This image released by Disney shows Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, left, and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from "Zootopia 2." (Disney via AP)2025-12-14T18:12:57Z NEW YORK (AP) Zootopia 2 regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $26.3 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates Sunday, as The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel became the years second film to gross $1 billion worldwide.With Avatar: Fire and Ash arriving Friday, it was a relatively quiet weekend in theaters. There were no major new releases, leaving holdovers Zootopia 2 and Five Nights at Freddys 2 to duke it out for the top spot.The edge went to Zootopia 2, which has quickly amassed $1.14 billion in global ticket sales thanks significantly to its enormous success in China. There, its grossed $502.4 million, making Zootopia 2 the biggest Hollywood hit in the country in years. The only other 2025 Hollywood title to surpass $1 billion worldwide was Disneys Lilo & Stitch ($1.04 billion). The highest grossing movie of the year, though, is the Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2, which collected nearly $2 billion just in China. In its second weekend of release, the Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions sequel Five Nights at Freddys 2 collected $15.4 million, a brutal drop of 70% from its above-expectations debut. Still, with a domestic total of $95.5 million, the $36 million production is a big win for Blumhouse, adding another horror franchise to its portfolio.The weekends most notable new release was James L. Brooks Ella McCay, his first directed film in 15 years. Ella McCay earned a scant $2.1 million from 2,500 locations, making it one of the years worst wide releases. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on But box-office expectations werent high coming in from Ella McCay, a comic drama about a 34-year-old woman (newcomer Emma Mackey) who becomes governor of her home state. Reviews (22% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) were poor, and the kind of award-winning comic dramas movies that Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News) has long specialized in today seldom find large audiences in theaters. Ella McCay, featuring a supporting cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Ayo Edebiri and Woody Harrelson, cost $35 million to make. With overall ticket sales on the year running close to even with last years disappointing grosses, according to Comscore data, Hollywood will be hoping the coming holiday corridor, traditionally the busiest moviegoing period of the year, ends 2025 on a high note. Movies on tap include Avatar: Fire and Ash, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Marty Supreme, Anaconda and Song Sung Blue. Top 10 movies by domestic box officeWith final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:1. Zootopia 2, $26.3 million. 2. Five Nights at Freddys 2, $19.5 million. 3. Wicked: For Good, $8.6 million. 4. Dhurandhar, $3.5 million. 5. Now You See Me: Now You Dont, $2.4 million.6. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, $2.1 million. 7. Ella McCay, $ 2.1 million. 8. Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), $1.9 million. 9. Eternity, $1.8 million. 10. Hamnet, $1.5 million. JAKE COYLE Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for The Associated Press since 2013. He is based in New York City. twitter mailto