A new report has revealed more details as to whatLilo & StitchandMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningmay make at the box office, and the movies could set an all-time record. The former title is a newDisney live-action adaptationof the beloved animated tale of the same name, featuring newcomer Maia Kealoha as Lilo.The Final Reckoningis the eighth installment of theMission: Impossiblefranchise, seeing Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt. In this year’s version of Barbenheimer, the two movies will release on the same day, May 23, to kick off Memorial Day weekend.
As reported byDeadline, new data reveals whatLilo & StitchandMission: Impossiblemight make during their opening weekend. Box office projections saythe films could make a combined $200 million. This total comes from a prediction of a $120 million take-home forLilo & Stitchover the four-day weekend, and an $80 million haul forMission: Impossible. This couldpotentially push this Memorial Day weekend to be a record-setter, rivaling the highest ever total box office for Memorial Day weekend of $314 million in 2013.
What This Means For The Box Office
Having A Family-Oriented Film Is An Asset
The record-setting Memorial Day weekend in 2013 was aided by blockbuster titlesFast & Furious 6andHangover 3. Both of these were sequel films, bearing similarities to theupcomingMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Cruise has also driven a top-selling weekend before in 2022, whenTop Gun: Maverickpropped up a $223.3 million.Top Gun: Maverickholds the record for the best Memorial Day weekend openingever for a single film, with $160 million. As per current projections,Lilo & Stitchwould still fall below this total.
What this year’s Memorial Day weekend group has that 2013 did not, however, is a family-oriented film.Fast & Furious 6andHangover 3may be in different genres, but they are both geared towards older audiences. With kids home from school for the long weekend, families will be looking for appropriate outings, which generally drive the box office during holiday time. This makesLilo & Stitchuniquely situated to help this opening weekend.
Our Take On These Box Office Projections
This Is Good News For Disney Live-Action Remakes
IfLilo & Stitch’s opening weekend goes over how these early projections are saying, this will be a huge recovery for Disney. The studio has been putting out live-action remakes for a while now, but its most recent adaptation,Snow White, has significantly struggled. It opened at $42.6 million, so ifLilo & Stitchgoes according to projection, it could almost triple this gross.Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’s numbers are also projected over the opening of the previous franchise film, which would also mark significant progress.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Cast
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning follows Ethan Hunt and his team as they pursue a formidable AI called the Entity that has compromised global intelligence networks. With new allies and a haunting figure from Hunt’s past in pursuit, they must act quickly to avert a global catastrophe.
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch is a live-action remake of the 2002 animated sci-fi adventure comedy directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.
