Avengers: Endgame’s 6-Year Box Office Record Is About to Fall
Zootopia 2 rockets to second on China’s all-time Hollywood box office chart, putting Avengers: Endgame’s crown within striking distance.
Here is something I did not have on my 2025 bingo card: an animated buddy-cop sequel might be the movie that finally knocks Avengers: Endgame off its perch in China. Disney's Zootopia 2 is tearing through the market just a few weeks into release, and the numbers are wild.
China: the race for No. 1
As of right now, Zootopia 2 has pulled in about $503.8 million in China, according to Luiz Fernando on X. That already makes it the No. 2 highest-grossing Hollywood release ever in the country, trailing only Endgame's $632.1 million. If it keeps up this pace, the crown is in play.
Even before it passes Endgame's total, it has already beaten it where it really stings: tickets sold. On Sunday, the sequel became the first Hollywood movie to sell over 90 million tickets in China. Endgame's record was 87 million.
"Zootopia 2 outsold Endgame at the Chinese box office this Sunday, becoming the first Hollywood movie to ever sell over 90 million tickets in China."
For a talking-animal comedy to be the one pushing Marvel's biggest movie in China's record books? That is genuinely surprising. Credit to directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard — Nick and Judy are not messing around.
Where the China all-time Hollywood list stands right now
- #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019) - $632.1M
- #2 Zootopia 2 (2025) - $503.8M (and climbing)
- #3 The Fate of the Furious (2017) - $392.8M
- #4 Furious 7 (2015) - $390.9M
- #5 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $359.5M
- #6 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) - $301M
- #7 Aquaman (2018) - $298M
- #8 Venom (2018) - $269.2M
- #9 Avatar (2009) - $262.1M
- #10 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) - $261.2M
Worldwide check-in
Globally, Zootopia 2 has already blasted past the $1 billion mark. The current totals: $1.13 billion worldwide, with $877.7 million from international markets and $258.9 million domestic. On a reported $150 million production budget, that ROI looks excellent.
Per Deadline, it's the second studio film this year to hit $1B, and it got there in 17 days — the fastest ever for a Hollywood animated film and for any PG-rated title. Its biggest markets so far: China at No. 1, then France ($36.4M), Korea ($35M), Japan ($27.7M), and Mexico ($24.9M).
Placement-wise, the sequel now sits at No. 7 among all-time animated Hollywood movies worldwide and No. 4 at the international box office. It is also the No. 1 movie of 2025 both worldwide and overseas, and remains the top MPA title across all major international markets.
How it stacks up to the first Zootopia
The new film has already outpaced the 2016 original's lifetime totals. For clarity (the original numbers often get jumbled): Zootopia (2016) finished with about $341.2 million domestic and $682.5 million international, just over $1 billion worldwide. Zootopia 2 blew past that in under three weeks.
Reception so far
Audiences seem happy: 7.7/10 on IMDb, 91% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and 96% from audiences there. Common Sense Media has it at 4/5.
Bottom line
Zootopia 2 is now within striking distance of Endgame's China crown. If it keeps selling like this, that six-year reign might be over soon. The movie is in theaters now. If you want to revisit the current champ, Avengers: Endgame is streaming on Disney+.