In an unexpected turn, Lilo and Stitch has outperformed the action thriller starring Tom Cruise, raking in 183 million dollars in the U.S. and 341 million globally in its opening weekend. Tom Cruise doesn’t always win The Disney film, which features a reinterpretation of the animated classic, has managed to capture the attention of family audiences, highlighting its nostalgia and charisma […]

The Memorial Day weekend has brought an exciting box office showdown between two major releases: the live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch and Mission Impossible: Final Judgment. In an unexpected turn, Lilo and Stitch has outperformed the action thriller starring Tom Cruise, raking in 183 million dollars in the U.S. and 341 million globally in its opening weekend.

Tom Cruise doesn’t always win

The Disney movie, which presents a reinterpretation of the classic animation, has managed to capture the attention of family audiences, highlighting its nostalgia and the charm of little Stitch. This success has not only broken records, as it has also surpassed the amount raised during its premiere by Top Gun: Maverick, with 160 million dollars last year, also on a holiday weekend.

On its part, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning has had a solid performance, grossing 77 million in the U.S. and 204 million in total worldwide, thus becoming the best opening of the entire Mission Impossible saga. Although it has not managed to surpass Lilo and Stitch, its box office is in line with expectations, especially with a good performance anticipated in international markets like China, where it has not yet been released.

The combination of both films has set a new box office record for the Memorial Day weekend, reaching $322 million, surpassing the $314 million from 2013. This success stands in stark contrast to last year, when one of the worst box office weekends in three decades was reported, lowering expectations about the audience’s ability to return to theaters. Both films have shown that interest in cinema is still alive and vibrant.