The Memorial Day weekend of 2025 has delivered the most successful start-of-summer holiday performance in cinema history, according to Sunday estimates from major box office tracking services. Two blockbuster releases drove this unprecedented success, creating a fascinating David versus Goliath scenario that surprised industry analysts and moviegoers alike.
Disney's live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch emerged as the unexpected champion, while Paramount and Skydance's Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning represented Tom Cruise's anticipated farewell to the Ethan Hunt character.
Lilo & Stitch Box Office Collection
Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch remake achieved what many considered impossible by completely exceeding all industry expectations and box office projections. The film secured a record-smashing four-day domestic debut of $183 million, demonstrating the power of Disney's animated classics when successfully translated to live-action format.
Box Office Mojo reports reveal even more impressive global numbers, with the film earning $341.7 million worldwide during its opening weekend. The domestic performance includes a three-day weekend tally of $145.5 million, which secured the top position at the North American box office. This achievement becomes more remarkable when considering that the original 2002 animated film, while beloved, was not considered among Disney's highest-grossing animated features during its initial theatrical run.
The live-action remake focuses on the story of a Hawaiian girl and her dog-like extraterrestrial pet named Stitch, who combines mischievous behavior with adorable characteristics that have resonated with multiple generations.
Mission Impossible 8 Box Office Collection
Tom Cruise's final performance as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning delivered impressive results that would typically dominate weekend box office discussions. The film opened with a series-best $77 million domestically and achieved $190 million worldwide, establishing new opening weekend records for the long-running franchise.
Box Office Mojo figures indicate that Mission Impossible 8 earned approximately $204 million worldwide during its four-day opening weekend, though some discrepancies exist between different reporting sources. Regardless of the exact figure, these numbers represent the strongest opening performance in franchise history, which has generated more than $4 billion at the global box office since the first film's 1996 release.
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The domestic three-day weekend performance reached $63 million, contributing to the overall four-day total. Industry analysts note that the film's upcoming release in China could significantly boost its global performance, as the Chinese market has historically embraced Mission: Impossible films and Tom Cruise's star power.
The competition between these two films illustrates how different audience segments can coexist within the same weekend, with family audiences supporting Lilo & Stitch while action enthusiasts chose Mission: Impossible.
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