Meanwhile, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is hoping to establish a new opening weekend record for the 29-year-old franchise — a distinction that belongs to 2018’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” with $61 million. Overseas, “The Final Reckoning” should bring in $125 million to $130 million for a worldwide start above $200 million.

Despite Lilo & Stitch succeeding where other Disney live-action remakes have failed, the plot is weighed down by real-world implications.

The live-action remake, featuring a mayhem-causing alien, is a merchandising powerhouse.

It has been 23 years since "Lilo & Stitch" became an instant, animated Disney classic. And now, the heartwarming story about a lonely Hawaiian girl and a crazy blue alien has been reimagined as a live action film.

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.