Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ wins North America box office for second week

[LOS ANGELES] Disney’s family-friendly Lilo & Stitch, a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, won the North American box office for a second week in a row, taking in another US$63 million, industry estimates showed on Sunday (Jun 1).

So far, its worldwide take is at a whopping US$610 million, 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.

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 second place with US$27.3 million in the United States and Canada.

The Paramount film has made another US$231 million overseas, which should help offset its massive production budget, reportedly at US$400 million.

Debuting in a disappointing third 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.

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It made US$21 million at the domestic box office and another US$26 million overseas.

“’Legends’ is trying to invigorate the story with a new Kid – again – but business is not strong,” said David A Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

In fourth place was Warner Bros. and New Line’s horror film Final Destination: Bloodlines, at US$10.8 million.

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And another horror film, Bring Her Back, debuted in fifth place with US$7.1 million.

“This is a very good opening for an original horror movie that cost only US$4.5 million to make,” said Gross.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

• Sinners (US$5.2 million);
• Thunderbolts (US$4.8 million);
• Friendship (US$2.6 million);
• The Last Rodeo (US$2.1 million);
• J-Hope Hope on the Stage – live tour broadcast (US$940,000). AFP