- Lilo & Stitch– $32.5M/$335.7M
It’s three weeks at the top for Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch, taking in another $32.5M for $335M domestic. That makes it the second movie this year to pass $300M stateside, joining A Minecraft Movie which is well over $400M at this point. Worldwide, the film has $772M and could pass $1B at this rate.
2. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (review)- $25M
Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, opened below expectations with just $25M. That’s a disappointing number, the lowest of the franchise since the original John Wick‘s $14M debut. I would point out that film blew up due to strong word of mouth, and the same could happen here. Critics rated the action flick 76% on RT while audiences rated it at 94%. Sadly, I think this movie would’ve done better if released in January rather than now, when blockbuster expectations are so much higher.
3. Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning– $15M/$149.2M
4. Karate Kid: Legends– $8.7M/$35.4M
5. Final Destination Bloodlines– $6.5M/$123.5M
6. The Phoenician Scheme– $6.2M/$6.9M
Following last week’s lucrative platform release, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme fell back down to Earth in wide release. Opening in 1,678 theaters, the Benicio Del Toro-led adventure scored $6.2M. which is nearly $3M less than what Asteroid City did two years in comparable locations.
7. Bring Her Back– $3.5M/$14.1M
8. Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye– $3M
9. Sinners– $2.9M/$272.6M
10. Thunderbolts*– $2.5M/$186.4M
Also…Dangerous Animals (review), which stars Jai Courtney as a serial killer who uses sharks on his victims, opened with $1.5M.
