“Zootopia 2” is on a record-breaking streak at the global box office, grossing $1 billion in just 17 days to surpass “Inside Out 2” as the fastest Hollywood animated film to gross ten figures.
Key data
“Zootopia 2” surpassed the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Friday, becoming the third film this year to reach the milestone, after Ne Zha 2 from China and the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch from Disney.
Ne Zha 2 remains the only animated film to surpass the $1 billion mark faster than Zootopia 2—achieved this milestone in just 12 days of release in China in February.
Inside Out 2 was previously the fastest animated film to reach $1 billion, reaching this goal after 19 days in theaters last summer.
Zootopia 2 is on track to surpass the revenue of the first Zootopiawhich grossed $1.02 billion worldwide in 2016.
What other records has “Zootopia 2” broken?
Zootopia 2 had the largest global opening of all time for an animated film with $556 million worldwide. Its opening weekend was the fourth-biggest debut of all time and the biggest global opening of any film this year. The film surpassed the opening receipts of the first Zootopia by 239%, according to Deadline.
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Surprising fact
Zootopia 2 has received a big boost at the box office in China, where Hollywood films have struggled in recent years. Approximately $440 million of the film’s total revenue comes from China, making it the second highest-grossing American film in that country, after Avengers: Endgame. The film has grossed much more money there than in the United States, where it has generated about $230 million. The brand Zootopia has become popular in China after the success of the first film and the opening of Zootopia Land at Shanghai Disneyland.
What to follow
Zootopia 2 could have another big weekend at the domestic box office and is expected to compete with last weekend’s winner, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2for the number 1 position. It would be the fourth time that Zootopia 2 leads the weekend box office. However, competition will increase dramatically after this weekend, as next weekend will see the release of Avatar: Fire and Ashwhich Deadline It is projected to gross more than $110 million in its opening weekend.
Tangent
Zootopia 2 has been nominated for Best Animated Film at the Golden Globe Awards. It will compete with other great animated films such as KPop Demon Huntersthe anime movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle, Elio, Arco y Little Amélie or the Character of Rain.
This article was originally published on Forbes US
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