Great news for people who love movie theaters and want them to stick around: cinemas across the country just logged the best Memorial Day weekend box office in history with a massive $322 million across all films,

“Lilo & Stitch” brought in an impressive $183 million at the box office this weekend, while the eighth “Mission: Impossible” film earned a franchise-best $77 million opening. Altogether, Memorial Day 2025’s 4-day total cracked $328 million at the movies.

The domestic box office tallied in an estimated $326 million in ticket sales over Memorial Day Weekend, the highest haul for the holiday period ever.

As the Trump administration moves to slash NPR’s federal funding, the network and three Colorado stations have fired back with a First Amendment lawsuit. Meanwhile, Hollywood’s theatrical business is booming.

A list of the highest-grossing Memorial Day box office openings of all time, including "Lilo & Stitch" and two "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.