The following is a list of the highest-grossing live-action animated films, films that combine live-action and animation characters. CGI characters are only included if they are portrayed as visually distinct from their live-action surroundings—otherwise, the majority of live-action movies which use CGI visual effects would be included.
Highest-grossing live-action/animated films All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1980, and 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.
2009, 2011, 2016, and 2021 are the most represented years on the list, with four films each.
+ Highest-grossing live-action/animated films Rank Title Worldwide gross YearRef 1 Lilo & Stitch $1,038,027,5262025 2 How to Train Your Dragon $636,558,6502025 3 The Smurfs $563,749,323 2011 4 Ted$549,368,315 2012 5 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 $491,603,986 2024 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $485,004,754 2014 7 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $443,140,005 2009 8 Pokémon Detective Pikachu $433,230,304 2019 9 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 $402,656,846 2022 10 Alvin and the Chipmunks $365,352,546 2007 11 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $351,500,000 1988 12 Peter Rabbit $351,266,433 2018 13 Mary Poppins Returns $349,537,494 2018 14 The Smurfs 2 $347,545,360 2013 15 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $342,695,435 2011 16 Enchanted $340,487,652 2007 17 Sonic the Hedgehog $319,766,470 2020 18 Stuart Little $300,135,367 1999 19 G-Force $292,817,841 2009 20 Casper $287,928,194 1995 21 Paddington$282,370,135 2014 22 Scooby-Doo $275,650,703 2002 23 Dolittle $251,509,294 2020 24 Space Jam $250,180,384 1996 25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows $245,623,848 2016 26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $234,798,636 2015 27 Paddington 2 $227,978,523 2017 28 Ted 2 $215,863,606 2015 29 Yogi Bear $203,509,374 2010 30 Garfield: The Movie $203,172,417 2004 31 Christopher Robin $197,744,377 2018 32 The BFG $195,243,411 2016 33 Paddington in Peru $192,148,4902024 34 IF $190,309,707 2024 35 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed $181,216,833 2004 36 Hop $183,953,723 2011 37Stuart Little 2 $169,956,806 2002 38 Space Jam: A New Legacy $163,692,228 2021 39Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway $153,901,717 2021 40 Charlotte's Web$148,963,822 2006 41 Pete's Dragon $143,695,338 2016 42 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties $143,325,970 2006 43 Tom & Jerry $136,536,687 2021 44 Walking with Dinosaurs $126,546,518 2013 45 Dora and the Lost City of Gold $120,597,108 2019 46 The Call of the Wild $111,202,881 2020 47 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile $110,972,933 2022 48 Arthur and the Invisibles $107,944,236 2006 49Clifford the Big Red Dog $107,347,356 2021 50 Mary Poppins $103,128,981 1964
Live action/computer animation All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1995, and 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. 2009 is the most frequent year with four films on the list while Alvin and the Chipmunks is the most frequent franchise with four films on the list.
+ Highest-grossing live-action animated films Rank Title Worldwide gross YearRef 1 Lilo & Stitch $1,038,027,5262025 2 How to Train Your Dragon $636,558,6502025 3 The Smurfs $563,749,323 2011 4 Ted$549,368,315 2012 5 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 $491,603,986 2024 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $485,004,754 2014 7 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $443,140,005 2009 8 Pokémon Detective Pikachu $433,230,304 2019 9 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 $402,656,846 2022 10 Alvin and the Chipmunks $365,352,546 2007 11 Peter Rabbit $351,266,433 2018 12 The Smurfs 2 $347,545,360 2013 13 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $342,695,435 2011 14 Sonic the Hedgehog $319,715,683 2020 15 Stuart Little $300,135,367 1999 16 G-Force $292,817,841 2009 17 Casper $287,928,194 1995 18 Paddington $282,370,135 2014 19 Scooby-Doo $275,650,703 2002 20 Dolittle $251,509,294 2020 21 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows $245,623,848 2016 22 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $234,798,636 2015 23 Paddington 2 $227,978,523 2017 24 Ted 2 $215,863,606 2015 25 Yogi Bear $203,509,374 2010 26 Garfield: The Movie $203,172,417 2004 27 Christopher Robin $197,744,377 2018 28 The BFG $195,243,411 2016 29 Paddington in Peru $192,148,4902024 30 IF $190,309,707 2024 31 Hop $183,953,723 2011 32 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed $181,216,833 2004 33Stuart Little 2 $169,956,806 2002 34 Space Jam: A New Legacy $163,692,228 2021 35 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway $153,901,717 2021 36 Charlotte's Web $148,963,822 2006 37Pete's Dragon $143,695,338 2016 38 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties $143,325,970 2006 39 Tom & Jerry $136,536,687 2021 40 Walking with Dinosaurs $126,546,518 2013 41 Dora and the Lost City of Gold $120,597,108 2019 42 The Call of the Wild $111,202,881 2020 43 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile $110,972,933 2022 44 Arthur and the Invisibles $107,944,236 2006 45 Clifford the Big Red Dog $107,347,356 2021 46 Coyote vs. Acme $101,258,501 2026 47 Cheburashka $90,787,877 2023 48 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie $80,812,764 2025 49 Cheburashka 2 $79,559,272 2026 50 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard $78,520,547 2009
Live action/traditional animation
All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1980, and 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. Looney Tunes is the most represented franchise with 3 films on the list (4 if Who Framed Roger Rabbit is included).
+ Highest-grossing live-action animated films Rank Title Worldwide gross YearRef 1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $351,500,000 1988 2 Mary Poppins Returns $349,537,494 2018 3 Enchanted $340,487,652 2007 4 Space Jam $250,180,384 1996 5 Space Jam: A New Legacy $162,892,228 2021 6 Mary Poppins $103,078,700 1964 7 Looney Tunes: Back in Action $68,514,844 2003 8 Song of the South $65,000,000 1946 9 Pete's Dragon $39,588,000 1977 10 Harold and the Purple Crayon $32,227,291 2024 11 Bedknobs and Broomsticks $26,100,000 1971 12 Cool World $14,110,589 1992 13 Osmosis Jones $14,026,418 2001 14 The Pagemaster $13,670,688 1994 15 Rock-a-Doodle $11,657,385 1991
Timeline The following is a timeline of the highest grossing live action animated films since 1966. Disney have held the record three times. The Alvin and the Chipmunks film series is the only franchise to hold the record on more than one occasion, doing so two times. Mary Poppins hold the record for the longest with 22 years.
Title Established Record-setting gross Ref Mary Poppins 1966 $88,272,727 1980 $102,272,727 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 $351,500,000 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2008 $361,336,633 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2010 $443,140,005 The Smurfs 2011 $563,749,323 Lilo & Stitch2025 $1,038,027,526
Live action/computer animation
Title Established Record-setting gross Ref Stuart Little 1999 $300,135,367 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2008 $361,336,633 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2010 $443,140,005 The Smurfs 2011 $563,749,323 Lilo & Stitch2025 $1,038,027,526
Live action/traditional animation Title Established Record-setting gross Ref Mary Poppins 1966 $88,272,727 1980 $103,078,700 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 $351,500,000
Opening weekend The following is a timeline of the highest opening weekend live action animated films since 1986.
Title Established Record-setting gross Ref Song of The South 1986 $4,203,111* Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 $11,226,239* Casper 1995 $16,840,385* Space Jam 1996 $27,528,529* Scooby-Doo 2002 $54,155,312* Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2009 $72,362,847 Detective Pikachu 2019 $161,000,000 Lilo & Stitch 2025 $341,000,000
Highest-grossing live-action animated film franchises and series
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing live-action animated film franchises. The Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise is the most successful, with worldwide box office totals of nearly $1.4 billion. A given franchise needs to have at least 2 theatrically released films to be on this list. The Sonic The Hedgehog franchise has the highest per-film average, with nearly $404.7 million per film.
+ Highest-grossing live-action animated franchises and film series
Live action/animated films by number of box office admissions
The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing live action animated films that have sold more than 1million tickets worldwide.
Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing video game films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
Title Year Ticket sales () Detective Pikachu 2019 53,536,224 Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 41,078,604
Opening weekends The following is a list of live action/animated films with the biggest opening weekend.
Rank Film Year Opening weekend 1Lilo & Stitch2025$341,000,0002Detective Pikachu2019$161,000,0003Sonic the Hedgehog2020$101,000,0004Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014$90,287,4275Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel2009$72,362,8476Sonic the Hedgehog 22022$72,105,176*7Sonic the Hedgehog 32024$60,102,146*8Scooby-Doo2002$54,155,312*9The Smurfs 22013$48,603,68910IF 2024$50,434,35911 Mary Poppins Returns 2018$45,616,929 12Alvin and the Chipmunks2007$44,307,417 13 Enchanted 2007 $42,204,913*14The Call of the Wild2020$40,200,00015Clifford the Big Red Dog2021$38,385,323 16 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked2011$36,563,364 17Ted 22015$33,507,870*18Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016$33,000,00019G-Force2009$32,229,66220Christopher Robin2018$32,224,80821Cheburashka 2 2026 $30,444,155 22Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed2004$29,438,33123Space Jam1996$27,528,529*24Pete's Dragon2016$26,649,48525Peter Rabbit2018$25,012,11326Coyote vs. Acme 2026$23,900,00027Garfield: The Movie2004$21,727,611*28Dora and the Lost City of Gold2019$18,543,41129Stuart Little 22002$18,123,79130Casper1995$16,840,385*31Yogi Bear2010$16,411,32232Stuart Little1999$15,018,223*33Walking with Dinosaurs2013$14,638,90534Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip2015$14,287,159*35Paddington in Peru2024$12,467,357^36Paddington 22017$12,303,19137Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile2022$11,552,39338Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988$11,226,239*39Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami2012$11,220,91240Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003$9,317,371*41Paddington2014$8,025,427^42Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties2006$7,288,977*43The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2000 $6,814,270* 44Cool World 1992 $5,556,451*45Osmosis Jones 2001 $5,271,248* 46The BFG2016$4,210,86047Song of the South1986$4,203,111*48Monster Trucks2016$2,130,884^49Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway2021$2,064,490!50Woody Woodpecker2017$1,503,181’
= North America only ^ = United Kingdom only. ! = Austria only. ’= Brazil only
Opening weekends for Live action/traditional animation films The following is a list of live action/animated movies which have opened to more than $1 million.
Rank Film Year Opening weekend 1 Mary Poppins Returns 2018$45,616,929 2 Enchanted 2007 $42,204,913*3Space Jam1996$27,528,529*4Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988$11,226,239*5Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003$9,317,371*6Cool World 1992 $5,556,451*7Osmosis Jones 2001 $5,271,248* 8Song of the South1986$4,203,111*
Opening weekends for Live action/computer animation The following is a list of Live action/computer animation movies which have opened to more than $1 million.