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 The Lion King and Aladdin, both of which were the highest-grossing animated film of all time upon their respective releases. Disney Animation also enjoyed later success with the Zootopia and Frozen 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, other franchises such as Despicable Me, Shrek, Ice Age, the Fengshen Cinematic Universe, Super Mario, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar 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: 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 taken off the list in 2025, and including the Minions films) in the top 50 highest-grossing animated films. The top 17 films on this list have each grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide, while the top 13 rank among the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time.

+Highest-grossing animated films RankPeak Title Worldwide gross Year 1 1 Ne Zha 2 $2,217,758,382 2025 2 2 Zootopia 2 $1,870,309,291 2025 3 1 Inside Out 2 $1,698,863,816 2024 4 1 $1,662,020,819 2019 5 2 Frozen II $1,451,651,316 2019 6 3 $1,360,783,214 2023 7 1 Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013 Frozen

Total as of August 3, 2014: $219,837,363 Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646

Total as of July 27, 2014: $231,668,597 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 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. 8 2 Incredibles 2 $1,243,225,667 2018 9 2 Minions $1,159,457,503 2015 10 10 Toy Story 5 $1,148,032,149 2026 11 5 Toy Story 4 $1,073,841,394 2019 12 1 Toy Story 3 $1,068,879,522 2010 13 10 Moana 2 $1,059,269,477 2024 14 4 Despicable Me 3 $1,034,800,131 2017 15 4 Finding Dory $1,029,266,989 2016 16 4 Zootopia $1,023,784,195 2016 17 16 $1,013,167,988 2026 18 14 Despicable Me 4 $986,706,425 2024 19 2 Despicable Me 2 $975,216,835 2013 20 1 $970,707,763 1994 The Lion King Total: Lifetime grosses (US & Canada): Lifetime grosses (outside U.S. & Canada): As of 2010: . "Production Cost: $79.3 (Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)." 21 1 Finding Nemo $941,637,960 2003 22 14 Minions: The Rise of Gru $940,482,695 2022 23 1 Shrek 2 $933,848,612 2004 24 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 2009 25 6 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 2012 26 12 $875,698,161 2016 27 10 Inside Out $859,076,254 2015 28 15 Coco $814,641,172 2017 29 3 Shrek the Third $813,367,380 2007 30 27 Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle $793,590,821 2025 31 7 Shrek Forever After $752,600,867 2010 32 9 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $746,921,274 2012 33 11 Monsters University $743,559,645 2013 34 23 Ne Zha $742,718,496 2019 35 6 Up $735,099,082 2009 36 32 Mufasa: The Lion King $722,631,756 2024 37 28 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $690,824,738 2023 38 4 Ice Age: The Meltdown $667,094,506 2006 39 9 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281 2011 40 16 Big Hero 6 $657,870,525 2014 41 22 Moana $643,332,467 2016 42 23 Sing $634,338,409 2016 43 6 Kung Fu Panda $632,091,832 2008 44 4 $631,688,498 2004 45 7 Ratatouille $623,729,380 2007 46 19 How to Train Your Dragon 2 $621,537,519 2014 47 9 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $603,900,354 2008 48 14 Tangled $591,806,017 2010 49 18 $587,266,745 2013 50 2 Monsters, Inc. $579,770,299 2001

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 (excluding the first, as it was taken off the list in 2025, and including the Minions films), Finding Nemo, Incredibles, Frozen, Inside Out, Zootopia, Moana, and Super Mario franchises, as well as the main films in the Madagascar franchise are on the list, while the Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, Ice Age and Toy Story franchises feature often.

The top 48 films listed are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films and the top 12 are among the 50 highest-grossing films, each having grossed in excess of $1.05 billion worldwide.

+Highest-grossing computer-animated films Rank Title Worldwide gross Year 1 Ne Zha 2 $2,217,758,382 2025 2 Zootopia 2 $1,870,309,291 2025 3 Inside Out 2 $1,698,863,816 2024 4 $1,662,020,819 2019 5 Frozen 2 $1,450,026,933 2019 6 $1,360,783,214 2023 7 Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013 8 Incredibles 2 $1,242,805,359 2018 9 Minions $1,159,457,503 2015 10 Toy Story 5 $1,148,032,149 2026 11 Toy Story 4 $1,073,841,394 2019 12 Toy Story 3 $1,068,879,522 2010 13 Moana 2 $1,059,269,477 2024 14 Despicable Me 3 $1,034,800,131 2017 15 Finding Dory $1,029,266,989 2016 16 Zootopia $1,023,784,195 2016 17 $1,013,167,988 2026 18 Despicable Me 4 $986,706,425 2024 19 Despicable Me 2 $975,216,835 2013 20 Finding Nemo $941,637,960 2003 21 Minions: The Rise of Gru $940,482,695 2022 22 Shrek 2 $933,848,612 2004 23 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 2009 24 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 2012 25 $875,698,161 2016 26 Inside Out $859,076,254 2015 27 Coco $814,641,172 2017 28 Shrek the Third $813,367,380 2007 29 Shrek Forever After $752,600,867 2010 30 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $746,921,274 2012 31 Monsters University $743,559,607 2013 32 Ne Zha $742,718,496 2019 33 Up $735,099,082 2009 34 Mufasa: The Lion King $722,631,756 2024 35 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $690,824,738 2023 36 Ice Age: The Meltdown $667,094,506 2006 37 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281 2011 38 Big Hero 6 $657,827,828 2014 39 Moana $643,332,467 2016 40 Sing $634,338,409 2016 41 Kung Fu Panda $632,091,832 2008 42 $631,688,498 2004 43 Ratatouille $623,729,380 2007 44 How to Train Your Dragon 2 $621,537,519 2014 45 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $603,900,354 2008 46 Tangled $591,806,017 2010 47 $587,204,668 2013 48 Monsters, Inc. $579,770,299 2001 49 Cars 2 $559,853,036 2011 50 Puss in Boots $554,987,477 2011

Stop motion animation A total of 40 stop motion films have grossed in excess of $1 million. All feature films in the Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep franchises are included, with Wallace and Gromit being the most represented franchise on the list, with four films. The films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1975.

+Highest-grossing stop motion films Rank Title Worldwide gross Year 1 Chicken Run $224,888,359 2000 2 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $192,781,882 2005 3Coraline $185,860,104 2009 4 $123,069,765 2012 5 Corpse Bride $117,237,680 2005 6 Shaun the Sheep Movie $110,549,295 2015 7 $108,255,770 2014 8 $107,800,040 1993 9 ParaNorman $107,139,399 2012 10 $97,571,250 2015 11 Frankenweenie $85,613,658 2012 12 Kubo and the Two Strings $76,249,438 2016 13 Isle of Dogs $72,994,420 2018 14 Fantastic Mr. Fox $58,092,014 2009 15 Early Man $54,629,139 2018 16 $43,133,089 2019 17 James and the Giant Peach $28,946,127 1996 18 Missing Link $26,565,710 2019 19 $12,345,881 2013 20 Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom $8,359,484 2026 21 Memoir of a Snail $7,643,123 2024 22 Monkeybone $7,622,365 2001 23 $6,439,069 1975 24 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On $6,916,437 2022 25 My Life as a Zucchini $5,873,157 2016 26 Anomalisa $5,659,286 2015 27 In the Forest of Huckybucky $5,295,452 2016 28 Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race $5,204,792 2015 29 Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon $4,977,748 2018 30 Cheburashka $3,565,391 2010 31 Max & Co $2,373,726 2008 32 $2,061,835 2023 33 Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas $2,027,525 2022 34 $1,767,918 2010 35 Mary and Max $1,740,791 2009 36 Even Mice Belong in Heaven $1,505,235 2021 37 No Dogs or Italians Allowed $1,395,922 2022 38 Miffy the Movie $1,371,484 2013 39 31 Minutos, La Película $1,254,585 2011 40 Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation $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.