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The world of cinema is made up of productions capable of enchanting and transporting the public to an infinity of worlds. Within this vast diversity, animations stand out as a versatile and artistic way of telling stories. Today, we're going to explore a list of animated films that have solidified their place in the top 100 at the global box office. 346ei

Frozen 2, super mario bros. The film and The Lion King are just a few of the highest-grossing animated films in film history.
Frozen 2, Super Mario Bros. The Movie and The Lion King are just some of the highest-grossing animated films in film history / Image: Gabriel Princesval/Showmetech

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Scene from the movie Viva: Life is a Party – Illustrative image / Source: Disney Pixar

Animations not only found space on the big screen, but also revealed the ability to compete on equal with the biggest names in the film industry. While they may be initially designed for children, they are not limited by age groups and explore complex and mature themes that appeal to audiences of all ages. These films often combine a variety of elements, from humor and action to adventure, drama and suspense. Over the years, animated films have gained prominence both at the box office and in people's hearts.

It is also worth mentioning that animation has become a powerful tool to address social, political and moral issues, conveying profound messages through unique visual styles and unforgettable characters.

Frozen 2 (2019) 1w66

Frozen 2 official trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | Metacritic: 64 | IMDB: 6,8

Original title: Frozen II

Frozen II is the direct continuation of Frozen a freezing adventure (2013). THE animation new boom in musicals was launched by Walt Disney Studios and came under the direction of J e Chris Buck, the same directors as the first hit. The film had a production budget of US$ 150 million and grossed more than $1,453 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-grossing animation in the history of cinema, suring even its 2013 predecessor. At the 2020 Oscars, the film was nominated in the category of Best Original Song with Into the unknown, by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

Watch right now Frozen 2, available on Disney +.

Super Mario Bros. The Movie (2023) 4w4f2f

Official Trailer for Super Mario Bros. The Movie / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | Metacritic: 46 | IMDB: 7,1

Original title: The Super Mario Bros. movie

Super Mario Bros. is an animation of adventure e comedy, inspired by the iconic characters from the renowned Mario Bros. The film was directed by a team consisting of Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc e Fabien Polack. With a budget of US$ 100 million, the film achieved extraordinary success at the box office, grossing more than US $ 1,357 billion on a global scale. The voice cast brought the characters to life, with Chris Pratt voicing Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy playing Princess Peach and Charlie Day lending his voice to Luigi.

Watch right now Super Mario Bros. The film, available for rent at Amazon Prime Video.

Frozen: A Freezing Adventure (2013) 296v6b

Official Trailer of Frozen: A Freezing Adventure / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 90% | Metacritic: 75 | IMDB: 7,4

Original title: Frozen

Frozen a freezing adventure is an animated musical film released by Walt Disney Studios. Directed by Chris Buck e J, the feature became a worldwide phenomenon, earning around $1,282 billion and reaching the highest box office in the year 2013. Oscar for 2014, Frozen won in the category of Best Animated Feature e Best Original Song with Let It Go by Idina Menzel.

Watch right now Frozen a freezing adventure, available on Disney +.

The Incredibles 2 (2018) 68b6e

Official trailer for The Incredibles 2 / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 93% | Metacritic: 80 | IMDB: 7,6

Original title: Incredibles 2

The Incredibles 2 is the direct continuation of The Incredibles (2004). The feature of animation adventure was directed by Brad Bird and produced by John Walker e Nicole Paradis Grindle. The film had a budget of US$ 200 million to produce and earned more than US $ 1.243 billion. At 1 hour and 58 minutes in length, The Incredibles 2 is considered the longest film of all Pixar releases.

Watch Video The Incredibles 2, available on Disney +.

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Minions official trailer / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 55% | Metacritic: 56 | IMDB: 6,4

Original title: Minions

Minions is an animation of adventure e comedy spin off from the Despicable Me franchise. The film, directed by Kyle Balda e Pierre Coffin, in its opening weekend, surprised to raise more than US$ 115,2 million at the box office. With this performance, the film became the second biggest animated opening in film history, just behind Shrek the Third (2007), which earned an estimated $121,6 million in its debut. In all, the success came to earn more than $1,159 billion at the worldwide box office, suring all films in the franchise My favorite evil, from which it is derived.

Watch right now Minions, available on balloon play by the Telecine plan.

Toy Story 4 (2019) 4q7

Toy Story 4 official trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 97% | Metacritic: 84 | IMDB: 7,7

Original title: Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4 is the fourth film in the Toy Story saga. The animation was directed by Josh Cooley and produced by Jonas Rivera. The feature had a budget of US$ 200 million to be produced and reached a profit of more than US $ 1.073 billion at box office. At the 2020 Oscars, the film won in the category of Best Animation. The first three productions of this saga managed to win together 9 Oscar nominations, having won two of them, and earned more than US$ 2 billion at the worldwide box office.

Watch right now Toy Story 4, available on Disney +.

Toy Story 3 (2010) 2z1c3i

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Toy Story 3 official trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 98% | Metacritic: 92 | IMDB: 8,3

Original title: Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 is the third film in the Toy Story saga and features a script that took more than two years to complete. The feature of animation adventure was directed by Lee Unkrich and produced by Darla K Anderson. The film had a budget of more than US$ 200 million to be produced and went on to earn more than US $ 1,067 billion, becoming the first animated film to reach the $1 billion mark at the box office. At the 2011 Oscars, he won the award for Best Animation and competed in the categories of Best movieSound Editing e Adapted Roap.

Watch right now Toy Story 3, available on Disney +.

Despicable Me 3 (2017) w734

Despicable Me 3 official trailer / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | Metacritic: 49 | IMDB: 6,2

Original title: Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me 3 is an animation of adventure directed by Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin e Eric Guillon. the sequence of Despicable Me 2 (2013) had a budget of $80 million and grossed over $1,035 billion at the worldwide box office, suring previous films in the franchise.

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Procurando Dory (2016) 2jld

Official Trailer of Finding Dory / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | Metacritic: 77 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: Finding Dory

Procurando Dory is the direct continuation of Finding Nemo, a film released 13 years earlier, in 2003. animation adventure was directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Lindsey Collins. It had a budget of over US$ 200 million to produce and was a box office success, grossing around US $ 1.028 billion.

Watch Video Procurando Dory, available on Disney +.

Zootopia (2016) 72644b

Official Zootopia Trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 98% | Metacritic: 78 | IMDB: 8,0

Original title: Z

Z is an animation that mixes adventure e comedyDirected by Byron Howard, Rich Moore e Jared Bush. The film had an investment of US$ 150 million and exceeded expectations by winning around $1,025 billion at the worldwide box office. This success is reflected in records such as the highest-grossing opening of all time for a Walt Disney Studios film, grossing approximately $75 million in its first three days in the US. Recognition continued at the 2017 Academy Awards, when the film won Best Best Animated Feature.

Watch right now Z, available on Disney +.

Despicable Me 2 (2013) 1l2f73

Despicable Me 2 official trailer / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 75% | Metacritic: 62 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 is an animation of adventure e comedy directed by Pierre Coffin e Chris Renaud. The direct sequel to the original film My favorite evil (2010) had an investment of US$76 million and raised more than $970,8 million at the global box office. At the 2014 Oscars, the film was nominated in the categories of Best Original Song with Happy , by Pharrell Williams, and Best Animation.

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The Lion King (1994) s581q

Official Trailer of The Lion King / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 93% | Metacritic: 88 | IMDB: 8,5

Original title: The Lion King

Directed by Roger Allers e R, The Lion King it is a free adaptation of Hamlet (1599 and 1601), tragedy by William Shakespeare. With a budget of $45 million, the film grossed over $968,5 million at the box office. On the success of Lion King, at the 1995 Academy Awards, he won the award for Best Original Song by Can You Feel the Love Tonight, by Elton John and Tim Rice.

The success of this Disney classic has continued over the years, which originated in a version live action in 2019 that went down in history becoming one of the 10 biggest box offices in the world with over $1,663 billion at the box office.

Watch right now The Lion King, available on Disney +.

Procurando nemo (2003) 5e505l

Official Finding Nemo Trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 99% | Metacritic: 90 | IMDB: 8,2

Original title: Finding Nemo

Procurando nemo it's a movie animation adventure directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Graham Walters. The feature cost $ 94 million to produce and reached more than $940M monthly at the box office, becoming Pixar's highest-grossing film at the time. Finding Nemo was the second highest-grossing film of 2003 and the first Pixar film to win an Academy Award. Best Animation, in 2004. He was also nominated for Best Original ScreenplaySoundtrack e Sound Editing.

Watch right now Procurando nemo, available on Disney +.

Minions 2: The Origin of Gru (2022) 4t5s3d

Minions 2: Rise of Gru official trailer / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 70% | Metacritic: 56 | IMDB: 6,5

Original title: Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions 2: The Origin of Gru is an animated comedy adventure directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val. Minions (2015), won about $939,4 million at the worldwide box office.

Watch right now Minions 2: The Origin of Gru, available on balloon play by the Telecine plan.

Shrek 2 (2004) 3o4i1j

Official Shrek 2 Trailer / Source: Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 89% | Metacritic: 75 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: Shrek 2

Shrek 2 is an animation of comedy from DreamWorks directed by Andrew AdamsonConrad Vernon e Kelly Asbury. The feature film, direct continuation of Shrek (2001), came to earn about $919 million at the worldwide box office. At the 2005 Academy Awards, he was nominated in the category of Best Original Song with Accidentally In Love for Counting Crows and as Best Animated Feature, but ended up losing to The Incredibles by Disney Pixar.

Watch right now Shrek 2, available at Netflix.

 The Secret Life of Animals (2016) t134i

Official trailer for A Vida Secreta dos Pets / Source: Universal Pictures Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 60% | Metacritic: 55 | IMDB: 6,4

Original title: The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Animals is an animation of adventure e comedyDirected by Chris Renaud e Yarrow Cheney. With a budget of $75 million, the film grossed incredible $885,3 million at the box office. It stood out as the first original film, not a sequel or adaptation, to sur $100 million in its opening weekend in the US. The success was so great that at the 2017 Annie Awards, the film received nominations in the categories of Best Character Design e Soundtrack.

Watch Video The Secret Life of Animals, available at Netflix.

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) 3c2v6n

Official trailer for Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs / Source: Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 46% | Metacritic: 50 | IMDB: 6,9

Original title: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is an animation directed by Carlos Saldanha e Mike thurmeier that mixes adventure e comedy. The direct sequence of Ice Age 2 (2006) cost $90 million to produce, however, it sured expectations by grossing more than $886,7 million at the box office. This feat made the film the most successful of all in the franchise. The ice Age.

Watch Video Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, available on Disney +.

Ice Age 4 (2012) 1c119

Ice Age 4 official trailer / Source: 20th Century Studios Brasil via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 37% | Metacritic: 49 | IMDB: 6,5

Original title: Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age 4 it is an animation that mixes adventure e comedyDirected by Steve Martino e Mike thurmeier. The film is the direct sequel to the 2009 success, Ice Age 3, and required an investment of US$ 95 million for its production. In total, the work won a box office of more than $879,7M monthly, in addition to being nominated for several categories at the 2013 Annie Awards, such as Best Production Design, Soundtrack e Animated Effects.

Watch right now Ice Age 4, available on Disney +.

Inside Out (2015) i4zy

Inside Out Official Trailer / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 98% | Metacritic: 94 | IMDB: 8,1

Original title: Inside Out

Divertida Mente It's a Pixar movie animation comedy directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera. The film cost an estimated $175 million to produce and has earned more than $857M monthly at the worldwide box office. At the 2016 Academy Awards, he was awarded as the Best Animated Feature and indicated as Best Original Screenplay.

Watch right now Divertida Mente, available on Disney +.

Viva: Life is a Party (2017) s2r3s

Official trailer for Viva: A Vida é uma Festa / Source: Walt Disney Studios BR via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 97% | Metacritic: 81 | IMDB: 8,4

Original title: Coco

Viva — Life is a Party It's a Pixar movie animation e adventure directed by Lee Unkrich and produced by Darla K Anderson. The highly successful feature cost about $200 million to produce and made more than $807M monthly at box office. At the 2018 Oscars, the film won in the category of Best Animation.

Watch right now Viva: Life is a Party, available on Disney +.

Shrek the Third (2007) 6ggy

Official Trailer for Shrek the Third / Source: Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers via YouTube

Rotten Tomatoes: 41% | Metacritic: 58 | IMDB: 6,1

Original title: Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third is an animation of comedy directed by Chris Miller. The third film in one of DreamWorks' most famous sagas earned more than $798M monthly at box office. The film even competed in the category of Best Animation at the BAFTA Film Awards and the Annie Awards, but ended up not winning in both events.

Watch right now Shrek the Third, available at Netflix.

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