Zootopia 2 is benefiting the most in China among the overseas markets. It opened in Japan this weekend and has made a lasting impression with its debut. The animated sequel has even surpassed the opening weekend collection of the MCU’s Avengers: Endgame. In local currency, the film has registered the largest opening ever for Hollywood animated films in Japan. Keep scrolling for more.
It surpassed the $400 million milestone at the box office in China, becoming the second Hollywood film to reach that milestone in a single overseas market. Globally, it surpassed $900 million milestone during this weekend, its second one. The sequel, however, lost the #1 crown in North America but may reclaim that spot in the coming days.
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Zootopia 2’s box office collection on its opening weekend in Japan
According to industry tracker Luiz Fernando’s report, Zootopia 2 opened with strong collections for any Hollywood film. In Japan’s local currency, the Zootopia sequel has earned ¥2.18 billion on its opening weekend. It is equal to $14.1 million in USD. It has also been reported that the animated sequel collected $6 million on Sunday, experiencing a 14.7% increase from Saturday.
Beats Avengers: Endgame’s opening weekend in Japan
Zootopia 2 set another big record at the Japanese box office. It opened with a strong $14.1 million (¥2.18 billion) in its first three days, beating the opening of Avengers: Endgame, which made $13.3 million (¥1.47 billion). This makes Zootopia 2 one of the strongest movie debuts in Japan in recent years.
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Zootopia 2 has now set the biggest opening ever for a Hollywood animated movie in Japan when measured in local currency, beating The Super Mario Bros Movie’s ¥1.84 billion ($13.5 million). In dollar terms, it ranks third, just behind Frozen 2’s ¥1.94B ($17.8 million) and Toy Story 4’s ¥1.71 billion ($15.7 million), both released in 2019.
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More about its box office collection
Zootopia 2 collected $220.9 million at the domestic box office and $697.07 million overseas, including $430 million from China. Combining the domestic and overseas collections, the worldwide total has reached $917.98 million.
Box Office Summary
North America – $220.9 million
International – $697.0 million
Worldwide – $917.9 million
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
