RANKED: The 10 highest-grossing animated movies of all time

Feature-length animated films have evolved not only in technology and execution, but in popularity.

Since the 1990s, we've seen an explosion of animated blockbusters that take top slots at the year's box office, from "Toy Story 3" to "Frozen." One big example of that is an all-time great that's celebrating its birthday.

DreamWorks' "Shrek," which turns 15 this week, proved that animated movies didn't have to play by the Disney rules of catering to just kids to be a box-office hit.

Mike Myers voiced the grumpy ogre, Shrek, who has to rescue a princess (Cameron Diaz) to get his swamp back. Costarring Eddie Murphy as his annoying sidekick donkey (named Donkey), the movie became a worldwide hit and led to a cash cow of a franchise (as you're about to see).

With "Shrek" celebrating its 15th anniversary, here we look back on the 10 highest-grossing animated movies in the US of all time.

Note: Box-office figures in the titles are adjusted for inflation, while original box-office numbers are below. Figures provided by BoxOfficeMojo.