Disney continued to reclaim its Thanksgiving glory at the box office this year as Zootopia 2 broke myriad records. True, Thanksgiving is only a holiday here in the states, but this movie rang up big around the world. Here’s a rundown:
Global
- Highest global animated opening of all time (current rates) at $556M ahead of China’s Ne Zha 2 ($431.22M)
- 4th highest global opening of all-time (actual reported) – Disney owns 3 of the top 4– after Avengers: Endgame ($1.2 billion), Avengers: Infinity War ($640.5M), and Spider-Man: No Way Home ($600.5M).
- Highest global debut of 2025 ahead of China’s Ne Zha 2 ($431.22M).
- Highest global opening for an animated sequel ever ahead of Moana 2‘s $389.3M – Disney owns top 5.
- Highest global opening ever for Walt Disney Animation Studios ahead of Moana 2.
- Highest global opening for any animated film in Disney history.
- Highest global sequel opening of 2025 and since 2021 (previous being Spider-Man: No Way Home)
- Biggest opening weekend increase from original to sequel for any animated franchise (239%
- #1 movie globally, domestically, and internationally for the weekend
Domestic
- 2nd highest Thanksgiving opening ever (3-day & 5-day), behind only Moana 2 (3-day on that pic was $139.7M).
- 2nd highest Black Friday of all time at $38.5M after Moana 2‘s $54.3M.
- 2nd highest domestic Wednesday before Thanksgiving of all time at $39.5M after Moana 2‘s $57.8M.
- 2nd highest preview gross for a WDAS sequel ($10.2M), behind only Moana 2 ($13.8M).
- 3rd highest 3-day domestic opening in WDAS history after Moana 2 ($139.7M), Frozen II ($130.2M).
- Disney holds 9 of top 10 Thanksgiving opening weekends of all time
- Disney holds top 8 Thanksgiving opening weekends.
- 2nd highest Thanksgiving Day of all-time after Moana 2‘s $225.4M.
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