As of February 2024, "Incredibles 2" (2018) was the highest-grossing animated feature film in the history of the North American box office, which consists of Canada and the United States. The movie – directed and written by Brad Bird – grossed almost 609 million U.S. dollars across the two countries. Disney distributed seven of the top 10 films in this category.
Beyond Disney
Despite being released under the Disney umbrella, the “Incredibles 2” movie is a Pixar production. After years of collaboration, Disney announced the purchase of the animation studio in 2006, making it an official subsidiary. However, ‘Shrek 2’ is the most successful animated feature movie at the North American box office that is not created or distributed by Disney. The Shrek franchise, which includes four main movies, two spin-offs, and a television series, is DreamWorks Animation’s most lucrative yet.
Pokémon is the most successful anime movie franchise
Despite not reaching the same heights as their American counterparts in the box office, Japanese anime
movies are popular with North American audiences. The first Pokémon movie, 1999’s “Pokémon: The
First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back” grossed 85.75 million U.S. dollars at the box office and was the highest
grossing Japanese anime movie as of March 2023. More than 30 percent of American adults were
interested in seeing a film or a TV adaptation of the Pokémon franchise, slightly more than Dragon Ball Z or Naruto. Japanese animation is appreciated by all consumers of all ages in the United States. Millennials
accounted for 42 percent of anime fans as of 2022, whereas a quarter of them were Gen Zers.
Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Box Office Mojo. (February 16, 2024). Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/
Box Office Mojo. (2024). Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest-grossing Animated Feature Films in The United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/
Box Office Mojo, Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Highest-grossing animated feature films in the United States and Canada from December 1937 to February 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Box Office Mojo, February 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792535/animated-movies-box-office-gross/