Holiday theater counts: Wicked continues its reign as Zootopia 2 enters the arena

November 25, 2025

It looks to be a fun Thanksgiving holiday at the domestic box office with two blockbuster films going head-to-head. Four-day reigning champ, Wicked: For Good racked up an impressive $147 million in its debut this past weekend, unsurprisingly taking the top spot at the box office. Last year’s Thanksgiving releases had Moana 2 showing up midweek to ruin Wicked’s party. Can Zootopia 2 play the spoiler once again for the animated features?

Zootopia 2 brings back detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who are once again partners in the police force, but their working relationship is under strain. Their personalities and different approaches lead to friction, and after a bungled smuggling case, they’re forced into a “partners-in-crisis” therapy program to rebuild trust. The original film picked up just over $75 million in its opening weekend and went on to score $341 million during its 22-week run in North America, while hauling in $677 million from international viewings. The Jared Bush and Byron Howard-directed sequel features an extremely talented voice cast headlined by Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin. Walt Disney will release Zootopia 2 in 4,000 theaters throughout North America.

Also opening in wide release on Wednesday is the romantic comedy, Eternity, starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner. The film follows three recently deceased people who find themselves in a metaphysical waiting space called “the Junction,” where they have a limited window—one week—to decide their eternal afterlife. The film will make its debut in 1,384 domestic locations.

Launching in 119 movie venues on Wednesday before expanding wide in December is Hamnet. The film follows William Shakespeare and his wife as their son Hamnet dies in his youth, inspiring Shakespeare to write the classic tragedy Hamlet.

Note: Due to the holiday weekend and midweek arrivals, the theater count change from last week refers to the period from Friday, November 21, to Wednesday, November 26. Those counts that remain unchanged were not reported by the studio but will be updated if they become available.

Theater Counts for November 26

Movie	Distributor	Theaters	Previous Theaters	Change
Wicked: For Good	Universal	4,115	4,115
Zootopia 2	Walt Disney	4,000		New
The Running Man	Paramount Pictures	3,534	3,534
Now You See Me Now You Don’t	Lionsgate	3,138	3,403	-265
Predator: Badlands	20th Century Studios	2,750	3,100	-350
SISU: Road to Revenge	Sony Pictures	2,222	2,222
Rental Family	Searchlight Pictures	1,925	1,925
Regretting You	Paramount Pictures	1,754	1,754
Keeper	Neon	1,385	1,385
Eternity	A24	1,384		New
Sarah’s Oil	Amazon MGM Studios	1,347	1,347
Nuremberg	Sony Pictures Classics	1,010	1,010
Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc	Sony Pictures	503	503
Black Phone 2	Universal	496	1,223	-727
Bugonia	Focus Features	166	410	-849
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere	Walt Disney	140	310	-705
Tron: Ares	Walt Disney	140	250	-110
One Battle After Another	Warner Bros.	121	121
Hamnet	Focus Features	119		New
The Conjuring: Last Rites	Warner Bros.	15	15
King Ivory	Roadside Attractions	8	8
Kiss of the Spider Woman	Roadside Attractions	3	3
Anniversary	Roadside Attractions	2	2

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