"Minions" recently became the second biggest animated film opening in history, reports Variety. The movie made over $115.2 million in North America during its opening weekend.

The solo movie of these single-celled organisms is a spin-off to the "Despicable Me" series. The film seconds "Shrek the Third" in making the biggest animated film debut, according to Box Office Mojo.

Recently, big titles like "Inside Out" and "Frozen" successfully hit theaters. "Frozen" made billions when it was released. Soon after, children were singing the songs Princess Anna's "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" and Queen Elsa's "Let It Go".

Here are the beloved animated films that showed the power of animated films way back before "Minions" and "Frozen" came to the big screen.

Toy Story (1995)

"Toy Story" is a tale about Andy's toys and their adventures. It includes search and rescue missions of different toys. Their biggest mission is to keep Andy, their owner, happy.

The series broke hearts when Andy finally said goodbye to his toys in "Toy Story 3", teaching the lesson that every kid grows up.

John Lasseter directed the first film of the series. The writers include Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen and Alec Skolow.

Finding Nemo (2003)

"Finding Nemo" tells the touching story of a clown fish. After losing his wife and children, Marlin is protective of his only son Nemo, who then became stubborn and rebellious. In search of his only son, Marlin is willing to cross the entire ocean.

The search mission continues. "Finding Dory" is coming in 2016.

Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich directed the film. The writers include Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds.

Wall-E (2008)

"Wall-E" is the story of the last robot on Earth, trying to clean up the mountains of garbage on it. He then meets another robot, Eve.

His lonely existence changes when he discovers a small plant and meets another robot, Eve.

Andew Standon directed the film. The writers include Stanton himself and Jim Reardon.

Up (2009)

The film "Up" features the story of an old grumpy man and his plan to take his house to Paradise falls, a dream he shared with his wife who already passed away. With thousands of balloons, his plan is going fine until the little boy Russell knocks on his front door.

Pete Docter directed the film. The writers include Docter himself and Bob Peterson.

Brave (2012)

"Brave" shows that Disney princesses are finally growing up. Not all girls need a prince charming to save them. Sometimes, even ladies in gowns can save her kingdom on her own.

Brenda Chapman and Mark Andrews directed the film. The writers include the directors, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi and Michael Arndt.

Director and screenwriter Andew Stanton, who participated in writing the screenplay of "Finding Nemo", Wall-E", "Toy Story", "A Bug's Life", "Cars " and many other animated films, once talked about the clues to making great stories in animated films.

"Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesn't always mean plot or fact," he said at TED Talk. "It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core."