The film was directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and was based on a screenplay written by Jared Bush (who also co-directed) and Phil Johnston.

[2] Zootopia focuses on the unlikely partnership between an ambitious rabbit police officer, Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and a crafty red fox con artist, Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) as they uncover a conspiracy behind the mysterious disappearance of predators from a mammalian metropolis.

[3] Zootopia premiered on February 11, 2016, in Denmark[4] before going into wide release in more than 3,800 theaters in the United States and Canada on March 4.

[5] Made on a production budget of $150 million, Zootopia grossed a worldwide total of over $1 billion at the box office.

Musician Sia and music producers Stargate garnered a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Try Everything", performed by Shakira.