“Zootopia 2” Is Officially Walt Disney Animation Studios' Highest-Grossing Film Ever
- - “Zootopia 2” Is Officially Walt Disney Animation Studios' Highest-Grossing Film Ever
Jack SmartJanuary 1, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Zootopia 2 has now grossed $1.46 billion at the global box office
That makes it Walt Disney Animation Studios' highest-grossing animated film ever, surpassing previous hits including Frozen 2
Ne Zha 2, released earlier in 2025, is still the highest-grossing animated film of all time
Zootopia 2 has reached a historic new milestone for Disney.
After a Nov. 26 release, the animal-filled sequel is officially Walt Disney Animation Studios' highest-grossing animated film in its history. As Variety notes, the film has grossed a whopping $1.46 billion globally so far, surpassing the studio's 2019 hit Frozen 2, which totaled $1.45 billion.
Ne Zha 2, the Chinese family film released this February, a sequel to 2019’s Ne Zha, has grossed $2.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
In the last month, Zootopia 2 has racked up multiple records. When it joined the ranks of films that have crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Dec. 12, it became the fastest animated Motion Picture Association release and PG-rated film ever to do so. The Jared Bush- and Byron Howard-directed hit also became the fourth-highest global opening ever, the biggest global opening ever for an animated film and the biggest opening weekend for any movie globally in 2025.
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Voice actors Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return as buddy cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, respectively, in Zootopia 2, teaming up “to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers,” per a synopsis. Joining returning cast members Idris Elba, Shakira and Jenny Slate are newcomers Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo and more.
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A Dec. 12 press release from The Walt Disney Company indicated that interest has recently surged on streaming platform Disney+ for 2016’s Zootopia and 2022 shorts series Zootopia+.
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(Left-right:) Yvett Merino, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan and Jared Bush at the UK premiere of 'Zootropolis 2' on Nov. 23
For the week of Dec. 26, Zootopia 2 trailed Avatar: Fire and Ash at the domestic box office. The newly released Marty Supreme, The Housemaid and Anaconda followed.
Zootopia 2 is in theaters now.
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