What is the best animated movie of 2026?

Billion-dollar sequels share this board with hand-built stop-motion and a cartoon Warner nearly buried. Count the frames or count the box office.

1. 1
   Toy Story 5

   Pixar's fifth Toy Story film, in which Woody and Buzz face a tablet that threatens playtime; the top-grossing animated film of 2026.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Hoppers

   Pixar's 2026 original about a girl who moves her mind into a robotic beaver to talk with animals.
   722pts
3. 3
   Wildwood

   Laika's stop-motion adaptation of Colin Meloy's novel, the longest stop-motion feature ever made at 132 minutes.
   454pts
4. 4
   Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

   The 29th Detective Conan feature, one of Japan's biggest animated releases of 2026.
   454pts
5. 5
   Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

   The 2026 animated feature that follows a grown-up Aang and his friends after the original Avatar series.
   454pts
6. 6
   Goat

   Sony Pictures Animation's 2026 sports comedy about a small goat who gets a shot at a pro league of much bigger animals.
   384pts
7. 7
   The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

   Illumination and Nintendo's sequel that sends Mario and Luigi into space, a billion-dollar hit in 2026.
   384pts
8. 8
   Minions & Monsters

   Illumination's 2026 Minions feature, a monster-movie romp that was one of the year's biggest animated hits.
   384pts
9. 9
   Coyote vs. Acme

   The live-action and animation hybrid in which Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Corporation, released in 2026 after Warner shelved it.
   303pts
10. 10
    Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

    Aardman's 2026 stop-motion adventure in which Shaun and the flock hunt a mysterious beast on the farm.
    303pts
11. 11
    Swapped

    Netflix and Skydance Animation's 2026 body-swap comedy about two creatures from rival species.
    303pts
12. 12
    Forgotten Island

    DreamWorks Animation's 2026 original about two best friends who end up on a magical island.
    303pts
13. 13
    Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie

    The third Paw Patrol feature, a 2026 adventure in which the pups take on dinosaurs.
    206pts
14. 14
    All You Need Is Kill

    Studio 4°C's 2026 anime adaptation of the time-loop novel that also inspired Edge of Tomorrow.
    206pts

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