Their live action take of 2002 toon classic Lilo & Stitch is grabbing around $14M in previews that started at 2PM, which is possibly a Disney record as far as previews go over Memorial Day weekend. Lilo & Stitch would need to unseat 2018’s Solo: A Star

The live-action adaptation of Lilo and Stitch, featuring Maia Kealoha and Chris Sanders, debuted on May 23, 2025. Audience reactions are polarized, and while some are praising the visuals, others are criticising significant plot changes that alter the original's heartfelt themes.

Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp has a story about his lead, child star Maia Kealoha, that he's been dying to share. "To me, it just really encapsulates what a great performer she is and how far she came learning her craft over the course of this," he tells Entertainment Weekly.

The live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' adaptation fundamentally misunderstands what made the chaotic blue alien appealing in the original.

A talented baker has won plaudits from Disney after she created a life-size cake of Stitch to celebrate the release of the latest film. Mum-of-two Lara Mason, 39, made the large 3ft ‘interactive’ cake after seeing the excitement around the Lilo & Stitch movie trailer.

The official Disney manga Stitch and the Samurai is available in a 564-page omnibus edition.

If it was up to me, I'd be taking my dog everywhere with me... but unfortunately, it's not up to me. I just know she'd love Target, and the movies would absolutely be her thing, with as deeply as she focuses on the screen anytime something is playing on TV at home.