Walt Disney Co.’s Zootopia 2, an animated function a few rabbit cop and her crime-fighting companion, 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 not less than $125 million from business tracker Boxoffice Professional.
A sequel to a 2016 image — a few rabbit and a fox who develop into companions on the police pressure in a metropolis inhabited by mammals — Zootopia 2 marks a vibrant spot for Disney’s animation unit. The efficiency follows numerous 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 Photos on Nov. 21.
The movie achieved the best world 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: Hearth 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 could be lowered by $400 million.
