Legends” kicked off with $7.5 million from 3,809 theaters across Friday and preview screenings - but it won’t be enough to wax off “Lilo & Stitch” or “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” from the top of the box office.

As expected, Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" will easily hold on to No. 1 to close out May at the box office, earning an industry estimated $61.5 million in its second weekend. Such a result would put the latest Disney remake at a two-weekend domestic total of $278 million,

The latest sequel refreshes a franchise with hybrid action that splices together pleasures from the 1984 original and its 2010 remake.