5 Elite Animated Movies That Grossed Immensely

4. Finding Nemo: Finding Nemo is an adventure film written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released in 2003 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is all about the over-protective clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal tang named Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour. The film shows how Marlin learns to take risks and let Nemo take care of himself. The film was re-released for the first time in 3D in 2012. A sequel, Finding Dory, is in pipeline, and is set to be released in 2016. The film has said to be received widespread critical acclaim, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and was nominated in three more categories including Best Original Screenplay. It was the second highest-grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $936 million worldwide.

5. Shrek 2: Shrek 2 an American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation released in 2004. It was directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the sequel to 2001's Shrek. Like its predecessor, Shrek 2 also received positive reviews. Shrek 2 scored the second-largest three-day opening weekend in U.S. history at the time of release as well as the largest opening for an animated film until 2007. As of 2011, it is the inflation-adjusted 32nd-highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. It went on to be the highest-grossing film of 2004. It is DreamWorks's most successful film to date and was also the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide until Toy Story 3 surpassed it in 2010. Thus Shrek 2 grossed over $919,838,758 worldwide.