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The highest-grossing animated movie record has changed over the years. Here is every movie that has broken the record and for how long.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Disney's iconic first feature-length animation tells the story of Snow White, a young princess whose beauty is coveted by an evil queen. After she orders that Snow White should be killed, the girl escapes to the forest, where she meets seven dwarfs who take her in. However, the queen knows that Snow White survives, and hatches a deadly plan involving a poisoned apple.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Director
- David Hand , Perce Pearce , William Cottrell , Larry Morey , Wilfred Jackson , Ben Sharpsteen
- Release Date
- December 21, 1937
- Studio(s)
- Walt Disney Productions
- Distributor(s)
- RKO Pictures
- Cast
- Adriana Caselotti , Roy Atwell , Pinto Colvig
- Writers
- Ted Sears , Richard Creedon , Otto Englander , Dick Rickard , Earl Hurd , Merrill de Maris , Dorothy Ann Blank , Webb Smith
- Runtime
- 83 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Disney
- Budget
- $1.5 Million
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