Zootopia 2C. Fresh — a Animation standout

Disney Animation needed a win. After the Wish misfire and Snow White disaster, Zootopia 2 delivered the biggest opening weekend in Disney animation history — $560 million globally — and hasn't slowed down. Now the highest-grossing WDAS film ever, passing Frozen 2.

What's striking is how smart the sequel is. Instead of rehashing the 2016 buddy-cop dynamic, it expands its satirical target to influencer culture, algorithm-driven polarization, and the splintering of shared reality. Kids get slapstick; adults get a sharp media satire.

Verdict: The best animated film of 2025 from a major Western studio. It earns its billion-dollar gross honestly. Disney reminding everyone who invented the modern animated blockbuster.