“ Zootopia 2 ” is off to a roaring start at the box office, earning $39.5 million in its first full day of release.

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” will be second only to last year’s “Moana 2” on the all-time Thanksgiving box office lists, as its $39.5 million opening day — including $10.2 million from previews — puts it on ...