Another big winner this weekend is Hannah Waddingham, who stars in both the live-action Disney remake and Tom Cruise's last outing as Ethan Hunt.

Disney's live-action Lilo and Stitch remake and Tom Cruise's supposedly final Mission: Impossible outing have opened as two of the biggest films of the year in a record-breaking weekend at the box office. Lilo and Stitch, which revisits the 2002 animated family favourite, exceeded expectations with takings of $341m (£252m) around the world.

That’s no different when it comes to the new Lilo & Stitch movie. When CinemaBlend spoke to the filmmakers, not only did they discuss the major character that was taken out, they also shed light on a new face that I absolutely love.

Disney's 'Lilo and Stitch' brings the animated characters to live-action. Meet the full cast of Lilo, Nani, David and more.

Theaters across North America are enjoying an exceptional Memorial Day holiday weekend, with two new much-anticipated blockbusters bringing in an estimated box office totaling well over $250 million,

“Lilo & Stitch” is projected to win the weekend box office with an estimated $183 million through Monday, which would mark the highest Memorial Day weekend opening of all time, overtaking “Top Gun: Maverick” and its $126 million opening in 2022.

How Disney marketed 'Lilo & Stitch' and saw that it was worthy for a reboot, the movie making $180M-plus domestic at the Memorial Day box office.

There are no major 3D or 4DX patches of wonkiness, which ties together the theme of Disney wanting its new live-action remake to play as broadly as it can. While you should definitely check out the 4DX safety guidelines to make sure that younger audience members can partake, there isn’t anything specifically worrisome present.

After the live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch and Cruise's Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning debuted in movie theaters across North America on Friday, May 23, Lilo & Stitch took the domestic box office's top spot as it grossed $183 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Globally, it made $341.7 million.

When Stitch returns to theaters this weekend in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch, the little blue guy isn't just going to look like he did back in 2002. He's also going to sound the same too. That's because Disney and the filmmakers behind the live-action redo recruited one of the original's writers and