Lilo & Stitch: Fandango’s best ticket pre-seller of the year? Oh yes
Who says the live movie franchise isn’t rocking? Turns out the iconic Lilo & Stitch brand is going stronger than ever and proving it with a massive Fandango best ticket pre-seller achievement of 2025 with the live action flick hitting theaters nationwide tomorrow.
Whether you’re going with younger siblings or want to level up those parenting goals - maybe even just have a fun outing with bae - it’s clear Lilo & Stitch has you secured for a wild outing with loads of crowds in attendance.
Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, announced today that Disney’s upcoming live-action film, Lilo & Stitch, is Fandango’s best ticket pre-seller of 2025. The film has surpassed all 2025 titles in advance ticket sales at the same point in the sales cycle.
Lilo & Stitch is performing well among audiences 34 and younger on Fandango, currently accounting for 39% of all ticket sales for the title.
“Lilo and Stitch is gearing up for a monumental weekend at the box office with the return of Stitch and all his fun adventures with Lilo and the gang,” said Jerramy Hainline, EVP of Fandango. “It’s so exciting to see the film’s nostalgia striking a chord with younger audiences who can’t wait to see this beloved story come to life on the big screen.”
Lilo & Stitch was named one of the top 10 most anticipated summer movies in Fandango’s 2025 Moviegoing Trends and Insights Study, which surveyed more than 5,000 ticket buyers. Lilo & Stitch also smashed records on Fandango in its first day of ticket sales, being the platform’s best first-day PG-rated ticket pre-seller of 2025 and claiming the #2 spot as the best first-day ticket pre-seller for a Disney live-action movie of all time on Fandango at the same point in the sales cycle, only behind the blockbuster hit, The Lion King (2019).
Tickets for Lilo & Stitch are on sale now on Fandango, arriving in theaters Friday, May 23rd.
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