DreamWorks: The 10 Highest-Grossing Animated Films Of All Time (According To Box Office Mojo)

Though many people instantly think of Disney when they think of animation, the movie studio isn’t the only one known for its creative feature films. DreamWorks is also a big player in the animation game, having released 37 feature films to date. To celebrate the company’s success, we’re here to look at all its highest-grossing feature films.

In order to stack up the biggest titles, we’ll be turning to the stats at Box Office Mojo. It’s additionally worth noting that we’ll be looking at each film’s domestic grosses rather than their worldwide ones.

With the logistics out of the way, it’s time to blast through animation past; Here are the highest-grossing Dreamworks Animation films of all time, according to Box Office Mojo.

10 The Croods ($187 million)

This 2013 comedy adventure sees a prehistoric family living out their days by collecting food during the day and resting together at night under the protective watch of Grug.

After the caveman’s teenage daughter Eep sneaks out one night and meets a cave boy named Guy, she learns of a coming apocalypse. Though she warns her family, they are fearful of everything new and get rid of the horn he gifted her. It’s not long, however, before an earthquake messes up their place and they’re forced to move on, thereby confronting a different world in the process.

9 Madagascar ($193 million)

Central Park’s zoo animals are ready to escape their gates in this adventure comedy.

Together with a group of crafty penguins, Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo attempt to venture out into the real world. It’s not long, however, before the gang realizes that life outside of New York City is a lot wilder than they could have ever imagined.

8 Monsters Vs. Aliens ($198 million)

In Monsters Vs. Aliens, Susan Murphy is about to get married to the man of her dreams. That all changes, however, after she is transformed into a giant.

Susan is brought to a top-secret compound where other strange monsters reside. After hearing that an alien robot is sweeping through the earth, these creatures and Susan must team together to defeat earth’s newest visitor and save everyone that lives on the planet.

7 Kung Fu Panda ($215 million)

Though Kung Fu Panda eventually became a successful franchise, it all started with the release of a single movie in 2008.

The original adventure tells of lazy (but kung-fu loving) Panda named Po who is deemed the “Dragon Warrior” that is to defeat the evil Tai Lung, who has just escaped from prison. Rather than spending his days working in his dad’s noodle shop, Po soon finds himself training under the supervision of the powerful Master Shifu. Only he can define his fate.

6 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted ($216 million)

The third installment in the Madagascar series has the gang attempting to make it back to their home in the Central Park Zoo. Despite putting out their best efforts, the animals find themselves lost in Europe where a French animal control officer tries to track them down.

In order to evade the officer, the animals decide to hide by posing as circus animals. The Big Top turns out to be big trouble.

5 How To Train Your Dragon ($217 million)

Set in the land of the Vikings, How to Train Your Dragon follows the young Hiccup as he attempts to make a name for himself in his clan.

Hiccup captures his first dragon and considers killing it, being that it will make his people finally accept him. The boy decides instead to befriend the injured dragon, however, and it’s not long before the two end up changing the course of Viking history.

4 Shrek Forever After ($238 million)

The fourth installment in the Shrek series finds the titular hero growing bored of his domestic life. Wishing to relive the days in which he felt like a real ogre, he makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin that allows him to do just that.

The problem? The contract has him being pushed into an alternate version of Far Far Away in which he and Fiona never met and fell in love. This has Shrek working hard to restore the original timeline before it is too late.

3 Shrek ($267 million)

Of course, a fourth Shrek film could have never come to fruition without a first.

The original Shrek tells of an ogre who lives out his days alone in a swamp, that is, until a banished group of fairytale characters are sent to his neck of the woods.

In order to restore his peace, Shrek strikes a deal with the sinister Lord Farquaad that requires him to kidnap Princess Fiona from her current kidnapper so that he can marry her. However, it’s not long before Shrek and Fiona realize they have more than one thing in common and begin to wonder what future they could write themselves.

2 Shrek The Third ($322 million)

King Harold finally meets death in the third Shrek film. This requires his daughter Fiona and his son-in-law Shrek to rise to power.

Feeling unfit to be king, Shrek eyes Fiona’s cousin Artie as the most suited ruler and sets out on a mission with Donkey to bring her to the throne. With Charming also looking to rule, however, his journey proves to be more difficult than anticipated.

1 Shrek 2 ($441 million)

Topping off the list as the highest-grossing DreamWorks feature is the second installment in the Shrek series.

Shrek 2 has the titular ogre and his new bride, Fiona, traveling to the kingdom of Far Far Away in order to meet her parents and celebrate their marriage. Shocked to find that they have both been turned into ogres, the king and queen debate with the couple about their future together.

Being that Fiona and Prince Charming were the ones that were supposed to end up together, it’s not long before Shrek and the gang find themselves looped into an adventure that has them working to keep fate in line.

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