Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Disney’s family-friendly “Lilo & Stitch” kept up its dominance of the early summer North American box office, winning for a third week in a row with $32.5 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. The live-action remake of a 2002 animated film of the same name has so far raked in $335.8 million in the United States and Canada, and another $436 million abroad, 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.
Debuting in second place at $25 million was Lionsgate’s “Ballerina,” a “John Wick” spin-off starring Ana de Armas as a dancer turned contract killer, and co-starring Anjelica Huston. Keanu Reeves makes a brief appearance as the hitman Wick. “This is a weak opening for an action thriller spin-off,” said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
“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 third place with $15 million. The Paramount film has now grossed more than $449 million worldwide. In fourth 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 $8.7 million at the domestic box office in its second week in theaters.
And finishing up the top five was Warner Bros. and New Line’s horror film “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” at $6.5 million. It has grossed $123.6 million so far at the domestic box office. Rounding out the top 10 were: “The Phoenician Scheme” ($6.25 million), “Bring Her Back” ($3.5 million), “Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye” ($3.1 million), “Sinners” ($2.9 million), and “Thunderbolts” ($2.5 million).
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