SUNDAY UPDATE, Refresh for contemporary…: Disney’s Zootopia 2 has continued its wild experience all through this weekend, touchdown the largest world launch for any film in 2025 at an estimated $556.4M by Sunday. The worldwide field workplace portion of that’s $400M.
There’s a lot to unpack right here, together with many data and the performances of different motion pictures within the market, to wit: Depraved: For Good is closing in on $400M world.
Right here is how Zootopia 2 is rolling out the place worldwide and world are involved. That is the very best world animated opening of all time (at present charges in the identical suite of markets); highest animated non-local opening of all time in China; highest world opening ever for Walt Disney Animation Studios (present charges, identical suite of markets); highest world opening for any animated movie in Disney historical past; highest world opening for an animated sequel ever – Disney owns the highest 5.
Let’s add to that Zootopia 2’s opening weekend is 239% forward of the unique globally.
I’ve been writing concerning the significance of this film in China, and it has exceeded expectations. I once more warning that China is just not rapidly a dependable market, however this Wednesday-Sunday efficiency ($272M) is value celebrating.
That $272M is the 6th highest opening ever in China amongst all movies each native and non-local; and the twond greatest non-local movie opening of all time in China (behind Avengers: Endgame).
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PREVIOUS, SATURDAY UPDATE: Disney’s Zootopia 2 is now poised for an estimated $525M+ world opening by Sunday. The worldwide complete by Friday is $233M with the worldwide field workplace accounting for $135.3M of that.
A mega driver right here is China the place Z2 had a large $104M (RMB 737M) in that market alone on Saturday (word that Saturday’s China is just not included within the world/worldwide totals above).
As beforehand reported, China is digging the return of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, with Z2 changing into the largest studio film of the 12 months to this point out there and repping the largest begin for a U.S. title since 2021. Its astonishing Saturday quantity is a large enhance over Friday of 160%, and in native foreign money phrases, overtakes Avengers: Endgame for the largest single-day gross for a Hollywood film out there.
Discuss a turnaround for China’s turnstiles which have been in critical want of some grease. This phenomenal begin for Z2, nonetheless, doesn’t imply Hollywood is out of the woods out there however the efficiency is actually encouraging.
Elsewhere, Z2 opened in an extra six materials markets on Friday, together with Spain and UK, taking the complete complete to 51 materials markets up to now (Japan goes in December).
Among the many Friday Europe openers, Zootopia 2 was No. 1 in all markets save the UK the place Depraved: For Good remains to be bewitching auds. Z2 nonetheless landed the threerd highest Walt Disney Animation Studios opening day of all time (behind Frozen 2 and Moana 2) and the very best animation opening day of 2025. Spain debuted to No. 1, equally the third greatest for WDAS.
The High 5 by Friday are as follows: China ($94.2M), Korea ($4.6M), France ($4.5M), Mexico ($3.7M) and Germany ($2.8M).
We may have a full replace tomorrow.
FRIDAY UPDATE: Disney’s Zootopia 2 is constant its wild(e) experience. The estimated world field workplace cume by Thursday is $133.2M. That features $59.2M in North America and $74M on the worldwide field workplace throughout two days. Abroad launched in 17 markets on Wednesday, with Thursday including 28 hubs.
China is a giant a part of the offshore efficiency, and although it appeared (as China usually does) a kind of wild card beforehand, the market is completely dialed in. To wit, and as we reported under: Zootopia 2 had the largest opening day for a U.S. animated movie ever there on Wednesday. And it’s not slowing. Not included within the world complete above is China’s Friday which was value one other estimated $40M. This brings the whole there by three days to over $94M with play anticipated to proceed strongly by Saturday and Sunday. Maoyan has elevated its lifetime estimate for Z2 to RMB 3.2B ($450M).
That is proof that the primary film’s efficiency within the fickle market wasn’t a fluke – however let’s additionally take a look at different Z2 performances.
It’s opened No. 1 in almost all worldwide markets together with report launch days for a studio animated title in France, Germany and Italy throughout 2025. And that’s with the weekend nonetheless to return.
Thursday’s key openers embrace all of Latin America, and all at No. 1, with an 82% regional market share. Notably, Mexico’s $1.6M begin was the third highest WDAS opening day of all time (behind Moana 2 and Frozen 2).
In Asia Pacific, Z2 opened No. 1 in all markets on Thursday. This contains Australia at 97% forward of Zootopia. In Europe, Z2 was No. 1 in every single place.
The High 5 by Thursday (and never together with China’s Friday estimate) are: China ($54.3M), France ($2.9M), Korea ($2.8M/estimated $4.6M by Friday), Mexico ($1.6M) and Germany ($1.3M).
At the moment sees additional openings in Spain and UK in addition to Finland, Turkey, India and Vietnam.
We’ll proceed to replace by the weekend.
PREVIOUS, THURSDAY, UPDATE: Walt Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2 has hopped to a gap Wednesday of $81.1M globally, together with $39.5M from home and $41.6M from 17 worldwide field workplace markets.
Together with the North American milestones the sequel has notched, Z2, as we famous yesterday (see under), scored the largest opening day in China ever for a Hollywood animated title at $34M, which can be the largest launch-day gross for a studio film there since Might 2021.
The Thursday estimate from China (not included within the world complete above) is RMB 143M ($20M), which takes the early world run to over $100M. Additionally word that Korea added an estimated $1.1M on Thursday for a neighborhood working complete of $2.84M.
In pure Wednesday play, Zootopia 2 was No. 1 in China and Korea, and many of the different worldwide markets the place it launched. In France, the opening day was the 2nd greatest of 2025, behind Lilo & Sew and the third greatest for Walt Disney Animation ever behind Moana 2 and Frozen 2.
Germany notched the largest studio animated opening of the 12 months and the third greatest for WDAS. Italy was the very best studio animation opening of 2025.
We may have way more to report all through the weekend as Z2 provides the remainder of abroad markets save Japan. For now, and thru Wednesday (ie, not together with the early Thursday estimates for China and Korea), the High 5 are: China ($34M), France ($2.4M), Korea ($1.7M), Germany ($700K) and Italy ($600K).
PREVIOUS, WEDNESDAY: Walt Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2 is defying the tendencies of the previous 12 months — and past — for Hollywood in China, nabbing the largest opening day and highest single-day field workplace for a U.S. animated movie ever out there. With an RMB 240.2M ($34M) estimated opening Wednesday, that is additionally the largest launch day for a studio film since Might 2021 and the tenth greatest for Hollywood of all time.
The Maoyan viewers rating is a implausible 9.7, with the crucial rating on Douban at 8.7. Comparatively in Maoyan scores, Zootopia had a 9.5, Inside Out was 9.1, and Moana 2 was 9.0.
It’s early days, however at this tempo, Zootopia 2 is poised to turn out to be the largest studio film in China of 2025 throughout simply its first weekend.
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Maoyan already is predicting an RMB 2.4B ($340M) full run on the Jared Bush- and Byron Howard-directed film out there; its predecessor did $236M at historic charges there.
Whereas full Wednesday numbers will come afterward Z2, we already know that Korea is estimated to have debuted Judy and Nick’s newest journey at No. 1 with $1.7M. That is the second-highest studio opening day of 2025 (trailing solely Mission: Unattainable – The Ultimate Reckoning), the fifth-highest opening day of the 12 months total and the highest animated Hollywood opening day of 2025. Z2 additionally registered the second-biggest animated opening day of the 12 months (behind Demon Slayer) and ranked second all-time amongst Disney animation titles (behind Frozen 2).
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Like China, social scores are excellent, with Naver at 9.33 and CGV at 98%, which is in keeping with the primary Zootopia and effectively above Moana 2 and Inside Out 2.
In complete, Z2 bows in 93% of the worldwide field workplace panorama this weekend, notably starting right now with France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands and Philippines, alongside China and Korea.
Thursday provides Australia, Brazil and Mexico amongst majors, adopted by the UK, India and Spain on Friday. The one market not going this session is Japan, which releases in December.
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Heading into the weekend, the worldwide field workplace projection for Z2 is within the $135M-$145M vary.
As I famous earlier this week, the efficiency of Z2 in China might be keenly watched by the business after fairly a disappointing first 11 months out there.
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