Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Zootopia 2 Crosses $1 Billion Globally
Zootopia 2, the sequel to the 2016 hit Zootopia, is making a lot of money at the movie theaters.
It's going to be the second movie in 2025 to make over $1 billion worldwide.
The movie has already made almost $1 billion, with $232.7 million in the US and $753.4 million in other countries.
It had a huge opening over the Thanksgiving holiday, breaking many records.
The movie's creators are very happy because people are enjoying it a lot in theaters.
It's one of only 13 animated movies ever to make over $1 billion, and most of those are also made by Disney.
The film's success has also increased interest in the original Zootopia and the spin-off series Zootopia+ on Disney+.
Zootopia 2 crossed the $1 billion mark globally after just 17 days of release, becoming the second film of 2025 to reach this milestone.
The film earned $232.7 million in North America and $753.4 million internationally, with a record-breaking $559.5 million global opening over the Thanksgiving weekend.
This success marks the first time Walt Disney Animation Studios has delivered back-to-back billion-dollar releases, following Moana 2's success last year.
Since 2013, the studio has released five films that have crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide: Frozen, Frozen 2, Moana 2, Zootopia, and Zootopia 2.
The film's strong box office performance has reignited interest in the franchise on OTT, with viewership of Zootopia and Zootopia+ clocking more than 725 million hours viewed globally on Disney+.
- Who
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- What
- Zootopia 2 surpasses $1 billion worldwide
- When
- Reported to cross $1 billion on Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Global box office
- Why
- Strong box office performance and high audience engagement
- Film
- Zootopia 2
- Studio
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Release Date (US)
- November 26, 2025
- Domestic Earnings
- $232.7 million
- Overseas Earnings
- $753.4 million
- Total Earnings
- $986.1 million (as of reporting)
- Top 2 Highest-Grossing Films of 2025
- Lilo & Stitch ($1.03 billion), Ne Zha 2 ($1.9 billion)
- Director
- Jared Bush and Byron Howard
- Writer
- Jared Bush
- Days to Reach $1 Billion
- 17
- Highest-Grossing Animated Films
- 13 (10 Disney productions)
