Directed by:Byron Howard,Rich Moore,Produced by:Clark Spencer,Screenplay by:Jared Bush,Phil Johnston[1],Story by:Byron Howard,Rich Moore,Jared Bush,Josie Trinidad,Jim Reardon,Phil Johnston,Jennifer Lee,Starring:Ginnifer Goodwin,Jason Bateman,Idris Elba,Jenny Slate,Nate Torrence,Bonnie Hunt,Don Lake,Tommy Chong,J. K. Simmons,Octavia Spencer,Alan Tudyk,Shakira.Music by:Michael Giacchino[2],Cinematography:Thomas Baker,Edited by:Fabienne Rawley.Jeremy Milton,Productioncompany:Walt Disney Pictures,Walt Disney Animation Studios,Distributed by:Walt Disney Studios,Motion Pictures,Release dates:February 10, 2016 (Belgium),March 4, 2016 (United States),Running time,108 minutes[3][4],Country:United States.Language:English,Budget:$150 million[5],Box office:$981.8 million[6]
Zootopia (released as Zootropolis in some European countries) is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated buddy cop comedy adventure[7] film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 55th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The film is directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, co-directed by Jared Bush, and features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira. The film details the unlikely partnership between a rabbit police officer and a red fox con artist as they uncover a conspiracy that involves the disappearance of predator civilians within a mammalian metropolis.
Zootopia premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 17, 2016, and with general theatrical release in conventional 2D, Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats on March 4, 2016.[8][9] The film received critical acclaim, with praise directed towards the animation, voice acting, and screenplay; critics highlighted the film's topical themes of prejudice and stereotypes as timely.[10][11][12] The film opened to record-breaking box office success in several countries.[13][14] With a worldwide gross of over $981 million, it is currently the 2nd highest-grossing film of 2016,[15] and the 27th highest-grossing film of all time.[16]