Lilo & Stitch continues to fly higher and higher at the box office. Over the weekend, the newest Disney live-action remake surpassed $850 million at the global box office. This came as How to Train Your Dragon entered the fray and took the top spot at the box office. Lilo & Stitch brought in $31.1 million over its fourth weekend in theaters.
With the path that Lilo & Stitch is currently on, it is expected that it will become the first film of the year to reach the $1 billion mark. Up until this weekend, the film had been the top movie for three consecutive weeks since its release. Interestingly enough, this weekend’s release of How to Train Your Dragon is also a live-action remake of an animated film. This film earned an estimated $82.7 million domestically, surpassing the Disney film.
Lilo & Stitch Official Description
“Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp, with a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, and introducing Maia Kealoha. “Lilo & Stitch” is produced by Jonathan Eirich, p.g.a. and Dan Lin, with Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost, Thomas Schumacher serving as executive producers.
What do you think of the continued success of Lilo & Stitch at the box office? Did you see it in theaters? What did you think of it? Do you think it will reach the $1 billion mark? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
