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“Lilo & Stitch” Live-Action Film Becomes 2025’s Highest-Grossing Movie
The live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” is continuing its impressive run at the box office, having just surpassed “A Minecraft Movie” to claim the title of the highest-grossing film of 2025 worldwide.
Related – Live-Action Lilo & Stitch 2 Movie Now in Development
According to new figures from Deadline, the live-action “Lilo & Stitch” has just soared past $957.6 million worldwide, with an impressive $553.9 million from international markets. These numbers put it ahead of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie,” which previously held the top spot with $954.9 million worldwide and $530.9 million internationally. However, “A Minecraft Movie” still leads the 2025 domestic box office, having grossed $423.9 million in the U.S.
“Lilo & Stitch” and “A Minecraft Movie” are currently the only two films in 2025 to have surpassed the $900 million mark globally. With its current momentum, “Lilo & Stitch” is still projected to be the first movie of 2025 to reach $1 billion worldwide.
“Lilo & Stitch” is still early in its theatrical run, having premiered on May 23rd and now in its sixth week at the box office. The film’s immense popularity fueled 2025’s biggest Memorial Day weekend in history for movie theaters. It also secured the second-largest opening for any four-day holiday weekend, trailing only “Black Panther’s” Presidents’ Day weekend debut in 2018. Internationally, “Lilo & Stitch” is performing exceptionally well, ranking high on all-time industry lists in markets like Brazil, Mexico, and across the entire Latin America region.
Thanks in large part to the movie’s success, Disney currently leads the domestic box office with a total of $1.1 billion in 2025. The continuous record-breaking performance of “Lilo & Stitch” is particularly notable given the controversies surrounding its changes from the original animated story. The remake notably removed Captain Gantu, had Pleakley no longer dress in drag, and featured a surprising ending where Nani gives up custody of Lilo to David and Tūtū so she can pursue marine biology studies at the University of California.
Dean Fleischer Camp, the director, has addressed these changes, stating that Captain Gantu “just didn’t work so well in live action” and explaining the ending by saying, “People do get left behind.” Unsurprisingly, given the film’s financial triumph, Disney has already announced that a live-action sequel, “Lilo & Stitch 2,” is in development.
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