Even with production costs that can reach up to 170 million dollars U.S., animated movies are still among the most profitable for the movie industry. During the past 5 years, almost every major film studio has sought to emulate the success of the genre pioneered by Pixar (which was recently acquired by Disney) and lately, Dreamworks Animation. Even the smaller, independently financed studios are producing more 3D animated films.

So what are the most expensive 3D animated films ever made? The following list shows the production costs of each movie, its U.S. box office take, and its worldwide box office take. All figures are rounded to the nearest million, and do not include promotion costs, which can run anywhere from 10-50 million a picture.

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