"Zootopia 2" breaks the single-day box office record for imported films, institutions believe that the film market is heating up and are keeping an eye on upcoming new films from related film and television companies.

According to data from online platforms, as of the afternoon of November 29th, the total box office of "Zootopia 2" has exceeded 1.2 billion yuan, and today's box office has exceeded 552.7 million yuan, surpassing "Avengers 4: Endgame" to become the highest single-day box office champion for imported films in Chinese film history, as well as the highest single-day box office champion for non-Chinese New Year films. "Zootopia 2" is a comedy animation adventure film co-directed by Byron Howard and others, with a Cat Eye score of 9.7. The mainland China box office for "Zootopia 1" in 2016 was 1.538 billion yuan. According to BoxOffice Theory data, "Zootopia 2" is expected to challenge 2 billion US dollars (equivalent to over 14 billion yuan) in global box office, potentially becoming the strongest "booster" for the winter 2025 film market. Recently, "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" and "Now You See Me 3" have successively been released in China. In addition, "Avatar 3" will also be released simultaneously in North America on December 19th. By November 2025, the total box office has reached 1.182 billion yuan. With the support of overseas blockbusters, the total box office for Q4 films is expected to exceed that of the same period in 2024. As early as October 2nd, China's film box office had already surpassed the total for the previous year. According to statistics from the National Film Administration, the total box office for 2024 was 42.502 billion yuan. Of this, domestic film box office was 33.439 billion yuan, accounting for 78.68%. According to data from online platforms, as of 3:03 PM on November 28th, 2025's total box office (including presale) had exceeded 47 billion yuan. Among them, the Spring Festival film "Nezha: The Demon Child's Sea" ranked first with a box office of 15.446 billion yuan, leading the 2025 cinema box office rankings; the Spring Festival film "Detective Tungsten 1900" had a box office of 3.612 billion yuan, ranking second; the Summer film "Nanjing Photo Studio" accumulated a box office of 30.17 billion yuan, ranking third. CMSC research reports indicate that the release of overseas blockbusters has boosted the recovery of the film market. Companies are advised to pay attention to related film and television companies for upcoming films. China Film Group is involved in the domestic distribution of imported films such as "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" and "Zootopia 2", with upcoming reserves including "Incredible Nameless" and "Penghu Sea Battle". Shanghai Film's Chinese fantasy animation short film series "Chinese Tales 2" has been officially announced to be released exclusively on Bilibili starting January 1, 2026. MAOYAN ENT, as the largest domestic film ticketing platform, is expected to benefit fully from the recovery of the film market. It is also recommended to pay attention to high-quality cinema companies such as Wanda Film Holding, Hengdian Entertainment, and Omnijoi Media Corporation, as well as high-quality content companies such as Mango Excellent Media, Beijing Enlight Media, and CHINA LIT. Recently, many companies have responded on interactive platforms regarding collaborations related to "Zootopia 2": China Film Group stated that it is involved in the distribution of "Zootopia 2". Citic Press Corporation mentioned that the company has published series such as "Zootopia" and "Zootopia: Classic Original Movie Story Book" authorized by Disney. Shifeng Cultural Development stated that the company has built a diverse IP matrix covering multiple areas, including Disney (Frozen, Toy Story, Zootopia, Monsters University, etc.). Zhejiang Semir Garment previously stated that its brands Semir, Balabala, and Semir Kids have launched IP joint products with Disney Zootopia and others. This article is reprinted from "Cailianshe" with GMTEight editor: Xu Wenqiang.