The film was originally aimed for Disney+. But it was rerouted to a theatrical release and is on a pace for at least $950 million in ticket sales.

However as the world has opened up in the years since, Disney has stopped doing simultaneous releases in cinema and at home. Lilo and Stitch (2025) will come to Disney Plus later in the year.

It’s strange to remember now, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were serious conversations in the movie business about whether youngsters and their parents would ever return to theaters in full force.