Zootopia 2 Tops Animated Films at $1.703 Billion

Disney's Zootopia 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film from the Motion Picture Association, reaching a worldwide total of $1.703 billion in its eighth weekend of release. The sequel, which hit theaters just before Thanksgiving 2025, surpassed the previous record holder, 2024's Inside Out 2, with its $1.699 billion haul, according to box office tracking data.

The film, directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard with co-direction by Yvett Merino, follows the adventures in a city of anthropomorphic animals, building on the 2016 original that grossed more than $1 billion worldwide and marked the second billion-dollar entry for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Zootopia 2 debuted to $559.5 million globally over its opening five days, setting records as the biggest animated opening ever and the highest for a Disney animated film. It quickly became the fastest PG-rated animated title to cross the $1 billion mark internationally, achieving that milestone in just two weeks.

Domestic earnings stand at $393.2 million, accounting for about 23 percent of the total, while international markets contributed the remaining 77 percent, or $1.31 billion. China led overseas performance with...