List of highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

Highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). Walt Disney Animation Studios is the most represented studio with 5 feature films.

Rank	Title	Country	Production Company	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
Top 20
1	The Little Mermaid	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$233,000,000	1989	^[1]
2	Oliver & Company	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$100,000,000	1988	^[2]
3	An American Tail	U.S.	Amblin Entertainment/Don Bluth Productions	Universal Pictures	$84,542,002	1986	^[3]
4	The Land Before Time	U.S.	Amblin Entertainment/Don Bluth Productions	Universal Pictures	$84,460,846	1988	^[4]
5	The Fox and the Hound	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$63,456,988	1981	^[5]
6	Akira	Japan	Tokyo Movie Shinsha/Akira Committee	Toho Co., Ltd.	$49,000,000	1988	^[6]
7	My Neighbor Totoro	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$42,000,000	1988	^[7]
8	The Care Bears Movie	Canada/U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Nelvana	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$34,000,000	1985	^[8]
9	All Dogs Go to Heaven	U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Don Bluth Productions/Goldcrest	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$27,100,027	1989	^[9]
10	The Great Mouse Detective	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$25,336,794	1986	^[10]
11	Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan	Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$24,000,000	1989	^[11]
12	The Black Cauldron	U.S.	Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$21,288,692	1985	^[12]
13	Heavy Metal	Canada	Guardian Trust Company/Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)	Columbia Pictures	$21,100,000	1981	^[13]
14	Kiki's Delivery Service	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$18,000,000	1989	^[14]
15	Fist of the North Star	Japan	Toei Animation	Toei Company	$18,000,000	1986	^[15]
16	Castle in the Sky	Japan	Studio Ghibli	Tokuma Shoten	$14,812,500	1986	^[16]
17	The Secret of NIMH	U.S.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Don Bluth Productions/Aurora Productions	MGM/UA Distribution Co.	$14,665,733	1982	^[17]
18	Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer	Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$14,400,000	1981	^[18]
19	Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland	Japan/U.S.	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	Toho-Towa/Hemdale Film Corporation	$14,051,242	1989	^[19]
20	Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld	Japan	Shin-Ei Animation/Fujiko Pro./Asatsu	Toho Co., Ltd.	$13,500,000	1984	^[20]

Highest-grossing film by year

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref(s)
1980	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur	¥1,550,000,000^JP ($6,200,000)	TBD	^[21]
1981	The Fox and the Hound	$63,456,988^* ($39,900,000)^*	$12,000,000	^[22]
1982	The Secret of NIMH	$14,665,733^*	$7,000,000	^[17]
1983	Harmagedon: Genma Wars	¥1,060,000,000^JP ($4,500,000)	TBD	^[23]
1984	Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld	¥1,650,000,000^JP ($13,500,000)	TBD	^[24]
1985	The Care Bears Movie	$34,000,000 ($22,934,622)^*	$2,000,000–4,500,000	^[8]
1986	An American Tail	$84,542,002	$9,000,000	^[3]
1987	Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs	¥1,500,000,000^JP ($9,800,000)	TBD	^[25]
1988	Oliver and Company	$121,000,000+ ($100,000,000)+	$31,000,000	^[26]^[27]^[28]
1989	The Little Mermaid	$233,000,000 ($84,355,863)^*	$40,000,000	^[1]

^*U.S. and Canada gross only
^JPJapanese gross only

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List of highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

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Highest-grossing animated films of the 1980s

Highest-grossing film by year

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