Highest grossing Illumination animated movies worldwide 2024

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Laura Carollo,
Aug 8, 2024

As of August 2024, 2023's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was the animation studio Illumination's highest grossing movie, with a total of 1.36 billion U.S. dollars garnered at the global box office. The adaptation of the famous video game ranked second in the ranking of the most successful theatrical releases of 2023, only surpassed by "Barbie".

Ranking of the highest grossing Illumination animated movies worldwide as of 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicLifetime gross in million U.S. dollars
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) 1,361.55
Minions (2015) 1,157.27
Despicable Me 3 (2017) 1,032.81
Despicable Me 2 (2013) 975.22
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) 937.43
The Secret Life of Pets (2016) 886.01
Despicable Me 4 (2024) 758.97
Sing (2016) 631.06
Despicable Me (2010) 544.71
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) 514.87
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Lifetime gross in million U.S. dollars1,361.551,361.551,157.271,157.271,032.811,032.81975.22975.22937.43937.43886.01886.01758.97758.97631.06631.06544.71544.71514.87514.87The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)Minions (2015)Despicable Me 3 (2017)Despicable Me 2 (2013)Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)The Secret Life of Pets (2016)Despicable Me 4 (2024)Sing (2016)Despicable Me (2010)Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
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