The 10 Most Expensive Traditionally Animated Movies Of All Time According To Box Office Mojo

The 10 Most Expensive Traditionally Animated Movies Of All Time, According To Box Office Mojo

Treasure Planet and The Road To El Dorado were some of DreamWorks and Disney’s most expensive movies. But did they perform well at the box office?

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In recent years, animation has become a powerhouse at the global box office, largely thanks to Walt Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks studios’ phenomenal storytelling and beautiful visuals. However, animation looks different today than it did ten years ago as studios move away from traditionally animated movies and more towards computer animated ones.

Unlike CGI animation, traditional animation is completely hand-drawn frame by painstaking frame. Traditional animation was the dominant style for decades, but the craft has faded away despite being cheaper than CGI animation. Still, some traditionally animated films were created with massive budgets that sometimes didn’t always turn a profit.

10 Titan A.E. (2000) – $75 Million

Titan A.E. marked the struggling Fox Animation Studios’ third and final film when it was released in 2000. The movie follows a human teenager, who lives on Earth amongst an alien race. After finding a map left behind by his father, Cale goes on an epic journey to figure out what it all means.

Interestingly enough, Titan A.E. was initially created to be a live-action film but was turned into an animated movie after nearly $30 million was spent by the live-action team with no progress. In the end, $75 million was spent on the animation, but it seemed to only make half of that worldwide.

9 Hercules (1997) – $85 Million

In 1997, Walt Disney Studios decided to explore Greek mythology with the creation of Hercules. The Renaissance Era classic follows Hercules, the son of Zeus and Hera, who was on a quest to prove that he was worthy enough to return to Mount Olympus.

While the movie did have an $85 million budget, it did end up becoming a box office success, earning almost triple that worldwide. Since its release, it has had a prequel and TV series based on the Disney movie.

8 Mulan (1998) – $90 Million

Disney’s Renaissance Era continued to turn out classics with the release of Mulan in 1998. The beloved classic centers on Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a male soldier to save her father from serving in the Emperor’s army.

According to Hollywood News, Mulan required tons of work by Disney animators and even led to the development of a software program, Attila, to help the team animate the large Hun scene and make the backgrounds stand out. Thankfully, Mulan’s high budget paid off (which was an estimated $90 million) and it made three times as much at the box office ($304 million).

7 The Road To El Dorado (2000) – $95 Million

While DreamWorks now utilizes computer generator animation exclusively, they did dabble in traditional animation, like with the release of The Road To El Dorado, (a movie people forget was made by DreamWorks). This movie centers on two con-men who are determined to find the lost city of gold known as El Dorado.

Despite being one of DreamWorks’ most expensive traditionally animated movies ($95 million), the film was often pushed aside at the studio in favor of The Prince of Persia. Unfortunately, things never turned around for the team, and the movie became a box office flop, earning over $76 million.

6 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996) – $100 Million

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of Disney’s Renaissance Era’s most expensive films and arguably one of the most underrated. In the film, the titular “hunchback” Quasimodo is not just the Notre Dame Catherdral’s bell-ringer, but he’s also the movie’s protagonist. His job becomes more complicated when he befriends Esmerelda.

Despite being underrated by today’s audiences, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was met with rave reviews when it was released in 1996. It can also be seen as a box office success, earning more than triple its $100 million budget worldwide ($325 million).

5 The Princess And The Frog (2009) – $105 Million

The Princess and the Frog made Disney history for many reasons, including being the only traditionally animated movie in the Disney revival era and the last traditionally animated movie from the studio to date. In the movie, Tiana gets turned into a frog after trying to help Prince Naveen. Together the two must work together to break the frog curse before it’s too late.

Returning to traditional animation roots paid off because The Princess and the Frog went on to earn $267 million at the box office (over two times its $105 million budget) and scored three Oscar nominations.

4 Home On The Range (2004) – $110 Million

Despite being one of Disney’s most expensive traditionally animated movies, Home on the Range was one of the lowest-performing movies of the Post Disney Renaissance Era based on its box office. The movie follows three dairy cows who go on an adventure in the hopes of saving their beloved dairy farm from being foreclosed.

Home on the Range was plagued with problems from the start, which most likely led to its inflated $110 million budget. Unfortunately, Disney’s take on a western never found its footing and became a box office flop, earning only $145 million.

3 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – $120 Million

Looking to venture into the animated sci-fi world, Disney released Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001. The movie follows Milo, a museum cartographer who dreams of finishing a quest his grandfather was on before he passed away. Along the way, Milo teams up with a group of explorers who also are looking for Atlantis.

Sadly, the movie ended up disappointing at the box office after only grossing $186 million worldwide on a $120 million budget. This then resulted in Disney putting their plans to launch the sequel tv show, Team Atlantis, on hold.

2 Tarzan (1999) – $130 Million

Never one to shy away from adaptations, Disney decided to adapt the literary novel, Tarzan of the Apes, into the beloved classic Tarzan. The movie follows Tarzan, a man raised by apes, taken aback when he meets several humans. This then leads to him questioning his identity and wondering if his place is with his family or the humans who are just like him.

Tarzan was extremely expensive for several reasons, including its sequences of Tarzan flying through the air, his animated physique, and the iconic and memorable score that was created. Thankfully, it all paid off, turning a huge profit ($448 million) on its $130 million budget and bringing home an Academy Award for “Best Original Song.”

1 Treasure Planet (2002) – $140 Million

Disney continued to pursue the sci-fi genre with the release of Treasure Planet and poured $140 million into the project in the hopes of making it a success. Unfortunately, it became a box office flop but did earn an Academy Award nomination.

Treasure Planet is centered around teenager Jim Hawkins, who winds up on an intergalactic treasure hunt after accidentally finding a map of a highly sought-after treasure. The novel of the same name inspired the movie, but not even that could help turn it into a success.

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