‘Lilo & Stitch’ beats Tom Cruise and ‘Mission: Impossible’ in Memorial Day weekend box office
I pushed a messy, messy-to-hosts of Tom Cruise, box office on the day of the anniversary of the recording of the heights, giving the theater owners who are still struggling with a state of distress after birth among the cinema pioneers.
“Lilo & Stitch” by Walt Disney Co. By 183 million dollars on the opening weekend in the United States and Canada, according to Studio estimates, where I put it in first place. It is the largest opening of the weekend on the day of anniversary ever, as it is not caught for inflation, leading “Top Gun: Marterick”, which first appeared in $ 160.5 million in 2022.
Picks and Skydance Media “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” was located $ 77 million locally to second place. “Final Bloods”, “Thunderbolts*” and “Sinners” toured the first five places this week.
Two new studio films were large abroad as well. Globally, “Lilo & Stitch” raised $ 341.7 million, including local ticket sales. The global number of “Mission: Impossible”, the eighth in the series, reached $ 190 million.
“This is just an extraordinary achievement after many people were ready to remove theatrical works,” said Chris Aronson, head of the local distribution in Paramount. “The box office works when there is something for everyone in the market – and this is what I saw during this weekend.”
The total box office revenue is expected to reach $ 325 million in the United States and Canada from Friday to Monday, making it the largest weekend on the day of anniversary ever, according to modified estimates that were modified for inflation. The largest previous weekend came in 2013, which brought 314 million dollars thanks to films including “Fast & Furious 6” and “The Hangoper Part III”.
ARIA CLARK fills her LILO and Schitch cup with Slushy before going to the movie with her mother Lexi and Brothher Leo at Amc Century City.
Historically, the holiday was one of the largest weekends of the year, as it was a starting point for the crowded summer months. However, since 2020 and the strikes of writers and double actors in 2023, it has become a less reliable indication of theatrical works.
“The calendar decreased a little, especially after birth,” said Eric Handler, media and entertainment analyst at Ruth Capital. “You don’t have the depth that you used to have. But it is good to see that there is two big films in the event this year.”
“Lilo & Stitch” and “Mission: Impossible”, as it was largely presented to different fans, reducing the risk of choosing the masses and choosing between similar films. The box office is usually better with more species in theaters.
The budget for “Lilo & Stitch” was $ 100 million, while “Mission: Impossible” cost between $ 300 million to $ 400 million to produce it, which puts it among the most expensive films ever.
Film pioneers are attending “Lilo & Stitch” shows at AMC Century.
Film pioneers, including younger viewers, lined up to watch Cruz performing his exciting works in what is alleged to be the final movie of the movement’s concession.
The film set a record for the weekend “Mission: impossible” inaugural. She got 31 million dollars on IMAX screens, which contributed 14.2 % of the total weekend, according to Comscore.
“That this be the biggest opening match for the privilege is not easy, and it talks about volumes to the scene that Tom Cruise and [director] Aronson said: “This is a theatrical movie and there is no better way to see it than the theater,” Aronson said.
The strong width of the weekend adds to the box office in the box office. Handler said, “Minecraft”, supported by movies including Warner Bros. Pictures’ A MINECRAFT Movie and Ryan Cooger, the total revenue of the local play in April amounted to $ 875 million, near the average prenatal of $ 886 million in the same month from 2015 to 2015.
Then in May, Disney and Marvel came “Thunderbolts*” and Warner Bros. Pictures “Final Destination Bloodlines”, which is what I kept fixed works in theaters.
“This spring was good for box office, this means that the summer will be strong,” said Kimberly Ostrazki, associate professor in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at the University of Texas Christian. “Last year, we did not have these big tents in April and early May that usually start the season. Because we have it, people are in moods for cinema.”
Last year, the weekend achieved only $ 132 million, making it The worst box office on the day of anniversary on the day of the anniversary in nearly 30 years. Films such as “Furiosa: A MAD Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” brought about $ 30 million this weekend, which is a distinct difference from the huge defeats that are traditionally emerged during the weekend.
KK MCDERMTT attends a “Mission: Impossible” show at Amc Cenury City.
The slow start last year to the most important summer movie season made distributors and exhibitors concern. It was not even Disney-Pixar appeared in mid-June The box office is starting to turn.
This year, however, a strong collection of films familiar to most of the summer has given those familiar with the industry optimism.
Sony Pictures’ Karate Kid: Legends “at the end of the month, followed by” John Wick “from Lionsgate” Ballerina “in early June. Other expected versions include live procedures” How to train your dragon “and” Global Guerrante “, the original animation movie for Disney-Pixar” ELIO “, Warner Bros. “Superman” and Disney and Marvel Studios “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”
This is enhanced by hope for a generally stronger theatrical work this year.
Analysts say the 2025 local box office may range from $ 9.2 billion to $ 9.5 billion, which will serve as an improvement in $ 8.7 billion last year. More importantly, it is higher than the total of 2023 box office, which indicates continuous growth and “real recovery”.
However, these figures are still pale compared to prenatal box office totals, including $ 11.4 billion in 2019 and $ 11.9 billion in 2018.
Film pioneers are heading to “Lilo & Schitch”, which is one of the largest weekends at Amc Center City.
Even before the epidemic, theaters began to see the declines in the audience, a trend of acceleration through Covid-19 when people used to stay at home and watch movies on broadcasting platforms. Since the epidemic and strikes reduced the number of films in theaters, and the length of the time period between the first theatrical appearance of the film and its availability to watch the house shorten, Theaters have lost more decisive works for an informal movie.
“When the content is good, people appear,” Handler said. “The content cycle is favorable at the present time, and we hope to see this will continue during the next two years.”
Writer Meg James contributed to this report.
