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)
1961
101 Dalmatians (1961)
1942
Bambi (1942)
2010
Tangled (2010)
1959
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
1967
The Jungle Book (1967)
2012
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
1999
Tarzan (1999)
1955
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
1998
Mulan (1998)
2002
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
1977
The Rescuers (1977)
1997
Hercules (1997)
1953
Peter Pan (1953)
1951
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
2019
Frozen II (2019)
1963
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
2000
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
2018
Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
2008
Bolt (2008)
1970
The Aristocats (1970)
1944
The Three Caballeros (1944)
2009
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
2024
Moana 2 (2024)
NP
1973
Robin Hood (1973)
1995
Pocahontas (1995)
1947
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
2000
Dinosaur (2000)
1946
Make Mine Music (1946)
2021
Encanto (2021)
1981
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
1948
Melody Time (1948)
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)
1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
1986
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
1988
Oliver & Company (1988)
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 | 560.7 | 1,088.20 | 1 | 90 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 4 | Pinocchio (1940) | Mel Blanc | 18.90 | 726.5 | 899.70 | 2 | 90 | 02 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | The Lion King (1994) | Jeremy Irons & James Earl Jones |
363.90 | 961.4 | 2,187.60 | 1 | 88 | 04 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 3 | Aladdin (1992) | Robin Williams | 217.40 | 564.6 | 1,309.30 | 1 | 85 | 05 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 5 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Adriana Caselotti | 28.30 | 1,174.7 | 1,978.40 | 1 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | Fantasia (1940) | Sterling Holloway | 23.30 | 895.6 | 1,043.00 | 1 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 8 | Zootopia (2016) | Jason Bateman & Ginnifer Goodwin |
341.30 | 425.3 | 1,275.90 | 7 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 9 | Dumbo (1941) | Leopold Stokowski | 9.70 | 372.6 | 514.80 | 2 | 85 | 02 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 10 | Moana (2016) | Dwayne Johnson | 248.80 | 310.0 | 801.70 | 11 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 10 | The Little Mermaid (1989) | Buddy Hackett | 111.50 | 302.9 | 573.90 | 8 | 82 | 03 / 02 | 98.5 | |
| 11 | Frozen (2013) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
400.00 | 530.4 | 1,688.60 | 2 | 83 | 02 / 02 | 98.5 | |
| 12 | Cinderella (1950) | Ilene Woods & James MacDonald |
28.90 | 649.7 | 832.60 | 1 | 84 | 03 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 12 | Big Hero 6 (2014) | T.J. Miller | 222.50 | 293.6 | 868.00 | 10 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 14 | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rod Taylor | 73.90 | 1,076.5 | 1,586.40 | 1 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 14 | Bambi (1942) | Bobby Stewart | 18.40 | 684.3 | 863.20 | 1 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 15 | Tangled (2010) | Mandy Moore & Ron Perlman |
200.80 | 274.4 | 808.60 | 10 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 17 | Sleeping Beauty (1959) | Mary Costa | 43.70 | 784.8 | 784.80 | 2 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 18 | The Jungle Book (1967) | George Sanders | 89.10 | 794.0 | 794.00 | 2 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 19 | Wreck-It Ralph (2012) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
189.40 | 256.5 | 638.20 | 12 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 20 | Tarzan (1999) | Glenn Close | 171.10 | 364.5 | 954.80 | 6 | 80 | 01 / 01 | 97.7 | |
| 20 | Lady and the Tramp (1955) | Peggy Lee | 28.90 | 599.4 | 599.40 | 1 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 22 | Mulan (1998) | Eddie Murphy | 120.60 | 277.2 | 699.50 | 12 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 22 | Lilo & Stitch (2002) | Ving Rhames | 145.80 | 271.0 | 507.70 | 14 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 24 | The Rescuers (1977) | Bob Newhart & Eva Gabor |
45.90 | 222.1 | 222.10 | 14 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 24 | Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
99.10 | 232.8 | 593.50 | 16 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 26 | Peter Pan (1953) | Hans Conried | 27.30 | 490.8 | 490.80 | 4 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 27 | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | Ed Wynn & Richard Haydn |
19.10 | 412.7 | 412.70 | 2 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 27 | Frozen II (2019) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
477.40 | 561.8 | 1,706.50 | 4 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 29 | The Sword in the Stone (1963) | Sebastian Cabot | 29.00 | 363.5 | 363.50 | 4 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 31 | The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | John Goodman & David Spade |
89.30 | 178.6 | 338.70 | 26 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 29 | Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
201.10 | 238.0 | 625.20 | 14 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 31 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | Demi Moore & Kevin Kline |
100.10 | 244.2 | 793.50 | 15 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 35 | Bolt (2008) | John Travolta & Miley Cyrus |
114.10 | 171.2 | 465.40 | 23 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 32 | The Aristocats (1970) | Phil Harris & Eva Gabor |
60.60 | 421.5 | 421.50 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 35 | The Three Caballeros (1944) | Clarence Nash | 4.80 | 163.0 | 354.30 | 70 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 38 | The Princess and the Frog (2009) | John Goodman | 104.40 | 150.1 | 383.80 | 30 | 79 | 03 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 51 | Moana 2 (2024) | Dwayne Johnson | 337.40 | 337.4 | 717.80 | 4 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | NP |
| 35 | Robin Hood (1973) | Peter Ustinov | 52.10 | 317.3 | 317.30 | 6 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 38 | Pocahontas (1995) | Mel Gibson & Christian Bale |
141.60 | 350.9 | 857.60 | 4 | 61 | 02 / 02 | 93.8 | |
| 40 | Fun and Fancy Free (1947) | Walt Disney | 6.50 | 189.0 | 277.60 | 43 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 40 | Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney | 137.70 | 275.5 | 699.60 | 11 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 42 | Make Mine Music (1946) | Nelson Eddy | 6.10 | 187.3 | 286.40 | 58 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 42 | Encanto (2021) | John Leguizamo | 94.80 | 100.5 | 237.30 | 15 | 83 | 03 / 01 | 90.9 | |
| 45 | The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Kurt Russell & Mickey Rooney |
39.90 | 154.7 | 154.70 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 42 | Melody Time (1948) | Roy Rogers | 4.90 | 131.2 | 184.40 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 46 | Meet the Robinsons (2007) | Adam West & Angela Bassett |
97.80 | 153.3 | 265.30 | 28 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 46 | Chicken Little (2005) | Adam West & Garry Marshall |
135.40 | 228.0 | 529.60 | 14 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 47 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | James Garner & Michael J. Fox |
84.10 | 160.4 | 355.00 | 26 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 48 | Saludos Amigos (1942) | Walt Disney | 2.90 | 106.2 | 172.10 | 100 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 49 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby & Basil Rathbone |
4.10 | 102.7 | 132.30 | 87 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 50 | Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) | Kelly Marie Tran | 54.50 | 57.7 | 122.30 | 24 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 51 | Brother Bear (2003) | Rick Moranis | 85.30 | 152.6 | 447.60 | 34 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 52 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) | Sebastian Cabot | 10.80 | 52.3 | 52.30 | 57 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 52 | The Great Mouse Detective (1986) | Vincent Price & Basil Rathbone |
25.30 | 73.6 | 73.60 | 37 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 53 | Oliver & Company (1988) | Bette Midler | 53.30 | 139.7 | 139.70 | 17 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 56 | Winnie the Pooh (2011) | Jim Cummings | 26.70 | 36.3 | 45.10 | 106 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 56 | Treasure Planet (2002) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 38.20 | 71.0 | 203.70 | 70 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 57 | The Rescuers Down Under (1990) | John Candy & George C. Scott |
27.90 | 71.2 | 71.20 | 41 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 58 | Home on the Range (2004) | Steve Buscemi | 50.00 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 60 | The Black Cauldron (1985) | Nigel Hawthorne | 21.30 | 64.6 | 64.60 | 42 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 61 | Wish (2023) | Ariana DeBose & Chris Pine |
64.00 | 64.0 | 239.80 | 41 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 60 | Strange World (2022) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 38.00 | 38.9 | 71.20 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 |
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
2,187.60
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Adriana Caselotti
1,978.40
Frozen II (2019)
Kristen Bell &
Josh Gad
1,706.50
Frozen (2013)
Kristen Bell &
Josh Gad
1,688.60
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Rod Taylor
1,586.40
Aladdin (1992)
Robin Williams
1,309.30
Zootopia (2016)
Jason Bateman &
Ginnifer Goodwin
1,275.90
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
Angela Lansbury &
Robby Benson
1,088.20
Fantasia (1940)
Sterling Holloway
1,043.00
Tarzan (1999)
Glenn Close
954.80
Pinocchio (1940)
Mel Blanc
899.70
Big Hero 6 (2014)
T.J. Miller
868.00
Bambi (1942)
Bobby Stewart
863.20
Pocahontas (1995)
Mel Gibson &
Christian Bale
857.60
Cinderella (1950)
Ilene Woods &
James MacDonald
832.60
Tangled (2010)
Mandy Moore &
Ron Perlman
808.60
Moana (2016)
Dwayne Johnson
801.70
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Demi Moore &
Kevin Kline
793.50
Moana 2 (2024)
Dwayne Johnson
717.80
NP
Dinosaur (2000)
D.B. Sweeney
699.60
Mulan (1998)
Eddie Murphy
699.50
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
John C. Reilly &
Sarah Silverman
638.20
Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
John C. Reilly &
Sarah Silverman
625.20
Hercules (1997)
Danny DeVito &
James Woods
593.50
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Buddy Hackett
573.90
Chicken Little (2005)
Adam West &
Garry Marshall
529.60
Dumbo (1941)
Leopold Stokowski
514.80
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Ving Rhames
507.70
Bolt (2008)
John Travolta &
Miley Cyrus
465.40
Brother Bear (2003)
Rick Moranis
447.60
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
John Goodman
383.80
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
James Garner &
Michael J. Fox
355.00
The Three Caballeros (1944)
Clarence Nash
354.30
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
John Goodman &
David Spade
338.70
Make Mine Music (1946)
Nelson Eddy
286.40
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Walt Disney
277.60
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Adam West &
Angela Bassett
265.30
Wish (2023)
Ariana DeBose &
Chris Pine
239.80
Encanto (2021)
John Leguizamo
237.30
Treasure Planet (2002)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
203.70
Melody Time (1948)
Roy Rogers
184.40
Saludos Amigos (1942)
Walt Disney
172.10
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Bing Crosby &
Basil Rathbone
132.30
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran
122.30
Strange World (2022)
Jake Gyllenhaal
71.20
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Jim Cummings
45.10
| 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 |
2,187.60 | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Adriana Caselotti | 1,978.40 | |
| Frozen II (2019) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
1,706.50 | |
| Frozen (2013) | Kristen Bell & Josh Gad |
1,688.60 | |
| 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rod Taylor | 1,586.40 | |
| Aladdin (1992) | Robin Williams | 1,309.30 | |
| Zootopia (2016) | Jason Bateman & Ginnifer Goodwin |
1,275.90 | |
| Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Angela Lansbury & Robby Benson |
1,088.20 | |
| Fantasia (1940) | Sterling Holloway | 1,043.00 | |
| Tarzan (1999) | Glenn Close | 954.80 | |
| Pinocchio (1940) | Mel Blanc | 899.70 | |
| Big Hero 6 (2014) | T.J. Miller | 868.00 | |
| Bambi (1942) | Bobby Stewart | 863.20 | |
| Pocahontas (1995) | Mel Gibson & Christian Bale |
857.60 | |
| Cinderella (1950) | Ilene Woods & James MacDonald |
832.60 | |
| Tangled (2010) | Mandy Moore & Ron Perlman |
808.60 | |
| Moana (2016) | Dwayne Johnson | 801.70 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | Demi Moore & Kevin Kline |
793.50 | |
| Moana 2 (2024) | Dwayne Johnson | 717.80 | NP |
| Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney | 699.60 | |
| Mulan (1998) | Eddie Murphy | 699.50 | |
| Wreck-It Ralph (2012) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
638.20 | |
| Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) | John C. Reilly & Sarah Silverman |
625.20 | |
| Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
593.50 | |
| The Little Mermaid (1989) | Buddy Hackett | 573.90 | |
| Chicken Little (2005) | Adam West & Garry Marshall |
529.60 | |
| Dumbo (1941) | Leopold Stokowski | 514.80 | |
| Lilo & Stitch (2002) | Ving Rhames | 507.70 | |
| Bolt (2008) | John Travolta & Miley Cyrus |
465.40 | |
| Brother Bear (2003) | Rick Moranis | 447.60 | |
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | John Goodman | 383.80 | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | James Garner & Michael J. Fox |
355.00 | |
| The Three Caballeros (1944) | Clarence Nash | 354.30 | |
| The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | John Goodman & David Spade |
338.70 | |
| Make Mine Music (1946) | Nelson Eddy | 286.40 | |
| Fun and Fancy Free (1947) | Walt Disney | 277.60 | |
| Meet the Robinsons (2007) | Adam West & Angela Bassett |
265.30 | |
| Wish (2023) | Ariana DeBose & Chris Pine |
239.80 | |
| Encanto (2021) | John Leguizamo | 237.30 | |
| Treasure Planet (2002) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 203.70 | |
| Melody Time (1948) | Roy Rogers | 184.40 | |
| Saludos Amigos (1942) | Walt Disney | 172.10 | |
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby & Basil Rathbone |
132.30 | |
| Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) | Kelly Marie Tran | 122.30 | |
| Strange World (2022) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 71.20 | |
| Winnie the Pooh (2011) | Jim Cummings | 45.10 |
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Whattalist! I still enjoy the old movie cartoons. I wonder why…
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
Wow, what an interesting and insightful page. It was fun to compare my opinion with the actual numbers. Thanks.
Hey Joesy Shmoesy…I am glad you liked this page…of my later pages I wrote this is easily the most popular. Glad you were able to compare your opinion with the actual results of the movie…thanks for stopping by.
Hey Cogerson – I have seen numerous movies from this list. Like most parents I’ve seen them again and again! Lol. I did see a few I may ask the girls if they have ever seen..hopee you had a wonderful birthday!
Hey RealHousewife…..thanks for the comment and the visit. Yes I know all about seeing these movies over and over and over. Sometimes when I actually see the movie it is like….. “so that is what is happening”….as I actually hear these movies over and over and over…versus actually seeing them. I think Bolt is the best example…it has played in the car 40 or 50 times….but I have only watched about 10 minutes of the movie. But I can almost go line by line of the movie…you gotta love kids…lol.
Very cool information. Does anyone else think Pinocchio is a very very dark Disney movie?
Hey SylviaSky …thanks for stopping by. I can see Pinocchio having many dark areas……as it has kidnapping, child labor, criminals, and lying just for starters….at least he sees the error of his ways before the end of the movie. I appreciate the comments.
Bruce,
Thanks for publishing another great Hub. Do many people even remember the second Fantasia movie, I wonder? I saw it at one of the classic movie theaters in Westwood.
Happy March 10th Birthday!!!
Hey Daisy…thanks for the birthday wishes. For some reason many people really do not like Fantasia 2000. I think it just pales in comparison the original Fantasia. My wife will watch Fantasia over and over….but would be happy if we tossed Fantasia 2000 out. I am sure seeing a movie at Westwood was alot of fun. Thanks for the visit.