On what date was Zootopia released in the United States?

Zootopia was released in the United States on March 4, 2016. Disney gave the animated feature a wide theatrical launch in domestic cinemas, including Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, 4DX, and IMAX 3D presentations.

The date followed the film’s international festival exposure. Zootopia premiered publicly at the Brussels Animation Film Festival in February 2016 before arriving in U.S. theaters. Its domestic release was positioned in the early spring rather than the traditional summer animation season.

The opening was a major success: Zootopia earned about $75.1 million in its first U.S. and Canadian weekend. That result set several records for Walt Disney Animation Studios, including the studio’s biggest opening weekend at the time and a March opening record for an animated film.

A common mix-up is confusing the U.S. release with festival screenings or international openings, which occurred earlier and on different dates. The film also received a later U.S. theatrical re-release in 2020, but that does not change its original release date.