‘Karate Kid: Legends’ fails to put up a fight against ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’

The legacy sequel earned a respectable $21 million — but that wasn’t enough to overpower the tag team of Disney’s latest remake and Tom Cruise.

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ fails to put up a fight against ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’
Stitch in Lilo & Stitch. / Walt Disney Pictures

Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of May 30-June 1, 2025.

1. Lilo & Stitch

Weekend gross: $63M
Total domestic gross: $280.1M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 57

Is Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake creatively bankrupt? Yup. But is it also a box office hit? Also yup.

The film added another $63 million to its domestic haul this past weekend, easily bumping it up to the No. 2 spot for 2025, behind only A Minecraft Movie with $423 million.

The Lilo & Stitch remake has also outgrossed recent Disney live-action cash grabs like Snow White ($87.2 million) and Mufasa: The Lion King ($254.6 million).

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2. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

Weekend gross: $27.3M
Total domestic gross: $122.6M
Last weekend: 2nd
Percent drop: 57

Paramount should feel good about Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Despite opening behind Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning ($64 million versus $78.5 million), the latest Mission: Impossible film turned in a very strong second weekend to jump past its predecessor to now lead Dead Reckoning $122.6 million versus $118.6 million through two weekends.

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