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 animated 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). 2013 and 2016 are the most represented year, with four films. The Ice Age franchise is the most represented franchise with three films. Pixar and DreamWorks Animation are the most represented studios, each with five 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.

RankFilmWorldwide opening ($ million)YearRef[1]
1Incredibles 2235.82018[2]
2Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs218.42009[3]
3Finding Dory185.72016[4]
4The Simpsons Movie170.92007[5]
5Despicable Me 2147.42013[6]
6Toy Story 3145.32010[7]
7Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted137.62012[8]
8Monsters University136.92013[9]
9Shrek the Third136.82007[10]
10Shrek 2131.12004[11]
11Minions128.32015[12]
12 Ice Age: Continental Drift 126.92012[13]
13The Secret Life of Pets118.62016[14]
14Ice Age: The Meltdown115.42006[15]
15Frozen110.62013[16]
16Cars 2109.02011[17]
17Kung Fu Panda 2108.92011[18]
18 The Croods 106.02013[19]

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 three different occasions.

Film Established Record-setting opening ($ million) Ref[1]
Monsters, Inc* 2001 84.8 [20]
Finding Nemo 2003 141.4 [11]
The Simpsons Movie 2007 170.9 [21]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 218.4 [3]
Incredibles 2 2018 235.8 [2]

Biggest opening weekend in U.S. and Canada for an animated film

This list charts the top 50 highest-grossing opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada for an animated film.

Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). Ninety-eight percent of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000 & 2015 and 2016 is the most represented year, with six films each. Shrek, Ice Age and Despicable Me are the most represented franchises with four films each.

DreamWorks Animation and Pixar Animation Studios are the most represented studios with 17 films each on the list.

rankfilmgross ($million)yearRef[22]
1Incredibles 2182.62018[23]
2Finding Dory135.12016[24]
3Shrek the Third121.62007[9]
4Minions115.22015[12]
5Toy Story 3110.32010[6]
6Shrek 2108.02004[10]
7The Secret Life of Pets104.32016[14]
8Inside Out90.42015[21]
9Despicable Me 283.52013[5]
10Monsters University82.42013[7]
11Zootopia75.12016[25]
12The Simpsons Movie742007[21]
13Despicable Me 372.42017[26]
14Shrek Forever After70.82010[13]
15The Incredibles70.42004[27]
16Finding Nemo70.32003[28]
17The Lorax70.22012[29]
18The Lego Movie69.12014[30]
19Up68.12009[31]
20Ice Age: The Meltdown682006[11]
21Frozen67.42013[32]
22Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs66.72009[3]
23Brave66.32012[15]
24Cars 266.132011[16]
25Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa63.112008[17]
26WALL-E63.102008[33]
27Monsters, Inc.62.32001[34]
28Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted60.32012[8]
29Kung Fu Panda60.22008[18]
30Cars60.12006[35]
31Monsters vs. Aliens59.32009[36]
32Toy Story 257.41999[37]
33Moana56.62016[38]
34Despicable Me56.42010[39]
35Big Hero 656.22014[40]
36The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water55.42015[41]
37Cars 353.72017[42]
38The Lego Batman Movie532017[43]
39Home52.12015[44]
40Coco50.82017[45]
41The Boss Baby50.22017[46]
42How to Train Your Dragon 249.52014[47]
43Wreck-It Ralph492012[48]
44Tangled48.82010[49]
45Hotel Transylvania 248.52015[50]
46Kung Fu Panda 247.72011[51]
47Shark Tale47.62004[52]
48Madagascar47.22005[53]
49Ratatouille472007[54]
50Ice Age: Continental Drift46.62012[55]

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 15 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 five times each as of 2018.

Film Established Record-setting opening ($ million) Ref[56]
The Secret of NIMH 1982 1.4 [57]
The Last Unicorn 2.3 [58]
The Care Bears Movie 1985 3.7 [59]
The Black Cauldron 4.1 [60]
An American Tail 1986 5.2 [61]
The Land Before Time 1988 7.5 [62]
Aladdin 1992 19.3 [63]
The Lion King 1994 40.9 [64]
Toy Story 2 1999 57.4 [37]
Monsters, Inc. 2001 62.6 [65]
Finding Nemo 2003 70.3 [66]
Shrek 2 2004 108.0 [67]
Shrek The Third 2007 121.6 [68]
Finding Dory 2016 135.1 [24]
Incredibles 2 2018 182.6 [23]

Biggest opening week in U.S. and Canada for an animated film

This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $70 million in their first week.

Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 42.8% of the films in the top 35 were released after 2010, 2016 is the most represented year, with four films. Shrek, Madagascar, and Despicable Me, are the most represented franchises with three films. All films in Cars, The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, Madagascar main film series, and Despicable Me franchises are on the list. Pixar is the most represented studio with 14 films on the list.

rankfilmgross ($)yearref[69]
1Incredibles 2269.42018[23]
2Finding Dory213.32016[24]
3Toy Story 3167.62010[70]
4Minions166.52015[71]
5The Secret Life of Pets152.62016[72]
6Shrek the Third149.42007[68]
7Shrek 2143.82004[67]
8Inside Out132.82015[21]
9Despicable Me 2124.92013[73]
10Monsters University124.82013[74]
11The Simpsons Movie102.92007[75]
12Brave97.72012[76]
13Finding Nemo97.52003[66]
14WALL-E94.72008[77]
15Up93.12009[78]
16The Incredibles932004[79]
17Zootopia92.62016[80]
18Cars 290.92011[81]
19Shrek Forever After89.82010[82]
20Moana87.62016[38]
21Despicable Me85.62010[83]
22Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted852012[84]
23Kung Fu Panda83.72008[85]
24Cars83.32006[86]
25The Lorax82.92012[87]
26Ice Age: The Meltdown81.92006[15]
27Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa81.82008[88]
28Ratatouille80.52007[89]
29Monsters, Inc.80.32001[65]
30Frozen76.12013[32]
31Big Hero 675.62014[90]
32Cars 374.72017[91]
33Madagascar72.32005[92]
34Monsters vs. Aliens72.22009[93]
35Kung Fu Panda 270.32011[94]

Biggest opening day in U.S. and Canada for an animated film

This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $16 million on their first day of release in the U.S. and Canada. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 53.5% of the films in this list 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., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles are present on this list and Despicable Me is the most represented franchise with 4 films. Pixar is the most represented studios with 13 films on the list.

rankfilmgross ($million)yearRef[95]
1Incredibles 271.52018[2]
2Finding Dory54.72016[24]
3Minions46.22015[12]
4Toy Story 341.12010[6]
5The Secret Life of Pets38.52016[14]
6Shrek the Third38.42007[9]
7Despicable Me 2352013[5]
8Inside Out34.32015[96]
9Monsters University30.52013[7]
10Despicable Me 329.12017[26]
11Cars 225.72011[16]
12Brave24.62012[15]
13WALL-E23.22008[33]
14Ice Age: The Meltdown21.82006[11]
15Up21.52009[31]
16Despicable Me21.32010[39]
17Shrek Forever After20.82010[13]
18Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted20.72012[8]
19The Incredibles20.52004[27]
20Kung Fu Panda20.32008[18]
21Finding Nemo20.22003[28]
22Cars19.72006[35]
23Zootopia19.52016[25]
24How to Train Your Dragon 218.42014[47]
25Monsters, Inc.17.82001[20]
26Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa17.62008[97]
27Dr. Seuss' The Lorax17.52012[98]
28The Lego Movie17.12014[99]
29Monsters vs Aliens16.82009[100]
30Ice Age Continental Drift16.72012[101]
31Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation16.92018[102]
32Ratatouille16.62007[103]

Biggest opening weekends overseas for an animated film since 2002

This list charts the biggest opening weekends overseas for an animated film since 2002. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 75% of the films in the top 12 were released after 2010. 2011 are the most represented years on the list with 4 films. Films must exceed $40 million.

Blue Sky is the most represented studios with 5 films on the list.

rankfilmoverseas gross ($million)yearRef[104]
1Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs151.72009[3]
2The Simpsons Movie96.92007[21]
3Ice Age: Continental Drift80.32012[105]
4Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted77.32013[8]
5The Adventures of Tintin56.22011[106]
6Kung Fu Panda 255.52011[94]
7Rio54.92011[107]
8Monsters University54.52013[74]
9Incredibles 253.12018[23]
10Finding Dory50.62016[24]
11Ice Age: The Meltdown47.42006[15]
12The Angry Birds Movie432016[108]
13Cars 242.92011[81]

See also

References

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