S ometimes you hear the hyperbole from box office pundits that this is the biggest weekend in seemingly ever, and the numbers don't necessarily mean much. Factor in inflation and

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning posted a franchise best opening weekend, but it also marked the first time the series missed this record.

The two films delivered the biggest Memorial Day picnic in history at the box office, while 'Lilo' supplanted Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' as the holiday's top opener of all time, among numerous other feats.