Zootopia currently dominates Brave 73–27
The clever city comedy outlasts the folk tale.
The Verdict
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A lopsided win for Zootopia is the clever film outlasting the heartfelt one, and cleverness of this kind wears well. Zootopia is built to be replayed: a mystery that rewards a second look, background gags you only catch on the fourth watch, a bias allegory smart enough to grow with the kids who see it. Brave is beautiful and genuinely moving, but its fairy-tale frights and its single emotional throughline give it a narrower lane. A gap this size says families kept reaching for the film that stays funny and gets richer every time, the animal city with a joke in every corner and a point worth making underneath.
The Numbers
| Brave | Zootopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 27% | 73% |
| Overall Win Rate | 38% | 54% |
| Championships | 1 | 10 |
| Budget | $185M | $150M |
| Box Office | $539M | $1.0B |
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of 39 Animation films on the platform, Brave is in the bottom quarter and Zootopia is in the upper half.
When facing other films on the platform, Brave handles Coco without much trouble — but Zootopia doesn't. That shared opponent is one of the clearest places where these two films diverge.
Zootopia with 10 titles and Brave with 1 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
Zootopia returned 6.8x its budget; Brave managed 2.9x. The film that overperformed commercially also takes the bracket matchup.
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