The highest grossing cartoons of the XXI century (22 photos)
Can a cartoon overtake any box office full-length blockbuster? Yes, easily! In the past 22 years, there have been three the case when the cartoon became the most profitable among all projects that have been released. What is the secret of success? Perhaps because that people go to feature-length cartoons with their whole families. Or maybe be ... everyone just drowned in the bottomless eyes of Kitty in boots. So, Here are the highest-grossing cartoons of the 21st century!
2001 - Monsters Inc. 
Total box office: $528 million
2002 - Ice Age 
Total box office: $383 million
2003 - Finding Nemo 
Total box office: $941 million
2004 - Shrek 2 
Total box office: $923 million
The cartoon has collected more than all other projects, including non-animated ones.
2005 - Madagascar 
Total box office: $542 million
2006 - Ice Age 2: Global Warming 
Total box office: $667 million
2007 - Shrek the Third 
Total box office: $813 million
2008 - Kung Fu Panda 
Total box office: $632 million
2009 - Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 
Total box office: $886 million
2010 - Toy Story: The Great Escape 
Total box office: $1.066 billion
The first cartoon in history to reach a billion dollars in rental! Naturally, this achievement belongs to the Pixar studio project. A this is also the second case when the cartoon collected the most in general other pictures of the year.
2011 - Kung Fu Panda 2 
Total box office: $665 million
2012 - Ice Age 4: Continental Drift 
Total box office: $877 million
2013 - Frozen 
Total box office: $1.274 billion
Another leader of the year among all projects in general.
2014 - City of Heroes 
Total box office: $657 million
2015 - Minions 
Total box office: $1.159 billion
2016 - Finding Dory 
Total box office: $1.029 billion
2017 Despicable Me 3 
Total box office: $1.034 billion
2018 - The Incredibles 2 
Total box office: $1.243 billion
2019 - The Lion King (remake) 
Total box office: $1.663 billion
2020 Demon Slayer: Endless Train 
Total box office: $453 million
The first since 2014 the leader of the box office, which did not collect a billion dollars.
2021 - Sing 2 
Total box office: $408 million
2022 - Minions: Gruvitation 
Total box office: $939 million
