Box office Zootopia2 grossed $428.1million in the United States and Canada, and $1.442billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.870billion. The opening gross was $158.8million in the United States and Canada over the five-day
Thanksgiving weekend, and $million worldwide; the worldwide opening gross was the
highest for an animated film and the
fourth-highest overall. The film performed strongly in China, grossing $271.6million through its opening weekend and becoming the first Hollywood film to gross over $100million in a single day on Saturday, November 29. The film would end its run in China with a total gross of $651.4 million, making it the unadjusted highest-grossing Hollywood release ever in China and beating out previous record-holder
Avengers: Endgame ($632.1 million). By April 2, 2026, the film grossed over in Japan.
Critical response Zootopia2 received positive reviews from critics. Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as the first film, while those surveyed by
PostTrak gave it an 87% overall positive score with 65% saying they would definitely recommend the film.
Nell Minow of
RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of a possible four stars, writing, "
Zootopia2 is pure delight, every bit as exciting and heartwarming and imaginative as the Oscar-winning original and maybe even funnier".
Frank Scheck of
The Hollywood Reporter described it as "more than worth the lengthy wait, knocking it out of the park with its dazzling visuals, sophisticated humor and doses of genuine emotion." Clint Gage of
IGN wrote "On the surface,
Zootopia2 is a bunch of cartoon animals solving crime and making jokes and learning to love and appreciate each other, but lurking beyond that silliness is a seedy underbelly of social criticism that deserves to be taken seriously". Ed Potton of
The Times gave it a four out of five scoring, stating that "perhaps most delightful, though, are the carefully drawn supporting characters, with welcome returns for Flash the sloth and Maurice LaMarche, the
Vito Corleone-esque arctic shrew. Truly an offer you can't refuse". BJ Colangelo of
/Film felt it was one of Disney's best movies in years, saying "Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde have solidified themselves as an all-time great duo in the animated Disney canon, and I beg that this won't be the last we see of them...
Zootopia2 may be the gateway to teach young viewers to question who sets the rules, and be inspired to break those rules if it means doing what's right. Quinn D'Alessio of
The Maine Campus praised Judy and Nick's relationship, the plot's similarities to the original film, and the new characters Gary De'Snake and Nibbles Maplestick, though felt that the film was not as good as the first.
Peter Bradshaw, reviewing for
The Guardian, gave the film two stars out of a possible five, describing it as "a soulless film-by-numbers affair filled with corporately approved jokes... the kind of movie you put on an
iPad to keep the children quiet on a long plane or train journey... the heart and soul are lacking." Jake Coyle of the
Associated Press gave it a mixed review, saying it "[spent] too much of its time away from its mammalian metropolis... The fun caper spirit of the first movie is alive enough to carry Bush and Howard's film, but you can't help feel like sequel-ization also means domestication." Soren Andersen of
The Seattle Times wrote, "
Zootopia2 comes on strong. Too strong. It seeks to bowl the audience over with noise, velocity, and an insistent tone that frankly winds up being kind of irritating." Caroline Siede of
The A.V. Club praised the worldbuilding but felt that the plot was too similar to that of the first one, feeling Disney was "less invested in
Zootopia as an artistic effort, churning out a sequel that feels more like a
Disney+ TVshow than an animated epic."
Accolades Zootopia2 garnered awards and nominations in various ceremonies, with recognition for its direction, animation, and voice performances. At the
31st Critics' Choice Awards, it was nominated for
Best Animated Feature. It was also nominated for two awards at the
83rd Golden Globe Awards,
Best Motion Picture – Animated and
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The film was also nominated for seven awards at the
53rd Annie Awards, including
Best Feature and
Best Writing – Feature for Jared Bush. At the
98th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for
Best Animated Feature. It was also nominated for two
British Academy Film Awards, winning
Best Animated Film. == Potential sequel ==