List of highest-grossing openings for animated films
The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for animated films. The list is dominated by recent films due to steadily increasing marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.
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.
—Rule Seven - Special Rules For The Animated Feature Film Award : I. Definition
Biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2002
This list charts films that had openings in excess of $100 million worldwide. Since animated films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.
Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 79.3 percent of the films in the top 24 were released after 2010. 2013 and 2016 are the most represented year, with four films. The Ice Age franchise is the most represented franchise with 3 films while all films in the Finding Nemo franchise is on the list. DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 7 films on the list. This list does not take into account country-by-country variations in release dates. Therefore, in some cases opening weekend grosses from many, or even most countries may not be included.
Rank | Film | Worldwide opening ($ million) | Year | Ref[1] |
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1 | Zootopia | 233.9 | 2016 | [2] |
2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 218.4 | 2009 | [3] |
3 | Finding Dory | 185.7 | 2016 | [4] |
4 | Inside Out | 180.1 | 2015 | [5] |
5 | The Simpsons Movie | 170.9 | 2007 | [6] |
6 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 155 | 2014 | [7] |
7 | Despicable Me 2 | 147.7 | 2013 | [8] |
8 | The Secret Life of Pets | 147.1 | 2016 | [9] |
9 | Toy Story 3 | 145.3 | 2010 | [10] |
10 | Finding Nemo | 141.4 | 2003 | [11] |
11 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 137.6 | 2012 | [12] |
12 | Monsters University | 136.9 | 2013 | [13] |
13 | Shrek the Third | 136.8 | 2007 | [14] |
14 | Shrek 2 | 131.1 | 2004 | [15] |
15 | Minions | 128.3 | 2015 | [16] |
16 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | 126.9 | 2012 | [17] |
17 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | 125.7 | 2015 | [18] |
18 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | 117 | 2016 | [18] |
19 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | 115.4 | 2006 | [19] |
20 | Frozen | 110.6 | 2013 | [20] |
21 | Cars 2 | 109.9 | 2011 | [21] |
22 | The Lego Movie | 109 | 2014 | [22] |
23 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 108.9 | 2011 | [23] |
24 | The Croods | 106 | 2013 | [24] |
Timeline of biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2001
At least 5 animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Pixar is the only studio to hold the record on two different times.
Film | Established | Record-setting opening ($ million) | Ref[3] |
---|---|---|---|
Monsters, Inc* | 2001 | 84.8 | [25] |
Finding Nemo | 2003 | 141.4 | [15] |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 170.9 | [5] |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | 218.4 | [3] |
Zootopia | 2016 | 233.9 | [26] |
- = Monsters, Inc. was the first film to have an opening bigger than Toy Story 2.
Biggest opening weekend in U.S. and Canada for an animated film since 1982
This list charts films the top 50 highest-grossing animated opening weekends in U.S. and Canada for an animated film since 1982.
Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). Ninety-eight percent of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000 & 2015 is the most represented year, with six films each. Shrek and Ice Age are the most represented franchises with four films each.
DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 17 films on the list. While all films by Illumination Entertainment are on the list.
Opening weekend record holders in U.S. and Canada since 1982
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
At least 13 animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Two of these were in the DreamWorks animations Shrek franchise. Disney and Pixar held the record four times each as of 2016.
Film | Established | Record-setting opening ($ million) | Ref[59] |
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The Secret of NIMH | 1982 | 1.4 | [60] |
The Last Unicorn | 2.3 | [61] | |
The Care Bears Movie | 1985 | 3.7 | [62] |
The Black Cauldron | 4.1 | [63] | |
An American Tail | 1986 | 5.2 | [64] |
The Land Before Time | 1988 | 7.5 | [65] |
Aladdin | 1992 | 19.3 | [66] |
The Lion King | 1994 | 40.9 | [67] |
Toy Story 2 | 1999 | 57.4 | [38] |
Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | 62.6 | [68] |
Finding Nemo | 2003 | 70.3 | [69] |
Shrek 2 | 2004 | 108.0 | [70] |
Shrek The Third | 2007 | 121.6 | [71] |
Finding Dory | 2016 | 135.1 | [28] |
Biggest opening week in U.S. and Canada for an animated film since 1976
This list charts films that had openings in excess of $70 million in their first week.
Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 53.1% of the films in the top 32 were released after 2010, 2012 is the most represented year, with four films. Shrek, Madagascar, and Despicable Me, are the most represented franchises with three films. All films in the Main series Cars, Finding Nemo, main film series of Madagascar and Despicable Me are on the list. Pixar are the most represented studio with 13 films on the list.
Biggest opening day in U.S. and Canada for an animated film since 1992
This list charts films that had openings in excess of $16 million in their first day in U.S. and Canada for a animated film since 1992. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 53.5% of the films in the top 28 were released after 2010. 2008 is the most represented year on the list with 4 films.
All films in the main series Cars, Despicable Me, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo are present on this list and also these are the most represented franchise with 2 films each. Pixar is the most represented studios with 12 films on the list.
rank | film | gross ($million) | year | Ref[104] |
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1 | Finding Dory | 54.7 | 2016 | [28] |
2 | Minions | 46.2 | 2015 | [16] |
3 | Toy Story 3 | 41.1 | 2010 | [8] |
4 | The Secret Life of Pets | 38.5 | 2016 | [9] |
5 | Shrek the Third | 38.4 | 2007 | [13] |
6 | Despicable Me 2 | 35 | 2013 | [6] |
7 | Inside Out | 34.3 | 2015 | [105] |
8 | Monsters University | 30.5 | 2013 | [10] |
9 | Cars 2 | 25.7 | 2011 | [20] |
10 | Brave | 24.6 | 2012 | [19] |
11 | WALL-E | 23.2 | 2008 | [35] |
12 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | 21.8 | 2006 | [15] |
13 | Up | 21.5 | 2009 | [33] |
14 | Despicable Me | 21.3 | 2010 | [39] |
15 | Shrek Forever After | 20.8 | 2010 | [17] |
16 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 20.7 | 2012 | [12] |
17 | The Incredibles | 20.5 | 2004 | [30] |
18 | Kung Fu Panda | 20.3 | 2008 | [23] |
19 | Finding Nemo | 20.2 | 2003 | [31] |
20 | Cars | 19.7 | 2006 | [36] |
21 | Zootopia | 19.5 | 2016 | [26] |
22 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 18.4 | 2014 | [44] |
23 | Monsters, Inc. | 17.8 | 2001 | [106] |
24 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 17.6 | 2008 | [107] |
25 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | 17.5 | 2007 | [108] |
26 | The LEGO Movie | 17.1 | 2014 | [109] |
27 | Monsters vs Aliens | 16.8 | 2008 | [110] |
28 | Ice Age Continental Drift | 16.7 | 2012 | [111] |
29 | Ratatouille | 16.6 | 2007 | [112] |
Biggest opening weekends overseas for an animated film since 2002
] This list charts films of Biggest opening weekends overseas for an animated film since 2002. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 80% of the films in the top 20 were released after 2010. 2016 are the most represented years on the list with 5 films. Films must exceed $40 million.
Blue Sky and the most represented studios with 5 films on the list.
rank | film | overseas gross ($million) | year | Ref[113] |
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1 | Zootopia | 158.8 | 2016 | [26] |
2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 151.7 | 2009 | [3] |
3 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 105 | 2014 | [114] |
4 | The Simpsons Movie | 96.9 | 2007 | [5] |
5 | Inside Out | 89.6 | 2015 | [115] |
6 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | 80.3 | 2012 | [116] |
7 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 77.3 | 2013 | [12] |
8 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | 77.3 | 2015 | [117] |
9 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | 75.7 | 2016 | [118] |
10 | Finding Nemo | 71.1 | 2003 | [119] |
11 | Rio 2 | 63 | 2014 | [120] |
12 | The Adventures of Tintin | 56.2 | 2011 | [121] |
13 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 55.5 | 2011 | [122] |
14 | Rio | 54.9 | 2011 | [123] |
15 | Monsters University | 54.5 | 2013 | [124] |
16 | Finding Dory | 50.6 | 2016 | [28] |
17 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | 47.4 | 2006 | [125] |
18 | The Angry Birds Movie | 43 | 2016 | [126] |
19 | Cars 2 | 42.9 | 2011 | [127] |
20 | The Secret Life of Pets | 42.7 | 2016 | [9] |
Timeline of biggest overseas openings for an animated film since 2001
At least 6 animated films have held the record of highest-grossing animated film at different times. Pixar, Blue Sky and Disney are the only studios to have held the record on two different times.
Film | Established | Record-setting opening ($ million) | Ref[128] |
---|---|---|---|
Recess: School's Out | 2001 | 0.6 | [129] |
Pokémon 3: The Movie | 1.8 | [130] | |
Shrek | 6.2 | [131] | |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire | 9.4 | [132] | |
Monsters, Inc | 22.3 | [133] | |
Ice Age | 2002 | 32.3 | [134] |
Finding Nemo | 2003 | 71.1 | [15] |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 96.9 | [5] |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | 151.7 | [3] |
Zootopia | 2016 | 158.8 | [26] |
See also
- List of highest-grossing animated films
- List of highest-grossing openings for films
- Most expensive animated films
- List of animated box office bombs
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