Rabbits and foxes and snakes, oh my! “Zootopia 2” is formally the highest-grossing Hollywood launch of the 12 months. Disney’s animal-packed animated sequel has earned a staggering $1.13 billion globally after 20 days of launch, overtaking the haul of Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Sew” remake with $1.03 billion. A non-Movement Image Affiliation (MPA) movie, China’s animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2,” stays 2025’s greatest launch with $1.9 billion.
One other Disney juggernaut, James Cameron’s epic “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash,” may contend for the 2025 crown — contemplating its predecessors have been $2 billion-grossing sensations. Nevertheless, the threequel opens on Dec. 19 and can seemingly earn nearly all of its cash within the following calendar 12 months.
On Friday, “Zootopia 2” surpassed the $1 billion mark after 17 days in theaters, the quickest PG film to achieve the milestone. The sequel stands because the seventh-biggest animated movie in historical past, outpacing the unique 2016’s “Zootopia” ($1.025 billion globally) and final 12 months’s “Moana 2” ($1.06 billion).
Over the weekend, “Zootopia 2” added a staggering $131.1 million from 52 territories in its third outing, boosting its abroad tally to $877 million. It’ll quickly grow to be solely the second animated film in historical past to cross $1 billion on the worldwide field workplace, following “Inside Out 2.” The follow-up movie has been notably huge in China with $502 million and counting, rating behind solely 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($632 million) as the most important MPA launch within the nation. These ticket gross sales are notable as a result of Chinese language audiences haven’t been receptive to Hollywood fare in years.
One other Disney movie, the James L. Brooks-directed “Ella McCay,” cemented the fallacious type of information for the studio over the weekend because the political dramedy flopped with $300,000 from 5 territories. That’s not a large worldwide footprint, in fact, however the PG-13 film was additionally rejected in North America with $2.1 million, to rank because the lowest begin in trendy instances for Disney. Globally, “Ella McCay” has grossed a paltry $2.4 million in opposition to a $35 million price range. With weak evaluations and poor viewers scores, the movie is unlikely to rebound within the coming weeks. Fortunately, “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” is anticipated to finish the studio’s 12 months on a excessive notice.
