The highest-grossing animated film of all time, now with a BAFTA win and an Oscar nomination, comes home to streaming next week.
Disney fans who have been waiting to stream Zootopia 2 at home now have a date to circle: the film will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting March 11, 2026. If you missed it in theaters, or you just want to revisit the animal metropolis from your couch, this is the moment. The film arrives on the platform with a rare combination of critical praise, audience enthusiasm, and box office history behind it.
What We Already Covered When It Opened. When Zootopia 2 first opened, we were all in. We covered the trailers from the jump, dug into the merchandise drops, and yes, we wrote about the popcorn buckets because that is exactly the kind of thing we are here for. If you followed us through that whole rollout, you know how much excitement was built before the film even hit screens.
Now that it is heading to Disney+, it feels like the right time to look back at just how wild this run has been
A Box Office Story That Does Not Happen Often. Rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back, this time going undercover to unravel a mystery brought to Zootopia by the arrival of Gary De’Snake, voiced by Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan. The deeper they chase the case, the more their partnership gets tested in corners of the city audiences have never seen before.
That story connected with people in a big way. Zootopia 2 became the highest-grossing animated film ever released under the Motion Picture Association’s classification, taking in $1.85 billion worldwide. It ranked eighth among all films ever made at the global box office and finished as the top domestic release of 2025. It is also the fifth Walt Disney Animation Studios title to cross $1 billion globally, which puts it in a very specific company.
The Awards Circuit Noticed Too. Beyond the ticket sales, Zootopia 2 picked up the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature and earned an Academy Award nomination. Those two things together, alongside an A CinemaScore and a 96% Verified Hot Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes, say something about how the film landed across different kinds of viewers.
The music deserves its own mention. Shakira contributes a new single called “Zoo” to the film, and Michael Giacchino returns to compose the score. That combination of a crowd-pleasing pop moment alongside a full orchestral backdrop fits the tone of the film well.
Everything Else the Franchise Has Built. The original Zootopia and the Disney+ series Zootopia+ have now racked up over 805 million hours of combined streaming globally. That is a significant base of viewers who already care about this world, and the arrival of the sequel on the platform gives them somewhere new to go. Disney+ is also putting together a Zootopia Collection so fans can watch everything in one place.
If you want to get caught up before March 11, now is a good time to revisit where Judy and Nick started.
Disney+ Premiere: March 11
Zootopia 2 begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ on March 11, 2026. The film stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, with Ke Huy Quan joining the cast as Gary De’Snake.
