List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s

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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.

Top 50
Rank	Title	Country	Production company	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	Finding Nemo	U.S.	Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$940,335,536	2003	[1]
2	Shrek 2		DreamWorks Animation/​Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$926,321,076 (923,876,997)	2004	[2]
3	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs		20th Century Fox Animation/​Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$886,686,817	2009	[3]
4	Shrek the Third		DreamWorks Animation/​Pacific Data Images	Paramount Pictures	$798,958,162	2007	[4]
5	Up		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$735,099,082	2009	[5]
6	Ice Age: The Meltdown		20th Century Fox Animation/​Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$660,940,780	2006	[6]
7	The Incredibles		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$633,019,734	2004	[7]
8	Kung Fu Panda		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$631,744,560	2008	[8]
9	Ratatouille		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$623,722,818	2007	[9]
10	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa		DreamWorks Animation/​Pacific Data Images	Paramount Pictures	$603,900,354	2008	[10]
11	Monsters, Inc.		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$577,425,734	2001	[11]
12	WALL-E				$533,281,433	2008	[12]
13	Madagascar		DreamWorks Animation/​Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$532,680,671	2005	[13]
14	The Simpsons Movie		20th Century Fox Animation/​Gracie Films	20th Century Fox	$527,071,022	2007	[14]
15	Shrek		DreamWorks Animation/​Pacific Data Images	DreamWorks Pictures	$484,409,218	2001	[15]
16	Cars		Pixar Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$461,983,149	2006	[16]
17	Happy Feet	Australia/​U.S.	Village Roadshow Pictures/​Animal Logic/​Kennedy Miller Productions	Warner Bros.	$384,335,608	2006	[17]
18	Ice Age	U.S.	20th Century Fox Animation/​Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$383,257,136	2002	[18]
19	Monsters vs. Aliens		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$381,509,870	2009	[19]
20	Shark Tale			DreamWorks Pictures	$367,275,019	2004	[20]
21	Spirited Away	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$365,000,000	2001	[21]
22	Dinosaur	U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios/​Secret Lab	Walt Disney Pictures	$349,822,765	2000	[22]
23	Over the Hedge		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$336,002,996	2006	[23]
24	A Christmas Carol		ImageMovers/​ImageMovers Digital	Walt Disney Pictures	$325,286,646	2009	[24]
25	Chicken Little		Walt Disney Animation Studios		$314,432,837	2005	[25]
26	Bolt				$309,979,994	2008	[26]
27	The Polar Express		ImageMovers/​Castle Rock Entertainment/​Shangri-La Entertainment/​Playtone	Warner Bros.	$307,514,317	2004	[27]
28	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!		20th Century Fox Animation/​Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$297,138,014	2008	[28]
29	Bee Movie		DreamWorks Animation	Paramount Pictures	$287,594,577	2007	[29]
30	Lilo & Stitch		Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$273,144,151	2002	[30]
31	The Princess and the Frog				$267,045,765	2009	[31]
32	Robots		20th Century Fox Animation/​Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox	$260,718,330	2005	[32]
33	Brother Bear		Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$250,397,798	2003	[33]
34	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs		Sony Pictures Animation/​Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$243,006,126	2009	[34]
35	Howl's Moving Castle	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$235,184,110	2004	[35]
36	Chicken Run	U.K./​U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/​Aardman Animations/​Pathé	DreamWorks Pictures	$224,834,564	2000	[36]
37	Ponyo	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$201,750,937	2008	[37]
38	Open Season	U.S.	Sony Pictures Animation/​Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$197,309,027	2006	[38]
39	Beowulf		ImageMovers/​Shangri-La Entertainment	Paramount Pictures	$196,393,745	2007	[39]
40	Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	U.K./​U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/​Aardman Animations	DreamWorks Pictures	$192,610,372	2005	[40]
41	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$186,053,725	2001	[41]
42	Flushed Away	U.K./​U.S.	DreamWorks Animation/​Aardman Animations	Paramount Pictures	$178,120,015	2006	[42]
43	Meet the Robinsons	U.S.	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$169,333,034	2007	[43]
44	The Emperor's New Groove				$169,327,687	2000	[44]
45	Surf's Up		Sony Pictures Animation/​Sony Pictures Imageworks	Columbia Pictures	$149,044,513	2007	[45]
46	Monster House		ImageMovers/​Amblin Entertainment		$140,175,006	2006	[46]
47	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie		Nickelodeon Movies/​United Plankton Pictures	Paramount Pictures	$140,161,792	2004	[47]
48	The Jungle Book 2		DisneyToon Studios	Walt Disney Pictures	$135,703,599	2003	[48]
49	Coraline		Laika/​Pandemonium Films	Focus Features	$124,596,397	2009	[49]
50	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron		DreamWorks Animation	DreamWorks Pictures	$122,563,539	2002	[50]

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.

Year	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
2000	Dinosaur	Disney/​Walt Disney Feature Animation	$349,822,765	$127,500,000	[22]
2001	Monsters, Inc.	Disney/​Pixar	$632,316,649 ($525,373,250)	$115,000,000	[11]
2002	Ice Age	20th Century Fox/​Blue Sky Studios	$383,257,136	$59,000,000	[18]
2003	Finding Nemo	Disney/​Pixar	$940,350,086 ($867,893,978)	$94,000,000	[1]
2004	Shrek 2	DreamWorks/​DreamWorks Animation	$923,075,336	$150,000,000	[2]
2005	Madagascar	DreamWorks/​DreamWorks Animation	$532,680,671	$75,000,000	[13]
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	20th Century Fox/​Blue Sky Studios	$661,483,908	$80,000,000	[6]
2007	Shrek the Third	Paramount/​DreamWorks Animation	$798,958,162	$160,000,000	[4]
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount/​DreamWorks Animation	$631,744,560	$130,000,000	[8]
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox/​Blue Sky Studios	$886,686,817	$90,000,000	[3]