The 8 highest-grossing animated movies ever made
Inside Out 2, Frozen, and Minions are among highest-grossing animated films ever
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Updated February 26, 2025
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.
Check out the eight highest-grossing animated films ever produced, according to the box office analysis service Box Office Mojo.
08: Toy Story 4 — $1.07 billion
07: Minions — $1.15 billion
06: Incredibles 2 — $1.24 billion
05: Frozen — $1.3 billion
04: The Super Mario Bros. Movie — $1.36 billion
03: Frozen II — $1.45 billion
02: The Lion King (2019) — $1.66 billion
01: Inside Out 2 — $1.69 billion