Zootopia 2 has become the second biggest Thanksgiving opening ever. The film also smashed a record previously set by Avengers: Endgame.
Zootopia 2 Thanksgiving Box Office
According to Variety, Zootopia 2 earned $19.7 million on Thanksgiving Thursday alone. Per Deadline, the film also earned $38.5 million on Black Friday. The sequel has earned an “impressive $59.2 million domestically since opening on Tuesday night and is expected to collect $140 million to $156 million over the five-day holiday period,” based on numbers from both Variety and Deadline. Wicked: For Good grabs second place behind Zootopia 2‘s Thanksgiving numbers with $12.6 million.
Despite its opening numbers, Zootopia 2 falls short of the 2024 record setting Moana 2, which earned $139 million over the traditional weekend and $225 million over the five days. Previous films release on Thanksgiving with notable numbers includes Frozen II with $125 million over the five days and 2013’s Hunger Games: Catching Fire with $109 million over the five days (Variety).
The film has also become the first Hollywood movie to ever pass the $100 million mark in a single day in China. Avengers: Endgame was the previous record holder. Read DiscussingFilm‘s review of the sequel.
Variety provides more about the film’s international box office numbers below:
The second “Zootopia” is dominating the international box office, earning $74 million to push its global total to a sizable $133.2 million. It is projected to pull in an additional $135 million to $145 million from foreign markets over its first five days of release. The film is doing particularly well in China, where Shanghai Disneyland recently debuted a Zootopia Land. It has grossed more than $54 million in its first two days in theaters, becoming one of the few Hollywood films to resonate at the Chinese box office since COVID — the country has instead turned to local-language productions as tensions with the U.S. have risen.
The first Zootopia opened in early March 2016 to $75 million across the U.S. and Canada, and finaled at $341.2 million in domestic numbers. with $1 billion worldwide.
Zootopia 2
In Zootopia 2, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde go undercover to solve the case of the mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. Their growing partnership will be tested like never before.
Jared Bush and Byron Howard are directors, and Yvette Merino is producing the film. The cast includes:
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps
- Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde
- Idris Elba as Chief Bogo
- Shakira as Gazelle
- Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big
- Raymond S. Persi as Flash the Sloth
- Ke Huy Quan as Gary De’Snake
- Fortune Feimster as Nibbles
- Quinta Brunson as Dr. Fuzzby
- Patrick Warburton as Mayor Winddancer
- Andy Samberg as Pawbert Lynxley
- Macaulay Culkin as Cattrick Lynxley
- Brenda Song as Kitty Lynxley
- David Strathairn as Milton Lynxley
Watch the final trailer released by Walt Disney Animation Studios below:
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