Business Insider made a list of Pixar movies showing which one came out on top and which one at the bottom. Of course, they ranked them by their inflation-adjusted net profit subtracting budget from box-office gross. Here are the results.
16. "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) - Adjusted net profit: $158.3 million
Adjusted gross: 335 million
Unadjusted gross: 331.9 million
Adjusted budget: 176.7 million
Unadjusted budget: 175 million*
*Note: Pixar never officially disclosed budget information for "The Good Dinosaur," but the LA Times reported that the budget was estimated between $175 million and $200 million. Given the lowest possible budget, this film was still the least financially successful.
15. "A Bug's Life" (1998) - Adjusted net profit: $357.3 million
Adjusted gross: 533.4 million
Unadjusted gross: 363.4 million
Adjusted budget: 176.1 million
Unadjusted budget: 120 million
14. "Brave" (2012) - Adjusted net profit: $368.9 million
Adjusted gross: 533.4 million
Unadjusted gross: 363.4 million
Adjusted budget: 176.1 million
Unadjusted budget: 120 million
13. "WALL-E" (2008) - Adjusted net profit: $379.3 million
Adjusted gross: 579.3 million
Unadjusted gross: 521.3 million
Adjusted budget: 200 million
Unadjusted budget: 180 million
12. "Cars 2" (2011) - Adjusted net profit: $382.8 million
Adjusted gross: 595.5 million
Unadjusted gross: 559.9 million
Adjusted budget: 212.7 million
Unadjusted budget: 200 million
11. "Cars" (2006) - Adjusted net profit: $405.9 million
Adjusted gross: 548.3 million
Unadjusted gross: 462 million
Adjusted budget: 142.4 million
Unadjusted budget: 120 million
10. "Toy Story" (1995) - Adjusted net profit: $521.2 million
Adjusted gross: 568.3 million
Unadjusted gross: 362 million
Adjusted budget: 47.1 million
Unadjusted budget: 30 million
9. "Ratatouille" (2007) - Adjusted net profit: $546.6 million
Adjusted gross: 719.7 million
Unadjusted gross: 623.7 million
Adjusted budget: 173.1 million
Unadjusted budget: 150 million
8. "Toy Story 2" - Adjusted net profit: $567.2 million
Adjusted gross: 696.5 million
Unadjusted gross: 485 million
Adjusted budget: 129.3 million
Unadjusted budget: 90 million
7. "Monsters University" (2013) - Adjusted net profit: $584 million
Adjusted gross: 763.7 million
Unadjusted gross: 743.6 million
Adjusted budget: 179.7 million
Unadjusted budget: 175 million
6. "Monsters Inc." (2001) - Adjusted net profit: 605.3 million
Adjusted gross: 760.8 million
Unadjusted gross: 562.8 million
Adjusted budget: 155.5 million
Unadjusted budget: 115 million
5. "UP" (2009) - Adjusted net profit: $640.7 million
Adjusted gross: 815.7 million
Unadjusted gross: 731.4 million
Adjusted budget: 195.2 million
Unadjusted budget: 175 million
4. "The Incredibles" (2004) - Adjusted net profit: $683.2 million
Adjusted gross: 799.7 million
Unadjusted gross: 631.4 million
Adjusted budget: 116.5 million
Unadjusted budget: 92 million
3. "Inside Out" (2015) - Adjusted net profit: $688.8 million
Adjusted gross: 865.5 million
Unadjusted gross: 857.4 million
Adjusted budget: 176.7 million
Unadjusted budget: 175 million
2. "Toy Story 3" (2010) - Adjusted net profit: $947.2 million
Adjusted gross: 1.167 billion
Unadjusted gross: 1.063 billion
Adjusted budget: 219.4 million
Unadjusted budget: 200 million
1. "Finding Nemo" (2003) - Adjusted net profit: $1.097 billion
Adjusted gross: 1.22 billion
Unadjusted gross: 936.7 million
Adjusted budget: 122.2 million
Unadjusted budget: 94 million