List of highest-grossing animated films

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Included in the list are charts of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing animated films by the calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highest-grossing animated film record, and a chart of the highest-grossing animated film franchises and series. All charts are ranked by international theatrical box office performance where possible, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights and merchandise.

Animated family films have performed consistently well at the box office, with Disney enjoying lucrative re-releases prior to the home video era with Walt Disney Animation Studios, who have produced films such as Aladdin and The Lion King, both of which were the highest-grossing films of their respective years. Disney Animation also enjoyed later success with both Frozen and Frozen II in addition to Pixar, of which Incredibles 2, the Toy Story films, the Finding Nemo films, and Inside Out have been the best performers; beyond Disney and Pixar, the Shrek, Ice Age, Madagascar, and Despicable Me series have met with the most success. The Peter Pan, Jungle Book, Bambi, and The Lion King series saw successful returns after lying dormant for decades.

An animated feature film is defined as a motion picture with a running time of more than 40 minutes, in which movement and characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique. Motion capture by itself is not an animation technique. In addition, a significant number of the major characters must be animated, and animation must figure in no less than 75 per cent of the picture's running time.

—Rule Seven – Special Rules for the Animated Feature Film Award: I. Definition[1]

Highest-grossing animated films[]

The chart below lists the highest-grossing animated films. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). Many films that were released during the 20th century do not appear on this list as figures have not been adjusted for inflation, and as a result all but one of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000. If inflation were adjusted for, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would appear at the top of the chart with an adjusted gross of $1,977,000,000.[2][nb 1] The top 11 films on this list are also among the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time, ranking 8th, 11th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 34th, 35th, 40th, 42nd, 45th, and 50th, respectively. The top 10 have each grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide. All except two—the original 1994 version of The Lion King and The Simpsons Movie—are computer animated films.

Highest-grossing animated films[3]
Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Reference(s)
1 The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] $1,657,713,459 2019 [# 1][6][7]
2 Frozen II $1,450,026,933 2019 [# 2][# 3]
3[nb 3] Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013 [# 4]
4 Incredibles 2 $1,242,805,359 2018 [# 5]
5 Minions $1,159,398,397 2015 [# 6]
6 Toy Story 4 $1,073,394,593 2019 [# 7]
7 Toy Story 3 $1,066,969,703 2010 [# 8][# 9]
8 Despicable Me 3 $1,034,799,409 2017 [# 10]
9 Finding Dory $1,028,570,889 2016 [# 11]
10 Zootopia $1,023,784,195 2016 [# 12]
11 Despicable Me 2 $970,766,005 2013 [# 13][# 14]
12 The Lion King (1994 original) $968,483,777 1994 [# 15][# 16]
13 Finding Nemo $949,727,261 2003 [# 17][# 18]
14 Shrek 2 $928,760,770 2004 [# 19][# 20]
15 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 2009 [# 21][# 22]
16 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 2012 [# 23][# 24]
17 The Secret Life of Pets $875,457,937 2016 [# 25]
18 Inside Out $857,611,174 2015 [# 26]
19 Shrek the Third $813,367,380 2007 [# 27][# 28]
20 Coco $807,817,888 2017 [# 29]
21 Shrek Forever After $752,600,867 2010 [# 30][# 31]
22 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $746,921,274 2012 [# 32][# 33]
23 Monsters University $743,559,607 2013 [# 34][# 35]
24 Up $735,099,082 2009 [# 36][# 37]
25 Ne Zha $742,514,069 2019 [a][10]
26 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281 2011 [# 38][# 39]
27 Ice Age: The Meltdown $660,998,756 2006 [# 40][# 41]
28 Big Hero 6 $657,827,828 2014 [# 42][# 43]
29 Moana $643,000,000 2016 [# 44]
30 Sing $634,151,679 2016 [# 45]
31 Kung Fu Panda $631,744,560 2008 [# 46][# 47]
32 The Incredibles $631,442,092 2004 [# 48][# 49]
33 Ratatouille $623,726,085 2007 [# 50][# 51]
34 How to Train Your Dragon 2 $621,537,519 2014 [# 52][# 53]
35 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $603,900,354 2008 [# 54][# 55]
36 Tangled $592,461,732 2010 [# 56][# 57]
37 The Croods $587,204,668 2013 [# 58][# 59]
38 Monsters, Inc. $577,000,000 2001 [# 60][# 61]
39 Cars 2 $559,852,396 2011 [# 62][# 63]
40 Puss in Boots $554,987,477 2011 [# 64][# 65]
41 Despicable Me $543,113,985 2010 [# 66][# 57]
42 Madagascar $542,063,846 2005 [# 67][# 49]
43 Brave $538,983,207 2012 [# 68][# 69]
44 The Simpsons Movie $536,414,270 2007 [# 70][# 71]
45 Ralph Breaks the Internet $529,323,962 2018 [# 72]
46 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation $528,583,774 2018 [# 73]
47 The Boss Baby $527,965,936 2017 [# 74]
48 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $521,799,505 2019 [# 75]
49 WALL-E $521,300,000 2008 [# 76][# 77]
50 Kung Fu Panda 3 $521,170,825 2016 [# 78]

Highest-grossing animated films by animation type[]

Computer animation[]

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing computer animated films. All films in the top 50 were released after 2000.

All feature films in the Despicable Me, Kung Fu Panda, Finding Nemo, and Incredibles franchises, as well as the main films in the Madagascar franchise, are on the list while the Toy Story, Shrek, Ice Age, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises feature often.

The top 48 films listed are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, the top 11 are among the 50 highest-grossing films, and the top 10 have each grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide.

Highest-grossing computer animated films[11]
Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref
1 The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] $1,656,943,394 2019 [# 1]
2 Frozen II $1,450,026,933 2019 [# 2]
3[nb 3] Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013 [# 4][# 79]
4 Incredibles 2 $1,242,805,359 2018 [# 5]
5 Minions $1,159,398,397 2015 [# 6]
6 Toy Story 4 $1,073,394,593 2019 [# 7]
7 Toy Story 3 $1,067,969,703 2010 [# 8][# 80]
8 Despicable Me 3 $1,034,799,409 2017 [# 10]
9 Finding Dory $1,028,570,889 2016 [# 11]
10 Zootopia $1,023,784,195 2016 [# 12]
11 Despicable Me 2 $970,766,005 2013 [# 13][# 81]
12 Finding Nemo $940,350,086 2003 [# 17][# 82]
13 Shrek 2 $928,760,770 2004 [# 19][# 83]
14 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 2009 [# 21][# 84]
15 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 2012 [# 23][# 85]
16 The Secret Life of Pets $875,457,937 2016 [# 25]
17 Inside Out $857,611,174 2015 [# 26]
18 Shrek the Third $813,367,380 2007 [# 27][# 86]
19 Coco $807,817,888 2017 [# 29]
20 Shrek Forever After $752,600,867 2010 [# 30][# 80]
21 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $746,921,274 2012 [# 32][# 87]
22 Monsters University $743,559,607 2013 [# 34][# 88]
23 Ne Zha $742,514,069 2019 [b][13]
24 Up $735,099,082 2009 [# 36][# 89]
25 Moana $690,845,539 2016 [# 44]
26 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281 2011 [# 38][# 90]
27 Ice Age: The Meltdown $660,998,756 2006 [# 40][# 91]
28 Big Hero 6 $657,827,828 2014 [# 42][# 92]
29 Sing $634,151,679 2016 [# 45]
30 Monsters, Inc. $632,316,649 2001 [# 60][# 82]
31 Kung Fu Panda $631,744,560 2008 [# 46][# 93]
32 The Incredibles $631,442,092 2004 [# 48][# 94]
33 Ratatouille $623,726,085 2007 [# 50][# 51]
34 How to Train Your Dragon 2 $621,537,519 2014 [# 52][# 95]
35 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $603,900,354 2008 [# 54][# 96]
36 Tangled $592,461,732 2010 [# 56][# 97]
37 The Croods $587,204,668 2013 [# 58][# 98]
38 Cars 2 $559,852,396 2011 [# 62][# 90]
39 Puss in Boots $554,987,477 2011 [# 64][# 99]
40 Despicable Me $543,113,985 2010 [# 66][# 97]
41 Madagascar $542,063,846 2005 [# 67][# 94]
42 Brave $538,983,207 2012 [# 68][# 87]
43 WALL-E $533,281,433 2008 [# 76][# 100]
44 Ralph Breaks the Internet $529,323,962 2018 [# 72]
45 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation $528,583,774 2018 [# 73]
46 The Boss Baby $527,965,936 2017 [# 74]
47 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $521,799,505 2019 [# 75]
48 Kung Fu Panda 3 $521,170,825 2016 [# 78]
49 The Grinch $511,595,957 2018 [# 101]
50 Rio 2 $498,781,117 2014 [# 102]

Stop motion animation[]

A total of 19 stop motion films have grossed in excess of $10 million. All feature films in the Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep franchises are on the list, with Wallace and Gromit being the most represented franchise on the list, with three films.

Highest-grossing stop motion films[14]
Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref
1 Chicken Run $224,834,564 2000 [# 103]
2 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $194,137,091 2005 [# 104]
3 Coraline $124,596,398 2009 [# 105]
4 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! $123,057,928 2012 [# 106]
5 Corpse Bride $117,195,061 2005 [# 107]
6 The Boxtrolls $109,285,033 2014 [# 108]
7 ParaNorman $107,139,399 2012 [# 109]
8 Shaun the Sheep Movie $106,209,378 2015 [# 110]
9 The Little Prince $97,571,250 2015 [# 111]
10 The Nightmare Before Christmas $91,482,584 1993 [# 112]
11 Frankenweenie $81,491,068 2012 [# 113]
12 Kubo and the Two Strings $77,548,564 2016 [# 114]
13 Isle of Dogs $64,241,499 2018 [# 115]
14 Early Man $54,622,814 2018 [# 116]
15 Fantastic Mr. Fox $46,471,023 2009 [# 117]
16 Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie $43,100,248 2019 [# 118]
17 James and the Giant Peach $28,946,127 1996 [# 119]
18 Missing Link $26,249,469 2019 [# 120]
19 The Christmas of Solan & Ludvig $12,345,881 2013 [# 121]

Traditional animation[]

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing traditionally-animated films. The main Peter Pan, Jungle Book, and SpongeBob SquarePants series all have both films in each respective series appear in the chart; the Pokémon franchise also has two films on the chart. The top two films on this list are also among on the 50 highest-grossing animated films.


Highest-grossing traditionally animated films
Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref
1 The Lion King (1994 original) $968,483,777 1994 [# 15]
2 The Simpsons Movie $536,414,270 2007 [# 70]
3 Aladdin $504,050,219 1992 [# 122]
4 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train $503,048,471 2020 [15]
5 Tarzan $448,191,819 1999 [# 123]
6 Beauty and the Beast $424,967,620 1991 [# 124]
7 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $418,200,000 1937 [# 125][# 126]
8 Spirited Away $383,397,782 2001 [16]
9 The Jungle Book $378,000,000 1967 [# 127]
10 Your Name $357,921,878 2016 [17]
11 Pocahontas $346,079,773 1995 [# 128]
12 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $325,338,851 1996 [# 129]
13 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $325,186,032 2015 [# 130]
14 Mulan $304,320,254 1998 [# 131]
15 One Hundred and One Dalmatians $303,000,000 1961 [# 127]
16 Lilo & Stitch $273,144,151 2002 [# 132]
17 Bambi $267,447,150 1942 [# 133]
18 The Princess and the Frog $267,045,765 2009 [# 134]
19 Cinderella $263,591,415 1950 [# 135]
20 Hercules $252,712,101 1997 [# 136]
21 Brother Bear $250,397,798 2003 [# 137]
22 Howl's Moving Castle $236,213,403 2004 [# 138]
23 The Little Mermaid $233,000,000 1989 [# 127]
24 The Prince of Egypt $218,613,188 1998 [# 139]
25 Ponyo $203,204,882 2008 [18]
26 Weathering with You $193,091,764 2019 [19]
27 The Aristocats $191,000,000 1970 [# 127]
28 Lady and the Tramp $187,000,000 1955 [# 127]
29 Atlantis: The Lost Empire $186,053,725 2001 [# 140]
30 The Emperor's New Groove $169,546,687 2000 [# 141]
31 The Rescuers $169,000,000 1977 [# 127]
32 Pokémon: The First Movie $163,644,662 1998 [# 142]
33 Princess Mononoke $159,414,369 1997 [# 143]
34 Arrietty $145,570,827 2010 [# 144]
35 Home on the Range $145,358,062 2004 [# 145]
36 Peter Pan $145,000,000 1953 [# 146]
37 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie $141,161,792 2004 [# 147]
38 The Rugrats Movie $140,894,675 1998 [# 148]
39 Anastasia $139,804,348 1997 [# 149]
40 The Wind Rises $136,454,220 2013 [# 150]
41 The Jungle Book 2 $135,703,599 2003 [# 151]
42 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 $133,949,270 1999 [# 152]
43 Dragon Ball Super: Broly $124,500,000 2018 [# 153][20]
44 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron $122,563,539 2002 [# 154]
45 Pinocchio $121,892,045 1940 [# 155]
46 Oliver and Company $121,000,000 1988 [# 156][# 157]
47 Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire $119,875,024 2019 [21]
48 Return to Never Land $109,862,682 2002 [# 158]
49 Treasure Planet $109,578,115 2002 [# 159]
50 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer $108,105,223 2018 [# 160]

Highest-grossing animated films by year[]

The top-grossing animated films in the years 1937, 1940, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2010, 2013 and 2020 were also the highest-grossing films overall those years.[# 161]

Computer-animated films have been the highest earners in 1995, 1998–2019 and 2021, while 1975 and 1993 are the only years when a stop motion animated feature grossed the highest. Traditional animated films have topped every other year.

The Ice Age and Doraemon franchises have had the most entries be the highest-grossing animated films of the year with four films each, while The Rescuers, Finding Nemo, and The Lion King all had both films in each respective franchise be the highest-grossing animated films of the year they were released.

Animal Farm, Out of an Old Man's Head, Fritz the Cat, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, were the four adult animated films on the chart.

The top-grossing animated film of the year has usually been an American film, with a few exceptions. Japanese animated features have topped the list at six occasions: in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, and 2020; the list has also been topped by a Spanish film in 1945, French in 1949, Swedish in 1968 and 1974, Norwegian in 1975, Belgian in 1976 and Canadian in 1985.

film currently playing indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 18 March 2022.
Year Title Worldwide gross Budget Ref(s)
1927 The Adventures of Prince Achmed $100,156IT N/A [22]
1928–36 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $418,200,000+ ($8,500,000)R $1,488,423 [# 125][# 162][# 163]
1938 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1939 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1940 Pinocchio $87,000,862* ($3,500,000)R $2,600,000 [# 155][# 163][# 164]
1941 Dumbo $1,600,000* $950,000 [# 165][# 166]
1942 Bambi $267,447,150 ($3,449,353)R $1,700,000–2,000,000 [# 133][# 167][# 168]
1943 Victory Through Air Power $799,000* ~$789,000 [# 169]
1944 The Three Caballeros $3,355,000R TBD [# 170][# 171]
1945 The Enchanted Sword ES€5,595,283ES (~$90,000) TBD [# 172]
1946 Make Mine Music $3,275,000R $1,370,000 [# 170][# 173]
1947 Fun and Fancy Free $3,165,000R TBD [# 170]
1948 Melody Time $2,560,000R $1,500,000 [# 170][# 174]
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad $1,625,000R TBD [# 170]
1950 Cinderella $263,591,415
($20,000,000/$7,800,000)*R 		$2,200,000 [# 175][# 176][# 164]
1951 Alice in Wonderland $2,400,000* $3,000,000 [# 177][# 178]
1952 The King and the Mockingbird $167,451 TBD [23]
1953 Peter Pan $145,000,000 ($7,000,000) $3,000,000–4,000,000 [# 146]
1954 Animal Farm $350,000 TBD [24]
1955 Lady and the Tramp $187,000,000 ($6,500,000)*R $4,000,000 [# 127][# 179]
1956 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1957 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1958 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1959 Sleeping Beauty $51,600,000* ($5,300,000)R $6,000,000 [# 180][# 181][# 182][# 183]
1960 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians $303,000,000 $3,600,000–4,000,000 [# 184][# 185][# 168][# 127]
1962 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1963 The Sword in the Stone $22,182,353*R ($13,050,777)*R $3,000,000 [# 186][# 187][# 188]
1964 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear $1,940,903*–2,438,233*
($1,130,000)R 		TBD [# 189][# 190][# 191]
1965 TBD TBD TBD TBD
1966 The Man Called Flintstone $2,764,684* TBD
1967 The Jungle Book $378,000,000 ($23,800,000)R $3,900,000–4,000,000 [# 127][# 192][# 193][# 168]
1968 Out of an Old Man's Head SEK1,270,971SW (~$245,000)H TBD [# 194]
1969 A Boy Named Charlie Brown $12,000,000* $1,100,000 [# 195][# 196][# 197]
1970 The Aristocats $191,000,000 ($26,462,000)R $4,000,000 [# 127][# 198][# 199]
1971 Daisy Town SEK1,202,319SW (~$253,000) TBD [# 200]
1972 Fritz the Cat $90,000,000 $850,000 [# 201]
1973 Robin Hood $32,056,467* ($27,500,000)R $5,000,000 [# 202][# 203] [# 204]
1974 Dunderklumpen! SEK5,813,000SW (~$2,675,205)H TBD [# 205]
1975 The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix $6,439,069NWSW TBD [# 206]
1976 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute $19,000,000 TBD [# 207]
1977 The Rescuers $169,000,000 ($29,000,000)* $7,500,000 [# 127][# 208]
1978 The Lord of the Rings $30,471,420* $4,000,000 [# 209][# 210]
1979 Galaxy Express 999 ¥1,650,000,000JP ($7,610,000) TBD [# 211][circular reference][# 212]
1980 Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur ¥1,550,000,000JP ($6,200,000) TBD [# 213][# 214]
1981 The Fox and the Hound $63,456,988* ($39,900,000)* $12,000,000 [# 215][# 216]
1982 The Secret of NIMH $14,665,733* $7,000,000 [# 217][# 218]
1983 Harmagedon: Genma Wars ¥1,060,000,000JP ($4,500,000) TBD [# 219][# 220]
1984 Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld ¥1,650,000,000JP ($7,300,000) TBD [# 221][# 222]
1985 The Care Bears Movie $34,000,000 ($22,934,622)* $2,000,000–4,500,000 [# 223][# 224]
1986 An American Tail $84,542,002 $9,000,000 [# 225]
1987 Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs ¥1,500,000,000JP ($9,800,000) TBD [# 226][# 227]
1988 Oliver and Company $121,000,000+ ($100,000,000)+ $31,000,000 [# 156][# 157][# 228]
1989 The Little Mermaid $233,000,000 ($84,355,863)* $40,000,000 [# 127][# 229][# 230]
1990 The Rescuers Down Under $47,431,461 TBD [# 231]
1991 Beauty and the Beast $424,967,620 ($351,863,363) $25,000,000 [# 124]
1992 Aladdin $504,050,219 $28,000,000 [# 122][# 168]
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas $91,482,584 ($50,003,043)* $18,000,000 [# 112][# 232]
1994 The Lion King (original) $968,483,777 ($766,964,132) $45,000,000 [# 233]
1995 Toy Story $373,554,033 ($361,958,736) $30,000,000 [# 234][# 235]
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $325,338,851 $70,000,000 [# 129][# 236]
1997 Hercules $252,712,101 $85,000,000 [# 136]
1998 A Bug's Life $363,258,859 $120,000,000 [# 237]
1999 Toy Story 2 $497,366,869 ($485,015,179) $90,000,000 [# 238][# 239]
2000 Dinosaur $349,822,765 $127,500,000 [# 240]
2001 Monsters, Inc. $632,316,649 ($525,373,250) $115,000,000 [# 60]
2002 Ice Age $383,257,136 $59,000,000 [# 241]
2003 Finding Nemo $940,350,086 ($867,893,978) $94,000,000 [# 17]
2004 Shrek 2 $928,760,770 $150,000,000 [# 19]
2005 Madagascar $542,063,846 $75,000,000 [# 67]
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown $660,998,756 $80,000,000 [# 40]
2007 Shrek the Third $813,367,380 $160,000,000 [# 27]
2008 Kung Fu Panda $631,744,560 $130,000,000 [# 46]
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 $90,000,000 [# 21]
2010 Toy Story 3 $1,066,969,703 $200,000,000 [# 8]
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281 $150,000,000 [# 38]
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 $95,000,000 [# 23]
2013 Frozen [nb 3] $1,290,000,000 ($1,287,000,000) $150,000,000 [# 4]
2014 Big Hero 6 $657,827,828 $165,000,000 [# 42]
2015 Minions $1,159,398,397 $74,000,000 [# 6]
2016 Finding Dory $1,028,570,889 $200,000,000 [# 11]
2017 Despicable Me 3 $1,034,799,409 $80,000,000 [# 10]
2018 Incredibles 2 $1,242,805,359 $200,000,000 [# 5][# 242]
2019 The Lion King (remake) $1,656,943,394 $260,000,000 [# 1][# 243]
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train $503,048,471 $15,765,750 [15]
2021 Sing 2film currently playing $376,489,040 $85,000,000 [25]
2022 Boonie Bears: Back to Earthfilm currently playing $137,350,000 TBD [26]
  • ( ... ) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.
  • *U.S. and Canada gross only
  • ITItaly only
  • ESSpanish only
  • SWSwedish gross only
  • NWNorwegian gross only
  • AUAustralian gross only
  • JPJapanese gross only
  • RDistributor rental
  • TBDTo be determined
  • N/ANot applicable; no animated feature length film was released in that year.
  • HFilms contain animated/live-action scenes.

Timeline of highest-grossing animated films[]

At least eight animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Five of these were Disney films and two by Pixar. Shrek 2, made by DreamWorks Animation is the only film on the list not produced by Disney or Pixar.

Snow White held the record for the longest, with 55 years, while Finding Nemo held it for the shortest period of a year. The original Lion King was the last non-CG animated film to hold the record. Shrek 2 and Toy Story 3 are the only sequels to hold the record. Finding Nemo was the first CG animated film.

All of these films are still among the highest-grossing animated films except Snow White, and only Snow White, Aladdin and Shrek 2 are not also among the highest-grossing films. The Lion King is the only franchise to hold the record twice.

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [nb 4] 1938 $8,500,000 [# 244][# 245]
1993 $418,200,000 [# 126]
Aladdin [nb 5] 1993 $504,050,219 [# 122]
The Lion King (1994 original) 1994 $768,000,000 [# 16]
2002 $783,841,776 [# 246]
Finding Nemo 2003 $867,893,978 [# 18]
Shrek 2 2004 $928,760,770 [# 19]
Toy Story 3 2010 $1,066,969,703 [# 8]
Frozen [nb 3] 2014 $1,287,000,000 [# 4]
2017 $1,290,000,000
The Lion King (2019 remake) [nb 2] 2019 $1,656,943,394 [# 1]

Computer animated[]

The following is a timeline of highest-grossing computer animated films.

Toy Story is the only franchise to hold the record on multiple occasions doing so with the first three movies, Pixar is the only studio to hold the record on multiple occasions doing so six times while A Bug's Life and Finding Nemo both hold the record the shortest less than a year.

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Toy Story 1995 $361,958,736 [27]
A Bug's Life 1998 $363,258,859 [28]
Toy Story 2 1999 $485,015,179 [# 238]
Monsters, Inc. 2001 $525,373,250 [# 60]
Finding Nemo 2003 $867,893,978 [# 18]
Shrek 2 2004 $928,760,770 [# 19]
Toy Story 3 2010 $1,066,969,703 [# 8]
Frozen[nb 3] 2014 $1,287,000,000 [# 4]
2017 $1,290,000,000
The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] 2019 $1,656,943,394 [# 1]

Stop-motion[]

At least three stop-motions animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Chicken Run held the record for the longest, with 21 years, while The Nightmare Before Christmas held it for the shortest period of 6 years.

Both Chicken Run and The Nightmare Before Christmas are still among the highest-grossing stop-motion animated films.

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix 1975 $6,439,069 [# 247]
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 $50,003,043 [29]
1994 $58,019,461 [30]
Chicken Run 2000 $224,834,564 [31]

Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series[]

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing animated film franchises. The top six are among the highest-grossing film franchises of all time and, respectively, are ranked 15th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, and 23rd of all time. DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 6 franchises on this list. Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time with $3.7 billion; it is also one of three animated franchises with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide, the others being Toy Story and Frozen. Frozen is the only animated franchise where every installment grossed $1 billion; it has the highest per-film average, with nearly $1.4 billion unadjusted. A given franchise needs to have at least two theatrically released films to qualify for this list.

film currently playing indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 18 March 2022.
Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

See also[]

Per decade[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Inflation
  2. ^ a b c d Disney, which produced The Lion King (2019), considered the film to be live-action despite most of the film (aside from its opening shot) being made with photorealistic computer animation.[4] Others, such as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (presenter of the Golden Globe Awards), deemed it to be animated based on specified criteria.[5]
  3. ^ a b c d e Box Office Mojo stopped updating its main total for Frozen in August 2014, while it was still in release. The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in Japan, Nigeria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany up to the end of 2015, but omits earnings in Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, and Australia (2016) which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. The total is rounded to $1 million to compensate for the numerical inaccuracy.
  4. ^ Snow White earned $8.5 million in gross rental upon its initial release, in the process becoming the highest-grossing sound film. The gross rental is the distributor's share of the box-office gross and was more commonly reported than the exhibition gross up to the 1970s.
  5. ^ It is possible Aladdin never took the record. Aladdin's release (1992–93) coincided with a Snow White reissue, and it is possible that Snow White ended up grossing more. Snow White had grossed a total of $330 million up to 1987, and then added a further $88 million in North America from its 1987 and 1993 reissues; it is unknown how much Snow White made from these reissues outside of North America, but if the foreign gross matched or exceeded the North American gross then Snow White would have earned more.
  1. ^ Ne Zha Gross
    • China – $723,650,000[8]
    • United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Vietnam – $6,307,704[9]
  2. ^ Ne Zha Gross
    • China – $723,650,000[12]
    • United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Vietnam – $6,307,704[9]

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    Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
    Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,597
    Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845
    Total as of August 17, 2014: $167,333
    Total as of June 8, 2014: £39,090,985
    Total as of November 30, 2014: £40,960,083 ($1 = £0.63866)
    Total as of December 7, 2014: £41,087,765 ($1 = £0.64136)
    Total as of December 14, 2014: £41,170,608 ($1 = £0.636)
    Total as of November 26, 2017: £42,840,559 ($1 = £0.7497)
    Total as of December 3, 2017: £42,976,318 ($1 = £0.742)
    Total as of March 30, 2014: €35,098,170
    Total as of October 18, 2015: €42,526,744
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