Box Office Annihilation: ‘Zootopia 2’ Zooms Past the $1 Billion Mark Globally in Only 17 Days
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As all of Hollywood frets over the future of theatrical amid the proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. merger worries, the stunning performance of Disney’s critical and audience darling Zootopia 2 underscores that moviegoers will turn out for the right reason.
Tje Walt Disney Animation Studios‘s sequel zoomed past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office on Friday after just 17 days in release. It’s only the second film of 2025 so far to achieve that feat, behind fellow Disney blockbuster Lilo & Stitch. Moreover, it did so in the shortest amount of time among all animated Hollywood releases and all PG-rated films.
The sequel, continuing the adventures of an optimistic rabbit and a sly fox, finished Thursday with a global haul of $986.1 million, including $232.7 million domestically and $753.4 million overseas.
It also marks the first back-to-back billion-dollar releases for Walt Disney Animation Studios, following last year’s Moana 2. The studio now counts five billion-dollar titles since 2013 between the Frozen, Moana and Zootopia series.
“Everyone at Disney Animation put their heart, soul and passion into this film to tell a story full of joy, imagination, and incredible thoughtfulness,” said Jared Bush, chief creative officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios. “This milestone means the world to us, because more than anything, it means audiences are coming to theaters for a shared experience of watching this movie on the big screen, everyone together, from all walks of life around the world – and that is a Zootopia dream come true.”
Zootopia 2 opened to a record-smashing $559.5 million over the five-day Thanksgiving corridor to boast the highest global animated opening of all time, the highest global debut of 2025 and the top global opening for any animated film in Disney history.
The Thanksgiving tentpole has also reignited interest in the franchise, driving record viewership of 2016’s Zootopia, which topped out at $1.03 billion.
Zootopia 2 is destined to fly far higher, thanks to the upcoming Christmas holidays when kids are looking for things to do. The market can sustain even three to four event pics during the final two weeks of the year. The biggest name on the marqee is Avatar: Fire and Ash.