With $280.1 million total, it surpassed “Sinners” to become the second-highest grossing film of the year.
The box office charts were once again dominated by “Lilo & Stitch” and “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” following a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend. The U.S. and Canada theaters saw the release of several new films, including Sony’s “Karate Kid: Legends” and A24’s “Bring Her Back.” According to studio estimates, the post-holiday weekend raked in a robust $149 million, marking a significant increase of over 120% compared to the same period last year.
In North America, Disney’s live-action hybrid “Lilo & Stitch” secured the top spot with $63 million from 4,410 locations. It surpassed “Sinners” to become the second-highest-grossing movie of the year, amassing $280.1 million in domestic ticket sales. The film’s global total reached $610.8 million. “Sinners,” on the other hand, continued its successful run in its seventh weekend, earning an additional $5.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $267.1 million and global total to $350.1 million.
The eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise remained in second place, garnering $27.3 million from 3,861 locations. Similar to “Lilo & Stitch,” this marked a 57% decrease from its opening weekend. With domestic ticket sales totaling $122.6 million, the movie’s performance aligns with the previous two installments. However, given its reported $400 million production budget, profitability may still be a distant prospect. Internationally, the film grossed an additional $76.1 million (including $25.2 million from its recent opening in China), bringing its global earnings to $353.8 million.
“This is the year of longterm playability,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. “The currency of word of mouth and the strong hold is more important than opening weekend dollars.”
Leading the newcomers was Sony’s “Karate Kid: Legends,” with an estimated $21 million from 3,809 locations. The movie brings Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio together to train a new kid, the kung fu prodigy Li Fong ( Ben Wang ). Chan starred in a 2010 reboot of the 1984 original, while Macchio has found a new generation of fans in the series “Cobra Kai,” which just concluded a six-season run.
Reviews might have been mixed, but opening weekend audiences gave the PG-13 rated film a strong A- CinemaScore and 4.5 stars on PostTrak. It also only cost a reported $45 million to produce and has several weeks until a new family-friendly film arrives. “Karate Kid: Legends” opened earlier internationally and has a worldwide total of $47 million.
Fourth place went “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” which earned $10.8 million in its third weekend. The movie is the highest-grossing in the franchise, not accounting for inflation, with $229.3 million globally.
The weekend’s other big newcomer, “Bring Her Back” rounded out the top five with $7.1 million from 2,449 screens. Starring Sally Hawkins as a foster mother with some disturbing plans, the film is the sophomore feature of twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou, who made the 2023 horror breakout “Talk to Me.” It earned a rare-for-horror B+ CinemaScore and is essentially the only new film in the genre until “28 Years Later” opens on June 20.
A new Wes Anderson movie, “The Phoenician Scheme,” also debuted in New York and Los Angeles this weekend, where it made $270,000. It expands nationwide next weekend.
The summer box office forecast remains promising, though there’s a long way to go to get to the $4 billion target (a pre-pandemic norm that only the “Barbenheimer” summer has surpassed). The month of May is expected to close out with $973 million – up 75% from May 2024, according to data from Comscore.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:
1. “Lilo & Stitch,” $63 million.
2. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” $27.3 million.
3. “Karate Kid: Legends,” 21 million.
4. “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” $10.8 million.
5. “Bring Her Back,” $7.1 million.
6. “Sinners,” $5.2 million.
7. “Thunderbolts,” $4.8 million.
8. “Friendship,” $2.6 million.
9. “The Last Rodeo,” $2.1 million.
10. “j-hope Tour ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’ in JAPAN: LIVE VIEWING,” $939,173.
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