Ice Age: The Meltdown was the 2006 sequel to the 2002 movie and saw Carlos Saldanha return to directing duties. Manny's belief that he is the last mammoth are shattered when he meets Ellie. But with the melting ice caps the floods aren't far away.
The film was a massive success and this unexpected franchise proved that it had real legs.
Kung Fu Panda - $631,908,951
Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda is one of the most recent movies on this countdown of biggest grossing animation movies having only been release last summer.
Boasting some voice talent of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman the film follows a bumbling panda who aspires to be a kung fu master.
Kung Fu Panda won the box office battle with Pixar, who released Wall-E at the same time, but lost out at the Oscars as it failed to pick up the Best Animated Feature gong.
The Incredibles - $631,442,092
The Incredibles was the sixth film from Pixar in 2004 and had the unenviable task of trying to replicate the success of Finding Nemo.
The film followed the Parr family who have superpowers but are trying to adjust to a normal life.While it didn't quite scale those heights the film was a massive hit and brought more Oscar success for Pixar.
Ratatouille - $631,908,951
From a critical perspective Ratatouille was Pixar's most acclaimed movie when it was released back in 2007.With Brad Bird back on directorial duties it was Pixar's eighth movie.
Remy the rat dreams of becoming a chef and to achieve that he helps a garbage boy in a Parisian restaurant to learn how to cook. Bagging five Oscar nominations it was Best Animated Feature again for studio.
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - $586,909,384
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa was a surprise sequel after the first movie wasn't a massive blockbuster hit however Paramount Pictures' belief in the franchise was rewarded as it topped the box office.
Picking up where the first left off and the animals have decided to return to New York but they crash land in Africa, where they encounter there own species.
Wall-E - $534,767,889
Wall-E was released last summer and went up against Kung Fu Panda at the box office, but losing that battle as the Dreamworks movie did better at the box office.
Much like Ratatouille Wall-E was a massive critical hit, with many arguing that it should have been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.
The film followed Wall-E, a robot who cleaned up the waste that covers earth in the future. Nominated for five Oscars it may not have been recognised for Best Picture but it did scoop Best Animated Feature.
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