List of highest-grossing live-action/animated films
The following is a list of the highest-grossing live-action animated films, films that combine live-action and animation characters. CGI characters are only included if they are portrayed as visually distinct from their live-action surroundings—otherwise, the majority of live-action movies which use CGI visual effects would be included.
Highest-grossing live-action/animated films
All of the films have had a theatrical run since 1980, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered.2009, 2011, and 2016 are the most represented years on the list, with four films each.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref |
| 1 | Lilo & Stitch | $1,038,027,526 | 2025 | |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $636,351,148 | 2025 | |
| 3 | The Smurfs | $563,749,323 | 2011 | |
| 4 | Ted | $549,368,315 | 2012 | |
| 5 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | $491,603,986 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $485,004,754 | 2014 | |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $443,140,005 | 2009 | |
| 8 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | $433,230,304 | 2019 | |
| 9 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | $402,656,846 | 2022 | |
| 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $365,352,546 | 2007 | |
| 11 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $351,500,000 | 1988 | |
| 12 | Peter Rabbit | $351,266,433 | 2018 | |
| 13 | Mary Poppins Returns | $349,537,494 | 2018 | |
| 14 | The Smurfs 2 | $347,545,360 | 2013 | |
| 15 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $342,695,435 | 2011 | |
| 16 | Enchanted | $340,487,652 | 2007 | |
| 17 | Sonic the Hedgehog | $319,766,470 | 2020 | |
| 18 | Stuart Little | $300,135,367 | 1999 | |
| 19 | G-Force | $292,817,841 | 2009 | |
| 20 | Casper | $287,928,194 | 1995 | |
| 21 | Paddington | $282,370,135 | 2014 | |
| 22 | Scooby-Doo | $275,650,703 | 2002 | |
| 23 | Space Jam | $250,180,384 | 1996 | |
| 24 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | $245,623,848 | 2016 | |
| 25 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | $234,798,636 | 2015 | |
| 26 | Paddington 2 | $227,978,523 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Ted 2 | $215,863,606 | 2015 | |
| 28 | Yogi Bear | $203,509,374 | 2010 | |
| 29 | Garfield: The Movie | $203,172,417 | 2004 | |
| 30 | Christopher Robin | $197,744,377 | 2018 | |
| 31 | The BFG | $195,243,411 | 2016 | |
| 32 | Paddington in Peru | $192,148,490 | 2024 | |
| 33 | IF | $190,309,707 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | $181,216,833 | 2004 | |
| 35 | Hop | $183,953,723 | 2011 | |
| 36 | Stuart Little 2 | $169,956,806 | 2002 | |
| 37 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | $163,692,228 | 2021 | |
| 38 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | $153,901,717 | 2021 | |
| 39 | Charlotte's Web | $148,963,822 | 2006 | |
| 40 | Pete's Dragon | $143,695,338 | 2016 | |
| 41 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $143,325,970 | 2006 | |
| 42 | Tom & Jerry | $136,536,687 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Walking with Dinosaurs | $126,546,518 | 2013 | |
| 44 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | $120,597,108 | 2019 | |
| 45 | Smurfs | $120,775,170 | 2025 | |
| 46 | The Call of the Wild | $111,202,881 | 2020 | |
| 47 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | $110,972,933 | 2022 | |
| 48 | Arthur and the Invisibles | $107,944,236 | 2006 | |
| 49 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | $107,347,356 | 2021 | |
| 50 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $78,520,547 | 2009 |
Live action/computer animation
All of the films have had a theatrical run since 1995, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. 2009 is the most frequent year with four films on the list while Alvin and the Chipmunks is the most frequent franchise with four films on the list.Live action/traditional animation
All of the films have had a theatrical run since 1980, and films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. Looney Tunes is the most represented franchise with 3 films on the list.| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref |
| 1 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $351,500,000 | 1988 | |
| 2 | Mary Poppins Returns | $349,537,494 | 2018 | |
| 3 | Enchanted | $340,487,652 | 2007 | |
| 4 | Space Jam | $250,180,384 | 1996 | |
| 5 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | $162,892,228 | 2021 | |
| 6 | Mary Poppins | $103,078,700 | 1964 | |
| 7 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $68,514,844 | 2003 | |
| 8 | Song of the South | $65,000,000 | 1946 | |
| 9 | Pete's Dragon | $39,588,000 | 1977 | |
| 10 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | $32,227,291 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | $26,100,000 | 1971 | |
| 12 | Cool World | $14,110,589 | 1992 | |
| 13 | Osmosis Jones | $14,026,418 | 2001 | |
| 14 | The Pagemaster | $13,670,688 | 1994 | |
| 15 | Rock-a-Doodle | $11,657,385 | 1991 |
Timeline
The following is a timeline of the highest grossing live action animated films since 1966.Disney have held the record three times.
The Alvin and the Chipmunks film series is the only franchise to hold the record on more than one occasion, doing so two times. Mary Poppins hold the record for the longest with 22 years.
| Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
| Mary Poppins | 1966 | $88,272,727 | |
| Mary Poppins | 1980 | $102,272,727 | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | $351,500,000 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | 2008 | $361,336,633 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2010 | $443,140,005 | |
| The Smurfs | 2011 | $563,749,323 | |
| Lilo & Stitch | 2025 | $1,038,027,526 |
Live action/computer animation
| Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
| Stuart Little | 1999 | $300,135,367 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | 2008 | $361,336,633 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2010 | $443,140,005 | |
| The Smurfs | 2011 | $563,749,323 | |
| Lilo & Stitch | 2025 | $1,038,027,526 |
Opening weekend
The following is a timeline of the highest opening weekend live action animated films since 1986.| Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Ref |
| Song of The South | 1986 | $4,203,111* | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | $11,226,239* | |
| Casper | 1995 | $16,840,385* | |
| Space Jam | 1996 | $27,528,529* | |
| Scooby-Doo | 2002 | $54,155,312* | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2009 | $72,362,847 | |
| Detective Pikachu | 2019 | $161,000,000 | |
| Lilo & Stitch | 2025 | $341,000,000 |
Highest-grossing live-action animated film franchises and series
The following chart is a list of the highest-grossing live-action animated film franchises. The Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise is the most successful, with worldwide box office totals of nearly $1.4 billion.A given franchise needs to have at least 2 theatrically released films to be on this list. The Sonic The Hedgehog franchise has the highest per-film average, with nearly $404.7 million per film.
Live action/animated films by number of box office admissions
The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing live action animated films that have sold more than 1million tickets worldwide.Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing video game films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
| Title | Year | Ticket sales | |
| Detective Pikachu | 2019 | 53,536,224 | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 2020 | 41,078,604 |
Opening weekends
The following is a list of live action/animated films with the biggest opening weekend.Opening weekends for Live action/traditional animation films
The following is a list of live action/animated movies which have opened to more than $1 million.| Rank | Film | Year | Opening weekend | |
| 1 | Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | $45,616,929 | |
| 2 | Enchanted | 2007 | $42,204,913* | |
| 3 | Space Jam | 1996 | $27,528,529* | |
| 4 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | $11,226,239* | |
| 5 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | 2003 | $9,317,371* | |
| 6 | Cool World | 1992 | $5,556,451* | |
| 7 | Osmosis Jones | 2001 | $5,271,248* | |
| 8 | Song of the South | 1986 | $4,203,111* |