Disney’s “Zootopia 2” follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde discover themselves on the twisting path of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia the wrong way up.
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Moviegoers have lots to feast on on the field workplace this Thanksgiving.
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” snared $10.2 million in Tuesday previews, the second-highest haul for a Disney Animation Studios movie ever, behind solely final 12 months’s “Moana 2,” which took in $13.8 million. It is the eighth-highest preview for an animated film of all time.
Field workplace analysts anticipate the movie to generate between $135 million and $150 million throughout the five-day Thanksgiving interval. Though that will probably be considerably beneath the $225.4 million that “Moana 2” took in throughout the identical interval final 12 months, it’s a welcome jolt for a field workplace that has struggled in the previous couple of months to drum up ticket gross sales.
Additionally within the combine is Common’s “Depraved: For Good,” which tallied $147 million throughout its opening final week and is anticipated to usher in between $80 million and $100 million over the five-day vacation. That determine might be increased contemplating final 12 months’s “Depraved” tallied $118 million throughout the Thanksgiving body after debuting to $112.5 million throughout the identical pre-Thanksgiving weekend.
“The Thanksgiving vacation body is among the most necessary moviegoing durations of the 12 months and is off to a working begin with the overperforming ‘Depraved: For Good’ powering a powerful 5 days of field workplace income for film theaters within the $300 million vary,” mentioned Paul Dergarabedian, head of market traits at Comscore. “‘Zootopia 2’ has an ideal launch date and built-in model recognition and a income enhancing PG score in order that’s an enormous plus.”
Thanksgiving this 12 months is going through powerful comparisons after the 2024 vacation noticed “Moana 2,” “Depraved” and “Gladiater II” gasoline a record-breaking $424.9 million home five-day rating. Beforehand, the highest-grossing Thanksgiving haul was $315.6 million, which was captured in 2018, in accordance with knowledge from Comscore.
“Whereas that file is in no jeopardy of being damaged, this 12 months will nonetheless show to be a strong Thanksgiving vacation hall for film theaters that may seemingly rank within the high 5 performing frames traditionally of all time,” mentioned Dergarabedian.
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