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Box Office History for Digital Animation

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Adventure PG $441,426,807 $748,166,240
2 Incredibles 2 Jun 15, 2018 Adventure PG $608,581,744 $720,143,929
3 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Adventure G $380,529,370 $647,224,713
4 Finding Dory Jun 17, 2016 Adventure PG $486,295,561 $606,042,329
5 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Apr 5, 2023 Action PG $574,934,330 $574,934,330
6 Toy Story 3 Jun 18, 2010 Adventure G $415,004,880 $567,015,538
7 Frozen II Nov 22, 2019 Musical PG $477,373,578 $561,730,837
8 Frozen Nov 22, 2013 Musical PG $400,953,009 $530,936,873
9 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Adventure G $290,149,425 $520,533,702
10 Toy Story 4 Jun 21, 2019 Adventure G $434,038,008 $510,800,188
11 Toy Story 2 Nov 19, 1999 Adventure G $245,852,179 $505,203,201
12 Shrek May 18, 2001 Adventure PG $268,028,651 $498,299,375
13 Shrek the Third May 17, 2007 Adventure PG $322,719,944 $493,930,373
14 Despicable Me 2 Jul 3, 2013 Adventure PG $368,065,385 $488,036,774
15 Toy Story Nov 22, 1995 Adventure G $192,523,233 $463,309,481
16 The Secret Life of Pets Jul 8, 2016 Adventure PG $369,094,830 $459,683,250
17 Inside Out Jun 19, 2015 Adventure PG $356,461,711 $455,831,222
18 The Incredibles Nov 5, 2004 Adventure PG $261,441,092 $442,795,503
19 Minions Jul 10, 2015 Adventure PG $336,045,770 $429,724,013
20 Zootopia Mar 4, 2016 Adventure PG $341,268,248 $425,303,081
21 Up May 29, 2009 Adventure PG $293,004,164 $411,377,848
22 Cars Jun 9, 2006 Adventure G $244,082,982 $392,395,996
23 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Jun 2, 2023 Adventure PG $381,593,754 $381,593,754
24 Minions: The Rise of Gru Jul 1, 2022 Adventure PG $370,270,765 $378,472,400
25 A Bug’s Life Nov 20, 1998 Adventure G $162,798,565 $360,970,022
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 2.82% $150,004,917 34,483,888 $371,736,313 Toy Story $150,004,917
1996 1 0.72% $41,648,011 9,422,626 $101,575,908 Toy Story $41,648,011
1998 3 3.31% $225,810,322 48,147,189 $519,026,697 A Bug’s Life $136,426,334
1999 3 3.23% $236,684,463 46,591,428 $502,255,594 Toy Story 2 $208,880,039
2000 5 2.67% $200,749,932 37,244,883 $401,499,839 Dinosaur $137,748,063
2001 6 7.32% $607,625,138 107,354,262 $1,157,278,944 Shrek $267,841,831
2002 5 2.53% $231,943,583 39,921,440 $430,353,123 Ice Age $176,387,405
2003 4 3.70% $339,997,660 56,384,353 $607,823,325 Finding Nemo $339,714,367
2004 6 10.84% $1,006,142,094 162,019,658 $1,746,571,913 Shrek 2 $441,226,247
2005 8 5.70% $501,396,586 78,220,992 $843,222,294 Madagascar $193,595,521
2006 18 13.18% $1,210,122,999 184,751,594 $1,991,622,183 Cars $244,082,982
2007 17 12.08% $1,179,953,058 171,504,798 $1,848,821,722 Shrek the Third $322,719,944
2008 18 10.71% $1,044,783,262 145,512,987 $1,568,630,000 WALL-E $223,806,889
2009 20 10.25% $1,090,094,721 145,345,959 $1,566,829,438 Up $293,004,164
2010 16 14.50% $1,519,709,589 192,612,112 $2,076,358,567 Toy Story 3 $415,004,880
2011 18 10.79% $1,097,770,789 138,432,632 $1,492,303,773 Cars 2 $191,450,875
2012 16 12.30% $1,353,529,171 170,041,344 $1,833,045,688 Brave $237,277,071
2013 19 15.21% $1,655,611,524 203,642,243 $2,195,263,380 Despicable Me 2 $367,956,735
2014 18 12.23% $1,256,755,956 153,825,688 $1,658,240,917 The Lego Movie $257,784,718
2015 15 11.90% $1,326,984,908 157,412,204 $1,696,903,559 Inside Out $356,461,711
2016 26 20.07% $2,261,112,640 261,400,295 $2,817,895,180 Finding Dory $486,295,561
2017 29 14.02% $1,541,781,662 171,882,003 $1,852,887,992 Despicable Me 3 $264,624,300
2018 24 13.34% $1,593,707,290 174,940,419 $1,885,857,717 Incredibles 2 $608,581,744
2019 27 15.51% $1,739,391,062 189,889,844 $2,047,012,518 Frozen II $450,439,533
2020 21 8.49% $171,530,763 18,685,257 $201,427,070 Onward $61,555,145
2021 23 11.22% $506,525,839 49,805,877 $536,907,354 Encanto $90,628,329
2022 26 13.47% $999,916,912 94,958,861 $1,023,656,522 Minions: The Rise of Gru $369,695,210
2023 35 19.00% $1,697,143,986 157,434,499 $1,697,143,899 The Super Mario Bros. Movie $574,934,330
2024 9 16.10% $209,273,052 19,413,079 $209,272,992 Kung Fu Panda 4 $107,893,725

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 21 Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Special Engagement) Adventure    
 
February 23 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… (Wide) Action $17,480,670  
They Shot the Piano Player (Limited) Drama $26,518  
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… (IMAX) Action $17,480,670  
March, 2024
March 8 Kung Fu Panda 4 (Wide) Comedy $107,893,725 Play
 
March 22 Luca (Wide) Adventure    
Untitled Universal Animated Event Film (Canceled)    
April, 2024
April 5 Chicken For Linda! (Limited) Drama    
 
April 19 Spy x Family Code: White (Wide) Action    
May, 2024
May 24 The Garfield Movie (Wide) Adventure    
June, 2024
June 14 Inside Out 2 (Wide) Adventure   Play
July, 2024
July 3 Despicable Me 4 (Wide) Adventure   Play
September, 2024
September 13 Transformers One (Wide) Action    
 
September 20 The Wild Robot (Wide) Adventure   Play
October, 2024
October 11 Piece by Piece (Wide) Documentary    
November, 2024
November 27 Moana 2 (Wide) Adventure    
December, 2024
December 12 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the… (Wide) Adventure    
 
 
During 2024 Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (Wide) Action    
The Ark and the Aardvark (Limited) Adventure    
Four Souls of Coyote (Limited) Adventure    
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (Limited) Drama    
The Concierge (Canceled) Adventure    
January, 2025
January 31 Dog Man (Wide) Adventure    
February, 2025
February 14 The Smurfs Movie (Wide) Musical    
April, 2025
April 4 Minecraft (Wide) Adventure    
June, 2025
June 12 Elio (Wide) Adventure    
August, 2025
August 1 Untitled Dreamworks Animation Film (Wide)    
September, 2025
September 26 Untitled Dreamworks Animation Film (Wide)    
October, 2025
October 10 Untitled Animated Aang Avatar Film (Wide) Adventure    
November, 2025
November 26 Zootopia 2 (Wide) Adventure    
December, 2025
December 19 Untitled Spongebob Squarepants Animat… (Wide) Adventure    
 
 
During 2025 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (Wide) Adventure    
Toto (Wide) Adventure    
March, 2026
March 6 Untitled Pixar Film (Wide)    
June, 2026
June 19 Untitled Pixar Film (Wide)    
July, 2026
July 31 PAW Patrol 3 (Wide) Adventure    
September, 2026
September 25 Untitled Universal Animated Event Film (Wide)    
November, 2026
November 25 Untitled Disney Animation (Wide)    
 
December, 2026
During 2026 Frozen 3 (Wide) Adventure    
Toy Story 5 (Wide) Adventure    
 
During 2027 Oh, The Places You’ll Go (Wide)    

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.