Lilo & Stitchis an enormous hit for Disney, and the movie’s box office now looks set to overtake a major Tim Burton picture.Releasing in May of this year, the latestDisney live-action remakehas connected with audiences worldwide, allowing it to become one of the biggest remakes that the studio has yet produced.
This became more significant earlier this week, whenLilo & Stitchpassed the $1 billion milestone. The movie is the first Hollywood release to do so this year, afterA Minecraft Moviecame very close, with $955 million worldwide. With this sum,Lilo & Stitchhas joined a very exclusive club alongside other remakes,includingAladdinandThe Lion King.
Still,the box office run forLilo & Stitchis not over yet.Lilo & Stitchis not yet streaming, although the film will be released for purchase on digital HD later this week. Yet there is still room for it to reap further returns, and the remake is now closing in on a Burton film from 2010.
Alice in Wonderland
Lilo & Stitchis currently the fifth-highest-grossing live-action remake from Disney, butit is only $23 million from overtaking Tim Burton’sAlice in Wonderland.The2010Alice in Wonderlandremake remains Burton’s biggest hit, and it allowed the highly visual filmmaker to put a dark twist on the seminal Lewis Carroll novel that felt perfect for its time.
Alice in Wonderlandwas not universally beloved, but it made an incredible amount of money. The film, which came only a few months after the cultural event ofAvatar, used 3D as a selling point. Combine that with a classic story, given a twisted update with Johnny Depp at the top of his powers, and audiences came out in droves.
$1,662,020,819
Beauty and the Beast(2017)
$1,263,521,126
$1,050,693,953
$1,025,467,110
$1,001,916,676
$966,550,600
$759,853,685
$569,626,289
$542,358,331
Dumbo(2019)
$353,284,621
That being said,Lilo & Stitchnow has a chance of surpassingAlice in Wonderlandand becoming the fourth-highest-grossing Disney remake.The 2025 film has remained in the top 10 for months now, as audiences have continued to go and see it repeatedly on the big screen.
Still,Lilo & Stitchpulling in another $23 million is not assured, especially with its digital release this week. In the end,it will likely come close to overtakingAlice in Wonderland,but will not make quite enough to unseat it.The film’s status as Disney’s fifth-biggest remake, overtakingThe Jungle BookandMaleficent, is still significant.
Fortunately, the funds thatLilo & Stitchhave secured in this very different moviegoing climate have already made it an unmitigated success. Sequels are sure to follow and could find much greater returns thanAlice Through the Looking Glassdid.Hopefully, the creative team behindLilo & Stitchgets moving on a follow-up soon.
