Included on the list are charts of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing animated films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highest-grossing animated film record, and a chart of the highest-grossing animated film franchises and series. All charts are ranked by international theatrical box office performance where possible, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights and merchandise. Animated family films have performed consistently well, with
Disney films enjoying lucrative re-releases prior to the home video era.
Disney also enjoyed later success with its
Pixar brand, of which the
Toy Story films,
Finding Nemo, and
Inside Out have been the best performers; beyond Pixar animation, the
Shrek,
Ice Age,
Madagascar and
Despicable Me series have met with the most success. The
Peter Pan and
Mickey Mouse franchises was reprised after a lengthy hiatus while
The Jungle Book &
Bambi saw a successful comeback after lying dormant for 36 and 64 years, respectively.
DreamWorks Animation films have gross the most over $13Billon across 32 films while
Pixar films have the best average with $607.2million per film across 16 films .