While the world of Disney films may have began with animation and princess’ castles, Walt’s kingdom has become much, much more.
Since its first film in 1937, the company has released some of the most iconic blockbusters ever, packing out cinemas across the globe.
At the end of 2016, Disney provided Business Insider with a complete list of every single feature film it has released throughout history, compiled by year of release.
We then researched the box office numbers for the films on the list – as well as the top-grossing film in 2017 – in order to determine which was most successful each year since 1937.
Only films that went straight to theatre, and have publicly available box office figures, have been included in our ranking. The numbers are based on US lifetime gross figures provided by Box Office Mojo and IMDB.
Scroll down to see the highest-grossing Disney film every year since 1937, from oldest to newest.
Note: Years where there was no theatrical release, or box office figures were not available have been excluded from the list. These are: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1958, and 1972.
1937 — 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': $184.9 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1940 — 'Pinocchio': $84.2 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1941 — 'Dumbo': $1.6 million
Source: IMDB
1942 — 'Bambi': $102.2 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1943 — 'Victory Through Air Power': $799,000
Source: IMDB
1946 — 'Song of the South': $63.7 million
Source: IMDB
1950 — 'Cinderella': $93.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1951 — 'Alice in Wonderland': $5.2 million
Source: IMDB
1952 — 'The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men': $4.5 million
Source: IMDB
1953 — 'Peter Pan': $87.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1954 — '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea': $28.2 million
Source: IMDB
1955 — 'The Lady and The Tramp': $93.6 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1956 — 'Westward Ho the Wagons!': $2.7 million
Source: IMDB
1957: 'Old Yeller': $21.9 million
Source: IMDB
1959 — 'Sleeping Beauty': $51.6 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1960 — 'Swiss Family Robinson': $40.3 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1961 — '101 Dalmatians': $144.9 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1962 — 'In Search of the Castaways': $21.7 million
Source: IMDB
1963 — 'The Sword in the Stone': $22.2 million
Source: IMDB
1964 — 'Mary Poppins': $102.3 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1965 — 'That Darn Cat!': $28 million
Source: IMDB
1966 — 'Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N'.: $22.6 million
Source: IMDB
1967 — 'The Jungle Book': $141.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1968 — 'Blackbeard's Ghost': $21.5 million
Source: IMDB
1969 — 'The Love Bug': $51.3 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1970 — 'The Aristocats': $55.7 million
Source: IMDB
1971 — 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks': $18.5 million
Source: IMDB
1973 — 'Robin Hood': $32 million
Source: IMDB
1974 — 'Herbie Rides Again': $38.3 million
Source: IMDB
1975 — 'The Apple Dumpling Gang': $36.9 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1976 — 'Gus': $21.9 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1977 — 'The Rescuers': $71.2 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1978 — 'Return from Witch Mountain': $16.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1979 — 'The Black Hole': $35.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1980 — 'Herbie Goes Bananas': $18 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1981 — 'The Fox and the Hound': $63.5 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1982 — 'Tron': $33 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1983 — 'Never Cry Wolf': $29.6 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1984 — 'Splash': $69.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1985 — 'The Black Cauldron': $21.3 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1986 — 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills': $62.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1987 — 'Three Men and a Baby': $167.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1988 — 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit': $156.5 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1989 — 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids': $130.7 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1990 — 'Pretty Woman': $178.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1991 — 'Beauty and the Beast': $219 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1992 — 'Aladdin': $217.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1993 — 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas': $75.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1994 — 'The Lion King': $422.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1995 — 'Toy Story': $191.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1996 — '101 Dalmatians': $136.2 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1997 — 'Hercules': $99.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1998 — 'Armageddon': $201.6 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
1999 — 'The Sixth Sense': $293.5 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2000 — 'Dinosaur': $137.7 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2001 — 'Monsters, Inc.': $289.9 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2002 — 'Signs': $228 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2003 — 'Finding Nemo': $380.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2004 — 'The Incredibles': $261.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2005 — 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe': $291.7 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2006 — 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest': $423.3 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2007 — 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End': $309.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2008 — 'WALL-E': $223.8 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2009 — 'Up': $293 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2010 — 'Toy Story 3': $415 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2011 — 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides': $241.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2012 — 'Marvel's The Avengers': $623.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2013 — 'Iron Man 3': $409 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2014 — 'Guardians of the Galaxy': $333.2 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2015 — 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': $936.7 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2016 — 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story': $529.4 million
Source: Box Office Mojo
2017 — 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': $620.2 million
