‘Zootopia 2’ marks a turning point for Disney animation with record opening box office
Bloomberg — A Walt Disney achieved the biggest global opening for an animated film in the company’s history, grossing US$559.5 million in worldwide ticket sales.
The film Zootopia 2 grossed more than $400 million internationally over the weekend.
It also grossed $158.8 million at the U.S. and Canadian box office over the Thanksgiving long weekend, and became the No. 1 domestic film, according to figures published Monday by Comscore.
Sequel to the 2016 film — about a rabbit and a fox who become partners in policing a city inhabited by mammals — Zootopia 2 represents a positive for Disney’s animation unit.
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The performance comes after an uneven period in recent years, including box office success Moana 2 and disappointments like Wish e Strange World.
It’s also welcome news for movie theater chains, which were starved of hits for most of the fall until the release of Wicked: For Goodyes Universalfrom Comcast, on November 21.
The collection of Zootopia 2 in its first five days in the United States, it surpassed expectations of at least US$125 million from box office tracking company Boxoffice Pro. The film also broke a record in China, marking the biggest opening for an imported animation, according to Disney.
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Zootopia 2 boosts Disney ahead of the premiere of Avatar: Fire and Ashby James Cameron, the third film in a franchise that features two of the highest-grossing films in Hollywood history.
Disney has the release of Avatar scheduled for December 19th, grossing just a few weeks at the box office before the end of the quarter.
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Due to the timing and expense of promoting the film, Disney announced in November that the studio’s profits for the current quarter would be reduced by $400 million.
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