Key Takeaways Total 3-Day Weekend Gross: $113,370,910 | -24% Last Week / +8% Weekend 23, 2024 Lionsgate’s John Wick sidequel Ballerina (set between the third and fourth Wick films) took a $25M debut as Disney’s Lilo & Stitch scored a threepeat atop the box office this weekend.
Lilo & Stitch Walt Disney Pictures | Week 3 $32.5M Domestic Weekend | $335.8M Domestic Total $772.6M Global Total Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action redo of Lilo & Stitch topped the box office for the third consecutive weekend with $32.5M from 4,185 screens (-225) for a $7,766 Per Screen Average.
Overseas Lilo & Stitch opened at #1 in Japan, its final major market where it took in an estimated $4M.
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Lionsgate | NEW $25M Domestic Opening Weekend | Global Total $51M We had an inkling From the World of John Wick: Ballerina might twist its ankle and come in below our expectations, which is precisely what took place this weekend.
That’s the lowest debut in the franchise since the original John Wick opened to $14.4M over 11 years ago.
Important Takeaways.
Gross for the 3-Day Weekend.
$113,370,910 | +8% Weekend 23, 2024 / -24 percent Last Week.
While Disney’s Lilo and Stitch accomplished a three-peat at the top of the box office this weekend, Lionsgate’s John Wick sidequel Ballerina, which is set between the third and fourth Wick films, made a $25 million debut. Even though the overall box office is still being supported by holdovers, Bad Boys: Ride or Die started a great June and we are still ahead of the year for this frame in 2024.
Top Title: Lilo & Stitch (Disney Pictures) | $32.5M / 4,185 Screens / $7,766 PSA | Week 2.
Ballerina (Lionsgate) was the top opener, grossing $25 million, 3,409 screens, and $7,334 PSA in the first week.
Top PSA: Walt Disney Pictures’ Lilo & Stitch | $32.5M / 4,185 Screens / $7,766 PSA | Week 3.
The weekend’s highlight events.
1. . Both Lilo and Stitch.
Week 3 of Walt Disney Pictures.
$335.8M domestic total | $32.5M domestic weekend.
The global total is $772.06M.
With a total of $32.5 million from 4,185 screens (-225) and an average of $7,766 per screen, Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch topped the box office for the third consecutive weekend. With a domestic total of $335,8M, the film is only the second to surpass $300M this year, behind WB’s A Minecraft Movie, which currently has a $423,57M domestic total. This represents a 47 percent decline from the previous frame.
This is the appearance of the 3-Day.
$9point 3M on Friday.
Saturday: $13–1M.
$10 million on Sunday.
With more to surpass in the coming week or two, Lilo & Stitch surpassed the domestic reception of the 2010 live-action reimagining of Alice in Wonderland ($334 million) to take fifth place. The film has already surpassed Moana ($684.65M) to become the fifth highest worldwide and is on the verge of surpassing Zootopia’s $341.26M to become the fourth highest domestic grosser for Walt Disney Animation. As it strives to reach the coveted $1 billion mark, Stitch’s WW total surpassed that of 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy ($770.88M) to rank as the studio’s 41st highest earner ever.
In Japan, its last significant market, Overseas Lilo & Stitch opened at 1 and made an estimated $4 million. Mexico ($56.8M), the United Kingdom ($42.2M), and France ($30.4M) are currently the top three international territories, with a combined global total of $772.6M.
2. . Ballerina from John Wick’s World.
Lionsgate—NEW.
Opening Weekend: $25M Domestic | $51M Worldwide.
From the World of John Wick, we had a sneaking suspicion that Ballerina might disappoint us, and that’s exactly what happened this past weekend. For a $7,334 PSA, the spin-off earned an estimated $25 million from 3,409 theaters, whereas the original was in the $30 million range. Since the first John Wick opened at $14.04 million more than 11 years ago, that is the franchise’s lowest opening.
This is how the 3-Day appeared, with previews showing $3.75M on Thursday.
$10.65M Friday.
Saturday: $8 and 2 million.
$60 million on Sunday.
The performance of the Wick title is similar to that of Karate Kid: Legends, which opened to $20.3M after receiving a last-minute boost from critics. Ballerina eventually excelled in that area, receiving an “A-” CinemaScore, a strong 76 percent on RT, and a 94 percent audience score—a franchise high that surpassed Chapter 4’s 93 percent. Notwithstanding the female lead, 76 percent of the audience was over 25, which is consistent with the R-rating, and 63 percent of the audience was male.
As a John Wick title, Ballerina was always going to be difficult to market. Some fans might have found Keanue Reeves’ portrayal of John Wick to be too much of a bait-and-switch because he appears heavily in the trailers, poster, and title despite having little actual screen time. Similar to Karate Kid, the prime summer slot was another problem. Ballerina could have been the top-grossing film on a number of February or March weekends this year, like previous Wick releases, but instead it opened in June to compete with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, which made an extra $15 million this frame at three while taking over IMAX screens.
Ballerina’s estimated $26 million from 82 countries, with a global kickoff of $51 million, means that international grosses are surpassing domestic ones. In major markets like the UK, Mexico, and China, the film was the only new release; launches in Japan and Italy are scheduled for the coming weeks.
Additional Notable Performances.
At number six on the charts, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme took $6.25 million after going wide on 1,678 screens. In contrast, Asteroid City made $9 million from the launch of its 1,675-screen wide in June 2023. The underwhelming “B-” CinemaScore was given to the Benicio del Toro-led caper comedy.
At 8 a.m., the GKIDS release of Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye, which introduces Season 2 of the well-liked anime series, brought in $3 million on 1,085 screens with a $2,853 PSA. This is GKIDS’ second-best opening of 2025, behind their Princess Mononoke re-release ($3.88M).
upcoming weekend.
The new How to Train Your Dragon (shot for IMAX), which also appears to be a virtual shot-for-shot facsimile thanks to original co-director Dean DeBlois (who also co-helmed the original Lilo & Stitch!), is Universal Pictures’ attempt to pull off a twofer hat trick of animated-to-live-action remakes after Lilo & Stitch. A24 also has high expectations for the brand-new romantic comedy Materialists, which stars Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal and was directed by Celine Song (Past Lives).
Estimates for Sunday Studios | Weekends 23–2025.
$113,370,910 in total 3-day domestic gross (up 8% from 2024).
