Animation - Fantasy
1978-Present
Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
43
Happily Ever After
1st National Film Group
$3,299,382
1,018
$1,756,050
1,018
5/28/93
2
38
He-Man and She-Ra in The Secret of the Sword
Atlantic
$7,660,857
-
n/a
-
3/22/85
3
49
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Atlantic
$849,915
221
$226,525
221
1/17/86
4
54
Escaflowne: The Movie
Bandai
$94,060
5
$16,692
5
1/25/02
5
5
Brave
Buena Vista
$237,283,207
4,164
$66,323,594
4,164
6/22/12
6
6
Beauty and the Beast
Buena Vista
$218,967,620
1,960
$162,146
2
11/15/91
7
8
Aladdin
Buena Vista
$217,350,219
2,331
$196,664
2
11/13/92
8
9
Tangled
Buena Vista
$200,821,936
3,603
$48,767,052
3,603
11/24/10
9
11
Mulan
Buena Vista
$120,620,254
2,953
$22,745,143
2,888
6/19/98
10
12
The Little Mermaid
Buena Vista
$111,543,479
1,533
$6,031,914
994
11/17/89
11
13
The Princess and the Frog
Buena Vista
$104,400,899
3,475
$786,190
2
11/25/09
12
15
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buena Vista
$100,138,851
2,835
$21,037,414
2,778
6/21/96
13
16
Hercules
Buena Vista
$99,112,101
2,930
$249,567
1
6/15/97
14
22
Return to Never Land
Buena Vista
$48,430,258
2,626
$11,889,631
2,605
2/15/02
15
28
The Black Cauldron
Buena Vista
$21,288,692
1,276
$4,180,110
1,276
7/26/85
16
31
Ponyo
Buena Vista
$15,090,399
927
$3,585,852
927
8/14/09
17
35
Spirited Away
Buena Vista
$10,055,859
714
$449,839
26
9/20/02
18
42
Howl's Moving Castle
Buena Vista
$4,711,096
202
$427,987
36
6/10/05
19
45
The Care Bears Movie 3
Cineplex Odeon
$2,608,000
1,094
$1,005,386
1,094
8/7/87
20
37
The Care Bears Movie 2
Columbia
$8,540,346
1,476
$2,489,750
1,446
3/7/86
21
40
My Little Pony
DEG
$5,958,456
1,003
$416,108
421
6/6/86
22
1
Shrek 2
DreamWorks
$441,226,247
4,223
$108,037,878
4,163
5/19/04
23
3
Shrek
DreamWorks
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
24
25
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
DreamWorks
$26,483,452
3,086
$6,874,477
3,086
7/2/03
25
53
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie
Eleven Arts
$111,130
5
$62,340
5
10/19/12
26
18
Anastasia
Fox
$58,406,347
2,511
$120,541
1
11/14/97
27
32
The Pagemaster
Fox
$13,670,688
1,803
$4,188,399
1,803
11/23/94
28
50
Fire and Ice
Fox
$760,883
89
$263,238
89
8/26/83
29
51
Delgo
Freestyle Releasing
$694,782
2,160
$511,920
2,160
12/12/08
30
56
Tales of the Night
GKIDS
$10,975
1
$7,154
1
9/26/12
31
47
The Princess and the Goblin
Hemdale
$2,105,078
795
$451,560
795
6/3/94
32
48
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Hemdale
$1,368,000
579
$407,695
579
8/21/92
33
39
The Last Unicorn
Jensen Farley
$6,455,330
690
$2,250,000
648
11/19/82
34
52
The Swan Princess II
Legacy
$273,644
97
n/a
-
7/18/97
35
29
Happily N'Ever After
Lionsgate
$15,589,393
2,381
$6,608,244
2,381
1/5/07
36
30
Arthur and the Invisibles
MGM (Weinstein)
$15,132,763
2,248
n/a
1
12/29/06
37
46
Princess Mononoke
Miramax
$2,375,308
129
$144,446
8
10/29/99
38
36
The Swan Princess
New Line
$9,771,658
1,406
$2,445,155
1,404
11/18/94
39
44
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
New World
$3,261,638
-
n/a
-
12/25/87
40
17
Beowulf
Paramount
$82,280,579
3,249
$27,515,871
3,153
11/16/07
41
2
Shrek the Third
Paramount (DreamWorks)
$322,719,944
4,172
$121,629,270
4,122
5/18/07
42
4
Shrek Forever After
Paramount (DreamWorks)
$238,736,787
4,386
$70,838,207
4,359
5/21/10
43
7
How to Train Your Dragon
Paramount (DreamWorks)
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
44
14
Rise of the Guardians
Paramount (DreamWorks)
$103,412,758
3,672
$23,773,465
3,653
11/21/12
45
26
The Care Bears Movie
Samuel Goldwyn
$22,934,622
1,003
$3,725,001
1,003
3/29/85
46
10
Hotel Transylvania
Sony / Columbia
$148,313,048
3,375
$42,522,194
3,349
9/28/12
47
23
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Sony / Columbia
$32,131,830
2,649
$11,408,853
2,649
7/11/01
48
24
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
United Artists
$30,471,420
31
$626,649
31
11/15/78
49
57
Tamala 2010
Vitagraph
$3,386
1
$3,386
1
4/2/04
50
19
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Warner Bros.
$55,675,313
3,575
$16,112,211
3,575
9/24/10
51
20
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Warner Bros.
$53,359,111
3,204
$388,166
5
9/16/05
52
27
Quest for Camelot
Warner Bros.
$22,510,798
3,107
$6,041,602
3,107
5/15/98
53
33
Thumbelina
Warner Bros.
$11,373,501
1,502
$2,318,822
1,502
4/1/94
54
41
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Warner Bros.
$4,889,971
1,090
$1,847,962
1,088
11/15/85
55
55
A Troll in Central Park
Warner Bros.
$71,368
-
n/a
-
10/7/94
56
21
Hoodwinked
Weinstein Company
$51,386,611
3,020
$12,401,900
2,394
12/16/05
57
34
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Weinstein Company
$10,143,779
2,505
$4,108,630
2,505
4/29/11
TOTAL (All Movies): $3,812,184,270 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $66,880,426 1,875 $13,271,209 1,630 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $3,760,160,590 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $87,445,595 2,454 $22,103,047 2,451 -
NOTE: ""Fantasy"" refers to movies about a quest set in a fantastical world, be it this one with supernatural tendencies or another one a la Middle-earth. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com .
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