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The following are lists of highest-grossing animated films in the United States and Canada.
Included on the list are charts of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing animated films adjusted for inflation.
Animated family films have performed consistently well at the box office, with Disney films enjoying lucrative re-releases prior to the home video era. Disney also enjoyed later success with its Pixar brand, of which the films from Toy Story , Finding Nemo , The Incredibles , and Inside Out have been the best performers; beyond Pixar, the Shrek , Ice Age , Madagascar and Despicable Me series have met with the most success. The Jungle Book and Mickey Mouse 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 percent of the picture's running time.
Rank | Title | Gross | Year | Ref [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 2024 | [2] |
2 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 2018 | [3] |
3 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $574,205,195 | 2023 | [4] |
4 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 2019 | [5] |
5 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 2016 | [6] |
6 | Frozen II | $477,373,578 | 2019 | [7] |
7 | Moana 2 † | $445,130,932 | 2024 | [8] |
8 | Shrek 2 | $441,226,247 | 2004 | [9] |
9 | Toy Story 4 | $434,038,008 | 2019 | [10] |
10 | The Lion King | $422,783,777 | 1994 | [11] |
11 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 2010 | [12] |
12 | Frozen | $400,738,009 | 2013 | [13] |
13 | Finding Nemo | $380,843,261 | 2003 | [14] |
14 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $380,277,483 | 2023 | [15] [16] |
15 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $369,695,210 | 2022 | [17] |
16 | The Secret Life of Pets | $368,384,330 | 2016 | [18] |
17 | Despicable Me 2 | $368,061,265 | 2013 | [19] |
18 | Despicable Me 4 | $361,004,205 | 2024 | [20] |
19 | Inside Out | $356,461,711 | 2015 | [21] |
20 | Zootopia | $341,268,248 | 2016 | [22] |
21 | Minions | $336,045,770 | 2015 | [23] |
22 | Shrek the Third | $322,719,944 | 2007 | [24] |
23 | Up | $293,004,164 | 2009 | [25] |
24 | Monsters, Inc. | $289,916,256 | 2001 | [26] |
25 | The Grinch | $270,620,950 | 2018 | [27] |
26 | Sing | $270,329,045 | 2016 | [28] |
27 | Monsters University | $268,492,764 | 2013 | [29] |
28 | Shrek | $267,665,011 | 2001 | [30] |
29 | Despicable Me 3 | $264,624,300 | 2017 | [31] |
30 | The Incredibles | $261,441,092 | 2004 | [32] |
31 | The Lego Movie | $257,760,692 | 2014 | [33] |
32 | Despicable Me | $251,513,985 | 2010 | [34] |
33 | Moana | $248,757,044 | 2016 | [35] |
34 | Toy Story 2 | $245,852,179 | 1999 | [36] |
35 | Cars | $244,082,982 | 2006 | [37] |
36 | Shrek Forever After | $238,736,787 | 2010 | [38] |
37 | Brave | $237,283,207 | 2012 | [39] |
38 | WALL-E | $223,808,164 | 2008 | [40] |
39 | Big Hero 6 | $222,527,828 | 2014 | [41] |
40 | Beauty and the Beast | $218,967,620 | 1991 | [42] |
41 | How to Train Your Dragon | $217,581,231 | 2010 | [43] |
42 | Aladdin | $217,350,219 | 1992 | [44] |
43 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $216,391,482 | 2012 | [45] |
44 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 | 2008 | [46] |
45 | The Lorax | $214,030,500 | 2012 | [47] |
46 | Mufasa: The Lion King † | $209,798,338 | 2024 | [48] |
47 | Coco | $209,726,015 | 2017 | [49] |
48 | Ratatouille | $206,445,654 | 2007 | [50] |
49 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $201,091,711 | 2018 | [51] |
50 | Tangled | $200,821,936 | 2010 | [52] |
The following is a list of highest-grossing computer animated films in the United States and Canada.
Rank | Title | Gross | Year | Ref [53] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 2024 | [2] |
2 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 2018 | [3] |
3 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $574,205,195 | 2023 | [4] |
4 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 2019 | [5] |
5 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 2016 | [6] |
6 | Frozen II | $477,373,578 | 2019 | [7] |
7 | Moana 2 † | $445,130,932 | 2024 | [8] |
8 | Shrek 2 | $441,226,247 | 2004 | [9] |
9 | Toy Story 4 | $434,038,008 | 2019 | [10] |
10 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 2010 | [12] |
11 | Frozen | $400,738,009 | 2013 | [13] |
12 | Finding Nemo | $380,843,261 | 2003 | [14] |
13 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $380,277,483 | 2023 | [15] [16] |
14 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $369,695,210 | 2022 | [17] |
15 | The Secret Life of Pets | $368,384,330 | 2016 | [18] |
16 | Despicable Me 2 | $368,061,265 | 2013 | [19] |
17 | Despicable Me 4 | $361,004,205 | 2024 | [20] |
18 | Inside Out | $356,461,711 | 2015 | [21] |
19 | Zootopia | $341,268,248 | 2016 | [22] |
20 | Minions | $336,045,770 | 2015 | [23] |
21 | Shrek the Third | $322,719,944 | 2007 | [24] |
22 | Up | $293,004,164 | 2009 | [25] |
23 | Monsters, Inc. | $289,916,256 | 2001 | [26] |
24 | The Grinch | $270,620,950 | 2018 | [27] |
25 | Sing | $270,395,425 | 2016 | [28] |
26 | Monsters University | $268,492,764 | 2013 | [29] |
27 | Shrek | $267,665,011 | 2001 | [30] |
28 | Despicable Me 3 | $264,624,300 | 2017 | [31] |
29 | The Incredibles | $261,441,092 | 2004 | [32] |
30 | The Lego Movie | $257,760,692 | 2014 | [33] |
31 | Despicable Me | $251,513,985 | 2010 | [34] |
32 | Moana | $248,757,044 | 2016 | [35] |
33 | Toy Story 2 | $245,852,179 | 1999 | [36] |
34 | Cars | $244,082,982 | 2006 | [37] |
35 | Shrek Forever After | $238,736,787 | 2010 | [38] |
36 | Brave | $237,283,207 | 2012 | [39] |
37 | WALL-E | $223,808,164 | 2008 | [40] |
38 | Big Hero 6 | $222,527,828 | 2014 | [41] |
39 | How to Train Your Dragon | $217,581,231 | 2010 | [43] |
40 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $216,391,482 | 2012 | [45] |
41 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 | 2008 | [46] |
42 | The Lorax | $214,030,500 | 2012 | [47] |
43 | Mufasa: The Lion King † | $209,798,338 | 2024 | [48] |
44 | Coco | $209,726,015 | 2017 | [49] |
45 | Ratatouille | $206,445,654 | 2007 | [50] |
46 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $201,091,711 | 2018 | [51] |
47 | Tangled | $200,821,936 | 2010 | [52] |
48 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $198,351,526 | 2008 | [54] |
49 | Happy Feet | $198,000,317 | 2006 | [55] |
50 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $196,573,705 | 2009 | [56] |
The following is a list of highest-grossing stop motion animated films in Canada and the United States.
The following is a list of highest-grossing traditional animated films in the United States and Canada.
The following is a list of highest-grossing anime films in the United States and Canada.
These charts were compiled based on data from Box Office Mojo, by dividing the gross by the average ticket price to calculate an estimate of the total number of admissions. [185] Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation.
Many of the films on this list released prior to the availability of home video have had multiple releases. Note these lists are based on 2016 prices.
Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $927,590,000 | 1937 | [186] |
2 | 101 Dalmatians | $850,295,800 | 1961 | [187] |
3 | The Lion King | $758,636,100 | 1994 | [11] |
4 | Fantasia [188] | $706,700,000 | 1940 | [189] |
5 | The Jungle Book | $627,016,100 | 1967 | [190] |
6 | Sleeping Beauty | $618,473,200 | 1959 | [191] |
7 | Shrek 2 | $604,643,400 | 2004 | [9] |
8 | Pinocchio | $573,602,400 | 1940 | [65] |
9 | Bambi | $542,192,900 | 1942 | [192] |
10 | Finding Nemo | $524,101,200 | 2003 | [14] |
Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shrek 2 | $604,643,400 | 2004 | [9] |
2 | Finding Nemo | $524,101,200 | 2003 | [14] |
3 | Finding Dory | $477,970,600 | 2016 | [6] |
4 | Toy Story 3 | $444,237,900 | 2010 | [12] |
5 | Monsters, Inc. | $419,995,000 | 2001 | [26] |
6 | Frozen | $417,339,100 | 2013 | [13] |
7 | Toy Story 2 | $407,088,800 | 1999 | [36] |
8 | Shrek | $402,443,300 | 2001 | [30] |
9 | Shrek the Third | $399,178,300 | 2007 | [24] |
10 | Despicable Me 2 | $399,068,800 | 2013 | [19] |
Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicken Run | $168,675,700 | 2000 | [58] |
2 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $134,396,500 | 1993 | [60] |
3 | Coraline | $85,882,800 | 2009 | [59] |
4 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $74,486,500 | 2005 | [61] |
5 | Corpse Bride | $70,840,300 | 2005 | [63] |
6 | ParaNorman | $61,153,600 | 2012 | [62] |
7 | James and the Giant Peach | $55,731,100 | 1996 | [70] |
8 | The Boxtrolls | $52,134,300 | 2014 | [64] |
9 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $48,023,100 | 2016 | [65] |
10 | Frankenweenie | $37,318,200 | 2012 | [67] |
Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $927,590,000 | 1937 | [186] |
2 | 101 Dalmatians | $850,295,800 | 1961 | [187] |
3 | The Lion King | $758,636,100 | 1994 | [11] |
4 | Fantasia [194] | $706,700,000 | 1940 | [189] |
5 | The Jungle Book | $627,016,100 | 1967 | [190] |
6 | Sleeping Beauty | $618,473,200 | 1959 | [191] |
7 | Pinocchio | $573,602,400 | 1940 | [65] |
8 | Bambi | $542,192,900 | 1942 | [192] |
9 | Cinderella | $513,165,200 | 1950 | [195] |
10 | Lady and the Tramp | $474,303,900 | 1953 | [196] |
The decade of the 2010s in film involved many significant developments in the motion picture industry as Disney towered all over its competitors. The studio's titles occupy exactly half of the top 50 highest-grossing movies at the worldwide box office of these ten years with solely one of those entries not reaching a billion dollars and the only three features on the entire list to cross the $2 billion mark, while Universal and Warner Bros. share the distant second place at eight titles each. Furthermore, non-Disney films managed to become the top-grosser of a year merely twice during the decade. This domination culminated in the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney.