Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia
crossed the $1 billion dollar mark yesterday, becoming Disney’s second billion-dollar release of 2016 and its 11th ever. Worldwide, it’s the No. 1 animated film of the year and just the fourth animated film ever to cross the $1 billion threshold. It’s also one of the biggest original films of all time. Among Disney Animation releases, it ranks No. 2 globally behind only Frozen.
As of June 5, Zootopia
has grossed $337.2M domestically and $663.5M internationally for a global total of $1,000.7M. With a resounding 98 percent Fresh RottenTomatoes score, Zootopia has been universally embraced by audiences. It earned an A CinemaScore from domestic audiences and spent three weeks at No. 1 following its $75 million debut – the highest ever three-day opening for Disney Animation and the biggest animated opening ever in the month of March. It remained in the top 10 domestically for 13 weeks. In China, Zootopia
is the highest grossing animated film of all time and Disney’s biggest release ever there, while in Russia it is the second biggest industry release ever behind only Avatar
.
Zootopia
is the latest in a string of major critical and commercial successes from Walt Disney Animation Studios, beginning in 2010 with Tangled
($594M) and including Wreck-It Ralph
($478M), Big Hero 6
($658M), and of course 2013’s Frozen
($1.277B). These five films boast average RottenTomatoes scores of 91 percent and have brought in $4 billion in combined global box office.
Zootopia
was released theatrically in the US/Canada on March 4 and is due out on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on June 7.
