After a barren harvest at the fall box office, exhibitors have a lot to be thankful for as Disney’s Zootopia 2 and Universal’s Wicked: For Good finally are delivering the goods this holiday season.

Zootopia 2 started previews at 2 p.m. Tuesday that delivered $10.2M. This is the second-highest preview start for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film ever, only behind Moana 2 ($13.8M Tuesday) and ahead of Frozen II ($8.5M Thursday). It’s also the second-highest Tuesday preview for a Disney Thanksgiving opening title.

Among the top animated previews ever, Zootopia 2 is 8th

Incredibles 2: $18.5M Thurs / $183M 3-day (2018)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: $17.4M Thurs / $121M 3-day (2023)

Moana 2: $13.8M Tues / $140M 3-day, $225M 5-day (2024)

Inside Out 2: $13M Thurs / $154M 3-day (2024)

Toy Story 4: $12M Thurs / $121M 3-day (2019)

Demon Slayer – Infinity Castle: $11.4M Thurs / $71M 3-day (2025)

Minions: The Rise of Gru: $10.8M Thurs / $107M 3-day (2022)

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The domestic outlook for Zootopia 2 is $125M over five-days. Many believe there’s room for upside, however, if it lands at that projection, it will be the second best 5-day opener over the domestic Thanksgiving holiday after Moana 2. Global start on the Jared Bush and Byron Howard co-directed movie is north of $270M. The sequel to the Oscar winning animated movie stands at 93% certified fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, a few notches below the 98% of the 2016 title.

Meanwhile, Universal’s first Tuesday of Wicked: For Good saw $15.75M, which is the second best Tuesday of 2025 so far after Warner Bros/DC Studios’ Superman which did $17.1M. In addition, Wicked: For Good charted the fourth best Tuesday in November after Frozen 2 ($20.7M, Nov. 26, 2019), Wicked ($16.6M, Nov. 26, 2024), and Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($15.9M, Nov. 26, 2013). Running cume for Wicked: For Good is $177.5M, +22% ahead of Wicked‘s five-day running cume/previews.

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Last year’s trio of Moana 2, Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II fueled a record Thanksgiving 5-day of $424.9M. Despite the top-heavy success of Zootopia 2 and Wicked: For Good this weekend, what’s glaringly missing at the Thanksgiving box office is a movie for guys ala last year’s R-rated Gladiator II. Last Tuesday at this time had an extra $6.6M from the Ridley Scott directed sequel. Running Man isn’t cutting it with the movie delivering around $980K yesterday for a running total of $28.7M. The top 20 titles yesterday (not counting Zootopia 2 previews) generated $21.7M, -25% from a year ago Tuesday’s tally of $29M.