List of highest-grossing animated films
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 era with Walt Disney Animation Studios, who have produced films like Aladdin and The Lion King, both of which were the highest-grossing films of their respective years. Disney Animation also enjoyed later success with both Frozen and Frozen II in addition to Pixar, of which Incredibles 2, the Toy Story films, the Finding Nemo films, and Inside Out have been the best performers; beyond Disney and Pixar, the Shrek, Ice Age, Madagascar, and Despicable Me series have met with the most success. The Peter Pan, Jungle Book, Bambi, and The Lion King series saw successful returns after lying dormant for decades.
—Rule Seven – Special Rules for the Animated Feature Film Award: I. Definition[1]
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. 98% of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000. 2016 is the most represented year on the list with six films. Despicable Me is the most represented franchises with four films. Pixar is the most represented studio on the list with 15 films.
The top 12 films on this list are also among the top 50 worldwide highest-grossing films of all time, ranking 7th, 10th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 31st, 32nd, 38th, 40th, 43rd, 47th, and 48th, respectively. The top 10 have each grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide. When adjusted for inflation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would appear at the top of the chart with an adjusted gross of $1,963,000,000.[2][nb 1]
The films on this list have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 2004. 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.
Films that combine live action and animation can be considered for this list if they meet the criteria that 75% of footage is animation and a significant number of major characters are animated.[1]
Rank | Peak | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] | $1,657,713,459 | 2019 | [# 1][6][7] |
2 | 2 | Frozen II | $1,450,026,933 | 2019 | [# 2][# 3] |
3[nb 3] | 1 | Frozen | $1,290,000,000 | 2013 | [# 4] |
4 | 2 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,359 | 2018 | [# 5] |
5 | 2 | Minions | $1,159,398,397 | 2015 | [# 6] |
6 | 5 | Toy Story 4 | $1,073,394,593 | 2019 | [# 7] |
7 | 1 | Toy Story 3 | $1,066,969,703 | 2010 | [# 8][# 9] |
8 | 4 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,034,799,409 | 2017 | [# 10] |
9 | 4 | Finding Dory | $1,028,570,889 | 2016 | [# 11] |
10 | 4 | Zootopia | $1,023,784,195 | 2016 | [# 12] |
11 | 2[nb 4] | Despicable Me 2 | $970,766,005 | 2013 | [# 13][# 14] |
12 | 1 | The Lion King (1994 original) | $968,483,777 | 1994 | [# 15][# 16] |
13 | 1 | Finding Nemo | $940,350,086 | 2003 | [# 17][# 18] |
14 | 1 | Shrek 2 | $919,838,758 | 2004 | [# 19][# 20] |
15 | 2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $886,686,817 | 2009 | [# 21][# 22] |
16 | 6 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877,244,782 | 2012 | [# 23][# 24] |
17 | 12 | The Secret Life of Pets | $875,457,937 | 2016 | [# 25] |
18 | 10 | Inside Out | $857,611,174 | 2015 | [# 26] |
19 | 3 | Shrek the Third | $813,367,380 | 2007 | [# 27][# 28] |
20 | 16 | Coco | $807,817,888 | 2017 | [# 29] |
21 | 7 | Shrek Forever After | $752,600,867 | 2010 | [# 30][# 31] |
22 | 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746,921,274 | 2012 | [# 32][# 33] |
23 | 11 | Monsters University | $743,559,607 | 2013 | [# 34][# 35] |
24 | 6 | Up | $735,099,082 | 2009 | [# 36][# 37] |
25 | 24 | Ne Zha | $742,514,069 | 2019 | [lower-alpha 1][10] |
26 | 9 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $665,692,281 | 2011 | [# 38][# 39] |
27 | 4 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $660,998,756 | 2006 | [# 40][# 41] |
28 | 16 | Big Hero 6 | $657,827,828 | 2014 | [# 42][# 43] |
29 | 22 | Moana | $643,000,000 | 2016 | [# 44] |
30 | 23 | Sing | $634,151,679 | 2016 | [# 45] |
31 | 6 | Kung Fu Panda | $631,744,560 | 2008 | [# 46][# 47] |
32 | 4 | The Incredibles | $631,442,092 | 2004 | [# 48][# 49] |
33 | 7 | Ratatouille | $623,726,085 | 2007 | [# 50][# 51] |
34 | 19 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | $621,537,519 | 2014 | [# 52][# 53] |
35 | 9 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $603,900,354 | 2008 | [# 54][# 55] |
36 | 14 | Tangled | $592,461,732 | 2010 | [# 56][# 57] |
37 | 18 | The Croods | $587,204,668 | 2013 | [# 58][# 59] |
38 | 2 | Monsters, Inc. | $577,000,000 | 2001 | [# 60][# 61] |
39 | 16 | Cars 2 | $559,852,396 | 2011 | [# 62][# 63] |
40 | 17 | Puss in Boots | $554,987,477 | 2011 | [# 64][# 65] |
41 | 14 | Despicable Me | $543,113,985 | 2010 | [# 66][# 57] |
42 | 5 | Madagascar | $542,063,846 | 2005 | [# 67][# 49] |
43 | 22 | Brave | $538,983,207 | 2012 | [# 68][# 69] |
44 | 8 | The Simpsons Movie | $536,414,270 | 2007 | [# 70][# 71] |
45 | 41 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $529,323,962 | 2018 | [# 72] |
46 | 41 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | $528,583,774 | 2018 | [# 73] |
47 | 38 | The Boss Baby | $527,965,936 | 2017 | [# 74] |
48 | 44 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | $521,799,505 | 2019 | [# 75] |
49 | 12 | WALL-E | $521,300,000 | 2008 | [# 76][# 77] |
50 | 35 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $521,170,825 | 2016 | [# 78] |
Highest-grossing animated films by animation type
Computer animation
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing computer animated films. All films in the top 50 were released after 2000. 2016 is the most represented year on the list with six films.
All feature films in the Despicable Me, Kung Fu Panda, Finding Nemo, and Incredibles franchises, as well as the main films in the Madagascar franchise, are on the list while the Toy Story, Shrek, Ice Age, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises feature often. Pixar is the most represented studio on the list with 16 films.
The top 48 films listed are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, the top 11 are among the 50 highest-grossing films, and the top 10 have each grossed in excess of $1 billion worldwide.
The films on this chart have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 2004, 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.
Rank | Peak | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] | $1,656,943,394 | 2019 | [# 1] |
2 | 2 | Frozen II | $1,450,026,933 | 2019 | [# 2] |
3[nb 3] | 1 | Frozen | $1,290,000,000 | 2013 | [# 4][# 79] |
4 | 2 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,359 | 2018 | [# 5] |
5 | 2 | Minions | $1,159,398,397 | 2015 | [# 6] |
6 | 5 | Toy Story 4 | $1,073,394,593 | 2019 | [# 7] |
7 | 1 | Toy Story 3 | $1,067,969,703 | 2010 | [# 8][# 80] |
8 | 4 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,034,799,409 | 2017 | [# 10] |
9 | 4 | Finding Dory | $1,028,570,889 | 2016 | [# 11] |
10 | 4 | Zootopia | $1,023,784,195 | 2016 | [# 12] |
11 | 2 | Despicable Me 2 | $970,766,005 | 2013 | [# 13][# 81] |
12 | 1 | Finding Nemo | $940,350,086 | 2003 | [# 17][# 82] |
13 | 1 | Shrek 2 | $919,838,758 | 2004 | [# 19][# 83] |
14 | 3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $886,686,817 | 2009 | [# 21][# 84] |
15 | 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877,244,782 | 2012 | [# 23][# 85] |
16 | 11 | The Secret Life of Pets | $875,457,937 | 2016 | [# 25] |
17 | 9 | Inside Out | $857,611,174 | 2015 | [# 26] |
18 | 3 | Shrek the Third | $813,367,380 | 2007 | [# 27][# 86] |
19 | 14 | Coco | $807,817,888 | 2017 | [# 29] |
20 | 6 | Shrek Forever After | $752,600,867 | 2010 | [# 30][# 80] |
21 | 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746,921,274 | 2012 | [# 32][# 87] |
22 | 10 | Monsters University | $743,559,607 | 2013 | [# 34][# 88] |
23 | 22 | Ne Zha | $742,514,069 | 2019 | [lower-alpha 2][13] |
24 | 5 | Up | $735,099,082 | 2009 | [# 36][# 89] |
25 | 19 | Moana | $690,845,539 | 2016 | [# 44] |
26 | 8 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $665,692,281 | 2011 | [# 38][# 90] |
27 | 3 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $660,998,756 | 2006 | [# 40][# 91] |
28 | 15 | Big Hero 6 | $657,827,828 | 2014 | [# 42][# 92] |
29 | 23 | Sing | $634,151,679 | 2016 | [# 45] |
30 | 1 | Monsters, Inc. | $632,316,649 | 2001 | [# 60][# 82] |
31 | 6 | Kung Fu Panda | $631,744,560 | 2008 | [# 46][# 93] |
32 | 3 | The Incredibles | $631,442,092 | 2004 | [# 48][# 94] |
33 | 6 | Ratatouille | $623,726,085 | 2007 | [# 50][# 51] |
34 | 18 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | $621,537,519 | 2014 | [# 52][# 95] |
35 | 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $603,900,354 | 2008 | [# 54][# 96] |
36 | 13 | Tangled | $592,461,732 | 2010 | [# 56][# 97] |
37 | 18 | The Croods | $587,204,668 | 2013 | [# 58][# 98] |
38 | 15 | Cars 2 | $559,852,396 | 2011 | [# 62][# 90] |
39 | 16 | Puss in Boots | $554,987,477 | 2011 | [# 64][# 99] |
40 | 13 | Despicable Me | $543,113,985 | 2010 | [# 66][# 97] |
41 | 4 | Madagascar | $542,063,846 | 2005 | [# 67][# 94] |
42 | 20 | Brave | $538,983,207 | 2012 | [# 68][# 87] |
43 | 9 | WALL-E | $533,281,433 | 2008 | [# 76][# 100] |
44 | 40 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $529,323,962 | 2018 | [# 72] |
45 | 40 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | $528,583,774 | 2018 | [# 73] |
46 | 39 | The Boss Baby | $527,965,936 | 2017 | [# 74] |
47 | 44 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | $521,799,505 | 2019 | [# 75] |
48 | 33 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $521,170,825 | 2016 | [# 78] |
49 | 43 | The Grinch | $511,595,957 | 2018 | [# 101] |
50 | 29 | Rio 2 | $498,781,117 | 2014 | [# 102] |
Stop motion animation
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing stop motion films. Films had to surpass $10 million to qualify for this list. 89.5% of the top 18 were released after 2000. 2012 is the most represented year on the list with three films.
Laika and Aardman are the most represented studio on the list with six films. All stop motion feature films by Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation, Laika, and Tim Burton are on the list. All feature films in the Wallace and Gromit, Solan & Ludvig and Shaun the Sheep franchises are on the list, with Wallace and Gromit being the most represented franchise on the list, with three films.
The films on this chart have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1996, 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.
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicken Run | $224,834,564 | 2000 | [# 103] |
2 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $194,137,091 | 2005 | [# 104] |
3 | Coraline | $124,596,398 | 2009 | [# 105] |
4 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | $123,057,928 | 2012 | [# 106] |
5 | Corpse Bride | $117,195,061 | 2005 | [# 107] |
6 | The Boxtrolls | $109,285,033 | 2014 | [# 108] |
7 | ParaNorman | $107,139,399 | 2012 | [# 109] |
8 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | $106,209,378 | 2015 | [# 110] |
9 | The Little Prince | $97,571,250 | 2015 | [# 111] |
10 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $91,482,584 | 1993 | [# 112] |
11 | Frankenweenie | $81,491,068 | 2012 | [# 113] |
12 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $77,548,564 | 2016 | [# 114] |
13 | Isle of Dogs | $64,241,499 | 2018 | [# 115] |
14 | Early Man | $54,622,814 | 2018 | [# 116] |
15 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $46,471,023 | 2009 | [# 117] |
16 | Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie | $43,100,248 | 2019 | [# 118] |
17 | James and the Giant Peach | $28,946,127 | 1996 | [# 119] |
18 | Missing Link | $26,249,469 | 2019 | [# 120] |
19 | The Christmas of Solan & Ludvig | $12,345,881 | 2013 | [# 121] |
Traditional animation
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing traditionally-animated films. 42% of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000. 1998 and 2002 are the most represented years on the list, with four films each.
All films in the main Peter Pan, Jungle Book, and SpongeBob SquarePants series appear in the chart; the Pokémon franchise also features prominently. All of these four franchises are also the most represented, with two films each. Disney is the most represented studio with 27 films.
The top two films on this list are also among on the 50 highest-grossing animated films. Only The Lion King is among the 50 highest-grossing films, ranking in at #50.
The films on this chart have all had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1986, 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.
- indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 29 January 2021.
Highest-grossing animated films by year
2010 is the year with the most animated films in the top 10, with five.[# 161] The years 1937, 1940, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2010, and 2013 were the top high-grossing films by year. [# 162]
Computer-animated films have been the highest earners in 1995 and every year since 1998, while 1975 and 1993 are the only years when a stop motion animated feature grossed the highest. Traditional animated films have topped every other year.
All films in The Rescuers, Finding Nemo, and Lion King franchises were the highest-grossing animated films of the year they were released. The Ice Age and Doraemon franchises have had the most entries be the high-grossing animated films by year, with four films each. Disney has the most top grossing by year, with 31 films.
Japanese animated features have top the list in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2020. Spanish animated films top the list in 1945. French animated films in 1949, Swedish animated films in 1974, Norwegian animated films in 1975, Belgium in 1976, Canadian in 1985 and China in 2021. American ever other year.
- indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 29 January 2021.
Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Budget | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1927 | ‘’The Adventures of Prince Achmed’’ | $100,156IT | N/A | [24] |
1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $418,200,000+ ($8,500,000)R | $1,488,423 | [# 125][# 163][# 164] |
1938 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1939 | Gulliver's Travels | $3,200,000* | $700,000 | [# 165][# 166] |
1940 | Pinocchio | $87,000,862* ($3,500,000)R | $2,600,000 | [# 155][# 164][# 167] |
1941 | Dumbo | $1,600,000* | $950,000 | [# 168][# 169] |
1942 | Bambi | $267,447,150 ($3,449,353)R | $1,700,000–2,000,000 | [# 133][# 170][# 171] |
1943 | Victory Through Air Power | $799,000* | ~$789,000 | [# 172] |
1944 | The Three Caballeros | $3,355,000R | TBD | [# 173][# 174] |
1945 | The Enchanted Sword | ES€5,595,283ES (~$90,000) | TBD | [# 175] |
1946 | Make Mine Music | $3,275,000R | $1,370,000 | [# 173][# 176] |
1947 | Fun and Fancy Free | $3,165,000R | TBD | [# 173] |
1948 | Melody Time | $2,560,000R | $1,500,000 | [# 173][# 177] |
1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | $1,625,000R | TBD | [# 173] |
1950 | Cinderella | $263,591,415 ($20,000,000/$7,800,000)*R |
$2,200,000 | [# 178][# 179][# 167] |
1951 | Alice in Wonderland | $2,400,000* | $3,000,000 | [# 180][# 181] |
1952 | The King and the Mockingbird | $167,451 | TBD | [25] |
1953 | Peter Pan | $145,000,000 ($7,000,000) | $3,000,000–4,000,000 | [# 146] |
1954 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1955 | Lady and the Tramp | $187,000,000 ($6,500,000)*R | $4,000,000 | [# 127][# 182] |
1956 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1957 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1958 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1959 | Sleeping Beauty | $51,600,000* ($5,300,000)R | $6,000,000 | [# 183][# 184][# 185][# 186] |
1960 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | $303,000,000 | $3,600,000–4,000,000 | [# 187][# 188][# 171][# 127] |
1962 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1963 | The Sword in the Stone | $22,182,353*R ($13,050,777)*R | $3,000,000 | [# 189][# 190][# 191] |
1964 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $1,940,903*–2,438,233* ($1,130,000)R |
TBD | [# 192][# 193][# 194] |
1965 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1966 | The Man Called Flintstone | $2,764,684* | TBD | |
1967 | The Jungle Book | $378,000,000 ($23,800,000)R | $3,900,000–4,000,000 | [# 127][# 195][# 196][# 171] |
1968 | Out of an Old Man's Head | SEK1,270,971SW (~$245,000)H | TBD | [# 197] |
1969 | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | $12,000,000* | $1,100,000 | [# 198][# 199][# 200] |
1970 | The Aristocats | $191,000,000 ($26,462,000)R | $4,000,000 | [# 127][# 201][# 202] |
1971 | Daisy Town | SEK1,202,319SW (~$253,000) | TBD | [# 203] |
1972 | Fritz the Cat | $90,000,000 | $850,000 | [# 204] |
1973 | Robin Hood | $32,056,467* ($27,500,000)R | $5,000,000 | [# 205][# 206] [# 207] |
1974 | Dunderklumpen! | SEK5,813,000SW (~$2,675,205)H | TBD | [# 208] |
1975 | The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix | $6,439,069NWSW | TBD | [# 209] |
1976 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $19,000,000 | TBD | [# 210] |
1977 | The Rescuers | $169,000,000 ($29,000,000)* | $7,500,000 | [# 127][# 211] |
1978 | The Lord of the Rings | $30,471,420* | $4,000,000 | [# 212][# 213] |
1979 | Galaxy Express 999 | ¥1,650,000,000JP ($7,610,000) | TBD | [# 214][# 215] |
1980 | Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur | ¥1,550,000,000JP ($6,200,000) | TBD | [# 216][# 217] |
1981 | The Fox and the Hound | $63,456,988* ($39,900,000)* | $12,000,000 | [# 218][# 219] |
1982 | The Secret of NIMH | $14,665,733* | $7,000,000 | [# 220][# 221] |
1983 | Harmagedon: Genma Wars | ¥1,060,000,000JP ($4,500,000) | TBD | [# 222][# 223] |
1984 | Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld | ¥1,650,000,000JP ($7,300,000) | TBD | [# 224][# 225] |
1985 | The Care Bears Movie | $34,000,000 ($22,934,622)* | $2,000,000–4,500,000 | [# 226][# 227] |
1986 | An American Tail | $84,542,002 | $9,000,000 | [# 228] |
1987 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs | ¥1,500,000,000JP ($9,800,000) | TBD | [# 229][# 230] |
1988 | Oliver and Company | $121,000,000+ ($100,000,000)+ | $31,000,000 | [# 156][# 157][# 231] |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | $233,000,000 ($84,355,863)* | $40,000,000 | [# 127][# 232][# 233] |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | $47,431,461 | TBD | [# 234] |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $424,967,620 ($351,863,363) | $25,000,000 | [# 124] |
1992 | Aladdin | $504,050,219 | $28,000,000 | [# 122][# 171] |
1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $91,482,584 ($50,003,043)* | $18,000,000 | [# 112][# 235] |
1994 | The Lion King (original) | $968,483,777 ($766,964,132) | $45,000,000 | [# 236] |
1995 | Toy Story | $373,554,033 ($361,958,736) | $30,000,000 | [# 237][# 238] |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $325,338,851 | $100,000,000 | [# 129] |
1997 | Hercules | $252,712,101 | $85,000,000 | [# 136] |
1998 | A Bug's Life | $363,258,859 | $120,000,000 | [# 239] |
1999 | Toy Story 2 | $497,366,869 ($485,015,179) | $90,000,000 | [# 240][# 241] |
2000 | Dinosaur | $349,822,765 | $127,500,000 | [# 242] |
2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $632,316,649 ($525,373,250) | $115,000,000 | [# 60] |
2002 | Ice Age | $383,257,136 | $59,000,000 | [# 243] |
2003 | Finding Nemo | $940,350,086 ($867,893,978) | $94,000,000 | [# 17] |
2004 | Shrek 2 | $919,838,758 | $150,000,000 | [# 19] |
2005 | Madagascar | $542,063,846 | $75,000,000 | [# 67] |
2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $660,998,756 | $80,000,000 | [# 40] |
2007 | Shrek the Third | $813,367,380 | $160,000,000 | [# 27] |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | $631,744,560 | $130,000,000 | [# 46] |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $886,686,817 | $90,000,000 | [# 21] |
2010 | Toy Story 3 | $1,066,969,703 | $200,000,000 | [# 8] |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $665,692,281 | $150,000,000 | [# 38] |
2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877,244,782 | $95,000,000 | [# 23] |
2013 | Frozen [nb 3] | $1,290,000,000 ($1,287,000,000) | $150,000,000 | [# 4] |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | $657,827,828 | $165,000,000 | [# 42] |
2015 | Minions | $1,159,398,397 | $74,000,000 | [# 6] |
2016 | Finding Dory | $1,028,570,889 | $200,000,000 | [# 11] |
2017 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,034,799,409 | $80,000,000 | [# 10] |
2018 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,359 | $200,000,000 | [# 5][# 244] |
2019 | The Lion King (remake) | $1,656,943,394 | $260,000,000 | [# 1][# 245] |
2020 | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | $378,154,120 | TBD | [lower-alpha 3] |
2021 | Wish Dragon | $7,100,000 | TBD | [26] |
- ( ... ) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.
- *U.S. and Canada gross only
- ITItaly only
- ESSpanish only
- SWSwedish gross only
- NWNorwegian gross only
- AUAustralian gross only
- JPJapanese gross only
- RDistributor rental
- TBDTo be determined
- N/ANot applicable; no animated feature length film was released in that year.
- HFilms contain animated/live-action scenes.
Timeline of highest-grossing animated films
At least eight animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Five of these were Disney films and two by Pixar. Shrek 2, made by DreamWorks Animation is the only film on the list not produced by Disney or Pixar.
Snow White held the record for the longest, with 55 years, while Finding Nemo held it for the shortest period of a year. The original Lion King was the last non-CG animated film to hold the record. Shrek 2 and Toy Story 3 are the only sequels to hold the record. Finding Nemo was the first CG animated film.
All of these films are still among the highest-grossing animated films except Snow White, and only Snow White, Aladdin and Shrek 2 are not also among the highest-grossing films. The Lion King is the only franchise to hold the record twice.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [nb 5] | 1938 | $8,500,000 | [# 246][# 247] |
1993 | $418,200,000 | [# 126] | |
Aladdin [nb 6] | 1992 | $504,050,219 | [# 122] |
The Lion King (1994 original) | 1994 | $768,000,000 | [# 16] |
2002 | $783,841,776 | [# 248] | |
Finding Nemo | 2003 | $867,893,978 | [# 18] |
Shrek 2 | 2004 | $919,838,758 | [# 19] |
Toy Story 3 | 2010 | $1,066,969,703 | [# 8] |
Frozen [nb 3] | 2014 | $1,287,000,000 | [# 4] |
2017 | $1,290,000,000 | ||
The Lion King (2019 remake) [nb 2] | 2019 | $1,656,943,394 | [# 1] |
Computer animated
The following is a timeline of highest-grossing computer animated films.
Toy Story is the only franchise to hold the record on multiple occasions doing so with the first three movies, Pixar is the only studio to hold the record on multiple occasions doing so six times while A Bug's Life and Finding Nemo both hold the record the shortest less than a year.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
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Toy Story | 1995 | $361,958,736 | [27] |
A Bug's Life | 1998 | $363,258,859 | [28] |
Toy Story 2 | 1999 | $485,015,179 | [# 240] |
Monsters, Inc. | 2002 | $525,373,250 | [# 60] |
Finding Nemo | 2003 | $867,893,978 | [# 18] |
Shrek 2 | 2004 | $919,838,758 | [# 19] |
Toy Story 3 | 2010 | $1,066,969,703 | [# 8] |
Frozen[nb 3] | 2014 | $1,287,000,000 | [# 4] |
2017 | $1,290,000,000 | ||
The Lion King (2019 remake)[nb 2] | 2019 | $1,656,943,394 | [# 1] |
Stop motion
At least three stop motions animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Chicken Run held the record for the longest, with 20 years, while The Nightmare Before Christmas held it for the shortest period of 6 years.
Both Chicken Run and The Nightmare Before Christmas are still among the highest-grossing stop motion animated films.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
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The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix | 1975 | $6,439,069 | [# 249] |
The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | $50,003,043 | [29] |
1994 | $58,019,461 | [30] | |
Chicken Run | 2000 | $224,834,564 | [31] |
Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing animated film franchises. The top six are among the highest-grossing film franchises of all time and, respectively, are ranked 15th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, and 23rd of all time. Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time with $3.7 billion; it is also one of three animated franchises with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide, the others being Toy Story and Frozen. Frozen is the only animated franchise where every installment grossed $1 billion; it has the highest per-film average, with nearly $1.4 billion unadjusted. All franchises by Dreamworks Animation and Pixar (the most represented studios with five franchises), Illumination, Blue Sky, and 20th Century Fox, are on the list. A given franchise needs to have at least two theatrically released films to be on this list.
- indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 29 January 2021.
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Notes
- Inflation
- Disney, which produced The Lion King (2019), considered the film to be live-action despite most of the film (aside from its opening shot) being made with photorealistic computer animation.[4] Others, such as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (presenter of the Golden Globe Awards), deemed it to be animated based on specified criteria.[5]
- Box Office Mojo stopped updating its main total for Frozen in August 2014, while it was still in release. The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in Japan, Nigeria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany up to the end of 2015, but omits earnings in Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, and Australia (2016) which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. The total is rounded to $1 million to compensate for the numerical inaccuracy.
- Disney issued an erratum to the gross for The Lion King, correcting its gross from $987.5 million to $968.5 million. This means that Despicable Me 2 finished its run ahead of it and would have ranked one place higher at the end of its release.
- Snow White earned $8.5 million in gross rental upon its initial release, in the process becoming the highest-grossing sound film. The gross rental is the distributor's share of the box-office gross and was more commonly reported than the exhibition gross up to the 1970s.
- It is possible Aladdin never took the record. Aladdin's release (1992–93) coincided with a Snow White reissue, and it is possible that Snow White ended up grossing more. Snow White had grossed a total of $330 million up to 1987, and then added a further $88 million in North America from its 1987 and 1993 reissues; it is unknown how much Snow White made from these reissues outside of North America, but if the foreign gross matched or exceeded the North American gross then Snow White would have earned more.
- According to Toei Animation, the first sixteen Dragon Ball films, from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) to Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995), had a total Japanese box office gross of over ¥40 billion[32] ($460 million).[33] Outside of Japan, the 2002–2003 European releases of Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) grossed $1,009,767,[34] the 2016 Chinese release of Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) grossed $9,714,846,[35] and the 2018 North American releases of Dragon Ball Z films Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) and Saiyan Double Feature (Fusion Reborn and Bardock: The Father of Goku) grossed $1,199,689.[36]
- The film grossed $52,761,356 worldwide, including $32 million in Japan,[40] $2.8 million in the US and Canada,[41] and $17,961,356 in other territories.[42]
- Ne Zha Gross
- Ne Zha Gross
- See Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train § Box office
- Spirited Away gross:
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- "The Lion King (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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- Frozen
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Worldwide – $1,274,219,009 (total as of August 8, 2014; including Japanese gross up to August 3, Spain gross up to July 27 and omitting Nigerian gross)
- "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: Japan". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477
- Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
- "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: Spain". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,597
- Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845
- "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: Nigeria". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- Total as of August 17, 2014: $167,333
- "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: United Kingdom". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 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)
- "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: Germany". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- 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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- "Incredibles 2 (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010.
- "Despicable Me 3 (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Finding Dory (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- "Zootopia (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- "Despicable Me 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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Total prior to 3D reissue: $867,893,978
- "Shrek 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 18, 2006.
- "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009.
- "Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.
- "The Secret Life of Pets". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- "Inside Out (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Shrek the Third (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
- "Coco (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- "Shrek Forever After (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
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- "Monsters University (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
- "Up (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009.
- "Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
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- "Big Hero 6 (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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- "Moana (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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- "The Incredibles (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
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- "Ratatouille (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
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- "How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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- "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009.
- "Tangled (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
- "The Croods (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013.
- "Monsters, Inc. (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
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- "Cars 2 (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011.
- "Puss in Boots (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012.
- "Despicable Me (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- "Madagascar (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "Brave (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- "Animation Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012.
- "The Simpsons Movie (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- "All Time – Worldwide". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
- "Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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$783,841,776
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On its initial release Pinocchio brought in only $1.6 million in domestic rentals (compared with Snow White's $4.2 million) and $1.9 million in foreign rentals (compared with Snow White's $4.3 million)."
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¥1,100,000,000 = $8,740,000
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¥1,850,000,000 = $14,100,000
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¥2,600,000,000 = $22,000,000
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Films from 2000 to 2001
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¥2,500,000,000 = $23,800,000
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¥2,900,000,000 = $23,700,000
- 2000 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2002 film: "Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2003 film: "Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2004 film: "Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2005 film: "Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2006 film: "Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2007 film: "Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2008 film: "Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
"Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2019 re-release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 22, 2019. - 2009 film: "Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2010 film: "Meitantei Konan: Tenkuu no rosuto shippu (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2011 film: "Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2012 film: "Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2013 film: "Meitantei Conan Private Eye 2013 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2014 film: "Meitantei Conan: Ijigen no sunaipa (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2015 film: "Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- 2016 film: "Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- 2017 film: "Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- 2018 film: "Detective Conan: Zero The Enforcer". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- 2019 film: "Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Lupin III vs. Conan (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- "名探偵コナン:劇場版新作が興収60億円突破 シリーズ最高記録を更新". MANTANWEB (in Japanese). 2016-06-06. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- Despicable Me
- "Despicable Me – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- Doraemon
- "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- 1980 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,640,000,000 = $10,600,000
- 1981 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,980,000,000 = $14,300,000
- 1982 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,070,000,000 = $8,640,000
- 1983 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥1,700,000,000 = $7,170,000
- 1984 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,810,000,000 = $12,500,000
- 1985 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,040,000,000 = $7,8200,000
- 1986 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,210,000,000 = $12,500,000
- 1987 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,550,000,000 = $16,600,000
- 1988 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,310,000,000 = $18,200,000
- 1989 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,430,000,000 = $26,600,000
- 1990 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,250,000,000 = $21,500,000
- 1991 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,060,000,000 = $22,500,000
- 1992 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,860,000,000 = $21,700,000
- 1993 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,810,000,000 = $24,100,000
- 1994 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,300,000,000 = $21,900,000
- 1995 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,210,000,000 = $23,200,000
- 1996 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥2,720,000,000 = $25,700,000
- 1997 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,400,000,000 = $28,000,000
- 1998 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,570,000,000 = $28,000,000
- 1999 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,400,000,000 = $27,700,000
- 1980 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 2000-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
Films from 2000 to 2001
- 2000 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,050,000,000 = $28,300,000
- 2001 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
¥3,000,000,000 = $25,100,000
- 2000 film: "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". fxtop.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2002 film: "Doraemon: Nobita to Robotto ôkoku (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2003 film: "Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2004 film: "Doraemon: Nobita no Wan Nyan Jikűden (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2006 film: "Doraemon: Nobita no kyôryű (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2007 film: "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2008 film: "Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no kyojinten (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2009 film: "Eiga doraemon: Shin. Nobita no uchű kaitakushi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2010 film: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no ningyo daikaisen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2011 film: "Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita to tetsujin heidan: Habatake tenshitachi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2012 film: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to kiseki no shima – Animaru adobenchâ". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2013 film: "Doraemon Himitsu No Dogu Museum". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2014 film: "Doraemon Himitsu No Dogu Museum". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Stand by Me Doraemon: "Stand by Me Doraemon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2015 film: "Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Space Heroes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2016 film: "Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Nippon tanjou". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 2017 film:
- "Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- 2018 film: "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- 2019 film: "Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- Finding Nemo
- "Finding Nemo – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- Happy Feet
- "Happy Feet (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- "Happy Feet Two (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- Hotel Transylvania
- "Hotel Transylvania – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- How to Train Your Dragon
- "How to Train Your Dragon – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- Ice Age
- "Ice Age – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- The Incredibles
- "The Incredibles – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- The Jungle Book
- "The Jungle Book (1967)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "The Jungle Book 2 (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Kung Fu Panda
- "Kung Fu Panda – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- Lego
- "LEGO – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- The Lion King
- "The Lion King (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- "The Lion King (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- Madagascar
- "Madagascar – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- Monsters, Inc.
- "Monsters, Inc. – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- Planes
- "Planes – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- Pokémon
- "Pokémon: The First Movie (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "Pokemon 4Ever (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokemon Heroes (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Gekijô-ban poketto monsutâ: Adobansu jeneręshon pokemon renjâ to umi no ôji manafi (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Giratina and the Frozen Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon 12 (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon: Diamond Pearl Gen-ei no hasha zoroark (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokemon: Best Wishes (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokemon: Best Wishes 2012 (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokemon: Best Wishes 2013 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pocket Monster The Movie WY 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Top 39 Grossing Domestic Japanese Films of 2015 Listed". animenewsnetwork.com. January 30, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- "Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- "Pokémon The Movie: Volcanion And The Mechanical Marvel". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "Pokémon the Movie 20: I Choose You! (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- "Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- "Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- Rio
- "Rio – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- The Secret Life of Pets
- "The Secret Life of Pets – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- Shrek
- "Shrek – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- Toy Story
- "Toy Story – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- "Toy Story (3D)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- "Toy Story 2 (3D)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- Wreck-It Ralph
- "Wreck-It Ralph – Worldwide (Unadjusted)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 21, 2018.