Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 has roared past the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, achieving the massive milestone in just 17 days. This phenomenal pace makes it the fastest-ever billion-dollar earner among all animated MPA releases and all PG-rated films. It follows Disney’s Lilo & Stitch as the second film of 2025 to hit the $1 billion mark.
This achievement secures a historic back-to-back billion-dollar success for Walt Disney Animation Studios, following Moana 2 last year. The studio now proudly claims five billion-dollar titles since 2013: Frozen, Frozen 2, Moana 2, Zootopia, and now Zootopia 2.
Inside Out 2 amassed the highest global box office gross of 2024. Joined by Moana 2, it marked that year’s third release to surpass this milestone. Inside Out 2 has ascended to the top of the animated film box office, amassing a staggering $1.69 billion worldwide since its June 14 debut. Both animated films have joined the elite group, surpassing the billion-dollar mark alongside 56 other films.
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14 other animated films have surpassed a billion dollars in gross revenue. Ne Zha 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film ever, surpassing Inside Out 2, with a current gross of $1.698 Billion, Frozen 2, with a current gross of $1.462 billion. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is in fourth place with $1.3 billion. With the blockbuster success of “Inside Out 2,” Disney holds 4 of the top 5 and 9 of the top 12 highest-grossing animated films in history.
Scroll below to look at the 25 top-grossing animated films of all time.
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1. NE ZHA 2, 2025 -$2,260,176,370
Image Credit: Englight Directed by Yang Yu aka Jiaozi; featuring the voices of Joseph and Mo Han
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2. ZOOTOPIA 2, 2025 – $1,866,647,514
Image Credit: Disney Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore; featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Ke Huy Quan and Jason Bateman
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3. INSIDE OUT 2, 2024 – $1,698,863,816
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kelsey Mann and Meg LeFauve; featuring the voices of Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke
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4. FROZEN II, 2019 – $1,453,683,476
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee; featuring the voices Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell
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5. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, 2023 – $1,360,879,735
Image Credit: Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc and Fabien Polack; featuring the voices Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy
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6. FROZEN, 2013 – $1,312,075,093
Image Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee; featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad
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7. INCREDIBLES 2, 2018 – $1,243,225,667
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Brad Bird; featuring the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Huck Milner and Sarah Vowell
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8. MINIONS, 2015 – $1,159,457,503
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; featuring the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton and Allison Janney
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9. TOY STORY 4, 2019 – $1,073,841,394
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture /Everett Collection Directed by Josh Cooley; featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, Jeff Pidgeon, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal and Timothy Dalton
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10. TOY STORY 3, 2010 – $1,067,316,101
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Lee Unkrich; featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen
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11. MOANA 2, 2024 – $1,059,242,164
Image Credit: Disney Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller; starring Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo and David Fane
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12. DESPICABLE ME 3, 2017 – $1,034,800,131
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; featuring the voice of Steve Carell
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13. FINDING DORY, 2016 – $1,029,266,989
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Stanton; featuring the voice of Ellen DeGeneres
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14. ZOOTOPIA, 2016 – $1,025,521,689
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore; featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman
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15. THE LION KING, 1994 – $979,161,632
Image Credit: Disney Directed by Rogers Allers and Rob Minkoff; featuring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson, Nathan Lane and Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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16. DESPICABLE ME 4, 2024 – $972,021,410
Image Credit: Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Patrick Delage and Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher
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17. DESPICABLE ME 2, 2013 – $970,766,005
Image Credit: Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher
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18. FINDING NEMO, 2003 – $941,637,960
Image Credit: Walt Disney/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, featuring the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould and Willem Dafoe
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19. MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, (aka MINIONS 2: THE RISE OF GRU), 2022 – $940,482,695
Image Credit: Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Kyle Balda, Jonathan del Val and Brad Ableson; featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin and Taraji P. Henson
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20. SHREK 2, 2004 – $932,542,462
Image Credit: DreamWorks/courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon; featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Julie Andrews
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21. ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS, (aka ICE AGE 3), 2009 – $886,686,817
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection Directed by Carlos Saldanha and Michael Thurmeier; featuring the voices of Karen Disher and Chris Wedge
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22. ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, (aka ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT), 2012 – $877,244,782
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection Directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier; featuring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo and Aziz Ansari
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23. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, 2016 – $875,698,161
Image Credit: Universal /Courtesy Everett Collection Directed by Chris Renaud; featuring the voices of Lake Bell, Louis C.K. and Bobby Moynihan
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24. INSIDE OUT, 2015 – $859,076,401
Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen; featuring the voices of Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling and Amy Poehler
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25. THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, 2026 – $847,809,982 (through April 30)
Image Credit: Universal/Illumination Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic; featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Issa Rae, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Brie Larson, Glen Powell
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