Walt Disney Animation's "Zootopia 2" is the second-highest grossing Thanksgiving opener of all time, with roughly $156 million. Disney

Walt Disney Animation’s “Zootopia 2” and Universal’s Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked: For Good” delivered movie theaters a much-needed one-two punch for the holiday weekend box office.

“Zootopia 2” debuted on Wednesday, kicking off a five-day Thanksgiving opening weekend. Its $156 million estimated gross is the second-best five-day Thanksgiving debut, behind Disney’s animated adventure movie “Moana 2,” which opened in 2024 to $225 million domestically.

“Disney has made it an event that comes virtually every year over the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Comscore. “Families just embraced (‘Zootopia 2’) in

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