Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning performed strongly at the box office.

      The global box office experienced a much-needed boost as Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning drove cinema attendance to record levels during the holiday weekend.

      Disney's latest live-action version of its animated classics erased the disappointment left by Snow White, as Lilo & Stitch topped the charts with a worldwide total of $341 million, which includes $145.5 million from the domestic three-day weekend (the four-day holiday weekend projections indicate a record Memorial Day weekend total of $183 million). This achievement marks the third-highest opening for Disney's remakes, following The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, and it also exceeds the original animated Lilo & Stitch's box office earnings of $273.1 million from 2002.

      In second place was Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, with Tom Cruise’s eighth and possibly final performance as Ethan Hunt opening to $190 million globally. This includes an impressive domestic three-day weekend figure of $63 million, and an estimated total of $77 million by the holiday Monday. The strong debut is likely a relief for the studio, especially after the lukewarm reception of the last film, coupled with the fact that The Final Reckoning has a reported budget of $400 million, making it one of the most costly films ever produced.

      Meanwhile, Final Destination Bloodlines brought in $42.6 million, raising its global total to $187.1 million and making it the highest-grossing film in the horror series. Marvel’s Thunderbolts added $14.7 million, surpassing the $350 million mark to claim fourth place, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners followed in fifth with $10.7 million.

      About Gary Collinson: Gary Collinson is a writer and producer specializing in film, TV, and digital content. He is the founder of the pop culture site Flickering Myth and produced the gothic horror film 'The Baby in the Basket,' alongside the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines.'