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Update: May 30, 2016
ZOOTOPIA Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide, Now the 2nd Biggest Original Movie Ever [Update]
Walt Disney's Zootopia is one of three Walt Disney animated features this year, and, at a glance, it seemed to be the lowest profile of the trio. It’s not the big Pixar sequel (Finding Dory), and it’s not the Thanksgiving fairy tale princess epic (Moana). The quirky gem of a comedy, which sold itself as a zippy talking animal comedy but turned out to be a potent metaphor for race relations and fear-based social control, earned superb reviews and terrific word-of-mouth and sits alongside Deadpool as the “Holy crap!” success story of the year.
And now it’s on the cusp of crossing the $1 billion mark worldwide. With $991 million worldwide, it’s the fourth-biggest animated film ever behind Toy Story 3 ($1.063b), Minions ($1.159b), and Frozen ($1.276b). It is the sixth-biggest “non-sequel/prequel” of all time, behind Alice in Wonderland ($1.025b), Jurassic Park ($1.029b, including the 2013 3D reissue), Frozen ($1.27b), Titanic ($2.186b), and Avatar ($2. 787b). It is Walt Disney’s eleventh-biggest movie ever globally.
Oh, and it is the second-biggest “original” movie ever released (not accounting for inflation) behind only James Cameron’s Avatar. Zootopia was not based on a television show, a comic book, a novel, or a stage play. It was not a sequel, prequel, or reboot from an existing franchise. It is not based on an actual historical event. It was an entirely original concoction.
The hook for Zootopia was basically “Here is a Disney animated feature that looks quite good, and the critics say it’s quite good,” and the film itself did the rest after a gonzo $75 million opening weekend. Once the movie opened, it just kept going and going well beyond realistic expectations for a $75m animated opener.
With $336 million domestic (and not quite dead yet), the film has earned a remarkable 4.5x weekend-to-final multiplier, which is one of the leggier runs in recent memory for a wide release. It spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, putting it right behind Avatar (14 weeks) and Frozen (16 weeks) among pretty much any film over the last decade.
The film has placed itself at the forefront of next year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar race, and there may be a Best Picture push depending on what falls where.
[Update: With an additional $4.4 million worldwide this weekend, Disney's Zootopia has become the studio’s second $1 billion grosser of the year at the global box office. Judy Hopps & Co have an offshore cume of $662.8 million and a domestic take of $337.2 million for a total $1,000.020 million. This is the 11th Disney film (out of an industry total 26) to ever hit the milestone.]
Box Office: Disney's 'Zootopia' Is Now The Second-Biggest Original Movie Ever; On the Cusp of Crossing $1 Billion Worldwide
ZOOTOPIA Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide, Now the 2nd Biggest Original Movie Ever [Update]
Walt Disney's Zootopia is one of three Walt Disney animated features this year, and, at a glance, it seemed to be the lowest profile of the trio. It’s not the big Pixar sequel (Finding Dory), and it’s not the Thanksgiving fairy tale princess epic (Moana). The quirky gem of a comedy, which sold itself as a zippy talking animal comedy but turned out to be a potent metaphor for race relations and fear-based social control, earned superb reviews and terrific word-of-mouth and sits alongside Deadpool as the “Holy crap!” success story of the year.
And now it’s on the cusp of crossing the $1 billion mark worldwide. With $991 million worldwide, it’s the fourth-biggest animated film ever behind Toy Story 3 ($1.063b), Minions ($1.159b), and Frozen ($1.276b). It is the sixth-biggest “non-sequel/prequel” of all time, behind Alice in Wonderland ($1.025b), Jurassic Park ($1.029b, including the 2013 3D reissue), Frozen ($1.27b), Titanic ($2.186b), and Avatar ($2. 787b). It is Walt Disney’s eleventh-biggest movie ever globally.
Oh, and it is the second-biggest “original” movie ever released (not accounting for inflation) behind only James Cameron’s Avatar. Zootopia was not based on a television show, a comic book, a novel, or a stage play. It was not a sequel, prequel, or reboot from an existing franchise. It is not based on an actual historical event. It was an entirely original concoction.
The hook for Zootopia was basically “Here is a Disney animated feature that looks quite good, and the critics say it’s quite good,” and the film itself did the rest after a gonzo $75 million opening weekend. Once the movie opened, it just kept going and going well beyond realistic expectations for a $75m animated opener.
With $336 million domestic (and not quite dead yet), the film has earned a remarkable 4.5x weekend-to-final multiplier, which is one of the leggier runs in recent memory for a wide release. It spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, putting it right behind Avatar (14 weeks) and Frozen (16 weeks) among pretty much any film over the last decade.
The film has placed itself at the forefront of next year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar race, and there may be a Best Picture push depending on what falls where.
[Update: With an additional $4.4 million worldwide this weekend, Disney's Zootopia has become the studio’s second $1 billion grosser of the year at the global box office. Judy Hopps & Co have an offshore cume of $662.8 million and a domestic take of $337.2 million for a total $1,000.020 million. This is the 11th Disney film (out of an industry total 26) to ever hit the milestone.]
Box Office: Disney's 'Zootopia' Is Now The Second-Biggest Original Movie Ever; On the Cusp of Crossing $1 Billion Worldwide
