Bee Movie
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Shrek Forever After
P/DW
$238,736,787
4,386
$70,838,207
4,359
5/21/10
2
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
P/DW
$216,391,482
4,263
$60,316,738
4,258
6/8/12
3
Shrek 2
DW
$441,226,247
4,223
$108,037,878
4,163
5/19/04
4
Shrek the Third
P/DW
$322,719,944
4,172
$121,629,270
4,122
5/18/07
5
Madagascar
DW
$193,595,521
4,142
$47,224,594
4,131
5/27/05
6
Kung Fu Panda
P/DW
$215,434,591
4,136
$60,239,130
4,114
6/6/08
7
Over the Hedge
P/DW
$155,019,340
4,093
$38,457,003
4,059
5/19/06
8
Shark Tale
DW
$160,861,908
4,070
$47,604,606
4,016
10/1/04
9
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$180,010,950
4,065
$63,106,589
4,056
11/7/08
10
The Croods
Fox
$182,738,267
4,065
$43,639,736
4,046
3/22/13
11
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
12
Cars
BV
$244,082,982
3,988
$60,119,509
3,985
6/9/06
13
Puss in Boots
P/DW
$149,260,504
3,963
$34,077,439
3,952
10/28/11
14
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Fox
$154,529,439
3,961
$45,012,998
3,954
3/14/08
15
Megamind
P/DW
$148,415,853
3,949
$46,016,833
3,944
11/5/10
16
Ratatouille
BV
$206,445,654
3,940
$47,027,395
3,940
6/29/07
17
The Incredibles
BV
$261,441,092
3,933
$70,467,623
3,933
11/5/04
18
The Simpsons Movie
Fox
$183,135,014
3,926
$74,036,787
3,922
7/27/07
19
Rango
Par.
$123,477,607
3,923
$38,079,323
3,917
3/4/11
20
Up
BV
$293,004,164
3,886
$68,108,790
3,766
5/29/09
21
Rio
Fox
$143,619,809
3,842
$39,225,962
3,826
4/15/11
22
Open Season
Sony
$85,105,259
3,833
$23,624,548
3,833
9/29/06
23
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Uni.
$214,030,500
3,769
$70,217,070
3,729
3/2/12
24
Wreck-It Ralph
BV
$189,422,889
3,752
$49,038,712
3,752
11/2/12
25
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
26
Flushed Away
P/DW
$64,665,672
3,707
$18,814,323
3,707
11/3/06
27
Rise of the Guardians
P/DW
$103,412,758
3,672
$23,773,465
3,653
11/21/12
28
Chicken Little
BV
$135,386,665
3,658
$40,049,778
3,654
11/4/05
29
Bolt
BV
$114,053,579
3,654
$26,223,128
3,651
11/21/08
30
Monsters, Inc.
BV
$255,873,250
3,649
$62,577,067
3,237
11/2/01
31
Surf's Up
Sony
$58,867,694
3,531
$17,640,249
3,528
6/8/07
32
The Muppets
BV
$88,631,237
3,440
$29,239,026
3,440
11/23/11
33
Meet the Robinsons
BV
$97,822,171
3,435
$25,123,781
3,413
3/30/07
34
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
Par.
$72,637,803
3,311
$15,820,864
3,311
8/4/06
35
Toy Story 2
BV
$245,852,179
3,257
$300,163
1
11/19/99
36
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Par.
$80,936,232
3,151
$13,832,786
3,139
12/21/01
37
The Tale of Despereaux
Uni.
$50,877,145
3,107
$10,103,675
3,104
12/19/08
38
The Ant Bully
WB
$28,142,535
3,050
$8,432,465
3,050
7/28/06
39
Gnomeo and Juliet
BV
$99,967,670
3,037
$25,356,909
2,994
2/11/11
40
Antz
DW
$90,757,863
2,929
$17,195,160
2,449
10/2/98
41
The Wild
BV
$37,384,046
2,854
$9,684,809
2,854
4/14/06
42
A Bug's Life
BV
$162,798,565
2,773
$291,121
1
11/20/98
43
Toy Story
BV
$191,796,233
2,574
$29,140,617
2,457
11/22/95
44
Monsters University
BV
n/a
0
n/a
0
6/21/13
45
Turbo
Fox
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/17/13
Averages: $159,284,785 3,530 $41,530,842 3,513
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