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![160304_EM_Zootopia](https://img.money.com/2016/03/160304_em_zootopia.jpg)
*Disney’s ZOOTOPIA*

*Zootopia*, the Disney animated flick about a rabbit and fox police duo that opens nationwide Friday, is already hopping to the top of the box office charts.

The animated movie, featuring Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, brought in $1.7 million in previews Thursday night, according to the Hollywood *[Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-zootopia-roars-friday-872657)*, and is expected to top $60 million in its opening weekend. Its estimated [$16.5 million Friday](http://deadline.com/2016/03/weekend-box-office-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-1201714373/) would surpass *Frozen*'s $15.1 million opening night, *Deadline* reports.

The film currently enjoy a 99% "fresh" score on [Rotten Tomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zootopia/), and is far more nuanced than your typical Disney flick. It "includes sly innuendos about police profiling and workplace discrimination as well as allusions to grown-up pop culture favorites *The Godfather*, *Chinatown* and *Breaking Bad*," [Los Angeles *Times*](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zootopia-production-20160304-story.html) film writer Rebecca Keegan notes.

*Zootopia* is expected to overtake *Deadpool* -- the Marvel movie that has earned almost $300 million since its opening weekend -- at the top of the box office charts. Overseas, *Zootopia* has been playing for two weeks and has brought in over $100 million already.

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