Paramount Pictures and Skydance; Disney Lilo & StitchbeatMission: Impossible—The Final Reckoningat the domestic box office on Memorial Day weekend The Disney live-action remake made $183 million, while the Tom Cruise-starring project earned $77 million Both movies debuted in theaters on Friday, May 23 Disney's favorite blue alien bestedpopcorn's number one fanTom Cruisefor a big win at the Memorial Day weekend box office. After the live-action adaptation ofLilo & Stitchand Cruise'sMission: Impossible—The Final Reckoningdebuted in movie theaters across North America on Friday, May 23,Lilo & Stitchtook the domestic box office's top spot as it grossed $183 million, according toBox Office Mojo. Globally, it made $341.7 million. Final Reckoning, meanwhile, which stands out as theMission: Impossiblefranchise's eighth andpotentially final entry, made $77 million domestically and $190 million worldwide. Lilo & Stitchis now the biggest Memorial Day opener of all time, without taking adjusted inflation into consideration, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Courtesy of Disney Lilo & Stitchintroduces Hawaiian child starMaia Kealohaas Lilo, the little girl who coincidentally befriends the highly lovable/destructive alien Stitch. Chris Sanders, who created the character and wrote and directed Disney's 2002 original animated film, voices Stitch. The movie also features Sydney Agudong as Lilo's sister and guardian Nani, Kaipo Dudoit as Nani's friend David,Courtney B. Vanceas Cobra Bubbles,Billy Magnussenas Pleakley andZach Galifianakisas Dr. Jumba Jookiba. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoningstars Cruise, 62, along with an ensemble cast that includesSimon Pegg,Hayley AtwellandPom Klementieff. Ving Rhames,Angela Bassett,Nick Offerman, Henry Czerny, Rolf Saxon, Esai Morales, Greg Tarzan Davis, Hannah Waddingham and Tramell Tillman are among others who also appear in the film. Paramount Pictures and Skydance The movie ties in elements from many of the seven priorMission: Impossiblefilms for one last adventure, as Ethan Hunt's Impossible Missions Force continues the fight that began in 2023'sDead Reckoningto save the world from an artificial intelligence known as "the Entity." Lilo & StitchandMission: Impossible — The Final Reckoningare both in theaters now. Read the original article onPeople
