Rise of the Guardians
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
2
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
3,256
$55,082,330
3,127
11/17/00
3
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
4
Kung Fu Panda
P/DW
$215,434,591
4,136
$60,239,130
4,114
6/6/08
5
Tangled
BV
$200,821,936
3,603
$48,767,052
3,603
11/24/10
6
Happy Feet
WB
$198,000,317
3,804
$41,533,432
3,804
11/17/06
7
Madagascar
DW
$193,595,521
4,142
$47,224,594
4,131
5/27/05
8
The Croods
Fox
$182,651,450
4,065
$43,639,736
4,046
3/22/13
9
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$180,010,950
4,065
$63,106,589
4,056
11/7/08
10
Elf
NL
$173,398,518
3,381
$31,113,501
3,337
11/7/03
11
Shark Tale
DW
$160,861,908
4,070
$47,604,606
4,016
10/1/04
12
Puss in Boots
P/DW
$149,260,504
3,963
$34,077,439
3,952
10/28/11
13
Megamind
P/DW
$148,415,853
3,949
$46,016,833
3,944
11/5/10
14
Hotel Transylvania
Sony
$148,313,048
3,375
$42,522,194
3,349
9/28/12
15
The Santa Clause
BV
$144,833,357
2,388
$19,321,992
2,183
11/11/94
16
The Santa Clause 2
BV
$139,236,327
3,352
$29,008,696
3,350
11/1/02
17
A Christmas Carol (2009)
BV
$137,855,863
3,683
$30,051,075
3,683
11/6/09
18
Bee Movie
P/DW
$126,631,277
3,984
$38,021,044
3,928
11/2/07
19
Bolt
BV
$114,053,579
3,654
$26,223,128
3,651
11/21/08
20
The Cat in the Hat
Uni.
$101,149,285
3,467
$38,329,160
3,464
11/21/03
21
Epic
Fox
$95,713,528
3,894
$33,531,068
3,882
5/24/13
22
Antz
DW
$90,757,863
2,929
$17,195,160
2,449
10/2/98
23
The Muppets
BV
$88,631,237
3,440
$29,239,026
3,440
11/23/11
24
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
BV
$84,500,122
3,458
$19,504,038
3,458
11/3/06
25
Fred Claus
WB
$72,006,777
3,603
$18,515,473
3,603
11/9/07
26
Flushed Away
P/DW
$64,665,672
3,707
$18,814,323
3,707
11/3/06
27
Happy Feet Two
WB
$64,006,466
3,611
$21,237,068
3,606
11/18/11
28
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
DW
$56,110,897
3,656
$16,025,987
3,645
10/5/05
29
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
WB
$55,675,313
3,575
$16,112,211
3,575
9/24/10
30
Arthur Christmas
Sony
$46,462,469
3,376
$12,068,931
3,376
11/23/11
31
Planet 51
Sony
$42,194,060
3,035
$12,286,129
3,035
11/20/09
32
Jack Frost
WB
$34,562,556
2,152
$7,104,125
2,152
12/11/98
33
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fox
$21,002,919
2,304
$265,900
4
11/13/09
34
Turbo
Fox
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/17/13
Averages: $125,767,801 3,437 $31,814,001 3,434
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