After changing into a sensation on Disney+ with its unique 2002 film and spinoff sequence, Lilo & Sew will invade the Mouse Home’s OTT service once more with a premiere date of Wednesday, Sept. 3.
That displays a large 124-day theatrical window because the pic opened in cinemas on Might 23.
The live-action take of the animated basic is the best grossing MPA title of the yr at the moment with $1.025 billion, and it’s the second highest grossing stateside with $421.2M.
Quickly after the film fired up this summer season with a report Memorial Day weekend begin of $182.6M on the home B.O., $341M international, Disney introduced a sequel that’s at the moment in growth.
As Deadline reported, Chris Sanders, who wrote and co-helmed the unique 2002 animated film, is returning to pen the live-action sequel. Sanders additionally performs the voice of Sew in each the 2002 and 2025 replace. No different casting bulletins have been made but.
The pic is directed by Oscar-nominated Dean Fleischer Camp and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, whereas introducing Maia Kealoha.
Lilo & Sew shopper merchandise made an estimated $2.5 billion-plus, in line with sources, and was certainly one of 11 evergreen Disney franchises that surpassed $1 billion-plus in retail gross sales in 2024.
The complete Lilo & Sew catalog on Disney+ has boomed considerably yearly on the OTT service primarily based on hours streamed. The franchise has pushed 640 million hours on Disney+ across the globe, with the unique film clocking north of 280M hours seen.
