List of highest-grossing openings for animated films
Biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2002
This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $100 million worldwide. Since animated films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday.

List of highest-grossing openings for animated films

Section Title: Biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2002
Table Section Text: This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $100 million worldwide. Since animated films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday.

Rank	Film	Worldwide opening ($ million)	Year	Ref

1	Incredibles 2	235.8	2018

2	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	218.4	2009

3	Finding Dory	185.7	2016

4	The Simpsons Movie	170.9	2007

5	Despicable Me 2	147.4	2013

6	Toy Story 3	145.3	2010

7	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	137.6	2012

8	Monsters University	136.9	2013

9	Shrek the Third	136.8	2007

10	Shrek 2	131.1	2004

11	Minions	128.3	2015

12	Ice Age: Continental Drift	126.9	2012

13	Ralph Breaks the Internet	127	2018

14	The Secret Life of Pets	118.6	2016

15	Ice Age: The Meltdown	115.4	2006

16	Frozen	110.6	2013

17	Cars 2	109.0	2011

18	Kung Fu Panda 2	108.9	2011

19	The Croods	106.0	2013

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs set a worldwide opening record for an animated feature ($218.4 million), previously held by The Simpsons Movie ($170.9 million).

final_sentence: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs set a worldwide opening record for an animated feature ($218.4 million), previously held by The Simpsons Movie ($170.9 million).