In the box office showdown between a deadly assassin and a chaotic CG alien, “Lilo & Stitch” still had the edge. The Disney juggernaut celebrated a third weekend at the top of the charts, while the John Wick spinoff “Ballerina” did not jeté as high as expected.

Ballerina” couldn’t twirl its way to the top of box office charts. The “John Wick” spinoff, starring Ana de Armas as a dancer-turned-assassin, launched slightly behind expectations with $25 million from 3,

Data gatherer Artisan Gateway reports Ballerina ’s China box office at $2.9m – opening in third place behind holdover titles Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (topping the China chart in its third week with $10.4m) and Chinese romantic fantasy animation Endless Journey Of Love ($4.2m).