Zootopia

In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, Judy Hopps, a rabbit from rural Bunnyburrow, becomes the first rabbit police officer in the city of Zootopia. On her first day at the Zootopia Police Department (ZPD), she is given parking duty by Chief Bogo and is hustled by red fox con artist Nick Wilde. The next day, she abandons her post to arrest small-time crook Duke Weaselton for stealing a bag of crocus bulbs. While Chief Bogo is reprimanding Judy, Mrs. Otterton visits his office, pleading for her husband Emmitt, one of 14 missing predators, to be found. Judy volunteers, and Bogo attempts to fire her for insubordination. When the city's assistant mayor, ewe Dawn Bellwether, praises Judy for taking the assignment, Bogo agrees but demands Judy's resignation if she cannot close the case within 48 hours.

Having determined that Nick was the last to see Emmitt, Judy blackmails him into helping her by recording his confession to tax evasion. They track a limousine that picked up Emmitt and learn that the vehicle is owned by Mr. Big, an arctic shrew crime boss whom Nick has a history with. Mr. Big reveals that Emmitt unexpectedly "went savage" and attacked the limousine's chauffeur, Manchas, a black jaguar. Judy and Nick question Manchas, who explains that Emmitt yelled about "Night Howlers" before attacking him. Manchas suddenly turns savage himself and chases Judy and Nick. Judy traps Manchas and calls the ZPD for help, but Manchas vanishes before backup arrives.

At City Hall, Judy and Nick access Zootopia's traffic cameras, which reveal that Manchas was abducted by timberwolves, whom Judy assumes are the Night Howlers. Following the wolves, Judy and Nick locate Emmitt and the other missing predators, who are all "savage" and imprisoned in an asylum. Zootopia's mayor, Leodore Lionheart, had ordered their quarantine and is trying to determine what caused their feral behavior. Lionheart and the asylum staff are arrested, and Bellwether becomes the new mayor.

Judy, praised for solving the case, asks Nick to join the ZPD as her partner. At a press conference, she accidentally implies the savageness epidemic was caused by the physiology that all predators possess. Disappointed and offended, Nick abandons Judy, whose comments incite fear and discrimination against predators throughout Zootopia. Wracked with guilt, she quits her job and returns to Bunnyburrow.

While managing her parents' vegetable stand, Judy learns that Night Howlers are actually Midnicampum flowers, which have severe, lasting psychotropic effects if ingested. Realizing that someone is using the flowers to turn predators savage, she returns to Zootopia and reconciles with Nick. Aided by Mr. Big, they interrogate Weaselton, who admits that a ram named Doug hired him to steal the Night Howler bulbs. They find Doug in a laboratory hidden in the subway, where he manufactures a serum from the Night Howlers to use against predators via a tranquilizer dart. Judy and Nick obtain a serum gun as evidence after a chase in the subway but, before they can reach the ZPD, Bellwether confronts them in the Natural History Museum and reveals herself to be the mastermind of a prey-supremacist conspiracy. Judy and Nick become trapped in an exhibit; Bellwether shoots Nick with the serum gun and orders the ZPD to capture him, but Judy and Nick reveal that they had replaced the darts with blueberries and recorded Bellwether's confession.

Bellwether and her accomplices are arrested, while Lionheart publicly denies knowledge of her scheme, insisting that imprisoning the infected predators was "doing the wrong thing for the right reason". The predators are rehabilitated, and Judy is reinstated into the ZPD. Months later, Nick graduates from the police academy, becoming Judy's partner and the first fox police officer.

{{Main|List of characters in the Zootopia franchise}}

• Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a young optimistic rabbit from Bunnyburrow and a newly appointed member of the Zootopia Police Department, assigned to the 1st Precinct.{{cite news|last1=Kit |first1=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ginnifer-goodwin-joins-jason-bateman-793927 |title=Ginnifer Goodwin Joins Jason Bateman in Disney Animation's 'Zootopia' (Exclusive) |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=May 6, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ginnifer-goodwin-joins-jason-bateman-793927 |archive-date=May 9, 2015 }}
• Della Saba portrays the character's younger self in the film's prologue.
• Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, a sly red fox and small-time con artist who later joins the Zootopia Police Department as a police officer.
• Kath Soucie voices the character's younger self in a flashback he recounts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kath-Soucie/|title=Kath Soucie (769 Character Images)|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}
• Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, an African buffalo who is the chief of police of the Zootopia Police Department's 1st Precinct.{{cite web|last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=Disney's 'Zootopia' Cages Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer & Others |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/zootopia-cast-idris-elba-j-k-simmons-octavia-spencer-bonnie-hunt-tommy-chong-1201594498/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 27, 2015 |date=October 26, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027170658/http://deadline.com/2015/10/zootopia-cast-idris-elba-j-k-simmons-octavia-spencer-bonnie-hunt-tommy-chong-1201594498/ |archive-date=October 27, 2015 }}
• Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether, a diminutive ewe who is the assistant mayor of Zootopia.
• Nate Torrence as Benjamin Clawhauser, an overweight cheetah who works as a dispatcher and desk sergeant for the Zootopia Police Department's 1st Precinct.
• Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Hopps, a rabbit from Bunnyburrow who is Judy’s mother.
• Don Lake as Stu Hopps, a rabbit from Bunnyburrow who is Judy’s father and a carrot farmer.
• Tommy Chong as Yax, a laid-back domestic yak who owns the Mystic Springs Oasis naturalist club in Sahara Square.
• J. K. Simmons as Leodore Lionheart, a lion who is the noble but pompous mayor of Zootopia.
• Octavia Spencer as Mrs. Otterton, a concerned North American river otter whose husband Emmitt has gone missing.
• Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton, a small-time least weasel crook also known for selling bootleg DVDs. The name references the Duke of Weselton from Frozen, whom Tudyk also voices.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Walt-Disney-Animation-Has-Found-Its-Own-John-Ratzenberger-Style-Good-Luck-Charm-97347.html |title=Walt Disney Animation Has Found Its Own John Ratzenberger-Style Good Luck Charm |date=December 2015 |publisher=Cinemablend |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306111615/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Walt-Disney-Animation-Has-Found-Its-Own-John-Ratzenberger-Style-Good-Luck-Charm-97347.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016 }}
• Shakira as Gazelle, a Thomson's gazelle who is a famous pop star.{{cite news|last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Shakira Joins Voice Cast of Disney Animation's 'Zootopia' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shakira-joins-voice-cast-disney-815586 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817133155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shakira-joins-voice-cast-disney-815586 |archive-date=August 17, 2015 }} Shakira also voices Gazelle in the Spain and Latin America Spanish dubs.
• Raymond S. Persi as:
• Flash Slothmore, the "fastest" three-toed sloth in the DMV (short for Department of Mammal Vehicles).
• Officer Higgins, a hippopotamus who is an elite member of the Zootopia Police Department's 1st Precinct.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ByronPHoward/status/739905294013071360|title=@jordanolling Raymond Persi :)|author=Jared Bush|publisher=Twitter|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/ByronPHoward/status/739905294013071360|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big, an Arctic shrew who is the most fearsome crime boss in Tundratown and is served by a group of polar bears.{{cite news|title=Four New Photos And Trailer Are Here For Disney's ZOOTOPIA |url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/12/four-new-photos-and-trailer-are-here-for-disneys-zootopia/ |date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=January 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130094746/http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/12/four-new-photos-and-trailer-are-here-for-disneys-zootopia/ |archive-date=January 30, 2016 }}
• Phil Johnston as:
• Gideon Grey, a red fox from Bunnyburrow who used to bully the young rabbits and sheep when he was young. As an adult, he has reconciled with those he tormented and became a much-respected baker.
• An angry offscreen character who states that his taxes pay Judy's salary after she gives him a parking ticket.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status/734996464573652992|title=Amazing writer Phil Johnston... also the voice of Gideon. ;)|author=Jared Bush|publisher=Twitter|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status/734996464573652992|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• Fuschia! as Major Friedkin,{{cite web|title=Zootopia Screenplay |url=http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/screenplay/zootopia.pdf |publisher=Walt Disney Studios Awards |access-date=January 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027002118/http://waltdisneystudiosawards.com/screenplay/zootopia.pdf |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |page=9 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Sciretta |first1=Peter |title=Zootopia Writers Talk About Early Unused Concepts and More (Interview) |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/zootopia-writers-interview/2/ |publisher=/Film |access-date=January 24, 2017 |date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021139/http://www.slashfilm.com/zootopia-writers-interview/2/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 }} a polar bear who works at the Zootopia Police Academy as a drill instructor.
• John DiMaggio as:
• Jerry Jumbeaux Jr., an ill-tempered African elephant who owns an ice cream parlor called Jumbeaux's Café, frequented by elephants and other larger mammals.
• Woolter and Jesse (a pun on the show Breaking Bad{{'}}s main protagonists, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman), two tough rams who are Doug's assistants.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/736687672819752961|title=Both of them (!!!) are voiced by my bud, the one and only @TheJohnDiMaggio! ☕️🐑🐑"Hey Doug, we got yer latte!"|author=Rich Moore|publisher=Twitter|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/736687672819752961|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• A moose that gets a parking ticket from Judy.
• A pig reporter.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/742925328352313344|title=The Frantic Pig is at the flower shop & the Gazelle rally. The pig at the press conference is voiced by @TheJohnDiMaggio 🐷|author=Rich Moore|publisher=Twitter|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/742925328352313344|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• Katie Lowes as Dr. Madge Honey Badger, a honey badger scientist who helps Mayor Lionheart look for the cause of the animals' savagery.
• Gita Reddy as Nangi, an Indian elephant who works as a yoga instructor at Mystic Springs Oasis.
• Jesse Corti as Manchas, a black jaguar from Zootopia's Rainforest District who is a chauffeur for Zootopia's biggest limo company and is the personal chauffeur to Mr. Big.
• Tom Lister Jr. as Finnick, a fennec fox who is Nick's partner in crime.
• Josh Dallas as an unnamed domestic pig who frantically asks Judy for help after his "Flora and Fauna" flower shop is robbed by Duke Weaselton. He later appears as a protester at Gazelle's peace rally arguing with a female leopard.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/682715797752434688|title=@joshdallas oh of course, how could I forget that it's FRANTIC PIG! I'm such a fake fan|author=Rich Moore|publisher=Twitter|date=January 1, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/682715797752434688|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• Leah Latham as Fru Fru, an arctic shrew and Mr. Big's daughter who befriends Judy after Judy saves her from a runaway Donut sign in Little Rodentia. She also makes Judy the Godmother and namesake of her daughter.
• Rich Moore as:
• Doug, an emotionless ram chemist and sniper who works for Bellwether.
• Larry, a gray wolf that is a security guard at Cliffside Asylum.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status/728476541420634112|title=@ByronPHoward @mytoiletpaper Larry! Done!|first=Jared|last=Bush|access-date=February 24, 2018}}
• Fabienne Rawley and Peter Mansbridge as Fabienne Growley and Peter Moosebridge, the snow leopard and moose anchors of the ZNN News.{{cite news|title=Peter Mansbridge voices moose in Disney film 'Zootopia'|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/13/peter-mansbridge-voices-moose-in-disney-film-zootopia|access-date=November 14, 2015|newspaper=Toronto Sun|agency=The Canadian Press|date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116145049/http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/13/peter-mansbridge-voices-moose-in-disney-film-zootopia|archive-date=November 16, 2015|url-status=live}}
• The moose co-anchor is used in the standard version of the film, released in the United States, Italy, France, Canada, Russia, Philippines, and Mexico. In the UK version, the moose is named as Moosos Alexander, voiced by radio journalist Vassos Alexander (though the UK home release used his US name and voice).{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fw478|title=Oscars and The Kebab Awards, The Chris Evans Breakfast Show – BBC Radio 2|website=BBC|access-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fw478|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}} In other countries, the anchor is a different animal voiced by a different person.Loughrey, Clarisse. "[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/zootropolis-new-anchors-change-animal-depending-on-what-country-youre-in-a6916651.html Zootropolis' new anchors change animal depending on what country you're in] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060448/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/zootropolis-new-anchors-change-animal-depending-on-what-country-youre-in-a6916651.html |date=March 8, 2016 }}." The Independent. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016. David Campbell voices a koala newscaster named David Koalabell in the Australian and New Zealand versions.{{cite web|last=Moran|first= Jonathon|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/singer-david-campbell-adds-voice-to-new-aussie-disney-movie-zootopia/news-story/d30a4d3cf35701b7a49cb4eb4ba17e07 |title=Singer David Campbell adds voice to new Aussie Disney movie Zootopia | work=Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|date= January 20, 2016|access-date= March 7, 2016}} The Brazilian version uses a jaguar named Onçardo Boi Chá who is voiced by Ricardo Boechat.{{cite web|url=https://cinema.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/12/05/ricardo-boechat-vai-dublar-personagem-brasileiro-em-nova-animacao-da-disney.htm|title=Ricardo Boechat vai dublar personagem brasileiro em nova animação da Disney|last=Solari|first=Guilherme|date=5 December 2015|website=UOL|language=pt|trans-title=Ricardo Boechat will dub Brazilian character in new Disney animation|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219183357/https://cinema.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/12/05/ricardo-boechat-vai-dublar-personagem-brasileiro-em-nova-animacao-da-disney.htm|archive-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=live}} The Japanese version uses a tanuki named Michael Tanuyama who is voiced by {{ill|Kazumasa Kōra|ja|小浦一優}}. The Chinese version uses an unnamed giant panda.{{cite web|last=Libbey |first=Dirk |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/One-Character-Zootopia-Changed-International-Audiences-116847.html |title=The One Character Zootopia Changed For International Audiences |publisher=Cinemablend |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308104941/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/One-Character-Zootopia-Changed-International-Audiences-116847.html |archive-date=March 8, 2016 }}
• Byron Howard as:
• Bucky Oryx-Antlerson, a greater kudu who is one of Judy Hopps' neighbors.
• Travis, Gideon Grey's black-footed ferret friend.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ByronPHoward/status/709628980853248000|title=@jordanolling That weasel is Travis (I did his voice). :)|author=Byron Howard|publisher=Twitter|access-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/ByronPHoward/status/709628980853248000|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• Jared Bush as Pronk Oryx-Antlerson, a gemsbok who is one of Judy Hopps' neighbors.
• Mark Rhino Smith as Officer McHorn, a black rhinoceros police officer who is part of the Zootopia Police Department's 1st Precinct.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/rhino-is-rhino-omg |title=You Know The Rhino In "Zootropolis"? Turns Out It's Played By Rhino From "Gladiators" |publisher=Buzzfeed.com |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=February 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915091655/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/rhino-is-rhino-omg |archive-date=September 15, 2016 }}
• Josie Trinidad as Mrs. Dharma Armadillo,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/730216233694420993|author=Rich Moore|title=It is Josie, and the land lady's name is Mrs. Armadillo (pronounced arma-dee-yo)|publisher=Twitter|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053216/https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/730216233694420993|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live}} a nine-banded armadillo and the landlady of the Grand Pangolin Apartments that Judy Hopps moves into.
• John Lavelle as the unnamed construction mouse foreman of Little Rodentia's construction crew who receives the Pawpsicle sticks from Nick and Finnick.{{cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Zootopia/writen-material/Zootopia56b018088218a.pdf|title=Zootopia – Press Kit|website=wdsmediafile.com|publisher=Walt Disney Studios|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008084240/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Zootopia/writen-material/Zootopia56b018088218a.pdf|url-status=dead}}
• Kristen Bell as Priscilla, a three-toed sloth and Flash's co-worker at the DMV.{{cite web |url=http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-kristen-bell-sloth-zootopia-83823/ |title=Kristen Bell Voices a Sloth in Disney's 'Zootopia' |publisher=Stitchkingdom.com |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312043412/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-kristen-bell-sloth-zootopia-83823/ |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}

Development of the film that became Zootopia began when Byron Howard had pitched six story ideas to Disney Animation chief creative officer and executive producer John Lasseter, of which three involved animal characters: an all-animal adaptation of The Three Musketeers,{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwHXNs64Chk|title=Academy Conversations: Zootopia-Oscars on YouTube|website=YouTube |date=March 15, 2016 }} a 1960s-themed story about a "mad doctor cat...who turned children into animals", and a "bounty hunter pug in space".{{cite book|last1=Julius |first1=Jessica |title=The Art of Zootopia |date=2016 |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=978-1-4521-5405-3 |page=9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 |access-date=February 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216124918/https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }} The common thread running through these ideas was that Howard wanted to do a film similar to Disney's Robin Hood, which also featured animals in anthropomorphic roles.{{cite news|last=Graser |first=Marc |title=D23 Expo: Disney Reveals Animated 'Zootopia' for 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/d23-expo-disney-reveals-animated-zootopia-for-2016-1200576434/ |access-date=March 1, 2014 |magazine=Variety |date=August 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213231616/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/d23-expo-disney-reveals-animated-zootopia-for-2016-1200576434/ |archive-date=December 13, 2013 }} According to Howard, Zootopia emerged from his desire to create something different from other animal anthropomorphic films, where animals either live in the natural world or in the human world. His concept, in which animals live in a modern world designed by animals for animals, was well received by Lasseter, who responded by embracing and lifting Howard "in the air like a baby Simba".{{cite news|last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |title=Disney Animation preview: 'Frozen,' 'Big Hero 6,' at Disney's D23, Plus 'Zootopia' announced |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/08/09/disney-animation-d23/ |access-date=August 9, 2013 |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810063055/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/08/09/disney-animation-d23/ |archive-date=August 10, 2013 }} Lasseter suggested that Howard should try combining the 1960s theme with the animal characters, especially the space pug. This led Howard to develop and pitch Savage Seas, an international spy film centered on an arctic hare named "Jack Savage" who was somewhat like James Bond.{{cite journal|date=Spring 2016|title=The Start of Zootopia: The filmmakers behind Walt Disney Animation Studios' latest film take us on a wonderful journey through Zootopia|journal=Disney Twenty-three|location=Burbank|publisher=Walt Disney Company|volume=8|issue=1|pages=26–28|issn=2162-5492|oclc=698366817|last1=Deitchman|first1=Beth}} It was around this time that screenwriter Jared Bush was hired to work on the film; he was excited to work on a spy film because his own father and grandfather had worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Howard and Bush continued to develop the film with the assistance of the Disney Story Trust, the studio's top creative personnel who meet regularly to review and discuss all projects in development. The most delightful part of the spy film turned out to be its first act, set in a city created by and for animals. To focus on the all-animal city, Howard eventually dropped the 1960s setting, along with the espionage and international aspects, and changed the film into a contemporary police procedural in which Nick Wilde was the lead role and Judy Hopps was essentially his sidekick.{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-disney-fixed-a-huge-mistake-with-zootopia-just-one-1753845684 |title=How Disney Fixed a Huge Mistake With Zootopia, Just One Year Before Release |date=January 20, 2016 |website=io9 |publisher=Gawker Media |last1=Lussier |first1=Germain |access-date=January 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120193534/http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-disney-fixed-a-huge-mistake-with-zootopia-just-one-1753845684 |archive-date=January 20, 2016 }} For a while, "the filmmakers were very committed" to that version of the story, but then in November 2014, the filmmakers realized the film's plot would be more engaging if they reversed the roles to instead focus on Hopps as opposed to Wilde. The change in perspective involved dropping several characters, including two characters known as "The Gerbil Jerks" who were described as "trust-fund gerbils that had nothing better to do than harass Nick."{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/06/05/zootopia-lost-characters-gerbil-jerks-old-goat/85242786/ |title=Exclusive: Lost characters of 'Zootopia' found |newspaper=USA Today |last1=Alexander |first1=Bryan |access-date=June 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606001358/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/06/05/zootopia-lost-characters-gerbil-jerks-old-goat/85242786/ |archive-date=June 6, 2016 }}

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In May 2013, The Hollywood Reporter initially reported that Howard was directing the film and that Jason Bateman had been cast, but little else about the film was known at the time.{{cite news|last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Disney, 'Tangled' Director Plot New Animated Feature With Jason Bateman (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-tangled-director-plot-new-451665 |access-date=June 1, 2013 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507054941/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-tangled-director-plot-new-451665 |archive-date=May 7, 2013 }} Zootopia was first officially announced on August 10, 2013, at the D23 Expo, with a March 2016 release date.{{cite news|last=Kilday |first=Gregg |title=Pixar vs. Disney Animation: John Lasseter's Tricky Tug-of-War |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixar-disney-animation-john-lasseters-661752 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205094735/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixar-disney-animation-john-lasseters-661752 |archive-date=December 5, 2013 }}

Research for the film took place in Disney's Animal Kingdom, as well as in Kenya and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where animators spent eight months studying various animals' walk cycles as well as fur color.{{cite web|last1=Celestino |first1=Mike |title=With next year's "Zootopia", Walt Disney Animation Studios promises a different kind of talking animal movie |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2015/12/with-next-years-zootopia-walt-disney-animation-studios-promises-a-different-kind-of-talking-animal-movie/ |website=Inside the Magic |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208145158/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2015/12/with-next-years-zootopia-walt-disney-animation-studios-promises-a-different-kind-of-talking-animal-movie/ |archive-date=December 8, 2015 }}{{cite web|last=Lalwani |first=Mona |date=March 4, 2016 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/fur-technology-makes-zootopias-bunnies-believable/ |title=Fur technology makes Zootopia's bunnies believable |publisher=Engadget. AOL |access-date=April 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414182723/http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/fur-technology-makes-zootopias-bunnies-believable/ |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }} Eight hundred thousand forms of mammals were created for and featured in the film. To make the characters' fur even more realistic, they also went to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to closely observe the appearance of fur with a microscope under a variety of lighting.{{cite book|last1=Julius |first1=Jessica |title=The Art of Zootopia |date=2016 |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=978-1-4521-5405-3 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216193757/https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }} The filmmakers drew inspiration for Zootopia{{'}}s urban design from major cities including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Brasília.{{cite web|title=Disney's 'Zootopia': Making A Movie That's Never Been Seen "Be-Fur"|url=http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2015/12/01/disney-zootopia-look-making-movie|website=Geeks of Doom|access-date=March 15, 2016|date=December 1, 2015}} To develop a city that could actually be inhabited by talking mammals ranging in size from {{Convert|2|in|cm|spell=in}} to {{Convert|27|ft|}} and from drastically different climates, the filmmakers consulted Americans with Disabilities Act specialists and HVAC system designers.{{cite news|last1=Keegan |first1=Rebecca |title=Did a Disney animated film really say that? If it's 'Zootopia,' prepare to be shocked |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zootopia-production-20160304-story.html |access-date=March 20, 2016 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320142414/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zootopia-production-20160304-story.html |archive-date=March 20, 2016 }} For assistance with designing motor vehicles appropriate for so many different types and sizes of mammals, the filmmakers consulted with J Mays, former chief creative officer of the Ford Motor Company.{{cite book|last1=Julius |first1=Jessica |title=The Art of Zootopia |date=2016 |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=978-1-4521-5405-3 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314162105/https://books.google.com/books?id=0rp1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 |archive-date=March 14, 2017 }} During the development process, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn suggested that Nick should expressly state his disappointment ("Just when I thought someone actually believed in me...") after discovering that Judy still fears him as a predator.{{cite news|last1=Rainey |first1=James |title=Disney's Alan Horn Uses Low-Key Approach, Keen Creative Vision to Find Hits of the Future |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/alan-horn-disney-chairman-1201749971/ |access-date=December 14, 2016 |work=Variety |publisher=Variety Media |date=April 11, 2016 |location=Los Angeles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220182244/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/alan-horn-disney-chairman-1201749971/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }} In March 2015, it was revealed that Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph) had been added as a director of the film, in addition to Jared Bush (Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero) as co-director.{{cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/415933-walt-disney-animation-studios-reveals-new-zootopia-concept-art |title=Walt Disney Animation Studios Reveals New Zootopia Concept Art |website=ComingSoon.net |publisher=CraveOnline |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306191346/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/415933-walt-disney-animation-studios-reveals-new-zootopia-concept-art |archive-date=March 6, 2015 }}

Disney's most recent work on animating fur was for the titular character of the 2008 film Bolt, but the software they had used at the time was not ready for creating the realistic fur of the animals of Zootopia. Therefore, the studio's IT engineers developed the fur-controlling software "iGroom", which gave character designers precise control over the brushing, shaping, and shading of fur and made it possible to create a variety of eccentric character styles for each animal. The software was also able to control an unseen "imaginary" under-layer that gave fur a degree of plushness not seen before. This feature was used to create characters like Officer Clawhauser, who has a big head that is entirely made of spotted fur. Characters with noteworthy numbers of strands of hair or fur included both of the two lead characters, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who each had around 2.5 million hairs; a giraffe with nine million strands of fur; a gerbil with 480,000 strands; and a rodent with more strands of hair than the 400,000 that were on Elsa's head in Frozen.

Zootopia was the second time Disney used the Hyperion renderer, which they had first used on Big Hero 6. A new fur paradigm was added to the renderer to facilitate the creation of realistic images of the animals' dense fur. Nitro, a real-time display application developed since the making of Wreck-It Ralph, was used to make the fur more consistent, intact, and subtle much more quickly, as opposed to the previous practice of having to predict how the fur would work while making and looking at silhouettes or poses for the character. The tree-and-plant generator Bonsai, first used in Frozen, was used to make numerous variations of trees with very detailed foliage.

Zootopia was produced in makeshift quarters in a giant warehouse in North Hollywood (together with Moana) while Disney Animation's headquarters in Burbank was being renovated.{{cite magazine|last1=Snetiker |first1=Marc |title=Moana directors Ron Clements, John Musker talk four decades Disney movies |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/11/24/moana-disney-ron-clements-john-musker/ |access-date=January 13, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 24, 2016 |location=New York |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118114500/http://ew.com/article/2016/11/24/moana-disney-ron-clements-john-musker/ |archive-date=January 18, 2017 }}

On May 6, 2015, Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin were announced as having been cast, respectively, in the roles of Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps. The filmmakers chose Bateman because they wanted an actor who could bring "a funny yet heartfelt side" with "a wily, dry-witted sort of voice". Bateman described his character as "a crafty, sarcastic schemer", remarking on the role's similarity to many other roles he had done since he was 12. He explained that he had said to the directors: "'What kind of voice do you guys want me to do?' And they just looked at me like I was an idiot and said, 'Just do what you do. Just talk.'"

Commenting on the casting of Goodwin, Moore said that she brought "very centered sweetness, tremendous heart and a great sense of humor"; he described Judy as "a little Pollyanna mixed with Furiosa". Goodwin stated about her character: "People mistake kindness for naïveté or stupidity, and she is a good girl through and through. But she's not a dumb bunny."{{cite news|last1=Truitt |first1=Brian |title=Sneak peek: 'Zootopia' pairs unlikely pals |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/06/09/zootopia-exclusive-sneak-peek/28709913/ |access-date=July 25, 2015 |newspaper=USA Today |date=June 9, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726023939/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/06/09/zootopia-exclusive-sneak-peek/28709913/ |archive-date=July 26, 2015 }}

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The film's score is composed by Michael Giacchino, in his first feature-length project for Walt Disney Animation Studios,{{cite news|last1=Truitt |first1=Brian |title=Michael Giacchino to score Disney's 'Zootopia' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/16/michael-giacchino-disney-zootopia-animated-movie/75873332/ |access-date=November 16, 2015 |newspaper=USA Today|date=November 16, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117134206/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/16/michael-giacchino-disney-zootopia-animated-movie/75873332/ |archive-date=November 17, 2015 }} as he previously worked on several short films and television specials produced by the studio, as well as multiple Pixar films. Recording took place from November 16–20, 2015, with an 80-piece orchestra conducted by Tim Simonec.{{cite press release|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/633307-disneys-zootopia-lands-composer-michael-giacchino#/slide/1 |last=Evry |first=Max |title=Disney's Zootopia Lands Composer Michael Giacchino |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=November 16, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118220408/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/633307-disneys-zootopia-lands-composer-michael-giacchino |archive-date=November 18, 2015 }} In addition to her voice role of Gazelle, pop star Shakira also contributed an original song to the film titled "Try Everything", which was written by Sia and Stargate.{{cite web|title=This News Don't Lie: Shakira is Coming to a Disney Movie Near You |url=http://blogs.disney.com/disney-playlist/2015/08/14/this-news-dont-lie-shakira-is-coming-to-a-disney-movie-near-you/ |publisher=Disney Playlist |access-date=August 15, 2015 |date=August 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820015421/http://blogs.disney.com/disney-playlist/2015/08/14/this-news-dont-lie-shakira-is-coming-to-a-disney-movie-near-you/ |archive-date=August 20, 2015 }} The soundtrack was released on March 4, 2016, by Walt Disney Records.{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walt-disney-records-set-to-release-zootopia-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-300231250.html |title=Walt Disney Records Set To Release Zootopia Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Walt Disney Records |agency=PR Newswire |date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811235356/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walt-disney-records-set-to-release-zootopia-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-300231250.html |archive-date=August 11, 2016 }}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/zootopia-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1080806737 |title=Zootopia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=iTunes |date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819014836/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zootopia-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/id1080806737 |archive-date=August 19, 2017 |url-status=live }}

The first teaser trailer was released online at Walt Disney Animation Studios' YouTube page on June 11, 2015.Walt Disney Animation Studios, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lmhBYB11U "Zootopia US Teaser Trailer"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618184345/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lmhBYB11U|date=June 18, 2015}} A second teaser trailer was released online again at Walt Disney Animation Studios' YouTube page on November 23, 2015, featuring a sequence of the film where the main characters encounter a Department of Mammal Vehicles (based on the DMV) run entirely by sloths.Walt Disney Animation Studios, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY73vFGhSVk "Zootopia Official US Sloth Trailer"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124023508/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY73vFGhSVk|date=November 24, 2015}} The official theatrical trailer for the film was released online at Walt Disney Animation Studios' YouTube page on New Year's Eve 2015.Walt Disney Animation Studios, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWM0ct-OLsM "Zootopia Official US Trailer #2"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231170633/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWM0ct-OLsM|date=December 31, 2015}} Figures of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde were released for Disney Infinity 3.0 on March 1, 2016.{{cite magazine |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=August 15, 2015 |title=Good Dinosaur, Zootopia, And Peter Pan On The Way |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/disney_infinity_30/b/playstation4/archive/2015/08/16/good-dinosaur-zootopia-and-peter-pan-on-the-way.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228104930/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/disney_infinity_30/b/playstation4/archive/2015/08/16/good-dinosaur-zootopia-and-peter-pan-on-the-way.aspx |archive-date=December 28, 2015 |magazine=Game Informer}}

In addition, the studio devoted considerable marketing attention to the furry fandom demographic, believing that they would logically be most interested in this film project.{{Cite web |last1=Notopoulos |first1=Katie |title=Proof Disney Is Actually Marketing 'Zootopia' to Furries |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/proof-disney-is-actually-marketing-zootopia-to-furries |website=Buzzfeed |date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=25 April 2020}}

Zootopia was released on March 4, 2016, in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D, making it the first Disney animated film shown in domestic IMAX theatres since Treasure Planet (2002). It was shown for the first time to the public as a feature film in an international competition for a young audience during the Brussels Animation Film Festival in Belgium on February 7, and was screened to the general media and audience on February 13.{{Cite web|date=2016|title=Anima – The Brussels Animation Film Festival – Press Kit|url=https://animafestival.be/animafestival/up/a-propos/Archives/2016/DP_2016_EN.pdf|website=animafestival.be|publisher=Anima – The Brussels Animation Film Festival|page=6}}{{Cite web|date=2016|title=Anima – The Brussels Animation Film Festival – Programme 2016|url=https://animafestival.be/animafestival/up/a-propos/Archives/2016/programme_2016.pdf|website=animafestival.be|publisher=Anima – The Brussels Animation Film Festival|page=4}}

In China, the state's SAPPRFT granted the film a rare two-week extension to play in theaters in addition to its limited 30-day run, which was to have ended on April 3.{{cite news|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=April 4, 2016|title=China Box Office: 'Batman v Superman' Sinks 78 Percent in Second Weekend, Lands in Third Place|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-batman-v-880347|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405190203/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-batman-v-880347|archive-date=April 5, 2016}}

The film was retitled for theatrical release across several international territories. In the United Kingdom and other European, Middle Eastern, and North African countries, the film was renamed Zootropolis, a reference to the concept of a "metropolis" rather than to that of a "utopia".{{cite news |last=Rosser |first=Stephen |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Disney's 'Zootopia' renamed 'Zootropolis' for UK |work=ScreenDaily |publisher=Screen International |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/disneys-zootopia-renamed-zootropolis-for-uk/5084129.article |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312012104/http://www.screendaily.com/news/disneys-zootopia-renamed-zootropolis-for-uk/5084129.article |archive-date=March 12, 2015}}{{cite news |last=White |first=James |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Disney's Zootopia Is Now Zootropolis |work=Empire |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=43677 |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171611/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=43677 |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}{{cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Jordan |date=March 3, 2016 |title=Zootopia review – Disney's furry fable gets its claws out for the bigots |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/03/zootopia-zootropolis-zoomania-review-disney |url-status=live |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328104820/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/03/zootopia-zootropolis-zoomania-review-disney |archive-date=March 28, 2016}} This was due to Disney being unable to trademark the name "Zootopia" in these territories for various legal reasons, including Danish Givskud Zoo registering the name Zootopia in 2014.{{cite news |title=Zootopia to be called 'Zootropolis' in the UK (possibly because of an actual zoo)' |work=Eye on Animation |url=http://eye-on-animation.tumblr.com/post/113885292669/zootopia-to-be-called-zootropolis-in-the-uk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623162412/http://eye-on-animation.tumblr.com/post/113885292669/zootopia-to-be-called-zootropolis-in-the-uk |archive-date=June 23, 2016}} In Germany, the film was titled Zoomania due to a children's book by German author Kay Fischer titled Zootropolis released in 2010.({{ISBN|9783844833126}}){{cite news |date=February 18, 2016 |title=Zoomania film review (in German) |work=moviejones.de News site |url=http://www.moviejones.de/kritiken/zoomania-kritik-4016.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608151103/http://www.moviejones.de/kritiken/zoomania-kritik-4016.html |archive-date=June 8, 2017}}

Zootopia was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and Digital HD platforms on June 7, 2016.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} It includes some bonus material such as "Scoretopia", an alternate opening, and the music video to Shakira's "Try Everything".{{official website|http://movies.disney.com/zootopia}} The film debuted at the top of the home media sales chart for the week ending on June 12, 2016.{{cite news|title='Zootopia,' '13 Hours' Take Two Top Spots on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Charts |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/zootopia-13-hours-take-two-top-spots-on-dvd-blu-ray-disc-charts-1201796547/ |first=Thomas K. |last=Arnold |access-date=June 18, 2016 |magazine=Variety |date=June 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617141626/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/zootopia-13-hours-take-two-top-spots-on-dvd-blu-ray-disc-charts-1201796547/ |archive-date=June 17, 2016 }} The film made a revenue of $89.6 million from home media sales with 4.4 million units sold, making it the third best-selling title of 2016 behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Finding Dory.{{cite web|title=Top-Selling Video Titles in the United States in 2016|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2016|website=The Numbers|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129003554/http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2016|archive-date=29 January 2017|url-status=live}} Zootopia was released on 4K Blu-ray on November 5, 2019.{{Cite web|title=Zootopia – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest|url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/78272/zootopia4kultrahdbluray.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com}}

On June 22, 2020, amid the reopening of theaters due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Disney announced that Zootopia, along with 11 other Disney owned titles, were to return to US theaters during a 4-week period. Zootopia returned to US theaters on June 26 and played through July 2, 2020, alongside The Avengers, and The Greatest Showman.{{cite web |date=June 30, 2020 |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Zootopia' Leads At Weekend Box Office Still Hampered By COVID-19 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/weekend-box-office-zootopia-avengers-jon-stewartirresistible-1202974215/ |website=Deadline Hollywood }} The re-release grossed a total of $393,600.{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr698372613/ |title=Zootopia (2020 Re-release) |website= Box Office Mojo|access-date=March 26, 2023}}

On July 20, 2020, it was announced that the film would be returning to theaters in China, along with Big Hero 6 and the Chinese debut of Sonic the Hedgehog on July 31, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-zootopia-big-hero-6-china-release-date-1234711140/|title='Sonic the Hedgehog' Set for China Debut, Following 'Zootopia,' 'Big Hero 6' Re-Releases|first1=Rebecca|last1=Davis|date=July 20, 2020}}

As part of Disney's 100th anniversary, Zootopia was re-released in Helios theaters across Poland on October 22, 2023.{{Cite web |last=NoMonday |title=Uwielbiane klasyki wracają na ekrany kin Helios z okazji 100-lecia Disneya! |url=https://www.agora.pl/uwielbiane-klasyki-wracaja-na-ekrany-kin-helios-z-okazji-100-lecia-disneya |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=www.agora.pl |language=pl}}

Zootopia grossed $341.3 million in the U.S. and Canada and $682.5 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.024 billion, against a budget of $150 million. On March 18, 2016, the film reached the $500 million mark, becoming the third consecutive Walt Disney Animation Studios film to reach the milestone after Frozen (2013) and Big Hero 6 (2014).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-to-cross-500m-globally-today-1201722585/ |title='Zootopia' To Cross $500M Globally Today |author=Anita Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320152331/http://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-to-cross-500m-globally-today-1201722585/ |archive-date=March 20, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/18/box-office-disneys-zootopia-tops-500m-worldwide/#1800ef3b3002 |title=Box Office: Disney's 'Zootopia' Tops $500M Worldwide |author=Scott Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319050303/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/18/box-office-disneys-zootopia-tops-500m-worldwide/ |archive-date=March 19, 2016 }} On April 5, it became the first film of 2016 to gross over $800 million in ticket sales,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/zootopia-crosses-800-million-worldwide-box-office-1201732382/ |title='Zootopia' Hops To $800M+ Global; Top 2016 Grosser Still Has Play To Come |author=Nancy Tartaglione and Anita Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406114545/http://deadline.com/2016/04/zootopia-crosses-800-million-worldwide-box-office-1201732382/ |archive-date=April 6, 2016 }} and on April 24, became the first film of 2016 to cross $900 million.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/the-jungle-book-huntsman-winters-war-zootopia-batman-superman-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201742754/ |title='Jungle Book' A $337M Offshore Beast As 'Huntsman' Musters $80M; 'Zootopia' Tops $900M Global – Intl B.O. Update |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424223707/http://deadline.com/2016/04/the-jungle-book-huntsman-winters-war-zootopia-batman-superman-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201742754/ |archive-date=April 24, 2016 }} On June 5, the film crossed the $1 billion mark, becoming the second film of 2016 to do so (after the studio's own Captain America: Civil War), the fourth animated film (after Toy Story 3, Frozen and Minions), the eleventh Disney film, the third Disney animated film, and the twenty-sixth film overall to reach the milestone.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/zootopia-passes-one-billion-worldwide-box-office-disney-1201767542/ |title='Zootopia' Hops Past $1B Global Box Office; Disney's 11th Time Over The Mark |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 5, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605221552/http://deadline.com/2016/06/zootopia-passes-one-billion-worldwide-box-office-disney-1201767542/ |archive-date=June 5, 2016 }}

Worldwide, it was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2016 (behind Civil War, Rogue One, and Finding Dory),{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2016&p=.htm |title=2016 WORLDWIDE GROSSES |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=January 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131210757/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2016&p=.htm |archive-date=January 31, 2017 }} the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2016, the second-highest-grossing Walt Disney Animation Studios film (second-highest overall) of all time in its original release (after Frozen), the second-highest-grossing original film (behind Avatar),{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/05/30/box-office-disneys-zootopia-tops-lion-king-to-become-second-biggest-original-movie-ever/#738afeb29ac6 |title=Box Office: Disney's 'Zootopia' Is Now The Second-Biggest Original Movie Ever |author=Scott Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=May 30, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530233716/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/05/30/box-office-disneys-zootopia-tops-lion-king-to-become-second-biggest-original-movie-ever/ |archive-date=May 30, 2016 }} and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $294.9 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the fifth-most profitable release of 2016.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/zootopia-box-office-profits-2016-1202054777/ |title=No. 5 'Zootopia' Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 29, 2017 |access-date=March 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518213612/http://deadline.com/2017/03/zootopia-box-office-profits-2016-1202054777/ |archive-date=May 18, 2017 }}

In the United States and Canada, pre-release tracking suggested the film would open to $60–70 million from 3,827 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-can-london-870594 |title=Box-Office Preview: Can 'London Has Fallen' Redeem Gerard Butler After 'Gods of Egypt'? |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095505/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-can-london-870594 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }} It played in 3,100 3D theaters, 365 IMAX theaters, and 325 premium large format screens.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-london-has-fallen-box-office-preview-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-deadpool-1201712794/ |title=Disney Unleashed: 'Zootopia' Toon Expected To Roar Past $60M – Weekend Preview |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303095024/https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-london-has-fallen-box-office-preview-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-deadpool-1201712794/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }} It earned $1.7 million from Thursday previews, a record for a non-Pixar Disney animated film,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/weekend-box-office-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-1201714373/ |title='Zootopia' $70M Opening Is A Record For Original Disney Toon; 'London' Raises $22M; 'Whiskey' Trips – Friday Night B.O. |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000504/http://deadline.com/2016/03/weekend-box-office-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-1201714373/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }} for an animated film opening outside of summer,{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-zootopia-roars-friday-872657|title=Box Office: 'Zootopia' Roars Friday for Huge $63M-$65M Weekend|first=Pamela|last=McClintock and Rebecca Ford|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160519151614/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-zootopia-roars-friday-872657|archive-date=May 19, 2016|url-status=live}} and seventh-biggest all time for an animated film.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4163&p=.htm |title=Disney's 'Zootopia' Targets March Animated Opening Record |first=Brad |last=Brevet |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305101843/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4163&p=.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }} Buoyed by good word of mouth, it earned $19.5 million on its opening day, also a record for a non-Pixar Disney animated film (breaking Frozen{{'}}s record), and the second-biggest for a March animated film (behind Ice Age: The Meltdown).{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/05/box-office-zootopia-could-score-75m-weekend-after-mammoth-19-5m-friday/ |title=Box Office: 'Zootopia' Could Score $75M Weekend After Mammoth $19.5M Friday |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308061440/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/05/box-office-zootopia-could-score-75m-weekend-after-mammoth-19-5m-friday/ |archive-date=March 8, 2016 }} In its opening weekend, it scored a better than expected $75.1 million, which was the biggest non-Pixar Disney animated opening (breaking Big Hero 6{{'}}s record), the biggest opening weekend among Walt Disney Animation Studios films (breaking Frozen{{'}}s record), the biggest March animated opening (breaking The Lorax{{'}}s record), the seventh-biggest March opening, and the tenth-biggest animated opening of all time.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/weekend-box-office-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-1201714373/ |title='Zootopia' $75.1M Opening Is A Record For Original Disney Toon; Pushes 2016 Past $2 Billion Mark – Monday B.O. |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308070840/http://deadline.com/2016/03/weekend-box-office-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-1201714373/ |archive-date=March 8, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4164&p=.htm |title='Zootopia' Scores Disney Animation's Largest Opening Ever |first=Brad |last=Brevet |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307042430/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4164&p=.htm |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm&sort=opengross&order=DESC&p=.htm |title=Animation Movies at the Box Office – Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020065229/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm&sort=opengross&order=DESC&p=.htm |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }} Furthermore, its opening weekend is also the fourth-biggest for an original film, behind The Secret Life of Pets, Inside Out, and Avatar.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/06/weekend-box-office-zootopia-nabs-record-breaking-73m-debut-and-a-232m-worldwide-total/ |title=Weekend Box Office: 'Zootopia' Nabs Record-Breaking $73M US Debut For $232M Worldwide Total |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309172418/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/06/weekend-box-office-zootopia-nabs-record-breaking-73m-debut-and-a-232m-worldwide-total/ |archive-date=March 9, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-secret-life-pets-909620 |title=Box Office: 'Secret Life of Pets' Bites Off Huge $103.2M Opening |author=Pamela McClintock |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 10, 2016 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011101939/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-secret-life-pets-909620 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 }} It also performed exceptionally well in IMAX, where the film brought in $5.2 million from 366 screens, the second-best animated IMAX opening behind only Toy Story 3 ($8.4 million).

In its second weekend, it fell gradually by 31% to $51.3 million and recorded one of the best holds for an animated film, more or less on par with Wreck-It Ralph{{'}}s second weekend drop of 32%, but a bigger drop than The Lego Movie{{'}}s 27%.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/13/weekend-box-office-zootopia-snags-50m-deadpool-topping-700m-worldwide-star-wars-tops-930m/ |title=Weekend Box Office: 'Zootopia' Snags $50M, 'Deadpool Tops $700M Global, 'Star Wars' Crosses $930M |author=Scott Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314214444/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/13/weekend-box-office-zootopia-snags-50m-deadpool-topping-700m-worldwide-star-wars-tops-930m/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 }} It continued to top the box office for the third weekend, earning $37.2 million, falling by 28% from its previous weekend while passing the $200 million mark.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/allegiant-beat-by-zootopia-weekend-box-office-miracles-from-heaven-1201723263/ |title='Allegiant' Gang Mauled By 'Zootopia' Animals As 'Miracles' Happen – Sunday Update |author=Anthony D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 20, 2016 |access-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321190503/http://deadline.com/2016/03/allegiant-beat-by-zootopia-weekend-box-office-miracles-from-heaven-1201723263/ |archive-date=March 21, 2016 }} This made it the second-biggest third weekend for a film that did not open at over $100 million, behind Avatar ($68 million) and ahead of Skyfall ($35 million).{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/20/weekend-box-office-star-wars-dips-under-1m-deadpool-tops-spider-man-3-zootopia-near-600m/#1e3097ea5a41 |title=Weekend Box Office: 'Star Wars' Dips Under $1M, 'Deadpool' Tops 'Spider-Man 3, 'Zootopia' Near $600M |author=Scott Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=March 20, 2016 |access-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320225531/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/03/20/weekend-box-office-star-wars-dips-under-1m-deadpool-tops-spider-man-3-zootopia-near-600m/ |archive-date=March 20, 2016 }} The film was overtaken by the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in its fourth weekend, despite only a marginal decline.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-opening-weekend-box-office-records-1201726300/ |title='Batman V Superman' Opening Taking Pre-Summer, Easter & March & Warner Bros. Records — Early Sunday B.O. Update |author=Anthony D'Alessandro |date=March 27, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 27, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326234553/http://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-opening-weekend-box-office-records-1201726300/ |archive-date=March 26, 2016 }} It spent a total of 13 consecutive weeks in the top ten, more than any other film except for Avatar (14 weeks) and Frozen (16 weeks) over the last decade.

It ended its theatrical run on August 4, 2016, after playing in theaters for a total of 154 days. It became the second-highest-grossing Walt Disney Animation Studios film (behind Frozen),{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=disneyanimation.htm |title=Walt Disney Animation Studios |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805201558/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=disneyanimation.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2016 }} the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2016&p=.htm |title=2016 DOMESTIC GROSSES |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=December 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227225622/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2016&p=.htm |archive-date=December 27, 2016 }} and the tenth-highest-grossing animated film of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm |title=Animation |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819221907/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2016 }} In June 2020, due the worldwide closure of cinemas during the COVID-19 pandemic and limits on which films played, Zootopia returned to 280 theaters—mostly drive-ins—and grossed $393,600.{{Cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2020/06/weekend-box-office-zootopia-avengers-jon-stewartirresistible-1202974215/ |title= 'Zootopia' Leads At Weekend Box Office Still Hampered By COVID-19 |author= Anthony D'Alessandro |website= Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=June 30, 2020}}

Zootopia received a scattered release as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures took advantage of school holidays in various markets. The film opened in a limited number of international markets in the weekend ending February 14, earning $4.5 million in three markets.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/deadpool-zoolander-2-how-to-be-single-opening-international-box-office-1201702508/ |title='Deadpool,' 'Zoolander 2,' 'How To Be Single' All Jump Higher – Int'l Box Office Final |first=Anita |last=Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 16, 2016 |access-date=February 17, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216190729/http://deadline.com/2016/02/deadpool-zoolander-2-how-to-be-single-opening-international-box-office-1201702508/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 }} It expanded to 22 markets in its second weekend, into 36% of its total international markets, and added $31.2 million.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/deadpool-zootopia-mermaid-hail-caesar-international-box-office-overseas-weekend-results-1201706617/ |title='Deadpool' Scores $85.3M In 2nd Offshore Frame; Nears $500M Global – Intl Box Office |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 21, 2016 |access-date=February 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222090229/http://deadline.com/2016/02/deadpool-zootopia-mermaid-hail-caesar-international-box-office-overseas-weekend-results-1201706617/ |archive-date=February 22, 2016 }} It added another $33 million in its third weekend with no new markets.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/gods-of-egypt-deadpool-zootopia-mermaid-international-box-office-overseas-weekend-resuts-1201710506/ |title='Deadpool' At $609M Global; 'Gods Of Egypt' Bows To $24M, 'Zootopia' Lands $33M 3rd Frame – Int'l B.O. Final |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 28, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229212820/http://deadline.com/2016/02/gods-of-egypt-deadpool-zootopia-mermaid-international-box-office-overseas-weekend-resuts-1201710506/ |archive-date=February 29, 2016 }} In its fourth weekend, it expanded to 45 countries and grossed $64.7 million, coming in second place at the international box office, behind the Chinese film Ip Man 3.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-biggest-debut-ever-china-russia-disney-animation-llondon-has-fallen-international-box-office-1201715311/ |title='Zootopia' Is Disney Animation Champ; 'Mermaid' Makes History; Best Picture 'Spotlight' Wins Big — Int'l Box Office Final |first=Anita |last=Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306221302/http://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-biggest-debut-ever-china-russia-disney-animation-llondon-has-fallen-international-box-office-1201715311/ |archive-date=March 6, 2016 }} $3.3 million came from IMAX showings. It finally topped the box office in its fifth weekend after a strong second-weekend gross in China. It added $89.3 million from 45 countries, an increase of 25% from its previous weekend.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/divergent-series-allegiant-zootopia-gods-of-egypt-deadpool-international-box-office-weekend-results-overseas-1201719546/ |title='Allegiant' Pledges $26.7M; 'Zootopia' Hops With $83M 5th Frame – Intl B.O. Update |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314103305/https://deadline.com/2016/03/divergent-series-allegiant-zootopia-gods-of-egypt-deadpool-international-box-office-weekend-results-overseas-1201719546/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 }} It remained in first place for the second time in its sixth weekend,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-allegiant-divergent-revenant-kung-fu-panda-international-box-office-weekend-resultsinternational-box-office-1201723288/ |title='Zootopia' A Flash Away From $600M WW; China Welcomes 'The Revenant' With $31M Bow – Intl B.O. Final |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322093328/http://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-allegiant-divergent-revenant-kung-fu-panda-international-box-office-weekend-resultsinternational-box-office-1201723288/ |archive-date=March 22, 2016 }} before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took the top spot. It passed the $500 million mark in its eighth weekend.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-zootopia-big-fat-greek-wedding-weekend-results-international-box-office-1201731145/ |title='Batman V Superman' At $422.5M Offshore; 'Zootopia' Crosses $500M; 'Deadpool' Tops $750M WW – Intl Box Office Final |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405031546/http://deadline.com/2016/04/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-zootopia-big-fat-greek-wedding-weekend-results-international-box-office-1201731145/ |archive-date=April 5, 2016 }}

In its opening weekend—which varied between markets—the film grossed $3.1 million in Spain and an additional $1.7 million in Belgium and Denmark. In Belgium, it had the biggest ever animated opening for a Disney or Pixar film. It broke opening records for a non-Pixar Disney animated film in China ($23.6 million), France ($8.1 million), Russia ($7.8 million), Germany ($6.6 million), Hong Kong ($1.5 million), Poland ($1.2 million), and India.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-zootopia-greek-wedding-revenant-international-box-office-results-1201726990/ |title='Zootopia' Nears $700M Global; 'The Revenant' Crosses $500M Globally – International Box Office Final |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328173508/http://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-zootopia-greek-wedding-revenant-international-box-office-results-1201726990/ |archive-date=March 28, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-box-office-zootopia-opens-873849|title=Russia Box Office: 'Zootopia' Opens to Record $7.9M|first=Vladimir|last=Kozlov|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 9, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310081028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-box-office-zootopia-opens-873849|archive-date=March 10, 2016}} It opened in the United Kingdom and Ireland with $7.5 million, Mexico with $4.6 million, Australia with $3.2 million, Brazil with $2.6 million, and in Italy, on a non-holiday weekend with $3.1 million. The film had number-one openings in Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, and South Africa. In the UK and Ireland, with significant competition from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the animated family film Kung Fu Panda 3, the film had a £5.31 million ($7.6 million) opening weekend from 579 theaters, including £1.74 million ($2.5 million) worth of previews, debuting in second place behind Dawn of Justice and falling just short of Walt Disney Animation Studios' best opening in the UK.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-box-office-batman-v-878827 |title=U.K. Box Office: 'Batman v. Superman' Smashes Superhero Record |author=Alex Ritman |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 19, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329215852/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-box-office-batman-v-878827 |archive-date=March 29, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/30/uk-box-office-batman-v-superman-zootropolis-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2 |title=Batman v Superman sets superpowered record at UK box office |author=Charles Gant |newspaper=The Guardian |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330160706/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/30/uk-box-office-batman-v-superman-zootropolis-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2 |archive-date=March 30, 2016 }} It fell just 24% in its second weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/05/eddie-the-eagle-uk-box-office-batman-v-superman-zack-snyder-zootropolis |title=Eddie the Eagle soars at UK box office while Batman v Superman crashes |author=Charles Gant |newspaper=The Guardian |date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408201226/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/05/eddie-the-eagle-uk-box-office-batman-v-superman-zack-snyder-zootropolis |archive-date=April 8, 2016 }}

Zootopia{{'}}s largest markets overseas are China ($235.6 million), followed by Japan ($70.1 million), Russia and the CIS ($39.2 million), Germany ($34.2 million), the UK ($34.2 million), France ($31.9 million), and South Korea ($31.6 million).{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=disney2016.htm |title=Zootopia (2016) – International Box Office Results |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=March 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222031012/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=disney2016.htm |archive-date=December 22, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/the-jungle-book-batman-v-superman-huntsman-winters-war-zootopia-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201739126/ |title='The Jungle Book' Packs $136.1M Offshore As WW Cume Nears $300M; 'Batman V Superman' At $516M Overseas – Intl B.O. |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 17, 2016 |access-date=April 18, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418002126/http://deadline.com/2016/04/the-jungle-book-batman-v-superman-huntsman-winters-war-zootopia-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201739126/ |archive-date=April 18, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/captain-america-civil-war-china-weekend-jungle-book-zootopia-neighbors-2-international-box-office-1201751259/ |title='Captain America: Civil War' Rages Offshore With $220M 2nd Frame, $497M Cume; 'Zootopia' Crosses $950M WW – Intl B.O. |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 8, 2016 |access-date=May 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511001301/http://deadline.com/2016/05/captain-america-civil-war-china-weekend-jungle-book-zootopia-neighbors-2-international-box-office-1201751259/ |archive-date=May 11, 2016 }} In China, it is the highest-grossing Disney film in local currency (¥1.530 billion), surpassing Avengers: Age of Ultron (¥1.464 billion), as well as the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbooo.cn/Alltimedomestic |title=内地总票房_电影历史票房_中国票房 |website=ChinaBoxOffice |access-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603230313/http://www.cbooo.cn/Alltimedomestic/ |archive-date=June 3, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/04/10/box-office-batman-v-superman-bested-by-the-boss-with-23-4m-third-weekend/#ae4ec691f48d |title=Weekend Box Office: 'Batman V Superman' Bested By 'The Boss' But Tops 'Man Of Steel' |author=Scott Mendelson |work=Forbes |date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410183234/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/04/10/box-office-batman-v-superman-bested-by-the-boss-with-23-4m-third-weekend/ |archive-date=April 10, 2016 }} In Russia, it is the second-highest-grossing film of all time in local currency (₽2.3 billion), behind only Avatar (₽3.6 billion).{{cite web|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/kino/analitika |title=Рейтинги фильмов - самые большие кассовые сборы |website=Метрополитэн Медиа |access-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525051854/http://www.kinometro.ru/kino/analitika |archive-date=May 25, 2016 }} It topped the Russian and German box office for three weekends,{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=R2&id=disney2016.htm |title=Zootopia (2016) – International Box Office Results |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525161417/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=R2&id=disney2016.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/german-box-office-zootopia-rules-876981 |title=German Box Office: 'Zootopia' Rules for Third Weekend; 'Divergent: Allegiant' Disappoints |author=Scott Roxborough |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321220412/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/german-box-office-zootopia-rules-876981 |archive-date=March 21, 2016 }} and the Chinese and Korean box office for two weekends.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=CH&id=disney2016.htm |title=Zootopia (2016) – International Box Office Results |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529002625/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=CH&id=disney2016.htm |archive-date=May 29, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/korea-box-office-zootopia-top-1201734983/ |title=Korea Box Office: 'Zootopia' Retains Weekend Top Spot |author=Sonia Kil |magazine=Variety |date=March 20, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322062402/http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/korea-box-office-zootopia-top-1201734983/ |archive-date=March 22, 2016 }}

In China, where it was locally known as Crazy Animal City (疯狂动物城), the film exceeded expectations{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-ip-man-873060 |title=China Box Office: 'Ip Man 3' Opens to $75M Amid Fraud Allegations, 'The Mermaid' First to Cross $500M |first=Patrick |last=Brzeski |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308081305/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-ip-man-873060 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 }} and was considered Hollywood's biggest breakout success in China since 2015's Jurassic World made $229 million.{{cite web|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-disney-zootopia-is-setting-animation-records-in-china/ |title=China Box Office: 'Zootopia' Is Setting Animation Records in China |author=Jonathan Papish |work=China Film Insider |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=March 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315121518/http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-disney-zootopia-is-setting-animation-records-in-china/ |archive-date=March 15, 2016 }} It had an opening day of $3.4 million on its way to $23.6 million for its three-day opening weekend, debuting in second place and scoring the biggest non-sequel animated opening, as well as the second-biggest three-day opening and IMAX opening for an animated film, behind Kung Fu Panda 3. In its ninth day of release (a Saturday), it recorded the biggest single-day gross ever for an animated film, with $25 million (compared to $10.6 million on its first Saturday), and passed the lifetime total of Big Hero 6 to become the highest-grossing Disney animated film in China.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-zootopia-roars-record-874827 |title=Box Office: 'Zootopia' Roars to Record $25M Saturday in China, Nears $100M |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313105038/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-zootopia-roars-record-874827 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-100-million-china-box-office-single-day-record-1201719363/ |title='Zootopia' Bunny-Hopping To $100M+ In China; Sets Single-Day Animation Record |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313101259/http://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-100-million-china-box-office-single-day-record-1201719363/ |archive-date=March 13, 2016 }} In its second weekend, it grossed $60 million,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/13/zootopia-tramples-chinas-animation-record-with-60-million-weekend/#66ef5ac52cdb |title='Zootopia' Tramples China's Animation Record With $60 Million Weekend |date=March 13, 2016 |author=Rob Cain |work=Forbes |access-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314231903/http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/13/zootopia-tramples-chinas-animation-record-with-60-million-weekend/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 }} an enormous increase of 139% from its previous weekend, and crossed the $100 million mark to become the third animated film in China to do so, after Kung Fu Panda 3 and Monkey King: Hero Is Back. This also marked the single best weekend for an animated film. In mid-March, the combined total of Kung Fu Panda 3 and Zootopia alone broke 2014's record of $286 million in box office grosses for American animated features in China.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/14/americas-fastest-growing-export-to-china-talking-animals/#109e6f904035 |title=America's Booming Export To China: Talking Animals |author=Rob Cain |work=Forbes |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314221454/http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/14/americas-fastest-growing-export-to-china-talking-animals/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 }} In its third weekend, it grossed $40 million for a total of $175 million, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time in China.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-allegiant-divergent-revenant-kung-fu-panda-international-box-office-weekend-resultsinternational-box-office-1201723288/ |title='Zootopia' Zooms To $592M Global; Sets Animation Record In China Where 'The Revenant' Rides With $33M – Intl B.O. |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 20, 2016 |access-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322093328/http://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-allegiant-divergent-revenant-kung-fu-panda-international-box-office-weekend-resultsinternational-box-office-1201723288/ |archive-date=March 22, 2016 }} On March 27, its seventeenth day of release, it passed the $200 million mark, becoming the first animated film, the second Disney film, and the sixth Hollywood film overall to pass that milestone. It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind only The Mermaid.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/yearly/ |title=China Yearly Box Office |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914075333/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/yearly/ |archive-date=September 14, 2016 }}

It opened in Japan on April 23{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-crossing-300m-globally-100m-domestic-200m-international-1201718635/ |title='Zootopia' Crossing $300M Globally Today For Disney Animation |first=Anita |last=Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 11, 2016 |access-date=March 12, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312091628/https://deadline.com/2016/03/zootopia-crossing-300m-globally-100m-domestic-200m-international-1201718635/ |archive-date=March 12, 2016 }} and earned $4 million in its opening weekend, debuting at second place in the box office, behind Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare,{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/japan-box-office-detective-conan-zootopia-1201760412/ |title=Japan Box Office: 'Detective Conan' Wins Second Weekend, Beats 'Zootopia' |last=Schilling |first=Mark |date=April 26, 2016 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=April 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426145656/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/japan-box-office-detective-conan-zootopia-1201760412/ |archive-date=April 26, 2016 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-opens-887265 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Opens Strong but Topped by Local Anime Film |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427022245/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-opens-887265 |archive-date=April 27, 2016 }} and had the third-biggest Walt Disney Animation Studios debut in that market, behind Frozen and Big Hero 6. Deadline.com pointed out that the average opening number might have been due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, which could have affected moviegoers. In a rare achievement, it topped the box office in its third weekend after two weeks at No. 2.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-climbs-891808 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Climbs to No. 1 on its Third Weekend |author=Gavin J. Blair |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 9, 2016 |access-date=May 10, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510215857/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-climbs-891808 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 }} In the following two weekends, it continued to increase its ticket sales,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-captain-america-angry-birds-weekend-results-international-box-office-1201760967/ |title='X-Men: Apocalypse' Dawns With $103.3M; 'Angry Birds' Sings $55.5M; 'Zootopia' #4 Animated Pic Ever WW – Intl Box Office |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 22, 2016 |access-date=May 23, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525134847/http://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-captain-america-angry-birds-weekend-results-international-box-office-1201760967/ |archive-date=May 25, 2016 }} and topped the box office there for four consecutive weekends.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-passes-896611 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Passes $42M, Beats Previous Weekend Haul Again |author=Gavin J. Blair |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 23, 2016 |access-date=May 23, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524060817/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-passes-896611 |archive-date=May 24, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-hits-898205 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Hits $50M |author=Gavin J. Blair |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 30, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530204634/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-hits-898205 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 }} After four straight wins, it was finally overtaken by the R-rated superhero film Deadpool.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-deadpool-dethrones-899818 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Deadpool' Dethrones 'Zootopia' |author=Gavin J. Blair |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=June 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608124216/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-deadpool-dethrones-899818 |archive-date=June 8, 2016 }} It was the No. 1 western/Hollywood film for eight consecutive weekends.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/finding-dory-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-warcraft-now-you-see-me-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201779619/ |title='Dory' Swims Past $100M Overseas; 'Pets' Is Cat's Meow In UK; 'Warcraft' Tops $400M WW – Intl Box Office |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 26, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627073452/http://deadline.com/2016/06/finding-dory-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-warcraft-now-you-see-me-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201779619/ |archive-date=June 27, 2016 }} The Hollywood Reporter cited that strong word of mouth, audiences watching both the English and Japanese versions, and 3D and 4DX screenings, as well as a popular Japanese version of the "Try Everything" song by Dream Ami, all helped boost Zootopia{{'}}s performance. Its strong run in the market aided the film to propel past the $1 billion mark worldwide.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-crosses-902217 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Crosses $60M; 'Money Monster' Can't Crack Top 5 |author=Gavin J. Blair |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 13, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615120045/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-zootopia-crosses-902217 |archive-date=June 15, 2016 }} It remained in top three for 11 consecutive weekends and has grossed a total of $70.1 million there.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-x-men-apocalypse-ninja-turtles-jungle-book-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201771160/ |title='Warcraft' Cumes $261.7M Overseas With $156M China Weekend; 'Conjuring 2' Scares Up $50M – Intl Box Office Update |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=June 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613103812/http://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-x-men-apocalypse-ninja-turtles-jungle-book-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201771160/ |archive-date=June 13, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-alice-looking-908253 |title=Japan Box Office: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Bows on Top With $5.2M |author=Gavin J. Blair |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 4, 2016 |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705135635/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-alice-looking-908253 |archive-date=July 5, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/tarzan-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-finding-dory-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201782497/ |title='Tarzan' Takes $18.8M In First Offshore Swing; 'TMNT2' Kicks Up $26M China Bow; 'Pets' Purrs – International Box Office |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704124729/https://deadline.com/2016/07/tarzan-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-finding-dory-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201782497/ |archive-date=July 4, 2016 }}

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads: "The brilliantly well-rounded Zootopia offers a thoughtful, inclusive message that's as rich and timely as its sumptuously state-of-the-art animation{{emdash}}all while remaining fast and funny enough to keep younger viewers entertained."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zootopia|title=Zootopia (2016)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=March 4, 2016 |publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523133418/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zootopia|archive-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} It was the site's second-highest-rated film of 2016 behind Moonlight.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2016|title=Top 100 Movies of 2016|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230170535/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2016|archive-date=December 30, 2016}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 78 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/zootopia|title=Zootopia Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020254/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/zootopia|archive-date=March 6, 2016}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cinemascore/status/706019028377198592|title=Zootopia|publisher=CinemaScore on Twitter|access-date=July 21, 2016}}

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times considered the movie "funny, smart, [and] thought-provoking".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/movies/zootopia-review.html|title=Review: In Zootopia, an Intrepid Bunny Chases Her Dreams|date=March 3, 2016|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|author-link=Neil Genzlinger|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052810/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/movies/zootopia-review.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}} Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that Zootopia "may be the most subversive movie of" 2016, giving the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and praising its timely message about the harm of prejudice in the face of the prevailing xenophobic political rhetoric at the time of the film's release, and the film's humor. Peter Debruge at Variety opined that Zootopia "plays directly to the studio's strength".{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/zootopia-film-review-1201703504/|title=Film Review: 'Zootopia'|date=February 12, 2016|first=Peter|last=Debruge|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613112358/http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/zootopia-film-review-1201703504/|archive-date=June 13, 2017}} IGN reviewer Eric Goldman gave the film a 9.0 out of 10 'Amazing' score, saying "Zootopia is a wonderful example of how Disney, at its best, can mix its past and present together in a very cool, compelling way. It takes the classic animation trope of animals walking, talking, and acting like humans, but gives it a modern spin both in terms of its humor and animation style ... and also in its themes, which are meaningful and fascinatingly topical."{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/29/zootopia-review|title=Zootopia Review|publisher=IGN|first=Eric|last=Goldman|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061902/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/29/zootopia-review|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}

Writing in British Sunday newspaper The Observer, reviewer Mark Kermode: {{cquote|Very funny, and very likable holiday treat... The ensuing drama is nominally a tale of predators succumbing to their animal instincts while frightened prey fear their neighbours. In fact, it's a delightfully well-orchestrated parable about trust and tolerance versus panic and prejudice. An encouragingly upbeat celebration of love and diversity in times of hate and uncertainty. If that all sounds overly on-message, then fear not—the jokes are funny, the characters engaging, and the animation packed with delicious visual detail... this is proper family fun with genuine cross-generational appeal. Hooray!{{cite news|last=Kermode|first=Mark|title=Zootropolis review – Disney's animated odd couple has a perfect chemistry|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/27/zootropolis-review-disney-animated-odd-couple-mark-kermode|date=March 27, 2016|newspaper=The Observer|location=London|access-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224190653/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/27/zootropolis-review-disney-animated-odd-couple-mark-kermode|archive-date=December 24, 2016}}}}

In the UK daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin noted, "The lion doesn't just lie down with the lamb, they run for City Hall on a joint ticket. It's the diversity dream come true. Or is it? […] Think Busytown by way of Chinatown. It's almost certain to be the most existentially probing talking animal cartoon of the year." Collin added, "Like Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs., albeit considerably cuter, Judy and Nick make a hilariously strained but effective double act – not least thanks to Goodwin and Bateman's tremendous vocal work, which trips along with the effortless swing and snap of great bebop."{{cite news|last=Collin|first=Robbie|title=Zootropolis is the Chinatown of talking animal films – review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/zootropolis/review/|date=March 24, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327185727/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/zootropolis/review/|archive-date=March 27, 2016}}

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com, despite generally liking the film (three out of four stars), had trouble with the film's central metaphor that conflicted with its message: {{cquote|Zootopia is constantly asking its characters to look past species stereotypes, and not use species-ist language or repeat hurtful assumptions. This all seems clever and noble until you realize that all the stereotypes about various animals are to some extent true, in particular the most basic one carnivores eat herbivores because it's in their nature. If Zootopia were a bit vaguer, or perhaps dumber and less pleased with itself, it might have been a classic, albeit of a very different, less reputable sort. As-is, it's a goodhearted, handsomely executed film that doesn't add up in the way it wants to.{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Matt Zoller|author-link1=Matt Zoller Seitz|title=Zootopia Movie Review & Film Summary|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/zootopia-2016|website=RogerEbert.com|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=July 16, 2017|date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711171753/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/zootopia-2016|archive-date=July 11, 2017|url-status=live}}

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Also in The Daily Telegraph, Rosa Prince singled out the film's lead character, Judy Hopps, as a welcome change for Disney animated feature film heroines, such as the Disney Princess franchise. She found that unlike those characters' focus on romance or family loyalty, Hopps' focus is on her dream career as a police officer and serving her city.{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Rosa|title=Burn your princess dress: Disney's new heroine is a badass feminist rabbit|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/burn-your-princess-dress-disneys-new-heroine-is-a-badass-feminis/|access-date=March 22, 2016|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=March 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320112748/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/burn-your-princess-dress-disneys-new-heroine-is-a-badass-feminis/|archive-date=March 20, 2016}}

Some were critically divided of the message about universal prejudices of all sorts interpreted as an allegory of American racism. Nico Lang of Consequence of Sound felt that Disney delivered a kids' version of Crash.{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/how-disneys-zootopia-gets-racism-wrong/|title=How Disney's Zootopia Gets Racism Wrong|last=Lang|first=Nico|work=Consequence of Sound|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221123/https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/how-disneys-zootopia-gets-racism-wrong/|archive-date=December 15, 2017|url-status=live}} Others criticized the use of prey and predator species in the "allegory"{{cite web|url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/03/zootopia-review-a-muddled-mess-of-racial-messaging...-and-cute-animals|title=ZOOTOPIA Review: A Muddled Mess of Racial Messaging… And Cute Animals|last=Faraci|first=Devin|publisher=BirthMoviesDeath|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107162941/http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/03/zootopia-review-a-muddled-mess-of-racial-messaging...-and-cute-animals|archive-date=January 7, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wisecrack.co/shows/wisecrackedition/is-zootopia-racist/#tab-transcript|title=Is Zootopia RACIST!?|publisher=Wisecrack|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063745/http://www.wisecrack.co/shows/wisecrackedition/is-zootopia-racist/#tab-transcript|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://watercoolerconvos.com/2016/03/15/zootopia-disneys-feeble-attempt-at-discussing-racism-without-discussing-racism/|title='Zootopia': Disney's Feeble Attempt At Discussing Racism Without Discussing Racism|last=Jackson|first=Jenn M.|publisher=Water Cooler Convos|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726141559/http://watercoolerconvos.com/2016/03/15/zootopia-disneys-feeble-attempt-at-discussing-racism-without-discussing-racism/|archive-date=July 26, 2016|url-status=live}} while critics at The Root stated positively that the movie acknowledges culpability of systemic racism and white supremacy.{{cite web|url=https://www.theroot.com/zootopia-yes-disney-made-a-movie-about-white-supremac-1790854559|title=Zootopia: Yes, Disney Made a Movie About White Supremacy and the War on Drugs|last=Johnson|first=Jason|work=The Root|date=March 11, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091705/https://www.theroot.com/zootopia-yes-disney-made-a-movie-about-white-supremac-1790854559|archive-date=December 16, 2017|url-status=live}} The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that the film "uses its premise to examine cultural biases, stereotypes and prejudices, including conveying a strong anti-racist message. It avoids the species A = race Y trap; though the viewer needs to accept that, in this context, animal behaviour is being treated as a stereotype."{{Cite encyclopedia |year=2024 |title=Zootopia |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/zootopia |access-date=2024-08-13 |edition=4th |author1-last=Pearce |author1-first=Steven |author1-link= |editor1-last=Clute |editor1-first=John |editor1-link=John Clute |editor2-last=Langford |editor2-first=David |editor2-link=David Langford |editor3-last=Sleight |editor3-first=Graham |editor3-link=Graham Sleight}}

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The film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016,{{cite web|last=Hipes |first=Patrick |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/afi-awards-film-2016-list-silence-sully-zootopia-1201867080/ |title=AFI Awards: Best Of 2016 Film List Includes 'Silence', 'Hacksaw Ridge' & More |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222192150/http://deadline.com/2016/12/afi-awards-film-2016-list-silence-sully-zootopia-1201867080/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 }} and won the Academy Award,{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2017 |title=Oscars 2017: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2017-winners-list-updating-live-970379/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227052733/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2017-winners-list-updating-live-970379/ |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Golden Globe, Critics Choice Movie Award and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, which it lost to Kubo and the Two Strings.{{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Shanley |first2=Patrick |date=December 11, 2016 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-winners-complete-list-955065/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212024344/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-winners-complete-list-955065/ |archive-date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2017-full-list-winners-960076 |title=Golden Globes 2017: The Full List of Winners |date=January 8, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109111937/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2017-full-list-winners-960076 |archive-date=January 9, 2017 }}

On March 21, 2017, a copyright infringement lawsuit was filed against Disney by Esplanade Productions, a company owned by Gary L. Goldman, the co-screenwriter of Total Recall. The lawsuit claims that Goldman (in 2000 and 2009) pitched a concept to Disney for a live-action film titled Looney, which was about a socially awkward animator who creates a self-inspired TV cartoon called Zootopia. Disney twice rejected the pitch, but Goldman accused the company of copying the name, themes, settings, and character tropes. Filed with the lawsuit was a graphic of early concept artwork of characters that are claimed to appear similar to major characters from the film, including Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Flash, and Chief Bogo. A Disney spokesperson described the lawsuit as being "ridden with patently false allegations".{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/zootopia-lawsuit-disney-copyright-infringement-gary-goldman-1202047892/ |title=Disney Slams "False" 'Zootopia' Big $$$ Copyright Suit From 'Total Recall' Scribe |first=Dominic |last=Patten |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321234106/http://deadline.com/2017/03/zootopia-lawsuit-disney-copyright-infringement-gary-goldman-1202047892/ |archive-date=March 21, 2017 }} After months of back-and-forth deliberation between the two parties, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald dismissed the infringement claims on November 8, 2017. As stated in the final review, "Goldman's effort to make the plots of Looney and Zootopia seem similar were strained. All the purported similarities between the two works were themes, not plot points or sequences of events, that were too general to be protected by copyright law."{{Cite news |url=https://www.law360.com/california/articles/983412/disney-sheds-writer-s-copyright-suit-over-zootopia- |title=Disney Sheds Writer's Copyright Suit Over 'Zootopia' |first=Dorothy |last=Atkins |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2017 |publisher=Law360.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152355/https://www.law360.com/california/articles/983412/disney-sheds-writer-s-copyright-suit-over-zootopia- |archive-date=November 11, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/363910084/Goldman-is-Gone-Official-Court-Minutes|title=Goldman is Gone- Official Court Minutes | Substantial Similarity | Complaint|website=Scribd}} Esplanade appealed to the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed the dismissal on April 24, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Jahner |first1=Kyle |title=Court Affirms Disney's 'Zootopia' Didn't Violate Copyright |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/court-affirms-disneys-zootopia-didnt-violate-copyright |access-date=November 25, 2020 |work=Bloomberg Law |date=April 25, 2019}}

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A card game based on the film called Zootopia: Suspect Search was released,{{cite web|last1=Grassullo |first1=Stephanie |title=Top Toys for Kids That Are Wild for Zootopia |url=http://www.thetoyinsider.com/top-zootopia-toys-for-kids/ |publisher=The Toy Insider |access-date=April 25, 2017 |date=March 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426061120/http://www.thetoyinsider.com/top-zootopia-toys-for-kids/ |archive-date=April 26, 2017 }} as well as a game for mobile phones titled Zootopia Crime Files.{{cite news|last1=Shaul |first1=Brandy |title=Disney Launches Zootopia Crime Files: Hidden Object on Mobile |url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/disney-launches-zootopia-crime-files-hidden-object-on-mobile/ |access-date=April 25, 2017 |work=Adweek |date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426071704/http://www.adweek.com/digital/disney-launches-zootopia-crime-files-hidden-object-on-mobile/ |archive-date=April 26, 2017 }}

In May 2018, it was announced that a Zootopia graphic novel was set to be published by Dark Horse Comics. The graphic novel, titled Disney Zootopia: Friends to the Rescue, was written by Jimmy Gownley, with art by Leandro Ricardo da Silva. It was released on September 25, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-release-zootopia-graphic-novel-1108791|title=Dark Horse to Release 'Zootopia' Graphic Novel (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 7, 2018|first=Graeme|last=McMillan|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214755/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-release-zootopia-graphic-novel-1108791|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=live}}

On January 22, 2019, Disney Parks announced a themed area based on Zootopia was to be coming to Shanghai Disneyland, with construction on the land beginning on December 9, 2019.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Thomas|title='Zootopia'-Themed Expansion Coming to Shanghai Disneyland|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/01/zootopia-themed-expansion-coming-to-shanghai-disneyland/|website=Disney Parks Blog|date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123080312/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/01/zootopia-themed-expansion-coming-to-shanghai-disneyland/|archive-date=January 23, 2019|url-status=dead}} Construction halted for a brief period during the COVID-19 pandemic, but by June 2020, construction had resumed.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Disney Resort Continues Work on 'Zootopia' Land |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2020/06/shanghai-disney-zootopia-construction-tm1/ |website=Inside The Magic|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=July 10, 2021}} The land opened to the public on December 20, 2023, which is part of The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary celebration.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/zootopia-shanghai-disneyland-theme-park-1235766181/ |title=Zootopia Land to Open at Shanghai Disneyland Theme Park |website=Variety |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=October 25, 2023}} The land includes an trackless dark ride Zootopia: Hot Pursuit.

On September 9, 2023, it was announced at Destination D23 that the It's Tough to Be a Bug! attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida would be replaced by a Zootopia show in the Tree of Life theater.{{cite web|last1=Silagyi|first1=Kyle|title=BREAKING: 'Zootopia' Show Replacing It's Tough To Be a Bug in Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom|date=September 9, 2023 |url=https://wdwnt.com/2023/09/breaking-zootopia-show-replacing-its-tough-to-be-a-bug-in-tree-of-life-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|access-date=September 9, 2023}} The show was revealed to be titled Zootopia: Better Together! in 2024, at the Disney Experiences showcase at D23, with a premiere of late 2025.{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Eve |date=August 11, 2024 |title=Disney fans are getting a new Villains land: D23's biggest parks announcements |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2024/08/11/disney-world-disneyland-new-parks-announcements-d23/74755698007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811091638/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2024/08/11/disney-world-disneyland-new-parks-announcements-d23/74755698007/ |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |newspaper=USA Today}}

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On December 10, 2020 during the Disney Investors Day livestream, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that a television series entitled Zootopia+ was to premiere in 2022 on Disney+ as one of the studios' first television projects, as most TV shows based on Disney's animated films are produced by Disney Television Animation. It was announced to be an anthology series that would feature storylines that follow 3 sets of characters from the film (the mobster shrews, the tiger dancers, and the sloths).{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/baymax-tiana-moana-zootopia-series-r-disney-plus-1234654504/|title='Baymax!', 'Tiana', 'Moana' & 'Zootopia+' Series Set For Disney+|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=December 11, 2020}}{{Cite tweet|user=DisneyAnimation|number=1337190903660756994|title=JUST ANNOUNCED: Disney Animation's first-ever original animated series on #DisneyPlus: Baymax!, Zootopia+, and Tiana are coming in 2022, and Moana, the series, in 2023.|date=December 10, 2020|via=Twitter}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/12/10/22168776/disney-princess-shows-disney-plus-tiana-moana-baymax-zootopia|title=Moana and Tiana get their own musical Disney Plus shows|first=Petrana|last=Radulovic|website=Polygon|date=December 11, 2020}} On November 12, 2021, Disney confirmed the series for a release in 2022, and also released a first-look teaser image which included characters from the film not previously confirmed to be in the series. The series was directed by Trent Correy and Josie Trinidad.{{Cite news|title=Zootopia+ First Look Revealed By Disney+|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/zootopia-first-look-revealed-by-disney/|last=Burlingame|first=Russ|website=Comicbook.com|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112215553/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/zootopia-first-look-revealed-by-disney/|archive-date=November 12, 2021|url-status=live}} It was released on November 9, 2022 with six shorts.{{Cite web|title='Zootopia+' Disney+ Release Date Announced|url=https://www.disneyplusinformer.com/zootopia-disney-release-date-announced/|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|website=Disney Plus Informer}}

Among the episodes include an action parody starring Bonnie and Stu Hopps, a musical starring Duke Weaselton, a Real Housewives spoof with Fru-Fru, a film noir parody with Mr. Big, a dance competition parody with Clawhauser, Bogo, and Gazelle, and a romantic comedy parody with Flash and Priscilla. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde cameo in the action parody and make other appearances throughout.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/zootopia-series-confirmed-to-premiere-in-november-on-disney-plus-d23/|title=Zootopia+ Series Confirmed to Premiere in November on Disney+|first=Nicole|last=Drum|website=Comicbook.com|date=September 10, 2022|accessdate=September 13, 2022}} All the cast members from the movie reprised their roles. The music is composed by Curtis Strong and Mick Giacchino (Michael's son), with Michael scoring the "Duke the Musical" episode with lyrics by Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel (Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Central Park).{{Cite web|url=https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/zootopia_fact_sheet_disney_09b4fc03.pdf|title=Zootopia+ Production Notes|publisher=Disney+|accessdate=October 29, 2022}}

Dynamite Entertainment announced they will be publishing Zootopia comic books starting in January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2024/10/14/dynamite-disneys-zootopia-1-for-january-2025/|title=Dynamite announces 'Disney's ZOOTOPIA' #1 for January 2025 • AIPT|first=David|last=Brooke|date=October 14, 2024}}

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In June 2016, Howard and Moore were in talks about the possibility of a Zootopia sequel.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references: {{Cite magazine|last=Snetiker|first=Marc|title=Zootopia directors talk sequel, TV potential|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/02/zootopia-disney-sequel/|magazine=Entertainment Weeklydate=June 2, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115224812/http://ew.com/article/2016/06/02/zootopia-disney-sequel/|archive-date=January 15, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/zootopia-2/|title=Zootopia 2 Talk Begins As Movie Becomes Second ...|date=June 6, 2016|author=Peter Sciretta|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511213514/http://www.slashfilm.com/zootopia-2/|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Zootopia's Directors Are Already Thinking About Sequel Possibilities|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Zootopia-Directors-Already-Thinking-About-Sequel-Possibilities-97547.html|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311042306/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Zootopia-Directors-Already-Thinking-About-Sequel-Possibilities-97547.html|archive-date=March 11, 2018|url-status=live}}}} On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that a sequel to Zootopia was in the works during the Disney 2023 Q1 investors call.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Frozen, Toy Story & Zootopia Sequels In The Works |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208215907/https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Later that day, screenwriter and co-director Jared Bush confirmed that he is working on the film as director and writer, while Josie Trinidad, who had served as head of story for the first film alongside Jim Reardon, was confirmed as the sequel's co-director, making it her feature directorial debut.{{cite web |last1=Arora |first1=Sarika |title=Zootopia 2 Release Date: What is Current Production Status? |url=https://tmcassam.org/zootopia-2-release-date/ |website=TMC Assam |date=May 23, 2023 |publisher=Times Media Company |access-date=21 December 2023}}{{Cite tweet |user=thejaredbush |number=1623455754660478978 |title=Fellow mammals... we've been working on something just fur you. Welcome back.|via=Twitter}} Ginnifer Goodwin, who voices Judy, told CinemaBlend that she would like to see a role reversal between Judy and Nick in the sequel. "I would like to see Nick have to be the one to convince Judy that the world is worth fighting for," she said. Jason Bateman, who voices Nick, also told CinemaBlend about his idea for the sequel: "The two of us [Nick and Judy] kicking ass out there. Cleaning up the streets. We're a couple of new cops out there. So, bad guys, be warned."{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/zootopia-2-5026523/|title='Zootopia 2' Confirmed: Everything To Know About The Long-Awaited Sequel To Hit Disney Film|first=Eric|last=Todisco|date=February 9, 2023|website=Hollywood Life}} On February 7, 2024, Iger revealed during the Disney 2024 Q1 investors call that the sequel has been titled Zootopia 2, and will be released on November 26, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Diego |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Zootopia 2 Sets Fall 2025 Release Date |url=https://collider.com/zootopia-2-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207230519/https://collider.com/zootopia-2-release-date/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=Collider}} On August 9, 2024, Ke Huy Quan was announced to be playing Gary, while Bush will be the sole writer and director of the film instead with Yvett Merino set to produce.{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=August 9, 2024 |title='Zootopia 2': Ke Huy Quan Joins Cast Of Upcoming Animated Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/zootopia-2-ke-huy-quan-cast-d23-1236036458/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810070740/https://deadline.com/2024/08/zootopia-2-ke-huy-quan-cast-d23-1236036458/ |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=Collider}}

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