These are the following list of highest-grossing animated films primarily aimed for adult audiences. Each film is required to be either PG-13, R, NC-17 (successor to X-rated) or Unrated by the Motion Picture Association. Both PG-13 and R rating apply to the television equivalent of the Motion Picture Association such as TV-14 and TV-MA, which is also included but must be applied on the list.
Adult animated films achieved massive box-office success in Asian countries, primarily Japan.' As such, ' anime film series is the highest-grossing R-rated animated film franchise, earned more than $1 billion of box-office gross internationally; ' became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time ahead its release. Chinese production Ne Zha and its sequel became the highest-grossing adult animated films.
At least four traditional animations and two computer animations held the records of the highest at any year: