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Animation 1980-Present (Excludes re-issues of movies originally released before 1980.) Total Grosses Opening Weekends Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-291 Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Total Theaters / Avg. Total Gross Release Date 1 Shrek the Third P/DW $121,629,270 37.7% 4,122 $29,507 $322,719,944 5/18/07 2 Toy Story 3 BV $110,307,189 26.6% 4,028 $27,385 $415,004,880 6/18/10 3 Shrek 2 DW $108,037,878 24.5% 4,163 $25,951 $441,226,247 5/19/04 4 The Simpsons Movie Fox $74,036,787 40.4% 3,922 $18,877 $183,135,014 7/27/07 5 Shrek Forever After P/DW $70,838,207 29.7% 4,359 $16,251 $238,736,787 5/21/10 6 The Incredibles BV $70,467,623 27.0% 3,933 $17,917 $261,441,092 11/5/04 7 Finding Nemo BV $70,251,710 20.7% 3,374 $20,821 $339,714,978 5/30/03 8 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $70,217,070 32.8% 3,729 $18,830 $214,030,500 3/2/12 9 Up BV $68,108,790 23.2% 3,766 $18,085 $293,004,164 5/29/09 10 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $68,033,544 34.8% 3,964 $17,162 $195,330,621 3/31/06 11 Brave BV $66,323,594 28.0% 4,164 $15,928 $237,283,207 6/22/12 12 Cars 2 BV $66,135,507 34.5% 4,115 $16,072 $191,452,396 6/24/11 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $63,106,589 35.1% 4,056 $15,559 $180,010,950 11/7/08 14 WALL-E BV $63,087,526 28.2% 3,992 $15,803 $223,808,164 6/27/08 15 Monsters, Inc. BV $62,577,067 24.5% 3,237 $19,331 $255,873,250 11/2/01 16 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $60,316,738 27.9% 4,258 $14,166 $216,391,482 6/8/12 17 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $60,239,130 28.0% 4,114 $14,642 $215,434,591 6/6/08 18 Cars BV $60,119,509 24.6% 3,985 $15,086 $244,082,982 6/9/06 19 Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $59,321,095 29.9% 4,104 $14,454 $198,351,526 3/27/09 20 Toy Story 2 BV $57,388,839 23.3% 3,236 $17,734 $245,852,179 11/24/99 21 Despicable Me Uni. $56,397,125 22.4% 3,476 $16,225 $251,513,985 7/9/10 22 Wreck-It Ralph BV $49,038,712 25.9% 3,752 $13,070 $189,422,889 11/2/12 23 Tangled BV $48,767,052 24.3% 3,603 $13,535 $200,821,936 11/24/10 24 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $47,656,302 28.8% 3,925 $12,142 $165,249,063 5/26/11 25 Shark Tale DW $47,604,606 29.6% 4,016 $11,853 $160,861,908 10/1/04 26 Madagascar DW $47,224,594 24.4% 4,131 $11,431 $193,595,521 5/27/05 27 Ratatouille BV $47,027,395 22.8% 3,940 $11,935 $206,445,654 6/29/07 28 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $46,629,259 28.9% 3,881 $12,015 $161,321,843 7/13/12 29 Ice Age Fox $46,312,454 26.3% 3,316 $13,966 $176,387,405 3/15/02 30 Megamind P/DW $46,016,833 31.0% 3,944 $11,668 $148,415,853 11/5/10 31 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Fox $45,012,998 29.1% 3,954 $11,384 $154,529,439 3/14/08 32 How to Train Your Dragon P/DW $43,732,319 20.1% 4,055 $10,785 $217,581,231 3/26/10 33 The Croods Fox $43,639,736 24.7% 4,046 $10,786 $176,750,000 3/22/13 34 Hotel Transylvania Sony $42,522,194 28.7% 3,349 $12,697 $148,313,048 9/28/12 35 Shrek DW $42,347,760 15.8% 3,587 $11,805 $267,665,011 5/16/01 36 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $41,690,382 21.2% 4,099 $10,171 $196,573,705 7/1/09 37 Happy Feet WB $41,533,432 21.0% 3,804 $10,918 $198,000,317 11/17/06 38 The Lion King BV $40,888,194 13.1% 2,552 $16,022 $312,855,561 6/24/94 39 Chicken Little BV $40,049,778 29.6% 3,654 $10,960 $135,386,665 11/4/05 40 Rio Fox $39,225,962 27.3% 3,826 $10,252 $143,619,809 4/15/11 41 Dinosaur BV $38,854,851 28.2% 3,257 $11,929 $137,748,063 5/19/00 42 Over the Hedge P/DW $38,457,003 24.8% 4,059 $9,474 $155,019,340 5/19/06 43 Rango Par. $38,079,323 30.8% 3,917 $9,722 $123,477,607 3/4/11 44 Bee Movie P/DW $38,021,044 30.0% 3,928 $9,679 $126,631,277 11/2/07 45 Robots Fox $36,045,301 28.1% 3,776 $9,545 $128,200,012 3/11/05 46 Lilo & Stitch BV $35,260,212 24.2% 3,191 $11,049 $145,794,338 6/21/02 47 Tarzan BV $34,221,968 20.0% 3,005 $11,388 $171,091,819 6/16/99 48 Puss in Boots P/DW $34,077,439 22.8% 3,952 $8,623 $149,260,504 10/28/11 49 A Bug's Life BV $33,258,052 20.4% 2,686 $12,382 $162,798,565 11/27/98 50 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Par. $32,018,216 37.5% 3,212 $9,968 $85,417,988 11/19/04 51 Pokemon: The First Movie WB $31,036,678 36.2% 3,043 $10,199 $85,744,662 11/10/99 52 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $30,304,648 24.3% 3,119 $9,716 $124,870,275 9/18/09 53 A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $30,051,075 21.8% 3,683 $8,159 $137,855,863 11/6/09 54 Pocahontas BV $29,531,619 20.9% 2,569 $11,495 $141,579,773 6/23/95 55 Toy Story BV $29,140,617 15.2% 2,457 $11,860 $191,796,233 11/22/95 56 Space Jam WB $27,528,529 30.4% 2,650 $10,388 $90,418,342 11/15/96 57 Beowulf Par. $27,515,871 33.4% 3,153 $8,726 $82,280,579 11/16/07 58 The Rugrats Movie Par. $27,321,470 27.2% 2,782 $9,820 $100,494,675 11/20/98 59 Bolt BV $26,223,128 23.0% 3,651 $7,182 $114,053,579 11/21/08 60 Gnomeo and Juliet BV $25,356,909 25.4% 2,994 $8,469 $99,967,670 2/11/11 61 Meet the Robinsons BV $25,123,781 25.7% 3,413 $7,361 $97,822,171 3/30/07 62 TMNT WB $24,255,205 44.8% 3,110 $7,799 $54,149,098 3/23/07 63 The Princess and the Frog BV $24,208,916 23.2% 3,434 $7,050 $104,400,899 12/11/09 64 Rise of the Guardians P/DW $23,773,465 23.0% 3,653 $6,508 $103,412,758 11/21/12 65 Open Season Sony $23,624,548 27.8% 3,833 $6,163 $85,105,259 9/29/06 66 The Polar Express WB $23,323,463 14.3% 3,650 $6,389 $162,775,358 11/10/04 67 Mulan BV $22,745,143 18.9% 2,888 $7,876 $120,620,254 6/19/98 68 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Par. $22,718,184 29.7% 2,934 $7,743 $76,507,756 11/17/00 69 Monster House Sony $22,217,226 30.2% 3,553 $6,253 $73,661,010 7/21/06 70 Hercules BV $21,454,451 21.6% 2,621 $8,185 $99,112,101 6/27/97 71 Happy Feet Two WB $21,237,068 33.2% 3,606 $5,889 $64,006,466 11/18/11 72 The Hunchback of Notre Dame BV $21,037,414 21.0% 2,778 $7,572 $100,138,851 6/21/96 73 Atlantis: The Lost Empire BV $20,342,105 24.2% 3,011 $6,755 $84,056,472 6/15/01 74 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Par. $20,114,233 31.9% 2,190 $9,184 $63,118,386 12/20/96 75 Pokemon: The Movie 2000 WB $19,575,608 44.7% 2,752 $7,113 $43,758,684 7/21/00 76 Brother Bear BV $19,404,492 22.7% 3,030 $6,404 $85,336,277 11/1/03 77 Aladdin BV $19,289,073 8.9% 1,131 $17,054 $217,350,219 11/25/92 78 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride WB $19,145,480 35.9% 3,204 $5,975 $53,359,111 9/23/05 79 Flushed Away P/DW $18,814,323 29.1% 3,707 $5,075 $64,665,672 11/3/06 80 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DW $17,770,036 24.2% 3,317 $5,357 $73,280,117 5/24/02 81 Surf's Up Sony $17,640,249 30.0% 3,528 $5,000 $58,867,694 6/8/07 82 Chicken Run DW $17,506,162 16.4% 2,491 $7,027 $106,834,564 6/23/00 83 Antz DW $17,195,160 18.9% 2,449 $7,021 $90,757,863 10/2/98 84 Coraline Focus $16,849,640 22.4% 2,299 $7,329 $75,286,229 2/6/09 85 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole WB $16,112,211 28.9% 3,575 $4,507 $55,675,313 9/24/10 86 Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DW $16,025,987 28.6% 3,645 $4,396 $56,110,897 10/7/05 87 Escape From Planet Earth Wein. $15,891,055 28.6% 3,288 $4,833 $55,589,800 2/15/13 88 Barnyard: The Original Party Animals Par. $15,820,864 21.8% 3,311 $4,778 $72,637,803 8/4/06 89 Curious George Uni. $14,703,405 25.2% 2,566 $5,730 $58,360,760 2/10/06 90 Star Wars: The Clone Wars WB $14,611,273 41.6% 3,452 $4,233 $35,161,554 8/15/08 91 The Prince of Egypt DW $14,524,321 14.3% 3,118 $4,658 $101,413,188 12/18/98 92 Anastasia Fox $14,104,933 24.1% 2,140 $6,591 $58,406,347 11/21/97 93 ParaNorman Focus $14,087,050 25.2% 3,429 $4,108 $56,003,051 8/17/12 94 Home on the Range BV $13,880,771 27.7% 3,047 $4,555 $50,030,461 4/2/04 95 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Par. $13,832,786 17.1% 3,139 $4,406 $80,936,232 12/21/01 96 The Road to El Dorado DW $12,846,652 25.3% 3,218 $3,992 $50,863,742 3/31/00 97 Hoodwinked Wein. $12,401,900 24.1% 2,394 $5,180 $51,386,611 1/13/06 98 Planet 51 Sony $12,286,129 29.1% 3,035 $4,048 $42,194,060 11/20/09 99 Treasure Planet BV $12,083,248 31.7% 3,227 $3,744 $38,176,783 11/27/02 100 Arthur Christmas Sony $12,068,931 26.0% 3,376 $3,575 $46,462,469 11/23/11 AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only, 203 titles): $20,982,412 25.1% 2,614 $8,027 $83,617,431 - Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-291 Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart. Total Grosses Opening Weekends If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com.

UPCOMING RELEASES Title (click to view) Studio Release Date Leo the Lion Wein. 2013 The Trick or Treaters Wein. 2013 Santapprentice Wein. 2013 Epic Fox 5/24/13 Monsters University (CG) BV 6/21/13 Despicable Me 2 Uni. 7/3/13 Turbo Fox 7/17/13 Planes BV 8/9/13 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Sony 9/27/13 Free Birds Rela. 11/1/13 Frozen (2013) BV 11/27/13 Phineas and Ferb BV 2014 The Nut Job ORF 1/17/14 Lego WB 2/7/14 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Fox 3/7/14 Rio 2 Fox 4/11/14 The Good Dinosaur BV 5/30/14 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fox 6/20/14 The Boxtrolls Focus 10/17/14 Big Hero 6 BV 11/7/14 Happy Smekday! Fox 11/26/14 The Untitled Minions Project Uni. 12/19/14 Popeye (2014) Sony 2015 The Penguins of Madagascar Fox 3/27/15 B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations Fox 6/5/15 Inside Out BV 6/19/15 Untitled Illumination Entertainment 2015 Project Uni. 7/3/15 Hotel Transylvania 2 Sony 9/25/15 Untitled Peanuts Movie Fox 11/6/15 Finding Dory BV 11/25/15 Kung Fu Panda 3 Fox 12/23/15 Mumbai Musical (Working Title) Fox 3/18/16 How to Train Your Dragon 3 Fox 6/17/16 Angry Birds Sony 7/1/16 Anubis Fox 7/15/16 Trolls Fox 11/4/16 Ferdinand Fox 4/7/17 Opus: The Last Christmas Wein. TBD newt (CG) N/A TBD King of the Elves N/A TBD Truckers (working title) (CG) P/DW TBD Super Secret Ghost Project (untitled as of yet) (CG) P/DW TBD Marvin the Martian WB TBD Me and My Shadow Fox TBD Untitled Henry Selick Film N/A TBD The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dia De Los Muertos BV TBD