Walt Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Nears $700M Worldwide, ‘Deadpool’ to Cross $1B?
Walt Disney’s 3D animated crime comedy adventure “Zootopia,” directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, is going strong on its fourth week, despite heavy competition from blockbusters like Warner Bros.’ “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Deadpool.”
Scott Mendelson of Forbes reports that the animated movie about anthropomorphic animals has earned US$23.1 million (about AU$31 million) on its fourth weekend. This makes its domestic total to $240.5 million (about AU$319 million). The animated feature has also earned $456 million (approximately AU$605 million) overseas for a worldwide total of $696 million (about AU$ 924 million).
Like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Jurassic World,” “Zootopia” has remained consistently strong and may be clinch that $1 billion mark globally.
Deadline notes that “Zootopia” is now the sixth-highest grossing original animated release of all-time. It has overtaken such films as “Tangled,” “Ratatouille,” “The Incredibles,” “Kung Fu Panda,” and “Big Hero 6.” However, it is yet to cross other hit movies from Disney and Pixar like “Frozen,” “The Lion King,” “Finding Nemo,” “Inside Out,” and “Up.” It hasn’t released in Japan yet.
Zootopia features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate, and Shakira. Its synopsis, as presented in IMDB, is as follows: “In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.”
“Deadpool” starring Ryan Reynolds is looking to cross the US$400 million mark internationally; it has made $396 million (about AU$526 million) overseas but it is yet to open in Japan on June 1. The Merc With a Mouth is the fifth biggest superhero release, according to Deadline, where its global box office amount now stands to $746 million (about AU$ 990 million), according to Boxofficemojo. It’s the first R-rated comic book movie to do so too.
Ever since its test footage leaked, “Deadpool” has enjoyed a cult following. The modestly budgeted 58 million (about AU$77 million) movie has become an unexpected hit worldwide. It would not be surprising if it reaches that $1 billion mark globally and it will expectedly make more money on home video once it is released on Blu-ray and DVD.