Pakistan, May 24 -- Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' has earned $14.5 million in box office previews, the biggest of the year, while Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible 8' broke the franchise record.

The live-action redo's $14.5 million in previews is also a Memorial Day record for Disney as the film surpassed the studio's 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Aladdin.'

While industry analysts had forecasted 'Lilo & Stitch' to generate $120 million in its four-day opening, it has now gone up to a whopping $165 million, which would best Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick.'

The expected figure would make the Disney title the biggest Memorial Day opener of all time.

'Lilo & Stitch' reimagines the 2002 animated classic in a live-action format and hit theatres on ...