Zootopia 2 Box Office Nears $1 Billion in Record-Smashing Second Weekend as FNAF 2 Surges Globally

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Disney’s Zootopia 2 is a massive holiday hit! After just two weeks in cinemas, the film has earned $915.8 million around the world. This puts it on track to reach $1 billion very quickly – much faster than experts predicted. If things continue at this pace, Zootopia 2 could reach the billion-dollar mark within days, making it one of the quickest animated movies ever to achieve this.

The good news continues! Universal and Blumhouse are thrilled with the massive opening weekend of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which brought in $109.1 million worldwide. This success proves the franchise is a major force in horror and gives Universal its best late-year box office performance in a long time.

Zootopia 2 Continues Its Wild Stampede Across the Globe

Zootopia 2 is breaking box office records internationally. The film has earned $695.3 million overseas, making it the highest-grossing Hollywood movie internationally so far in 2025, and the third highest-grossing Hollywood film worldwide this year.

Surprisingly, China is the biggest international market for the film, bringing in an incredible $430.4 million. This makes Zootopia 2 the second-highest-grossing Disney animated film ever in China, behind only Avengers: Endgame. The film also had the biggest opening for a Disney animated movie ever in both China and Vietnam, performing better than the first Zootopia.

The film earned another $219 million internationally over the weekend, bringing its total across 52 markets to a significant amount. While ticket sales decreased by 40% overall, countries like Vietnam, Taiwan, Brazil, and Germany continued to perform very well, showing the movie’s appeal to a wide range of ages and cultures.

Major highlights through weekend two include:

  • China: $430.4M
  • France: $27.3M
  • Korea: $25.6M
  • Mexico: $18.6M
  • Germany: $16.2M

Even premium formats are contributing meaningfully, with IMAX totals reaching $49.2 million globally.

Disney has reached another impressive achievement in addition to the success of Zootopia 2. This weekend marked the third time since 2018 that the studio has surpassed $5 billion in worldwide box office revenue for the year.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Fires Up the Global Market

Another big win for Universal Pictures this weekend is Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which opened in theaters with a worldwide gross of $109.1 million. Although it earned less internationally than the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, it still performed much better than other films in the same genre and more than doubled the opening weekend earnings of Smile 2.

Notable highlights include:

  • Mexico: $6.9M opening, the second-largest horror debut of the year in the market
  • UK & Ireland: $4.4M, surpassing the first film’s three-day bow
  • Brazil: $3.2M, one of Universal’s biggest December openings ever
  • Spain: $2.9M, setting Blumhouse’s best weekend in the territory excluding previews
  • Australia: $2.4M, the second-biggest horror debut of the year

Japan did very well with the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, and it will be releasing the next one in January, joining other countries already showing it.

This late-year success is a significant win for Universal, demonstrating the lasting popularity of the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise, despite how quickly horror trends can change.

A Weekend That Reshapes the Late-Year Box Office Race

After just over a week, Zootopia 2 is quickly approaching $1 billion at the box office, and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has exceeded expectations. This makes for one of the most successful weekends for the film industry so far this year.

Both Disney and Universal are starting December with strong performance, and with some countries still releasing these films, they could see even more success in the coming weeks.

With Zootopia 2 quickly approaching $1 billion in ticket sales, the last few months of 2025 at the movie theater are looking much more promising.

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2025-12-08 15:57