List of highest-grossing openings for animated films
rank film overseas gross ( $ million ) year
1 Frozen II 228.2 2019
2 Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs 151.7 2009
3 Toy Story 4 123.6 2019
4 The Simpsons Movie 96.9 2007
5 Nezha 94.9 2019
6 Ice Age : Continental Drift 80.3 2012
7 Madagascar 3 : Europe 's Most Wanted 77.3 2013
8 Kung Fu Panda 3 75.7 2016
9 The Adventures of Tintin 56.2 2011
10 Kung Fu Panda 2 55.5 2011
11 Rio 54.9 2011
12 Monsters University 54.5 2013
13 The Lion King 54.2 2019
14 Incredibles 2 53.1 2018
15 Finding Dory 50.6 2016
16 Ice Age : The Meltdown 47.4 2006
17 The Angry Birds Movie 43 2016
18 Cars 2 42.9 2011
19 Ralph Breaks the Internet 41.5 2018
Biggest opening weekends outside the United States for an animated film since 2002
This list charts the biggest opening weekends outside the United States for an animated film since 2002 . Figures are given in United States dollars ( USD ) . 75% of the films in the top 12 were released after 2010 . 2011 are the most represented years on the list with 4 films . Films must exceed $ 40 million . Blue Sky is the most represented studios with 5 films on the list .
The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for animated films. The list is dominated by recent films due to steadily increasing marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.