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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Is Already the Third-Highest-Grossing Movie of the Year So Far

The Disney live-action flick is trailing just behind “A Minecraft Movie” and “Ne Zha 2″ at the worldwide box office.

Lilo & Stitch continued to tower over the box office this weekend, collecting an additional $63 million in domestic ticket sales and bringing its global running total to a whopping $610.8 million in only its second-week of release. The Disney live-action flick, which has received generally favorable reviews from critics, scored an additional $113.1 million internationally and is already the third-highest-grossing movie of the year so far–standing just behind A Minecraft Movie and Ne Zha 2 at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo. Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning was runner-up again this weekend, adding $27.3 million domestically and $76.1 million internationally to bring it up to a cumulative worldwide total of $353.8 million in its second-week of release. In third place is a new Karate Kid flick from Sony starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang titled Karate Kid: Legends. The film has already collected $26 million globally after beginning its international rollout in May, and added an additional $21 million in domestic ticket sales this weekend. Its worldwide total currently stands at a decent $47 million. Rounding out the top five are Final Destination: Bloodlines and Bring Her Back which added $10.8 million and $7.1 million respectively to their domestic total.