List of animated feature films of the 2000s

Events

Thousands of full-length animated films were produced during the first decade of the 21st Century. Building on developments in the 1990s, numerous studios started using computer-generated imagery to create full length animated feature films after the success of films like Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life.

In addition, this decade saw an increase in popularity of the anime and stop motion genres with blockbusters such as Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, also Spirited Away and Wallace & Gromit became the first, and only, anime and stop motion films to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Up became the second animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Highest-grossing animated films

The list has more 2006 and 2009 in the top 50 than any other year, each with seven. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD).

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	Finding Nemo	$936,743,261	2003	[1]
2	Shrek 2	$919,838,758	2004	[2]
3	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817	2009	[3]
4	Shrek the Third	$798,958,162	2007	[4]
5	Up	$731,342,744	2009	[5]
6	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$660,940,780	2006	[6]
7	Kung Fu Panda	$631,744,560	2008	[7]
8	The Incredibles	$631,442,092	2004	[8]
9	Ratatouille	$623,722,818	2007	[9]
10	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	$603,900,354	2008	[10]
11	Monsters, Inc.	$562,816,256	2001	[11]
12	Madagascar	$532,680,671	2005	[12]
13	The Simpsons Movie	$527,071,022	2007	[13]
14	WALL-E	$521,311,860	2008	[14]
15	Shrek	$484,409,218	2001	[15]
16	Cars	$461,983,149	2006	[16]
17	Happy Feet	$384,335,608	2006	[17]
18	Ice Age	$383,257,136	2002	[18]
19	Monsters vs. Aliens	$381,509,870	2009	[19]
20	Shark Tale	$367,275,019	2004	[20]
21	Over the Hedge	$336,002,996	2006	[21]
22	Dinosaur	$349,822,765	2000	[22]
23	Spirited Away	$330,000,000	2001	[23]
24	Chicken Little	$314,432,837	2005	[24]
25	A Christmas Carol	$325,286,646	2009	[25]
26	Bolt	$309,979,994	2008	[26]
27	The Polar Express	$307,514,317	2004	[27]
28	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!	$297,138,014	2008	[28]
29	Bee Movie	$287,594,577	2007	[29]
30	Lilo & Stitch	$273,144,151	2002	[30]
31	The Princess and the Frog	$267,045,765	2009	[31]
32	Robots	$260,718,330	2005	[32]
33	Brother Bear	$250,397,798	2003	[33]
34	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$243,006,126	2009	[34]
35	Howl's Moving Castle	$235,184,110	2004	[35]
36	Chicken Run	$224,834,564	2000	[36]
37	Ponyo	$201,750,937	2008	[37]
38	Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	$192,610,372	2005	[38]
39	Open Season	$186,053,725	2006	[39]
40	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	$186,053,725	2001	[40]
41	Flushed Away	$178,120,015	2006	[41]
42	Meet the Robinsons	$169,333,034	2007	[42]
43	The Emperor's New Groove	$169,327,687	2000	[43]
44	Surf's Up	$149,044,513	2007	[44]
45	Monster House	$140,175,006	2006	[45]
46	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	$140,161,792	2004	[46]
47	The Jungle Book 2	$135,703,599	2003	[47]
48	Coraline	$124,596,397	2009	[48]
49	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	$122,563,539	2002	[49]
50	Corpse Bride	$117,195,061	2005	[50]

Highest-grossing film by year

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
2000	Dinosaur	$349,822,765	$127,500,000	[22]
2001	Monsters, Inc.	$562,816,256	$115,000,000	[11]
2002	Ice Age	$383,257,136	$59,000,000	[18]
2003	Finding Nemo	$936,743,261	$94,000,000	[1]
2004	Shrek 2	$919,838,758	$150,000,000	[2]
2005	Madagascar	$532,680,671	$75,000,000	[12]
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$661,483,908	$80,000,000	[6]
2007	Shrek the Third	$798,958,162	$160,000,000	[4]
2008	Kung Fu Panda	$631,744,560	$130,000,000	[7]
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817	$90,000,000	[3]

List of films

Lists of animated feature films released in the 2000s organized by year of release:

• List of animated feature films: 2000
• List of animated feature films: 2001
• List of animated feature films: 2002
• List of animated feature films: 2003
• List of animated feature films: 2004
• List of animated feature films: 2005
• List of animated feature films: 2006
• List of animated feature films: 2007
• List of animated feature films: 2008
• List of animated feature films: 2009

References

1. "Finding Nemo (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
2. "Shrek 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
3. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
4. "Shrek the Third (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
5. "Up (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
6. "Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
7. "Kung Fu Panda (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
8. "The Incredibles (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
9. "Ratatouille (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
10. "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
11. "Monsters, Inc. (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
12. "Madagascar (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
13. "The Simpsons Movie (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
14. "WALL-E (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
15. "Shrek (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
16. "Cars (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
17. "Happy Feet (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
18. "Ice Age (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
19. "Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
20. "Shark Tale (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
21. "Over the Hedge (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
22. "Dinosaur (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
23. Spirited Away
    • "Spirited Away (2002) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

    North American gross: $10,055,859

    Japanese gross: $229,607,878 (March 31, 2002)

    Other territories: $28,940,019

    Japanese gross
    • Schwarzacher, Lukas (February 17, 2002). "Japan box office 'Spirited Away'". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

    End of 2001: $227 million

    • Schwarzacher, Lukas (February 16, 2003). "H'wood eclipses local fare". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

    Across 2001 and 2002: $270 million

    • Schilling, Mark (May 16, 2008). "Miyazaki's animated pic to open this summer". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

    As of 2008: $290 million

24. "Chicken Little (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
25. "A Christmas Carol (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
26. "Bolt (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
27. "The Polar Express (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
28. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
29. "Bee Movie (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
30. "Lilo & Stitch (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
31. "The Princess and the Frog (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
32. "Robots (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
33. "Brother Bear (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
34. "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
35. "Howl's Moving Castle (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
36. "Chicken Run (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
37. "Ponyo (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
38. "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
39. "Open Season (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
40. "Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
41. "Flushed Away (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
42. "Meet the Robinsons (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
43. "The Emperor's New Groove (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
44. "Surf's Up (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
45. "Monster House (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
46. "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
47. "The Jungle Book 2 (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
48. "Coraline (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
49. "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
50. "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2015.