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This feels like a pretty arbitrary distinction to me. Marvel movies are basically animated films, Pokémon is the most profitable franchise on the planet spanning every form of media, and Avatar makes more money per movie than a lot of countries’ gdp. I don’t really know what this achievement is
I think it easiest view this usage of “animated films” as a genre rather than an a technical description. Films like the MCU and Avatar will have digital effects on every frame but they are not marketed as animated films.
According to Wikipedia the top 5 are:
- Despicable Me
- Shrek
- Toy Story
- Ice Age
- Frozen
For some reason Wikipedia isn’t listing Pokemon on the animated franchise table but The Numbers put the Pokemon franchise box office at $1.156b. If we cross reference that with the Wikipedia table that places it above The Lego Move but below The Secret Life of Pets.
https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchises#franchise_overview=fPokemon:od3
I had a look at some comparison numbers over on Wikipedia:
It looks the main Shrek series (2001 to 2010) averaged $745m each while the first 3 Despicable Me films (2010 to 2017) averaged $849m each. These numbers feel roughly equivalent given inflation.
But the spinoff series is a different story! The two Minions films (2015 and 2022) average $1b each while the two Puss in Boots films (2011 and 2022) average only $520m.
Its a shame Puss in Boots didn’t achieve more success, I thought they were both excellent films.
