| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $216,391,482 | 4,263 | $60,316,738 | 4,258 | Jun 8, 2012 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Happy Feet | $198,000,317 | 3,804 | $41,533,432 | 3,804 | Nov 17, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Madagascar | $193,595,521 | 4,142 | $47,224,594 | 4,131 | May 27, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 4 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $180,010,950 | 4,065 | $63,106,589 | 4,056 | Nov 7, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Batman Returns | $162,831,698 | 2,644 | $45,687,711 | 2,644 | Jun 19, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Penguins of Madagascar | $83,850,911 | 3,775 | $25,447,444 | 3,764 | Nov 26, 2014 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | March of the Penguins | $77,437,223 | 2,506 | $137,492 | 4 | Jun 24, 2005 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 8 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $68,224,452 | 3,342 | $18,445,355 | 3,339 | Jun 17, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Surf's Up | $58,867,694 | 3,531 | $17,640,249 | 3,528 | Jun 8, 2007 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | The Pebble and the Penguin | $3,983,912 | 1,315 | $1,123,041 | 1,315 | Apr 14, 1995 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
