'Mission: Impossible 8', 'Lilo & Stitch' push revenue to record levels

'Mission: Impossible 8' captivated audiences with Tom Cruise's breathtaking action scenes. 'Lilo & Stitch' also made a strong impression. Both films set new box office records.

Tom Cruise fans come to see the actor and his deadly stunts in Mission: Impossible - Final Karma . This is the 8th installment in the action series, promoted as Tom Cruise's final appearance as spy Ethan Hunt.

Audiences - mostly families - enjoyed Lilo & Stitch , a remake of the 2002 animated classic about a mischievous blue alien adopted by two sisters in Hawaii.

Tom Cruise does his own stunts in Mission Impossible 8

PHOTO: CJ CGV

Global media measurement and analytics firm Comscore estimates ticket sales for the top 10 films from May 23 to 26 totaled $326.7 million in the U.S. and Canada, surpassing the previous record of $314.3 million for the holiday weekend, set in 2013 when Fast & Furious 6 debuted.

The earnings of Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible 8 are a positive sign for the movie business, which remains below pre-pandemic levels in annual ticket sales. Hollywood workers' strikes in 2023 and competition from streaming services have hurt movie revenue.

Many box office analysts say a string of blockbusters helped boost box office revenue over the past two months, raising interest in two films released this past weekend.

“That success translates into significant momentum,” said Shawn Robbins, director of film analytics at ticketing company Fandango and founder and owner of Box Office Theory. “Two major studios releasing two very different films for two very different audiences, proving once again that moviegoing remains a vital part of popular culture.”

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, said some of the previous big hits were still playing in theaters, contributing to the weekend's revenue.

A Minecraft Movie , based on the popular video game, has brought its global total to $940.6 million since its release in early April. The Michael B. Jordan thriller Sinners has increased to $339 million. Both were distributed by Warner Bros.

Comscore confirmed that ticket sales to date in the US and Canada totaled $3.1 billion, up 22% from the same period in 2023, but down 28% from pre-pandemic 2019. The blockbuster Avengers: Endgame achieved the second highest revenue of all time with $2.8 billion, exploding the charts in late April 2019 when it premiered.

'Mission: Impossible 8' and 'Lilo & Stitch'   also achieved high sales abroad.

Lilo & Stitch (produced by Disney) earned an additional $158.7 million internationally, bringing its global total to $314.7 million.

Scene from the movie Lilo & Stitch

PHOTO: GALAXY

Mission: Impossible 8 was distributed by Paramount Global, grossing $205.5 million worldwide , of which $127 million came from outside the United States and Canada.

Theater owners hope the public's enthusiasm for going to the cinema will continue throughout the summer - Hollywood's biggest season for moviegoing. Upcoming releases include Superman , a live-action remake of the animated How to Train Your Dragon and F1, which stars Brad Pitt as a Formula 1 driver.

In Vietnam, Lilo & Stitch is currently ranked 2nd in box office revenue last weekend with 5.5 billion VND, behind Doraemon: Nobita and the Adventures in the Picture World with 59 billion VND. These two animated films both surpassed the revenue last weekend of Detective Kien: Headless Case and Flip Side 8: Vong Tay Nang .

Mission: Impossible - Final Karma hits theaters in Vietnam from May 30.

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