Disney celebrates mega success: Lilo & Stitch blows up cinema records!

Disney celebrates mega success: Lilo & Stitch blows up cinema records!

Memorial Day, USA - Disney celebrates a remarkable success with the live action new film by "Lilo & Stitch". The film achieved an impressive pick-up result of $ 183 million (approx. 160 million euros) in just four days on the memorial-day weekend. According to OE24 this start exceeds the income of "Top Gun: Maverick", which was previously recorded with 160 million US dollars (140 million euros) So the most successful Memorial Day start of all time. The weekend is also considered the most successful in the entire cinema history, with an estimated total sales of $ 325 million (just under 285 million euros).

The film addresses a broad target group, with 60 % of the visitors not being parents with children. This shows that Generation Z and Millennials, which have a strong connection to the original film from 2002, are attracted to the new edition. Hollywood Reporter notes that "Lilo & Stitch" between 170 and 180 million Could bring in the US dollar. In addition, the film already achieved $ 14.5 million from the pre-premieres on Thursday.

Financial results and competitors

worldwide ranks “Lilo & Stitch” in income of $ 341.7 million (299 million euros). In several countries, including China, France and Germany, the film recorded the best theatrical release of the year. Production had a budget of $ 100 million (87.8 million euros), which makes the financial success even more impressive. The producers are the same company that also realized Disney's real film adaptation of "Aladdin" in 2019.

This exciting weekend, the film competed with other large productions. "Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning" included $ 190 million (167 million euros) internationally and recorded $ 127 million from abroad, despite its high production costs of an estimated $ 400 million (351 million euros). The film weekend saw the following placements:

market forecasts and other trends

according to Spio The success of "Lilo & Stitch" and other films is at the same time due to a robust interest of the cinema-goers. While "Lilo & Stitch" appeals to the younger spectators, the "Mission: Impossible" series attracts its own fans. The Memorial Day weekend could be the start of a successful June for the cinemas, since the two films and other productions are pushing to the box office as part of the upcoming summer program.

With promising numbers and a strong place in the memory of the audience, "Lilo & Stitch" shows the potential to achieve high income in the coming weeks.