#1 of 1,938 Highest-grossing animation movie ever
2025 · Animation, Drama
$2.3B worldwide
$23.3M US & Canada · 1% $2.2B elsewhere · 99%
Animation box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Animation Movies of All Time, Page 3
Ne Zha 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing animation movie in our database, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Zootopia 2 (2025) at $1.9B and Inside Out 2 (2024) at $1.7B. 1,938 animation films in our database report a worldwide gross, $107.4B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 15 films crossed $1 billion and 235 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $89.1B across 794 animation releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 1,938
- combined worldwide
- $107.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 235
- earned in the US & Canada
- 35%
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All 1,938 Animation Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 1,938. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 101
Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $143.9M Rest of the world: $190.6M Worldwide: $334.5M - 102
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: $123.1M Rest of the world: $209.1M Worldwide: $332.2M - 103
Jun 21, 1988 US and Canada: $156.5M Rest of the world: $173.4M Worldwide: $329.8M - 104
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)Jun 21, 1996 US and Canada: $100.1M Rest of the world: $225.2M Worldwide: $325.3M
Jun 21, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance, Animation $325.3M worldwide - 105
Nov 6, 2009 US and Canada: $137.9M Rest of the world: $187.4M Worldwide: $325.3M - 106
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $163M Rest of the world: $162.2M Worldwide: $325.2M Feb 6, 2015 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $325.2M worldwide - 107
Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $148.4M Rest of the world: $173.5M Worldwide: $321.9M - 108
Nov 4, 2005 US and Canada: $135.4M Rest of the world: $179M Worldwide: $314.4M - 109
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $175.9M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $312.3M - 110
Nov 21, 2008 US and Canada: $114.1M Rest of the world: $195.9M Worldwide: $310M - 111
Rise of the Guardians (2012)Nov 21, 2012 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $203.5M Worldwide: $306.9M Nov 21, 2012 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $306.9M worldwide - 112
Jun 5, 1998 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $183.7M Worldwide: $304.3M - 113
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $127.6M Rest of the world: $172.6M Worldwide: $300.2M - 114
Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $154.5M Rest of the world: $144M Worldwide: $298.6M - 115
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M - 116
The Boy and the Heron (2023)Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $47.3M Rest of the world: $248.3M Worldwide: $295.6M
Nov 22, 2023 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Drama $295.6M worldwide - 117
Nov 2, 2007 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $166.9M Worldwide: $293.5M - 118
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $249.2M Worldwide: $290.1M - 119
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)Dec 25, 2022 US and Canada: $47.3M Rest of the world: $235.7M Worldwide: $283.1M Dec 25, 2022 · English · Animation, Family $283.1M worldwide - 120
Jul 17, 2013 US and Canada: $83M Rest of the world: $199.5M Worldwide: $282.6M - 121
Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $164.2M Worldwide: $275.7M - 122
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $119.8M Rest of the world: $154.5M Worldwide: $274.3M Sep 27, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy $274.3M worldwide - 123
Jun 21, 2002 US and Canada: $145.8M Rest of the world: $128.2M Worldwide: $274M - 124
May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $268.4M - 125
Aug 21, 1942 US and Canada: $102.2M Rest of the world: $165.2M Worldwide: $267.4M - 126
The Princess and the Frog (2009)Nov 25, 2009 US and Canada: $104.4M Rest of the world: $162.7M Worldwide: $267.1M Nov 25, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Romance, Animation $267.1M worldwide - 127
Mar 11, 2005 US and Canada: $128.2M Rest of the world: $134.3M Worldwide: $262.5M - 128
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $165.3M Worldwide: $257.2M - 129
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $191M Worldwide: $255M - 130
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $250.9M - 131
Oct 24, 2003 US and Canada: $85.3M Rest of the world: $165.1M Worldwide: $250.4M - 132
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $250.4M - 133
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $246.9M - 134
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $116.1M Worldwide: $246.2M - 135
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $123.5M Rest of the world: $122.2M Worldwide: $245.7M - 136
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $78.7M Rest of the world: $166.1M Worldwide: $244.9M - 137
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $124.9M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $243M Sep 18, 2009 · English · Comedy, Animation, Family $243M worldwide - 138
Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: $214.7K Rest of the world: $240.4M Worldwide: $240.6M - 139
Aug 9, 2013 US and Canada: $90.3M Rest of the world: $149.9M Worldwide: $240.2M - 140
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $85.9M Rest of the world: $148.9M Worldwide: $234.8M Dec 18, 2015 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $234.8M worldwide - 141
Jun 21, 2000 US and Canada: $106.8M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $224.9M - 142
Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $210.4M Worldwide: $221.3M - 143
Dec 18, 1998 US and Canada: $101.4M Rest of the world: $117.2M Worldwide: $218.6M - 144
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: $83.3M Rest of the world: $134.7M Worldwide: $218M - 145
Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $131.7M Worldwide: $217.8M - 146
Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $58.6M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $215.9M - 147
Nov 15, 1989 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $99.8M Worldwide: $211.3M - 148
Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $103.3M Rest of the world: $107M Worldwide: $210.2M - 149
Aug 14, 2009 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $189.7M Worldwide: $206.3M - 150
Oct 18, 1967 US and Canada: $141.8M Rest of the world: $64M Worldwide: $205.8M
Archive
Animation Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1938 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $7.5B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $23.8B
2010s 10 years · $51.2B
- 2019 $7.5B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $5.2B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $4.6B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $6.1B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- 2015 $6.1B #1 Minions (2015)
- 2014 $3.9B #1 Big Hero 6 (2014)
- 2013 $4.5B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $4.4B #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- 2011 $4.7B #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- 2010 $4.1B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $24.1B
- 2009 $4.2B #1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 2008 $2.9B #1 Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- 2007 $3.3B #1 Shrek the Third (2007)
- 2006 $3.1B #1 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- 2005 $1.9B #1 Madagascar (2005)
- 2004 $2.6B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $1.8B #1 Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2002 $1.4B #1 Ice Age (2002)
- 2001 $1.6B #1 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2000 $1.4B #1 Dinosaur (2000)
1990s 10 years · $5.6B
- 1999 $1.2B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 1998 $1.2B #1 A Bug's Life (1998)
- 1997 $185M #1 Anastasia (1997)
- 1996 $431.6M #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $792.8M #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $993.1M #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $128M #1 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- 1992 $53.3M #1 FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- 1991 $506.5M #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $42.4M #1 Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
1980s 9 years · $1.1B
- 1989 $226.7M #1 The Little Mermaid (1989)
- 1988 $530.1M #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $31.6M #1 The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1987)
- 1986 $149.6M #1 An American Tail (1986)
- 1985 $68.9M #1 The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- 1983 $791.3K #1 Fire and Ice (1983)
- 1982 $34M #1 Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
- 1981 $64M #1 The Fox and the Hound (1981)
- 1980 $2.2M #1 Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)
1970s 9 years · $311.5M
- 1979 $439.5K #1 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)
- 1978 $30.5M #1 The Lord of the Rings (1978)
- 1977 $74.4M #1 The Rescuers (1977)
- 1976 $3.9M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $11.2M #1 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975)
- 1974 $5.9K #1 Dunderklumpen! (1974)
- 1973 $3.1K #1 Fantastic Planet (1973)
- 1971 $844 #1 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- 1970 $191M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 5 years · $221.6M
1950s 9 years · $329.5M
- 1959 $51.6M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $14.8K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $14.8K #1 Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- 1955 $93.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $14.8K #1 Devil May Hare (1954)
- 1953 $87.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $59K #1 Rabbit’s Kin (1952)
- 1951 $16K #1 Lovelorn Leghorn (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)