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Lilo and Stitch surfed the big wave to the top of the box office over the Memorial Day weekend. 

In a surprising turn of events, the family-oriented Disney movie comfortably outperformed Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout at the box office, despite some fans vowing to avoid the film due to perceptions that it is too socially aware or “woke.

In a retelling of the story, featuring Hannah Waddingham, Zach Galifianakis, Tia Carrere, and the charming Maia Kealoha in the role of Lilo, the film brought in approximately $145.5 million by Sunday.

According to Deadline’s reports, some experts in the field predict that the movie might earn up to $180 million during the expanded four-day holiday period.

If this surpasses it, it will outperform the current champion, Top Gun: Maverick, which made an impressive $160.51 million during its Memorial Day weekend debut.

According to data from The Numbers, Lilo and Stitch brought in an additional 158.7 million dollars worldwide.

By last Sunday, the most recent Mission Impossible movie had grossed approximately $63 million within the U.S., along with an additional $127 million in foreign markets.

In my professional opinion, the suspenseful film was anticipated to boost the domestic earnings up to an impressive $77 million by the close of business on Monday.

In the past week, Final Destination: Bloodlines ranked first but managed only a third place finish, bringing in approximately $19.65 million thus far.

Thunderbolts, the latest offering from the Marvelverse came in fourth after four weeks in theaters.

The high-octane tale featuring an unconventional group of protagonists has proven popular among audiences, amassing over $9.1 million during its three-day weekend showing in the US alone. Globally, this exhilarating thriller has generated a staggering $181.7 million.

In the top five, the movie “The Sexy Sinners” with stars Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, which is a vampire drama, earned approximately $8.75 million in its opening weekend.

Summer 2025 could be the year fans return to movie theaters. 

As a devoted follower, I had the opportunity to converse with Comscore’s senior media analyst, Paul Dergarabedian. He expressed his belief that the summer movie season of ’25 will be nothing short of extraordinary.

He predicted that the overall earnings in the domestic market would exceed $4 billion, primarily due to the extraordinary collection of movies which are expected to resonate strongly with audiences, cinemas, and film studios.

Among the eagerly awaited films this season are several family-friendly choices like “Freaky Friday,” the live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon,” the animated feature “Elio,” “Zootopia 2” and “The SpongeBob Movie: The Great SquarePants Hunt.

As an absolutely thrilled film enthusiast, I can’t help but exclaim that Dergarabedian’s revelation about the upcoming slate of movies is nothing short of extraordinary! The anticipation and potential box office success these films are poised to bring over the next 16 weeks are truly mind-blowing, making this one of the most awe-inspiring lineups I’ve ever witnessed on the silver screen.

Dergarabedian stated that the upcoming lineup of movies, scheduled for release in the following 16 weeks, is generating an unprecedented level of excitement and box office success – a spectacle rarely seen on the silver screen.

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2025-05-25 23:50

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