‘Lilo & Stitch' wins N.America box office for second week
Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' has earned a whopping US$610 million so far. (Disney/Pixar pic)
LOS ANGELES : Disney's family-friendly 'Lilo & Stitch,' a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, won the North American box office for a second week in a row, taking in another US$63 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.
So far, its worldwide take is at a whopping US$610 million, Exhibitor Relations said.
Maia Kealoha (as Lilo), Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B Vance and Zach Galifianakis star, while Chris Sanders again provides the voice of the chaos-creating blue alien Stitch.
'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' – the latest, and ostensibly last, in the hugely successful Tom Cruise spy thriller series based on a 1960s TV show – took second place with US$27.3 million in the United States and Canada.
The Paramount film has made another US$231 million overseas, which should help offset its massive production budget, reportedly at US$400 million.
Debuting in a disappointing third place was Sony's 'Karate Kid: Legends,' a sequel featuring Ralph Macchio – the star of the original 1984 classic – and action flick icon Jackie Chan, along with Ben Wang in the title role.
It made US$21 million at the domestic box office and another US$26 million overseas.
''Legends' is trying to invigorate the story with a new Kid – again – but business is not strong,' said David A Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
In fourth place was Warner Bros. and New Line's horror film 'Final Destination: Bloodlines,' at US$10.8 million.
And another horror film, 'Bring Her Back,' debuted in fifth place with US$7.1 million.
'This is a very good opening for an original horror movie that cost only US$4.5 million to make,' said Gross.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
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