Weekend Box Office: Zootopia 2 Roars to $556 Million Global Debut, Second Biggest Thanksgiving Opening Ever
Disney’s animated juggernaut Zootopia 2 has shattered expectations, earning a massive $96.8 million over the weekend and $156 million across the five-day Thanksgiving frame, marking the second-biggest Thanksgiving opening in box office history. The film’s global total has already surged past $556 million, making it one of 2025’s highest-grossing titles just days after release.
A Record-Breaking Return to the Animal Metropolis
Nine years after the Oscar-winning Zootopia became one of Disney’s most beloved animated hits, the sequel has proven that audiences were more than ready to revisit the bustling animal city. The 2016 original opened to $75 million domestically and eventually crossed $1 billion worldwide.
The new film, led again by Ginnifer Goodwin (Judy Hopps) and Jason Bateman (Nick Wilde), has outpaced nearly every Thanksgiving release in history, trailing only Frozen II, which grossed $163.8 million over its first five days in 2019.
Industry analysts predict Zootopia 2 will soon join Lilo & Stitch as 2025’s second billion-dollar hit, driven by enormous international turnout — particularly in China, where it earned an astonishing $271 million and scored the second-highest single-day gross for a Hollywood film, behind Avengers: Endgame.
Global and Domestic Milestones
- Domestic (5-day): $156 million
- International: $400 million
- Worldwide total: $556 million
That five-day domestic total ranks among the top ten November openings of all time, while internationally, it’s already among the year’s top eight highest-grossing releases.
Top 10 U.S. Box Office (Nov. 26–30, 2025)
| Rank | Film | 3-Day | 5-Day | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zootopia 2 | $96.8M | $156.0M | $156.0M |
| 2 | Wicked: For Good | $62.8M | $93.0M | $270.4M |
| 3 | Now You See Me: Now You Don’t | $7.0M | $10.1M | $49.6M |
| 4 | Predator: Badlands | $4.8M | $6.6M | $85.0M |
| 5 | The Running Man | $3.7M | $5.5M | $34.2M |
| 6 | Eternity | $3.1M | $4.9M | $5.2M |
| 7 | Rental Family | $2.1M | $3.0M | $7.3M |
| 8 | Hamnet | $880K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 9 | Sisu: Road to Revenge | $810K | $1.2M | $4.1M |
| 10 | Nuremberg | $749K | $1.08M | $12.5M |
Wicked: For Good Holds Strong
Universal’s Wicked: For Good continued its magical run with $62.8 million over the weekend and $93 million across five days, pushing its North American total to $270.4 million and $393 million globally. While it trails Frozen II and Moana 2 for November musical benchmarks, it remains one of 2025’s strongest performers.
Other Box Office Highlights
- Lionsgate’s The Running Man continued to underperform with just $34.2 million domestic, cementing its status as one of Paramount’s biggest theatrical disappointments of the year.
- Predator: Badlands crossed $85 million domestically and $173.7 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the Predator franchise.
- A24’s Eternity debuted modestly with $5.2 million in limited release, while Searchlight’s Rental Family held steady with $7.3 million total.
- Awards contender Hamnet opened strong in limited release with $1.3 million, setting the stage for a nationwide expansion.
Looking Ahead
The holiday box office is set for a shakeup with next week’s release of Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Lionsgate’s re-release of Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, and Sony Classics’ musical Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe.
With Zootopia 2 dominating theaters and eyeing a billion-dollar finish, 2025 is shaping up to be the strongest box office year since the pandemic, driven by family blockbusters and high-profile musical sequels.
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