Want to know the best Disney movies? How about the worst Disney movies? Curious about Disney box office grosses or which Disney movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Disney movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which one got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place …. because we have all of that information and much more.
When Walt Disney decided to produce a full length animated movie in the mid-1930s … almost everybody thought it was a disaster waiting to happen. It even earned the nickname …. Disney’s Folly. While it turns out the man knew what he was doing…..as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs become one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Since then the Disney company has been producing one hit movie after another for almost the last 80 years. So far there have been 54 Disney Animated Movies.
This page will rank those 54 Disney movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Movies that were only distributed by Disney did not make the list…..so you will not find any Pixar or Disney Toons movies…in other words if the animation was done outside of Disney it does not make the list. If you are interested in Pixar movies you can check out my Pixar page here. Another page you might be interested in checking out is Walt Disney Live Action Movies 1937 – 1967.
Disney Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1991
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
1940
Pinocchio (1940)
1994
The Lion King (1994)
1992
Aladdin (1992)
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
1940
Fantasia (1940)
2016
Zootopia (2016)
1941
Dumbo (1941)
2016
Moana (2016)
1989
The Little Mermaid (1989)
2013
Frozen (2013)
1950
Cinderella (1950)
2014
Big Hero 6 (2014)
1942
Bambi (1942)
1961
101 Dalmatians (1961)
2010
Tangled (2010)
1967
The Jungle Book (1967)
1959
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
2012
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
1999
Tarzan (1999)
1955
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
2002
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
1998
Mulan (1998)
1977
The Rescuers (1977)
1997
Hercules (1997)
2000
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
1953
Peter Pan (1953)
1951
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
2019
Frozen II (2019)
1963
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
2008
Bolt (2008)
2018
Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
1944
The Three Caballeros (1944)
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
2009
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
1970
The Aristocats (1970)
1947
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
1946
Make Mine Music (1946)
2024
Moana 2 (2024)
NP
1973
Robin Hood (1973)
1995
Pocahontas (1995)
2000
Dinosaur (2000)
1981
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
1948
Melody Time (1948)
2021
Encanto (2021)
2007
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
2005
Chicken Little (2005)
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
1942
Saludos Amigos (1942)
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
2021
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
2003
Brother Bear (2003)
1988
Oliver & Company (1988)
1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
1986
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
2011
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
2002
Treasure Planet (2002)
1990
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
2004
Home on the Range (2004)
1985
The Black Cauldron (1985)
2023
Wish (2023)
2022
Strange World (2022)
Disney Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Disney movies by the voice stars
- Sort Disney movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Disney movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Disney movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Disney movie received.
- Sort Disney movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Angela Lansbury & Robby Benson |
219.00 | 611.1 | 1,186.10 | 1 | 90 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 4 | Pinocchio (1940) | Mel Blanc | 18.90 | 791.8 | 980.70 | 2 | 90 | 02 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | The Lion King (1994) | Jeremy Irons & James Earl Jones |
363.90 | 1,047.9 | 2,384.50 | 1 | 88 | 04 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 3 | Aladdin (1992) | Robin Williams | 217.40 | 615.4 | 1,427.10 | 1 | 85 | 05 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 5 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Adriana Caselotti | 28.30 | 1,280.4 | 2,156.40 | 1 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 6 | Fantasia (1940) | Sterling Holloway | 23.30 | 976.1 | 1,136.80 | 1 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 8 | Zootopia (2016) | Jason Bateman & Ginnifer Goodwin |
341.30 | 463.6 | 1,390.70 | 7 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 9 | Dumbo (1941) | Leopold Stokowski | 9.70 | 406.1 | 561.10 | 2 | 85 | 02 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 10 | Moana (2016) | Dwayne Johnson | 248.80 | 337.9 | 873.80 | 11 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 10 | The Little Mermaid (1989) | Buddy Hackett | 111.50 | 330.1 | 625.50 | 8 | 82 | 03 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 11 | Frozen (2013) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
400.00 | 578.2 | 1,840.60 | 2 | 83 | 02 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 12 | Cinderella (1950) | Ilene Woods & James MacDonald |
28.90 | 708.1 | 907.50 | 1 | 84 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 12 | Big Hero 6 (2014) | T.J. Miller | 222.50 | 320.0 | 946.10 | 10 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 14 | Bambi (1942) | Bobby Stewart | 18.40 | 745.9 | 940.90 | 1 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 14 | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rod Taylor | 73.90 | 1,173.4 | 1,729.10 | 1 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 15 | Tangled (2010) | Mandy Moore & Ron Perlman |
200.80 | 299.1 | 881.30 | 10 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 18 | The Jungle Book (1967) | George Sanders | 89.10 | 865.4 | 865.40 | 2 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 17 | Sleeping Beauty (1959) | Mary Costa | 43.70 | 855.4 | 855.40 | 2 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 19 | Wreck-It Ralph (2012) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
189.40 | 279.6 | 695.60 | 12 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 20 | Tarzan (1999) | Glenn Close | 171.10 | 397.3 | 1,040.80 | 6 | 80 | 01 / 01 | 97.6 | |
| 20 | Lady and the Tramp (1955) | Peggy Lee | 28.90 | 653.3 | 653.30 | 1 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 22 | Lilo & Stitch (2002) | Ving Rhames | 145.80 | 295.4 | 553.40 | 14 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 22 | Mulan (1998) | Eddie Murphy | 120.60 | 302.2 | 762.40 | 12 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 24 | The Rescuers (1977) | Bob Newhart & Eva Gabor |
45.90 | 242.1 | 242.10 | 14 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 24 | Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
99.10 | 253.7 | 646.90 | 16 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 26 | The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | John Goodman & David Spade |
89.30 | 194.7 | 369.10 | 26 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 26 | Peter Pan (1953) | Hans Conried | 27.30 | 535.0 | 535.00 | 4 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 27 | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | Ed Wynn & Richard Haydn |
19.10 | 449.9 | 449.90 | 2 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 27 | Frozen II (2019) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
477.40 | 612.4 | 1,860.00 | 4 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 29 | The Sword in the Stone (1963) | Sebastian Cabot | 29.00 | 396.2 | 396.20 | 4 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 31 | Bolt (2008) | John Travolta & Miley Cyrus |
114.10 | 186.6 | 507.30 | 23 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 32 | Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
201.10 | 258.0 | 677.70 | 14 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 35 | The Three Caballeros (1944) | Clarence Nash | 4.80 | 177.7 | 386.10 | 70 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 34 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | Demi Moore & Kevin Kline |
100.10 | 266.2 | 864.90 | 15 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 35 | The Princess and the Frog (2009) | John Goodman | 104.40 | 163.6 | 418.40 | 30 | 79 | 03 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 36 | The Aristocats (1970) | Phil Harris & Eva Gabor |
60.60 | 459.4 | 459.40 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 37 | Fun and Fancy Free (1947) | Walt Disney | 6.50 | 206.0 | 302.50 | 43 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 38 | Make Mine Music (1946) | Nelson Eddy | 6.10 | 204.2 | 312.10 | 58 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 39 | Moana 2 (2024) | Dwayne Johnson | 445.10 | 445.1 | 1,012.20 | 3 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | NP |
| 40 | Robin Hood (1973) | Peter Ustinov | 52.10 | 345.8 | 345.80 | 6 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 41 | Pocahontas (1995) | Mel Gibson & Christian Bale |
141.60 | 382.4 | 934.80 | 4 | 61 | 02 / 02 | 93.2 | |
| 40 | Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney | 137.70 | 300.3 | 762.60 | 11 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 45 | The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Kurt Russell & Mickey Rooney |
39.90 | 168.6 | 168.60 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 42 | Melody Time (1948) | Roy Rogers | 4.90 | 143.0 | 201.00 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 45 | Encanto (2021) | John Leguizamo | 94.80 | 109.5 | 258.70 | 15 | 83 | 03 / 01 | 90.9 | |
| 46 | Meet the Robinsons (2007) | Adam West & Angela Bassett |
97.80 | 167.1 | 289.20 | 28 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 46 | Chicken Little (2005) | Adam West & Garry Marshall |
135.40 | 248.6 | 577.30 | 14 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 47 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | James Garner & Michael J. Fox |
84.10 | 174.8 | 386.90 | 26 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 48 | Saludos Amigos (1942) | Walt Disney | 2.90 | 115.8 | 187.50 | 100 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 49 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby & Basil Rathbone |
4.10 | 112.0 | 144.20 | 87 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 50 | Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) | Kelly Marie Tran | 54.50 | 62.9 | 133.30 | 24 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 51 | Brother Bear (2003) | Rick Moranis | 85.30 | 166.3 | 487.90 | 34 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 53 | Oliver & Company (1988) | Bette Midler | 53.30 | 152.3 | 152.30 | 17 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 52 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) | Sebastian Cabot | 10.80 | 57.0 | 57.00 | 57 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 55 | The Great Mouse Detective (1986) | Vincent Price & Basil Rathbone |
25.30 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 37 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 56 | Winnie the Pooh (2011) | Jim Cummings | 26.70 | 39.6 | 49.10 | 106 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 56 | Treasure Planet (2002) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 38.20 | 77.3 | 222.00 | 70 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 57 | The Rescuers Down Under (1990) | John Candy & George C. Scott |
27.90 | 77.6 | 77.60 | 41 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 58 | Home on the Range (2004) | Steve Buscemi | 50.00 | 94.7 | 94.70 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 60 | The Black Cauldron (1985) | Nigel Hawthorne | 21.30 | 70.5 | 70.50 | 42 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 61 | Wish (2023) | Ariana DeBose & Chris Pine |
64.00 | 69.7 | 261.30 | 40 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 60 | Strange World (2022) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 38.00 | 42.4 | 77.60 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 |
Disney Movies World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Lion King (1994)
Jeremy Irons &
James Earl Jones
2,384.50
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Adriana Caselotti
2,156.40
Frozen II (2019)
Kristen Bell &
Josh Gad
1,860.00
Frozen (2013)
Kristen Bell &
Josh Gad
1,840.60
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Rod Taylor
1,729.10
Aladdin (1992)
Robin Williams
1,427.10
Zootopia (2016)
Jason Bateman &
Ginnifer Goodwin
1,390.70
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
Angela Lansbury &
Robby Benson
1,186.10
Fantasia (1940)
Sterling Holloway
1,136.80
Tarzan (1999)
Glenn Close
1,040.80
Moana 2 (2024)
Dwayne Johnson
1,012.20
NP
Pinocchio (1940)
Mel Blanc
980.70
Big Hero 6 (2014)
T.J. Miller
946.10
Bambi (1942)
Bobby Stewart
940.90
Pocahontas (1995)
Mel Gibson &
Christian Bale
934.80
Cinderella (1950)
Ilene Woods &
James MacDonald
907.50
Tangled (2010)
Mandy Moore &
Ron Perlman
881.30
Moana (2016)
Dwayne Johnson
873.80
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Demi Moore &
Kevin Kline
864.90
Dinosaur (2000)
D.B. Sweeney
762.60
Mulan (1998)
Eddie Murphy
762.40
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
John C. Reilly &
Sarah Silverman
695.60
Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
John C. Reilly &
Sarah Silverman
677.70
Hercules (1997)
Danny DeVito &
James Woods
646.90
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Buddy Hackett
625.50
Chicken Little (2005)
Adam West &
Garry Marshall
577.30
Dumbo (1941)
Leopold Stokowski
561.10
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Ving Rhames
553.40
Bolt (2008)
John Travolta &
Miley Cyrus
507.30
Brother Bear (2003)
Rick Moranis
487.90
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
John Goodman
418.40
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
James Garner &
Michael J. Fox
386.90
The Three Caballeros (1944)
Clarence Nash
386.10
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
John Goodman &
David Spade
369.10
Make Mine Music (1946)
Nelson Eddy
312.10
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Walt Disney
302.50
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Adam West &
Angela Bassett
289.20
Wish (2023)
Ariana DeBose &
Chris Pine
261.30
Encanto (2021)
John Leguizamo
258.70
Treasure Planet (2002)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
222.00
Melody Time (1948)
Roy Rogers
201.00
Saludos Amigos (1942)
Walt Disney
187.50
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Bing Crosby &
Basil Rathbone
144.20
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran
133.30
Strange World (2022)
Jake Gyllenhaal
77.60
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Jim Cummings
49.10
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Lion King (1994) | Jeremy Irons & James Earl Jones |
2,384.50 | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Adriana Caselotti | 2,156.40 | |
| Frozen II (2019) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
1,860.00 | |
| Frozen (2013) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
1,840.60 | |
| 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rod Taylor | 1,729.10 | |
| Aladdin (1992) | Robin Williams | 1,427.10 | |
| Zootopia (2016) | Jason Bateman & Ginnifer Goodwin |
1,390.70 | |
| Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Angela Lansbury & Robby Benson |
1,186.10 | |
| Fantasia (1940) | Sterling Holloway | 1,136.80 | |
| Tarzan (1999) | Glenn Close | 1,040.80 | |
| Moana 2 (2024) | Dwayne Johnson | 1,012.20 | NP |
| Pinocchio (1940) | Mel Blanc | 980.70 | |
| Big Hero 6 (2014) | T.J. Miller | 946.10 | |
| Bambi (1942) | Bobby Stewart | 940.90 | |
| Pocahontas (1995) | Mel Gibson & Christian Bale |
934.80 | |
| Cinderella (1950) | Ilene Woods & James MacDonald |
907.50 | |
| Tangled (2010) | Mandy Moore & Ron Perlman |
881.30 | |
| Moana (2016) | Dwayne Johnson | 873.80 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | Demi Moore & Kevin Kline |
864.90 | |
| Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney | 762.60 | |
| Mulan (1998) | Eddie Murphy | 762.40 | |
| Wreck-It Ralph (2012) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
695.60 | |
| Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
677.70 | |
| Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
646.90 | |
| The Little Mermaid (1989) | Buddy Hackett | 625.50 | |
| Chicken Little (2005) | Adam West & Garry Marshall |
577.30 | |
| Dumbo (1941) | Leopold Stokowski | 561.10 | |
| Lilo & Stitch (2002) | Ving Rhames | 553.40 | |
| Bolt (2008) | John Travolta & Miley Cyrus |
507.30 | |
| Brother Bear (2003) | Rick Moranis | 487.90 | |
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | John Goodman | 418.40 | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | James Garner & Michael J. Fox |
386.90 | |
| The Three Caballeros (1944) | Clarence Nash | 386.10 | |
| The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | John Goodman & David Spade |
369.10 | |
| Make Mine Music (1946) | Nelson Eddy | 312.10 | |
| Fun and Fancy Free (1947) | Walt Disney | 302.50 | |
| Meet the Robinsons (2007) | Adam West & Angela Bassett |
289.20 | |
| Wish (2023) | Ariana DeBose & Chris Pine |
261.30 | |
| Encanto (2021) | John Leguizamo | 258.70 | |
| Treasure Planet (2002) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 222.00 | |
| Melody Time (1948) | Roy Rogers | 201.00 | |
| Saludos Amigos (1942) | Walt Disney | 187.50 | |
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby & Basil Rathbone |
144.20 | |
| Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) | Kelly Marie Tran | 133.30 | |
| Strange World (2022) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 77.60 | |
| Winnie the Pooh (2011) | Jim Cummings | 49.10 |
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Correction: “The Artistocats” should be “The Aristocats”