Zootopia hops to $73.7 million debut, Deadpool reaches $673 million worldwide
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia opened in North America this weekend along with China, Russia and Germany with $73.7 million domestic and $63.4 million international (its fourth weekend of overseas release) for an impressive $137 million global weekend and a total global sum of $232.5 million. The North American opening was the largest three-day opening for Walt Disney Animation Studios ever, beating the $67.4 million posted by Frozen, and the fourth-largest March opening weekend in industry history. The film, featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Idris Elba, Alan Tudyk, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Bonnie Hunt, Jenny Slate, Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, Don Lake and Raymond Persi, received an A CinemaScore from audiences.
The estimated $19.5 million Friday is the largest opening day gross ever for Walt Disney Animation Studios (topping Big Hero 6‘s $15.8 million), and the estimated $31.8 million Saturday is the largest single-day gross ever for Walt Disney Animation Studios (topping Frozen‘s $26.8 million second Friday).
Globally, IMAX screens for Zootopia grossed $8.5 million for the weekend. In North America, 366 IMAX screens grossed $5.2 million, becoming IMAX’s second-best animated opening ever at the domestic box office (second to Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3, which opened to $8.4 million during summer playtime). Internationally, Zootopia earned $3.3 million on 355 screens, with $3 million of that total coming from 278 Chinese IMAX screens.
Gramercy Pictures‘ London Has Fallen opened in second place at the domestic box office with an estimated $21.7 million from 3,490 theaters, an average of $6,222 per theater. The debut came in behind the $30.4 million opening of Olympus Has Fallen in 2013. The sequel, which was made for about $60 million and received an A- CinemaScore, stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman.
Third place belonged to 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool, which added $16.4 million in the third spot and has now earned $311.2 million domestically. Made for just $58 million, the comic book adaptation has now reached $361.8 million overseas for a worldwide total of $673 million! Deadpool stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein and Brianna Hildebrand.
Coming in at No. 4 was Paramount Pictures’ Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton. The $35 million-budgeted film opened to $7.6 million from 2,374 theaters, an average of $3,201. The dramedy received a B CinemaScore from audiences.
Rounding out the top five was Lionsgate’s Gods of Egypt, which earned $5 million its second weekend for a total of $22.8 million so far. The film, also starring Gerard Butler along with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton and Geoffrey Rush, cost a hefty $140 million to make.
In more box office news, 20th Century Fox’s The Other Side of the Door debuted with $1.2 million from 546 theaters, Kung Fu Panda 3 is now starting its international roll out and has reached $324 million globally, and Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups opened to $56,688 from four theaters.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Judy, Bonnie, and Stu Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – RAINFOREST DISTRICT. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – TRAIN STATION. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Mr. Big. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Judy Hopps & Clawhauser. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Assistant Mayor Bellwether & Mrs. Otterton. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Mr. Big. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R) Mayor Lionheart, Assistant Mayor Bellwether. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured (L-R): Chief Bogo, Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Gazelle. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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RELUCTANT PARTNER -- Fast-talking, con-artist fox Nick Wilde is not really interested in helping rookie officer Judy Hopps crack her first case. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, and produced by Clark Spencer, Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" opens in theaters on March 4, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Chief Bogo. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – TUNDRATOWN. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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A WORLD FOR BIG AND SMALL — Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" features a vast world where humans never existed. With advanced transportation systems that accommodate mammals of all shapes and sizes, the modern mammal metropolis was built by animals for animals. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, and produced by Clark Spencer, "Zootopia" opens in U.S. theaters on March 4, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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MR. BIG — The most fearsome crime boss in Tundratown, Mr. Big commands respect—and when he feels disrespected, bad things happen. A small mammal with a big personality, Mr. Big is voiced by Maurice La Marche. Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" opens in U.S. theaters on March 4, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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A NEW VIEW — Unlikely partners Judy Hopps, Zootopia's first bunny cop, and Nick Wilde, a con-artist fox, find themselves riding high above the modern mammal metropolis while working together to solve a mystery. Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" opens in U.S. theaters on March 4, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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SUPERSTAR — Revered worldwide by herds of fans, Zootopia's biggest pop star Gazelle is a socially conscious celebrity with equal parts talent and heart. Shakira lends her Grammy®-winning voice to the phenom. Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" opens in U.S. theaters on March 4, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – ASSISTANT MAYOR BELLWETHER, a sweet sheep with a little voice and a lot of wool, who constantly finds herself under foot of the larger-than-life Mayor Lionheart. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – (Left) BONNIE HOPPS, mother of Judy—and her 275 brothers and sisters. Mrs. Hopps loves and supports her daughter, but is a hare nervous about Judy moving to Zootopia to become a big-city police officer. (Right) Judy's father, STU HOPPS, a carrot farmer from Bunnyburrow. Along with Mrs. Hopps, he is worried about Judy moving to Zootopia and the untrustworthy big-city mammals who live there—especially foxes. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – CHIEF BOGO, head of the Zootopia Police Department. A tough cape buffalo with 2,000 lbs of attitude, Bogo is reluctant to add Judy Hopps, Zootopia’s first bunny cop, to his squad of hardened rhinos, elephants and hippos. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – The Zootopia Police Department’s most charming cheetah, BENJAMIN CLAWHAUSER. Clawhauser loves two things: pop star Gazelle and donuts. From his reception desk, he greets everyone with a warm smile and a helpful paw—covered in sprinkles. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – DUKE WEASELTON, a small-time weasel crook with a big-time weasel mouth, who tries to give Judy the slip during a police chase. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – FINNICK, a fennec fox with a big chip on his adorable shoulder. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – FLASH, the fastest sloth working at the DMV—the Department of Mammal Vehicles. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – JUDY HOPPS, an optimistic bunny who’s new to Zootopia’s police department. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – MAYOR LEODORE LIONHEART, the noble leader of Zootopia, who coined the city’s mantra that Judy Hopps lives by: “In Zootopia, anyone can be anything." ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – MRS. OTTERTON, a desperate otter who turns to Officer Judy Hopps for help in solving her husband’s mysterious disappearance. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – NICK WILDE, the scamming fox who Judy reluctantly teams up with to crack her first case. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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ZOOTOPIA – YAX THE YAK, the most enlightened, laid-back bovine in Zootopia. When Judy Hopps is on a case, Yax is full of revealing insights. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
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