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Lilo & Stitch Just Humiliated Mission: Impossible—And Karate Kid’s Having Flashbacks

Lilo & Stitch just steamrolled the summer box office—again. But it’s not the numbers that sting. It’s what they say about Hollywood’s obsession with reboots, and which legacies still matter.

Allan Ford June 1, 2025 Add a Comment
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Stitch vs. Cruise: Disney Just Beat a $400M Blockbuster With a Cartoon Alien

It's not every week that a blue alien, a 40-year-old karate franchise, and Tom Cruise's last hurrah compete for box office dominance—but that's exactly what just happened. And the result? Lilo & Stitch—yes, the live-action remake of a 2002 animated film—just body-slammed Mission: Impossible and Karate Kid: Legends, all while smiling like it just stole your lunch money.

Let's break down the chaos.


Disney's Alien vs. The $400 Million Man

Lilo & Stitch earned another $63 million over the weekend—bringing its domestic total to $280.1M, and global haul to $610.8M. All of this, from a film that cost just $100 million pre-marketing.

Now compare that to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Despite being Tom Cruise's big-budget farewell (budget: $400 million, yikes), it dropped 57% in week two, pulling in just $27.3M and bringing its global total to $249.6M. That's nearly $150M less than Stitch.

This isn't a box office contest—it's a public execution.

And Karate Kid: Legends? Third place with a soft $21 million debut, and only $47M globally so far. Not a flop, but definitely not a crane kick to the face.


Legacy or Lethargy? What the Numbers Really Say

Here's the uncomfortable truth: nostalgia doesn't guarantee success—but branding does. Stitch may be old IP, but it's Disney IP. It's cuddly, memeable, and global. Karate Kid, by contrast, feels like your dad's favorite VHS—reheated with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, sure, but still missing the viral spark Cobra Kai gave it.

As for Mission: Impossible, Cruise's film feels like a relic of a pre-streaming era—when global action spectacles weren't hemorrhaging budgets. It's slick, but bloated. And in 2025, audiences want either emotionally-driven spectacle (hello, Stitch) or bite-sized dread (hello, A24's Bring Her Back, which quietly banked $7M on just 2,449 screens).


Hollywood, We've Been Here Before

Remember when Solo: A Star Wars Story underperformed in 2018, despite being part of the biggest IP machine in cinema? Or when Jungle Book‘s 2016 remake outgrossed Independence Day: Resurgence? We've seen this pattern: familiarity sells—but only if it still feels fresh.

What makes this different? Stitch isn't just nostalgia—it's been rebranded. The Dean Fleischer Camp-led remake plays like Disney's answer to the TikTok generation. Slick, sentimental, but never saccharine. The alien's still chaotic. The family drama's still raw. And it doesn't cost $400 million to jump off a building.

A former studio exec told Variety, “It's embarrassing. We bet the house on Cruise, and a cartoon dog-thing just outpaced us in sneakers.”

🎬 Top 10 U.S. Box Office – June 1, 2025

RankTitleWeekend GrossDomestic GrossTheaters
1Lilo & Stitch$63,000,000$280,121,4824,410
2Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning$27,299,900$122,618,0003,861
3Karate Kid: Legends ★ NEW$21,000,000$21,000,0003,809
4Final Destination: Bloodlines$10,800,000$111,714,0003,134
5Bring Her Back ★ NEW$7,081,501$7,081,5012,449
6Sinners$5,225,000$267,087,0002,138
7Thunderbolts$4,800,000$181,858,7852,520
8Friendship$2,567,097$12,366,8161,293
9The Last Rodeo$2,145,785$10,752,9701,995
10J-hope Tour ‘Hope On The Stage' In JAPAN: Live Viewing ★ NEW$939,173$939,173631

So… Genius or Garbage?

You'll either love this or hate it. Here's why:

  • If you think movies should be fun, light, and heartwarming? Lilo & Stitch is your summer MVP.
  • If you're still clinging to the notion that big-budget action is king? Sorry, your franchise just got dethroned by a six-legged alien and a ukulele.

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