Meanwhile, Lilo and Stitch is the latest in a long line of live-action remakes of beloved Disney animations, and achieved the third-best box office opening behind 2019's The Lion

"Lilo & Stitch" and "Mission: Impossible" also largely catered to different audiences, lowering the risk that audiences would pick and choose between similar films.

Variety reports that the film marks the second-largest worldwide opening weekend of 2025 so far, just behind A Minecraft Movie. Its debut also makes it the third-best for any of Disney’s live-action adaptation behind The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast .