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Without much competition this weekend, Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning kept the top two spots, even though both had rough drops. Karate Kid: Legends had an okay debut, even if it was less than half of the 2010 film. Bring Her Back was also off to a solid start. The weekend's story, however, was Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme, which earned the year's best per-theater average in 6 theaters.

The Top 10 earned a combined $144.8 million this weekend. That's up a massive 140% from last year, when The Garfield Movie topped the box office.

Disney's Lilo & Stitch stayed on top this weekend, adding $61.8 million this weekend. That's a rough 58% drop, which is a little worse than The Little Mermaid (56.7%). But that film had a megahit, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, opening on its second weekend. Which makes Lilo & Stitch's drop look worse.

Through 10 days, the film has made $278.9 million domestically. It already passed the original's lifetime ($145 million) last week, and it will eclipse its adjusted total ($283.7 million) today. Last week, I said that the film should easily gross past $500 million domestically. But based on this drop and family competition like How to Train Your Dragon coming up, there's a possibility that it misses that milestone. It will all depend on the next few weeks.

Staying in second place, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning added $27.1 million this weekend. That's a rough 57% drop. That's better than Dead Reckoning (64.6%), but it's still the second worst drop in the franchise. And that's despite the film keeping IMAX formats this weekend.

Through 10 days, the film has amassed $122.5 million. On Friday, it became Cruise's 21st film as leading star to hit $100 million milestone. The film is currently running ahead of Dead Reckoning, but it's gonna have some tough competition coming up. Right now, it's very likely that The Final Reckoning misses $200 million domestically.

In third place, Karate Kid: Legends debuted with $20.3 million in 3,809 theaters. For reference, the 2010 version debuted with $55.6 million. Adjusted for inflation, this debut is barely ahead of the first film ($15.5 million), but lower than the second ($37 million) and third ($26.8 million).

The film cost just $45 million, so it's not really a failure. But it still feels like the film could've opened far higher than this. After all, the 2010 film was a huge hit and the franchise has stayed relevant with newer generations thanks to the series Cobra Kai. So how did it open with barely $20 million? Well, competition with Lilo & Stitch didn't help, as families are prioritizing that film over Legends.

Perhaps Cobra Kai was both its biggest strength and disadvantage. It kept audiences glued to the franchise, but in the process, it also made them picky over whether to pay a ticket price to watch this film in theaters. Maybe the Karate Kid franchise is now relegated to streaming? Cause even if getting Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio back didn't propel much interest for this, then who knows what will.

According to Sony, 59% of the audience was male, and 67% of the audience was 25 and over. While critics were mixed, the audience was a little more forgiving: they gave it a fine "A–" on CinemaScore. Regardless, there's tough family competition on its way with How to Train Your Dragon and Elio. For now, it's very likely Karate Kid: Legends finishes with less than $60 million domestically. Whatever Sony has planned for the future of the franchise, that's up to anyone's guess.

In fourth place, Final Destination: Bloodlines dropped 44%, earning $10.9 million this weekend. The film has earned $111.8 million so far, and it looks like it will finish with around $140 million domestically.

In fifth place, A24's Bring Her Back debuted with $7 million in 2,449 theaters. That's not far off from Talk to Me ($10.4 million), and it was in the top 10 biggest debuts for the studio.

A24 banked on the film solely on its directors, Danny and Michael Philippou, after seeing how big Talk to Me was back in 2023. All in all, this is a solid start. A24 financed the film for around $20 million, with foreign rights sold going to Sony for around $13 million. As for why the film debuted much lower than Talk to Me? Simply put, there's some competition for horror right now. Final Destination: Bloodlines over-performed projections, Sinners is still going strong, and 28 Years Later is coming up in a few weeks. Basically, it's tough to ask for much better numbers. Especially considering how the film is incredibly bleak.

According to A24, 57% of the audience was male, and 70% were 25 and over. They gave it a solid "B+" on CinemaScore, which is the same grade as Talk to Me. That's impressive, considering how bleak this film was. There's some competition coming up, but Bring Her Back should still get to over $20 million by the end of its run.

In sixth place, Sinners has yet to post a single bad drop. And this weekend won't be the first bad drop. It eased just 39%, adding $5.2 million this weekend. The film has earned $267.1 million so far, and it should get close to $290 million domestically. Incredible. Simply incredible.

Well, it happened, pals. Thunderbolts is now losing to Sinners on weekends, and it's unlikely it will take the lead ever again. The film dropped a rough 51%, earning $4.7 million this weekend. The film's domestic total stands at $181.8 million, which is $4 million behind Captain America: Brave New World through the same point. Right now, it looks like the film will finish with around $195 million. Ouch.

A24's Friendship added 238 theaters this weekend, although the film fell 51%, earning $2.5 million this weekend. The film has now earned $12.3 million so far. The film has performed very well so far, but it's clear there's a ceiling to its box office prospects.

In ninth place, Angel Studios' The Last Rodeo collapsed 60%, earning $2.1 million this weekend. The film has earned $10.7 million on its first 10 days, and it looks like it won't earn much higher than $15 million.

Rounding up the Top 10 was J-Hope Tour: Hope on Stage, which earned $939,173 in 631 theaters. Not bad, considering this was a live concert.

Focus Features released Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme in 6 theaters, where it earned $560,499 this weekend. That's an incredible $93,417 per-theater average, which is the best of the year so far. Focus went all out on the limited rollout; the film played on all six screens at the Angelika Film Center in New York. It included a jazz band and film-themed merchandise and activations in the lobby and concessions, with higher ticket prices ($30 for standard and $60 for premium). The film will expand into 1,500 theaters this weekend.

OVERSEAS

Lilo & Stitch was still #1 in the rest of the world. It added $113.1 million overseas, taking its worldwide numbers to $609.6 million. Its best markets are Mexico ($45.9M), UK ($34.5M), France ($23.1M), Brazil ($21.6M) and Germany ($18.1M). It's still set to finish with over $1 billion worldwide.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning added $76.1 million overseas, for a $353.7 million worldwide total. It opened in China this weekend, earning $25.2 million this weekend. Its best markets are China ($25.2M), the UK ($22.3M), Japan ($18.5M), Korea ($17M) and France ($14.2M). The film is definitely hitting $550 million worldwide, and it could get close to $600 million depending on its drops.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is still going strong, adding $14.4 million overseas, for a $230 million worldwide total. The best markets are the UK ($12.5M), Mexico ($11.2M), India ($7.6M), Philippines ($6.9M) and France ($6.7M). The film is gonna finish with close to $300 million worldwide.

Karate Kid: Legends made its debut in more markets, after starting playing in Latin America a few weeks ago. It earned $12 million overseas, taking its worldwide total to $46.3 million. It had fine debuts in the UK ($3.4M) and Germany ($2.2M). There are still some more markets left, so we'll keep an eye on this one.

FILMS THAT ENDED THEIR RUN THIS WEEK

• Sony's Until Dawn has closed with $51 million worldwide. Pretty solid against its small $51 million, and despite mixed reviews. Not to mention the poor comparisons to the game, given that the film was considered an underwhelming adaptation of the game (director David F. Sandberg said it was more of a new installment rather than a full remake). But hey, it worked, I guess.

THIS WEEKEND

We've got a new wide release this weekend, though it remains a question mark if it will be strong enough to dethrone Stitch.

That's Lionsgate's Ballerina (no, we ain't including that long ass title), a John Wick spin-off set between the events of the third and fourth films. It stars Ana de Armas as a ballerina-assassin who begins to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma and sets out to exact revenge for her father's death. Lionsgate has emphasized that Keanu Reeves is part of the film, putting him in all trailers and posters (even if his role is far smaller). The film underwent a very troubling production; it had 2-3 months of reshoots, refilming the majority of the film. The film is directed by Len Wiseman, but the reshoots were helmed by Chad Stahelski, with Wiseman not present on set. Will this save the film?

And as previously mentioned, The Phoenician Scheme is hitting wide release this weekend. It's set for around 1,500 theaters, how close will it get to Asteroid City's wide debut ($9M)?

In limited release, Neon is releasing Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck. Based on the 2020 novella by Stephen King, it stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill. It surprised many when it won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, as every winner since 2012 has always been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Will it surprise?

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