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Released on May 23, Lilo & Stitch has been a highly successful affair for Disney, and it shows no sign of stopping. The film has already earned over $386 million domestically, surpassing the domestic box office collection for the highest-grossing Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), which earned about $381 million (per Box Office Mojo).
The 2011 film is the final chapter of this fantasy adventure film series that was a big part of an entire generation's childhood. This franchise began in the early 2000s when the animated Lilo & Stitch film arrived in theaters. So, both films hold a special place in the hearts of millennials. The success of the live-action reimagining hints that they are still interested in revisiting these stories that shaped their formative years.
The Disney remake has earned $910 million worldwide, $386 million in the domestic market, and $523 million in the international markets. Its worldwide collection currently puts it in the third spot among the highest-grossing movies of the year, right behind A Minecraft Movie and the Chinese animation blockbuster sequel Ne Zha 2. Let's find out how Disney's live-action project fares in comparison to them.
Lilo & Stitch is on its way to surpass A Minecraft Movie's worldwide collection.
A Minecraft Movie came at a time when video game adaptations were not being received as well by the critics or the audiences. The first season of The Last of Us received a generally favorable response, but Borderlands (2024) was a critical and commercial disaster.
Despite those issues, the Jack Black and Jason Momoa starrer proved to be a lucrative project for Warner Bros. Pictures. It had the biggest opening weekend collection upon its release with over $313.7 million worldwide and $163 million at the domestic market. It is still the second-highest-grossing film of the year overall with a $953 million collection. However, that might change soon, considering the pace of Lilo & Stitch's box office run.
The Dean Fleischer Camp directorial has crossed the $910 million mark worldwide within a month of its release. It is still pulling in crowds in the theaters despite the subsequent releases. So, it is expected to cross the overall collection of A Minecraft Movie soon. Some sources believe that it might also reach the coveted $1 billion mark.
What does Lilo & Stitch's success mean for live-action remakes?
In recent years, Disney has been struggling with the success of their live-action remakes. So, the box office reign of Lilo & Stitch might make them more hopeful about the trend that began with 2010's Alice in Wonderland. Taking a cue from them, DreamWorks and Universal Pictures also produced a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon, which has topped the charts since its release.
Their success indicates that the studios will continue working on similar live-action remakes. However, some people find it worrying since they repackage the same stories in a new format. The Atlantic's David Sims recently wrote about how these remakes are rarely 'daring' or 'significant' on their own and offer no new spin on the existing material while relying largely on nostalgia.
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