Top 15 higher earning movies (part-1)

15."Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009)  Worldwide Gross: $888,805,671  While other films have made bigger waves in the States, international sales have always returned big money for Fox's "Ice Age" franchise, proven again by the 2009 entry. 

Dreamworks Animation Studio

14. "Shrek 2" (2004)  Worldwide Gross: $919,838,758 DreamWorks Animation proved to be worthy Pixar competition with its successful "Shrek" franchise.

Pixar Studios

13. "Finding Nemo" (2003)  Worldwide Gross: $940,335,536 "Finding Nemo" was something of a second-wind for Pixar, solidifying the company's place as the titans of modern animation. 

Disney Animation Studios

12. "The Lion King" (1994)  Worldwide Gross: $968,483,777 Can you feel the love tonight for this Disney animated classic?

Illumination Studios

11. "Despicable Me 2" (2013)  Worldwide Gross:  $970,761,885 Illumination's sequel managed to make more money than its predecessor and put the upcoming "Minions" spin-off into motion.

Disney

10. "Zootopia" (2016)  Worldwide Gross: $1,023,784,195 Disney charmed audiences in 2016 with its cop thriller pairing a rookie rabbit cop and a wily fox informant.

Pixar

9. "Finding Dory" (2016)  Worldwide Gross: $1,028,570,889 The sequel to "Finding Nemo" swam right back into audience's hearts.

8. "Despicable Me 3" (2017)  Worldwide Gross: $1,034,799,409 Illumination's follow-up -- featuring Gru's blond-haired brother -- became the franchise's biggest grosser.  

Pixar Studios

7. "Toy Story 3" (2010)  Worldwide Gross: $1,066,969,703  Built on Pixar's critical and commercial goodwill, the third installment in the mega-franchise brought in big profits.

Disney

6. "Toy Story 4" (2019) Worldwide Gross: $1,073,394,593  Nearly two decades after the last film, Woody and Buzz and the gang returned for the top-grossing film in the series (not adjusted for inflation, that is).  

Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment

5. "Minions" (2015)  Worldwide Gross: $1,159,398,397 The little yellow helpers crossed the $1 billion mark at the end of August, raking in more money then "Despicable Me" and "Despicable Me 2" for Universal Pictures. 

Disney/Pixar

4. "Incredibles 2" (2018)  Worldwide Gross: $1,242,805,359 The superpowered family sprung back into action a full 14 years after the original -- but far surpassed the original film's box office haul.  

Disney Animation Studios

3. "Frozen" (2013)  Worldwide Gross: $1,276,480,335 Disney's 2013 smash-hit takes the box office top spot. And then there was merchandising, video on demand and home video that audiences just couldn't let go...

2. "Frozen II" (2019)   Worldwide Gross: $1,450,026,933  Though it failed to garner an Oscar nom for Best Animated Feature, this sequel still managed to outgross its predecessor.

Disney

1. The Lion King (2019) Worldwide Gross: $1,631,724,000 Whether the film is animated or live-action has been up for debate, the new "Lion King" was computer animated, so we're putting it on the list.