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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, who have produced films such as Aladdin and The Lion King, both of which were the highest-grossing animated film of all time upon their release. Disney Animation also enjoyed later success with the Frozen and Zootopia films, in addition to Pixar, of which the films from the Toy Story, Inside Out, Finding Nemo, and Incredibles franchises have been the best performers. Beyond Disney and Pixar, franchises Despicable Me, Shrek, Ice Age, Fengshen Cinematic Universe, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, and Doraemon have been met with the most success. Additionally, the current highest-grossing animated film is Ne Zha 2, a Chinese film that has grossed over $2 billion worldwide, the first-ever animated film to reach $2 billion worldwide.

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 the films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 2005. Films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket price inflation, population size, and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. If inflation were adjusted for, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would appear at the top of the chart with an adjusted gross of $. All except the original 1994 version of The Lion King and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle, which are traditionally animated films, are computer-animated films. Despicable Me is the most represented franchise with all five films (excluding the first, as it was recently taken off the list, and including the Minions films) in the top 50 highest-grossing animated films. The top 12 films on this list, each having grossed in excess of $1.05 billion worldwide, are also ranked among the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time.

Rank	Peak	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref	''Ne Zha 2'''
1	1	$2,215,690,000	2025
2	2	$1,776,957,359	2025
3	1	$1,698,863,816	2024
4	1	$1,656,943,394	2019
5	2	$1,451,651,316	2019
6	3	$1,360,879,735	2023
7	1	$1,290,000,000	2013	Frozen
8	2	$1,243,225,667	2018
9	2	$1,159,457,503	2015
10	5	$1,073,841,394	2019
11	1	$1,066,970,811	2010
12	10	$1,059,269,477	2024
13	4	$1,034,800,131	2017
14	4	$1,029,266,989	2016
15	4	$1,025,521,689	2016
16	14	$972,021,410	2024
17	2	$970,766,005	2013
18	1	$970,707,763	1994	The Lion King
19	1	$941,637,960	2003
20	14	$940,482,695	2022
21	1	$932,530,034	2004
22	2	$886,686,817	2009
23	6	$877,244,782	2012
24	12	$875,698,161	2016
25	10	$859,076,254	2015
26	15	$814,641,172	2017
27	3	$813,367,380	2007
28	27	$795,325,286	2025
29	7	$752,600,867	2010
30	9	$746,921,274	2012
31	11	$743,559,645	2013
32	23	$742,718,496	2019	{{Efn	Ne Zha Gross
33	6	$735,099,082	2009
34	32	$722,460,982	2024	{{cite web	url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt13186482	title=
35	28	$690,824,738	2023
36	4	$667,094,506	2006
37	9	$665,692,281	2011
38	16	$657,870,525	2014
39	22	$643,332,467	2016
40	23	$634,338,409	2016
41	6	$632,091,832	2008
42	4	$631,688,498	2004
43	7	$623,729,380	2007
44	19	$621,537,519	2014
45	9	$603,900,354	2008
46	14	$591,806,017	2010
47	18	$587,266,745	2013
48	2	$579,770,299	2001
49	16	$559,853,036	2011
50	17	$554,987,477	2011

Highest-grossing animated films by animation type

Computer animation

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing computer-animated films. The films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 2005.

All feature films in the Despicable Me, Kung Fu Panda, Finding Nemo, Incredibles, Frozen, Inside Out, Zootopia, and Moana franchises, as well as the main films in the Madagascar franchise, are on the list while the Toy Story, Shrek, and Ice Age franchises feature often.

The top 48 films listed are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films and the top 14 are among the 50 highest-grossing films, each having grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	$2,215,690,000	2025
2	$1,747,767,651	2025
3	$1,698,863,816	2024
4	$1,656,943,394	2019
5	$1,450,026,933	2019
6	$1,361,992,475	2023
7	$1,290,000,000	2013	{{cite web	title=Animation – Computer
8	$1,242,805,359	2018
9	$1,159,398,397	2015
10	$1,073,394,593	2019
11	$1,066,970,811	2010
12	$1,059,269,477	2024
13	$1,034,799,409	2017
14	$1,029,266,989	2016
15	$1,025,521,689	2016
16	$970,946,614	2024
17	$970,766,005	2013
18	$941,637,960	2003
19	$940,203,765	2022
20	$932,530,034	2004
21	$886,686,817	2009
22	$877,244,782	2012
23	$875,698,161	2016
24	$859,076,254	2015
25	$814,641,172	2017
26	$813,367,380	2007
27	$752,600,867	2010
28	$746,921,274	2012
29	$743,559,607	2013
30	$742,718,496	2019	{{Efn	Ne Zha Gross
31	$735,099,082	2009
32	$722,460,982	2024
33	$690,824,738	2023
34	$667,094,506	2006
35	$665,692,281	2011
36	$657,827,828	2014
37	$643,332,467	2016
38	$634,338,409	2016
39	$632,091,832	2008
40	$631,688,498	2004
41	$623,729,380	2007
42	$621,537,519	2014
43	$603,900,354	2008
44	$591,806,017	2010
45	$587,204,668	2013
46	$579,770,299	2001
47	$559,853,036	2011
48	$554,987,477	2011
49	$547,689,492	2024
50	$544,174,973	2010

Stop motion animation

A total of 39 stop motion films have grossed in excess of $1 million. All feature films in the Wallace & 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. The films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1975.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross
1	$224,888,359	2000
2	$192,781,882	2005
3	$185,860,104	2009
4	$123,069,765	2012
5	$117,237,680	2005
6	$110,549,295	2015
7	$108,255,770	2014
8	$107,800,040	1993
9	$107,139,399	2012
10	$97,571,250	2015
11	$85,613,658	2012
12	$76,249,438	2016
13	$72,994,420	2018
14	$58,092,014	2009
15	$54,629,139	2018
16	$43,133,089	2019
17	$28,946,127	1996
18	$26,565,710	2019
19	$12,345,881	2013
20	$5,873,157	2016
21	$7,643,123	2024
22	$7,622,365	2001
23	$6,439,069	1975
24	$6,916,437	2022
25	$5,659,286	2015
26	$5,295,452	2016
27	$5,204,792	2015
28	$4,977,748	2018
29	$3,565,391	2010
30	$2,373,726	2008
31	$2,061,835	2023
32	$2,027,525	2022
33	$1,767,918	2010
34	$1,740,791	2009
35	$1,505,235	2021
36	$1,395,922	2022
37	$1,371,484	2013
38	$1,254,585	2011
39	$1,009,577	1996

Traditional animation

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing traditionally-animated films. The Disaster trilogy is the most frequent franchise thereon, with three films. SpongeBob SquarePants, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Detective Conan have two titles each. The top two films on this list are also among the top 50 highest-grossing animated films.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross
1	$970,707,763	1994
2	$795,325,286	2025
3	$536,414,293	2007
4	$512,704,063	2020
5	$504,050,219	1992
6	$448,191,819	1999
7	$438,656,843	1991
8	$418,200,000	1937
9	$405,349,022	2016
10	$395,802,070	2001
11	$378,000,000	1967
12	$346,079,773	1995
13	$325,338,851	1996
14	$325,186,032	2015
15	$324,432,115	2022
16	$304,800,000	2023
17	$304,320,254	1998
18	$303,000,000	1961
19	$281,094,722	2022
20	$273,144,151	2002
21	$270,997,378	2009
22	$267,447,150	1942
23	$263,591,415	1950
24	$252,712,101	1997
25	$250,397,798	2003
26	$241,281,521	2004
27	$235,930,000	2025
28	$233,000,000	1989
29	$218,613,188	1998
30	$206,498,543	2008
31	$201,387,600	2022
32	$196,436,179	2021
33	$193,091,764	2019
34	$191,000,000	1970
35	$187,000,000	1955
36	$186,053,725	2001
37	$181,115,803	2025
38	$172,744,662	1998
39	$170,005,875	1997
40	$169,661,687	2000
41	$169,000,000	1977
42	$164,000,000	1940
43	$162,042,074	2025
44	$150,008,115	2024
45	$149,411,550	2010
46	$145,358,062	2004
47	$145,000,000	1953
48	$142,051,255	2004
49	$140,894,675	1998
50	$139,804,348	1997

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, 2020, 2024 and 2025 were also the highest-grossing films overall those years.

Computer-animated films have been the highest earners in 1995, 1998–2019, and every year since 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 franchises have had the most entries be the highest-grossing animated films of the year with four films, while the Rescuers and Finding Nemo all had both films in each respective franchise be the highest-grossing animated films of the year they were released.

Disney films has top the list the most of any studio topping the list 32 times.

Animal Farm, Out of an Old Man's Head, Fritz the Cat, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, and Ne Zha 2 were the only five 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 seven occasions: in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, and 2020; the list has also been topped by a German film in 1926, Spanish in 1945, French in 1949, British in 1954, Swedish in 1968 and 1974, Norwegian in 1975, Belgian in 1976, Canadian in 1985 and Chinese in 2025.

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref	1926	1928–36	1937	1938	1939
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	+ ()		Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Gulliver's Travels		$700,000
Pinocchio	()
Dumbo			Barrier, 318
Bambi	()		. "Worldwide rentals of $3,449,353 barely recouped the film's nearly $2 million production cost.".
Victory Through Air Power
The Three Caballeros
The Enchanted Sword	()
Make Mine Music
Fun and Fancy Free
Melody Time
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Cinderella
(/)
Alice in Wonderland			'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
The King and the Mockingbird
Peter Pan	()
Animal Farm
Lady and the Tramp	()
Sleeping Beauty	()
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Sword in the Stone	()		"Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, January 6, 1965 p 39.
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear	–
()		"Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39.
The Jungle Book	()
Out of an Old Man's Head	()		Press reaction and comment at the Swedish Film Institute
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
The Aristocats	()
Daisy Town	()
Fritz the Cat
Robin Hood	()
Dunderklumpen!	()
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
The Rescuers	()
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato	¥4,300,000,000 ()
Galaxy Express 999	¥1,650,000,000 ()
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur	¥2,640,000,000 ()
The Fox and the Hound	()
The Secret of NIMH
Harmagedon: Genma Wars	¥1,800,000,000 ()
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld	¥2,640,000,000 ()
The Care Bears Movie	()		{{#tag:ref	Sources differ as to the actual cost of The Care Bears Movie.
An American Tail
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs	¥2,550,000,000 ()
Oliver & Company	+ ()+
The Little Mermaid	()		{{cite web	url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl929138177/weekend/	work=Box Office Mojo	access-date=August 29, 2014	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715052138/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=littlemermaid.htm	archive-date=July 15, 2014	url-status=live }}Stewart, James B. (2005). DisneyWar, p. 104. . Simon & Schuster. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
The Rescuers Down Under
Beauty and the Beast	()
Aladdin
The Nightmare Before Christmas	()
The Lion King	()
Toy Story	($)		Toy Story
The Hunchback of Notre Dame			The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
A Bug's Life
Toy Story 2	()		Toy Story 2
Dinosaur
Monsters, Inc.	()
Ice Age
Finding Nemo	()
Shrek 2
Madagascar	()
Ice Age: The Meltdown	()
Shrek the Third
Kung Fu Panda
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Toy Story 3	$
Kung Fu Panda 2
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Frozen	$ ($)
Big Hero 6
Minions	$
Finding Dory	$
Despicable Me 3	$
Incredibles 2	$
The Lion King	$
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train	$512,704,063
Sing 2	$
Minions: The Rise of Gru	$	–
The Super Mario Bros. Movie	$
Inside Out 2	$
Ne Zha 2	$
‘’The Pout-Pout Fish	$

( ... ) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.

Timeline of highest-grossing animated films

At least 10 animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Four of these were Disney films and three more by Pixar, alongside three more by other studios. All of these films are American with the exception of Ne Zha 2, which was produced in China.

Snow White held the record for the longest, with 55 years, while Inside Out 2 held it for the shortest period of 5 months. The original 1994 version of The Lion King was the most recent non-CGI animated film to hold the record. Shrek 2, Toy Story 3, Inside Out 2, and Ne Zha 2 are the four sequels to hold the record. The 2019 version of The Lion King is the only animated remake to hold this record. Finding Nemo was the first 3D CG animated film to hold this record.

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. Ne Zha 2 is the first non-American animated film, as well as the first adult animated film, to hold this record.

The first three films on this list utilize hand-drawn animation, while the remaining six are animated in CGI.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1938	$8,500,000
1993	$418,200,000	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Aladdin	$504,050,219
The Lion King	1994	$768,000,000
2002	$783,841,776
Finding Nemo	2003	$867,893,978
Shrek 2	2004	$928,760,770
Toy Story 3	2010	$1,066,970,811
Frozen	2014	$1,287,000,000
2017	$1,290,000,000
The Lion King	2019	$1,656,943,394
Inside Out 2	2024	$1,698,863,816
Ne Zha 2	2025	$2,215,690,000

Computer animation

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 films. Pixar is the only studio to hold the record on multiple occasions doing so seven times, while A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo and Inside Out 2 held the record the shortest for five months. Shrek 2, made by DreamWorks Animation, and Ne Zha 2, made by Beijing Enlight Media, are the only two films on the list not produced by Disney or Pixar.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross
Toy Story	1995	$361,958,736
A Bug's Life	1998	$363,258,859
Toy Story 2	1999	$485,015,179
Monsters, Inc.	2001	$525,373,250
Finding Nemo	2003	$867,893,978
Shrek 2	2004	$928,760,770
Toy Story 3	2010	$1,066,970,811
Frozen	2014	$1,287,000,000
2017	$1,290,000,000
The Lion King	2019	$1,656,943,394
Inside Out 2	2024	$1,698,863,816
Ne Zha 2	2025	$2,215,690,000

Stop motion

At least three stop motion animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Chicken Run currently holds the record for the longest, with 25 years, while The Nightmare Before Christmas held it for the shortest period of seven years.

These films are still among the highest-grossing stop-motion animated films.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Ref
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix	1975	$6,439,069	title= A Rally For G Ratings Clubhouse Gets Bandwagon Rolling For Family Entertainment	work= Orlando Sentinel	url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/01/17/a-rally-for-g-ratings-clubhouse-gets-bandwagon-rolling-for-family-entertainment/	access-date= August 29, 2014	archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085800/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-01-17/lifestyle/0190200022_1_g-rated-movies-first-movie-clubhouse-pictures	archive-date= March 4, 2016	url-status=live}}
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	$50,003,043
1994	$58,019,461
Chicken Run	2000	$227,793,915

Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing animated film franchises. The top three are among the highest-grossing film franchises of all time and, respectively, are between 13th and 20th of all time. Pixar is the most represented studio with six franchises on this list. Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time with $5.6 billion; it is also one of four animated franchises (Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia) with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide. Frozen and Zootopia are the only animated franchises where every installment grossed $1 billion, and along with Inside Out and the Fengshen Cinematic Universe, are the only animated franchises to average over $1 billion per film; Zootopia has the highest per-film average, with nearly $1.4 billion unadjusted.

Notes

References

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