Disney’sLilo & Stitchis a box office juggernaut, which has helped it enter a new tier of live-action remakes. The 2025 reimagining of the beloved 2002 animated movie has been a major hit for the Mouse House at the perfect time. After some struggles with their live-action remakes and pausing development on others,Lilo & Stitch’s box office has climbed high on all-time charts from the very beginning. It’s already the third highest-grossing movie of 2025 and thesixth biggest remake from Disney all time with its $772 million gross.
This staggering total is even more notable considering the movie has been out for less than a month. There is every expectation at this point thatLilo & Stitchwill make over $1 billion, becoming the fifth of Disney’s live-action remakes to do so. The film’s great legs havebeen achieved despite some major competition from established franchises likeMission: Impossible,Karate Kid, andJohn Wick. The movie has now secured an accomplishment that is incredibly rare for Disney’s live-action remakes.
Lilo & Stitch Has Won The Weekend Box Office Three Times In A Row
Stitch Took Down Ballerina Most Recently
It came as no surprise thatLilo & Stitchwon its opening weekend box office, even as it faced off against Tom Cruise andMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Disney’s filmset a new Memorial Day weekend record with its $182 million performanceover the four-day holiday weekend domestically. The movie continued its winning ways in its second weekend with a $61.8 million haul, easily dispatching newcomerKarate Kid: Legends($20.3 million) and staying well ahead ofThe Final Reckoning($27.2 million).
Lilo & Stitch’s third weekendof release was expected to be when Disney’s reign would end. TheJohn Wickspinoff movie,Ballerina- starring Ana de Armas, debuted this past weekend and was projected to possibly hit $40 million, on the high end. The action film got great reviews, but that wasn’t enough to drive the expected levels of interest.Ballerinamade an estimated $25 million in its opening weekend, which was below tracking. This came asLilo & Stitchperformed better than anticipated, pulling in another $32.5 million (estimated).
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WhileLilo & Stitchwas projected to be in a close battle withBallerina, it was thought that the remake would lose out to a newer release at last. Disney’s film has instead sustained strong interest andwon its third straight weekend domestically. It’s the first movie sinceCaptain America: Brave New Worldto win the weekend in three consecutive weeks. The Marvel superhero movie and Disney’s new live-action remake are the only 2025 movies to achieve this accomplishment so far.
Lilo & Stitch Is Only The Third Disney Live-Action Remake To Win Three Weekends Straight
It Last Happened 9 Years Ago
Lilo & Stitchwinning the weekend box office domestically three times in a row is uncommon for most movies, but it’s also a rarity for live-action remakes in general. Disney hasn’t seen one of these reimaginings do this since 2016.Jon Favreau’sThe Jungle Bookwas the last one to win three straight weekends. Before that, Tim Burton’sAlice in Wonderland- the remake that made Disney prioritize these films - was the first.
Alice in Wonderlandwas a box office powerhouse in 2010 upon its release. It easily won its first weekend by making $116 million, which was $103 million higher than the second-place finisher,Brooklyn’s Finest. Burton’s remake then made another $62 million - almost identical toLilo & Stitch- in its second weekend, coming in well ahead of Matt Damon’sGreen Zone($14.3 million). It had a closer battle in its third weekend but still won with a $34 million haul - again, very similar toLilo & Stitch. The streak ended the next weekend, though.
The Jungle Bookwas another big winner for Disney out the gate, as it made $103 million in its first weekend. It had a great hold in the next two weekends, pulling in $61.5 million and $43.7 million, beatingThe Huntsman: Winter’s Warboth times. In this instance, Disney stoppedThe Jungle Book’s run from continuing further.Captain America: Civil Warcame out the following weekend and made 7x as much in its opening weekend as the live-action remake made during the same frame.
Otherwise, no other Disney live-action remakes have been atop the domestic box office for three consecutive weekends.The Lion King,Beauty and the Beast,Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and101 Dalmatiansall came the closestby winning two weekends straight before falling out of the top spot the next weekend.
Lilo & Stitch’s Box Office Wins Don’t Tell The Whole Story
Other Remakes Have Done Better Overall
Lilo & Stitchis performing similar to some of Disney’s biggest box office hits, but there is also some nuance to its financial status that goes beyond just winning a weekend. Of the three movies to accomplish this,Lilo & Stitchhad the lowest third weekend. Only a few million dollars is separating them, but that can make all the difference. IfBallerinahad made a few extra million in its opening weekend,Lilo & Stitchwouldn’t have achieved this milestone at all.
It’s also worth noting thatLilo & Stitchis still trailing some of the Disney live-action remakes at the domestic box office during their first three weekends, despite winning more. The movie hasmade $335 million domestically after 17 days in theaters.Beauty and the BeastandThe Lion Kingwere both higher, making $393 million and $431 million, respectively. Those two movies, which are Disney’s highest-grossing live-action remakes domestically and worldwide, are still well ahead of whereLilo & Stitchstands.
Lilo & Stitchhad easier competition in its third weekend
Winning weekends at the box office are great, butBeauty and the BeastandThe Lion Kingshow that they are the only way to do big business. To be fair, both of those movies opened ahead ofLilo & Stitchduring the traditional three-day weekend timeframe. But they also both had great legs that help explain how they did so much more over the first 17 days of release.Lilo & Stitchhad easier competition in its third weekend than those two faced.
Lilo & Stitch’s Box Office Winning Ways Is Guaranteed To End This Weekend
DreamWorks Is Ending The Streak, Again
No Disney live-action remake has ever won four weekends in a row, and that history will not be made withLilo & Stitch. The movie is assured to finish in second place, or worse, this coming weekend. That’s thanks to another live-action remake that’s also highly anticipated finally coming out:DreamWorks’How To Train Your Dragon. The live-action remake of the 2010 film is projected to potentially make over $100 million in its opening weekend domestically. That will be more than enough to dethroneLilo & Stitch.
This is not the first time that DreamWorks and theHow To Train Your Dragonfranchise has put an end to Disney’s live-action remakes ruling the box office.Alice in Wonderlandsaw its weekend winning streak end due to this franchise, too. The original animatedHow To Train Your DragonknockedAlice in Wonderlandfrom first to second in the latter’s fourth weekend of release. 15 years later,How To Train Your Dragonis back to stop a Disney streak. Only this time, itsLilo & Stitchthat will have its run end.
Source:Box Office Mojo(all box office stats)
