Zootopia

This article is about the film. For the franchise, see Zootopia (franchise). For the zoo and safari park in Denmark, see Givskud Zoo. For the theme park attraction in South Korea, see Everland. For the soundtrack, see Zootopia (soundtrack).

Zootopia
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byClark Spencer
Starring
Cinematography
  • Nathan Warner (layout)
  • Brian Leach (lighting)
Edited by
  • Fabienne Rawley
  • Jeremy Milton
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[a]
Release dates
  • February 13, 2016 (2016-02-13) (Belgium)
  • March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[2][3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[4]
Box office$1.025 billion[5]

Zootopia (titled Zootropolis or Zoomania in various regions)[b] is a 2016 American animated buddy cop action comedy film[6][7] produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, co-directed by Jared Bush, and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay written by Bush and Phil Johnston, and a story by Howard, Moore, Bush, Johnston, Jim Reardon, Josie Trinidad, and Jennifer Lee. The film stars the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira. The film follows a rookie police officer rabbit and a con artist fox as they work together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators.

Zootopia premiered at the Brussels Animation Film Festival in Belgium on February 13, 2016,[8] and went into general theatrical release in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX formats in the United States on March 4.[9][10] Zootopia received positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay, animation, voice acting, subject matter, and Michael Giacchino's musical score.[11][12][13] The film opened to record-breaking box offices in several countries, and earned a worldwide gross of over $1 billion, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2016. Among other accolades, the film was named one of the top ten best films of 2016 by the American Film Institute and won Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards.[14] A television spin-off series, Zootopia+, premiered on Disney+ on November 9, 2022, while a sequel, Zootopia 2, is scheduled for release on November 26, 2025.

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  14. ^ 'Zootopia' | Behind the Oscars Speech - Oscars on YouTube


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