List of highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s explained

Highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). Walt Disney Animation Studios is the most represented studio with 5 feature films.

Rank	Title	Country	Production Company	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	The Little Mermaid	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$233,000,000	1989	^[1]
2	Oliver & Company	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$100,000,000	1988	^[2]
3	An American Tail	U.S.	Amblin Entertainment/Don Bluth Productions	Universal Pictures	$84,542,002	1986	^[3]
4	The Land Before Time	U.S.	Amblin Entertainment/Don Bluth Productions	Universal Pictures	$84,460,846	1988	^[4]
5	The Fox and the Hound	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$63,456,988	1981	^[5]
6	Akira	Japan	Tokyo Movie Shinsha/Akira Committee	Toho Co., Ltd.	$49,000,000	1988	^[6]
7	My Neighbor Totoro	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$42,000,000	1988	^[7]
8	The Care Bears Movie	Canada/U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Nelvana	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$34,000,000	1985	^[8]
9	All Dogs Go to Heaven	U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Don Bluth Productions/Goldcrest	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$27,100,027	1989	^[9]
10	The Great Mouse Detective	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$25,336,794	1986	^[10]
11		Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$24,000,000	1989	^[11]
12	The Black Cauldron	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$21,288,692	1985	^[12]
13	Heavy Metal	Canada	Guardian Trust Company/Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)	Columbia Pictures	$21,100,000	1981	^[13]
14	Kiki's Delivery Service	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$18,000,000	1989	^[14]
15	Fist of the North Star	Japan	Toei Animation	Toei Company	$18,000,000	1986	^[15]
16	Castle in the Sky	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$14,812,500	1986	^[16]
17	The Secret of NIMH	U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Don Bluth Productions/Aurora Productions	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$14,665,733	1982	^[17]
18		Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$14,400,000	1981	^[18]
19		Japan/U.S.	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	Toho-Towa/Hemdale Film Corporation	$14,051,242	1989	^[19]
20		Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$13,500,000	1984	^[20]

Highest-grossing film by year

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
		¥1,550,000,000		^[21]
	The Fox and the Hound			^[22]
	The Secret of NIMH
	Harmagedon: Genma Wars	¥1,060,000,000		^[23]	title=Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1980-nen
		¥1,650,000,000		^[24]
	The Care Bears Movie		–
	An American Tail
		¥1,500,000,000		^[25]
	Oliver and Company	+ +		^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
	The Little Mermaid

See also

• List of animated feature films of the 1980s

Notes and References

1. D'Alessandro. Anthony. October 27, 2003. Cartoon Coffers - Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O.. live. Variety. 6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104215642/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tooned+in%3a+Disney%27s+ani+classics+set+the+bar+and+lit+the+way+for...-a0110473946. November 4, 2020. 22 June 2019.
2. Daily Variety. 6. November 1, 1990. Disney Says 'Mermaid' Swims To B.O. Record.
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21. Web site: SF MOVIE DataBank：邦画興行収入ランキング.
22. Web site: The Fox and the Hound (1981). Box Office Mojo.
23. http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1983.html
24. Web site: SF MOVIE DataBank：邦画興行収入ランキング.
25. Web site: SF MOVIE DataBank：邦画興行収入ランキング.
26. Daily Variety. 6. November 1, 1990. Disney Says 'Mermaid' Swims To B.O. Record. ...the first animated feature film to pass the $100 million watermark worldwide (excluding Disney's re-releases)..
27. Web site: Oliver & Company. . April 11, 2020. 1996 re-release $20.9 million.
28. Web site: Oliver & Company (1988). The Wrap. December 14, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220223925/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/oliver-company. December 20, 2016.