Tom Cruise comments on the record-breaking box office weekend aided byLilo & StitchandMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.In this year’s equivalent of the Barbenheimer battle of 2023, the two movies duked it out this weekend when they both released on May 23. Not only were they released on the same day, but the films were both coming out over Memorial Day weekend, an extended holiday weekend that can often lead to big box office gains. So far, both the family movie and the action franchise film have had huge success.
Now,Cruisehas commented on the great Stitchpossible phenomenon. Check out his post below:
The actoropened his statement by saying “this weekend was one for the history books!“He sent his biggest congratulations to the filmmakers, cast, and crew members who worked on both films. He went on to thank “audiences everywhere” for making this possible, as well as his team at Paramount Pictures and Skydance.
What This Means For Stitchpossible
Records Were Broken This Weekend
Cruise is accurate when he says that this was “one for the history books.” Between the two movies,several box office records were broken.Lilo & Stitchset the recordfor having the best domestic opening box office over Memorial Day weekend of all time. It grossed $183 million over the four days to do so, beating out the record set by another Cruise movie,Top Gun: Maverick.This total ranked above even generous predictions for the film, which guessed it might pull $120 million over its opening. It also beat out the entire gross of the animated original, which made $273 million.
Though it was annihilated byLilo & Stitchin the box office battle,Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningalso did well at the box office during its opening weekend.The movie opened to $204 million worldwide, marking one of the better openings for theMission: Impossiblefranchise. It’s now on a good track to outpace its predecessor,Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. As such, it is fair to say that this past weekend at the box office was incredibly impressive, justifying Cruise’s excitement.
Our Take On The Mission: Impossible And Lilo & Stitch Weekend
This Continues The May Momentum
The record-breaking Stitchpossible weekend continues the momentum of this spring at the box office. While there were some box office underperformers earlier this year, spring has been littered with pleasant surprises, including the nearly $1 billion run forA Minecraft Movieand the impressive $338 million (and growing) run forSinners.
Final Destination Bloodlinesalso had a successful release this month, making for a particularly strong May.Mission: Impossible 8andLilo & Stitchonly continue this pattern, helping 2025 become a strong box office year.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Cast
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning follows Ethan Hunt and his team as they pursue a formidable AI called the Entity that has compromised global intelligence networks. With new allies and a haunting figure from Hunt’s past in pursuit, they must act quickly to avert a global catastrophe.
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch is a live-action remake of the 2002 animated sci-fi adventure comedy directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.
