Zootopia 2 Surpasses Inside Out 2 to Become Highest-Grossing Hollywood Animated Film with $1.7 Billion

Disney’s Zootropolis 2 (known as Zootopia 2 in some regions), released in November 2025, has officially become the highest-grossing animated film from Hollywood, amassing $1.7 billion (£1.3 billion) at the global box office as reported on January 19, 2026. This milestone overtakes Pixar’s Inside Out 2 (2024), which previously held the record at $1.69 billion. The sequel ranks in the top-10 highest-grossing films worldwide of all time, joining blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame and Titanic. It achieved the largest opening weekend for any animated film in the U.S. during Thanksgiving ($559.5 million over five days) and set a record as the quickest Hollywood animated title to reach $1 billion globally. Directed by the original team’s Jared Bush and Byron Howard, the film reunites Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde in a new adventure involving a mysterious reptilian resident. Disney praised fans for driving this success. Notably, while it leads Hollywood animation, China’s Ne Zha 2 remains the top animated film worldwide with $2.2 billion from 2025, showing the distinction between Hollywood/Western productions and global totals. This underscores the continued strength of Disney’s animated franchises in international markets.