Top 50 Family Movies at the Box Office; Which Family Movies Made the Most Money in the US?

Not that these are necessarily the best family movies of all time, but these 50 family movies have certainly made their fair share of money at the box office in the U.S. From the top bill-er coming in at $450 million down to number 50 which came in at a mere $155 million, these may or may not surprise you.

See if you can guess which family movies made the most money at the box office (no peeking!).

Listed below are the top grossing family movies in the USA:

1. Shrek 2 (2004) - Dir: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury With: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron -$436M

2. Toy Story 3 (2010)- Dir: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich With: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould -$340M

4. Alice in Wonderland (2010) Dir: Tim Burton With: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp-$334M

5. Shrek the Third (2007 Dir: Chris Miller, Raman Hui With: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy. -$321M

6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Dir: Chris Columbus With: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint -$318M

7. Up (2009) Dir: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson With: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger -$293M

8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Dir: David Yates With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint. -$292M

9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Dir: Andrew Adamson With: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley -$292M

10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)Dir: Mike Newell With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint -$290M

11. Home Alone (1990) Dir: Chris Columbus With: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern Comedy | Crime | Family PG 103 mins. -$286M

12. Shrek (2001) Dir: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson With: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy -$268M

13. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Dir: Chris Columbus With: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson -$262M

14. The Incredibles (2004) Dir: Brad Bird With: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter -$261M

15. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Dir: Ron Howard With: Jim Carrey Comedy | Family | Fantasy PG 104 mins. -$260M

16. Monsters, Inc. (2001) Dir: Pete Docter, David Silverman With: Billy Crystal, John Goodman -$256M

17. Night at the Museum (2006) Dir: Shawn Levy With: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais -$251M

18. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Dir: Alfonso Cuarón With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint -$249M

19. Despicable Me (2010) Dir: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud With: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand -$248M

20. Toy Story 2 (1999) Dir: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon With: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen -$246M

21. Cars (2006) Dir: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft With: Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman -$244M

22. Shrek Forever After (2010) Dir: Mike Mitchell With: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy -$238M

23. WALL• E (2008) Dir: Andrew Stanton With: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin -$224M

24. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)Dir: Betty Thomas With: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, Drew Barrymore -$220M

25. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) -Dir: Chris Columbus With: Robin Williams, Sally Field. -$219M

26. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Dir: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders With: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse -$217M

27. Aladdin (1992) Dir: Ron Clements, John Musker With: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin -$217M

28. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) Dir: Tim Hill With: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman -$217M

29. Kung Fu Panda (2008) Dir: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson With: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie -$215M

30. Back to the Future (1985) Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd -$211M

31. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Dir: Tim Burton With: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly -$206M

32. Ratatouille (2007) Dir: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava With: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt -$206M

33. Monsters vs Aliens (2009) Dir: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon With: Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert -$198M

34. Happy Feet (2006) Dir: George Miller, Warren Coleman With: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman -$198M

35. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Dir: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier With: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary -$197M

36. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Dir: Carlos Saldanha With: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary -$195M

37. Madagascar (2005) Dir: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath With: Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer -$193M

38. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Dir: William Cottrell, David Hand With: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne -$185M

39. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Dir: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath With: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer -$180M

40. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Dir: Shawn Levy With: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams -$177M

41. The Karate Kid (2010) Dir: Harald Zwart With: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson -$177M

42. Ice Age (2002) Dir: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha With: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo -$176M

43. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Dir: Chris Columbus With: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern -$174M

44. Elf (2003) Dir: Jon Favreau With: Will Ferrell, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart -$173M

45. Tarzan (1999) Dir: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima With: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver -$171M

46. The Sound of Music (1965) Dir: Robert Wise With: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer -$163M

47. A Bug's Life (1998) Dir: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton With: Kevin Spacey, Dave Foley -$163M

48. Shark Tale (2004) Dir: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson With: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger -$161M

49. Over the Hedge (2006) Dir: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick With: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder -$155M

50. Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Dir: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino With: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell -$155M

So, how did you do? Did you guess which family movies made the most money? Either way, hope you had fun reading!

Resources:
IMDB.com; http://www.imdb.com