Tom Cruise comments on the record-breaking box office weekend aided by Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. In this year's equivalent of the Barbenheimer battle of 2023, the two movies duked it out this weekend when they both released on May 23. Not only were they released on the same day, but the films were both coming out over Memorial Day weekend, an extended holiday weekend that can often lead to big box office gains. So far, both the family movie and the action franchise film have had huge success.

Now, Cruise has commented on the great Stitchpossible phenomenon. Check out his post below:

The actor opened his statement by saying "this weekend was one for the history books!" He sent his biggest congratulations to the filmmakers, cast, and crew who worked on both films. He went on to thank "audiences everywhere" for making this possible, as well as his team at Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

What This Means For Stitchpossible

Records Were Broken This Weekend

Cruise is accurate when he says that this was "one for the history books." Between the two movies, several box office records were broken. Lilo & Stitch set the record for having the best domestic opening box office over Memorial Day weekend of all time. It grossed $183 million over the four days to do so, beating out the record set by another Cruise movie, Top Gun: Maverick. This total ranked above even generous predictions for the film, which guessed it might pull $120 million over its opening. It also beat out the entire gross of the animated original, which made $273 million.

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt holding up a key in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
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Though it was annihilated by Lilo & Stitch in the box office battle, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning also did well at the box office during its opening weekend. The movie opened to $204 million worldwide, marking one of the better openings for the Mission: Impossible franchise. It's now on a good track to outpace its predecessor, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. As such, it is fair to say that this past weekend at the box office was incredibly impressive, justifying Cruise's excitement.

Our Take On The Mission: Impossible And Lilo & Stitch Weekend

This Continues The May Momentum

Lilo is laughing while Stitch grabs the wheels in Lilo & Stitch

The record-breaking Stitchpossible weekend continues the momentum of this spring at the box office. While there were some box office underperformers earlier this year, spring has been littered with pleasant surprises, including the nearly $1 billion run for A Minecraft Movie and the impressive $338 million (and growing) run for Sinners. Final Destination Bloodlines also had a successful release this month, making for a particularly strong May. Mission: Impossible 8 and Lilo & Stitch only continue this pattern, helping 2025 become a strong box office year.

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