Those teams were popular with audiences. But not as popular as Elvis & Lilo & Stitch. Released in 2002, Disney's animated feature film "Lilo & Stitch" introduced audiences to a lonely young Hawaiian girl and Elvis fan named Lilo,

While the film officially released on Friday "Lilo & Stitch" made $14 million in previews on Thursday, which could be a Disney record.

When co-writers/directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders first brought Stitch into this world, it was an especially experimental time for the company following the much beloved Disney Renaissance. Movies like The Emperor’s New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet also came out during this more eccentric and adventure-filled era.

So it’s a little head-scratching why there’s not more of the big-eared alien weirdo in the new live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch” (★★½ out of four; rated PG; in theaters May 23). Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s family adventure feels like an ...