After opening with a colossal $146 million at the domestic box office,Lilo & Stitchkept up the momentum during its second weekend in theaters with a $61 million follow-up performance. At the time of writing, the live-action Disney film has grossed $278 million at the domestic box office and $334 million internationally for aworldwide total of $613 million, making it one of the highest-grossing movies of the year already.Lilo & Stitchhas already tripled the box office total ofThe Marvels, the 2023MCUfilm that finished its theatrical run with just under $200 million.The Marvelsis the lowest-grossing Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in history, falling more than $60 million behindThe Incredible Hulk, the 2008 film that, when factoring in inflation, grossed $394 million.
Things are shaping up nicely forLilo & Stitch, which comes at a time whenDisneyneeded a hit after the recent release ofSnow White. TheRachel Zegler-led live-action Disney adaptation grossed only $205 million at the global box office, failing to even earn back its roughly $270 million reported budget, much less turn a profit. The studio has found moderate success with its first two Marvel releases of the year, however.Captain America: Brave New Worldgrossed $413 million at the global box office, andThunderbolts*, which is still playing in most theaters everywhere, has grossed $369 million globally.Lilo & Stitchwas produced on a reported budget of around $100 million, a total it has already earned back sixfold, meaning the studio has given itself some cushion for potential misses this year. It will likely be the first English film this year to his $1 billion.
How Long Is ‘Lilo & Stitch’?
Lilo & Stitchcomes in with a solidruntime of one hour and forty-eight minutes. This is more than 20 minutes longer than the original animated film, which holds a conciseone-hour and twenty-five-minute runtime. However,Lilo & Stitchis still much shorter than the film that debuted alongside it at the box office. The live-action Disney remake premiered on the same day asMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, which is nearly three hours long, the longest film in the franchise.The Final Reckoninghas grossed $353 milliontoLilo & Stitch’s $613 million.
Lilo & Stitchis now playing exclusively in theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updates on the film, and find tickets below for a showtime near you.
