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 $559.5M 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 at $158M 5-day, 3-day of $98.8M.
- 2nd highest Thanksgiving Day of all-time after Moana 2‘s $225.4M.
- 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.
- China
- 6th highest opening of all-time in China amongst all films both local and non-local.
- 2nd best non-local film opening of all time in China (behind Avengers: Endgame).
- Highest animated opening of all-time in China for a non-local title.
- Already highest non-local film cume in China since Avengers: Endgame (2019).
- Already the highest non-local animated film of all-time after 5 days.
- 4th highest animated film of all-time both local and non-local after only 5 days.
- Already surpassed the total cume of Zootopia (RMB 1,530M) in 5 days.
- 9th highest single day gross (Day 4) of all-time for all films both local and foreign.
- Highest single day gross of all-time for an MPA film (Day 4, surpassing Avengers: Endgame).
- Highest MPA opening in 2025.
- International with a $401.5M opening.
- 4th highest international opening of all-time (actual reported).
- Highest international animated opening of all time (MPA) (current rates, same suite of markets).
- Highest Walt Disney Animation Studios international opening of all time (current rates, same suite of markets).
- Highest Hollywood international opening of 2025.
- Opened #1/#1 MPA in all markets except for the UK and the Philippines.
- Highest Walt Disney Animation Studios opening of all-time in Poland, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Bolivia.
- Highest MPA opening weekend of 2025 in France, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
- Talent/Creative
- Highest opening for directors Byron Howard & Jared Bush (Bush now serves as Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- Highest opening for stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman (for both besting the $75M domestic opening of Zootopia) and Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (besting the $58M opening of Kung Fu Panda 4).