'80s reboot knocked out by Lilo & Stitch at box office as Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible hits new milestone

Daily Mail​

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Karate Kid: Legends got karate-chopped at the weekend box office, landing third with just $21 million from 3,809 theaters.
This came despite uniting Ralph Macchio from the 1984 original and Jackie Chan, who starred in the 2010 reboot.
The $45 million reboot picks up three years after the conclusion of Netflix 's hit spinoff Cobra Kai, following a new student (Ben Wang) who becomes the latest protégé to Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) and Mr. Han (Chan).
But it was Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch remake that delivered the knockout.
After just two weekends, the nostalgic juggernaut has surged past $610 million globally — making it the second-biggest Hollywood release of 2025.
At this pace, Lilo & Stitch could be on track to overtake A Minecraft Movie ($947 million) as the highest-grossing film of the year so far, per Deadline.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise 's Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning continues to climb, blasting past the $350 million benchmark.
In its second weekend, The Final Reckoning pulled in another $76.1 million from international markets.
The eighth chapter of Cruise's enduring action saga has now reached $231.1 million overseas and $353.8 million globally.
But with a sky-high production cost of $400 million, the film still has a long road ahead to break even at the box office.
Warner Bros.' Sinners also crossed the same milestone, keeping the summer box office sizzling.
The Ryan Coogler vampire thriller, featuring Michael B. Jordan, has proven to be a breakout success, raking in $350.1 million worldwide — including $83 million from overseas markets.
It now ranks among the top 10 box office hits of the year so far, and notably stands out as the only non-franchise, non-adapted title on the list.
Now in its third weekend, Warner Bros. and New Line's Final Destination: Bloodlines claimed fourth place at the domestic box office with $10.8 million, pushing its North American haul to $111.7 million and $229.3 million globally.
Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme pulled in an additional $4.1 million across 41 international markets this weekend, lifting its overseas total to $6.2 million.
The thriller opened in the U.S. with $570,000 from just six screens, averaging $95,000 per location, and has earned $6.7 million so far.
It stars familiar faces like Benicio del Toro, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, and Benedict Cumberbatch, along with newcomer Mia Threapleton, in a story about wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda, whose decision to name his nun daughter sole heir draws him into a web of tycoons and assassins.
Of the new titles hitting theaters, A24's horror Bring Her Back crept into eight international markets but scraped together just $1 million.
It had a firmer pulse in the U.S., opening to $7 million — a solid start, but still trailing behind the $10.4 million debut of directors Danny and Michael Philippou's breakout Talk to Me.
There's already chatter that A24 is eyeing an awards push for Sally Hawkins, mirroring the studio's past efforts to land Toni Collette recognition for Hereditary.
As for the disappointing performance of Karate Kid: Legends, its timing may have worked against it.
Originally scheduled for a June 7, 2024 release, the film was pushed to December 13 due to the Hollywood strikes — placing it in a much more crowded holiday window. It was later shifted again, this time to a post–Memorial Day weekend slot.
While critics were lukewarm — the film holds a 57% score on Rotten Tomatoes — audiences are far more enthusiastic.
With over 500 verified ratings, it's earned an 88% Popcorn Score, the highest of any installment in the Karate Kid franchise.
Still, not everyone is convinced, with The New York Times calling Karate Kid: Legends 'a messy entry that tries to throw too many legacies into a blender.'