HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON reigns a second consecutive week at the Box Office, taking $35 million from 4,373 theatres for Universal Pictures, a two week tally of $158.6 million.
It’s $28 million for 28 YEARS LATER, the latest in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland‘s popular franchise, opening in 3,444 theatres for Sony Pictures. This installment gets a stunning 90% on the Tomatometer.
Disney and Pixar’s ELIO debuts in third with $22 million from 3,750 theatres. This gets 85% on the Tomatometer.
In fourth is Disney‘s LILO & STITCH with $10 million, a domestic total of $387 million.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING rounds out the Top Five with $6 million, a total $178 million for Paramount Pictures.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON breathes fire into the Box Office this weekend debuting with a hefty $82 million from 4,356 theatres for Universal Pictures, making it a Franchise best for this live action remake. Previous best was 2019’s THE HIDDEN WORLD with a $55 million opening. Canadian Director Dean DeBlois’ adaptation gets 77% on the Tomatometer.
LILO & STITCH takes $16 million in its fourth weekend for Disney, taking it to $367 million domestically.
MATERIALISTS opens with $12 million from 2,844 theatres for A24/VVS Films, nabbing a stellar 87% on the Tomatometer for this latest effort from Celine Song.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING comes in fourth with $9 million, bringing it to $165.2 million domestically for Paramount Pictures.
BALLERINA rounds things out with $8 million from 3,409 theatres, bringing its two week total to $41.4 million for Cineplex Pictures/Lionsgate.
LILO & STITCH makes it a three-peat, taking top spot once again at the Box Office with $34 million from 4,185 theatres, taking it to $337 million domestically over three weekends for Disney.
Second is a debuting BALLERINA with $30 million from 3,409 theatres for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures. Set in the world of John Wick, this spinoff starring Ana de Armas, gets 75% on the Tomatometer.
Third up is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING with $14 million, a tally of $141 million domestically for Paramount Pictures.
In fourth is KARATE KID: LEGENDS with $9 million, a run of $35.7 million over two weekends for Sony Pictures.
Rounding things off is Wes Anderson‘s THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME with $5.7 million from 1,678 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures, getting a 79% on the Tomatometer.
TOM CRUISE IS AWARDED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ™ TITLE FOR MOST BURNING PARACHUTE JUMPS BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH 16 JUMPS FOR MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING STUNT!
Learn more about this record feat in this brand-new Featurette:
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING IS ONLY IN THEATRES, 4DX, SCREENX, PREMIUM LARGE FORMATS, AND IMAX NOW!
(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)
It’s an incredible second week for LILO & STITCH, garnering $60 million from 4,410 theatres, bringing its run in North America already to $277 million for Disney.
Second up again is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING with $27 million from 3,861 theatres for Paramount Pictures, taking it to $122 million.
KARATE KID: LEGENDS debuts in third with $20 million from 3,809 theatres for Sony Pictures, getting 57% on the Tomatometer. The 2010 installment of the Franchise opened with $55 million, still a best for the series.
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES gets $10 million, landing it in fourth for Warner Bros., a total $110.9 million.
BRING HER BACK debuts in fifth for A24/Elevation Pictures with $7 million from 2,409 theatres. The Horror gets 89% on the Tomatometer.
In case you haven’t seen it yet, a new clip has been released from MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING, the jawdropping submarine sequence!
SYNOPSIS
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chris Brock
PRODUCED BY
Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie
BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES CREATED BY
Bruce Geller
WRITTEN BY
Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen
DIRECTED BY
Christopher McQuarrie
STARRING
Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman and Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, with Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk
OFFICIAL RUNTIME
2 HR 49 MIN
It’s a huge weekend at the Box Office with a new record set for U.S. Memorial Day gross. We have two smashes debuting at once, with Disney’s LILO & STITCH taking $183 million from 4,410 theatres Friday through Monday. This live-action adaptation of the 2002 animated feature, gets 70% on the Tomatometer.
Second up is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING with $77 million from 3,857 theatres for Paramount Pictures. This is the eighth film in the Franchise and also is the highest-debuting entry. It gets 80% on the Tomatometer.
Last week’s champ FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES finds itself in third with $23 million from 3,523 theatres for Warner Bros. It just surpasses the $100 million-mark already in its second week.
Marvel‘s THUNDERBOLTS* gets fourth with $11.5 million in its fourth weekend out, a tally of $258 million domestically.
Rounding the Top Five is SINNERS with $11 million, a running total of $258 million for Warner Bros.
Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Edmonton a chance to see MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FINAL RECKONING!
TORONTO
Date: Tuesday, May 20th
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
VANCOUVER
Date: Wednesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
MONTREAL – ENG
Date: Wednesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Cineplex Cinemas Banque Scotia Montreal
MONTREAL – FRE
Date: Wednesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Cineplex Cinéma Quartier Latin
EDMONTON
Date: Wednesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
Synopsis:
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES CANADA RELEASE MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING IN THEATRES ON MAY 23, 2025.
(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING IS ONLY IN THEATRES, 4DX, SCREENX, PREMIUM LARGE FORMATS, AND IMAX ON MAY 23, 2025
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Present
A Tom Cruise Production
Tom Cruise
“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING”
SYNOPSIS
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chris Brock
PRODUCED BY
Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie
BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES CREATED BY
Bruce Geller
WRITTEN BY
Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen
DIRECTED BY
Christopher McQuarrie
STARRING
Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman and Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, with Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk
CREDITS ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
OFFICIAL RUNTIME
2 HR 49 MIN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING IS ONLY IN THEATRES, 4DX, SCREENX, PREMIUM LARGE FORMATS, AND IMAX ON MAY 23, 2025. Today we get a new Featurette all about filming in IMAX!
SYNOPSIS
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chris Brock
PRODUCED BY
Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie
BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES CREATED BY
Bruce Geller
WRITTEN BY
Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen
DIRECTED BY
Christopher McQuarrie
STARRING
Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman and Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, with Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk
CREDITS ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
OFFICIAL RUNTIME
2 HR 49 MIN
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