Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 roared past the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, achieving the massive milestone in just 17 days. This phenomenal pace makes it the fastest-ever billion-dollar earner among all animated MPA releases and all PG-rated films. It follows Disney’s Lilo & Stitch as the second film of 2025 to hit the $1 billion mark.
This achievement secures a historic back-to-back billion-dollar success for Walt Disney Animation Studios, following Moana 2 last year. The studio now proudly claims five billion-dollar titles since 2013: Frozen, Frozen 2, Moana 2, Zootopia, and now Zootopia 2.
Inside Out 2 amassed the highest global box office gross of 2024. Joined by Moana 2, it marked that year’s third release to surpass this milestone. Inside Out 2 has ascended to the top of the animated film box office, amassing a staggering $1.69 billion worldwide since its June 14 debut. Both animated films have joined the elite group, surpassing the billion-dollar mark alongside 56 other films.
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15 other animated films have surpassed a billion dollars in gross revenue. Ne Zha 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film ever, surpassing Inside Out 2, with a current gross of $1.698 Billion, Frozen 2, with a current gross of $1.462 billion. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is in fourth place with $1.3 billion. With the blockbuster success of “Inside Out 2,” Disney holds 4 of the top 5 and 9 of the top 12 highest-grossing animated films in history.
Scroll below to look at the 25 top-grossing animated films of all time.
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1. NE ZHA 2, 2025 -$2,260,176,370
Image Credit: Englight Directed by Yang Yu aka Jiaozi; featuring the voices of Joseph and Mo Han
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2. ZOOTOPIA 2, 2025 – $1,866,647,950
Image Credit: Disney Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore; featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Ke Huy Quan and Jason Bateman
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3. INSIDE OUT 2, 2024 – $1,698,863,816
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kelsey Mann and Meg LeFauve; featuring the voices of Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke
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4. FROZEN II, 2019 – $1,453,683,476
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee; featuring the voices Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell
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5. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, 2023 – $1,360,783,214
Image Credit: Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc and Fabien Polack; featuring the voices Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy
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6. FROZEN, 2013 – $1,284,879,663
Image Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee; featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad
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7. INCREDIBLES 2, 2018 – $1,243,225,667
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Brad Bird; featuring the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Huck Milner and Sarah Vowell
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8. MINIONS, 2015 – $1,159,457,503
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; featuring the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton and Allison Janney
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9. TOY STORY 5, 2026 – $1,128,954,825 (through August 27)
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Directed by McKenna Harris and Andrew Stanton; the film features the voice of Jessie by Joan Cusack
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10. TOY STORY 4, 2019 – $1,073,841,394
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Directed by Josh Cooley; featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, Jeff Pidgeon, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal and Timothy Dalton
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10. TOY STORY 3, 2010 – $1,067,316,101
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Lee Unkrich; featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen
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11. MOANA 2, 2024 – $1,059,242,164
Image Credit: Disney Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller; starring Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo and David Fane
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12. FINDING DORY, 2016 – $1,029,266,989
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Stanton; featuring the voice of Ellen DeGeneres
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13. ZOOTOPIA, 2016 – $1,025,521,689
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore; featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman
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14. DESPICABLE ME 3, 2017 – $1,034,800,131
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; featuring the voice of Steve Carell
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16. THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, 2026 – $1,011,157,101
Image Credit: Universal/Illumination Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic; featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Issa Rae, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Brie Larson, Glen Powell
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17. THE LION KING, 1994 – $979,161,632
Image Credit: Disney Directed by Rogers Allers and Rob Minkoff; featuring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson, Nathan Lane and Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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18. DESPICABLE ME 4, 2024 – $972,021,410
Image Credit: Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Patrick Delage and Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher
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19. DESPICABLE ME 2, 2013 – $970,766,005
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher
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20. FINDING NEMO, 2003 – $941,637,960
Image Credit: Walt Disney/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, featuring the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould and Willem Dafoe
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21. MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, (aka MINIONS 2: THE RISE OF GRU), 2022 – $940,482,695
Image Credit: Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda, Jonathan del Val and Brad Ableson; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin and Taraji P. Henson
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22. SHREK 2, 2004 – $932,542,741
Image Credit: DreamWorks/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon; featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Julie Andrews
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23. ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS, (aka ICE AGE 3), 2009 – $886,686,817
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection Directed by Carlos Saldanha and Michael Thurmeier; featuring the voices of Karen Disher and Chris Wedge
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24. ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS, 2009 – $877,244,782
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection Directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier; featuring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo and Aziz Ansari
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25. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, 2016 – $875,698,161
Image Credit: Universal /Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Lake Bell, Louis C.K. and Bobby Moynihan
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26. INSIDE OUT, 2015 – $859,076,401
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen; featuring the voices of Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling and Amy Poehler
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27. COCO, 2017 – $822,423,956
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Directed by Adrian Molina and Lee Unkrich; the film features the voice of Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel
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28. SHREK THE THIRD, (aka SHREK 3), 2007 – $808,310,187
Image Credit: Paramount Directed by Raman Hui and Chris Miller; the film features the voices of Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Shrek (Mike Myers), Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), and Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz)
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29. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA – INFINITY CASTLE, (aka GEKIJO-BAN KIMETSU NO YAIBA MUGEN JO-HEN), 2025 – $793,591,686
Image Credit: Koyoharu Gotouge / Sony Pictures Releasing Directed by Hikaru Kondô and Haruo Sotozaki; the film features the voices of Tanjiro Kamado, Saeko Akiho and Yôhei Azakami
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30. SHREK FOREVER AFTER, 2010 – $752,600,867
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures Directed by Mike Mitchell; the film features the voices of Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), and Shrek (Mike Myers)
WOW shockers everywhere! did not EXpECT that
I Wonder where the Mario Galaxy movie and toy story 5 will end up on this list 🤔
Rating them via flat gross isn’t an accurate assessment of the the most successful animated movie of all time. These ratings should be based on “inflation-adjusted gross”. A real quick bit of research shows that using this method would put the original “Incredibles” as #5 on this list (if none of the other titles are adjusted for inflation, so still not fair), yet Incredibles isn’t even on the list.
Let’s get a real list that shows the ‘true’ “Highest-Grossing Animated Films Of All Time At The Box Office”!
make another list adjusted for inflation??
Inside out 2 didn’t get too keep the crown too long. That’s a bit disappointing but hey 2nd place isn’t THAT bad right?