Walt Disney Co.’s Zootopia 2, an animated function a few rabbit cop and her crime-fighting accomplice, introduced in $156 million on the US and Canadian field workplace over the Thanksgiving weekend, making it the No. 1 movie.
The five-day haul in contrast with expectations of at the least $125 million from trade tracker Boxoffice Professional.
A sequel to a 2016 image — a few rabbit and a fox who turn out to be companions on the police pressure in a metropolis inhabited by mammals — Zootopia 2 marks a brilliant spot for Disney’s animation unit. The efficiency follows plenty of disappointments in recent times, together with Want and Unusual World.
It’s additionally welcome information for theater chains that had been starved for blockbusters by way of many of the fall till the discharge of Depraved: For Good from Comcast Corp.’s Common Footage on Nov. 21.
The movie achieved the best international opening for any animated image in Disney’s historical past with a haul of $556 million worldwide. It’s the largest animated opening of all time in China, excluding native movies, the corporate mentioned.
Disney’s movie division, led by Alan Bergman, is the second-highest grossing distributor on the home field workplace in 2025 after Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.’s film studio.
Zootopia 2 additionally builds momentum for Disney forward of the debut of James Cameron’s Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, the third installment in a franchise that counts two of the bestselling movies in Hollywood historical past.
Disney is scheduled to launch Avatar on Dec. 19, amassing solely a pair weeks of box-office income earlier than the quarter ends.
Due to the timing and spending to advertise movies, Disney mentioned in November that studio earnings within the present quarter can be lowered by $400 million.
