People love Lilo and Stitch! The trailer for the live-action Lilo & Stitch film released earlier this week, set a record as the second most viewed Disney live-action trailer, with 158 million views in just 24 hours. The massive number trails only the teaser trailer for 2019’s live-action The Lion King, which garnered a whopping 224.6 million views worldwide within 24 hours. The Lilo & Stitch trailer actually surpassed the first day views of the full The Lion King trailer, which had 130 million views. Of course, live-action The Lion King went on to gross $1.65 billion worldwide.
In addition, within an hour of release, Lilo & Stitch reached the No. 1 spot for trending on Twitter and remained in the top 10 for several hours. The trailer also trended No. 1 on YouTube and even reached No. 1 on China’s Douyin platform. These are all massive viewing numbers, which reflect the audience’s excitement to see some of the most beloved Disney characters get the live-action treatment.
Check out the trailer again below, because who can resist watching it again?
Lilo & Stitch releases May 23, 2025.
About Lilo & Stitch:
“Lilo & Stitch” tells the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. “Lilo & Stitch” is directed by award-winning filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp, with a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, and introducing Maia Kealoha. “Lilo & Stitch” is produced by Jonathan Eirich, p.g.a. and Dan Lin, with Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost, Thomas Schumacher serving as executive producers.
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