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Animation Box Office 1946: Highest-Grossing Animation Movies

Song of the South (1946) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in 1946, with $37.5M worldwide, ahead of Hair-Raising Hare (1946) at $14.8K. 2 animation films released in 1946 report a worldwide gross, $37.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1946 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$37.5M
Song of the South (1946), the #1
$37.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Song of the South (1946) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 animation movie of 1946

Song of the South (1946)

1946 · Fantasy, Comedy

$37.5M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$37.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Animation Release of 1946, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1946.

  1. 1 Song of the South (1946) movie poster
    Song of the South (1946) Nov 12, 1946 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Animation $37.5M worldwide
    Nov 12, 1946 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.5M
  2. 2 Hair-Raising Hare (1946) movie poster
    Hair-Raising Hare (1946) May 25, 1946 · English · Comedy, Animation $14.8K worldwide
    May 25, 1946 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K
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
2000s 10 years · $24.1B
1990s 10 years · $5.6B
1980s 9 years · $1.1B
1970s 9 years · $311.5M
1960s 5 years · $221.6M
1950s 9 years · $329.5M
1940s 8 years · $428.3M
1930s 1 year · $185.1M
FAQ

Animation Box Office 1946: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in 1946?

Song of the South (1946) leads with $37.5M worldwide, $37.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hair-Raising Hare (1946) at $14.8K.

How much did animation movies released in 1946 earn?

2 animation films released in 1946 report a worldwide gross, $37.5M in all, or $18.7M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in 1946 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Song of the South (1946), earned $37.5M.

How much of the 1946 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$37.5M of the $37.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1946 animation box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1946. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1946 animation box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.