List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films


This is a list of theatrical animated feature films released by Universal Pictures, the film division of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
Universal Pictures releases films from Universal-owned and non-Universal owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Illumination which began as the feature animation department of Universal, producing its first feature-length animated film Despicable Me in 2010. Beginning with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World in 2019, Universal also itself released animated films by DreamWorks Animation, which were originally released under their then DreamWorks Pictures film production label, but the company was later acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016. Other studio units have also released films theatrically, including Universal Animation Studios, which now focuses mainly on animating television shows and direct-to-video films.
The studio's distribution unit acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Universal Pictures or Focus Features film labels. For example, Laika's stop-motion animated features were released by Universal through its Focus Features label. Other studios globally have released films through Universal Pictures which maintains distribution rights in certain territories.

Highest-grossing films

This list does not include films combining live-action with animation.
RankFilmWorldwide grossStudioYearRef.
1The Super Mario Bros. Movie$1,363,298,473Illumination and Nintendo2023
2Minions$1,159,398,397Illumination2015
3Despicable Me 3$1,034,799,409Illumination2017
4Despicable Me 2$970,761,885Illumination2013
5Despicable Me 4$968,240,710Illumination2024
6Minions: The Rise of Gru$939,628,210Illumination2022
7The Secret Life of Pets$875,457,937Illumination2016
8Sing$634,151,679Illumination2016
9Kung Fu Panda 4 $546,362,086 DreamWorks Animation2024 
10Despicable Me$543,113,985Illumination2010 
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