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Zootopia 2 shows no sign of slowing down at the box office. The sequel to 2016’s hit animated movie, unsurprisingly called Zootopia, has dominated theaters since its debut in November 2025. Zootopia 2 is already the highest-grossing, American-made animated movie at the worldwide box office, grossing over $1.8 billion. While it has a ways to go before it dethrones Ne Zha 2, which earned a staggering $2.25 billion, Zootopia 2 is still overtaking popular Disney Pixar movies at the domestic box office.
Zootopia 2‘s latest box office victim is one of the most beloved animated movies ever made. The sequel just overtook Toy Story 3 at the domestic box office. Both movies sit on the $415-million mark. But, at the time of writing, Zootopia 2 has earned $150k more than Buzz and Woody’s third big-screen outing. Next in the crosshairs for Officer Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde is the Disney animated classic, The Lion King, which holds a domestic box office haul of $423 million. While Zootopia 2 has been a major domestic box office success, it is unlikely that it will become the highest-grossing animated movie domestically. That record is held by 2024’s Inside Out 2, with a take of $652 million.
For the three people who have yet to see Zootopia 2, the movie reunites audiences with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. After falling in love in the first movie, their relationship and professional partnership are now well past the honeymoon phase. If that wasn’t enough, they have to go rogue against the Zootopia Police Department to hunt down a mysterious reptile who could threaten the entire mammal city.
Will ‘Zootopia’ Get a Threequel?
With Zootopia and Zootopia 2 both being major box office and critical hits, a sequel is almost guaranteed. Zootopia 2‘s box-office run is still ongoing, and it’s already the highest-grossing American movie at the worldwide box office. Unsurprisingly, Disney Pixar isn’t wasting any time capitalizing on another entry.
Zootopia 3 hasn’t officially been announced by Disney, yet. However, the Hollywood rumor mill speculates that the third movie is already in active development at the House of Mouse. Jared Bush and Byron Howard are both rumored to direct the threequel (again, not officially confirmed). Zootopia 3 is currently expected to hit theaters in 2030. One final time: this is just a rumor and not officially confirmed. But if that release date does hold merit, it would mean a significantly shorter gap between Zootopia 2 and its sequel than the nine-year wait fans of the first movie suffered.
‘Zootopia 2’ Is Already Poised for Oscar Success
Zootopia 2 isn’t just coming for all the box-office records, it’s also taken sight at the grand animation prize at the 2026 Academy Awards. Zootopia 2 has been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The Disney sequel will have to contend with Arco, Little Amelie, Elio, and the Netflix sensation that was KPop Demon Hunters. Oscars glory is nothing new to the Zootopia franchise, as the 2016 original won the award the following year.
