Ana de Armas in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.”
Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves’ From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is falling short in its quest to take the No. 1 spot from Lilo & Stitch at the weekend box office.
Lilo & Stitch, of course, had a blockbuster opening over the four-day Memorial Day weekend box office from May 23-26 and fended off Karate Kid: Legends to hold on to its box office crown in its second-weekend frame from May 30-June 1.
This weekend, Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 2002 animated classic is continuing its domestic box office dominance against Ballerina, which is a prequel movie set during the events of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Deadline is projecting that Lilo & Stitch is on track to earn $32 million to $34 million from 4,185 theaters through Sunday, while forecasting a $26 million to $30 million No. 2 debut for Ballerina, which is opening in 3,409 venues.
Deadline’s estimate for Ballerina falls within the range of a mid-week projection by Variety, which pegged a $28 million to $30 million opening frame, but comes up short of Box Office Pro’s opening weekend forecast of $32 million to $40 million.
Ballerina had a $90 million production budget with a prints and advertising budget of $45 million, Deadline reported.
Although the character of John Wick is part of the film’s formal title, Keanu Reeves plays a supporting role in Ballerina, in which Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston and the late Lance Reddick all reprise their roles from the John Wick franchise. Rated R, Ballerina also stars Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Norman Reedus.
Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.”
‘Ballerina’ Bumps ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Down A Notch
While Ballerina is falling short of pre-release forecasts, its projected take of $26 million to $30 million is enough to create a healthy separation from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
Tom Cruise’s latest— and potentially last — mission as Ethan Hunt is projected by Deadline to earn $14 million from 3,496 North American theaters through Sunday for a No. 3 finish this weekend after spending two weekends at No. 2.
The Hollywood trade publication also projects a $9 million take for Karate Kid: Legends from 3,859 theaters domestically for the No. 4 spot and a $5.7 million take for The Phoenician Scheme from 1,678 venues for a fifth place finish.
The latest comedy from director Wes Anderson, The Phoenician Scheme staged its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the South of France in May and opened in limited release in six theaters on May 30.
Note: This box office report will be updated throughout the weekend as new domestic and international numbers become available. The final numbers for this weekend’s box office will come out on Monday.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/06/06/box-office-ballerina-losing-opening-weekend-match-to-lilo–stitch/