Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ tops North America box office for third week
Debuting in second place at US$25 million is Lionsgate’s ‘Ballerina’, a ‘John Wick’ spinoff
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[LOS ANGELES] Disney’s family-friendly Lilo & Stitch kept up its dominance of the early summer North American box office, winning for a third week in a row with US$32.5 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed on Sunday (Jun 8).
The live-action remake of a 2002 animated film of the same name has so far raked in US$335.8 million in the United States and Canada, and another US$436 million abroad, Exhibitor Relations said.
Maia Kealoha (as Lilo), Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B Vance and Zach Galifianakis star, while Chris Sanders again provides the voice of the chaos-creating blue alien Stitch.
Debuting in second place at US$25 million was Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a John Wick spinoff starring Ana de Armas as a dancer turned contract killer, and co-starring Anjelica Huston. Keanu Reeves makes a brief appearance as the hitman Wick.
“This is a weak opening for an action thriller spinoff,” said David A Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – the latest, and ostensibly last, in the hugely successful Tom Cruise spy thriller series based on a 1960s TV show – took third place with US$15 million.
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The Paramount film has now grossed more than US$449 million worldwide.
In fourth place was Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends, a sequel featuring Ralph Macchio – the star of the original 1984 classic – and action flick icon Jackie Chan, along with Ben Wang in the title role.
It made US$8.7 million at the domestic box office in its second week in theatres.
And finishing up the top five was Warner Bros and New Line’s horror film Final Destination: Bloodlines, at US$6.5 million. It has grossed US$123.6 million so far at the domestic box office.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
- The Phoenician Scheme (US$6.25 million);
- Bring Her Back (US$3.5 million);
- Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (US$3.1 million);
- Sinners (US$2.9 million); and
- Thunderbolts (US$2.5 million). AFP
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