“Zootopia 2” roared into theaters with a record-breaking box office debut.

The highly anticipated sequel from Walt Disney Company captivated audiences, raking in $96 million across North America during its opening weekend. Over the extended five-day Thanksgiving holiday period, the film amassed a remarkable $156 million domestically and achieved a staggering $556 million worldwide since its release last Wednesday, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.

This impressive performance set a new benchmark, marking the highest international debut ever for an animated feature, the fourth largest global opening of any film, and the biggest international box office launch in 2025.

Meanwhile, “Wicked: For Good” continued to soar in its second weekend for Universal Pictures. The film added another $62.8 million to its domestic earnings, pushing its North American total to $270.4 million. Internationally, the latter half of the “Wicked” saga has accumulated $393 million.

Together, these blockbuster sequels provided a dazzling highlight for an otherwise challenging year at the box office, making the Thanksgiving weekend a rare bright spot for movie theaters.

“Zootopia 2” arrives almost a decade after the original, a hit that outpaced expectations and had a March domestic opening of $75 million.

Like the first, it features the duo of bunny cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and small-time hustler fox Nick Wilde ( Jason Bateman ).

Top 10 movies by domestic box office

With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:

1. “Zootopia 2,” $96.8 million.

2. “Wicked: For Good,” $62.8 million.

3. “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” $7 million.

4. “Predator: Badlands,” $4.8 million.

5. “The Running Man,” $3.7 million.

6. “Eternity,” $3.2 million.

7. “Rental Family,” $2.1 million.

8. “Hamnet,” $880,000.

9. “Sisu: Road to Revenge,” $810,000.

10. “Nuremberg,” $749,325.