{"id":701605,"date":"2025-12-01T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/box-office-zootopia-2-rules-thanksgiving-with-158m-u-s-opening-record-smashing-560m-globally\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:35:15","slug":"box-office-zootopia-2-rules-thanksgiving-with-158m-u-s-opening-record-smashing-560m-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/box-office-zootopia-2-rules-thanksgiving-with-158m-u-s-opening-record-smashing-560m-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office: \u2018Zootopia 2\u2019 Rules Thanksgiving With $158M U.S. Opening, Record-Smashing $560M Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThanks to an optimistic rabbit and a wily red fox \u2014 and don\u2019t forget about the Witches of Oz \u2014 the Thanksgiving box office was a needed win for both theater owners and animated family films.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s critical and audience darling Zootopia 2<\/em> led the parade with a near-best five-day North American start of $158 million and an astonishing $401.5 million overseas for a record-smashing global start of $559.5 million, according to Monday actuals. That\u2019s ahead of Sunday\u2019s estimated $556 milion worldwide launch, which was already the biggest worldwide start of all time for an animated film and the fourth best of any Hollywood movie, among numerous other records.<\/p>\n

\n\tFellow Thanksgiving tentpole Wicked: For Good<\/em>, which opened a week ago, cooked up $92 million for the five days, putting its 10-day domestic cume at $269.4 million as it app<\/a>roaches the $400 million mark globally in another key milestone.<\/p>\n

\n\tZootopia<\/em>\u2018s better-than-expected launch was due in large part to China, where it secured the top animated opening of all time with at least $272 million and<\/em> the second-biggest launch of all time, only behind fellow Disney\/Marvel tentpole Avengers: Endgame<\/a><\/em>, which debuted to more than $300 million in China in 2019. And it is the biggest launch for a Hollywood title since May 2021, while nabbing the biggest Saturday of all time with $104 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s safe to assume that Walt Disney Animation Studios has another billion-dollar hit on its hands, considering the first Zootopia<\/em> opened to just $75 million on its way to topping $1.025 billion globally, not adjusted for inflation. \u201cThe incredible response to\u00a0Zootopia 2<\/em>\u00a0reflects both its worldwide appeal and the remarkable work of our filmmakers and cast. It\u2019s a proud moment for Disney Animation and all of us at Disney, not to mention a great way to start the holiday season,\u201d said Disney entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman, whose film empire will open James Cameron\u2019s Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> over Christmas.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther major records broken globally by Zootopia 2<\/em>, not adjusted for inflation: highest global sequel opening since 2021; highest global debut of 2025 to date; highest global opening for an animated sequel ever; highest global opening for any animated film in Disney history.<\/p>\n

\n\tDomestically, the pic served up the second-biggest Thanksgiving feast of all time behind Moana 2<\/em>, which posted a five-day debut of $225.1 million last Thanksgiving, including $139.8 million for the three-day weekend proper (Zootopia 2<\/em>\u2018s three-day number is $96.8 million). <\/p>\n

\n\tZootopia 2<\/em> has been doing eye-popping business since launching across North America on Wednesday, reflecting the pent-up demand for family fare that strikes the right chord. Zootopia 2<\/em> boasts glowing reviews and stellar exits, including an A CinemaScore and a 95 percent audience ranking<\/a> on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe buddy cop comedy film reunites optimistic young rabbit Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and sly red fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), who are newly partnered on the police force overseen by the intimidating cape buffalo Chief Bogo (Idris Elba). Despite their previous success, things aren\u2019t going smoothly for the pair, who are instructed to track down an interloping snake (Ke Huy Quan voices the new character).<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, Wicked: For Good<\/em> crossed the $200 million mark in North America on Thanksgiving Day after opening Nov. 21. Director Jon M. Chu\u2019s second installment in the ambitious adaptation of the hit Broadway musical and book is likewise one of the top holiday earners of all time.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie about the Witches of Oz \u2014 played by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande \u2014 smashed numerous records in its global box office debut last weekend, including passing up the first Wicked<\/em> to rank as the top opening of all time for a Broadway musical adaptation and one of the best showings among any musical.<\/p>\n

\n\tOverseas, it earned another $28.4 million over Thanksgiving weekend for a foreign tally of $121.6 million and $391.3 million and a worldwide total of $393.3 million, according to final numbers (Sunday estimates were slightly higher).<\/p>\n

\n\tSo far, Wicked: For Good<\/em> is pacing on par with Wicked<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn terms of overall Thanksgiving revenue, this year had no chance of matching last year\u2019s record holiday, when Wicked<\/em> and Moana 2<\/em> were joined on the marquee by Red One<\/em> and Gladiator<\/em>. \u201cWhile far short of last year\u2019s record-breaking Thanksgiving frame, this year nonetheless delivered a solid holiday corridor for movie theaters.\u00a0With the year-over-year advantage versus 2024 at a razor-thin 1.3 percent the industry will need to bank another $1.2 billion through January 31 to hit the $9 billion threshold for annual domestic box office,\u201d says Comscore chief box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother new entry in some cinemas was Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery<\/em>, from Netflix. The streamer doesn\u2019t report box office grosses, but those with access to numbers estimate it may have earned roughly $2.3 million. All the major circuits refused to play the pic because of windowing issues.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the specialty box office, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s Oscar contender Hamnet<\/em>, adapted from Maggie O\u2019Farrell\u2019s best-selling novel about William Shakespeare, opened to a promising $1.4 million from 119 theaters in 28 markets for a five-day location average a $11,949, by far the best of the weekend behind Zootopia 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tHament<\/em> \u2014 starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal \u2014 made headlines at the fall film festivals, sweeping audience awards from Toronto to BFI London, among other fests. Focus Features picked up rights to the film from Steven Spielberg\u2019s Amblin and Sam Mendes\u2019 London production company. It will make a major nationwide expansion next weekend.<\/p>\n

\n\tA24\u2019s Eternity<\/em> struggled in its debut, opening to $2.4 million from 1,348 cinemas.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong holdovers, coming in third in North America was Lionsgate\u2019s holdover Now You See Me: Now You Don\u2019t<\/em>, which has now earned $49.7 million domestically and $187 million globally. <\/p>\n

\n\t20th Century and Disney\u2019s Predator: Badlands<\/em>, coming in fourth, is now officially the top-grossing title in the franchise with a domestic cume through Sunday of $85 million and $173.8 million globally. Paramount\u2019s\u2019 The Running Man<\/em> rounded out the top five in North America; it has now earned $34 million domestically and $26.3 million overseas for a tepid worldwide cume of $60.5 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tDec. 1, 12:15 p.m.<\/strong>: Updated with Monday actuals for Zootopia 2<\/em> and Wicked: For Good<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis story was originally published Sunday, Nov. 30. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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