List of highest-grossing live-action/animated films
The following is a list of the highest-grossing live-action/animated films, films that combine live action and animation characters. CGI characters are only included if they are portrayed as visually distinct from their live-action surroundings—otherwise, the majority of live-action movies which use CGI visual effects would be included. Highest-grossing live-action/animated films. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1980, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation , population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. 2009, 2011, and 2016 are the most represented years on the list, with four films each. Live action/computer animation. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1995, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. 2009 is the most frequent year with four films on the lost whiles Alvin and the Chipmunks is the most frequent franchises with 4 films on the list. Live  action/traditional animation. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1980, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. Looney Tunes is the most respected franchises with 3 films on the list. Timeline. The following is a timeline of the highest grossing live action animated films. Disney have held the record three times. The "Alvin and the Chipmunks" film series is the only franchise to hold the record on more than one occasion, doing  so two times. "Mary Poppins" hold the record for the longest with 22 years. Highest-grossing live-action/animated film franchises and series. The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing live-action/animated film franchises. The "Alvin & the Chipmunks" franchise is the most successful, with worldwide box office totals of nearly $1.4 billion. A given franchise needs to have at least 2 theatrically released films to be on this list. The "Smurfs" franchise has the highest per-film average, with nearly $455.7 million per film. Live action/animated films by number of box office admissions . The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing love action animated films that have sold more than 1million tickets worldwide. Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing video game films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given. Opening weekends. The following is a list of live action/animated movies which have opened to more than $1 million. List of highest-grossing live-action/animated films The