Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced that Zootopia will surpass the $500 million mark globally today heading into its third weekend in the U.S., China, and Russia and its debuts in Australia and Brazil. It’s the third consecutive Walt Disney Animation Studios release to reach this threshold following Frozen and Big Hero 6.
The film has earned $164 million domestically and $327 million internationally for a worldwide total of $491 million through March 17. In the U.S., the film has remained #1 through its first two weeks of release, dropping just 32% in its second weekend following its $75 million debut. Internationally, it’s already Disney’s biggest animated release ever in China, Russia, and Thailand. Major markets still to come include the UK on March 25 and Japan on April 23.
Thuirsday, Zootopia earned $4.6 million domestically and $6.7 million internationally for a global total of $11.3 million for the day. Here are the international highlights by territory:
China $134.8M
France $24.3M
Russia $22.2M
Germany $15.9M
Korea $15.5M
Mexico $14.4M
Italy $11.7M
Spain $11.0M
Argentina $6.6M
Other $70.5M
Total $326.9M
Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and co-directed by Jared Bush, Zootopia takes place in the animal-filled city of the same name, as it follows optimistic Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin). She discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery.
Other characters and the actors voicing them include Shakira as Gazelle, Idris Elba as Chief Bogo (head of the Zootopian Police Department), Octavia Spencer is Mrs. Otterson, J.K. Simmons is Mayor Leodore Lionhearted, Tommy Chong is Yax the Yak (“a most enlightened, laid-back bovine”), Nate Torrence is Benjamin Clawhauser, Jenny Slate is Assistant Mayor Bellwether (“a sweet sheep with a little voice and a lot of wool”), Alan Tudyk is Duke Weaselton (“a small-time weasel crook with a big-time mouth”), Raymond Persi is Flash (“the fastest sloth working at Zootopia’s DMV — the Department of Mammal Vehicles”) and Bonny Hunt and Don Lake are the voices of Judy Hopps’ mother and father, Bonnie and Stu (“a carrot farmer from Bunnyburrow”).
