List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s explained

See also: List of highest-grossing animated films.

The following are lists of the highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s.

Highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s

Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). DreamWorks Animation is the most represented animation studio with 13 films on the list, and has the highest total of any animation studio in that decade. Distributors listed are for the original theatrical release.

Rank	Title	Country	Production company	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	Finding Nemo	U.S.	Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$940,335,536	2003	^[1]
2	Shrek 2		DreamWorks Animation/Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$926,321,076(923,876,997)	2004	^[2]
3			20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$886,686,817	2009	^[3]
4	Shrek the Third		DreamWorks Animation/Pacific Data Images	Paramount Pictures	$798,958,162	2007	^[4]
5	Up		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$735,099,082	2009	^[5]
6			20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$660,940,780	2006	^[6]
7	The Incredibles		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$633,019,734	2004	^[7]
8	Kung Fu Panda		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$631,744,560	2008	^[8]
9	Ratatouille		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$623,722,818	2007	^[9]
10			DreamWorks Animation/Pacific Data Images	Paramount Pictures	$603,900,354	2008	^[10]
11	Monsters, Inc.		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$577,425,734	2001	^[11]
12	WALL-E				$533,281,433	2008	^[12]
13	Madagascar		DreamWorks Animation/Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$532,680,671	2005	^[13]
14	The Simpsons Movie		20th Century Fox Animation/Gracie Films	20th Century Fox	$527,071,022	2007	^[14]
15	Shrek		DreamWorks Animation/Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$484,409,218	2001	^[15]
16	Cars		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$461,983,149	2006	^[16]
17	Happy Feet	Australia/U.S.	Village Roadshow Pictures/Animal Logic/Kennedy Miller Productions	Warner Bros.	$384,335,608	2006	^[17]
18	Ice Age	U.S.	20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$383,257,136	2002	^[18]
19	Monsters vs. Aliens		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$381,509,870	2009	^[19]
20	Shark Tale			DreamWorks Pictures	$367,275,019	2004	^[20]
21	Spirited Away	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$365,000,000	2001	^[21]
22	Dinosaur	U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios/Secret Lab	Walt Disney Pictures	$349,822,765	2000	^[22]
23	Over the Hedge		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$336,002,996	2006	^[23]
24	A Christmas Carol		ImageMovers/ImageMovers Digital	Walt Disney Pictures	$325,286,646	2009	^[24]
25	Chicken Little		Walt Disney Animation Studios		$314,432,837	2005	^[25]
26	Bolt				$309,979,994	2008	^[26]
27	The Polar Express		ImageMovers/Castle Rock Entertainment/Shangri-La Entertainment/Playtone	Warner Bros.	$307,514,317	2004	^[27]
28	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!		20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$297,138,014	2008	^[28]
29	Bee Movie		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$287,594,577	2007	^[29]
30	Lilo & Stitch		Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$273,144,151	2002	^[30]
31	The Princess and the Frog				$267,045,765	2009	^[31]
32	Robots		20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$260,718,330	2005	^[32]
33	Brother Bear		Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$250,397,798	2003	^[33]
34	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs		Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$243,006,126	2009	^[34]
35	Howl's Moving Castle	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$235,184,110	2004	^[35]
36	Chicken Run	U.K./U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/Aardman Animations/Pathé	DreamWorks Pictures	$224,834,564	2000	^[36]
37	Ponyo	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$201,750,937	2008	^[37]
38	Open Season	U.S.	Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$197,309,027	2006	^[38]
39	Beowulf		ImageMovers/Shangri-La Entertainment	Paramount Pictures	$196,393,745	2007	^[39]
40		U.K./U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/Aardman Animations	DreamWorks Pictures	$192,610,372	2005	^[40]
41		U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$186,053,725	2001	^[41]
42	Flushed Away	U.K./U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/Aardman Animations	Paramount Pictures	$178,120,015	2006	^[42]
43	Meet the Robinsons	U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$169,333,034	2007	^[43]
44	The Emperor's New Groove				$169,327,687	2000	^[44]
45	Surf's Up		Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$149,044,513	2007	^[45]
46	Monster House		ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment		$140,175,006	2006	^[46]
47	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie		Nickelodeon Movies/United Plankton Pictures	Paramount Pictures	$140,161,792	2004	^[47]
48	The Jungle Book 2		DisneyToon Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$135,703,599	2003	^[48]
49	Coraline		Laika/Pandemonium Films	Focus Features	$124,596,397	2009	^[49]
50			DreamWorks Animation	DreamWorks Pictures	$122,563,539	2002	^[50]

Highest-grossing film by year

DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 4 films on this list. Ice Age is the most represented animated franchise with 3 films on this list.

Year	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
2000	Dinosaur	Disney/Walt Disney Feature Animation
2001	Monsters, Inc.	Disney/Pixar
2002	Ice Age	20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios
2003	Finding Nemo	Disney/Pixar
2004	Shrek 2	DreamWorks/DreamWorks Animation SKG
2005	Madagascar	DreamWorks/DreamWorks Animation SKG
2006		20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios
2007	Shrek the Third	Paramount/DreamWorks Animation SKG
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount/DreamWorks Animation SKG
2009		20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios

See also

• List of animated feature films of the 2000s

Notes

Release Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finding Nemo (2003) . . October 12, 2010.
2. Web site: Shrek 2 (2004) . . October 12, 2010.
3. Web site: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) . . October 12, 2010.
4. Web site: Shrek the Third (2007) . . October 12, 2010.
5. Web site: Up (2009) . . October 12, 2010.
6. Web site: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) . . November 5, 2014.
7. Web site: The Incredibles (2004) . . October 12, 2010.
8. Web site: Kung Fu Panda (2008) . . October 12, 2010.
9. Web site: Ratatouille (2007) . . October 12, 2010.
10. Web site: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) . . October 12, 2010.
11. Web site: Monsters, Inc. (2001) . . October 12, 2010.
12. Web site: WALL-E (2008) . . October 12, 2010.
13. Web site: Madagascar (2005) . . October 12, 2010.
14. Web site: The Simpsons Movie (2007) . . October 12, 2010.
15. Web site: Shrek (2001) . . October 12, 2010.
16. Web site: Cars (2006) . . October 12, 2010.
17. Web site: Happy Feet (2006) . . October 13, 2010.
18. Web site: Ice Age (2002) . . October 13, 2010.
19. Web site: Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) . . October 13, 2010.
20. Web site: Shark Tale (2002) . . October 13, 2010.
21. Spirited Away
    • Web site: Spirited Away (2002) – International Box Office Results . . July 1, 2014.

    North American gross: $10,055,859

    Japanese gross: $229,607,878 (March 31, 2002)

    Other territories: $Japanese gross

    • News: Lukas . Schwarzacher . Japan box office 'Spirited Away' . February 17, 2002 . . August 21, 2014.

    End of 2001: $227 million

    • News: Lukas . Schwarzacher . H'wood eclipses local fare . February 16, 2003 . . August 21, 2014.

    Across 2001 and 2002: $270 million

    • News: Mark . Schilling . Miyazaki's animated pic to open this summer . May 16, 2008 . . July 2, 2014.

    As of 2008: $290 million

22. Web site: Dinosaur (2000) . . October 13, 2010.
23. Web site: Over the Hedge (2006) . . October 13, 2010.
24. Web site: A Christmas Carol (2009) . . October 13, 2010.
25. Web site: Chicken Little (2005) . . October 13, 2010.
26. Web site: Bolt (2008) . . October 13, 2010.
27. Web site: The Polar Express (2004) . . October 13, 2010.
28. Web site: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) . . October 13, 2010.
29. Web site: Bee Movie (2007) . . October 13, 2010.
30. Web site: Lilo & Stitch (2002). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
31. Web site: The Princess and the Frog (2009). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
32. Web site: Robots (2005) . . October 13, 2010.
33. Web site: Brother Bear (2003). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
34. Web site: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
35. Web site: Howl's Moving Castle (2005). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
36. Web site: Chicken Run (2000). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
37. Web site: Ponyo (2009). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
38. Web site: Open Season (2006). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
39. Web site: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
40. Web site: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
41. Web site: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2002). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
42. Web site: Flushed Away (2006). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
43. Web site: Meet the Robinsons (2008). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
44. Web site: The Emperor's New Groove (2000). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
45. Web site: Surf's Up (2007). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
46. Web site: Monster House (2006). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
47. Web site: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
48. Web site: The Jungle Book 2 (2003). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
49. Web site: Coraline (2009). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.
50. Web site: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). Box Office Mojo. September 26, 2015.