'Lilo & Stitch 2' Already On the Way from Disney
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Disney has wasted little time in capitalizing on the success of the animated remake reboot "Lilo & Stitch". On Thursday, Disney posted a video on social media, letting fans know that "Lilo & Stitch 2" is already in development. You can watch the video below.
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The video has Stitch driving around the back lots of Walt Disney Studios, dropping hints first with his "2 Fast" license plate and driving by "Studio 2". Finally, with his tires, he writes out "Lilo & Stitch 2" on the asphalt.
Stitch sporting red sunglasses in the live-action remake of 'Lilo & Stitch.'
Stitch sporting red sunglasses in the live-action remake of 'Lilo & Stitch.'
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It should come as little surprise that Disney is already keen to get a "Lilo & Stitch" sequel, considering its massive success. In spite of mixed reactions to many of the studio's live-action remakes lately, "Lilo & Stitch" has proven to be a record breaker in all the best ways.
Among other things, the film earned the biggest 4-Day Memorial Day weekend box office ever with $182.6 million. That flew past even a record set by "Top Gun: Maverick", which earned $160.5 million.
"Lilo & Stitch" enjoyed the highest Disney live-action opening of all time in Latin America, earning $27 million in Mexico and $12.2 million in Brazil.
The remake earned the third-highest worldwide box office opening for a Disney live-action remake with $342 million, coming up short against "Beauty and the Beast" ($357 million) and "The Lion King" ($433 million).
With only its opening weekend take, the live-action "Lilo & Stitch" soared over the entire theatrical release of the original animated film, which only took in $275 million.
Overall, "Lilo & Stitch" has proven to be the second highest-grossing MPA movie of the year so far. The remake has made $923 million worldwide, coming in behind the $954 million amassed by "A Minecraft Movie".
Even without the "Lilo & Stitch" remake, the franchise is one of the most important ones owned by Disney. According to Deadline, products based on "Lilo & Stitch" made Disney over $2.5 billion last year, and is one of 11 franchises that made over $1 billion for the company in 2024.
"Lilo & Stitch" is also one of the most-streamed franchises on Disney+, with 546 million streamed hours of "Lilo & Stitch" content, and over half of that (280 million) attributed to views of the 2002 animated movie.
There's no word yet on who will be writing or directing "Lilo & Stitch 2" or what cast members will return for the sequel. However, the return of Chris Sanders, who voiced Stitch and co-directed the 2002 animated film, seems like one of the safer bets.
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