This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $100 million worldwide.
Since animated films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday.
This list charts the top 50 highest-grossing opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada for an animated film.
DreamWorks Animation and Pixar are the most represented studios with 17 films each on the list.
This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $70 million in their first week.
This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $16 million on their first day of release in the U.S. and Canada.
All films in the main series Cars, Despicable Me, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles are present on this list and Despicable Me is the most represented franchise with 4 films.
This list charts the biggest opening weekends outside the United States for an animated film since 2002.