List of most expensive animated films
The following are lists of animated films that were the most expensive to make.
—Rule Seven - Special Rules For The Animated Feature Film Award : I. Definition
Most expensive animated films
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016 are the most represented years 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.
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.
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.
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Rank | Title(s) | Year(s) | Studio | Budget (est. ¥) | Budget (est. $) | Ref |
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1 | Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior | 2006–2008 | TMS Entertainment | ¥2,500,000,000 | $24,300,000 | [152][148] |
2 | My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 | Studio Ghibli | ¥1,200,000,000 | $9,400,000 | [72][135] |
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 |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $1.49 | Disney | [153] |
Pinocchio | 1940 | $2.29 | Disney | [154] |
Cinderella | 1950 | $2.9 | Disney | [155] |
Peter Pan | 1953 | $4 | Disney | [156] |
Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | $6 | Disney | [157] |
The Black Cauldron | 1985 | $44 | Disney | [158] |
The Lion King | 1994 | $45 | Disney | [159] |
Pocahontas | 1995 | $55 | Disney | [160] |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $100 | Disney | [161] |
A Bug's Life | 1998 | $120 | Pixar | [162] |
Tarzan | 1999 | $130 | Disney | [163] |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | 2001 | $137 | Square Pictures | [164] |
Treasure Planet | 2002 | $140 | Disney | [56] |
Shrek 2 | 2004 | $150 | DreamWorks Animation | [165] |
The Polar Express | 2004 | $165 | ImageMovers | [166] |
WALL-E | 2008 | $180 | Pixar | [16][17] |
Toy Story 3 | June 2010 | $200 | Pixar | [6][7] |
Tangled | November 2010 | $260 | Disney | [1][2][3][4] |
Timeline of most expensive computer–animated films
Title | Established | Budget (est.) (millions) |
Studio | Ref |
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Toy Story | 1995 | $30 | Pixar | [167] |
Antz | October 1998 | $42 | DreamWorks Animation | [168] |
A Bug's Life | November 1998 | $120 | Pixar | [162] |
Dinosaur | 2000 | $127.5 | Disney | [169] |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | 2001 | $137 | Square Pictures | [163] |
The Polar Express | 2004 | $165 | ImageMovers | [39] |
WALL•E | 2008 | $180 | Pixar | [16][17] |
Toy Story 3 | June 2010 | $200 | Pixar | [6][7] |
Tangled | November 2010 | $260 | Disney | [1][2][3][4] |
Timeline of most expensive traditionally animated films
Title | Established | Budget (est.) (millions) |
Studio | Ref |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $1.49 | Disney | [153] |
Pinocchio | 1940 | $2.29 | Disney | [154] |
Cinderella | 1950 | $2.9 | Disney | [155] |
Peter Pan | 1953 | $4 | Disney | [156] |
Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | $6 | Disney | [157] |
The Black Cauldron | 1985 | $44 | Disney | [158] |
The Lion King | 1994 | $45 | Disney | [159] |
Pocahontas | 1995 | $55 | Disney | [160] |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $100 | Disney | [161] |
Tarzan | 1999 | $130 | Disney | [163] |
Treasure Planet | 2002 | $140 | Disney | [56] |
Timeline of most expensive stop motion animated films
The following is a timeline of most expensive stop motion animated films of all time. Laika has hold the record the most with four.
Title | Established | Budget (est.) (millions) |
Studio | Ref |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | $18 | Tim Burton | [118] |
Chicken Run | 2000 | $45 | Aardman | [112] |
Coraline | 2009 | $60 | Laika | [107] |
ParaNorman | 2012 | $60 | Laika | [108] |
The Boxtrolls | 2014 | Laika | [109] | |
The Little Prince | 2015 | $77.5 | ON | [106] |
Missing Link | 2019 | $100 | Laika | [105] |
See also
Notes
- Officially acknowledged figure.
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