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List of highest-grossing openings for animated films

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The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for animated films. The list is dominated by recent films due to steadily increasing marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.

Tables

· Biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2002
Rank
Film
Worldwide opening ($ million)
Year
Ref
1
Zootopia 2
560
2025
2
Ne Zha 2
431
2025
3
Moana 2
389
2024
4
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
375
2023
5
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
372
2026
6
Frozen II
358
2019
7
Inside Out 2
294
2024
8
The Lion King (2019)
245
2019
9
Toy Story 4
244
2019
10
Minions: The Rise of Gru
241
2022
11
Incredibles 2
235
2018
12
Despicable Me 4
229
2024
13
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
218
2009
14
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
208
2023
15
Finding Dory
185
2016
16
The Simpsons Movie
170
2007
17
Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification
151
2020
18
Despicable Me 2
147
2013
19
Toy Story 3
145
2010
20
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
137
2012
21
Monsters University
136
2013
22
Shrek the Third
136
2007
23
Shrek 2
131
2004
24
Minions
128
2015
25
Ralph Breaks the Internet
127
2018
26
Ice Age: Continental Drift
126
2012
· Timeline of biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2001
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Established
2001
Record-setting opening ($ million)
84
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
Film
The Simpsons Movie
Established
2007
Record-setting opening ($ million)
170
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Film
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Established
2009
Record-setting opening ($ million)
218
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
Film
Incredibles 2
Established
2018
Record-setting opening ($ million)
235
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4
Film
Toy Story 4
Established
June 2019
Record-setting opening ($ million)
244
The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King (2019)
Film
The Lion King (2019)
Established
July 2019
Record-setting opening ($ million)
245
Frozen II
Frozen II
Film
Frozen II
Established
November 2019
Record-setting opening ($ million)
358
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Film
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Established
2023
Record-setting opening ($ million)
375
Moana 2
Moana 2
Film
Moana 2
Established
2024
Record-setting opening ($ million)
389
Ne Zha 2
Ne Zha 2
Film
Ne Zha 2
Established
January 2025
Record-setting opening ($ million)
431
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
Film
Zootopia 2
Established
November 2025
Record-setting opening ($ million)
560
Film
Established
Record-setting opening ($ million)
Ref
Monsters, Inc.
2001
84
The Simpsons Movie
2007
170
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
218
Incredibles 2
2018
235
Toy Story 4
June 2019
244
The Lion King (2019)
July 2019
245
Frozen II
November 2019
358
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
375
Moana 2
2024
389
Ne Zha 2
January 2025
431
Zootopia 2
November 2025
560
· Biggest opening weekend in U . and Canada for an animated film
Rank
Film
Gross ($ million)
Year
Ref
1.
The Lion King (2019)
191
2019
2.
Incredibles 2
182
2018
3.
Inside Out 2
154
2024
4.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
146
2023
5.
Moana 2
139
2024
6.
Finding Dory
135
2016
7.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
131
2026
8.
Frozen II
130
2019
9.
Shrek the Third
121
2007
10.
Toy Story 4
120
2019
11.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
120
2023
12.
Minions
115
2015
13.
Toy Story 3
110
2010
14.
Shrek 2
108
2004
15.
Minions: The Rise of Gru
107
2022
16.
The Secret Life of Pets
104
2016
17.
Zootopia 2
100
2025
18.
Inside Out
90
2015
19.
Despicable Me 2
83
2013
20.
Monsters University
82
2013
21.
Zootopia
75
2016
22.
Despicable Me 4
75
2024
23.
The Simpsons Movie
74
2007
24.
Despicable Me 3
72
2017
25.
Shrek Forever After
70
2010
26.
The Incredibles
70
2004
27.
Finding Nemo
70
2003
28.
The Lorax
70
2012
29.
The Lego Movie
69
2014
30.
Up
68
2009
31.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
68
2006
32.
The Grinch
67
2018
33.
Frozen
67
2013
34.
Brave
66
2012
35.
Cars 2
66
2011
36.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
63
2008
37.
WALL-E
63
2008
38.
Monsters, Inc.
62
2001
39.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
60
2012
40.
Kung Fu Panda
60
2008
41.
Cars
60
2006
42.
Monsters vs. Aliens
59
2009
43.
Kung Fu Panda 4
57
2024
44.
Toy Story 2
57
1999
45.
Moana
56
2016
46.
Despicable Me
56
2010
47.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
56
2018
48.
Big Hero 6
56
2014
49.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
55
2015
· Opening weekend record holders in U . and Canada since 1982
The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH
Film
The Secret of NIMH
Established
July 1982
Record-setting opening ($ million)
1
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn
Film
The Last Unicorn
Established
November 1982
Record-setting opening ($ million)
2
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Film
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Established
1983
Record-setting opening ($ million)
6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Film
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Established
1987
Record-setting opening ($ million)
7
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time
Film
The Land Before Time
Established
1988
Record-setting opening ($ million)
7
Aladdin
Aladdin
Film
Aladdin
Established
1992
Record-setting opening ($ million)
19
The Lion King
The Lion King
Film
The Lion King
Established
1994
Record-setting opening ($ million)
40
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
Film
Toy Story 2
Established
1999
Record-setting opening ($ million)
57
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Established
2001
Record-setting opening ($ million)
62
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
Film
Finding Nemo
Established
2003
Record-setting opening ($ million)
70
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
Film
Shrek 2
Established
2004
Record-setting opening ($ million)
108
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
Film
Shrek the Third
Established
2007
Record-setting opening ($ million)
121
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
Film
Finding Dory
Established
2016
Record-setting opening ($ million)
135
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
Film
Incredibles 2
Established
2018
Record-setting opening ($ million)
182
The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King (2019)
Film
The Lion King (2019)
Established
2019
Record-setting opening ($ million)
191
Film
Established
Record-setting opening ($ million)
Ref
The Secret of NIMH
July 1982
1
The Last Unicorn
November 1982
2
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1983
6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
7
The Land Before Time
1988
7
Aladdin
1992
19
The Lion King
1994
40
Toy Story 2
1999
57
Monsters, Inc.
2001
62
Finding Nemo
2003
70
Shrek 2
2004
108
Shrek the Third
2007
121
Finding Dory
2016
135
Incredibles 2
2018
182
The Lion King (2019)
2019
191
· Biggest opening week in U . and Canada for an animated film
rank
film
gross ($)
year
ref
1
The Lion King (2019)
275
2019
2
Incredibles 2
269
2018
3
Inside Out 2
255
2024
4
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
240
2023
5
Moana 2
239
2024
6
Finding Dory
213
2016
7
Frozen II
202
2019
8
Toy Story 4
179
2019
9
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
170
2023
10
Zootopia 2
169
2025
11
Toy Story 3
167
2010
12
Minions
166
2015
13
Minions: The Rise of Gru
164
2022
14
The Secret Life of Pets
152
2016
15
Shrek the Third
149
2007
16
Shrek 2
143
2004
17
Inside Out
132
2015
18
Despicable Me 2
124
2013
19
Monsters University
124
2013
20
The Simpsons Movie
102
2007
21
Brave
97
2012
22
Finding Nemo
97
2003
23
WALL-E
94
2008
24
Up
93
2009
25
The Incredibles
93
2004
26
Zootopia
92
2016
27
Cars 2
90
2011
28
Shrek Forever After
89
2010
29
The Grinch
88
2018
30
Moana
87
2016
31
Despicable Me
85
2010
32
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
85
2012
33
Kung Fu Panda
83
2008
34
Cars
83
2006
35
The Lorax
82
2012
36
Ice Age: The Meltdown
81
2006
37
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
81
2008
38
Ratatouille
80
2007
39
Monsters, Inc.
80
2001
40
Frozen
76
2013
41
Big Hero 6
75
2014
42
Cars 3
74
2017
43
Madagascar
72
2005
44
Monsters vs. Aliens
72
2009
45
Kung Fu Panda 2
70
2011

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