
Half of 2024’s top 10 highest-grossing films were animated movies — Inside Out 2 (DIS), Moana 2, Despicable Me 4 (CMCSA), Mufasa: The Lion King, and Kung Fu Panda 4. Their box office dominance isn’t surprising. Animated films have always been a Hollywood goldmine, usually targeting not just children but families and even adults. It’s a formula that has worked for decades with of the biggest blockbusters in history being animated.
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Check out the eight highest-grossing animated films ever produced, according to the box office analysis service Box Office Mojo.