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'Lilo & Stitch' Reaches Major Milestone with $1 Billion at the Global Box Office

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – The film earned $1.001 billion worldwide led by a record $183 million Memorial Day opening and strong support from families and Gen Z, Disney said.

  • In theaters worldwide, Lilo & Stitch became the first movie of 2025 to cross a $1.001 billion global gross, marking it as the year's top-grossing Western film.
  • On May 23, the film opened to a record $183 million holiday haul, tapping into nostalgia among families and Gen Z viewers.
  • Walt Disney Studios notched its fourth billion-dollar film in just over a year while the movie led 2025 box office in France, Italy, Spain and Brazil.
  • Bob Iger posted on Instagram, `Thank you movie goers from around the world!`, and a live-action sequel is already in development.
  • Global engagement continues with both box office dominance and record streaming on Disney+ as 'Lilo & Stitch' leads international markets and exceeds 640 million streaming hours.
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As a “curita” to the heart and homage to the animations that led Disney to success, the film live action of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ was described, and that could have been what motivated the audience to go to the cinema to watch the film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.The new version of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ broke a brand that Disney had not reached since before the pandemic.Since its release on May 23, it accumulated $416.2 million in eight weeks in the Uni…

Walt Disney announced that its recent film success, ‘Lilo and Stitch’, has surpassed the impressive $1 billion figure at the world box office, consolidating itself as one of the 58 films in history that have achieved this outstanding milestone, according to Box Office Mojo. Since its release in May 2025, ‘Lilo Stitch’ has raised a total of $1.001 million, positioning it as the second biggest film of the year, just behind the Chinese animation ‘N…

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