Overview

• Lilo & Stitch earned $17 million on its second Friday to lift its total to $234 million against a $100 million production budget.
• Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning collected $7.5 million on its second Friday; it is projected to earn $26.7 million for its sophomore weekend and reach $122 million in ten days; its $400 million budget poses a steep profit hurdle.
• Karate Kid: Legends opened at No. 3 with $7.5 million on opening day; it is projected to gross $21 million–$23 million through Sunday from a $45 million production.
• Horror entries hold the fourth and fifth spots; Final Destination: Bloodlines earned $3.1 million on Friday to reach $104 million total; A24’s Bring Her Back debuted with $3.1 million from 2,409 venues.
• In limited release, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme drew $270,000 from six venues in Los Angeles and New York ahead of its nationwide rollout.