Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible’s combined collection breaks Memorial Day box office records

There are a couple of films roaring at the top of the box office currently: Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Both films have added strength to the film industry this weekend and given us the best Memorial Day to date, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Previously, it was the Memorial Day of 2013 that nabbed $306 million in sales, considering the overall revenue. On the day, Fast & Furious 6 earned $19.6 million at the domestic box office, followed by films like Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hangover Part III, Iron Man 3, and more.

For Memorial Day 2025, Lilo & Stitch grabbed $36.5 million domestically, while Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning earned $15 million. This was followed by Final Destination: Bloodlines ($4.7 million), Thunderbolts ($2.5 million), and Sinners ($2.3 million). Jon Avnet's The Last Rodeo and Andrew DeYoung's Friendship crossed the million-dollar mark, too.

Which films have dominated Memorial Day before Lilo & Stitch?

While Lilo & Stitch dominated Memorial Day, we should see how it compared to the past films that dominated the domestic box office on the same day:

The Garfield Movie (2024) - $7.2 million
The Little Mermaid (2023) - $23.2 million
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - $33.8 million
A Quiet Place Part II (2021) - $9.5 million
The Wretched (2020) - $20k
Aladdin (2019) - $25.3 million
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - $18.5 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) - $15.4 million
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - $14 million
Tomorrowland (2015) - $9.6 million
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - $19.7 million
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) - $19.6 million
Men in Black³ (2012) - $14.6 million
The Hangover Part II (2011) - $17.4 million
Shrek Forever After (2010) - $13.7 million
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) - $15.8 million
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - $26.7 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - $25 million
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $20.1 million
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $14.8 million
Shrek 2 (2004) - $23.4 million
Bruce Almighty (2003) - $17.7 million
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - $12.1 million
Pearl Harbor (2001) - $16 million

It is clear from the list that Lilo & Stitch has surpassed these blockbusters, especially Top Gun: Maverick, which is more associated with Memorial Day, which earned $33.8 million.

How's the rest of 2025 looking for films?

After Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, we are now looking forward to From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, which is scheduled for release on June 6, 2025. How to Train Your Dragon and 28 Years Later are coming in the same month, too.

The following month will see Jurassic World Rebirth, bringing new horrors to the acclaimed franchise. We will see DC vs. Marvel again in the same month as James Gunn's Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are releasing then.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi