Blockbuster Movies Rake in Major Profits over Memorial Day Weekend: Mission: Impossible, Lilo & Stitch
Holiday Blockbusters Just Slayed it at the Box Office!
Get ready to watch two mega-hit films over the long weekend - Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning and Lilo & Stitch. According to Variety, these movies have delivered the "biggest Memorial Day holiday in history"!
Lilo has soared past initial expectations and is now making waves with an impressive worldwide total of $341.7 million. Domestically, it has managed to replace Top Gun: Maverick’s (2022) Memorial Day earnings of $160 million, boasting a colossal domestic take of $145.5 million. In the US, it ranks as the second-best Memorial Day weekend opening, narrowly losing out to Black Panther's whopping $242 million during the Presidents Day 2018 weekend. By the end of the four-day Memorial Day weekend, Lilo is expected to pocket an additional $183 million!
Final Reckoning launched to a resounding $190 million worldwide, with international audiences accounting for a significant chunk of its opening - $127 million! The movie's $63 million domestic gross may see a substantial boost, reaching up to $77 million by the conclusion of the weekend. This would set a new record for the Mission: Impossible series!
Both films have garnered positive critical and audience acclaim due to the hype building up to their releases. The nostalgia factor is strong for both movies - Lilo is a reimagining of the 23-year-old Disney classic, while Final Reckoning could be the last film in the franchise or just the last one starring Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt.
Other popular films filling theaters this Memorial Day weekend include Final Destination Bloodlines, Sinners, and Thunderbolts. It has been over a decade since audiences flocked to cinemas as much as they have this weekend, and this significant increase in attendance marks a stark improvement from the weaker showings of Furiosa and Garfield in 2024. The summer season is shaping up nicely with upcoming releases like Ballerina, How to Train Your Dragon, and 28 Years Later in June, followed by Superman and Fantastic Four in July.
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Enrichment Insights:
- Lilo & Stitch, released in 2025, set a new record for the highest Memorial Day weekend opening ever, raking in $145.5 million over the weekend and an estimated $183 million through the holiday. This success surpassed the previous record held by Top Gun: Maverick (2022), which earned $160.5 million during Memorial Day weekend.
- The success of Lilo & Stitch marked a significant rebound for cinema attendance and contributed to a new total box office record for Memorial Day weekend, topping $325 million in earnings.
- The films Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning and The Lion King (2019) are not specifically compared in the context of Memorial Day weekend releases, but their overall box office performance can be found in the enrichment data.
- Among the highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend movies, Lilo & Stitch (2025) currently holds the record for the highest Memorial Day weekend opening. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) follows closely behind.
- The blockbuster movies, Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning and Lilo & Stitch, have been dominating the technology and entertainment landscape, breaking records at the box office.
- Surpassing initial expectations, Lilo & Stitch (2025) has achieved an impressive worldwide total of $341.7 million and is currently the highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend movie ever, with an estimated additional $183 million by the end of the holiday weekend.
- For movie enthusiasts following technology and entertainment news on websites such as Gizmodo and io9, the future looks bright with promising summer releases like Ballerina, How to Train Your Dragon, and 28 Years Later.
