Zootopia 2‘s field workplace previews have set an necessary file. The brand new Walt Disney Animation Studios film is the sequel to 2016’s Zootopia, which grossed $1.018 billion worldwide by the tip of its run. The Zootopia 2 solid contains Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman reprising their roles as Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, reverse franchise newcomer Ke Huy Quan as Gary De’Snake.
Per Deadline, Zootopia 2 earned $10.2 million on the home field workplace throughout its preview screenings on Tuesday. This marks the second-best preview gross for a WDAS function, behind 2024’s Moana 2 ($14.2 million). Which means it outgrossed the preview totals earned by three of the studio’s 4 billion-dollar films (not adjusted for inflation).
Under, see a breakdown of the preview grosses for all of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films which have up to now grossed greater than $1 billion worldwide, together with the totals as adjusted for inflation (and never together with the primary week of the unique Frozen‘s run, which noticed it enjoying in only one theater):
|
Title |
Previews |
Adjusted Previews |
Worldwide Field Workplace |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Frozen II (2019) |
$8.5 million |
$10.7 million |
$1.452 billion |
|
Frozen (2013) |
$1.2 million |
$1.7 million |
$1.269 billion |
|
Moana 2 (2024) |
$13.8 million |
$14.2 million |
$1.059 billion |
|
Zootopia (2016) |
$1.7 million |
$2.3 million |
$1.018 billion |
As this chart displays, the truth that Zootopia 2 beat the preview grosses of Frozen II doesn’t imply that it’s going to outgross the $1.452 billion megahit, which stays WDAS’ highest-grossing film of all time. As an example, whereas Moana 2 surpassed the 2019 film’s previews, it finally ended its run by falling greater than $390 million beneath Frozen II‘s record-breaking complete.
Moreover, Zootopia 2‘s preview grosses have are available in $0.5 million beneath Frozen II‘s previews, when they’re adjusted for inflation. Nonetheless, whereas the brand new film is probably not on observe to grow to be a record-shattering hit, it appears effectively on its means towards changing into a billion-dollar hit and outgrossing the unique installment within the burgeoning franchise.
In the end, preview grosses and opening weekend totals aren’t good measures for predicting a film’s general efficiency. Nonetheless, the brand new Disney film is off to a powerful begin and displaying each signal of being a hit.
In actual fact, it has already received over critics, with glowing Zootopia 2 opinions incomes it a Licensed Recent rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes (falling simply shy of the unique Zootopia‘s 98%). Whereas it has not but earned a Popcornmeter rating from RT customers or an official CinemaScore, if each are equally promising, phrase of mouth may assist it rocket up the charts.
Ought to the brand new film certainly hit the billion-dollar mark, it appears extremely possible that Disney will give the inexperienced gentle to the potential third film arrange by the Zootopia 2 post-credits scene.
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- Launch Date
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November 7, 2025
- Runtime
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135 minutes
- Director
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David Michôd
- Writers
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Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd
- Producers
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Brent Stiefel, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Sydney Sweeney, Teddy Schwarzman, John Friedberg, Michael Heimler, Justin Lothrop, Brad Zimmerman, David Levine
