It was safe to assume that the live-action Lilo & Stitch film would be a modest little earner in theaters, but now it has officially become a billion-dollar monster movie and the first in Hollywood to cross the monumental landmark this year.

Disney's live-action adaptation 'Lilo & Stitch' has become the first U.S. film of the year to gross $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue.

Despite all the complaints about Disney's live-action remakes, plenty of people showed up to watch "Lilo & Stitch" earlier this year. The live-action "Lilo & Stitch" remake was an immediate success at the box office,