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List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s

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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.

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colspan="8" scope="col" | {{nowrap|Top 50}}
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Production company

! scope="col" | Distributor

! scope="col" | Worldwide gross

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

style="text-align:center;"| 1

! scope="row" | Finding Nemo

| rowspan="16" style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $940,335,536

| style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=findingnemo.htm | title =Finding Nemo (2003) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2

! scope="row" | Shrek 2

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Pacific Data Images

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $926,321,076

(923,876,997)

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek2.htm | title =Shrek 2 (2004) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 3

! scope="row" | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $886,686,817

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage3.htm | title =Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 4

! scope="row" | Shrek the Third

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Pacific Data Images

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $798,958,162

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek3.htm | title =Shrek the Third (2007) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 5

! scope="row" | Up

| style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $735,099,082

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=up.htm | title =Up (2009) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 6

! scope="row"| Ice Age: The Meltdown

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $660,940,780

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage2.htm | title =Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =November 5, 2014}}

style="text-align:center;"| 7

! scope="row" | The Incredibles

| style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $633,019,734

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm | title =The Incredibles (2004) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 8

! scope="row" | Kung Fu Panda

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $631,744,560

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kungfupanda.htm | title =Kung Fu Panda (2008) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 9

! scope="row" | Ratatouille

| style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $623,722,818

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ratatouille.htm | title =Ratatouille (2007) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 10

! scope="row" | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Pacific Data Images

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $603,900,354

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madagascar2.htm | title =Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date=October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 11

! scope="row" | Monsters, Inc.

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $577,425,734

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersinc.htm | title =Monsters, Inc. (2001) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 12

! scope="row" | WALL-E

| align="right"| $533,281,433

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wall-e.htm | title =WALL-E (2008) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 13

! scope="row" | Madagascar

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Pacific Data Images

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $532,680,671

| style="text-align:center;"| 2005

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madagascar.htm | title =Madagascar (2005) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 14

! scope="row" | The Simpsons Movie

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Gracie Films

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $527,071,022

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm | title =The Simpsons Movie (2007) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 15

! scope="row" | Shrek

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Pacific Data Images

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $484,409,218

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek.htm | title =Shrek (2001) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 16

! scope="row" | Cars

| style="text-align:center;" | Pixar Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $461,983,149

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cars.htm | title =Cars (2006) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 12, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 17

! scope="row" | Happy Feet

| style="text-align:center;" | Australia/{{zwsp}}U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | Village Roadshow Pictures/{{zwsp}}Animal Logic/{{zwsp}}Kennedy Miller Productions

| style="text-align:center;" | Warner Bros.

| align="right"| $384,335,608

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=happyfeet.htm | title =Happy Feet (2006) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 18

! scope="row" | Ice Age

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $383,257,136

| style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage.htm | title =Ice Age (2002) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 19

! scope="row" | Monsters vs. Aliens

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $381,509,870

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersvsaliens.htm | title =Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 20

! scope="row" | Shark Tale

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $367,275,019

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sharktale.htm | title =Shark Tale (2002) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 21

! scope="row" | Spirited Away

| style="text-align:center;" | Japan

| style="text-align:center;" | Studio Ghibli

| style="text-align:center;" | Tokuma Shoten

| align="right"| $365,000,000

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| style="text-align:center;"| Spirited Away

  • {{cite web |title=Spirited Away (2002) – International Box Office Results |work=Box Office Mojo |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=spiritedaway.htm |access-date=July 1, 2014}}

::North American gross: $10,055,859

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

::Other territories: ${{formatnum:{{#expr:215307+154349+241829+292529+6326294+1981457+307200+2958139+804985+749529+106667+103488+27787+11382770+822940+1044866+36860+1383023}}}}

Japanese gross

  • {{cite news |first=Lukas |last=Schwarzacher |title=Japan box office 'Spirited Away' |date=February 17, 2002 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2002/digital/awards/japan-box-office-spirited-away-1117860800/ |access-date=August 21, 2014}}

::End of 2001: $227 million

  • {{cite news |first=Lukas |last=Schwarzacher |title=H'wood eclipses local fare |date=February 16, 2003 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/h-wood-eclipses-local-fare-1117880584/ |access-date=August 21, 2014}}

::Across 2001 and 2002: $270 million

  • {{cite news |first=Mark |last=Schilling |title=Miyazaki's animated pic to open this summer |date=May 16, 2008 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/ponyo-likely-to-heat-up-japan-1117985910/ |access-date=July 2, 2014}}

::As of 2008: $290 million

style="text-align:center;"| 22

! scope="row" | Dinosaur

| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios/{{zwsp}}Secret Lab

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $349,822,765

| style="text-align:center;"| 2000

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dinosaur.htm | title =Dinosaur (2000) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 23

! scope="row" | Over the Hedge

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $336,002,996

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=overthehedge.htm | title =Over the Hedge (2006) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 24

! scope="row" | A Christmas Carol

| style="text-align:center;" | ImageMovers/{{zwsp}}ImageMovers Digital

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $325,286,646

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=christmascarol09.htm | title =A Christmas Carol (2009) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 25

! scope="row" | Chicken Little

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios

| align="right"| $314,432,837

| style="text-align:center;"| 2005

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chickenlittle.htm | title =Chicken Little (2005) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 26

! scope="row" | Bolt

| align="right"| $309,979,994

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bolt.htm | title =Bolt (2008) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 27

! scope="row" | The Polar Express

| style="text-align:center;" | ImageMovers/{{zwsp}}Castle Rock Entertainment/{{zwsp}}Shangri-La Entertainment/{{zwsp}}Playtone

| style="text-align:center;" | Warner Bros.

| align="right"| $307,514,317

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=polarexpress.htm | title =The Polar Express (2004) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 28

! scope="row" | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $297,138,014

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hortonhearsawho.htm | title =Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 29

! scope="row" | Bee Movie

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $287,594,577

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beemovie.htm | title =Bee Movie (2007) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 30

! scope="row" | Lilo & Stitch

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $273,144,151

| style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lilostitch.htm|title=Lilo & Stitch (2002)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 31

! scope="row" | The Princess and the Frog

| align="right"| $267,045,765

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=princessandthefrog.htm|title=The Princess and the Frog (2009)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 32

! scope="row" | Robots

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox Animation/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | 20th Century Fox

| align="right"| $260,718,330

| style="text-align:center;"| 2005

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=robots.htm | title =Robots (2005) | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date =October 13, 2010}}

style="text-align:center;"| 33

! scope="row" | Brother Bear

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $250,397,798

| style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=brotherbear.htm|title=Brother Bear (2003)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 34

! scope="row" | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

| style="text-align:center;" | Sony Pictures Animation/{{zwsp}}Sony Pictures Imageworks

| style="text-align:center;" | Columbia Pictures

| align="right"| $243,006,126

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cloudywithachanceofmeatballs.htm|title=Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 35

! scope="row" | Howl's Moving Castle

| style="text-align:center;" | Japan

| style="text-align:center;" | Studio Ghibli

| style="text-align:center;" | Tokuma Shoten

| align="right"| $235,184,110

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=howlsmovingcastle.htm|title=Howl's Moving Castle (2005)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 36

! scope="row" | Chicken Run

| style="text-align:center;" | U.K./{{zwsp}}U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Aardman Animations/{{zwsp}}Pathé

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $224,834,564

| style="text-align:center;"| 2000

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chickenrun.htm|title=Chicken Run (2000)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 37

! scope="row" | Ponyo

| style="text-align:center;" | Japan

| style="text-align:center;" | Studio Ghibli

| style="text-align:center;" | Tokuma Shoten

| align="right"| $201,750,937

| style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ponyo.htm|title=Ponyo (2009)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 38

! scope="row" | Open Season

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | Sony Pictures Animation/{{zwsp}}Sony Pictures Imageworks

| style="text-align:center;" | Columbia Pictures

| align="right"| $197,309,027

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=openseason.htm|title=Open Season (2006)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 39

! scope="row" | Beowulf

| style="text-align:center;" | ImageMovers/{{zwsp}}Shangri-La Entertainment

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $196,393,745

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob.htm|title=The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 40

! scope="row" | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

| style="text-align:center;" | U.K./{{zwsp}}U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Aardman Animations

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $192,610,372

| style="text-align:center;"| 2005

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wallaceandgromit05.htm|title=Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 41

! scope="row" | Atlantis: The Lost Empire

| style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $186,053,725

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=atlantis.htm|title=Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2002)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 42

! scope="row" | Flushed Away

| style="text-align:center;" | U.K./{{zwsp}}U.S.

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation/{{zwsp}}Aardman Animations

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $178,120,015

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=flushedaway.htm|title=Flushed Away (2006)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 43

! scope="row" | Meet the Robinsons

| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | U.S.

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Animation Studios

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $169,333,034

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=meettherobinsons.htm|title=Meet the Robinsons (2008)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 44

! scope="row" | The Emperor's New Groove

| align="right"| $169,327,687

| style="text-align:center;"| 2000

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=emperorsnewgroove.htm|title=The Emperor's New Groove (2000)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 45

! scope="row" | Surf's Up

| style="text-align:center;" | Sony Pictures Animation/{{zwsp}}Sony Pictures Imageworks

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Columbia Pictures

| align="right"| $149,044,513

| style="text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=surfsup.htm|title=Surf's Up (2007)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 46

! scope="row" | Monster House

| style="text-align:center;" | ImageMovers/{{zwsp}}Amblin Entertainment

| align="right"| $140,175,006

| style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monsterhouse.htm|title=Monster House (2006)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 47

! scope="row" | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

| style="text-align:center;" | Nickelodeon Movies/{{zwsp}}United Plankton Pictures

| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures

| align="right"| $140,161,792

| style="text-align:center;"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob.htm|title=The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 48

! scope="row" | The Jungle Book 2

| style="text-align:center;" | DisneyToon Studios

| style="text-align:center;" | Walt Disney Pictures

| align="right"| $135,703,599

| style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=junglebook2.htm|title=The Jungle Book 2 (2003)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 49

! scope="row" | Coraline

| style="text-align:center;" | Laika/{{zwsp}}Pandemonium Films

| style="text-align:center;" | Focus Features

| align="right"| $124,596,397

| style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=Coraline.htm|title=Coraline (2009)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

style="text-align:center;"| 50

! scope="row" | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Animation

| style="text-align:center;" | DreamWorks Pictures

| align="right"| $122,563,539

| style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spirit.htm|title=Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 26, 2015}}

= 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Studio

! scope="col" | Worldwide gross

! scope="col" | Budget

! scope="col" | Ref(s)

scope="row" | 2000

|Dinosaur

| Disney/{{zwsp}}Walt Disney Feature Animation

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|349822765}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|127500000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2001

|Monsters, Inc.

| Disney/{{zwsp}}Pixar

| align="right" |

{{nts|prefix=$|632316649}} ({{nts|prefix=$|525373250}})

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|115000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2002

|Ice Age

| 20th Century Fox/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|383257136}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|59000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2003

|Finding Nemo

| Disney/{{zwsp}}Pixar

| align="right" |

{{nts|prefix=$|940350086}} ({{nts|prefix=$|867893978}})

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|94000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2004

|Shrek 2

| DreamWorks/{{zwsp}}DreamWorks Animation SKG

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|923075336}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|150000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2005

|Madagascar

| DreamWorks/{{zwsp}}DreamWorks Animation SKG

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|532680671}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|75000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2006

|Ice Age: The Meltdown

| 20th Century Fox/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|661483908}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|80000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2007

|Shrek the Third

| Paramount/{{zwsp}}DreamWorks Animation SKG

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|798958162}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|160000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2008

|Kung Fu Panda

| Paramount/{{zwsp}}DreamWorks Animation SKG

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|631744560}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|130000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row" | 2009

|Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

| 20th Century Fox/{{zwsp}}Blue Sky Studios

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|886686817}}

| align="right" |{{nts|prefix=$|90000000}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

See also

Notes

Release Notes

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