html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" Death still has friends at the theater. Final Destination Bloodlines, the franchise’s first entry since 2011, ruled the box office with a $51 million domestic opening. Thanks to good reviews and an impressive box office, expect more Final Destinations for years to come. This weekend, Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible — The Final ReckoningFAST services. One of our recommendations is Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol. Our other two picks involve basketball and college parties. Recommended Videos We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+. Hoosiers (1986) The NBA playoffs are in full swing. The unpredictability of the games means upsets are bound to happen. One of the greatest basketball upsets at the high school level is dramatized in Hoosiers. The late Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a college coach who flamed out and gets to coach basketball again at Hickory High School. The small Indiana town loves its basketball team but hates Coach Dale, who implements drastic disciplinarian measures in his coaching methods. However, Dale’s coaching and the return of star player Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis) allow Hickory to experience a magical run in the 1951 state tournament. Hoosiers is the perfect underdog story and expertly captures the essence of small-town sports. Stream Hoosiers on Prime Video. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011) After the so-so reception to Mission: Impossible 3, Tom Cruise and Ethan Hunt needed a reset. Cruise brought in animation veteran Brad Bird to direct the fourth entry, Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol. The gamble worked, as the movie reignited the Mission movies and set the blueprint for future movies. After being blamed for the Kremlin bombing, the IMF is disavowed, forcing Ethan (Cruise) to go on the run. To clear his name and restore the IMF, Ethan must team with other IMF fugitives to find those responsible for the bombing. Ghost Protocol leaned into set pieces and practical effects, highlighted by Cruise’s scaling of the Burj Khalifa, which might go down as his most memorable stunt. Stream Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol for free on Pluto TV. S#!%house (2020) Cooper Raiff understands young adults. Not since Richard Linklater has a new filmmaker captured the ethos of a coming-of-age film like Raiff did in S#!%house. (We’re going with the marketing title, but by all means, pronounce it with the swear words.) Homesick college freshman Alex (Raiff) struggles to adjust to his new life. One night, Alex attends a party at the “S#!%house” fraternity and meets Maggie (Dylan Gelula), his sophomore residential advisor. Alex and Maggie spend the rest of the night together walking and talking as they form a genuine bond. Alex wants more in this relationship, while Maggie looks for the exit ramp. Don’t let the vulgar title fool you. S#!%house is all heart and a fantastic directorial debut. Stream Escape Room for free on Tubi.

With the troublesome Snow White in Disney’s rearview mirror, the company is looking ahead to its next live-action adaptation… and beyond. Lilo & Stitch opens Friday and is tracking to be a big hit—and Disney, which was said to be re-thinking its remake strategy after Snow White, is already eagerly plotting a follow-up. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman said “It feels like it’s going to work very well, and it’s the kind of property that lends itself to more.” He also noted that the demand for Lilo & Stitch merch, which was already strong, has skyrocketed as the remake’s release date approaches—”We’ve seen the thing explode from a Disney+ and consumer-products perspective”—which is surely another compelling reason for the company to get a sequel going ASAP. Casual Disney fans who think the 2002 animated Lilo & Stitch is the only existing entry in the franchise might be surprised to know that the story—following a Hawaiian girl and her mischievous alien bestie—has enjoyed a robust life beyond the big screen. There are two direct-to-video sequels as well as a made-for-TV sequel, three animated series, two TV specials, and a handful of short films. There have also been several Lilo & Stitch video games and/or games featuring the characters, who’ve also enjoyed a prominent ongoing presence at Disney theme parks. And as previously mentioned, there’s a seemingly insatiable demand for Stitch-related merch. According to the WSJ, director Dean Fleischer Camp’s Friday release is likely to beat Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning at the Memorial Day weekend box office, and capture the number one spot worldwide too. And there’s already a foundation in place for live-action remake sequels, with 102 Dalmations (and spin-off Cruella), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Mufasa: The Lion King exploring the world beyond the films that preceded them. As for the nearer future, the live-action Moana is still on track to arrive in July 2026, itself riding the wave of the animated Moana 2‘s huge theatrical haul last year. More nebulous are the in-development projects adapting The Aristocats, Hercules, Bambi, Tangled, and others—but Lilo & Stitch‘s seemingly guaranteed success could provide them all a boost. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

If the upcoming Lilo & Stitch live-action remake has you wanting to revisit the series, but you've already seen the original animated movie and its TV series spinoffs enough times, you might want to check out the official Lilo & Stitch manga series where Stitch winds up in feudal Japan and befriends and brutal samurai warlord. Yes, it's a real thing, and you can grab the entire series with the Stitch and the Samurai: The Complete Collection, which is on sale for $20.45 (was $22) at Amazon. Stitch and the Samurai manga $20.45 (was $22) Stitch and the Samurai is an official manga series by Hiroto Wada set in an alternate plotline where Stitch crash-lands in Sengoku-era Japan instead of modern-day Hawaii. The warlord Lord Yamato discovers Stitch and believes him to be a "blue tanuki" he can deploy in battle--only for the cute alien to slowly soften the samurai's stoic disposition. The full series is now available in a single 564-page hardcover omnibus, Stitch and the Samurai: The Complete Collection, for $20.45 (was $22). The series was previously published in three separate volumes, which are also available. Buying the paperback volumes separately is more expensive than the omnibus version, but their smaller format makes them much easier on your hands. Stitch and the Samurai: The Complete Collection Stitch and the Samurai Volumes 1--3 Disney Manga featuring Stitch Surprisingly, Stitch and the Samurai isn't the only Lilo and Stitch manga. The Stitch manga, illustrated by Yumi Tsukurino, sees the adorable superweapon travel to a Japanese island near Okinawa, where he befriends a young girl named Yuna who excels at karate, and wacky hijinks ensue. You can pick up the full series in a 352-page omnibus collection for just $12 (was $15). The two original separate volumes are also available for purchase. The series was followed up by two sequels, Best Friends Forever and the upcoming Best Food Forever. There's also the Disney manga series Magical Dance, which features Stitch and a few other characters from the House of Mouse helping aspiring performer Rin to realize her dream of becoming a dancer.More Lilo & Stitch MangaStitch! The Manga Collection -- $12 ($15)Stitch! Volume 1 -- $9.68 ($11)Stitch! Volume 2 -- $11Stitch! Best Friends Forever -- $10.22 ($11)Stitch! Best Food Forever -- $13 | Releases October 21Disney Manga: Magical Dance Volume 1 -- $11 Disney Manga: Stitch! The Manga Collection See More Lilo and Stich Manga Lilo and Stitch graphic novels Over in the US, there have been quite a few Stitch graphic novels published as well. Last year saw the release of a new adventure set after the first film, written by one of the best talents to ever work on Marvel's Incredible Hulk, Greg Pak, and illustrated in vivid detail by Giulia Giacomino. This is a nice 104-page graphic novel for kids that you can pick up for $11.18 (was $13) and it follows Stitch as he takes on evil aliens and giant robots powered by his own DNA. The second volume is also out soon on July 8, and this storyline sees Lilo recruited by the Galactic Federation to be their go-to expert for animal control. Lilo and Stitch: O'Hana Volume 1 Lilo and Stitch: O'Hana Volume 2 Agent Stitch books On the prose side, there are also the kid-friendly books in the Agent Stitch book series. Written by Steve Behling and featuring illustrations by Arianna Rhea, these books revolve around Stitch investigating paranormal activities on Earth on behalf of the Galactic Federation. The first book sees Stitch travel to Paris to uncover the disappearance of one of the federation's best operatives, Cobra Bubbles, and rumors of snail-like aliens known as Snailiens, and the second book sees Stitch land in New York City to solve a missing persons case involving shape-shifting aliens. Book three shifts the action to Korea as Stitch teams up with K-Pop idols to aliens operating in the city of Seoul. Agent Stitch: A Study in Slime Agent Stitch: The Trouble with Toothoids Agent Stitch: The Menace at the Mall Lilo and Stitch (4K) $41 As much fun as Lilo and Stitch's expanded adventures are, nothing beats the animated source material. Over 20 years later, Lilo and Stitch still holds up as one of Disney's best traditionally animated films, and you can grab it on 4K Blu-ray for $41. This edition includes 4K, Blu-ray, and digital download versions of the movie, plus a bunch of bonus features like a lesson on how to do a Hula dance, music videos, audio commentary, featurettes, and the cheeky promotional materials where Stitch "invaded" other Disney movies. See at Amazon Nightmare Before Christmas mangaDisney also released manga based on its Nightmare Before Christmas film, so if you'd like a creepy tour of that movie in print format, you can pick this up right now. The 176-page full-color edition is available for $16 (was $20) through Amazon, and there's also the deluxe Collector's Edition that combines the entire Zero's Journey series into one full-color book. This one was originally priced at 450 when it was first released, but it's on sale for 50% off currently.The Nightmare Before Christmas MangaDisney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas -- $16 ($20)Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - Zero's Journey -- $25 ($50)

After 14 years, the Final Destination series returned to theaters with this weekend’s Bloodlines, and audiences flocked to see some young adults perish. Per Variety, the horror flick has earned $102 million worldwide, a new best for the series. That take is an even split (heh) of $51 million domestically and internationally. For reference, The Final Destination and Final Destination 5 opened to $28.3 and $18.4 million in their respective weekends without inflation. It’s good Bloodlines got a theatrrical release instead of opening on HBO Max, because its reception has been pretty high—critics were mixed or negative on earlier movies, but this one is the best-reviewed in the series. Audience reception has been just as strong, helped by some nostalgically terrifying marketing and the film offering a sendoff for series mainstay Tony Todd, who passed away in 2024. Final Destination Bloodlines isn’t Warner Bros.’ only horror hit. Sinners continues to make money. Domestically, it’s made another $15.4 million in its fifth weekend, bringing its total to $240.8 million and $316 million worldwide. Part of that can be attributed to its recent return to IMAX after it took time off to accomodate for Thunderbolts*’ and Bloodlines taking its theaters. It’s still playing in the format Wednesday, May 21, so go see it while you can. Speaking of Thunderbolts*, the Marvel team-up flick upped its take to $155.4 million domestic and $325 million global. Right now, it’s on the low end of Marvel’s Phase Five films, ahead of The Marvels ($206.1 million) and behind Captain America: Brave New World ($415.1 million) and Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania ($476.1 million). Next weekend has Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning and the Lilo & Stitch remake. There’s a lot of momentum behind both going into Memorial Day, so expect them to post big numbers. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

Snow White may have earned mixed reviews from viewers and wasn’t quite as successful at the box office as anticipated, but it still managed to become one of the year’s biggest films. The live-action adaptation of Disney’s iconic animated movie makes a few significant tweaks to the story, offering a unique retelling that’s not afraid to buck tradition. If you’re interested in adding the controversial film to your home theater, multiple Blu-ray versions are planned to launch on June 24, including a $45 Snow White 4K Steelbook Limited Edition that's available to preorder at Amazon and Walmart. Preorders are also available for the standard Blu-ray and DVD editions. Snow White Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) $45 | Releases June 24 Along with a 4K version of the film with support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, this version comes with a gorgeous steelbook. Depicting Snow White on one side and the seven dwarfs on the other, it should look great in most collections. You’ll also get a standard Blu-ray and digital copy of the movie. The steelbook is packed with bonus features, too, which we've listed below. Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart Snow White Blu-ray Edition $40 | Releases June 24 If you don't want the steelbook edition, standard Blu-ray and DVD editions of Snow White are also available to preorder. The Blu-ray version is listed for $40 while the DVD edition is $35. The special features for the Blu-ray version appear to be the same as those in the 4K Steelbook Edition. Preorder Blu-ray at Amazon Preorder DVD at Amazon Snow White 4K Steelbook EditionSnow White Blu-ray Bonus FeaturesThe Snow White Limited Edition Steelbook and Snow White (Blu-ray) are packed with bonus features. Disney notes that some of these features may vary between the two, but here’s a look at what you can expect to find on your Blu-ray:Fearless, Fair, Brave, and True: Making Snow White documentaryMerry Tunes: A look at the creation of the movie’s songsFairy Tale Fashion: An in-depth look at the fashion of Snow WhiteSing alongsDeleted scenesBloopersSnow White joins a growing list of Disney steelbook releases. This includes the Moana 2 Limited Edition Steelbook for $43 (was $66), the Mufasa: The Lion King Limited Edition Steelbook for $45, and the Lilo and Stitch Limited Edition Steelbook for $32 (was $41).Continue Reading at GameSpot