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
49
Monsters, Inc. poster Monsters, Inc. WW Financial
2001 $579.7M $115.0M $464.7M 5.04x Pixar
50
The Smurfs poster The Smurfs WW Financial
2011 $563.7M $110.0M $453.7M 5.13x Columbia Pictures
51
Cars 2 poster Cars 2 WW Financial
2011 $559.9M $200.0M $359.9M 2.80x Pixar
52
Puss in Boots poster Puss in Boots WW Financial
2011 $555.0M $130.0M $425.0M 4.27x Dream Works Animation
53
The Grinch poster The Grinch WW Financial
2018 $553.0M $75.0M $478.0M 7.37x Illumination
54
Kung Fu Panda 4 poster Kung Fu Panda 4 WW Financial
2024 $548.0M $80.0M $468.0M 6.85x Dream Works Animation
55
Despicable Me poster Despicable Me WW Financial
2010 $543.3M $69.0M $474.3M 7.87x Illumination
56
Madagascar poster Madagascar WW Financial
2005 $542.1M $75.0M $467.1M 7.23x Pacific Data Images
57
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World poster How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World WW Financial
2019 $540.0M $129.0M $411.0M 4.19x Dream Works Animation
58
Brave poster Brave WW Financial
2012 $539.0M $185.0M $354.0M 2.91x Pixar
59
Ralph Breaks the Internet poster Ralph Breaks the Internet WW Financial
2018 $529.3M $175.0M $354.3M 3.02x Walt Disney Animation Studios
60
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation WW Financial
2018 $528.6M $80.0M $448.6M 6.61x Columbia Pictures
61
The Boss Baby poster The Boss Baby WW Financial
2017 $528.0M $125.0M $403.0M 4.22x Dream Works Animation
62
The Simpsons Movie poster The Simpsons Movie WW Financial
2007 $527.1M $75.0M $452.1M 7.03x Gracie Films
63
WALL·E poster WALL·E WW Financial
2008 $521.3M $180.0M $341.3M 2.90x Pixar
64
Kung Fu Panda 3 poster Kung Fu Panda 3 WW Financial
2016 $521.2M $145.0M $376.2M 3.59x Dream Works Animation
65
Aladdin poster Aladdin WW Financial
1992 $504.1M $28.0M $476.1M 18.00x Walt Disney Feature Animation
66
Rio 2 poster Rio 2 WW Financial
2014 $498.8M $103.0M $395.8M 4.84x Blue Sky Studios
67
Toy Story 2 poster Toy Story 2 WW Financial
1999 $497.4M $90.0M $407.4M 5.53x Pixar
68
Elemental poster Elemental WW Financial
2023 $496.4M $200.0M $296.4M 2.48x Pixar
69
How to Train Your Dragon poster How to Train Your Dragon WW Financial
2010 $495.1M $165.0M $330.1M 3.00x Dream Works Animation
70
Shrek poster Shrek WW Financial
2001 $489.0M $60.0M $429.0M 8.15x Pacific Data Images
71
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish poster Puss in Boots: The Last Wish WW Financial
2022 $484.7M $90.0M $394.7M 5.39x Dream Works Animation
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Rio poster Rio WW Financial
2011 $483.9M $90.0M $393.9M 5.38x Blue Sky Studios

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.