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Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series

The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing animated film franchises. The top four are among the highest-grossing film franchises of all time and, respectively, are ranked 14th, 16th, 18th, and 24th of all time. The Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time with $3.7 billion; it is also the only animated franchise with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide. The Finding Nemo franchise has the highest per-film average, with over $984 million unadjusted. All franchises by Pixar (the most represented studio with five franchises), DreamWorks Animation, Blue Sky and 20th Century Fox, are on the list. A given franchise needs to have at least two theatrically released films to be on this list.

† indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 8 November 2024.

Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Despicable Me $3,708,073,676 4 $927,018,419 Minions ($1,159,398,397) Main series $2,548,675,279 3 $849,558,426 Despicable Me 3 ($1,034,799,409) 1 Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1,034,799,409 2 Despicable Me 2 (2013) $970,761,885 3 Despicable Me (2010) $543,113,985 Minions (2015) $1,159,398,397

2 Shrek $3,510,794,482 5 $702,158,896 Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) Main series $2,955,807,005 4 $738,951,751 Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 1 Shrek 2 (2004) $919,838,758 2 Shrek the Third (2007) $798,958,162 3 Shrek Forever After (2010) $752,600,867 4 Shrek (2001) $484,409,218 Puss in Boots (2011) $554,987,477

3 Ice Age $3,216,708,553 5 $643,341,711 Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 1 Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $886,686,817 2 Continental Drift (2012) $877,244,782 3 The Meltdown (2006) $660,940,780 4 Collision Course (2016) $408,579,038 5 Ice Age (2002) $383,257,136

4 Madagascar $2,256,517,920 4 $564,129,480 Europe's Most Wanted ($746,921,274) Main series $1,883,502,299 3 $627,834,100 Europe's Most Wanted ($746,921,274) 1 Europe's Most Wanted (2012) $746,921,274 2 Escape 2 Africa (2008) $603,900,354 3 Madagascar (2005) $532,680,671 Penguins of Madagascar (2014) $373,015,621

5 Toy Story $1,970,175,205 3 $656,725,068 Toy Story 3 ($1,066,969,703) 1 Toy Story 3 (2010) $1,066,969,703 2 Toy Story 2 (1999) $497,366,869 3 Toy Story (1995) $373,554,033 4 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) (2009) $32,284,600

6 Finding Nemo $1,968,906,425 2 $984,453,213 Finding Dory ($1,028,570,889) 1 Finding Dory (2016) $1,028,570,889 2 Finding Nemo (2003) $940,335,536

7 Kung Fu Panda $1,818,607,666 3 $606,202,555 Kung Fu Panda 2 ($665,692,281) 1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665,692,281 2 Kung Fu Panda (2008) $631,744,560 3 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521,170,825

8 Cars $1,798,902,845 5 $359,780,569 Cars 2 ($562,110,557) Main series $1,408,257,493 3 $469,419,164 Cars 2 ($562,110,557) 1 Cars 2 (2011) $562,110,557 2 Cars (2006) $462,216,280 3 Cars 3 (2017) $383,930,656 Planes series $390,645,352 2 $195,322,676 Planes ($239,258,712) 1 Planes (2013) $239,258,712 2 Fire & Rescue (2014) $151,386,640

9 The Incredibles † $1,491,495,595 2 $745,747,798 Incredibles 2 ($858,475,861) 1 Incredibles 2 (2018) † $858,475,861 2 The Incredibles (2004) $633,019,734

10 Monsters, Inc. $1,321,655,171 2 $660,827,586 Monsters University ($744,229,437) 1 Monsters University (2013) $744,229,437 2 Monsters, Inc. (2001) $577,425,734

11 Doraemon † $1,260,012,797 39 $32,308,020 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) New Generation † $574,994,456 13 $44,230,343 Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi ($62,100,000) 1 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) † $79,246,786 2 Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) $62,100,000 3 Nobita and The Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) $58,400,000 4 Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) $46,667,538 5 Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42,944,109 6 Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) $39,105,103 7 Nobita's great adventure in the underworld (2007) $38,743,880 8 Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) $38,428,699 9 Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) $37,019,702 10 Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014) $35,861,856 11 Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) $32,811,345 12 Nobita and the New Steel Troops-Winged Angels (2011) $31,960,434 13 The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009) $31,705,004 Original Series $456,952,178 25 $18,278,087 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King ($32,000,000) 1 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $32,000,000 2 Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) $31,000,000 3 Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $28,700,000 4 Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) $24,000,000 5 Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $23,428,491 6 Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) $22,053,687 7 Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) $22,010,000 8 Nobita and the Spiral City (1997) $21,000,000 9 Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) $20,900,000 10 Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) $20,000,000 11 Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) $19,000,000 12 Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) $18,000,000 13 Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) $17,900,000 14 Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993) $17,600,000 15 Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) $16,900,000 16 The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981) $15,000,000 17 Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) $14,600,000 18 Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) $14,100,000 19 Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987) $13,900,000 20 The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) $13,200,000 21 Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) $12,060,000 22 Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) $11,100,000 23 Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) $9,800,000 24 Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) $9,600,000 25 Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) $9,100,000 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $183,442,714

12 How to Train Your Dragon $1,116,416,278 2 $558,208,139 How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($621,537,519) 1 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) $621,537,519 2 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) $494,878,759

13 Pokémon $1,020,369,425 20 $51,018,471 The First Movie ($163,644,662) The Original $297,593,932 2 $148,796,966 The First Movie ($163,644,662) 1 Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) $163,644,662 2 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 Diamond & Pearl $212,413,501 4 $53,103,375 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark Master of Illusions (2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) $50,673,078 3 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $47,258,295 4 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 Johto $138,710,812 3 $46,236,937 3: The Movie ($70,157,342) 1 Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000) $70,157,342 2 Pokémon 4Ever (2001) $40,807,089 3 Pokémon Heroes (2002) $27,746,381 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $131,733,093 4 $32,933,273 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,150,760) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,150,760 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $26,851,324 XY $68,932,338 3 $22,977,446 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($26,732,338) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $26,732,338 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $22,000,000 3 Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) $20,200,000 Sun and Moon $37,552,144 1 $37,552,144 I Choose You! ($37,552,144) 1 I Choose You! (2017) $37,552,144

14 Doraemon † $1,058,563,458 39 $27,142,653 Stand by Me Doraemon ($183,442,714) New Generation † $535,401,255 13 $41,184,712 Nobita's Treasure Island ($79,246,786) 1 Nobita's Treasure Island (2018) † $79,246,786 2 Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) $61,060,700 3 Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) $50,939,840 4 Nobita and the Island of Miracles (2012) $46,180,706 5 Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) $42,770,271 6 Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014) $35,861,856 7 Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) $34,811,747 8 Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) $34,701,783 9 Nobita's great adventure in the underworld (2007) $32,787,846 10 Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) $31,393,786 11 Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) $30,963,292 12 Nobita and the New Steel Troops-Winged Angels (2011) $29,260,430 13 The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009) $25,422,212 Original Series $339,695,792 25 $13,587,832 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King ($28,300,000) 1 Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King (2000) $28,300,000 2 Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $26,663,978 3 Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) $25,100,000 4 Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) $20,455,511 5 Nobita and the Spiral City (1997) $16,500,000 6 Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) $16,500,000 7 Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) $16,300,000 8 Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) $16,076,303 9 Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) $15,700,000 10 Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) $15,100,000 11 Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993) $14,200,000 12 Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) $13,700,000 13 Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) $13,200,000 14 Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) $12,800,000 15 Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) $12,800,000 16 Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990) $12,600,000 17 The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) $10,700,000 18 Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987) $9,800,000 19 The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981) $8,400,000 20 Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) $7,400,000 21 Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) $7,300,000 22 Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) $6,200,000 23 Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982) $5,100,000 24 Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) $4,600,000 25 Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) $4,200,000 Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) $183,442,714

15 Pokémon $993,727,216 20 $49,686,361 The First Movie ($163,644,662) The Original $414,896,689 5 $82,979,338 The First Movie ($163,644,662) 1 The First Movie (1998) $163,644,662 2 The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 3 3: The Movie (2000) $68,411,275 4 4Ever (2001) $28,023,563 5 Heroes (2002) $20,867,919 Diamond & Pearl $207,651,955 4 $51,912,989 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark Master of Illusions (2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) $50,673,078 3 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 4 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $42,496,749 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $131,733,093 4 $32,933,273 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,150,760) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,150,760 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $26,851,324 XY $68,459,730 3 $22,819,910 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($26,732,338) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $26,732,338 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $22,000,000 3 Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (2016) $19,727,392 Alternate continuity $37,552,144 1 $37,552,144 I Choose You! ($37,552,144) 1 I Choose You! (2017) $37,552,144

16 Rio $984,737,732 2 $492,368,866 Rio 2 ($500,101,972) 1 Rio 2 (2014) $500,101,972 2 Rio (2011) $484,635,760

17 Hotel Transylvania † $929,971,678 3 $309,990,559 Hotel Transylvania 2 ($473,226,958) 1 Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $473,226,958 2 Hotel Transylvania (2012) $358,375,603 3 Summer Vacation (2018) † $98,369,117

18 The Lego Movie $904,192,631 3 $301,397,544 The Lego Movie ($469,160,692) 1 The Lego Movie (2014) $469,160,692 2 The Lego Batman Movie (2017) $311,950,384 3 The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) $123,081,555

19 Case Closed / Detective Conan † $810,541,850 23 $35,240,950 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer ($72,984,915) Main series $769,144,118 22 $34,961,096 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer ($72,984,915) 1 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018) † $77,179,163 2 Crimson Love Letter (2017) $63,092,900 3 The Darkest Nightmare (2016) $60,137,853 4 The Eleventh Striker (2012) $44,068,406 5 Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) $43,782,211 6 Quarter of Silence (2011) $42,808,578 7 The Raven Chaser (2009) $39,664,359 8 Dimensional Sniper (2014) $39,424,975 9 Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36,054,366 10 The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) $35,926,093 11 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) $33,006,492 12 The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) $31,944,609 13 The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) $30,848,980 14 Countdown to Heaven (2001) $29,555,701 15 Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) $28,430,972 16 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $26,834,266 17 Captured in Her Eyes (2000) $25,455,861 18 Full Score of Fear (2008) $24,576,215 19 Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $22,699,114 20 The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) $17,719,333 21 The Fourteenth Target (1998) $14,528,588 22 The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) $1,405,083 Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) $41,397,727

20 Happy Feet $534,742,074 2 $267,371,037 Happy Feet ($384,335,608) 1 Happy Feet (2006) $384,335,608 2 Happy Feet Two (2011) $150,406,466

21 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs $517,332,075 2 $258,666,038 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ($274,325,949) 1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) $274,325,949 2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) $243,006,126

22 The Jungle Book $513,703,599 2 $256,851,800 The Jungle Book ($378,000,000) 1 The Jungle Book (1967) $378,000,000 2 The Jungle Book 2 (2003) $135,703,599

23 SpongeBob SquarePants $464,363,170 2 $232,181,585 Sponge Out of Water ($324,201,378) 1 Sponge Out of Water (2015) $324,201,378 2 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) $140,161,792

24 Peter Pan $447,833,782 8 $55,979,223 Peter Pan ($145,000,000) Main series $254,862,682 2 $127,431,341 Peter Pan ($145,000,000) 1 Peter Pan (1953) $145,000,000 2 Return to Never Land (2002) $109,862,682 Tinker Bell series $192,971,100 6 $32,161,850 Secret of the Wings ($67,537,798) 1 Secret of the Wings (2012) $67,537,798 2 The Pirate Fairy (2014) $64,942,074 3 The Legend of the NeverBeast (2014) $31,836,701 4 Great Fairy Rescue (2010) $10,872,752 5 Tinker Bell (2008) $9,199,510 6 The Lost Treasure (2009) $8,582,265

25 Batman $322,126,243 5 $64,425,249 The Lego Batman Movie ($311,950,384) The Lego Batman Movie (2017) $311,950,384 Mask of the Phantasm (1993) $5,617,391 DC Universe Animated Original Movies $4,501,125 2 $2,250,563 The Killing Joke ($4,462,034) 1 The Killing Joke (2016) $4,462,034 2 Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) $39,091 Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) $57,343

26 One Piece $362,400,370 13 $27,876,952 One Piece: Film Z ($72,822,122) 1 One Piece: Film Z (2012) $72,822,122 2 One Piece Film: Gold (2016) $68,840,185 3 One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) $53,000,000 4 Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) $30,000,000 5 Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) $28,125,696 6 One Piece: The Movie (2000) $18,939,895 7 One Piece :Dead End Adventure (2003) $17,578,560 8 Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) $17,536,940 9 One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) $15,820,704 10 Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) $14,194,401 11 Straw Hat Chase (2011) $9,796,866 12 Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008) $8,654,110 13 The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007) $7,090,891

27 Dragon Ball $361,861,356 19 $19,045,335 Resurrection 'F' ($64,800,000) Dragon Ball Z series $328,461,356 15 $21,897,424 Resurrection 'F' ($64,800,000) 1 Resurrection 'F' (2015) $64,800,000 2 Battle of Gods (2013) $52,761,356 3 Fusion Reborn (1995) $22,700,000 4 Broly – Second Coming (1994) $22,200,000 5 Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) $20,400,000 6 The Return of Cooler (1992) $19,200,000 7 Super Android 13! (1992) $18,900,000 8 Bojack Unbound (1993) $18,700,000 9 Bio-Broly (1994) $18,000,000 10 Cooler's Revenge (1991) $16,200,000 11 Lord Slug (1991) $14,900,000 12 Wrath of the Dragon (1995) $12,200,000 13 The World's Strongest (1990) $10,200,000 14 Dead Zone (1989) $8,900,000 15 The Tree of Might (1990) $8,400,000 Dragon Ball series $33,400,000 4 $8,350,000 The Path to Power ($9,000,000) 1 The Path to Power (1996) $9,000,000 2 Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987) $8,900,000 3 Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) $7,800,000 4 Mystical Adventure (1988) $7,700,000

28 Crayon Shin-chan $340,744,810 25 $13,629,792 Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! ($19,100,000) 1 Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! (2016) $19,100,000 2 Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (2014) $18,799,601 3 My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015) $18,772,380 4 Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil (1993) $18,615,340 5 The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (1994) $18,054,089 6 The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001) $17,246,993 7 The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess (2012) $16,782,573 8 The Storm Called!: The Battle of the Warring States (2002) $14,731,473 9 Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (2018) $14,742,463 10 Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (2013) $14,731,466 11 The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy (2011) $14,295,582 12 Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2009) $13,723,427 13 Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom (2009) $13,097,019 14 The Storm Called: The Singing Buttocks Bomb (2007) $12,465,599 15 The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006) $12,436,098 16 Adventure in Henderland (1996) $12,176,732 17 The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (2005) $11,351,370 18 The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) $11,798,618 19 The Storm Called: The Hero of Kinpoko $11,198,054 20 Unkokusai's Ambition (1995) $10,344,250 21 Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) $10,009,121 22 BlitzkriegExplosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999) $9,907,462 23 The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor (2003) $9,310,002 24 The Storm Called The Jungle (2000) $8,811,786 25 Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (1998) $8,243,312

29 Boonie Bears $306,723,055 7 $43,817,579 The Big Shrink ($96,509,976) 1 The Big Shrink (2018) $96,509,976 2 Entangled Worlds (2017) $77,026,847 3 Mystical Winter (2015) $47,484,430 4 The Big Top Secret (2016) $44,916,316 5 To the Rescue (2014) $40,521,387 6 Homeward Journey (2017) $156,002 7 Robo Rumble (2017) $108,097

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