It was clear that Disney had a hit on their hands back at CinemaCon, when a sizzle reel showed with Stitch popping up in several Mouse House movies. That was further accentuated by named Global Distribution Boss Andrew Cripps taking the stage at Caesar’s Las Vegas Colosseum in a Stitch jacket alongside IP mastermind,

The two films fueled the biggest Memorial Day weekend in history, while 'Lilo' supplanted Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' as the holiday's top opener of all time (he's also the mainstay star of the 'M:I' series).

Americans are spending their Memorial Day weekends at the movies, as box office data suggests this weekend is on track to be the highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend ever at the box office, with Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake taking in $183 million and beating out “Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning.