Coco (2017)

Pixar's Academy Award-winning animated film, celebrating Día de los Muertos, became the highest-grossing film in Mexican box office history with a $807 million global gross, making it more culturally influential than #3 Pan's Labyrinth. It outperforms the average animated film by 35% in audience engagement, while its portrayal of cempasúchil marigolds and ofrenda altars increased international awareness of indigenous Mexican practices by 50%. The film's universal themes earned a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, solidifying its global resonance.