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'Zootopia 2.' Disney Philippines

Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176454486789020251201 (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>&#x27;Zootopia 2.&#x27; Disney Philippines</div>LOS ANGELES - Disney&#x27;s feel-good animated sequel &quot;Zootopia 2&quot; ruled the Thanksgiving box office in North America, taking in $156 million over the five-day holiday weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.&quot;Zootopia 2,&quot; the buddy cop comedy featuring a menagerie of talking animals battling stereotypes, is the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2016 hit, which won the Oscar for best animated feature.Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba are all back for round two.&quot;This is an outstanding opening for an animation follow-up sequel,&quot; said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research, adding that Disney and Pixar are consistently making more with second episode sequels than with the first film.&quot;On average, they start 71 percent bigger,&quot; Gross said, also noting the film&#x27;s excellent performance in China.Globally, the film earned a whopping $556 million, which The Hollywood Reporter said was the biggest ever worldwide launch for an animated film.Dropping to second place with $93 million was &quot;Wicked: For Good,&quot; Universal&#x27;s second chapter in the musical saga of Oz&#x27;s most notable witches -- the green-skinned, outcast Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and popular pink-wearing Glinda (Ariana Grande).The &quot;Wizard of Oz&quot; retelling is based on the long-running Broadway musical, itself adapted from Gregory Maguire&#x27;s 1995 novel.In third place with $10 million at the US and Canadian box office was Lionsgate&#x27;s &quot;Now You See Me: Now You Don&#x27;t,&quot; the third installment in the crime heist franchise, Exhibitor Relations reported.The film reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Woody Harrelson as Robin Hood-style illusionists targeting dangerous criminals.&quot;Predator: Badlands,&quot; the latest film in the decades-old sci-fi horror franchise, was in fourth place with $6.6 million.And Paramount&#x27;s &quot;The Running Man&quot; -- a new take on Stephen King&#x27;s dystopian novel about a murderous game show starring Glen Powell -- ended up in fifth place with $5.5 million.Rounding out the top 10 were:&quot;Eternity&quot; ($5.2 million)&quot;Rental Family&quot; ($3.1 million)&quot;Nuremberg&quot; ($1.1 million)&quot;Sisu: Road to Revenge&quot; ($1 million)&quot;Regretting You&quot; ($705,000)bur-sst/jgc<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5AwtptT8X8k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

Disney's feel-good animated sequel "Zootopia 2" earned a whopping $556 million worldwide in 5 days, which The Hollywood Reporter said was the biggest ever worldwide launch for an animated film.

Disney's feel-good animated sequel "Zootopia 2" earned a whopping $556 million worldwide in 5 days, which The Hollywood Reporter said was the biggest ever worldwide launch for an animated film.

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Disney's 'Zootopia 2' sets biggest ever worldwide launch for an animated film

Agence France-Presse

Published Dec 01, 2025 07:22 AM PHT

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