List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2010s

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The following are lists of the highest-grossing animated feature films first released in the 2010s.

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Highest-grossing animated films of the 2010s

Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 12 films on the list, while Pixar has the highest total of any animation studio in this decade, and is the most represented studio with four films in the Top 10. Distributors listed are for the original theatrical release.

Top 50
RankTitleCountryStudioDistributorWorldwide grossYearRef
1 The Lion King U.S. Walt Disney Pictures/​ Fairview Entertainment/​ Moving Picture Company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $1,656,943,3942019 [1]
2 Frozen II Walt Disney Pictures/​ Walt Disney Animation Studios $1,450,026,9332019 [2]
3 Frozen $1,290,000,0002013 [3]
4 Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios $1,242,693,3332018 [4]
5 Minions Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $1,159,398,3972015 [5]
6 Toy Story 4 Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $1,073,394,5932019 [6]
7 Toy Story 3 $1,066,969,7032010 [7] [8]
8 Despicable Me 3 Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $1,034,799,4092017 [9]
9 Finding Dory Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $1,028,570,8892016 [10]
10 Zootopia Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios $1,023,784,1952016 [11]
11 Despicable Me 2 Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $970,761,8852013 [12] [13]
12 Ice Age: Continental Drift 20th Century Fox Animation/​ Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox $877,244,7822012 [14] [15]
13 The Secret Life of Pets Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $875,457,9372016 [16]
14 Inside Out Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $857,611,1742015 [17]
15 Coco $807,082,1962017 [18]
16 Shrek Forever After DreamWorks Animation Paramount Pictures $752,600,8672010 [19]
17 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted DreamWorks Animation/​ PDI $746,921,2742012 [20] [21]
18 Monsters University Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $744,229,4372013 [22] [23]
19 Ne Zha China Beijing Enlight Media/Chengdu Coco Cartoon Co., Ltd./Horgos Coloroom Pictures/October Media Beijing Enlight Pictures $727,268,1722019 [24]
20 Kung Fu Panda 2 U.S. DreamWorks Animation Paramount Pictures $665,692,2812011 [25] [26]
21 Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $657,818,6122014 [27] [28]
22 Moana $643,331,1112016 [29]
23 Sing Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $634,151,6792016 [30]
24 How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation 20th Century Fox $621,537,5192014 [31] [32]
25 Tangled Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $591,794,9362010 [33] [34]
26 The Croods DreamWorks Animation 20th Century Fox $587,204,6682013 [35] [36]
27 Cars 2 Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $562,110,5572011 [37] [38]
28 Puss in Boots DreamWorks Animation Paramount Pictures $554,987,4772011 [39] [40]
29 Despicable Me Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $543,113,9852010 [41] [34]
30 Brave Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $540,437,0632012 [42] [43]
31 Ralph Breaks the Internet Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios $529,009,8242018 [44]
32 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation/​ Sony Pictures ImageWorks Columbia Pictures $528,583,7742018 [45]
33 The Boss Baby DreamWorks Animation 20th Century Fox $527,965,9362017 [46]
34 Kung Fu Panda 3 U.S./​China DreamWorks Animation/Pearl Studio/​ China Film Co., Ltd. $521,170,8252016 [47]
35 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World U.S. DreamWorks Animation Universal Pictures $519,586,0352019 [48]
36 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Illumination Entertainment/​ Dr. Seuss Enterprises $511,565,3482018 [49]
37 Rio 2 20th Century Fox Animation/​ Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox $500,101,9722014 [50] [32]
38 How to Train Your Dragon DreamWorks Animation Paramount Pictures $494,878,7592010 [51] [52]
39 Rio 20th Century Fox Animation/​ Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox $484,635,7602011 [53] [54]
40 Hotel Transylvania 2 Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Pictures ImageWorks Columbia Pictures $473,226,9582015 [55]
41 Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $471,222,8892012 [56]
42 The Lego Movie U.S./​Australia/​Denmark Lego System A/S/​ Animal Logic/​ Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. $469,160,6922014 [55]
43 The Secret Life of Pets 2 U.S. Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures $430,051,2932019 [57]
44 Ice Age: Collision Course 20th Century Fox Animation/​ Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox $408,579,0382016 [55]
45 Home DreamWorks Animation $386,041,6072015 [55]
46 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Pictures ImageWorks/Marvel Studios/​ Pascal Pictures Columbia Pictures $384,298,7362018 [55]
47 Cars 3 Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $383,930,6562017 [55]
48 The Adventures of Tintin CP Nickelodeon Movies/​ Amblin Entertainment/​ Weta Digital Paramount Pictures CP$373,993,9512011 [55]
49 Penguins of Madagascar DreamWorks Animation/PDI 20th Century Fox $373,015,6212014 [55]
50 Your Name Japan CoMix Wave Films Toho Co., Ltd. $359,889,7492016 [55]

Highest-grossing film by year

YearTitleStudioWorldwide grossBudgetRef(s)
2010 Toy Story 3 Disney/​ Pixar $1,066,969,703$200,000,000 [7]
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Paramount/​ DreamWorks Animation $665,692,281$150,000,000 [25]
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift 20th/​ Blue Sky Studios $877,244,782$95,000,000 [14]
2013 Frozen Disney/​ Walt Disney Animation Studios $1,290,000,000 ($1,287,000,000)$150,000,000 [3]
2014 Big Hero 6 Disney/​ Walt Disney Animation Studios $657,818,612$165,000,000 [27]
2015 Minions Universal/​ Illumination $1,159,398,397$74,000,000 [5]
2016 Finding Dory Disney/​ Pixar $1,028,570,889$200,000,000 [10]
2017 Despicable Me 3 Universal/​ Illumination $1,034,799,409$80,000,000 [9]
2018 Incredibles 2 Disney/​ Pixar $1,242,805,359$200,000,000 [58] [59]
2019 The Lion King Disney $1,656,943,394$260,000,000 [1]

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  2. ↑ "Frozen II". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Frozen
    Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477
    Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
    Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,593
    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
    nb. the exact euro to dollar conversion rate is unknown for earnings since April 2014, but the euro never fell below parity with the dollar during 2014 and 2015 (as can be verified by comparing the exchange rate on the individual date entries at the provided reference) so an approximate conversion rate of €1:$1 is used here to give a lower-bound.
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