Pixar, Disney, Illumination, and a record-shattering Chinese epic. Ranked by unadjusted worldwide box office, these are the animated features that drew the biggest global audiences, now led by the first animated film ever to cross two billion dollars.
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Pixar, Disney, Illumination, and a record-shattering Chinese epic. Ranked by unadjusted worldwide box office, these are the animated features that drew the biggest global audiences, now led by the first animated film ever to cross two billion dollars.
Ne Zha 2 (2025)
The Chinese fantasy epic became the first animated film ever to pass $2 billion worldwide, grossing over $2.2 billion, the overwhelming majority of it in China, to claim the all-time animated crown.
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Disney's sequel grossed roughly $1.85 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing animated film ever released by a Hollywood studio and the second-highest animated film of all time.
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Pixar's blockbuster sequel earned about $1.7 billion, the studio's biggest hit ever and the highest-grossing animated film until Ne Zha 2 overtook it.
The Lion King (2019)
Disney's photoreal computer-animated remake grossed about $1.66 billion; the studio marketed it as live-action, but its fully CGI imagery places it on the animated chart.
Frozen 2 (2019)
The sequel to Disney's juggernaut earned roughly $1.45 billion, outgrossing the original and ranking among the biggest animated films ever made.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Illumination and Nintendo's adaptation grossed about $1.36 billion, the highest-grossing video-game film of all time and a runaway hit built on global brand recognition.
Frozen (2013)
Disney's modern landmark earned roughly $1.28 billion, was the highest-grossing animated film of its time, and made 'Let It Go' an inescapable cultural phenomenon.
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Pixar's long-awaited superhero sequel grossed about $1.24 billion, one of the biggest debuts ever for an animated film.
Minions (2015)
The Despicable Me spinoff earned roughly $1.16 billion, anchoring what became the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time.
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Pixar's fourth chapter grossed about $1.07 billion and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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