Overview

• ‘Lilo & Stitch’ earned $183 million domestically and $341 million globally over the Memorial Day weekend, setting a new holiday box office record.
• ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ grossed $77 million domestically and $204 million globally, marking the franchise's best opening weekend to date.
• The combined domestic box office gross of $325 million for Memorial Day weekend is the highest in history, surpassing the previous 2013 record of $314 million.
• The success of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ is attributed to its family-friendly appeal, shorter runtime, and the enduring popularity of the franchise, which has generated $2.6 billion in merchandise sales.
• Despite strong earnings, ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ faces profitability challenges due to its $400 million production budget.