# List of highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s
## Highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). Walt Disney Animation Studios is the most represented studio with 5 feature films.
Top 20 :
| Rank | Title | Country | Production Company | Distributor | Worldwide gross | Year |
| 1 | The Little Mermaid | U.S. | Walt Disney Pictures/​Walt Disney Animation Studios | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $233,000,000 | 1989 |
| 2 | Oliver & Company | U.S. | Walt Disney Pictures/​Walt Disney Animation Studios | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $100,000,000 | 1988 |
| 3 | An American Tail | U.S. | Amblin Entertainment/​Don Bluth Productions | Universal Pictures | $84,542,002 | 1986 |
| 4 | The Land Before Time | U.S. | Amblin Entertainment/​Don Bluth Productions | Universal Pictures | $84,460,846 | 1988 |
| 5 | The Fox and the Hound | U.S. | Walt Disney Pictures/​Walt Disney Animation Studios | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $63,456,988 | 1981 |
| 6 | Akira | Japan | Tokyo Movie Shinsha/​Akira Committee | Toho Co., Ltd. | $49,000,000 | 1988 |
| 7 | My Neighbor Totoro | Japan | Studio Ghibli | Tokuma Shoten | $42,000,000 | 1988 |
| 8 | The Care Bears Movie | Canada/​U.S. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/​Nelvana | MGM/UA Distribution Co. | $34,000,000 | 1985 |
| 9 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | U.S. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/​Don Bluth Productions/​Goldcrest | MGM/UA Distribution Co. | $27,100,027 | 1989 |
| 10 | The Great Mouse Detective | U.S. | Walt Disney Pictures/​Walt Disney Animation Studios | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $25,336,794 | 1986 |
| 11 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan | Japan | Shin-Ei Animation/​Fujiko Pro./​Asatsu | Toho Co., Ltd. | $24,000,000 | 1989 |
| 12 | The Black Cauldron | U.S. | Walt Disney Pictures/​Walt Disney Animation Studios | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $21,288,692 | 1985 |
| 13 | Heavy Metal | Canada | Guardian Trust Company/​Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) | Columbia Pictures | $21,100,000 | 1981 |
| 14 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Japan | Studio Ghibli | Tokuma Shoten | $18,000,000 | 1989 |
| 15 | Fist of the North Star | Japan | Toei Animation | Toei Company | $18,000,000 | 1986 |
| 16 | Castle in the Sky | Japan | Studio Ghibli | Tokuma Shoten | $14,812,500 | 1986 |
| 17 | The Secret of NIMH | U.S. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/​Don Bluth Productions/​Aurora Productions | MGM/UA Distribution Co. | $14,665,733 | 1982 |
| 18 | Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer | Japan | Shin-Ei Animation/​Fujiko Pro./​Asatsu | Toho Co., Ltd. | $14,400,000 | 1981 |
| 19 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Japan/​U.S. | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Toho-Towa/​Hemdale Film Corporation | $14,051,242 | 1989 |
| 20 | Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld | Japan | Shin-Ei Animation/​Fujiko Pro./​Asatsu | Toho Co., Ltd. | $13,500,000 | 1984 |

### Highest-grossing film by year

| Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Budget |
| 1980 | Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur | ¥1,550,000,000 ($6,200,000) | TBD |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | $63,456,988 ($39,900,000) | $12,000,000 |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH | $14,665,733 | $7,000,000 |
| 1983 | Harmagedon: Genma Wars | ¥1,060,000,000 ($4,500,000) | TBD |
| 1984 | Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld | ¥1,650,000,000 ($13,500,000) | TBD |
| 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | $34,000,000 ($22,934,622) | $2,000,000–4,500,000 |
| 1986 | An American Tail | $84,542,002 | $9,000,000 |
| 1987 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs | ¥1,500,000,000 ($9,800,000) | TBD |
| 1988 | Oliver and Company | $121,000,000+ ($100,000,000)+ | $31,000,000 |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | $233,000,000 ($84,355,863) | $40,000,000 |
* $^*$U.S. and Canada gross only
* $^{JP}$Japanese gross only