Lilo and Stitch surfed the big wave to the top of the box office over the Memorial Day weekend.
The family friendly Disney film easy cruised past Tom Cruise and his Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, in spite of threats from some fans to boycott the film for being ‘woke.’
The live-action tale starring Hannah Waddingham, Zach Galifianakis, Tia Carrere and an adorable Maia Kealoha as Lilo, had earned an estimated $145.5 million on Sunday.
However, industry insiders believe the film could pull in as much as $180 million over the extended four-day holiday weekend, according to Deadline.
If so, it would beat the current record holder, Top Gun: Maverick, which enjoyed a $160.51 million Memorial Day weekend opening.
Lilo and Stitch earned an extra 158.7 million internationally, according to the data website The Numbers.

Lilo and Stitch surfed the big wave to the top of the box office over the Memorial Day weekend, earning an estimated $145.5 million for the Friday-Sunday box office

Industry insiders believe the film could pull in as much as $180 million over the four-day holiday weekend, breaking the record held by Top Gun: Maverick and its 160.51 million Memorial Day weekend opening
As of Sunday, the latest Mission Impossible film had earned some $63 million domestically with another $127 internationally.
However, the thriller was expected to increase that total to as much as $77 million domestically by end of day Monday.
Last week’s number one, Final Destination: Bloodlines finished a distant third, earning some $19.65 million so far.
Thunderbolts, the latest offering from the Marvelverse came in fourth after four weeks in theaters.
The action-packed adventure about a bunch of anti-heroes has been a big success with fans. Its Friday to Sunday take was more than $9.1 million. Internationally, the thriller has earned $181.7 million.
The sexy Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld rounded out the top five. The vampire drama bit off some $8.75 million.
Summer 2025 could be the year fans return to movie theaters.
Deadline spoke with Comscore Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian who said ‘The Summer movie season of ’25 is going to be epic.’

As of Sunday, the latest Mission Impossible film had earned some $63 million domestically with another $127 internationally

Total domestic earnings for the weekend could reach $77 million

Last week’s number one, Final Destination: Bloodlines finished a distant third, earning some $19.65 million

Thunderbolts, the latest offering from the Marvelverse came in fourth after four weeks in theaters. Its Friday to Sunday take was more than $9.1 million domestically


The sexy Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld rounded out the top five. The vampire drama bit off some $8.75 million.


Summer 2025 is expected to be ‘epic’ according to industry insiders. Offerings such as Superman and Elio are expected to help the total box office bring in more than $4b domestically
He estimated the total take would be ‘more than $4 billion in the domestic market,’ thank to ‘what this incredible lineup of films will represent to audiences, movie theaters, movie studios.’
Some of the most highly anticipated movies of the season include family friendly offerings such as Freakier Friday, a live-action How to Train Your Dragon, the animated Elio, Zootopia 2 and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants.
Dergarabedian explained that ‘massive buzz and impressive box office revenue with a lineup of films that are set for release over the next 16 weeks is one of the most incredible ever on offer on the big screen.
Dergarabedian explained that ‘massive buzz and impressive box office revenue with a lineup of films that are set for release over the next 16 weeks is one of the most incredible ever on offer on the big screen.’