“Zootopia 2” filled the box office on Thanksgiving Day.
DisneyAn animated sequel to the buddy cop comedy about anthropomorphic animals. debuted with $156 million in North America. and $400 million overseas, for a staggering global figure of $556 million. The family film, which premiered on Wednesday, set several records, including fourth largest global debut in box office history (behind Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: No Way Home), and the largest global launch of an animated film of all time.
“The incredible response to Zootopia 2 reflects both its worldwide appeal and the remarkable work of our filmmakers and actors,” said Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman. “This is a proud moment for Disney Animation and all of us at Disney, not to mention a great way to kick off the holiday season.”
Zootopia 2 is dramatically increasing box office revenue, which has been struggling since the summer. It was the second weekend in a row that theaters were packed and busy after Wicked: For Good opened on the eve of Thanksgiving to $147 million at the box office. The initial turnout for “Zootopia 2” is also a needed win for Disney, which has had a number of theatrical misses, including Marvel's “Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Pixar's “Elio,” “Tron: Ares” and “Springsteen: Deliver Me Out of Nowhere.” After a difficult period, the studio will dominate the rest of the year with Zootopia 2 and December's Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, the PG-rated Zootopia 2 follows a bunny cop (Ginnifer Goodwin) and a rogue fox (Jason Bateman) as they reunite to pursue the city's mysterious new reptilian resident (Ke Hai Quan). The original Zootopia opened in March 2016 to $75 million in North America and became a huge hit with $341 million domestically and $1.02 billion worldwide. With stellar reviews and excellent word of mouth, Zootopia 2 is poised to deliver a similar result—and could easily become the second film of the year to cross the $1 billion mark, following Disney's Lilo & Stitch in May.
“Zootopia 2 has an ideal release date, brand recognition and PG rating,” says Comscore market trends director Paul Dergarabedian.
Here are all the entries from the first weekend:
Global
- Highest global animation opening of all time (at current prices)
- The fourth-biggest global opening of all time behind Avengers: Endgame ($1.2 billion), Avengers: Infinity War ($630 million) and Spider-Man: No Way Home ($587 million).
- Biggest global debut of 2025
- Highest global debut of an animated sequel ever
- Walt Disney Animation Studios' Biggest Global Opening
- Highest global debut for an animated film in Disney's 102-year history.
- Largest original-to-sequel opening weekend gain of any animated franchise (239%)
Domesticated
- Second biggest Thanksgiving after Moana 2 ($28 million)
- Second-largest Thanksgiving opening ever (three-day and five-day) behind Moana 2 ($139 million three-day and $225 million five-day)
- Second biggest Black Friday ever with $38.9 million, behind Moana 2 ($54.3 million)
- Second-highest pre-Thanksgiving domestic environment of all time with $39.3 million, behind Moana 2 ($57.5 million)
- Walt Disney Animation's second-highest grossing sequel with $10.2 million, behind Moana 2 ($13.8 million) and ahead of Frozen 2 ($8.5 million).
China
- Sixth highest debut of all time, including local and Hollywood titles.
- Second best non-local film of all time after Avengers: Endgame ($632 million)
- Highest animated opening rate for a non-local game.
- The highest-grossing non-local film since 2019's Avengers: Endgame.
- Tallest non-local animated film of all time after five days of release.
- Fourth highest-grossing animated film
- Already surpassed Zootopia's total ($236 million) in five days.
- Highest single-day gross ever for a film MPA – $104 million on Saturday, surpassing Avengers: Endgame ($79 million)
- Best Opening Hollywood Release of 2025
International
- Fourth largest international opening of all time
- Walt Disney Animation's biggest international opening of all time (at current prices in the same set of markets)
- Highest international animation launch of all time (based on current rates in the same set of markets)
- Hollywood's Biggest International Opening 2025
