Genre box office

Animation Box Office Movies

Ranked animation movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

Movies948in this genre
Total gross$117.88Bvisible records
Top movieNe Zha 2$2.26B
Listed948paginated rows

Animation movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.
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# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
1
Ne Zha 2 poster Ne Zha 2 WW Financial
2025 $2.26B $80.0M $2.18B 28.25x Chengdu Coco Cartoon
2
Zootopia 2 poster Zootopia 2 WW Financial
2025 $1.87B $150.0M $1.72B 12.45x Walt Disney Animation Studios
3
Inside Out 2 poster Inside Out 2 WW Financial
2024 $1.70B $200.0M $1.50B 8.49x Pixar
4
The Lion King poster The Lion King WW Financial
2019 $1.66B $260.0M $1.40B 6.39x Walt Disney Pictures
5
Frozen II poster Frozen II WW Financial
2019 $1.45B $150.0M $1.30B 9.69x Walt Disney Animation Studios
6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie poster The Super Mario Bros. Movie WW Financial
2023 $1.36B $100.0M $1.26B 13.61x Universal Pictures
7
Frozen poster Frozen WW Financial
2013 $1.27B $150.0M $1.12B 8.49x Walt Disney Animation Studios
8
Incredibles 2 poster Incredibles 2 WW Financial
2018 $1.24B $200.0M $1.04B 6.22x Pixar
9
Minions poster Minions WW Financial
2015 $1.16B $74.0M $1.09B 15.67x Illumination
10
Toy Story 4 poster Toy Story 4 WW Financial
2019 $1.07B $175.0M $898.8M 6.14x Pixar
11
Toy Story 3 poster Toy Story 3 WW Financial
2010 $1.07B $200.0M $867.3M 5.34x Pixar
12
Moana 2 poster Moana 2 WW Financial
2024 $1.06B $150.0M $909.2M 7.06x Walt Disney Animation Studios
13
Despicable Me 3 poster Despicable Me 3 WW Financial
2017 $1.03B $80.0M $954.8M 12.94x Illumination
14
Finding Dory poster Finding Dory WW Financial
2016 $1.03B $200.0M $829.3M 5.15x Pixar
15
Zootopia poster Zootopia WW Financial
2016 $1.03B $150.0M $875.5M 6.84x Walt Disney Animation Studios
16
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster The Super Mario Galaxy Movie WW FilmDB Financial
2026 $1.01B $110.0M $899.2M 9.17x Illumination
17
Despicable Me 4 poster Despicable Me 4 WW Financial
2024 $972.0M $100.0M $872.0M 9.72x Universal Pictures
18
Despicable Me 2 poster Despicable Me 2 WW Financial
2013 $970.8M $76.0M $894.8M 12.77x Illumination
19
Finding Nemo poster Finding Nemo WW Financial
2003 $940.3M $94.0M $846.3M 10.00x Pixar
20
Minions: The Rise of Gru poster Minions: The Rise of Gru WW Financial
2022 $940.2M $85.0M $855.2M 11.06x Universal Pictures
21
Shrek 2 poster Shrek 2 WW Financial
2004 $935.5M $150.0M $785.5M 6.24x Dream Works Animation
22
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs poster Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs WW Financial
2009 $886.7M $90.0M $796.7M 9.85x Blue Sky Studios
23
Ice Age: Continental Drift poster Ice Age: Continental Drift WW Financial
2012 $877.2M $95.0M $782.2M 9.23x Blue Sky Studios
24
The Secret Life of Pets poster The Secret Life of Pets WW Financial
2016 $875.5M $75.0M $800.5M 11.67x Illumination

Animation box office FAQ

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What does the Animation box office chart include?

The Animation chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Animation genre label and available worldwide box office data.

Why can genre rankings change?

Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.

Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?

Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.