In 1994 what was the highest - grossing film in North America ?
" Finding Nemo " was the highest grossing animated movie of all time but it has since been overtaken by " Shrek 2 " in 2004 , "" in 2009 , " Toy Story 3 " in 2010 and the 3 D rerelease of " The Lion King " in 2011 , leaving it currently the 5th highest grossing animated film of all time and now the 3rd highest - grossing animated film after its 3 D release and the 25th highest grossing film of all time ( it was once the 9th highest grossing film ) .