# List of highest-grossing animated films in the United States and Canada

The following are lists of highest-grossing animated films in the United States and Canada.
Included on the list are charts of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing animated films adjusted for inflation.
Animated family films have performed consistently well at the box office, with Disney films enjoying lucrative re-releases prior to the home video era. Disney also enjoyed later success with its Pixar brand, of which the films from Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Inside Out have been the best performers; beyond Pixar, the Shrek, Ice Age, Madagascar and Despicable Me series have met with the most success. The Jungle Book and Mickey Mouse series saw successful returns after lying dormant for decades.
   An animated feature film is defined as a motion picture with a running time of more than 40 minutes, in which movement and characters’ performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique. Motion capture by itself is not an animation technique. In addition, a significant number of the major characters must be animated, and animation must figure in no less than 75 percent of the picture's running time.

## List of highest-grossing animated films in Canada and the United States

    † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 14 March 2025 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Year |
| 1 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 2024 |
| 2 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 2018 |
| 3 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $574,205,195 | 2023 |
| 4 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 2019 |
| 5 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 2016 |
| 6 | Frozen II | $477,373,578 | 2019 |
| 7 | Moana 2 † | $460,259,171 | 2024 |
| 8 | Shrek 2 | $441,226,247 | 2004 |
| 9 | Toy Story 4 | $434,038,008 | 2019 |
| 10 | The Lion King | $422,783,777 | 1994 |
| 11 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 2010 |
| 12 | Frozen | $400,738,009 | 2013 |
| 13 | Finding Nemo | $380,843,261 | 2003 |
| 14 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $380,277,483 | 2023 |
| 15 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $369,695,210 | 2022 |
| 16 | The Secret Life of Pets | $368,384,330 | 2016 |
| 17 | Despicable Me 2 | $368,061,265 | 2013 |
| 18 | Despicable Me 4 | $361,004,205 | 2024 |
| 19 | Inside Out | $356,461,711 | 2015 |
| 20 | Zootopia | $341,268,248 | 2016 |
| 21 | Minions | $336,045,770 | 2015 |
| 22 | Shrek the Third | $322,719,944 | 2007 |
| 23 | Up | $293,004,164 | 2009 |
| 24 | Monsters, Inc. | $289,916,256 | 2001 |
| 25 | The Grinch | $270,620,950 | 2018 |
| 26 | Sing | $270,329,045 | 2016 |
| 27 | Monsters University | $268,492,764 | 2013 |
| 28 | Shrek | $267,665,011 | 2001 |
| 29 | Despicable Me 3 | $264,624,300 | 2017 |
| 30 | The Incredibles | $261,441,092 | 2004 |
| 31 | The Lego Movie | $257,760,692 | 2014 |
| 32 | Despicable Me | $251,513,985 | 2010 |
| 33 | Mufasa: The Lion King † | $252,625,609 | 2024 |
| 34 | Moana | $248,757,044 | 2016 |
| 35 | Toy Story 2 | $245,852,179 | 1999 |
| 36 | Cars | $244,082,982 | 2006 |
| 37 | Shrek Forever After | $238,736,787 | 2010 |
| 38 | Brave | $237,283,207 | 2012 |
| 39 | WALL-E | $223,808,164 | 2008 |
| 40 | Big Hero 6 | $222,527,828 | 2014 |
| 41 | Beauty and the Beast | $218,967,620 | 1991 |
| 42 | How to Train Your Dragon | $217,581,231 | 2010 |
| 43 | Aladdin | $217,350,219 | 1992 |
| 44 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $216,391,482 | 2012 |
| 45 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 | 2008 |
| 46 | The Lorax | $214,030,500 | 2012 |
| 47 | Coco | $209,726,015 | 2017 |
| 48 | Ratatouille | $206,445,654 | 2007 |
| 49 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $201,091,711 | 2018 |
| 50 | Tangled | $200,821,936 | 2010 |

### Computer animation

The following is a list of highest-grossing computer animated films in the United States and Canada.
    † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 14 March 2025 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Year |
| 1 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 2024 |
| 2 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 2018 |
| 3 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $574,205,195 | 2023 |
| 4 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 2019 |
| 5 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 2016 |
| 6 | Frozen II | $477,373,578 | 2019 |
| 7 | Moana 2 † | $460,233,062 | 2024 |
| 8 | Shrek 2 | $441,226,247 | 2004 |
| 9 | Toy Story 4 | $434,038,008 | 2019 |
| 10 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 2010 |
| 11 | Frozen | $400,738,009 | 2013 |
| 12 | Finding Nemo | $380,843,261 | 2003 |
| 13 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $380,277,483 | 2023 |
| 14 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $369,695,210 | 2022 |
| 15 | The Secret Life of Pets | $368,384,330 | 2016 |
| 16 | Despicable Me 2 | $368,061,265 | 2013 |
| 17 | Despicable Me 4 | $361,004,205 | 2024 |
| 18 | Inside Out | $356,461,711 | 2015 |
| 19 | Zootopia | $341,268,248 | 2016 |
| 20 | Minions | $336,045,770 | 2015 |
| 21 | Shrek the Third | $322,719,944 | 2007 |
| 22 | Up | $293,004,164 | 2009 |
| 23 | Monsters, Inc. | $289,916,256 | 2001 |
| 24 | The Grinch | $270,620,950 | 2018 |
| 25 | Sing | $270,395,425 | 2016 |
| 26 | Monsters University | $268,492,764 | 2013 |
| 27 | Shrek | $267,665,011 | 2001 |
| 28 | Despicable Me 3 | $264,624,300 | 2017 |
| 29 | The Incredibles | $261,441,092 | 2004 |
| 30 | The Lego Movie | $257,760,692 | 2014 |
| 31 | Despicable Me | $251,513,985 | 2010 |
| 32 | Mufasa: The Lion King † | $252,438,475 | 2024 |
| 33 | Moana | $248,757,044 | 2016 |
| 34 | Toy Story 2 | $245,852,179 | 1999 |
| 35 | Cars | $244,082,982 | 2006 |
| 36 | Shrek Forever After | $238,736,787 | 2010 |
| 37 | Brave | $237,283,207 | 2012 |
| 38 | WALL-E | $223,808,164 | 2008 |
| 39 | Big Hero 6 | $222,527,828 | 2014 |
| 40 | How to Train Your Dragon | $217,581,231 | 2010 |
| 41 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $216,391,482 | 2012 |
| 42 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 | 2008 |
| 43 | The Lorax | $214,030,500 | 2012 |
| 44 | Coco | $209,726,015 | 2017 |
| 45 | Ratatouille | $206,445,654 | 2007 |
| 46 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $201,091,711 | 2018 |
| 47 | Tangled | $200,821,936 | 2010 |
| 48 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $198,351,526 | 2008 |
| 49 | Happy Feet | $198,000,317 | 2006 |
| 50 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $196,573,705 | 2009 |

### Stop-motion animation

The following is a list of highest-grossing stop motion animated films in Canada and the United States.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Year |
| 1 | Chicken Run | $106,834,564 | 2000 |
| 2 | Coraline | $75,286,229 | 2009 |
| 3 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $75,082,668 | 1993 |
| 4 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $56,110,897 | 2005 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $56,003,051 | 2012 |
| 6 | Corpse Bride | $53,359,111 | 2005 |
| 7 | The Boxtrolls | $50,837,305 | 2014 |
| 8 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $48,023,088 | 2016 |
| 9 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $46,471,023 | 2009 |
| 10 | Frankenweenie | $35,291,068 | 2012 |
| 11 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $31,051,126 | 2012 |
| 12 | Isle of Dogs | $30,871,993 | 2018 |
| 13 | James and the Giant Peach | $28,946,127 | 1996 |
| 14 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | $19,375,982 | 2015 |
| 15 | Missing Link | $16,649,539 | 2019 |
| 16 | Early Man | $8,267,544 | 2018 |
| 17 | Monkeybone | $5,411,999 | 2001 |
| 18 | Anomalisa | $3,759,286 | 2015 |
| 19 | The Little Prince | $1,339,152 | 2016 |
| 20 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $1,009,577 | 1996 |
| 21 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $849,915 | 1985 |
| 22 | Memoir of a Snail | $627,448 | 2024 |
| 23 | Mad God | $325,042 | 2022 |
| 24 | My Life as a Zucchini | $309,766 | 2016 |
| 25 | The Inventor | $306,385 | 2023 |
| 26 | The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb | $70,441 | 1993 |
| 27 | Toys in the Attic | $64,918 | 2009 |

### Traditional animated films

The following is a list of highest-grossing traditional animated films in the United States and Canada.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Year |
| 1 | The Lion King | $422,783,777 | 1994 |
| 2 | Beauty and the Beast | $218,967,620 | 1991 |
| 3 | Aladdin | $217,350,219 | 1992 |
| 4 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $184,925,486 | 1937 |
| 5 | The Simpsons Movie | $183,135,014 | 2007 |
| 6 | Tarzan | $171,091,819 | 1999 |
| 7 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | $162,994,032 | 2015 |
| 8 | Lilo & Stitch | $145,794,338 | 2002 |
| 9 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | $144,880,014 | 1961 |
| 10 | The Jungle Book | $141,843,612 | 1967 |
| 11 | Pocahontas | $141,579,773 | 1995 |
| 12 | Mulan | $120,620,254 | 1998 |
| 13 | The Little Mermaid | $111,543,479 | 1989 |
| 14 | The Princess and the Frog | $104,400,899 | 2009 |
| 15 | Bambi | $102,247,150 | 1942 |
| 16 | The Prince of Egypt | $101,413,188 | 1998 |
| 17 | The Rugrats Movie | $100,494,675 | 1998 |
| 18 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $100,138,851 | 1996 |
| 19 | Hercules | $99,112,101 | 1997 |
| 20 | Lady and the Tramp | $93,602,326 | 1955 |
| 21 | Cinderella | $93,141,149 | 1950 |
| 22 | Peter Pan | $87,404,651 | 1953 |
| 23 | Pokémon: The First Movie | $85,744,662 | 1999 |
| 24 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $85,417,988 | 2004 |
| 25 | Brother Bear | $85,336,277 | 2003 |
| 26 | Pinocchio | $84,254,167 | 1940 |
| 27 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $84,056,472 | 2001 |
| 28 | Fantasia | $83,320,000 | 1940 |
| 29 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | $76,507,756 | 1999 |
| 30 | Oliver & Company | $74,151,346 | 1988 |
| 31 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $73,280,117 | 2002 |
| 32 | The Rescuers | $71,215,869 | 1977 |
| 33 | The Fox and the Hound | $63,456,988 | 1981 |
| 34 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $63,118,386 | 1996 |
| 35 | Fantasia 2000 | $60,655,420 | 2000 |
| 36 | Anastasia | $58,406,347 | 1997 |
| 37 | Curious George | $58,360,760 | 2006 |
| 38 | The Aristocats | $55,675,257 | 1979 |
| 39 | Sleeping Beauty | $51,600,000 | 1959 |
| 40 | Home on the Range | $50,030,461 | 2004 |
| 41 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | $49,505,008 | 2020 |
| 42 | Return to Never Land | $48,430,258 | 2002 |
| 43 | The Land Before Time | $48,092,846 | 1988 |
| 44 | The Jungle Book 2 | $47,901,582 | 2003 |
| 45 | An American Tail | $47,483,002 | 1986 |
| 46 | The Boy and the Heron | $46,832,867 | 2023 |
| 47 | The Tigger Movie | $45,554,533 | 2000 |
| 48 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | $43,758,684 | 2000 |
| 49 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | $40,108,697 | 2002 |
| 50 | Rugrats Go Wild | $39,402,572 | 2003 |

### Anime films

The following is a list of highest-grossing anime films in the United States and Canada.
| # | Title | Box Office | Year |
| 1 | Pokémon: The First Movie | $85,744,662 | 1999 |
| 2 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | $49,505,008 | 2020 |
| 3 | The Boy and the Heron | $46,832,867 | 2023 |
| 4 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | $43,758,684 | 2000 |
| 5 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | $38,112,140 | 2022 |
| 6 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie | $34,542,754 | 2021 |
| 7 | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | $30,712,119 | 2018 |
| 8 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | $19,887,556 | 2004 |
| 9 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $19,202,743 | 2012 |
| 10 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training | $17,657,658 | 2024 |
| 11 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | $17,052,128 | 2001 |
| 12 | Ponyo | $15,743,471 | 2009 |
| 13 | Spirited Away | $15,205,725 | 2002 |
| 14 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | $13,304,000 | 2020 |
| 15 | One Piece Film: Red | $12,775,324 | 2022 |
| 16 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | $12,271,658 | 2021 |
| 17 | Suzume | $10,932,037 | 2023 |
| 18 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village | $10,117,806 | 2023 |
| 19 | Digimon: The Movie | $9,631,153 | 2000 |
| 20 | Weathering with You | $8,056,636 | 2019 |
| 21 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | $8,008,363 | 2015 |
| 22 | Howl's Moving Castle | $6,789,268 | 2005 |
| 23 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | $5,754,556 | 2018 |
| 24 | The Wind Rises | $5,209,580 | 2014 |
| 25 | Your Name | $5,017,246 | 2016 |
| 26 | Princess Mononoke | $4,845,631 | 1999 |
| 27 | Belle | $4,018,313 | 2021 |
| 28 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | $2,553,002 | 2014 |
| 29 | Promare | $2,529,324 | 2019 |
| 30 | Mary and the Witch's Flower | $2,418,404 | 2018 |
| 31 | My Neighbor Totoro | $2,250,213 | 2017 |
| 32 | Pokémon 4Ever | $1,727,447 | 2002 |
| 33 | Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | $1,522,976 | 2017 |
| 34 | One Piece: Stampede | $1,298,528 | 2019 |
| 35 | KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson | $1,134,786 | 2019 |
| 36 | Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night | $1,050,000 | 2021 |
| 37 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | $1,043,896 | 2004 |
| 38 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | $1,015,339 | 2017 |
| 39 | From Up on Poppy Hill | $1,002,895 | 2013 |
| 40 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | $1,000,045 | 2001 |
| 41 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | $919,651 | 2015 |
| 42 | Paprika | $882,267 | 2006 |
| 43 | Mirai | $812,794 | 2018 |
| 44 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | $787,750 | 2017 |
| 45 | Pokémon Heroes | $746,381 | 2002 |
| 46 | Metropolis | $722,932 | 2001 |
| 47 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | $703,232 | 2013 |
| 48 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan | $658,982 | 2018 |
| 49 | A Silent Voice | $644,391 | 2016 |
| 50 | The Cat Returns | $563,718 | 2002 |

## Highest-grossing animated films adjusted for inflation

These charts were compiled based on data from Box Office Mojo, by dividing the gross by the average ticket price to calculate an estimate of the total number of admissions. Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation.
Many of the films on this list released prior to the availability of home video have had multiple releases. Note these lists are based on 2016 prices.
Highest-grossing animated films adjusted for inflation :
| Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year |
| 1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $927,590,000 | 1937 |
| 2 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | $850,295,800 | 1961 |
| 3 | The Lion King | $758,636,100 | 1994 |
| 4 | Fantasia | $706,700,000 | 1940 |
| 5 | The Jungle Book | $627,016,100 | 1967 |
| 6 | Sleeping Beauty | $618,473,200 | 1959 |
| 7 | Shrek 2 | $604,643,400 | 2004 |
| 8 | Pinocchio | $573,602,400 | 1940 |
| 9 | Bambi | $542,192,900 | 1942 |
| 10 | Finding Nemo | $524,101,200 | 2003 |

### Highest-grossing computer animated films adjusted for inflation

Highest-grossing computer animated films adjusted for inflation :
| Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year |
| 1 | Shrek 2 | $604,643,400 | 2004 |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | $524,101,200 | 2003 |
| 3 | Finding Dory | $477,970,600 | 2016 |
| 4 | Toy Story 3 | $444,237,900 | 2010 |
| 5 | Monsters, Inc. | $419,995,000 | 2001 |
| 6 | Frozen | $417,339,100 | 2013 |
| 7 | Toy Story 2 | $407,088,800 | 1999 |
| 8 | Shrek | $402,443,300 | 2001 |
| 9 | Shrek the Third | $399,178,300 | 2007 |
| 10 | Despicable Me 2 | $399,068,800 | 2013 |

### Highest-grossing stop motion animated films adjusted for inflation

Highest-grossing stop motion films :
| Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year |
| 1 | Chicken Run | $168,675,700 | 2000 |
| 2 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $134,396,500 | 1993 |
| 3 | Coraline | $85,882,800 | 2009 |
| 4 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $74,486,500 | 2005 |
| 5 | Corpse Bride | $70,840,300 | 2005 |
| 6 | ParaNorman | $61,153,600 | 2012 |
| 7 | James and the Giant Peach | $55,731,100 | 1996 |
| 8 | The Boxtrolls | $52,134,300 | 2014 |
| 9 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $48,023,100 | 2016 |
| 10 | Frankenweenie | $37,318,200 | 2012 |

### Highest-grossing traditional animated films adjusted for inflation

Highest-grossing traditional animated films adjusted for inflation :
| Rank | Title | Adjusted gross | Year |
| 1 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $927,590,000 | 1937 |
| 2 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | $850,295,800 | 1961 |
| 3 | The Lion King | $758,636,100 | 1994 |
| 4 | Fantasia | $706,700,000 | 1940 |
| 5 | The Jungle Book | $627,016,100 | 1967 |
| 6 | Sleeping Beauty | $618,473,200 | 1959 |
| 7 | Pinocchio | $573,602,400 | 1940 |
| 8 | Bambi | $542,192,900 | 1942 |
| 9 | Cinderella | $513,165,200 | 1950 |
| 10 | Lady and the Tramp | $474,303,900 | 1953 |