Zootopia 2 Roars Past the Combined Box Office of Both Tron Films in Just 7 Days
Zootopia 2 is stampeding the global box office, roaring to $616 million in just seven days since its Nov. 26 debut and smashing records along the way. With Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde back on the beat, Disney’s latest animated sequel is only gaining speed.
Disney dropped Zootopia 2 and the box office basically bent the knee. The numbers are moving fast, but here’s where things stand: it’s smashing week-one records, rewriting the playbook in China, and, weirdly, already out-earning both Tron movies combined. That last part is a very nerdy comparison, but it absolutely makes a point.
The week-one sprint
In its first seven days after the November 26 release, Zootopia 2 hauled in about $616 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo. That’s a monster start for animation, with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde doing what they do best: print money.
And then the totals jumped again. By December 1, the global number had been updated to roughly $818 million, with the film playing in 57 countries and regions. China alone accounted for about $278 million of that, which is nearly 34% of the worldwide take at that point. Translation: the early $616M seven-day snapshot was already getting blown past as updated grosses rolled in.
China is the engine
China News reports the sequel crossed 2 billion yuan (around $280 million) in China in just one week, making it the highest-grossing imported animated film ever released there. Beyond the record itself, the speed is the story. Strong word of mouth plus the goodwill for Judy and Nick turned into staggering revenue in days, not weeks.
The odd comparison: Zootopia 2 vs Tron
On paper, comparing a family-friendly animated juggernaut to a legacy sci-fi franchise is apples to space oranges. But the numbers are the numbers, and they highlight just how dominant Zootopia 2 is out of the gate. In its first week alone, the sequel banked more than both Tron films combined.
- Tron: Legacy (2010) — Domestic: $172,062,763; Global: $400,070,675
- Tron: Ares (2025) — Domestic: $73,157,338; Global: $142,223,995
- Zootopia 2 (2025, week one snapshot) — Domestic: $169,876,630; Global: $616,776,630
Add up the two Tron movies and you still fall short of Zootopia 2’s early run. If you want a clean case study in the power of four-quadrant, family-friendly storytelling at the box office, this is it.
So when does it hit $1B?
Based on the pace so far, the math is friendly. The film has been averaging about $85–90 million per day worldwide. Even with the usual second-week slowdown, it could tack on another $250–300 million in the next seven days. If China, North America, and Europe keep pulling their weight, the remaining ~$400 million needed to crack $1 billion could land in roughly 10–14 more days.
Best-case scenario: it joins the billion-dollar club by the second or third weekend. More conservative read: somewhere between Day 14 and Day 18 of its global run. Either way, it’s on a glide path.
Bottom line
Zootopia 2 is steamrolling worldwide right now, setting records in China and casually leapfrogging entire franchises on the side. That was not on my 2025 bingo card. The movie is in theaters everywhere, and if the current curve holds, we’re about to watch it sprint past the $1B line in very short order.