Zootopia 2, similar to the first film, deals a lot with the fear of the other. Gary and other reptiles are treated like monsters because other animal communities have been conditioned to fear them. Lies have turned them into the villains in the eyes of many - despite the truth.

On Friday, “Zootopia 2” surpassed the $1 billion mark after 17 days in theaters, the quickest PG film to achieve the milestone. The sequel stands as the seventh-biggest animated film in history, outpacing the original 2016’s “Zootopia” ($1.025 billion globally) and last year’s “Moana 2” ($1.06 billion).

At the end of the year, I like to see what movies are crushing at the box office and what filmmakers can take from them.

Movie audiences are going wild for Zootopia 2. The new animated sequel, after opening on Nov. 26, has crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office globally. Per the Walt Disney Company, it’s officially the fastest PG-rated film ever to do so.

Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.

A scaly new character from Disney’s Zootopia 2 has sparked an unexpected and potentially dangerous trend in China, with young fans buying real venomous snakes resembling the film’s breakout reptile. The blue snake character Gary De’Snake has become a fan favorite following the film’s release in late November,