List of most expensive animated films

The following are lists of animated feature films that were the most expensive to make.

Definition

For purposes of awarding Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines an animated film as

a motion picture in which movement and characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique, and usually falls into one of the two general fields of animation: narrative or abstract. Some of the techniques of animating films include but are not limited to hand-drawn animation, computer animation, stop-motion, clay animation, pixilation, cutout animation, pinscreen, camera multiple pass imagery, kaleidoscopic effects created frame-by-frame, and drawing on the film frame itself. Motion capture and real-time puppetry are not by themselves animation techniques.^[1]

Further, at least 75 percent of the film's running time must contain animation. Narrative animated films must also include a significant number of animated major characters.^[1]

The Academy defines a feature film as one with a running time of more than 40 minutes.^[1]

Most expensive animated feature films

The years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016 are the most represented, with three films each.

Pixar is the most represented studio with fourteen films. Shrek is the most represented franchise with three of its four main films on the list, followed by Cars with two of its three main films.

Most expensive animated feature films

Rank	Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.) (millions)	Ref
1	Tangled	2010	Disney	$260	[2][3][4][5]
2	The Lion King	2019		$250	[6]
3	Toy Story 3	2010	Pixar	$200	[7][8]
	Cars 2	2011			[9][10][11]
	Monsters University	2013			[12]
	Finding Dory	2016			[13]
	Incredibles 2	2018			[14]
	Toy Story 4	2019			[15]
	Lightyear	2022			[16]
	Elemental	2023			[17]
	Inside Out 2	2024			[18]
11	Brave	2012		$185[a]	[19]
12	WALL-E	2008		$180	[20][21]
13	Cars 3	2017		$175	[22]
	Coco
	Monsters vs. Aliens	2009	DreamWorks Animation		[23][24][25]
	Up		Pixar		[26][27]
	A Christmas Carol		ImageMovers		[28][29]
	Inside Out	2015	Pixar		[30][31]
	The Good Dinosaur				[32][33]
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	2018	Disney		[34]
19	How to Train Your Dragon	2010	DreamWorks Animation	$165	[35][36][37]
	Shrek Forever After				[38]
	Wreck-It Ralph	2012	Disney		[39]
	Big Hero 6	2014			[40][41]
	The Polar Express	2004	ImageMovers		[42]
25	Shrek the Third	2007	DreamWorks Animation	$160	[43]
26	Mars Needs Moms	2011	ImageMovers	$150	[44]
	Bee Movie	2007	DreamWorks Animation		[45]
	Bolt	2008	Disney		[46]
	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	2008	DreamWorks Animation		[47]
	Ratatouille	2007	Pixar		[48]
	Frozen	2013	Disney		[49][50]
	Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	DreamWorks Animation		[51]
	Chicken Little	2005	Disney		[52]
	Shrek 2	2004	DreamWorks Animation		[53]
	Zootopia	2016	Disney		[54]
	Moana				[55][56]
	Frozen II	2019			[57]
	Soul	2020	Pixar		[58]

Traditional animation

Disney is the most represented studio with 14 films on the list. Winnie the Pooh is the most represented franchise with four films on the list. 2002 is the most represented year with four films.

Title	Year	Studio(s)	Budget (est.)	Ref
Treasure Planet	2002	Disney	$140,000,000	[59]
Tarzan	1999		$130,000,000	[60]
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	2001		$120,000,000	[61]
Home on the Range	2004		$110,000,000	[62]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996		$100,000,000	[63]
The Princess and the Frog	2009			[64]
The Road to El Dorado	2000	DreamWorks Animation	$95,000,000	[65]
Mulan	1998	Disney	$90,000,000	[66]
Titan A.E.	2000	Fox Animation	$80,000,000	[67][68]
Hercules	1997	Disney	$80,000,000	[69]
Fantasia 2000	1999		$80,000,000	[70]
Lilo & Stitch	2002			[71]
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron		DreamWorks Animation		[72]
The Simpsons Movie	2007	Gracie	$75,000,000	[73]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	2015	Nickelodeon Movies	$74,000,000	[74]
The Prince of Egypt	1998	DreamWorks Animation	$70,000,000	[75]
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	2003		$60,000,000	[76]
The Boy and the Heron	2023	Studio Ghibli	>$53,300,000	[77]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	2013		$53,300,000	[78]
Anastasia	1997	Fox Animation	$50,000,000	[79]
The Iron Giant	1999	WB		[80]
Curious George	2006	Universal		[81]
Brother Bear	2003	Disney	$46,000,000	[82]
Piglet's Big Movie		Disneytoon		[83]
The Lion King	1994	Disney	$45,000,000	[84]
Asterix: The Land of the Gods	2014	M6 Studio / Belvision / Mikros Image	$43,000,000	[85]
The Little Mermaid	1989	Disney	$40,000,000	[86]
Quest for Camelot	1998	WB		[87]
The Bob's Burgers Movie	2022	20th Century Studios	$38,000,000	[88]
The Pagemaster	1994	Hanna-Barbera	$34,000,000	[89]
Ponyo	2008	Studio Ghibli		[90]
Eight Crazy Nights	2002	Happy Madison		[91]
Cats Don't Dance	1997	WB	$32,000,000	[92]
Oliver & Company	1988	Disney	$31,000,000	[93]
Balto	1995	Amblimation	$31,000,000	[94]
The Wind Rises	2013	Studio Ghibli	$31,000,000	[78]
Redline	2009	Madhouse	$30,000,000	[95]
Pokémon: The First Movie	1998	Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)		[96]
Pokémon: The Movie 2000	1999			[97]
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	2000	Klasky Csupo		[98]
The Tigger Movie	2000	Disneytoon		[99]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	2004	Nickelodeon Movies		[100]
Winnie the Pooh	2011	Disney		[101]
The Thief and the Cobbler	1993	Completion Bond Company	$28,000,000	[102]
Aladdin	1992	Disney	$28,000,000	[103]
Thumbelina	1994	Don Bluth	$28,000,000	[104]
From Up on Poppy Hill	2011	Studio Ghibli	$28,000,000	[78]
Steamboy	2004	Sunrise / Bandai Visual	$26,000,000	[105]
Asterix and the Vikings	2006	A. Film A/S / M6 Studio / 2d3D Animations		[106][107][108]
Beauty and the Beast	1991	Disney	$25,000,000	[109]
The King and I	1999	Rankin/Bass		[110]
The Wild Thornberrys Movie	2002	Klasky Csupo		[111]
Rugrats Go Wild	2003			[112]
FernGully: The Last Rainforest	1992	Kroyer	$24,000,000	[113]
Howl's Moving Castle	2005	Studio Ghibli		[78][114]
Arrietty	2010		$23,000,000	[90]
My Neighbors the Yamadas	1999		$21,000,000	[115][116]
The Swan Princess	1994	Rich Animation Studios	$21,000,000	[117]
Princess Mononoke	1997	Studio Ghibli	$20,000,000	[118]
Recess: School's Out	2001	Disney Television		[119]
Return to Never Land	2002	Disneytoons		[120]
The Jungle Book 2	2003			[121]
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light	2004	Gallop / 4Kids Entertainment		[122]
Pooh's Heffalump Movie	2005	Disneytoons		[123]

Stop-motion

The following films are all stop motion animated films that cost over $10 million to create. 2012 are the most represented years with 3 films each.

Laika is the most represented studio with 5 films. Wallace and Gromit is the most represented franchise with two films on the list.

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref
Missing Link	2019	Laika	$100,000,000	[124]
The Little Prince	2015	ON Animation Studios	$77,500,000	[125]
Coraline	2009	Laika	$60,000,000	[126]
ParaNorman	2012			[127]
The Boxtrolls	2014			[128]
Kubo and the Two Strings	2016			[129]
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!	2012	Aardman	$55,000,000	[130]
Chicken Run	2000	Aardman	$45,000,000	[131]
Corpse Bride	2005	Tim Burton	$40,000,000	[132]
Fantastic Mr. Fox	2009	AEP		[133]
Frankenweenie	2012	Tim Burton	$39,000,000	[134]
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	2005	Aardman	$30,000,000	[135]
Shaun the Sheep Movie	2015		$25,000,000	[136]
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	Tim Burton	$18,000,000	[137]

Anime

Title	Year	Studio(s)	Budget (est. ¥)	Budget (est. $)	Ref
The Boy and the Heron	2023	Studio Ghibli	>¥5,200,000,000	>$53,300,000	[77]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	2013		¥5,200,000,000	$53,300,000	[78]
Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	Shirogumi / Robot Communications / Shin-Ei Animation	?	$35,000,000	[138]
Ponyo	2008	Studio Ghibli	¥3,400,000,000	$34,000,000	[78][90]
Space Pirate Captain Harlock	2013	Toei Animation / Marza Animation Planet	¥3,000,000,000	$31,000,000	[139]
The Wind Rises		Studio Ghibli	¥3,000,000,000	$31,000,000	[78]
Pokémon: The First Movie	1998	Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)	?	$30,000,000	[96]
Pokémon: The Movie 2000	1999	Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)	?	$30,000,000	[97]
Steamboy	2004	Sunrise / Bandai Visual	¥2,400,000,000	$26,000,000	[140][105]
Howl's Moving Castle	2005	Studio Ghibli	¥2,400,000,000	$24,000,000	[78][114]
Arrietty	2010		?	$23,000,000	[90]
My Neighbors the Yamadas	1999		¥2,360,000,000	$21,000,000	[115][116]
Princess Mononoke	1997		¥2,350,000,000	$20,000,000	[118]
From Up on Poppy Hill	2011		¥2,200,000,000	$28,000,000	[78]
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light	2004	Gallop / 4Kids Entertainment	?	$20,000,000	[122]
Tales from Earthsea	2006	Studio Ghibli	¥2,200,000,000	$19,000,000	[78][141]
Spirited Away	2001		¥2,000,000,000	$19,200,000	[142]
Pokémon 3: The Movie	2000	Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)	?	$16,000,000	[143]
When Marnie Was There	2014	Studio Ghibli	¥1,200,000,000	$11,300,000	[78]
The Red Turtle	2016	Studio Ghibli / Why Not Productions / Wild Bunch	?	$11,000,000	[144]
Akira	1988	Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS Entertainment)	¥700,000,000	$5,500,000	[145]
Metropolis	2001	Madhouse	¥1,000,000,000	$15,000,000	[146][147]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	2018	Toei Animation	?	$8,500,000	[148]
Robotech: The Movie	1986	Tatsunoko Production / Harmony Gold USA / AIC	?	$8,000,000	[149]
Porco Rosso	1992	Studio Ghibli	¥900,000,000	$7,100,000	[78][150]
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie	1994	Group TAC / SEDIC / Sony Music Entertainment Japan	?	$6,000,000	[151]
Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	Studio Ghibli	¥800,000,000	$5,800,000	[152][153][154]
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise	1987	Gainax / Bandai Visual	¥800,000,000	$5,531,000	[155]
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	2015	Toei Animation	?	$5,000,000	[156]
Castle in the Sky	1986	Studio Ghibli	¥800,000,000	$4,700,000	[78][157]
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem	2003	Toei Animation / Daft Life / Wild Bunch / BAC Films	?	$4,000,000	[158]
The Castle of Cagliostro	1979	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	¥500,000,000	$2,300,000	[159][160]
In This Corner of the World	2016	MAPPA	¥400,000,000	$3,750,000	[161][162]
Macross: Do You Remember Love?	1984	Studio Nue / Artland / Topcraft / Tatsunoko Production	¥400,000,000	$2,000,000	[163][164]
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	1984	Studio Ghibli	¥400,000,000	$2,000,000	[78][164]
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato	1978	Academy Productions / Group TAC	¥360,000,000	$3,600,000	[165]
Paprika	2006	Madhouse	¥300,000,000	$4,000,000	[166][167]
Tokyo Godfathers	2004		¥300,000,000	$2,400,000	[168][169]
Millennium Actress	2002		?	$1,200,000	[169][170]
Space Battleship Yamato	1977	Academy Productions / Group TAC	¥200,000,000	$745,000	[171]
Biohazard 4D-Executer	2000	Visual Science Laboratory	¥150,000,000	$1,400,000	[172][173]

Back-to-back film productions

Title(s)	Year(s)	Studio	Budget (est. ¥)	Budget (est. $)	Ref
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior	2006–2008	TMS Entertainment	¥2,500,000,000	$24,300,000	[174][170]
My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies	1988	Studio Ghibli	¥1,200,000,000	$9,400,000	[78][154]

Timeline of most expensive animated films

The following is a timeline of the most expensive animated films since 1937.

Title	Established	Budget (est.) (millions)	Studio	Ref
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	$1.49	Disney	[175]
Pinocchio	1940	$2.29		[176]
Cinderella	1950	$2.9		[177]
Peter Pan	1953	$4		[178]
Sleeping Beauty	1959	$6		[179]
The Black Cauldron	1985	$44		[180]
The Lion King	1994	$45		[84]
Pocahontas	1995	$55		[181]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996	$100		[182]
A Bug's Life	1998	$120	Pixar	[183]
Tarzan	1999	$130	Disney	[184]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	2001	$137	Square Pictures	[185]
Treasure Planet	2002	$140	Disney	[59]
Shrek 2	2004	$150	DreamWorks Animation	[186]
The Polar Express	2004	$165	ImageMovers	[187]
WALL-E	2008	$180	Pixar	[20][21]
Toy Story 3	June 2010	$200		[7][8]
Tangled	November 2010	$260	Disney	[2][3][4][5]

Timeline of most expensive computer–animated films

Title	Established	Budget (est.) (millions)	Studio	Ref
Toy Story	1995	$30	Pixar	[188]
Antz	October 1998	$42	DreamWorks Animation	[189]
A Bug's Life	November 1998	$120	Pixar	[183]
Dinosaur	2000	$127.5	Disney	[190]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	2001	$137	Square Pictures	[184]
The Polar Express	2004	$165	ImageMovers	[42]
WALL•E	2008	$180	Pixar	[20][21]
Toy Story 3	June 2010	$200		[7][8]
Tangled	November 2010	$260	Disney	[2][3][4][5]

Timeline of most expensive traditionally animated films

Title	Established	Budget (est.) (millions)	Studio	Ref
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	$1.49	Disney	[175]
Pinocchio	1940	$2.29		[176]
Cinderella	1950	$2.9		[177]
Peter Pan	1953	$4		[178]
Sleeping Beauty	1959	$6		[179]
The Black Cauldron	1985	$44		[180]
The Lion King	1994	$45		[84]
Pocahontas	1995	$55		[181]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996	$100		[182]
Tarzan	1999	$130		[184]
Treasure Planet	2002	$140		[59]

Timeline of most expensive stop-motion animated films

The following is a timeline of most expensive stop-motion animated films of all time. Laika is the most represented studio with four films.

Title	Established	Budget (est.) (millions)	Studio	Ref
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	$18	Tim Burton	[137]
Chicken Run	2000	$45	Aardman	[131]
Coraline	2009	$60	Laika	[126]
ParaNorman	2012	$60		[127]
The Boxtrolls	2014			[128]
The Little Prince	2015	$77.5	ON	[125]
Missing Link	2019	$100	Laika	[124]

See also

• List of highest-grossing animated films
• List of highest-grossing anime films
• List of highest-grossing openings for animated films
• List of most expensive films

Notes

1. Officially acknowledged figure.

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