List of highest-grossing adult animated films explained

These are the following list of animated films exclusively aimed for teen and adult audiences, each films included PG-13 and R-rated by the Motion Picture Association.

History

By the start of Motion Picture Association of America in the late-1960s, adult animation films became independently popular in the United States and Japan, the latter more popularized higher success for the box-office revenue over the years.[1]

1969–1970s: Animerama and Ralph Bakshi

Beginning with Animerama, the first Japanese animated film trilogy or series to be rated X by the MPAA established in the United States, begins the first film of the trilogy is A Thousand and One Nights (1969), was a success in Japan with distribution box-office revenue of ¥290 million,[2] it fails at the box-office revenue in the United States until Fritz the Cat, the first animated film produced independently in the United States to be rated X in 1972, the same year as Cleopatra, the second film of the trilogy rates the same film rating in the same year, which the former drew box-office success in 1970s and was rating surrendered in the 1990s in the follow of its new highest rating NC-17, as a result, considered it unrated on home video releases.

Highest-grossing adult animated films

RankTitleCountryTechniqueRatingWorldwide grossYearRef(s)
1The Simpsons MovieUSTraditionalPG-13$536,414,2702007[3]
2JapanTraditionalR$503,063,6882020[4]
3The First Slam DunkJapanCGI/TraditionalPG-13$279,892,2812023[5]
4JapanTraditionalPG-13$245,270,0002022[6] [7]
5BeowulfUSCGIPG-13$196,393,7452007[8]
6Jujutsu Kaisen 0JapanTraditionalPG-13$195,870,8852021[9]
7Weathering With YouJapanTraditionalPG-13$193,186,8792019[10]
8The Boy and the Heron JapanTraditionalPG-13$172,864,5802023[11]
9Princess MononokeJapanTraditionalPG-13$169,785,6291997
10Sausage PartyUS, CanadaCGIR$140,705,3222016[12]
11The Wind RisesJapanTraditionalPG-13$136,333,2202013[13]
12JapanTraditionalPG-13$119,875,0242019[14] [15]
13JapanTraditionalPG-13$108,105,2232018[16]
14JapanTraditionalTV-14$94,684,2232019[17] [18] [19]
15JapanTraditionalTV-MA$92,000,0002021[20]
16Fritz the CatUSTraditionalX$90,000,0001972[21]
17US, JapanCGIPG-13$85,131,8302001[22]
18JapanTraditionalTV-14$85,119,7282012[23]
19Big Fish & BegoniaChinaTraditionalPG-13$84,717,5662016[24]
20USTraditionalR$83,137,6031999[25]
21Tales from EarthseaJapanTraditionalPG-13$75,500,0002006[26]
22JapanTraditionalTV-14$70,840,0002016[27]
23JapanTraditionalPG-13$66,280,0002016[28]
24Isle of DogsUS, GermanyStop-motionPG-13$64,241,4992018[29]
25JapanTraditionalPG-13$63,147,5762017[30]

Highest-grossing adult animated films by animation type

Computer animation

RankTitleCountryRatingWorldwide grossYearRef(s)
1The First Slam DunkJapanPG-13$279,892,2812023
2BeowulfUSPG-13$196,393,7452007
3Sausage PartyUS, CanadaR$140,705,3222016
4JapanPG-13$85,131,8302001
59USPG-13$48,428,0632009[31]
6Waltz with BashirGermany, France, IsraelR$13,912,2892008

Traditional animation (Japanese)

RankTitleRatingWorldwide grossYearRef(s)
1R$503,063,6882020
2PG-13$206,740,2952022
3Jujutsu Kaisen 0PG-13$195,870,8852021
4Weathering With YouPG-13$193,186,8792019
5The Boy and the Heron PG-13$172,864,5802023
6Princess MononokePG-13$169,785,6291997
7The Wind RisesPG-13$136,333,2202013
8PG-13$119,875,0242019[32]
9PG-13$108,105,2232018
10TV-14$94,684,2232019

Traditional animation (U.S and international)

RankTitleCountryRatingWorldwide grossYearRef(s)
1The Simpsons MovieUSPG-13$536,414,2702007
2Fritz the CatUSX$90,000,0001972
3Big Fish & BegoniaChinaPG-13$84,717,5662016[33]
4USR$83,137,6031999
5Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaUSPG-13$63,118,3861996[34]
6Loving VincentPoland, UKPG-13$44,077,2492017[35] [36]
7The Bob's Burgers MovieUSPG-13$34,148,7502022 [37]
8PersepolisFrance, IranPG-13$25,397,1872007[38]
9Eight Crazy NightsUSPG-13$23,833,1312002[39]
10Heavy MetalUS, CanadaR$20,063,6361981[40] [41]

Stop-motion animation

RankTitleCountryRatingWorldwide grossYearRef(s)
1Isle of DogsUS, GermanyPG-13$64,241,4992018
2My Life as a ZucchiniSwitzerland, FrancePG-13$10,245,7432016[42]
3AnomalisaUSR$5,706,1682015[43]
4$9.99AustraliaR$708,3542008[44]
5Hell and BackUSR$157,7682015[45]

Highest-grossing adult animated films by year

YearTitleRatingWorldwide gross
1969A Thousand and One NightsX$2,611,318[46]
1970
1971
1972Fritz the CatX$90,000,000[47]
1973
1974The Nine Lives of Fritz the CatR$3,000,000[48]
1975
1976
1977WizardsTV-14[49]
1978The Mystery of MamoPG-13[50]
1979
1980
1981Heavy MetalR
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988AkiraR[51]
1989
1990
1991
1992Bebe's KidsPG-13[52]
1993
1994
1995Ghost in the ShellR[53]
Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaPG-13
Princess MononokePG-13
SprigganR[54]
R
2000R$151,086[55]
PG-13
Eight Crazy NightsPG-13
The Triplets of BellevillePG-13[56]
SteamboyPG-13[57]
PG-13[58]
Tales from EarthseaPG-13
The Simpsons MoviePG-13
Waltz with BashirR[59]
9PG-13$48,428,063
2010TV-14[60]
2011TV-MA[61]
2012TV-14$85,119,728
2013The Wind RisesPG-13
2014PG-13[62]
2015PG-13$60,985,674[63]
Sausage PartyR$140,705,322
2017Detective Conan: Crimson Love LetterPG-13$63,147,576
2018PG-13$108,105,223
2019Weathering With YouPG-13$193,186,879
2020R$503,063,688
2021Jujutsu Kaisen 0PG-13$195,870,885
2022The First Slam DunkPG-13$279,892,281
2023The Boy and the Heron PG-13$172,864,580
2024 R$44,102,312[64]

Highest-grossing adult animated films by timeline

At least four adult traditional animations held the records of the highest at any year;

TitleEstablishedRatingRecord-setting gross
A Thousand and One Nights1969X$2,601,662[65]
Fritz the Cat1972X$90,000,000
Princess Mononoke1997PG-13$169,785,629
The Simpsons Movie2007PG-13$536,414,270

See also

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