While the mashup isn’t quite the same cultural phenomenon that Barbenheimer was in July 2023, the potent combo of the two movies can’t be ignored in terms of conquering and dividing.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the franchise, also proved a hit with $190m (£140m) in ticket sales.

“This overperformed by a huge margin,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. “Lilo & Stich” surpassed Cruise’s 2022 “Top Gun: Maverick” as the biggest domestic Memorial Day week...