Family friendly movies are a hit at the box office with animated features!

Not accounting CG-animated live-action adaptations, we have ranked the top animated movies of all time at the box office and the top film may surprise you.

Walt Disney Studios has dominated the Top 10 list with their Walt Disney Animation and Pixar divisions, taking up seven places, and most of them are sequels, proving fans yearn for more from their favorite animated characters!

Also holding multiple spots is Universal with it’s Illumination banner, which is well known for the Despicable Me and Minions movies.

The past two years, there have been a couple titles to take away the No 1 spot from Frozen II, from The Super Mario Bros to other Disney titles that have taken over. There’s even a 2025 release that quickly shot right up to the top and is comfortably leading the pack but nearly double the sales as the No 2 spot!

We’re taking a look at the Top 10 highest-grossing animated movies of all time, which features nearly all Disney or Illumination movies, with two exceptions – one movie is from neither company and there’s another billed as a live-action that is not included.

Keep reading inside to find out which movies make the Top 10 and what has taken over the top spot…

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