There’s a certain blue alien who stands atop the box office podium. He’s been there for weeks now, and he’s looking down at the other films. And for all the destruction he’s known to cause, he hasn’t managed to topple his tower of money quite yet.
Yes, Lilo & Stitch remains at the top of the box office for the third weekend in a row. This weekend, it’s earned another $32.5 million domestically. In total, that brings its world-dominating empire to $772.6 million. As it stands, we estimate that it’ll end up as Disney’s third-best performing live-action remake, just behind The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.
From there, however, we enter into a list of franchise films that, as of yet, have struggled to find success when compared to their previous movies.
We’ll start with From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, whichblasted its way to a second-place opening at $25 million. While that number might be a nice paycheck for you, me or any assassin, it’s the second-lowest opening for any John Wick film, only beating out the franchise’s first movie.
While the agent couldn’t quite catch Stitch, the movie did take down Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, knocking the action flick from second to third. Still, that movie took in another $15 million, bringing its worldwide cume to $450.4 million. But while this entry opened with the highest gains of any in the Mission: Impossible franchise, it currently struggles as the franchise’s seventh-highest grossing film (out of 8).
Next on our list of underwhelming franchise films, kung fu/boxing/karate-merging film Karate Kid: Legends likewise flopped in the box-office tournament. It earned $8.7 million, taking fourth place. Domestically, it’s brought in a mere $35.4 million in total. If its earnings continue to fade, it’ll narrowly edge out The Karate Kid Part III, ranking it fourth out of six in the Karate Kid franchise.
Final Destination Bloodlines rounded out the top five by taking home $6.5 million. That brings the blood-drenched thriller to $123.6 million domestically and $257.2 million worldwide. Contrasting our previous franchises, that makes the movie Final Destination’s highest grossing.
Looking down the list, Wes Anderson film The Phoenician Scheme brought in $6.25 million this week. That earns it sixth place. Horror-comedy anime Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye haunted the eighth-place spot in its opening week. It took $3.1 million. And Dangerous Animals, focusing on a shark-enthused serial killer, chomped out a spot in 11th by snatching $1.5 million.
