‘Zootopia 2’ regains box office crown with $1 billion worldwide

LOS ANGELES – Disney’s “Zootopia 2” earned the top spot at the box office this weekend, taking in $26.3 million in its third weekend in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Universal’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” was in second place with $19.5 million, one week after opening in first place, Comscore reported.

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Toy Freddy, voiced by Kellen Goff, in a scene from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.” (Ryan Green/Universal Pictures via AP)

“Wicked: For Good” was third $8.5 million Friday through Sunday in its fourth weekend.

The Indian action film “Dhurandhar” was fourth with $3.45 million in its second week, followed by “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” which grossed another $2.38 million in its fifth weekend.

“Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” was sixth with $2.102 million in its second weekend.

Writer/director James L. Brooks’ comedic drama “Ella McKay” opened with $2.1 million, a disastrous total for a film with a major marketing push.

Brooks, the man behind such beloved classics as “Terms of Endearment” and “Broadcast News” — and a major creative force on “The Simpsons,” “Taxi” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” hadn’t made a feature film in 15 years, when 2010’s “How Do You Know” also bombed.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were a re-release of 2000’s “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” ($1.85 million), “Eternity,” ($1.774 million) and “Hamnet” ($1.5 million).

$1 billion worldwide

The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel “Zootopia 2” became the year’s second film to gross $1 billion worldwide.

With “Avatar: Fire and Ash” arriving Friday, it was a relatively quiet weekend in theaters. There were no major new releases, leaving holdovers “Zootopia 2” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” to duke it out for the top spot.

The edge went to “Zootopia 2,” which has quickly amassed $1.14 billion in global ticket sales thanks significantly to its enormous success in China. There, it’s grossed $502.4 million, making “Zootopia 2” the biggest Hollywood hit in the country in years.

The only other 2025 Hollywood title to surpass $1 billion worldwide was Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” ($1.04 billion). The highest grossing movie of the year, though, is the Chinese blockbuster “Ne Zha 2,” which collected nearly $2 billion just in China.

With overall ticket sales on the year running close to even with last year’s disappointing grosses, according to Comscore data, Hollywood will be hoping the coming holiday corridor, traditionally the busiest moviegoing period of the year, ends 2025 on a high note.

Movies on tap include “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,” “Marty Supreme,” “Anaconda” and “Song Sung Blue.” (With CNS and AP reports)

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