Animation - Fantasy
1978-Present
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
Shrek 2
DW
$441,226,247
4,223
$108,037,878
4,163
5/19/04
2
Shrek the Third
P/DW
$322,719,944
4,172
$121,629,270
4,122
5/18/07
3
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
4
Shrek Forever After
P/DW
$238,736,787
4,386
$70,838,207
4,359
5/21/10
5
Brave
BV
$237,283,207
4,164
$66,323,594
4,164
6/22/12
6
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$218,967,620
1,960
$162,146
2
11/15/91
7
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
8
Aladdin
BV
$217,350,219
2,331
$196,664
2
11/13/92
9
Tangled
BV
$200,821,936
3,603
$48,767,052
3,603
11/24/10
10
Hotel Transylvania
Sony
$148,313,048
3,375
$42,522,194
3,349
9/28/12
11
Mulan
BV
$120,620,254
2,953
$22,745,143
2,888
6/19/98
12
The Little Mermaid
BV
$111,543,479
1,533
$6,031,914
994
11/17/89
13
The Princess and the Frog
BV
$104,400,899
3,475
$786,190
2
11/25/09
14
Rise of the Guardians
P/DW
$103,412,758
3,672
$23,773,465
3,653
11/21/12
15
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
BV
$100,138,851
2,835
$21,037,414
2,778
6/21/96
16
Hercules
BV
$99,112,101
2,930
$249,567
1
6/15/97
17
Epic
Fox
$95,713,528
3,894
$33,531,068
3,882
5/24/13
18
Beowulf
Par.
$82,280,579
3,249
$27,515,871
3,153
11/16/07
19
Anastasia
Fox
$58,406,347
2,511
$120,541
1
11/14/97
20
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
WB
$55,675,313
3,575
$16,112,211
3,575
9/24/10
21
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
WB
$53,359,111
3,204
$388,166
5
9/16/05
22
Hoodwinked
Wein.
$51,386,611
3,020
$12,401,900
2,394
12/16/05
23
Return to Never Land
BV
$48,430,258
2,626
$11,889,631
2,605
2/15/02
24
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Sony
$32,131,830
2,649
$11,408,853
2,649
7/11/01
25
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
UA
$30,471,420
31
$626,649
31
11/15/78
26
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
DW
$26,483,452
3,086
$6,874,477
3,086
7/2/03
27
The Care Bears Movie
Gold.
$22,934,622
1,003
$3,725,001
1,003
3/29/85
28
Quest for Camelot
WB
$22,510,798
3,107
$6,041,602
3,107
5/15/98
29
The Black Cauldron
BV
$21,288,692
1,276
$4,180,110
1,276
7/26/85
30
Happily N'Ever After
LGF
$15,589,393
2,381
$6,608,244
2,381
1/5/07
31
Arthur and the Invisibles
MGM/W
$15,132,763
2,248
n/a
1
12/29/06
32
Ponyo
BV
$15,090,399
927
$3,585,852
927
8/14/09
33
The Pagemaster
Fox
$13,670,688
1,803
$4,188,399
1,803
11/23/94
34
Thumbelina
WB
$11,373,501
1,502
$2,318,822
1,502
4/1/94
35
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Wein.
$10,143,779
2,505
$4,108,630
2,505
4/29/11
36
Spirited Away
BV
$10,055,859
714
$449,839
26
9/20/02
37
The Swan Princess
NL
$9,771,658
1,406
$2,445,155
1,404
11/18/94
38
The Care Bears Movie 2
Col.
$8,540,346
1,476
$2,489,750
1,446
3/7/86
39
He-Man and She-Ra in The Secret of the Sword
Atl
$7,660,857
-
n/a
-
3/22/85
40
The Last Unicorn
JenF
$6,455,330
690
$2,250,000
648
11/19/82
41
My Little Pony
DEG
$5,958,456
1,003
$416,108
421
6/6/86
42
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
WB
$4,889,971
1,090
$1,847,962
1,088
11/15/85
43
Howl's Moving Castle
BV
$4,711,096
202
$427,987
36
6/10/05
44
Happily Ever After
1NF
$3,299,382
1,018
$1,756,050
1,018
5/28/93
45
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
NW
$3,261,638
-
n/a
-
12/25/87
46
The Care Bears Movie 3
Cinpx
$2,608,000
1,094
$1,005,386
1,094
8/7/87
47
Princess Mononoke
Mira.
$2,375,308
129
$144,446
8
10/29/99
48
The Princess and the Goblin
Hemd
$2,105,078
795
$451,560
795
6/3/94
49
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Hemd
$1,368,000
579
$407,695
579
8/21/92
50
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Atl
$849,915
221
$226,525
221
1/17/86
51
Fire and Ice
Fox
$760,883
89
$263,238
89
8/26/83
52
Delgo
Free
$694,782
2,160
$511,920
2,160
12/12/08
53
The Swan Princess II
Leg.
$273,644
97
n/a
-
7/18/97
54
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie
Elev.
$180,440
5
$62,340
5
10/19/12
55
Escaflowne: The Movie
Band.
$94,060
5
$16,692
5
1/25/02
56
A Troll in Central Park
WB
$71,368
-
n/a
-
10/7/94
57
Tales of the Night
GK
$10,975
1
$7,154
1
9/26/12
58
Tamala 2010
Vita.
$3,386
1
$3,386
1
4/2/04
TOTAL (All Movies): $3,907,967,108 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $67,378,743 1,910 $13,620,517 1,673 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $3,855,874,118 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $87,633,503 2,486 $22,429,562 2,492 -
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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