
Animation market size worldwide 2017-2020
Animation in Hollywood
Animated features often perform well at the box office, with films such as ‘Shrek’, ‘Finding Nemo’ and ‘Minions’ proving to be hits with children and adults alike across the globe. Between 1995 and 2019, the highest grossing animated movie at the North American box office was Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2’, earning around 200 million U.S. dollars more than other beloved Disney favorites ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Frozen’.
Disney has a profound effect on the animated movie market, having also released ‘Moana’, Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Tangled’. The company’s latest projects include remakes of classic movies ‘The Lion King’, ‘Mulan’ and ‘Dumbo’. The impressive CGI which creates photorealistic effects has incited debates about whether the movies are live-action or animated and paved the way for a whole new breed of cinema. Animation has indeed come a long way, and the 3D animation market in the U.S. has been growing steadily since 2014 with further increases predicted for the coming years.