Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning North American Box Office: Tom Cruise Starrer Surpasses Lilo & Stitch Remake At Last On Their 83rd Day Of Release
Mission Impossible 8 finally beats Lilo & Stitch 3 months after release. Learn how the box office gap narrowed on day 83!
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The Memorial Day weekend of 2025 witnessed two distinctly different cinematic ventures claiming their respective territories at multiplexes across America. Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning arrived with considerable fanfare, capitalizing on what many consider Tom Cruise‘s swan song as the indomitable Ethan Hunt. Critics praised the action spectacle, yet the film’s staggering production budget, speculated to be between $300-400 million, places it far from profitability through theatrical revenue alone.
Meanwhile, Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake provided the studio some respite following Snow White’s catastrophic failure, though this adaptation similarly garnered scathing reviews from critics who continue lambasting the studio’s formulaic approach to reimagining beloved animated properties.
The 83rd-Day Reversal: A Pyrrhic Victory For Tom Cruise
On their 83rd day of release, and after nearly three months of theatrical exhibition, these two productions finally exchanged positions in an almost symbolic changing of the guard. Neither film commands presence within the current top-ten box office rankings, yet Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning managed to eclipse Lilo & Stitch on Wednesday, August 13th.
As Per Box Office Mojo, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning earned $13,143 compared to the blue extraterrestrial family adventure’s Lilo & Stitch $12,624, a margin of scarcely north of $500. This microscopic differential nevertheless represents a significant status shift, spotlighting Disney’s diminishing theatrical stamina as the studio fails to maintain superiority over productions it previously dominated throughout most of their concurrent runs.
Memorial Day Dominance: How A Bland & Soulless Alien Comedy Claimed Victory
The Lilo & Stitch remake commanded the domestic box office during its inaugural four-day Memorial Day weekend, accumulating $183 million against Mission Impossible’s $79 million debut. This pattern persisted throughout subsequent weeks, with the alien family comedy consistently maintaining its advantage over Cruise’s espionage thriller.
The phenomenon precipitated an unprecedented occurrence within the Edge of Tomorrow star’s decades-spanning franchise, the first and only installment failing to claim the weekend’s top position domestically. Industry analysts attributed this disparity to reduced theater allocation and minimal appeal among family demographics during the summer.
However, paralleling protagonist Ethan Hunt’s characteristic persistence, the eighth Mission Impossible’s resilience is crystalline, its staying power midway through its theatrical journey nothing short of superior. The action vehicle began exhibiting stronger per-theater averages and weekend-to-weekend retention while audiences gradually forgot about the Hawaiian-set remake that they deemed “soulless,” unnecessary, and disrespectful to the 2002 classic.
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning Box Office Summary
