This weekend at the North American box office saw “Zootopia 2” maintain its dominant position, while “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” battled for the runner-up spot, leaving the new political dramedy “Ella McCay” to struggle for recognition. “Zootopia 2” claimed the No. 1 position, pulling in $6.2 million on its third Friday domestically, despite a 40% decline from the previous week. The animated sequel is projected to gross $26 million by Sunday.

A significant milestone for “Zootopia 2” was achieved on Friday as it crossed the $1 billion mark globally after just 17 days in theaters, making it the fastest PG-rated film ever to reach this figure. It is also the third movie in 2025 to hit the $1 billion milestone, following “Lilo & Stitch” with $1.03 billion and China’s “Ne Zha 2” with an impressive $1.9 billion.

Securing second place was “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” which earned $5.6 million on its second Friday in North American cinemas. This represented a sharp 81% decline from its opening weekend debut. Despite the drop, the film is expected to accumulate $20 million domestically during its sophomore outing, building on its stellar $64 million opening last weekend.

Newcomer “Ella McCay,” a political dramedy helmed by James L. Brooks—co-creator of “The Simpsons” and Oscar-winning director of films like “Terms of Endearment” and “As Good as It Gets”—faced a challenging debut. The film grossed only $850,000 on its opening day across 2,500 North American theaters, falling considerably short of its projected $4 million by Sunday. With a $35 million production budget, “Ella McCay” stars Emma Mackey as an up-and-coming politician grappling with work-life balance after being elected governor.

Rounding out the top five, “Wicked: For Good” claimed third place on Friday with $2.2 million domestically and is expected to reach $8.3 million by Sunday, pushing its North American total to $311 million. Fourth place was taken by “Dhurandhar,” an Indian Hindi-language spy thriller from B62 Studios, which grossed an estimated $930,000 on Friday and is projected to earn $3.2 million by Sunday. Finally, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” the third installment in Lionsgate’s magical heist series, secured fifth place with $720,000 on Friday, aiming for $2.4 million by Sunday to bring its domestic cumulative to $59.4 million.