LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Reuters) - Walt Disney's ( DIS )

live-action remake of the animated classic "Lilo & Stitch"

topped box office charts in the United States and Canada with

$183 million in ticket sales over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend,

according to estimates released on Monday.

"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," starring Tom

Cruise, was on pace to bring in $77.5 million from Friday

through Monday, distributor Paramount Global ( PARAA ) said.

Total sales for all films are expected to set a record for

the Memorial Day weekend, box office analysts said. The previous

record of $314.3 million was established in 2013, when the sixth

"Fast & Furious" movie debuted.

"Lilo & Stitch," the story of a mischievous blue alien taken

in by two sisters in Hawaii, added $158.7 million in

international markets for a global total of $314.7 million.

"Mission: Impossible," the eighth installment in Cruise's

action franchise, racked up $205.5 million around the world.