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Highest-grossing animated films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2023. :

Box office records

* 2023 is the first year since 2019 to have an animated film gross over $1 billion. * ''

The Super Mario Bros. Movie ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise ''Mario''. The film is produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, ...

'' became the first film based on a video game, and the 52nd film overall, to gross $1 billion worldwide. It set a number of other box office records: ** The film surpassed 2019's ''

Frozen II ''Frozen 2'' (stylized as ''Frozen II'') is a 2019 American computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 58th animated film produced by the studi ...

'' as having the highest-grossing opening worldwide for an animated film, grossing $375.6 million. ** It achieved the highest-grossing opening for a video game adaptation worldwide, surpassing 2019’s '' Detective Pikachu''. ** The film achieved the second highest-grossing opening weekend in the US and Canada for an animated film behind ''

Incredibles 2 ''Incredibles 2'' is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to ''The Incredibles'' (2004) and the second ...

'', earning $146 million in a 3-day frame and $204 million in a 5-day frame over Easter weekend. ** It set the record for the biggest five-day opening weekend (for films opening on Wednesday) in North America, surpassing '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009). ** It set the record for Illumination's biggest opening, surpassing ''

Despicable Me 2 ''Despicable Me 2'' is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to ''Despicable Me'' (2010), it is directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and ...

'' (2013). **It became the highest-grossing video game film of all time, surpassing ''

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'' (2016) in nine days by April 13. ** It became the highest-grossing animated film since the

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began in 2019, surpassing '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' (2022). ** In Japan, its opening weekend gross of $14.3 million is the highest for a Hollywood animated film, and the highest for a Universal release (surpassing 2022's '' Jurassic World Dominion''). * The

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

films '' Suzume'' and ''

The First Slam Dunk ''The First Slam Dunk'' is a 2022 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Takehiko Inoue, produced by Toei Animation and Dandelion Animation Studio. It is based on Inoue's ''Slam Dunk'' manga series. It was released theatrically in ...

'' set several box office records upon their international debut in 2023. ** In South Korea, ''The First Slam Dunk'' became the highest-grossing anime film, before its record was surpassed by ''Suzume''. ** In China, ''Suzume'' became the highest-grossing anime film. It also set the record for the biggest opening for an anime film in China, before its record was surpassed by ''The First Slam Dunk''. ** ''The First Slam Dunk'' also set Chinese box office records for the highest pre-sales for an animated import, and the largest IMAX opening weekend for a foreign animated film.

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Feature films Lists of 2023 films