15 HighestGrossing Disney Animated Movies Ever

15 Highest-Grossing Disney Animated Movies Ever

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1 15 Highest-Grossing Disney Animated Movies Ever

Disney films almost always bring in the big bucks! Today, we’re checking out their highest-grossing animated movies.

When it comes to animated movies, Disney is internationally recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and consistently successful studios in the history of cinema. Look at films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella, and even The Lion King, nearly every frame could be a work of art. With dozens upon dozens of beloved animated characters, stories, and beautiful worlds of magic and wonder, it’s no surprise that the company is a practical powerhouse of the genre. Between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, the House of Mouse has own dozens of Oscars and grossed billions of dollars at the box office around the world.

Despite the fact that Disney has certainly gone through certain rough decades during its existence, (thanks a lot, Black Cauldron) the studio seems as healthy as ever, banking not only on landmark sequels such as Toy Story 4 and Frozen II but also on original animated features like Onward and Soul. But whether they’re drenched in the magic of Disney or the ingenuity of Pixar, these animated masterpieces have a way of drawing in the box office bucks. Curious about which movies made the most money for Disney over the years? Find out below!

Updated July 19th, 2020 by Zach Gass: Disney as a studio and a company is always constantly evolving. With the evolution of animation, audiences, and filmmaking techniques, there’s always room for improving the magic. Though there will always be a soft spot for characters like Mary Poppins, Simba, and Stitch, the studio’s maxim of “keep moving forward” has resulted in new names stepping into the spotlight with some large box office numbers along with them. With these ten films alone, Disney continues to prove how deep they are in the world of cinema.

15 MOANA – $637 Million

The newest member of Disney’s princess cavalcade is this adventurous islander from the land of Motonui. Thanks to some incredible work from Disney Animation Studios, and an incredible soundtrack featuring Hamilton star, Lin Manuel Miranda, Moana brought in boatloads of box office dollars, raking in around $637 million worldwide.

Though it might not be as impressive as some other features they’ve released in recent years, it’s impossible to say that Moana’s adventures with her heavily tattooed demigod weren’t a success. While it tried to give Arendelle’s pair of royals a little competition with some heat from the Polynesian islands, money talks. And try as Moana might have it still couldn’t take Elsa’s crown from her. Fortunately, Disney never stops dropping the hits.

14 BIG HERO 6 – $652 Million

Who would have guessed that a nearly forgotten Marvel miniseries could have spawned one of the most successful Disney features in history? The film could practically exist in the highly beloved MCU, Stan Lee cameo included! Pair those elements with a message about handling grief, mental health, and the importance of emotional well-being, and the result is worthy of being called a comic-book-movie masterpiece.

Bringing in around $652 million will definitely grab the attention of cinema and Disney fans alike, but it’s still less than what the movie truly deserves. With such poignant subject matter dealt with in such a creative and imaginative way. Audiences were certainly more than satisfied with their care.

13 UP – $731 Million

Up told a better love story in ten minutes than most authors can do in 100 pages. Now that that matter is out of the way, it’s certainly no wonder that it brought in such an impressive figure. The tale of Carl and Russell’s adventure to Paradise Falls in a flying house is certainly one Pixar movie that stands out above the rest. With its emotional storytelling, absurdist humor, and a delightful soundtrack by Michael Giachino, one can understand why it was given such amazing acclaim.

Bringing in around $731 million, Up was a high-flying success back when it first premiered. This film garnered new respect for directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, as well as an example of what truly gifted writers and animators can do.

12 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY – $745 Million

On one hand, who on earth asked for a G-rated version of Animal House? But on the other, who would have known that a college-focused prequel to Pixar’s Monsters Inc. would bring in such a large profit? What easily could have been a solid but simple cash grab to satisfy a fanbase turned into a pretty decent affair with decent jokes, memorable characters. and remarkable writing.

At $745 million dollars, that’s enough to pay for any monster’s tuition twelve times over. It even beat out the original film by a few million, and that’s nothing to sneeze at. As successful as that was for Pixar, it was nothing compared to what comes next.

11 COCO – $800 Million

Not since Up has there been a Pixar movie been so emotionally gripping. For a film about cartoonish skeletons and bright and colorful musical numbers, there is seriously a lot of heart and soul in Coco. The movie features Miguel and his loyal dog Dante as they embark on a journey into the afterlife in search of a forgotten family member and a way back to the land of the living.

With around $800 million at the box office and a more than warm reception from the fans, Coco has certainly warranted some buzz. Even today, it’s still one of the most talked-about Pixar films out there. From the soundtrack to the twist ending, there’s no wonder why it comes with such a large return.

10 INSIDE OUT – $857 Million

It is no secret that 2015’s Inside Out was a very hard animated feature to pull off. After all, having human emotions as film protagonists seemed like a stretch, even for an animated studio. Thankfully, director Pete Doctor and screenwriters Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley were able to get the movie made, capturing the hearts and minds of many fans around the world.

To this day, Inside Out is still one of Disney-Pixar’s highest-grossing animated films of all time, having reached a worldwide gross of $857 million at the box office. Additionally, the movie was incredibly well-received by critics. Besides the usual Best Animated Feature nomination at the Academy Awards (an award that it won) that Pixar is used to receiving, Inside Out was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, an award that rarely takes animated features into consideration.

9 FINDING NEMO – $940 Million

In 2003, Pixar was very invested in making movies that would appeal not only to children but also to their parents and other adults. With Finding Nemo, the studio proved that it was very capable of doing just so.

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Around the world, Finding Nemo has grossed $940 million at the box office, coming very close to entering the billion-dollar club. However, it is important to note that it seemed inconceivable for animated features to make over a billion dollars in 2003, meaning that Nemo’s box office gross was definitely considered a major success for Disney and Pixar.

8 THE LION KING – $968 Million

There is only one movie that came out before the year 2000 that is still among the highest-grossing animated films ever. And is it really a surprise to anybody that we’re talking about 1994’s The Lion King?

Over the years, The Lion King has grossed a total of $968 million around the world, making it one of the most successful non-Pixar animated features from Disney. With so much money behind it, it comes as no surprise that this film inspired Broadway shows, theme park attractions, and even a 2019 remake that is poised to break ground between the live-action and animation genres.

7 ZOOTOPIA – $1.023 Billion

The five highest-grossing Disney animated movies ever have all reached a billion dollars around the world, and this list begins with 2016’s Zootopia.

After grossing $75 million during just its opening weekend, Zootopia went on to make $1.023 billion internationally, solidifying the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ return to its original form. However, it is important to note that Zootopia was not the first-ever animated film to reach the billion-dollar mark (more on that later). Instead, this movie just proved to Hollywood that the animation genre could continuously make a lot of money without having to rely on sequels to do so.

6 FINDING DORY – $1.029 Billion

Thanks to the astounding success of Finding Dory, it so happens that Finding Nemo is only Disney animated movie franchise that has all of its installments on this Top 10 list. Released in 2016, this sequel grossed $1.029 billion across the globe. On its opening weekend alone, Dory made $135 million at the box office.

It certainly feels like the 13 years between Finding Nemo and Finding Dory didn’t mean a thing for Disney fans. While there are no reports regarding a third installment as of yet, one simply has to look at the four Toy Story movies to figure out that Pixar is keen on keeping its franchises going if a good new story can be told.

5 TOY STORY 3 – $1.066 Billion

Toy Story 3 was the first-ever animated movie to make over a billion dollars, grossing a worldwide total of $1.066 billion at the box office. This 2010 movie not only established Lee Unkrich as a blockbuster director and Pixar as a major Hollywood studio, but it also set entirely new expectations for the animation genre.

Despite the fact that Toy Story 3 seemed like the logical conclusion to one of the most beloved franchises in Disney’s history, it didn’t take very long for a fourth installment to be considered. In fact, actor Tom Hanks (who voices the character of Woody) revealed in 2011 that Toy Story 4 was already in development.

4 TOY STORY 4 – $1.073 Billion

With a gross of $1.073 billion worldwide, it looks like there was still at least one adventure left for Woody and the gang. While the third film in the series tied everything up in a neat bow, but the last film did bring back Woody’s beloved Bo Peep, as well as introduce the world to the scatter-brained mess that is Forky.

Love it, hate it, or live with it, Toy Story 4 might not be the best sequel in the bunch, but it certainly made the most money out of any of the other films in the franchise.

3 The INCREDIBLES 2 – $1.242 Billion

For a long time, it really felt like The Incredibles was going to be one of the Pixar properties that would never actually get a sequel, despite the film’s cliffhanger at the end. What’s more, after Disney acquired Marvel Studios, it didn’t seem as important to develop more superheroes under the House of Mouse.

Fortunately, however, we eventually did get Incredibles 2, which catered to old and new fans and proved that this franchise deserved our attention. In fact, this second installment grossed $1.242 billion at the box office around the world, becoming the second-highest-grossing animated movie ever.

2 FROZEN – $1.276 Billion

It is hard to imagine that an animated movie can get any bigger than 2013’s Frozen. Many Disney fans do not realize that Frozen actually started off with a slow $67 million weekend and that it was a grower over time. This is largely because, in 2013, the Walt Disney Animation Studios was still struggling to regain its reputation as a studio that could compete with the likes of Pixar, DreamWorks, and Illumination.

In any case, we now all know the success that Frozen went on to become, accumulating a global $1.276 billion gross at the box office. But Arendelle’s royalty didn’t just stop there. In 2019, lightning struck twice and the film world was once again dominated by a pair of royal sisters and a talking snowman.

1 FROZEN II – $1.450 Billion

The first film would have been totally acceptable as its own stand-alone film. But if it’s one thing Disney knows how to do, it’s rake in the big bucks. The people cried out for more Elsa, Anna, and Olaf, and the studio answered. When short-films and spinoffs weren’t enough, they brought out the sequel.

It might sound improbable, impossible even, but Anna and Elsa took the box office by storm once again in 2019 with the release of Frozen II. Sporting a whopping $1.450 billion dollars worldwide, the sequel to the already insanely popular original proves that Disney still knows how to please its viewers.

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