List of American theatrical animated feature films (2000–2019)
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This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films released theatrically, whether wide or limited, in the United States, between 2000 and 2019.
Made-for-TV and direct-to-video films will not be featured on this list, unless they have had a theatrical release in some form.
Primarily live-action films with heavy use of special effects are also included.
Films
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[edit]| Title | Release date | Accompanying short | Medium | Studio | Distributor | Running time (minutes) |
Budget | Box office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tigger Movie | February 6, 2000 (El Capitan Theatre) February 11, 2000 (official release) |
Disney Mambo No. 5[1][2] | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Disney MovieToons Walt Disney Television Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 77 | $20–30 million[3][4] | $96,159,800[4] | A sequel to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the third animated film from Disney MovieToons and the fourth animated film from Walt Disney Television Animation. |
| Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | January 28, 2000 (limited release) February 18, 2000 (official release) |
— | Computer animation | Improvision Pentamedia Graphics |
Phaedra Cinema | 82 | — | $29,245 | The first animated film from Phaedra Cinema and the first computer-animated film to be created exclusively using motion capture.[citation needed] |
| Kirikou and the Sorceress | February 18, 2000 | Traditional animation | France 3 Cinema Les Armateurs Monipoly Productions Odec Kid Cartoons Rija Studio Studio O Trans Europe Film |
Armattan Productions | 71 | $3,800,000 | $281,179[5] | The first animated film from Armattan Productions.[citation needed] Also spawned two sequels, Kirikou and the Wild Beasts and Kirikou and the Men and Women. | |
| X | March 10, 2000 | Anime | Madhouse | Manga Entertainment | 100 | — | $143,355[6] | The second animated film from Manga Entertainment. | |
| The Road to El Dorado | March 29, 2000 (Westwood Village Theatre) March 31, 2000 (official release) |
Traditional animation | DreamWorks Animation | DreamWorks Pictures | 89 | $95 million[7][8] | $76,432,727[7] | The third animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the third animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Dinosaur | May 13, 2000 (El Capitan Theatre) May 19, 2000 (official release) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation The Secret Lab |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 82 | $127,500,000 | $349,822,765 | The 39th animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation, Disney's first non-Pixar computer-animated film and the first animated film from The Secret Lab. | |
| Titan A.E. | June 13, 2000 (Staples Center) June 16, 2000 (official release) |
Traditional animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Fox Animation Studios David Kirschner Productions |
20th Century Fox | 95 | $75,000,000 | $36,754,634 | The ninth animated film from 20th Century Fox, the second animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the second animated film from Fox Animation Studios and the first major animated film to be screened in end-to-end digital projection. | |
| Chicken Run | June 17, 2000 (Universal CityWalk) June 23, 2000 (official release) |
Stop motion | DreamWorks Animation Aardman Animations |
DreamWorks Pictures Pathé |
84 | $45 million[9][10] | $224,834,564 | The fourth animated film from DreamWorks Pictures, the fourth animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the first animated film from Aardman. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and also spawned a 2023 sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. | |
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | June 24, 2000 (Universal CityWalk) June 30, 2000 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Computer animation/Live action | TriBeCa Productions Jay Ward Productions Capella Films KC Medien |
Universal Pictures | 92 | $76,000,000 | $35,134,820 | The third Universal animated film with live action. | |
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | July 15, 2000 (Westwood Village Theatre) July 21, 2000 (official release) |
Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | Anime | 4Kids Entertainment OLM |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 80 | $30,000,000 | $133,949,270 | A sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie and the 21st animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| Digimon: The Movie | October 6, 2000 | Angela Anaconda: Good Seats | Fox Kids Saban Entertainment Toei Animation |
20th Century Fox | 88 | $5,000,000 | $16,643,191 | The 10th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the first animated film to be based on Digimon. | |
| CyberWorld | — | Computer animation | IMAX | 44 | — | $16,653,900 | A compilation of previously released computer-animated short subjects. | ||
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | November 5, 2000 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 17, 2000 (official release) |
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (select theatres only) | Traditional animation | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
Paramount Pictures | 78 | $30,000,000 | $103,291,131 | A sequel to The Rugrats Movie, the 13th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the second animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. |
| The Emperor's New Groove | December 10, 2000 (El Capitan Theatre) December 15, 2000 (official release) |
— | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $100,000,000 | $169,327,687 | The 40th animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation. Also spawned into a 2005 direct-to-video sequel. | ||
| Recess: School's Out | February 10, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) February 16, 2001 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation |
83 | $23,000,000 | $44,460,850 | The fifth animated film from Walt Disney Television Animation. | |||
| Monkeybone | February 23, 2001 | Stop motion/Live action | 1492 Pictures | 20th Century Fox | 93 | $75,000,000 | $7,622,365 | The third Fox animated film with live action. | |
| Haunted Castle | Computer animation | nWave Pictures | 38 | — | $13,651,656 | The second animated film from nWave Pictures. | |||
| Pokémon 3: The Movie | April 6, 2001 | Pikachu & Pichu | Anime | 4Kids Entertainment OLM |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 73 | $3,000,000 | $68,452,128 | A sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie and Pokémon: The Movie 2000, and the 22nd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | May 11, 2001 | — | Traditional animation | TriStar Pictures Nest Family Entertainment RichCrest Animation Studios |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 75 | — | $102,202 | The second animated film from TriStar Pictures and the fourth animated film from RichCrest Animation Studios. |
| Shrek | April 22, 2001 (Westwood Village Theatre) May 18, 2001 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
DreamWorks Pictures | 90 | $50–60 million[11] | $484,409,218 | The fifth animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the fifth animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and winner of the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | June 3, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) June 15, 2001 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 96 | $90,000,000 | $186,053,725 | The 41st animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation. Also spawned into a 2003 direct-to-video sequel. | |
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | June 22, 2001 | Anime | Production I.G | Tidepoint Pictures | 102 | — | $94,591[12] | The first animated film from Tidepoint Pictures. | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | July 2, 2001 (Fox Bruin Theater) July 11, 2001 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Square Pictures |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 106 | $137,000,000 | $85,131,830 | The 10th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first photorealistic computer-animated film. | |
| Osmosis Jones | August 7, 2001 (Grauman's Egyptian Theatre) August 10, 2001 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Live action | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Conundrum Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 95 | $70,000,000 | $14,026,418 | The third Warner Bros. animated film with live action and the fourth animated film from Warner Bros. Feature Animation. | |
| Blood: The Last Vampire | August 18, 2001 | Anime | Production I.G | Manga Entertainment | 45 | — | — | The third animated film from Manga Entertainment. | |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | September 21, 2001 | Madhouse | Urban Vision Entertainment | 102 | $151,086 | The first animated film from Urban Vision Entertainment and the first animated film to be released after the September 11 attacks. | |||
| Spriggan | October 12, 2001 | Studio 4°C | ADV Films | 91 | $25,824 | The first animated film from ADV Films. | |||
| Waking Life | January 23, 2001 (Sundance Film Festival) October 19, 2001 (limited release) |
Rotoscoping | Thousand Words | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 101 | $3,176,880 | The first animated film from Richard Linklater and the first animated film from Fox Searchlight Pictures. | ||
| Monsters, Inc. | October 28, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) November 2, 2001 (official release) |
For the Birds | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 92 | $115,000,000 | $528,773,250 | The fourth animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was re-released in 3D in 2012. |
| Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama | November 9, 2001 | — | Anime | Nippon Ramayana Film Co. | Showcase Entertainment | 135 | $13,000,000 | — | The first animated film from Showcase Entertainment. |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | December 9, 2001 (Paramount Studios) December 21, 2001 (official release) |
Computer animation | Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment DNA Productions |
Paramount Pictures | 82 | $30,000,000 | $102,992,536 | The 14th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the third animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu | December 28, 2001 | Traditional animation | Animation International Inc. Porter Animations |
Tooniversal Company | 86 | — | — | A remake of Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon, with additional sequences added. | |
| Metropolis | January 25, 2002 | Anime | TriStar Pictures Madhouse |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 113 | $15,000,000 | $4,035,192 | The third animated film from TriStar Pictures. | |
| Escaflowne | Bones Sunrise |
JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment | 98 | — | $94,060 | The first animated film from JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment. | |||
| Return to Never Land | February 10, 2002 (El Capitan Theatre) February 15, 2002 (official release) |
Pluto's Fledgling | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Disney MovieToons Walt Disney Television Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 72 | $20,000,000 | $115,121,981 | A sequel to Peter Pan, the fourth animated film from Disney MovieToons and the sixth animated film from Walt Disney Television Animation. |
| Ice Age | March 10, 2002 (Radio City Music Hall) March 15, 2002 (official release) |
— | Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 81 | $59,000,000 | $383,257,136 | The 11th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the third animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the first animated film from Blue Sky Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| Mutant Aliens | April 19, 2002 | Traditional animation | Plymptoons | Apollo Films | — | — | The third animated film from Bill Plympton and the first animated film from Apollo Films. | ||
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | May 19, 2002 (Cinerama Dome) May 24, 2002 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | DreamWorks Pictures | 83 | $80,000,000 | $122,563,539 | The sixth animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the sixth animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | ||
| Scooby-Doo | June 8, 2002 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) June 14, 2002 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Mosaic Media Group Atlas Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 86 | $84,000,000 | $275,650,703 | The fourth Warner Bros. animated film with live action and the first animated film to feature Scooby-Doo. | |
| Lilo & Stitch | June 16, 2002 (El Capitan Theatre) June 21, 2002 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 85 | $80,000,000 | $273,144,151 | The 42nd animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation and the second Disney animated film to be produced at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and also spawned into three direct-to-video sequels. | |
| Hey Arnold!: The Movie | June 23, 2002 (Paramount Studios) June 28, 2002 (official release) |
Nickelodeon Movies Snee-Oosh Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Paramount Pictures | 75 | $4,000,000 | $15,249,308 | The 15th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the fourth animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. Also spawned into a 2017 made-for-TV sequel. | ||
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | June 22, 2002 (AMC Century Plaza Theater) July 3, 2002 (official release) |
Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch | Cartoon Network Studios | Warner Bros. Pictures | 73 | $11,000,000 | $16,426,471 | The 23rd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the first animated film from Cartoon Network. | |
| Stuart Little 2 | July 14, 2002 (Westwood Village Theatre) July 19, 2002 (official release) |
— | Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Red Wagon Entertainment |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 78 | $120,000,000 | $169,956,806 | A sequel to Stuart Little and the third Columbia animated film with live action. Also spawned into a 2005 direct-to-video sequel. |
| The Princess and the Pea | August 16, 2002 | Traditional animation | Feature Films for Families | Swan Productions | 85 | — | — | The first animated film from Swan Productions. | |
| Spirited Away | April 20, 2002 (San Francisco International Film Festival) August 31, 2002 (Telluride Film Festival) September 20, 2002 (El Capitan Theatre) October 4, 2002 (limited release) |
Anime | Walt Disney Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 124 | $15,000,000 | $383,397,782 | The fifth animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the first Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | August 14, 2002 (A Hollywood movie theater) October 4, 2002 (official release) |
Computer animation | Big Idea Entertainment F.H.E. Pictures |
Artisan Entertainment | 83 | $14,000,000 | $25,615,231 | The first animated film from Artisan Entertainment, the first animated film from Big Idea and the first animated film to be based on VeggieTales. | |
| Pokémon 4Ever | October 11, 2002 | Anime | 4Kids Entertainment OLM |
Miramax Films | 81 | — | $28,023,563 | A sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Pokémon: The Movie 2000 and Pokémon 3: The Movie, and the sixth animated film from Miramax Films. | |
| Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | November 1, 2002 | Computer animation | O Entertainment DNA Productions |
IMAX | 32 | $8,198,286 | Originally produced as a television special in 1997. | ||
| The Living Forest | November 8, 2002 | Dygra Films Megatrix Sau |
Dygra Films | 80 | — | The first animated film from Dygra Films. | |||
| Alibaba | November 22, 2002 | Pentamedia Graphics | Swingin' Productions | 85 | The first animated film from Swingin' Productions. | ||||
| Eight Crazy Nights | November 27, 2002 | A Day with the Meatball | Traditional animation | Columbia Pictures Happy Madison Productions |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 76 | $23,833,131 | The 11th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first animated theatrical Hanukkah-themed film. | |
| Treasure Planet | November 17, 2002 (Cinerama Dome) November 27, 2002 (official release) |
— | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 95 | $140,000,000 | $109,578,115 | The 43rd animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Eden | December 13, 2002 | EuropaCorp | 85 | — | — | The first animated film from EuropaCorp. | |||
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | September 8, 2002 (TIFF) December 8, 2002 (Cinerama Dome)[13] December 20, 2002 (official release) |
Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
Paramount Pictures | $25 million[14] | $60,694,737 | The 16th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the fifth animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |||
| WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 | January 10, 2003 | Anime | Madhouse Bandai Visual Tohokushinsha Film |
Pioneer Entertainment | 94 | — | — | Set between Patlabor: The Movie and Patlabor 2: The Movie, and the second animated film from Pioneer Entertainment. | |
| Kangaroo Jack | January 11, 2003 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) January 17, 2003 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Castle Rock Entertainment Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 89 | $60,000,000 | $88,929,111 | The fifth Warner Bros. animated film with live action and the first animated film from Castle Rock Entertainment. Also spawned into a 2004 direct-to-video sequel. | |
| The Jungle Book 2 | February 9, 2003 (El Capitan Theatre) February 14, 2003 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 72 | $20,000,000 | $135,703,599 | A sequel to The Jungle Book and the fifth animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Help! I'm a Fish | February 28, 2003 | A. Film Production TV2 Denmark Munich Animation Terraglyph Interactive Studios EIV Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 82 | $18,000,000 | $5,595,327 | The 24th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures. | ||
| Piglet's Big Movie | March 16, 2003 (El Capitan Theatre) March 21, 2003 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 75 | $46,000,000 | $62,870,546 | A sequel to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The Tigger Movie, and the sixth animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | ||
| Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | April 4, 2003 | Anime | Sunrise Bones Bandai Visual |
IDP Distribution | 115 | — | $3,007,903 | The first animated film from IDP Distribution. | |
| Pokémon Heroes | May 16, 2003 | 4Kids Entertainment OLM |
Miramax Films | 72 | $746,381 | A sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Pokémon: The Movie 2000, Pokémon 3: The Movie and Pokémon 4Ever, and the seventh animated film from Miramax Films. | |||
| Finding Nemo | May 18, 2003 (El Capitan Theatre) May 30, 2003 (official release) |
Knick Knack Partysaurus Rex (2012 3D re-issue) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 100 | $94,000,000 | $871,014,978 | The fifth animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was re-released in 3D in 2012. |
| Rugrats Go Wild | June 1, 2003 (Cinerama Dome) June 13, 2003 (official release) |
— | Traditional animation | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
Paramount Pictures | 81 | $25,000,000 | $55,250,496 | A sequel to The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and The Wild Thornberrys Movie, the 17th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the sixth animated film from Nickelodeon Movies and the first animated film to be presented in Odorama. |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | June 17, 2003 (Beekman Theatre) July 2, 2003 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | DreamWorks Pictures | 85 | $60,000,000 | $80,773,077 | The seventh animated film from DreamWorks Pictures, the seventh animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the last DreamWorks traditionally animated film. | ||
| Sakura Wars: The Movie | July 18, 2003 | Anime | Production I.G | Pioneer Entertainment | $4,731,555 | $26,492,620 | The third animated film from Pioneer Entertainment. | ||
| Son of Alladin | August 29, 2003 | Computer animation | Pentamedia Graphics | Shemaroo Video | 106 | — | — | The first animated film from Shemaroo Video. | |
| Millennium Actress | September 12, 2003 | Anime | Madhouse | Go Fish Pictures | 87 | $1,200,000 | $37,641 | The first animated film from Go Fish Pictures. | |
| Rescue Heroes: The Movie | October 24, 2003 (Chicago) | Computer animation | Nelvana Fisher-Price |
Artisan Entertainment | 78 | — | — | The second animated film from Artisan Entertainment, the eighth animated film from Nelvana and the first animated film from Fisher-Price. | |
| Brother Bear | October 20, 2003 (New Amsterdam Theatre) November 1, 2003 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 85 | $46,000,000 | $250,397,798 | The 44th animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation and the third Disney animated film to be produced at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and also spawned into a 2006 direct-to-video sequel. | |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | November 9, 2003 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 14, 2003 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Computer animation/Live action | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Baltimore Spring Creek Productions Goldmann Pictures |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 91 | $80,000,000 | $68,514,844 | The sixth Warner Bros. animated film with live action and the fifth animated film from Warner Bros. Feature Animation. | |
| The Triplets of Belleville | November 26, 2003 | Traditional animation | Les Armateurs Production Champion Vivi Film France 3 Cinéma |
Sony Pictures Classics | 78 | $9,500,000 | $14,776,760 | The first animated film from Sylvain Chomet and the first animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. Entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival and nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| The Golden Laws | December 5, 2003 | Anime | Group TAC IRH Press Co. Toei Animation |
Triumph Films | 109 | — | — | The first animated film from Triumph Films. | |
| Jester Till | December 12, 2003 | Traditional animation | Munich Animation | Constantin Film | 84 | The first animated film from Constantin Film. | |||
| Teacher's Pet | January 11, 2004 (El Capitan Theatre) January 16, 2004 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 74 | $10,000,000 | $6,491,969 | The seventh animated film from Walt Disney Television Animation. | ||
| Tokyo Godfathers | January 16, 2004 | Anime | Madhouse | IDP Distribution | 92 | $2,400,000 | $148,355 | The second animated film from IDP Distribution. | |
| Clifford's Really Big Movie | February 20, 2004 (limited release) April 23, 2004 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Scholastic Entertainment Big Red Dog Productions |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 74 | $70,000 | $3,255,426 | The 25th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the first animated film from Scholastic. Rights later went to Scholastic Media. | |
| Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | March 20, 2004 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) March 26, 2004 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Mosaic Media Group | 93 | $25,000,000 | $181,216,833 | A sequel to Scooby-Doo and the seventh Warner Bros. animated film with live action. | ||
| Home on the Range | March 21, 2004 (El Capitan Theatre) April 2, 2004 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 76 | $110,000,000 | $145,358,062 | The 45th animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation and the last Disney hand-drawn animated film for five years, until 2009's The Princess and the Frog. | |
| Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space | April 2, 2004 | Anime | Kinétique | Vitagraph Films | 92 | — | $3,386 | The first animated film from Vitagraph Films. | |
| Shrek 2 | May 8, 2004 (Westwood Village Theatre) May 15, 2004 (2004 Cannes Film Festival) May 19, 2004 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
DreamWorks Pictures | $70–150 million[11] | $928,760,770 | A sequel to Shrek, the eighth animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the eighth animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | ||
| Garfield: The Movie | June 6, 2004 (Zanuck Theater) June 11, 2004 (official release) |
Gone Nutty | Computer animation/Live action | Davis Entertainment Paws, Inc. |
20th Century Fox | 80 | $50,000,000 | $203,172,417 | The fourth Fox animated film with live action and the first animated film from Davis Entertainment. |
| Kaena: The Prophecy | July 9, 2004 | — | Computer animation | Xilam | Destination Films | 91 | — | $465,618 | The first animated film from Destination Films. |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | August 7, 2004 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) August 13, 2004 (official release) |
Anime | 4Kids Entertainment Studio Gallop |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 89 | $20,000,000 | $29,266,490 | The 26th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the first animated film to based on Yu-Gi-Oh. | |
| Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | September 17, 2004 | Production I.G Studio Ghibli |
Go Fish Pictures | 100 | $9,789,651 | A sequel to Ghost in the Shell, the second animated film from Go Fish Pictures and the sixth animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. | |||
| Shark Tale | September 10, 2004 (Venice Film Festival) September 27, 2004 (Delacorte Theater) October 1, 2004 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | DreamWorks Pictures | 90 | $75,000,000 | $374,583,879 | The ninth animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the ninth animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| The Legend of Buddha | October 22, 2004 | Traditional animation | Pentamedia Graphics | Kingdom Animasia | 87 | — | — | The first animated film from Kingdom Animasia. | |
| Spookley the Square Pumpkin | October 30, 2004 | Computer animation | Holliday Hill Farm | Kidtoon Films | 47 | The second animated film from Kidtoon Films. Also spawned into a 2019 sequel, Spookley and the Christmas Kittens. | |||
| The Incredibles | October 24, 2004 (El Capitan Theatre) October 27, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival) November 5, 2004 (official release) |
Boundin' | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 115 | $92,000,000 | $631,442,092 | The sixth animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. | |
| The Polar Express | October 21, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival) November 7, 2004 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 10, 2004 (official release) |
— | Castle Rock Entertainment Shangri-La Entertainment ImageMovers Playtone |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 100 | $165,000,000 | $286,000,505 | The 27th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the second animated film from Castle Rock Entertainment, the first animated film from ImageMovers and the first all-digital motion capture film. | |
| Muhammad: The Last Prophet | November 14, 2004 | Traditional animation | RichCrest Animation Studios | Fine Media Group | 91 | — | $641,473 | The fifth animated film from RichCrest Animation Studios. | |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | November 14, 2004 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 19, 2004 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Live action | Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures |
Paramount Pictures | 87 | $30,000,000 | $140,192,993 | The 18th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the seventh animated film from Nickelodeon Movies and the first animated film to feature SpongeBob SquarePants. | |
| Fat Albert | December 10, 2004 (Temple University Liacouras Center) December 25, 2004 (official release) |
Davis Entertainment SAH Enterprises |
20th Century Fox | 93 | $45,000,000 | $48,551,322 | The fifth Fox animated film with live action and the second animated film from Davis Entertainment. | ||
| Sky Blue | December 31, 2004 | Anime | Maxmedia/Endgame Pictures | Palisades Tartan | 86 | — | $197,221 | The first animated film from Palisades Tartan. | |
| Appleseed | January 14, 2005 | Computer animation | Digital Frontier | Geneon Entertainment | 103 | $10,000,000 | $1,650,432 | The first animated film from Geneon Entertainment. | |
| Pooh's Heffalump Movie | February 5, 2005 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) February 11, 2005 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 68 | $20,000,000 | $52,858,433 | A sequel to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Tigger Movie and Piglet's Big Movie, and the seventh animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Robots | March 6, 2005 (Westwood Village Theatre) March 11, 2005 (official release) |
Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 90 | $75,000,000 | $262,511,490 | The 12th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the fourth animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the second animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | |
| Steamboy | March 18, 2005 | Anime | Sunrise Bandai Visual |
Triumph Films | 126 | $26,000,000 | $10,870,198 | The second animated film from Triumph Films. | |
| The Golden Blaze | April 2, 2005 | Flash animation | Urban Entertainment | Kidtoon Films | 94 | — | — | The fourth animated film from Kidtoon Films. | |
| Madagascar | May 15, 2005 (Ziegfeld Theatre) May 27, 2005 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
DreamWorks Pictures | 86 | $75,000,000 | $542,063,846 | The 10th animated film from DreamWorks Pictures and the 10th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Howl's Moving Castle | June 10, 2005 (limited release) June 17, 2005 (official release) |
Anime | Walt Disney Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 119 | $24,000,000 | $236,214,446 | The seventh animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the second Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Valiant | August 19, 2005 | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Vanguard Animation Ealing Studios UK Film Council |
76 | $35,000,000 | $61,746,888 | The first animated film from Vanguard Animation and the first foreign non-Studio Ghibli animated film to be released theatrically by Disney. | ||
| Corpse Bride | September 10, 2005 (TIFF) September 23, 2005 (official release) |
Stop motion | Tim Burton Productions Laika Patalex II Productions |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 77 | $40,000,000 | $118,090,836 | The third animated film from Tim Burton, the 28th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the first animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | October 2, 2005 (Odeon Leicester Square) October 7, 2005 (official release) |
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper | Stop motion | DreamWorks Animation Aardman Animations |
DreamWorks Pictures | 84 | $30,000,000 | $194,111,171 | The 11th animated film from DreamWorks Pictures, the 11th animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the second animated film from Aardman. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| Chicken Little | October 30, 2005 (El Capitan Theatre) November 4, 2005 (official release) |
— | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 81 | $150,000,000 | $314,432,837 | The 46th animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation and the first Disney animated film to be released in 3D. |
| Hoodwinked! | December 5, 2005 (Clearview's 62nd Street Theatre) December 16, 2005 (limited release) January 13, 2006 (official release) |
Computer animation | Kanbar Entertainment Blue Yonder Films |
The Weinstein Company | 81 | $8,000,000 | $110,013,167 | The first animated film from The Weinstein Company and one of the first computer-animated films to be independently funded. | |
| Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | January 27, 2006 | Stop motion | You've Got Bad Taste Productions Hellcat Films |
Wellspring Media | 76 | $11,290 | The first animated film from Wellspring Media. | ||
| Curious George | January 28, 2006 (Arclight Theatre) February 10, 2006 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Universal Animation Studios Imagine Entertainment |
Universal Pictures | 87 | $50,000,000 | $69,865,924 | The ninth animated film from Universal Pictures and the first animated film from Universal Animation Studios. Also spawned into four direct-to-video sequels. | |
| Doogal | February 24, 2006 | Computer animation | Action Synthese | The Weinstein Company Pathé |
77 | $20,000,000 | $26,711,924 | The second animated film from The Weinstein Company. An American version of 2005's The Magic Roundabout. | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | March 19, 2006 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) March 31, 2006 (official release) |
20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 90 | $80,000,000 | $660,998,756 | A sequel to Ice Age, the 13th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the fifth animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the third animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | ||
| Pinocchio 3000 | April 1, 2006 | CinéGroupe Filmax Anima Kids |
Kidtoon Films | 79 | $12,000,000 | $1,464,478 | The ninth animated film from Kidtoon Films and the first animated film from CinéGroupe. | ||
| The Wild | April 14, 2006 | Walt Disney Pictures C.O.R.E. Feature Animation |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 81 | $80,000,000 | $102,338,515 | The first animated film from C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. | ||
| Over the Hedge | April 30, 2006 (Westwood Village Theatre) May 19, 2006 (official release) |
First Flight (LA and NY only) | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 83 | $339,795,890 | The 19th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 12th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | ||
| Cars | May 26, 2006 (Charlotte Motor Speedway) June 9, 2006 (official release) |
One Man Band | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 116 | $120,000,000 | $461,983,149 | The seventh animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of the first-ever Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | June 16, 2006 | — | Computer animation/Live action | Davis Entertainment Paws, Inc. |
20th Century Fox | 78 | $60,000,000 | $143,325,970 | A sequel to Garfield: The Movie, the sixth Fox animated film with live action and the third animated film from Davis Entertainment. |
| Arthur's Missing Pal | July 1, 2006 | Computer animation | Arthur Worldwide Lionsgate WGBH Boston RichCrest Animation Studios Marc Brown Studios Mainframe Entertainment |
Kidtoon Films | 68 | — | — | The 10th animated film from Kidtoon Films, the second animated film from Lionsgate and the sixth animated film from RichCrest Animation Studios. | |
| A Scanner Darkly | June 29, 2006 (Ford Theatre) July 7, 2006 (official release) |
Rotoscoping | Thousand Words Section Eight Productions Detour Filmproduction 3 Arts Entertainment |
Warner Independent Pictures | 100 | $8,700,000 | $7,659,918 | The second animated film from Richard Linklater and the first animated film from Warner Independent Pictures. Entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Monster House | July 17, 2006 (Westwood Village Theatre) July 21, 2006 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Relativity Media ImageMovers Amblin Entertainment |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 90 | $75,000,000 | $141,861,243 | The 12th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the first animated film from Relativity Media, the second animated film from ImageMovers, and the ninth animated film from Amblin Entertainment. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Ant Bully | July 23, 2006 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) July 28, 2006 (official release) |
Legendary Pictures Playtone DNA Productions |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 89 | $50,000,000 | $55,181,129 | The 29th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the first animated film from Legendary Pictures. | ||
| Barnyard | July 30, 2006 (Cinerama Dome) August 4, 2006 (official release) |
Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment |
Paramount Pictures | $51,000,000 | $116,755,080 | The 20th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the eighth animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |||
| Hair High | August 4, 2006 | Traditional animation | Plymptoons | Starz Distribution | 77 | $400,000 | $5,342 | The fourth animated film from Bill Plympton and the first animated film from Starz Distribution. | |
| Everyone's Hero | September 12, 2006 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) September 15, 2006 (official release) |
Computer animation | IDT Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | 87 | $35,000,000 | $16,627,188 | The 14th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the first animated film from IDT Entertainment. | |
| Captain Sabertooth | September 22, 2006 | Traditional animation | Seven Seas Production A/S Happy Life Animation Svensk Filmindustri TV 2 Norge Varga Studio |
Indican Pictures | 75 | — | $1,361,061 | The first animated film from Indican Pictures. | |
| Renaissance | Computer animation | Onyx Films Millimages LuxAnimation France 2 Cinéma |
Miramax Films | 105 | $18,000,000 | $1,831,348 | The eighth animated film from Miramax Films. | ||
| Open Season | September 25, 2006 (Greek Theatre) September 29, 2006 (official release) |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 86 | $85,000,000 | $200,811,689 | The 13th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Also spawned into three direct-to-video sequels. | ||
| Blood Tea and Red String | October 4, 2006 | Stop motion | Cinema Epoch | 70 | — | — | The first animated film from Cinema Epoch | ||
| Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie | October 7, 2006 | Computer animation | DIC Entertainment American Greetings |
Kidtoon Films | 83 | The 12th animated film from Kidtoon Films, the third animated film from DIC Entertainment and the first animated film to feature Strawberry Shortcake. | |||
| Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss | October 27, 2006 | Flash animation | Phil Nibbelink Productions | Indican Pictures | 76 | $2,000,000 | $463,002 | The second animated film from Indican Pictures. | |
| Flushed Away | October 29, 2006 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) November 3, 2006 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation Aardman Animations |
Paramount Pictures | 84 | $149,000,000 | $178,281,554 | The 21st animated film from Paramount Pictures, the 13th animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the third animated film from Aardman. | |
| Happy Feet | November 12, 2006 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 17, 2006 (official release) |
Village Roadshow Pictures Animal Logic Kennedy Miller Productions |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 108 | $100,000,000 | $384,335,608 | The 30th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the first animated film from Village Roadshow Pictures and the first animated film from Animal Logic. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale | December 2, 2006 | BKN | Genius Entertainment Kidtoon Films Image Entertainment |
48 | — | — | The 13th animated film from Kidtoon Films. | ||
| Arthur and the Invisibles | December 29, 2006 (limited release) January 12, 2007 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Avalanche Productions Metro Voices Canal+ |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 93 | $85,000,000 | $107,944,236 | The second MGM animated film with live action. Also spawned into two sequels, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds. | |
| Happily N'Ever After | December 16, 2006 (Mann Festival Theater) January 5, 2007 (official release) |
Computer animation | Vanguard Animation | Lionsgate | 87 | $47,000,000 | $38,085,778 | The third animated film from Lionsgate and the second animated film from Vanguard Animation. Also spawned into a 2009 direct-to-video sequel. | |
| My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place | January 6, 2007 | Traditional animation | SD Entertainment Hasbro |
Kidtoon Films | 45 | — | — | A sequel to My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas, My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade and My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow, the 14th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the seventh animated film from SD Entertainment. | |
| Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival | March 3, 2007 | DIC Entertainment American Greetings |
43 | The 15th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the fourth animated film from DIC Entertainment. | |||||
| TMNT | March 17, 2007 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) March 23, 2007 (official release) |
Computer animation | Imagi Animation Studios The Weinstein Company |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 87 | $34,000,000 | $95,802,916 | The 31st animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the third animated film from The Weinstein Company, the first animated film from Imagi Animation Studios and the first animated film to feature the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | |
| Meet the Robinsons | March 25, 2007 (El Capitan Theatre) March 30, 2007 (official release) |
Working for Peanuts (3D version) Boat Builders (2D version) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 94 | $150,000,000 | $169,333,034 | The 47th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. | |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | April 10, 2007 (Chelsea West Theater) April 13, 2007 (official release) |
— | Flash animation | Williams Street | First Look Pictures | 85 | $750,000 | $5,520,368 | The first animated film from First Look Pictures. |
| Shrek the Third | May 6, 2007 (Westwood Village Theatre) May 18, 2007 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
Paramount Pictures | 93 | $160 million[11] | $813,367,380 | A sequel to Shrek and Shrek 2, the 22nd animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 14th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Paprika | May 25, 2007 | Anime | Madhouse | Sony Pictures Classics | 90 | $2,845,085 | $944,915 | The second animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. | |
| Holly Hobbie & Friends: Best Friends Forever | June 2, 2007 | Traditional animation | American Greetings | Kidtoon Films | 44 | — | — | The 16th animated film from Kidtoon Films. | |
| Surf's Up | June 2, 2007 (Westwood Village Theatre) June 8, 2007 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 85 | $100,000,000 | $152,005,713 | The 14th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the second animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and also spawned into a 2017 direct-to-video sequel. | |
| Ratatouille | June 22, 2007 (Kodak Theatre) June 29, 2007 (official release) |
Lifted | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 111 | $150,000,000 | $623,726,085 | The eighth animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Tekkonkinkreet | July 13, 2007 | — | Anime | Studio 4°C | Sony Pictures Releasing | 110 | — | $42,840 | The first animated film from Sony Pictures Releasing. |
| The Simpsons Movie | July 21, 2007 (Springfield, Vermont) July 27, 2007 (official release) |
Traditional animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Gracie Films |
20th Century Fox | 87 | $75,000,000 | $536,414,270 | The 15th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the sixth animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the first animated film to be based on The Simpsons. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | August 4, 2007 | Computer animation | SD Entertainment American Greetings The Hatchery |
Kidtoon Films | 71 | — | — | The 17th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the eighth animated film from SD Entertainment. | |
| Strawberry Shortcake: Let's Dance | September 1, 2007 | Traditional animation | DIC Entertainment American Greetings |
45 | The 18th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the fifth animated film from DIC Entertainment. | ||||
| The Ten Commandments | October 19, 2007 | Computer animation | Huhu Studios iVL Animation Sparky Animation Ten Chimneys Entertainment |
Promenade Pictures | 84 | $10,000,000 | $1,051,907 | The first animated film from Promenade Pictures. | |
| Bee Movie | October 28, 2007 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 2, 2007 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation Columbus 81 Productions |
Paramount Pictures | 90 | $150,000,000 | $293,514,336 | The 23rd animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 15th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Beowulf | November 5, 2007 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 16, 2007 (official release) |
Warner Bros. Pictures ImageMovers Shangri-La Entertainment |
114 | $196,393,745 | The 24th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the 32nd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the third animated film from ImageMovers. | ||||
| Enchanted | November 17, 2007 (El Capitan Theatre) November 21, 2007 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Computer animation/Live action | Walt Disney Pictures Sonnenfeld Productions Josephson Entertainment |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 107 | $85,000,000 | $340,487,652 | The 13th Disney animated film with live action. Also spawned into a 2022 sequel, Disenchanted. | |
| The Santa Claus Brothers | December 1, 2007 | Computer animation | Film Roman Nelvana Sitting Ducks Productions YTV |
Kidtoon Films | 47 | — | — | The 19th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the ninth animated film from Nelvana. Originally aired as a television special on Disney Channel in 2001. | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | December 14, 2007 | Computer animation/Live action | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Bagdasarian Company Dune Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 91 | $60,000,000 | $365,352,546 | The seventh Fox animated film with live action and the first animated film from Regency Enterprises. | |
| Persepolis | December 25, 2007 | Traditional animation | Celluloid Dreams CNC France 3 Cinéma The Kennedy/Marshall Company |
Sony Pictures Classics | 95 | $7,300,000 | $22,783,978 | The third animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie | January 11, 2008 | Computer animation | Big Idea Entertainment Starz Animation |
Universal Pictures | 85 | $15,000,000 | $13,247,725 | A sequel to Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, the 10th animated film from Universal Pictures and the second animated film from Big Idea. | |
| One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | February 7, 2008 | Anime | Toei Animation Fuji TV Shueisha Bandai Visual |
The Bigger Picture | 90 | — | $7,090,891 | The first animated film from The Bigger Picture. | |
| Vexille | February 14, 2008 | Computer animation | Oxybot | 111 | $10,000,000 | $1,170,351 | The second animated film from The Bigger Picture. | ||
| Chicago 10 | February 29, 2008 | Rotoscoping/Live action | Consolidated Documentaries Participant River Road Entertainment Curious Pictures |
Roadside Attractions | 110 | — | $177,490 | The first animated film from Roadside Attractions. | |
| Easter in Bunnyland | March 1, 2008 | Traditional animation | Burbank Animation Studios | Kidtoon Films | 50 | — | — | The 20th animated film from Kidtoon Films. Originally finished in 2000. | |
| Horton Hears a Who! | March 8, 2008 (Westwood Village Theatre) March 14, 2008 (official release) |
Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 86 | $85,000,000 | $298,572,799 | The 16th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the seventh animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the fourth animated film from Blue Sky Studios and the first animated film to be based on the works of Dr. Seuss. | |
| Kung Fu Panda | May 15, 2008 (2008 Cannes Film Festival) June 6, 2008 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 92 | $130,000,000 | $631,744,560 | The 25th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the 16th animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the first kung fu-themed animated film. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| WALL-E | June 21, 2008 (Greek Theatre) June 27, 2008 (official release) |
Presto | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 98 | $180,000,000 | $521,311,860 | The ninth animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery | July 5, 2008 | — | Models | HIT Entertainment | Kidtoon Films | 61 | — | — | The 21st animated film from Kidtoon Films, the first animated film from HIT Entertainment and the first animated film to feature Thomas the Tank Engine. |
| Space Chimps | July 12, 2008 (Zanuck Theater) July 18, 2008 (official release) |
Computer animation | Starz Animation Vanguard Animation |
20th Century Fox | 81 | $37,000,000 | $65,097,693 | The 17th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the third animated film from Vanguard Animation. Also spawned into a 2010 sequel, Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back. | |
| Sword of the Stranger | July 18, 2008 | Anime | Bones | Shochiku | 102 | — | $245,220 | The first animated film from Shochiku. | |
| Sushi Pack: The Movie | August 2, 2008 | Traditional animation | DIC Entertainment American Greetings The Hatchery |
Kidtoon Films | 60 | — | The 22nd animated film from Kidtoon Films and the sixth animated film from DIC Entertainment. | ||
| Fly Me to the Moon | July 31, 2008 (Regal Union Square Theater) August 15, 2008 (official release) |
Computer animation | nWave Pictures Illuminata Pictures |
Summit Entertainment | 85 | $25,000,000 | $41,721,414 | The first animated film from Summit Entertainment, the third animated film from nWave Pictures and the first animated film to be released in 4D. | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | August 10, 2008 (Grauman's Egyptian Theatre) August 15, 2008 (official release) |
Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Animation |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 98 | $8,500,000 | $68,282,844 | The 33rd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the second animated film from Lucasfilm and the first animated film from Lucasfilm Animation. A pilot episode of the TV series of the same name. | ||
| Tinker Bell | September 19, 2008 (El Capitan Theatre) October 28, 2008 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 78 | $50,000,000 | $9,199,510 | The eighth animated film from DisneyToon Studios and the first film in the Disney Fairies franchise. | ||
| Igor | September 13, 2008 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) September 19, 2008 (official release) |
The Weinstein Company Exodus Film Group Sparx Animation Studios |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 86 | $25,000,000 | $30,893,885 | The seventh animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the fourth animated film from The Weinstein Company. | ||
| Azur & Asmar | October 17, 2008 | Mac Guff | GKIDS The Weinstein Company |
99 | $10,906,416 | $11,939,023 | The fifth animated film from The Weinstein Company and the first animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Fear(s) of the Dark | October 22, 2008 | Diaphana Films | IFC Films | 79 | — | $450,813 | The first animated film from IFC Films. | ||
| Roadside Romeo | October 24, 2008 | Walt Disney Pictures India Yash Raj Films |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 93 | $1,978,021 | The first Disney animated film from India. | |||
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | October 26, 2008 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 7, 2008 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
Paramount Pictures | 89 | $150,000,000 | $603,900,354 | A sequel to Madagascar, the 26th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 17th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | ||
| Bolt | November 17, 2008 (El Capitan Theatre) November 21, 2008 (official release) |
Tokyo Mater | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 96 | $309,979,994 | The 48th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Delgo | December 12, 2008 | — | Electric Eye Entertainment Corporation Fathom Studios |
Freestyle Releasing | 89 | $40,000,000 | $694,782 | The first animated film from Freestyle Releasing and the first animated film from Fathom Studios. | |
| Dragon Hunters | LuxAnimation Trixter Mac Guff |
Futurikon | 82 | $14,541,888 | $12,389,088 | The first animated film from Futurikon. | |||
| $9.99 | Stop motion | Regent Releasing | 78 | — | $708,354 | The first animated film from Regent Releasing. | |||
| The Sky Crawlers | Anime | Nippon TV Production I.G Polygon Pictures |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 121 | $3,000,000 | $5,845,516 | The second animated film from Sony Pictures Releasing. | ||
| The Tale of Despereaux | December 7, 2008 (Arclight Theatre) December 19, 2008 (official release) |
Computer animation | Relativity Media Larger Than Life Productions Framestore |
Universal Pictures | 93 | $60,000,000 | $86,957,280 | The 11th animated film from Universal Pictures and the second animated film from Relativity Media. | |
| Waltz with Bashir | December 25, 2008 | Rotoscoping | Bridgit Folman Film Gang Les Films d'Ici Razor Film Produktion |
Sony Pictures Classics | 90 | $2,000,000 | $11,179,372 | The fourth animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. | |
| Coraline | February 5, 2009 (Arlene Schnitzer Hall) February 6, 2009 (official release) |
Stop motion | Laika | Focus Features | 100 | $60,000,000 | $124,596,837 | The first animated film from Focus Features and the second animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | March 22, 2009 (Gibson Amphitheatre) March 27, 2009 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 94 | $175,000,000 | $381,509,870 | The 27th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the 18th animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the first animated film to be directly produced in stereoscopic 3D. | |
| Battle for Terra | May 1, 2009 | Roadside Attractions Snoot Entertainment |
Lionsgate | 79 | $4,000,000 | $6,129,640 | The fourth animated film from Lionsgate and the second animated film from Roadside Attractions. | ||
| Up | May 16, 2009 (El Capitan Theatre) May 29, 2009 (official release) |
Partly Cloudy | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 96 | $175,000,000 | $735,099,082 | The 10th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Entered into the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and nominee of an Academy Award for Best Picture. | |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | July 1, 2009 | — | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 94 | $90,000,000 | $886,686,817 | A sequel to Ice Age and Ice Age: The Meltdown, the 18th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the eighth animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the fifth animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | |
| Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | July 3, 2009 | Anime | Studio Khara | Eleven Arts | 98 | — | $16,283,819 | The first animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Aliens in the Attic | July 31, 2009 | Computer animation/Live action | Regency Enterprises Josephson Entertainment Dune Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 86 | $45,000,000 | $57,881,056 | The eighth Fox animated film with live action and the second animated film from Regency Enterprises. | |
| Ponyo | June 28, 2009 (LA Film Festival) August 14, 2009 (official release) |
Anime | Walt Disney Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 102 | $34,000,000 | $204,171,810 | The eighth animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the third Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. | |
| Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails | September 5, 2009 | Computer animation | HIT Entertainment Nitrogen Studios |
Kidtoon Films | 60 | — | $137,630 | A sequel to Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery, the 25th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the second animated film from HIT Entertainment. | |
| 9 | September 9, 2009 | Relativity Media LuxAnimation |
Focus Features | 80 | $30,000,000 | $48,428,063 | The second animated film from Focus Features and the third animated film from Relativity Media. | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | September 12, 2009 (Westwood Village Theatre) September 18, 2009 (official release) |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 90 | $100,000,000 | $243,006,126 | The 15th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the third animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film | ||
| Mary and Max | September 25, 2009 | Stop motion | Melodrama Pictures | Icon Productions | 92 | $8,200,000 | $1,740,429 | The first animated film from Icon Productions. | |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | October 16, 2009 (El Capitan Theatre) October 27, 2009 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 80 | $30,000,000 | $5,816,532 | A sequel to Tinker Bell and the ninth animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Astro Boy | October 18, 2009 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) October 23, 2009 (official release) |
Imagi Animation Studios | Summit Entertainment | 94 | $65,000,000 | $39,886,986 | The second animated film from Summit Entertainment and the second animated film from Imagi Animation Studios. | ||
| The Missing Lynx | October 30, 2009 | Kandor Graphics | Phase 4 Films | 101 | $6,500,000 | $4,201,862 | The first animated film from Phase 4 Films. | ||
| A Christmas Carol | November 6, 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures ImageMovers Digital |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 96 | $175,000,000 | $325,286,646 | The first animated film from ImageMovers Digital. | ||
| My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure | November 7, 2009 | Traditional animation | SD Entertainment Hasbro |
Kidtoon Films | 44 | — | — | The 26th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the 10th animated film from SD Entertainment. | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | October 30, 2009 (AFI Fest) November 13, 2009 (official release) |
Stop motion | 20th Century Fox Animation American Empirical Pictures Indian Paintbrush Regency Enterprises |
20th Century Fox | 87 | $40,000,000 | $46,471,023 | The first animated film from Wes Anderson, the 19th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the ninth animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the third animated film from Regency Enterprises. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Planet 51 | November 14, 2009 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 20, 2009 (official release) |
Computer animation | TriStar Pictures Ilion Animation Studios HandMade Films |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 91 | $70,000,000 | $105,647,102 | The fourth animated film from TriStar Pictures and the first animated film from Ilion Animation Studios. | |
| The Princess and the Frog | November 15, 2009 (Walt Disney Studios) December 11, 2009 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 97 | $105,000,000 | $267,045,765 | The 49th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer | December 11, 2009 | Computer animation | Dolphin-Films Passworld DDG |
20th Century Fox | 88 | — | $4,127,246 | The 20th animated film from 20th Century Fox. | |
| A Town Called Panic | December 16, 2009 | Stop motion | La Parti Productions Coproduction Office |
Zeitgeist Films | 76 | $505,699 | The first animated film from Zeitgeist Films. | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | December 23, 2009 | Computer animation/Live action | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Bagdasarian Company Dune Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 88 | $70,000,000 | $443,140,005 | A sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks, the ninth Fox animated film with live action and the fourth animated film from Regency Enterprises. | |
| Sita Sings the Blues | December 25, 2009 | Traditional animation | GKIDS | 81 | $290,000 | $12,619 | The second animated film from GKIDS and the second animated film to be put in the public domain. | ||
| The Secret of Kells | March 5, 2010 | Les Armateurs Vivi Film Cartoon Saloon France 2 Cinéma |
GKIDS | 75 | $8,000,000 | $1,803,412 | The third animated film from GKIDS and the first animated film from Cartoon Saloon. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon | March 21, 2010 (Gibson Amphitheatre) March 26, 2010 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 98 | $165,000,000 | $494,878,759 | The 28th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 19th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Terkel in Trouble | March 26, 2010 | A Film. A/S TV 2 Denmark Danish Film Institute |
Indican Pictures | 84 | $1,600,000 | $306,003 | The third animated film from Indican Pictures. | ||
| Care Bears: To the Rescue | April 3, 2010 | SD Entertainment American Greetings |
Kidtoon Films | 65 | — | — | A sequel to Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!, the 27th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the 11th animated film from SD Entertainment. | ||
| 2012: Time for Change | April 9, 2010 | Flash animation/Live action | Mangusta Productions | 85 | $68,339 | The first animated film from Mangusta Productions. | |||
| Metropia | May 12, 2010 | Atmo Media Network | Tribeca Film | 86 | $34,000,000 | $81,305 | The first animated film from Tribeca Film. | ||
| Shrek Forever After | April 21, 2010 (Tribeca Film Festival) May 21, 2010 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 93 | $135,000,000 | $752,600,867 | A sequel to Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, the 29th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 20th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Toy Story 3 | June 13, 2010 (El Capitan Theatre) June 18, 2010 (official release) |
Day & Night | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 102 | $200,000,000 | $1,066,969,703 | A sequel to Toy Story and Toy Story 2, the 11th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios and the first animated film to be presented in Dolby Surround 7.1. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and nominee of an Academy Award for Best Picture. | |
| Despicable Me | June 27, 2010 (LA Film Festival) July 9, 2010 (official release) |
— | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 95 | $69,000,000 | $543,113,985 | The 12th animated film from Universal Pictures and the first animated film from Illumination Entertainment. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Tales from Earthsea | August 13, 2010 | Anime | Walt Disney Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 115 | $22,000,000 | $48,658 | The ninth animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the fourth Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. | |
| My Dog Tulip | September 1, 2010 | Traditional animation | Norman Twain Productions | New Yorker Films | 83 | — | $246,574 | The first animated film from New Yorker Films. | |
| Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | September 3, 2010 (El Capitan Theatre) September 21, 2010 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 76 | $30,000,000 | $10,872,752 | A sequel to Tinker Bell and Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, and the 10th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Alpha and Omega | September 8, 2010 (TIFF) September 17, 2010 (official release) |
Crest Animation Productions | Lionsgate | 88 | $20,000,000 | $50,507,267 | The fifth animated film from Lionsgate and the seventh animated film from Crest Animation Productions. Also spawned into a franchise of direct-to-video sequels. | ||
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | September 19, 2010 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) September 24, 2010 (official release) |
Fur of Flying | Village Roadshow Pictures Animal Logic Cruel and Unusual Films GOG Productions |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 97 | $80,000,000 | $140,073,390 | The 34th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the second animated film from Village Roadshow Pictures and the second animated film from Animal Logic. | |
| Idiots and Angels | October 6, 2010 | — | Traditional animation | Plymptoons | E.D. Distribution | 78 | — | $94,434 | The fifth animated film from Bill Plympton and the first animated film from E.D. Distribution. |
| Megamind | November 3, 2010 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) November 5, 2010 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
Paramount Pictures | 95 | $130,000,000 | $321,885,765 | The 30th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 21st animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Care Bears: Share Bear Shines | November 6, 2010 | SD Entertainment American Greetings |
Kidtoon Films | 66 | — | — | A sequel to Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!, Care Bears: To the Rescue and Care Bears: The Giving Festival, the 30th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the 12th animated film from SD Entertainment. | ||
| Tangled | November 14, 2010 (El Capitan Theatre) November 24, 2010 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 100 | $260,000,000 | $592,461,732 | The 50th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| The Dreams of Jinsha | December 3, 2010 | Traditional animation | Shi Long Animation | Abramarama | 85 | $11,000,000 | — | The first animated film from Abramarama. | |
| Yogi Bear | December 11, 2010 (Westwood Village Theatre) December 17, 2010 (official release) |
Rabid Rider | Computer animation/Live action | De Line Pictures Sunswept Entertainment Rhythm and Hues Studios |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 80 | $80,000,000 | $203,509,374 | The eighth Warner Bros. animated film with live action. |
| Summer Wars | December 24, 2010 | — | Anime | Madhouse | GKIDS | 114 | — | $18,434,328 | The fourth animated film from GKIDS. |
| The Illusionist | December 25, 2010 | Traditional animation | Django Films Allied Filmmakers |
Sony Pictures Classics | 80 | $17,000,000 | $41,162,041 | The second animated film from Sylvain Chomet and the fifth animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | January 21, 2011 | Anime | Studio Khara | Eleven Arts | 108 | $43,860,000 | $6,007,194 | A sequel to Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and the second animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Eleanor's Secret | Traditional animation | Prana Studios Tremendous Entertainment |
GKIDS | 80 | — | $2,223,702 | The fifth animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Gnomeo & Juliet | January 23, 2011 (El Capitan Theatre) February 11, 2011 (official release) |
Computer animation | Touchstone Pictures Rocket Pictures |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 84 | $36,000,000 | $193,967,670 | The second animated film from Touchstone Pictures. | |
| Rango | February 14, 2011 (Westwood Village Theatre) March 4, 2011 (official release) |
Nickelodeon Movies Blind Wink Productions GK Films Industrial Light & Magic |
Paramount Pictures | 107 | $135,000,000 | $245,724,603 | The 31st animated film from Paramount Pictures and the ninth animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| The Little Engine That Could | March 5, 2011 | Traditional animation | Universal Animation Studios Crest Animation Productions |
Kidtoon Films | 82 | — | — | The 32nd animated film from Kidtoon Films, the second animated film from Universal Animation Studios and the eighth animated film from Crest Animation Productions. | |
| Mars Needs Moms | March 6, 2011 (El Capitan Theatre) March 11, 2011 (official release) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures ImageMovers Digital |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 88 | $150,000,000 | $39,233,678 | The second animated film from ImageMovers Digital. | |
| Mia and the Migoo | March 25, 2011 | Traditional animation | Folimage | GKIDS | 91 | $9,400,000 | $4,508,254 | The sixth animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Hop | March 27, 2011 (Universal Studios Hollywood) April 1, 2011 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 95 | $185,000,000 | $183,953,723 | The fourth Universal animated film with live action, the second animated film from Illumination Entertainment and the first animated film to be presented in Datasat. | |
| The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit | July 30, 2009 (FOX Studios) April 2, 2011 (official release) |
Computer animation | American Greetings MoonScoop Group |
Kidtoon Films | 69 | — | — | The 33rd animated film from Kidtoon Films. | |
| American: The Bill Hicks Story | April 8, 2011 | Flash animation/Live action | American the Movie | Variance Films | 106 | $92,234 | The first animated film from Variance Films. | ||
| Rio | April 10, 2011 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) April 15, 2011 (official release) |
Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 96 | $90,000,000 | $483,866,518 | The 21st animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 10th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the sixth animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | |
| Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | April 23, 2011 (Tribeca Film Festival) April 29, 2011 (official release) |
Kanbar Entertainment Arc Productions |
The Weinstein Company | 86 | $30,000,000 | $29,985,033 | A sequel to Hoodwinked! and the sixth animated film from The Weinstein Company. | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | May 22, 2011 (Ziegfeld Theatre) May 26, 2011 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 90 | $150,000,000 | $665,692,281 | A sequel to Kung Fu Panda, the 32nd animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 22nd animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | ||
| The Lion of Judah | June 3, 2011 | Sunrise Productions | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 87 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | The first animated film from Rocky Mountain Pictures. | ||
| Cars 2 | June 18, 2011 (El Capitan Theatre) June 24, 2011 (official release) |
Hawaiian Vacation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 106 | $200,000,000 | $559,852,396 | A sequel to Cars and the 12th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Trigun: Badlands Rumble | July 8, 2011 | — | Anime | Madhouse | Funimation Entertainment | 90 | $682,820 | $193,458 | The first animated film from Funimation Entertainment. |
| Winnie the Pooh | July 10, 2011 (Walt Disney Studios) July 15, 2011 (official release) |
The Ballad of Nessie | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 63 | $30,000,000 | $49,871,429 | A sequel to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Movie, the 51st animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios and the last Disney traditionally animated film, until years later. Also spawned into a 2018 live-action sequel. |
| The Smurfs | July 24, 2011 (Ziegfeld Theatre) July 29, 2011 (official release) |
— | Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Kerner Entertainment Company |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 102 | $110,000,000 | $563,749,323 | The fourth Columbia animated film with live action, the fourth animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the first animated film from the Kerner Entertainment Company. |
| The Greatest Miracle | October 14, 2011 | Computer animation | Dos Corazones Films | KKM | 69 | — | $3,247,466 | The first animated film from KKM. | |
| Puss in Boots | October 23, 2011 (Regency Village Theatre) October 28, 2011 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 90 | $130,000,000 | $554,987,477 | A prequel to Shrek, the 33rd animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 23rd animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels | November 5, 2011 | HIT Entertainment Nitrogen Studios |
Kidtoon Films | 60 | — | $220,509 | A sequel to Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery, Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails and Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue, the 34th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the third animated film from HIT Entertainment. | ||
| Happy Feet Two | November 13, 2011 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) November 18, 2011 (official release) |
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat | Village Roadshow Pictures Animal Logic Kennedy Miller Productions Dr. D Studios |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 99 | $135,000,000 | $159,196,259 | A sequel to Happy Feet, the 35th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the third animated film from Village Roadshow Pictures and the third animated film from Animal Logic. | |
| Arthur Christmas | November 13, 2011 (Ziegfeld Theatre) November 23, 2011 (official release) |
Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Justin Bieber | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Aardman Animations |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 97 | $100,000,000 | $147,421,719 | The 16th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the fifth animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the fourth animated film from Aardman. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Redline | December 2, 2011 | — | Rotoscoping | Madhouse | Manga Entertainment | 102 | $30,000,000 | $214,180 | The fourth animated film from Manga Entertainment. |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | December 3, 2011 | Anime | OLM Production I.G Xebec |
Cinedigm | 191 | — | $57,082,491 | The first Pokémon animated film to be theatrically released in the United States since 2003's Pokémon Heroes. | |
| Wrinkles | December 9, 2011 | Traditional animation | Perro Verde Films | 89 | $175,846,084 | $191,974 | The first animated film from Perro Verde Films. | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | December 8, 2011 (AMC Empire 25) December 16, 2011 (official release) |
Scrat's Continental Crack-up: Part 2 | Computer animation/Live action | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Bagdasarian Company Dune Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 87 | $80,000,000 | $342,695,435 | A sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, the 10th Fox animated film with live action and the fifth animated film from Regency Enterprises. |
| The Adventures of Tintin | December 11, 2011 (Ziegfeld Theatre) December 21, 2011 (official release) |
— | Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Amblin Entertainment |
Paramount Pictures | 107 | $135,000,000 | $373,993,951 | The 34th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the 17th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the 10th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies and the 10th animated film from Amblin Entertainment. Winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | January 20, 2012 | Anime | Bones | Funimation Entertainment | 111 | — | $7,621,364 | The second animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Chico and Rita | February 10, 2012 | Traditional animation | Fernando Trueba PC Estudio Mariscal Magic Light Pictures |
GKIDS | 93 | $12,118,240 | $2,347,919 | The seventh animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| The Secret World of Arrietty | February 17, 2012 | Anime | Walt Disney Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 94 | $23,000,000 | $149,411,550 | The 10th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the fifth Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. | |
| The Lorax | February 19, 2012 (Universal CityWalk) March 2, 2012 (official release) |
Computer animation | Illumination Entertainment Dentsu |
Universal Pictures | 86 | $70,000,000 | $348,840,316 | The 13th animated film from Universal Pictures and the third animated film from Illumination Entertainment. | |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | April 22, 2012 (AMC Empire) April 27, 2012 (official release) |
Stop motion | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Aardman Animations |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 88 | $55,000,000 | $123,054,041 | The 18th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the sixth animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the fifth animated film from Aardman. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Space Dogs | May 18, 2012 | Computer animation | Centre of National Film | Epic Pictures Group | 88 | $4,847,296 | $8,553,835 | The first animated film from Epic Pictures Group. Also spawned into two sequels, Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon and Space Dogs: Return to Earth. | |
| Arjun: The Warrior Prince | May 25, 2012 (official release) September 1, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre) |
Walt Disney Pictures India UTV Motion Pictures |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 96 | — | $10,017 | The second Disney animated film from India. | ||
| A Cat in Paris | June 1, 2012 | Traditional animation | Digit Anima Folimage France 3 Cinéma Emage Animation Studios |
GKIDS | 64 | $7,500,000 | $2,080,634 | The eighth animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | May 18, 2012 (2012 Cannes Film Festival) June 8, 2012 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
Paramount Pictures | 93 | $145,000,000 | $746,921,274 | A sequel to Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the 35th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 24th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Brave | June 18, 2012 (Dolby Theatre) June 22, 2012 (official release) |
La Luna | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $185,000,000 | $538,983,207 | The 13th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios and the first animated film to be presented in Dolby Atmos. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | June 20, 2012 (CineEurope) July 13, 2012 (official release) |
The Longest Daycare | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 88 | $95,000,000 | $877,244,782 | A sequel to Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, the 22nd animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 11th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the seventh animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | |
| Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | August 4, 2012 | — | HIT Entertainment Nitrogen Studios |
Kidtoon Films | 64 | — | — | A sequel to Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery, Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails, Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue and Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels, the 36th animated film from Kidtoon Films and the fourth animated film from HIT Entertainment. | |
| ParaNorman | August 5, 2012 (Universal CityWalk) August 17, 2012 (official release) |
Stop motion | Laika | Focus Features | 92 | $60,000,000 | $107,139,399 | The third animated film from Focus Features and the third animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Secret of the Wings | August 31, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre) October 23, 2012 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 75 | $30,000,000 | $627,018 | A sequel to Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, and the 11th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Toys in the Attic | September 7, 2012 | Stop motion | CinemArt | 78 | — | $64,918 | The first animated film from CinemArt. | ||
| Tales of the Night | September 26, 2012 | Silhouette animation | StudioCanal Nord-Ouest Films Studio O |
GKIDS | 84 | $10,975 | The ninth animated film from GKIDS and the first animated film from StudioCanal. | ||
| Hotel Transylvania | September 8, 2012 (TIFF) September 28, 2012 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 91 | $85,000,000 | $358,375,603 | The 19th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the seventh animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Frankenweenie | September 24, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre) October 5, 2012 (official release) |
Stop motion | Walt Disney Pictures Tim Burton Productions |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 87 | $39,000,000 | $81,491,068 | The fourth animated film from Tim Burton. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings | October 19, 2012 | Anime | Shaft | Eleven Arts | 130 | — | $5,816,330 | The third animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Eternal | 110 | The fourth animated film from Eleven Arts. | |||||||
| Wreck-It Ralph | October 29, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre) November 2, 2012 (official release) |
Paperman | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 101 | $165,000,000 | $471,222,889 | The 52nd animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | November 2, 2012 | — | Various animation styles | Bill and Ben Productions | Brainstorm Media | 85 | — | $63,469 | The first animated film from Brainstorm Media. |
| Rise of the Guardians | November 4, 2012 (AFI Fest) November 21, 2012 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | 97 | $145,000,000 | $306,941,670 | The 36th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the 25th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Rabbi's Cat | December 7, 2012 | Traditional animation | Autochenille Productions | GKIDS | 90 | $15,147,800 | $4,208,573 | The 10th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Delhi Safari | Computer animation | Applied Art Productions | 93 | — | $3,495,597 | The first animated film from Applied Art Productions. | |||
| Consuming Spirits | December 12, 2012 | Traditional animation/Stop motion | Chris Sullivan | 136 | — | The first animated film from Chris Sullivan. | |||
| Escape from Planet Earth | February 2, 2013 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) February 15, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation | Rainmaker Entertainment Kaleidoscope-TWC GRF Productions Blue Yonder Films |
The Weinstein Company | 89 | $40 million[15] | $74,939,189 | The seventh animated film from The Weinstein Company. | |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | March 15, 2013 | Anime | Studio Ghibli | GKIDS | 91 | $22,000,000 | $61,487,846 | The 11th animated film from GKIDS and the 11th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. | |
| Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie | March 18, 2013 | Flash animation | Houston Curtis Productions Chamber Bros. Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 83 | — | — | The 23rd animated film from 20th Century Fox. | |
| The Croods | March 10, 2013 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) March 22, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | 98 | $135 million[16] | $573,068,425 | The 24th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 26th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Silver Circle | March 22, 2013 | Lineplot Productions | Area 23a | 90 | $1,600,000 | $4,080 | The first animated film from Area 23a. | ||
| An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | April 26, 2013 | Traditional animation/Live action | Variance Films | 84 | — | $71,906 | The first animated film from Variance Films. | ||
| The Painting | May 10, 2013 | Computer animation | Blue-Spirit Be-Films |
GKIDS | 79 | $4,847,296 | $22,313 | The 12th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Epic | May 18, 2013 (Ziegfeld Theatre) May 24, 2013 (official release) |
20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 102 | $93,000,000 | $268,426,634 | The 25th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 12th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the eighth animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | ||
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | June 15, 2013 (LA Film Festival) June 16, 2013 (official release) |
Flash animation | DHX Media Hasbro Studios |
Screenvision | 73 | — | $485,232 | The first animated film from Screenvision and the first animated film to be based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. | |
| Monsters University | June 18, 2013 (El Capitan Theatre) June 21, 2013 (official release) |
The Blue Umbrella | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 104 | $200,000,000 | $743,559,607 | A prequel to Monsters, Inc. and the 14th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. |
| Despicable Me 2 | June 22, 2013 (Universal CityWalk) July 3, 2013 (official release) |
— | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 98 | $76,000,000 | $970,766,005 | A sequel to Despicable Me, the 14th animated film from Universal Pictures and the fourth animated film from Illumination Entertainment. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Turbo | June 24, 2013 (CineEurope) July 17, 2013 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 96 | $127,000,000 | $282,570,682 | The 26th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 27th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | ||
| The Smurfs 2 | July 28, 2013 (Regency Village Theatre) July 31, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Kerner Entertainment Company |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 105 | $105,000,000 | $347,545,360 | A sequel to The Smurfs, the fifth Columbia animated film with live action, the eighth animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the second animated film from the Kerner Entertainment Company. | |
| Planes | August 2, 2013 (EAA AirVenture Oshkosh) August 9, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 91 | $50,000,000 | $239,258,712 | A spin-off of Cars and the 12th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |
| Blue Exorcist: The Movie | August 17, 2013 | Anime | A-1 Pictures | Eleven Arts | 90 | — | $5,994,921 | The fifth animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Last Flight of the Champion | August 30, 2013 | Computer animation | Omnipulse Entertainment | High Top Releasing | 88 | $2,597 | The first animated film from High Top Releasing. | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | September 21, 2013 (Regency Village Theatre) September 27, 2013 (official release) |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 95 | $78,000,000 | $274,325,949 | A sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the 20th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the ninth animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. | ||
| Wolf Children | September 27, 2013 | Anime | Studio Chizu | GKIDS | 117 | — | $55,045,228 | The 13th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Free Birds | October 13, 2013 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 1, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation | Reel FX Animation Studios | Relativity Media | 91 | $55,000,000 | $110,387,072 | The fourth animated film from Relativity Media and the first animated film from Reel FX Animation Studios. | |
| The Legend of Sarila | November 1, 2013 | 10th Ave Productions CarpeDiem Film & TV |
Alliance Vivafilm | 81 | $8,500,000 | $901,596 | The first animated film from Alliance Vivafilm. | ||
| Approved for Adoption | November 8, 2013 | Traditional animation/Live action | Cinéart | 74 | — | $89,801 | The first animated film from Cinéart. | ||
| Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? | November 22, 2013 | Partizan | IFC Films | 89 | $137,042 | The second animated film from IFC Films. | |||
| Frozen | November 19, 2013 (El Capitan Theatre) November 27, 2013 (official release) |
Get a Horse! | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 102 | $150,000,000 | $1,280,802,282 | The 53rd animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | December 3, 2013 | — | Anime | Shaft | Eleven Arts | 116 | — | $19,582,747 | The sixth animated film from Eleven Arts. |
| Khumba | December 6, 2013 | Computer animation | Triggerfish Animation Studios | Millennium Entertainment | 85 | $20,000,000 | $27,187,375 | The first animated film from Millennium Entertainment and the first animated film from Triggerfish Animation Studios. | |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | December 16, 2013 (Cinema 1, 2, 3) December 20, 2013 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Reliance Entertainment IM Global BBC Earth Evergreen Films Animal Logic |
20th Century Fox | 87 | $80,000,000 | $126,546,518 | The 27th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the first animated film from BBC Earth and the fourth animated film from Animal Logic. | |
| Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury | December 22, 2013 | Traditional animation | Buriti Filmes Gullane | Europa Filmes | 75 | $4,000,000 | $145,613 | The first animated film from Europa Filmes. | |
| Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | January 10, 2014 | Anime | Studio Khara | Eleven Arts | 96 | — | $60,648,662 | A sequel to Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and the seventh animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| The Nut Job | January 11, 2014 (Regal Cinemas) January 17, 2014 (official release) |
Computer animation | Red Rover International ToonBox Entertainment Gulfstream Pictures |
Open Road Films | 86 | $43,000,000 | $120,885,527 | The first animated film from Open Road Films. | |
| Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | January 18, 2014 | Anime | A-1 Pictures | Eleven Arts | 99 | — | $10,219,593 | The eighth animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| The Lego Movie | February 1, 2014 (Regency Village Theatre) February 7, 2014 (official release) |
Computer animation | Warner Animation Group Village Roadshow Pictures Vertigo Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 100 | $60,000,000 | $468,060,692 | The 36th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the first animated film from Warner Animation Group, the fourth animated film from Village Roadshow Pictures and the first animated film to be based on Lego construction toys. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Wind Rises | February 21, 2014 | Anime | Touchstone Pictures Studio Ghibli |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 126 | $30,000,000 | $136,533,257 | The third animated film from Touchstone Pictures, the 12th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States and the sixth Studio Ghibli film distributed by Disney. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| The Pirate Fairy | February 28, 2014 (El Capitan Theatre) April 1, 2014 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
78 | — | $63,998,725 | A sequel to Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue and Secret of the Wings, and the 13th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | ||
| Ernest & Celestine | February 28, 2014 | Traditional animation | La Parti Productions Les Armateurs Melusine Productions |
GKIDS | 79 | $10,785,233 | $8,111,137 | The 14th animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Short Peace | March 3, 2014 | Anime | Sunrise | Eleven Arts | 66 | — | $628,807 | The ninth animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Mr. Peabody & Sherman | March 5, 2014 (Regency Village Theatre) March 7, 2014 (official release) |
Almost Home | Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks Bullwinkle Studios |
20th Century Fox | 92 | $145,000,000 | $275,698,039 | The 28th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 28th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. |
| War of the Worlds: Goliath | March 7, 2014 | — | Traditional animation | Studio Climb Sun Min Image Pictures |
Barking Cow Media Group | 88 | — | $13,385 | The first animated film from Barking Cow Media Group. |
| Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | March 14, 2014 | Anime | Sunrise | Eleven Arts | 90 | $6,168,617 | The 10th animated film from Eleven Arts. | ||
| Rio 2 | March 20, 2014 (Fontainebleau Miami Beach) April 11, 2014 (official release) |
Almost Home | Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 101 | $103,000,000 | $498,781,117 | A sequel to Rio, the 29th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 13th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the ninth animated film from Blue Sky Studios. |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | May 3, 2014 (Regency Village Theatre) May 9, 2014 (official release) |
— | Summertime Entertainment Prana Studios |
Clarius Entertainment | 92 | $70,000,000 | $21,755,418 | The first animated film from Clarius Entertainment. | |
| Kochadaiiyaan | May 23, 2014 | Media One Global Entertainment Cinemorphic |
Eros International | 117 | $125,000,000 | $1,210,580 | The first animated film from Eros International. | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | May 16, 2014 (2014 Cannes Film Festival) June 8, 2014 (Westwood Village Theatre) June 13, 2014 (official release) |
DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 102 | $145,000,000 | $621,537,519 | A sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, the 30th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 29th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Postman Pat: The Movie | June 27, 2014 | Classic Media RGH Pictures Timeless Films |
Shout! Factory | 87 | — | $7,102,455 | The first animated film from Shout! Factory and the first animated film to feature Postman Pat. | ||
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | July 15, 2014 (El Capitan Theatre) July 18, 2014 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 83 | $50,000,000 | $146,965,787 | A sequel to Planes and the 14th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | ||
| K: Missing Kings | July 18, 2014 | Anime | GoHands | Eleven Arts | 73 | — | $826,323 | The 11th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| A Letter to Momo | July 23, 2014 | Production I.G | GKIDS | 121 | $6,748,888 | The 15th animated film from GKIDS. | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | August 5, 2014 | Toei Animation | 20th Century Fox | 105 | $50,461,371 | The 31st animated film from 20th Century Fox and the first animated film to be based on Dragon Ball. | |||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | August 3, 2014 (Regency Village Theatre) August 8, 2014 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Nickelodeon Movies Platinum Dunes |
Paramount Pictures | 101 | $125,000,000 | $485,004,754 | The second Paramount animated film with live action and the 11th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |
| Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie | August 29, 2014 | Anime | Studio Pierrot | Eleven Arts | 110 | $17,900,000 | $17,876,559 | The 12th animated film from Eleven Arts and the first animated film to be based on Naruto. | |
| The Congress | Traditional animation/Live action | Pandora Filmproduktion | Drafthouse Films | 123 | $9,694,592 | $758,754 | The first animated film from Drafthouse Films. | ||
| Patema Inverted | Anime | Studio Rikka | GKIDS | 99 | — | — | The 16th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Rocks in My Pockets | September 3, 2014 | Traditional animation | Locomotive Productions | Zeitgeist Films | 89 | — | $34,236 | The second animated film from Zeitgeist Films | |
| Thunder and The House of Magic | September 5, 2014 | Computer animation | nWave Pictures StudioCanal Umedia |
Shout! Factory | 85 | $34,000,000 | $64,197,205 | The second animated film from Shout! Factory, the second animated film from StudioCanal and the fourth animated film from nWave Pictures. | |
| Mummy, I'm a Zombie | September 20, 2014 | Abra Producciones | Phase 4 Films | 83 | — | $120 | A sequel to Daddy, I'm a Zombie and the second animated film from Phase 4 Films. | ||
| Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart | September 24, 2014 | Duran EuropaCorp France 3 Cinéma uFilm Walking the Dog |
Shout! Factory | 92 | $23,000,000 | $3,484,370 | The third animated film from Shout! Factory and the second animated film from EuropaCorp. | ||
| The Boxtrolls | September 21, 2014 (Universal CityWalk) September 26, 2014 (official release) |
Stop motion | Laika | Focus Features | 96 | $60,000,000 | $108,255,770 | The fourth animated film from Focus Features and the fourth animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks | September 27, 2014 | Flash animation | DHX Media Hasbro Studios |
Screenvision | 73 | — | $360,736 | A sequel to My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and the second animated film from Screenvision. Also spawned into two made-for-TV sequels. | |
| The Hero of Color City | October 3, 2014 | Computer animation | Exodus Film Group | Magnolia Pictures | 77 | $115,335 | The first animated film from Magnolia Pictures. | ||
| The Book of Life | October 12, 2014 (Regal Cinemas L.A.) October 17, 2014 (official release) |
20th Century Fox Animation Reel FX Animation Studios |
20th Century Fox | 95 | $50,000,000 | $99,783,556 | The 32nd animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 14th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation the second animated film from Reel FX Animation Studios and the first animated theatrical Day of the Dead-themed film. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | October 17, 2014 | Anime | Studio Ghibli | GKIDS | 137 | $49,000,000 | $24,706,166 | The 17th animated film from GKIDS and the 13th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Big Hero 6 | November 4, 2014 (El Capitan Theatre) November 7, 2014 (official release) |
Feast | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 102 | $165,000,000 | $657,827,828 | The 54th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios and the first animated film to be based on a Marvel comic. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Giovanni's Island | November 7, 2014 | — | Anime | Production I.G | Warner Bros. Pictures | 100 | — | $342,838 | The 37th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| Gladiators of Rome | November 11, 2014 | Computer animation | Rainbow S.p.A. | Viva Pictures | 94 | $45,000,000 | $10,079,201 | The first animated film from Viva Pictures. | |
| The King and the Mockingbird | November 21, 2014 | Traditional animation | Gaumont | 87 | — | $167,451 | Originally finished in 1980. | ||
| Penguins of Madagascar | November 16, 2014 (Winter Village at Bryant Park Ice Rink) November 26, 2014 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks |
20th Century Fox | 92 | $132,000,000 | $373,515,621 | A spin-off of Madagascar, the 33rd animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 30th animated film from DreamWorks Animation and the last film produced by PDI before their closure in 2015. | |
| Expelled from Paradise | December 13, 2014 | Anime | Toei Animation Graphinica |
Eleven Arts | 104 | — | $34,510 | The 13th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Song of the Sea | December 19, 2014 | Traditional animation | Cartoon Saloon | GKIDS | 94 | $7,500,000 | $4,190,670 | The 18th animated film from GKIDS and the second animated film from Cartoon Saloon. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Paddington | January 10, 2015 (TCL Chinese Theatre) January 16, 2015 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Heyday Films StudioCanal UK TF1 Films Productions |
StudioCanal | 95 | $54,700,000 | $282,377,683 | The first StudioCanal animated film with live action and the first animated film to feature Paddington Bear. | |
| Strange Magic | January 23, 2015 | Computer animation | Touchstone Pictures Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Animation |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 99 | $70,000,000 | $13,603,453 | The fourth animated film from Touchstone Pictures, the third animated film from Lucasfilm and the second animated film from Lucasfilm Animation. | |
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | January 30, 2015 (El Capitan Theatre) March 3, 2015 (official release, direct-to-video) |
Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
76 | — | $31,836,701 | A sequel to Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, Secret of the Wings and The Pirate Fairy, and the 15th animated film from DisneyToon Studios. | |||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | January 31, 2015 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) February 6, 2015 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Computer animation/Live action | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Films |
Paramount Pictures | 92 | $60,000,000 | $325,186,032 | A sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the 37th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the first animated film from Paramount Animation and the 12th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |
| The Last: Naruto the Movie | February 20, 2015 | Anime | Studio Pierrot | Eleven Arts | 112 | — | $2,949,185 | A sequel to Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie and the 14th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| The Mind of Mark DeFriest | March 6, 2015 | Flash animation/Live action | Found Objects Naked Edge Films |
City Drive Films | 100 | $10,021 | The first animated film from City Drive Films. | ||
| Home | March 22, 2015 (Regency Village Theatre) March 27, 2015 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 94 | $135,000,000 | $386,041,607 | The 34th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 31st animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Cheatin' | April 3, 2015 | Traditional animation | Plymptoons | 76 | — | $15,077 | The sixth animated film from Bill Plympton. | ||
| Maya the Bee Movie | May 8, 2015 | Computer animation | Studio 100 Animation Flying Bark Productions Screen Australia |
StudioCanal | 88 | $28,638,603 | The third animated film from StudioCanal. | ||
| When Marnie Was There | May 22, 2015 | Anime | Studio Ghibli | GKIDS | 102 | $10,500,000 | $34,949,567 | The 19th animated film from GKIDS and the 14th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Back to the Jurassic | June 9, 2015 | Computer animation | CJ Entertainment | Clarius Entertainment | 88 | — | $69,423 | The first animated film from Clarius Entertainment. | |
| Inside Out | June 8, 2015 (El Capitan Theatre) June 19, 2015 (official release) |
Lava | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 94 | $175,000,000 | $858,071,350 | The 15th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios and the first animated film to be presented in Dolby Vision. Entered into the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Wanted 18 | June 19, 2015 | — | Stop motion/Live action | Kino Lorber | 75 | — | $5,680 | The first animated film from Kino Lorber. | |
| Zarafa | July 3, 2015 | Traditional animation | Pathé France 3 Cinéma |
GKIDS | 78 | $8,600,000 | $11,351,445 | The 20th animated film from GKIDS and the first animated film from Pathé. | |
| Minions | June 27, 2015 (Shrine Auditorium) July 10, 2015 (official release) |
Computer animation | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 91 | $74,000,000 | $1,159,398,397 | A spin-off of Despicable Me, the 15th animated film from Universal Pictures and the fifth animated film from Illumination Entertainment. | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | April 11, 2015 (Grauman's Egyptian Theatre) August 4, 2015 (official release) |
Anime | Toei Animation | 20th Century Fox | 94 | $5,000,000 | $61,768,190 | A sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and the 35th animated film from 20th Century Fox. | |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | January 24, 2015 (Sundance Film Festival) August 7, 2015 (official release) |
Stop motion | Aardman Animations | StudioCanal | 85 | $25,000,000 | $106,209,378 | The fourth animated film from StudioCanal and the sixth animated film from Aardman. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Prophet | August 7, 2015 | Traditional animation | Ventanarosa FFA Private Bank Doha Film Institute Participant Media |
GKIDS | $12,000,000 | $1,261,412 | The 21st animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck | Rotoscoping/Live action | HBO Documentary Films | Universal Pictures | 132 | — | $687,649 | The 16th animated film from Universal Pictures. | ||
| Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure | September 4, 2015 | Computer animation | Huevocartoon | Lionsgate | 98 | $5,300,000 | $25,892,561 | The sixth animated film from Lionsgate. | |
| Love Live! The School Idol Movie | September 11, 2015 | Anime | ASCII Media Works Bandai Visual Bushiroad Lantis Sunrise Shochiku |
Azoland Pictures | 99 | — | $21,292,009 | The first animated film from Azoland Pictures. | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | September 25, 2015 | Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation LStar Capital MRC |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 89 | $80,000,000 | $474,800,000 | A sequel to Hotel Transylvania, the 21st animated film from Columbia Pictures and the 10th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. | |
| Hell and Back | October 2, 2015 | Stop motion | ShadowMachine Films | Freestyle Releasing | 86 | — | $157,768 | The second animated film from Freestyle Releasing. | |
| Boruto: Naruto the Movie | October 10, 2015 | Anime | Studio Pierrot | Eleven Arts | 95 | $38,362,448 | A sequel to Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie and The Last: Naruto the Movie, and the 15th animated film from Eleven Arts. | ||
| Goosebumps | October 4, 2015 (Westwood Village Theatre) October 16, 2015 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation LStar Capital Village Roadshow Pictures Original Film Scholastic Entertainment |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 103 | $58,000,000 | $158,261,424 | The sixth Columbia animated film with live action, the fifth animated film from Village Roadshow Pictures, the 11th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the second animated film from Scholastic. | |
| Extraordinary Tales | October 23, 2015 | Rotoscoping | Mélusine Productions | GKIDS | 73 | — | — | The 22nd animated film from GKIDS. | |
| The Peanuts Movie | October 19, 2015 (Pier 39) November 1, 2015 (Westwood Village Theatre) November 6, 2015 (official release) |
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 88 | $99,000,000 | $246,233,113 | The 36th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 15th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the 10th animated film from Blue Sky Studios. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | November 10, 2015 | — | Anime | Production I.G | Funimation Entertainment | 100 | — | $1,713,406 | A sequel to Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, and the third animated film from Funimation Entertainment. |
| The Good Dinosaur | November 17, 2015 (El Capitan Theatre) November 25, 2015 (official release) |
Sanjay's Super Team | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 93 | $175,000,000 | $332,207,671 | The 16th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Capture the Flag | December 4, 2015 | — | AMC Networks International Southern Europe Mediaset España |
Paramount Pictures | 94 | $12,500,000 | $24,604,331 | The 38th animated film from Paramount Pictures. | |
| Boy and the World | December 11, 2015 | Traditional animation | Filme de Papel | GKIDS | 80 | — | $277,143 | The 22nd animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | December 12, 2015 (Zanuck Theater) December 18, 2015 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Bagdasarian Company Dune Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 92 | $90,000,000 | $234,798,636 | A sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, the 11th Fox animated film with live action and the sixth animated film from Regency Enterprises. | |
| Anomalisa | September 4, 2015 (Telluride Film Festival) December 30, 2015 (official release) |
Stop motion | HanWay Films Starburns Industries Snoot Films |
Paramount Pictures | 90 | $8,000,000 | $5,659,286 | The 39th animated film from Paramount Pictures and the second animated film from Paramount Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Only Yesterday | January 1, 2016 | Anime | Studio Ghibli | GKIDS | 119 | — | $545,825 | The 23rd animated film from GKIDS and the 15th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. | |
| Norm of the North | January 15, 2016 | Computer animation | Assemblage Entertainment Splash Entertainment |
Lionsgate | 90 | $18,000,000 | $30,734,502 | The seventh animated film from Lionsgate, the first animated film from Assemblage Entertainment and the first animated film from Splash Entertainment. Also spawned into three direct-to-video sequels. | |
| Monster Hunt | January 22, 2016 | Computer animation/Live action | Heyi Pictures | FilmRise | 104 | $56,000,000 | $387,053,506 | The first FilmRise animated film with live action. | |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | January 16, 2016 (TCL Chinese Theatre) January 29, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation Oriental DreamWorks |
20th Century Fox | 95 | $145,000,000 | $521,170,825 | A sequel to Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2, the 37th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 32nd animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Snowtime! | February 19, 2016 | Haoliners Animation 3QU Media |
Entertainment One | 82 | $12,500,000 | $3,360,000 | The first animated film from Entertainment One. | ||
| Zootopia | February 17, 2016 (El Capitan Theatre) March 4, 2016 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 108 | $150,000,000 | $1,023,784,195 | The 55th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| The Boy and the Beast | March 4, 2016 | Anime | Studio Chizu | Funimation Entertainment | 119 | — | $49,768,644 | The fourth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Psycho-Pass: The Movie | March 15, 2016 | Production I.G | 113 | — | $7,683,799 | The fifth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |||
| April and the Extraordinary World | March 25, 2016 | Traditional animation | Arte France CNC |
GKIDS | 106 | $10,400,000 | $495,879 | The 23rd animated film from GKIDS. | |
| The Empire of Corpses | April 19, 2016 | Anime | Wit Studio | Funimation Entertainment | 126 | — | $43,320 | The sixth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Ratchet & Clank | April 29, 2016 | Computer animation | Rainmaker Entertainment PlayStation Productions |
Gramercy Pictures Focus Features |
94 | $20,000,000 | $13,385,737 | The first animated film from Gramercy Pictures and the fifth animated film from Focus Features. | |
| Harmony | May 17, 2016 | Anime | Studio 4°C | Funimation Entertainment | 119 | — | $430,568 | The seventh animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| The Angry Birds Movie | May 7, 2016 (Regency Village Theatre) May 20, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Rovio Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 97 | $73,000,000 | $352,333,929 | The 22nd animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first animated film to be based on Angry Birds. | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | June 3, 2016 | Computer animation/Live action | Nickelodeon Movies Platinum Dunes Gama Entertainment |
Paramount Pictures | 112 | $135,000,000 | $245,623,848 | A sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the third Paramount animated film with live action and the 13th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |
| Finding Dory | June 8, 2016 (El Capitan Theatre) June 17, 2016 (official release) |
Piper | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 97 | $200,000,000 | $1,028,570,942 | A sequel to Finding Nemo and the 17th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. |
| Nuts! | June 22, 2016 | — | Flash animation/Live action | Cartuna | 79 | — | $44,230 | The first animated film from Cartuna. | |
| The Secret Life of Pets | June 25, 2016 (David H. Koch Theater) July 8, 2016 (official release) |
Mower Minions | Computer animation | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 86 | $75,000,000 | $875,458,631 | The 17th animated film from Universal Pictures and the sixth animated film from Illumination Entertainment. |
| Phantom Boy | July 15, 2016 | — | Traditional animation | Folimage Lunanime France 3 Cinema |
GKIDS | 85 | $6,681,180 | $221,016 | The 24th animated film from GKIDS. |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | July 16, 2016 (Zanuck Theater) July 22, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 94 | $105,000,000 | $408,754,975 | A sequel to Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Ice Age: Continental Drift, the 38th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 16th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the 11th animated film from Blue Sky Studios. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | July 22, 2016 (San Diego Comic-Con) July 25, 2016 (official release) |
Traditional animation | DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation |
Fathom Events | 76 | $3,500,000 | $4,462,034 | The first animated film from Fathom Events and the first animated film from DC Entertainment. | |
| The Little Prince | August 5, 2016 | Computer animation/Stop motion | Method Animation | Paramount Pictures | 108 | $77,500,000 | $97,571,250 | The 40th animated film from Paramount Pictures. | |
| Sausage Party | August 9, 2016 (Westwood Village Theatre) August 12, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Annapurna Pictures Point Grey Pictures Nitrogen Studios |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 89 | $19,000,000 | $140,705,322 | The 23rd animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first animated film from Annapurna Pictures. | |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | August 15, 2016 (Universal CityWalk) August 19, 2016 (official release) |
Stop motion | Laika | Focus Features | 101 | $60,000,000 | $76,249,438 | The sixth animated film from Focus Features and the fifth animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | August 19, 2016 | Computer animation | Visual Works Digic Pictures Image Engine |
Vertical Entertainment | 115 | — | $5,725,482 | A sequel to Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV and the first animated film from Vertical Entertainment. | |
| The Wild Life | September 9, 2016 | Illuminata Pictures nWave Pictures uFilm |
StudioCanal | 91 | $13,000,000 | $40,075,446 | The fifth animated film from StudioCanal and the fifth animated film from nWave Pictures. | ||
| Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion | September 15, 2016 | Anime | Toei Animation | Eleven Arts | 86 | — | $1,928,616 | The 16th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Storks | September 17, 2016 (Regency Village Theatre) September 23, 2016 (official release) |
The Master | Computer animation | Warner Animation Group RatPac-Dune Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 87 | $70,000,000 | $183,388,953 | The 38th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the second animated film from Warner Animation Group. |
| Tower | September 28, 2016 | — | Rotoscoping | Go-Valley ITVS |
Kino Lorber | 82 | — | $101,987 | The second animated film from Kino Lorber. |
| L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | September 30, 2016 | Computer animation | Heli Chen'guang International Media Shanghai Zestful Unique Ideal Media |
Asia Releasing | 117 | $58,089,494 | The first animated film from Asia Releasing. | ||
| Long Way North | Traditional animation | Sacrebleu Productions Maybe Movies France 3 Cinéma Studio 2 Minutes Nørlum |
Shout! Factory | 81 | $60,352 | The fourth animated film from Shout! Factory. | |||
| Blinky Bill the Movie | October 7, 2016 | Computer animation | Assemblage Entertainment Flying Bark Productions |
91 | $4,675,877 | The fifth animated film from Shout! Factory, the second animated film from Assemblage Entertainment and the first animated film to feature Blinky Bill. | |||
| Miss Hokusai | October 14, 2016 | Anime | Production I.G | GKIDS | 90 | $377,702 | The 25th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Legend Quest: The Legend of the Chupacabra | Flash animation | Ánima Estudios | Pantelion Films | 83 | $1,600,000 | $5,138,140 | The first animated film from Pantelion Films. | ||
| Yo-kai Watch: The Movie | October 15, 2016 | Anime | OLM | Eleven Arts | 95 | — | $99,481,307 | The 17th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Trolls | October 24, 2016 (Regency Village Theatre) November 4, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 92 | $125,000,000 | $346,864,886 | The 39th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 33rd animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur | November 11, 2016 | Baweja Movies | Eros International | 134 | $2,759,322 | $1,256,852 | A sequel to Chaar Sahibzaade, and the second animated film from Eros International. | ||
| Moana | November 14, 2016 (El Capitan Theatre) November 23, 2016 (official release) |
Inner Workings Once Upon a Studio (2023 re-issue) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 107 | $150,000,000 | $643,331,111 | The 56th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Nerdland | April 14, 2016 (Tribeca Film Festival) December 6, 2016 (official release) |
— | Flash animation | AKW Worldwide Pariah Titmouse |
Samuel Goldwyn Films | 83 | — | — | The first animated film from Samuel Goldwyn Films. |
| Sing | December 3, 2016 (Microsoft Theater) December 21, 2016 (official release) |
Computer animation | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 108 | $75,000,000 | $634,208,384 | The 18th animated film from Universal Pictures and the seventh animated film from Illumination Entertainment. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Ocean Waves | December 28, 2016 | Anime | Studio Ghibli | GKIDS | 72 | — | $87,738 | The 26th animated film from GKIDS and the 16th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. | |
| One Piece Film: Gold | January 10, 2017 | Toei Animation | Funimation Entertainment | 120 | $66,207,073 | The eighth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |||
| Monster Trucks | January 13, 2017 | Computer animation/Live action | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Disruption Entertainment |
Paramount Pictures | 105 | $125,000,000 | $64,493,915 | The fourth Paramount animated film with live action, the third animated film from Paramount Animation and the 14th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies. | |
| The Red Turtle | January 20, 2017 | Traditional animation | Studio Ghibli Wild Bunch |
Sony Pictures Classics | 81 | — | $6,591,789 | The sixth animated film from Sony Pictures Classics and the 17th animated Studio Ghibli film to be theatrically released in the United States. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions | January 27, 2017 | Anime | Studio Gallop | Screenvision | 129 | $7,445,186 | The third animated film from Screenvision. | ||
| The Lego Batman Movie | February 4, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre) February 10, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | Warner Animation Group DC Entertainment RatPac-Dune Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 104 | $80,000,000 | $311,950,384 | A spin-off of The Lego Movie, the 39th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the second animated film from DC Entertainment and the third animated film from Warner Animation Group. | |
| Rock Dog | February 24, 2017 | Huayi Brothers | Summit Premiere | 90 | $60,000,000 | $23,157,646 | The first animated film from Summit Premiere. | ||
| My Life as a Zucchini | Stop motion | Rita Productions Blue Spirit Gebeka Films KNM |
GKIDS | 68 | $8,000,000 | $5,873,256 | The 27th animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. | ||
| Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | March 9, 2017 | Anime | A-1 Pictures | Eleven Arts | 120 | — | $29,322,339 | The 18th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| The Boss Baby | March 21, 2017 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) March 31, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 97 | $125,000,000 | $527,965,936 | The 40th animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 34th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | April 1, 2017 (Arclight Theatre) April 7, 2017 (official release) |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Kerner Entertainment Company LStar Capital |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 90 | $60,000,000 | $197,183,546 | The 24th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the 11th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the third animated film from the Kerner Entertainment Company. | ||
| Your Name | April 7, 2017 | Anime | CoMix Wave Films | Funimation Entertainment | 106 | — | $357,986,087 | The ninth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Spark: A Space Tail | April 14, 2017 | Computer animation | Red Rover International ToonBox Entertainment Gulfstream Pictures |
Open Road Films | 92 | $1,040,689 | The second animated film from Open Road Films. | ||
| My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | Anime | Washington Square Films Electric Chinoland Low Spark Films |
GKIDS | 76 | $68,883 | The 28th animated film from GKIDS. | |||
| Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | May 21, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre) June 2, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 89 | $38,000,000 | $125,427,681 | The 41st animated film from 20th Century Fox and the 35th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic | June 12, 2017 | Anime | A-1 Pictures Aniplex Square Enix Company |
Funimation Entertainment | 101 | — | $511,132 | The ninth animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Cars 3 | June 10, 2017 (Disneyland) June 16, 2017 (official release) |
Lou | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 102 | $175,000,000 | $383,930,656 | A sequel to Cars and Cars 2, and the 18th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. |
| Despicable Me 3 | June 24, 2017 (Shrine Auditorium) June 30, 2017 (official release) |
— | Illumination | Universal Pictures | 90 | $80,000,000 | $1,034,800,131 | A sequel to Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, the 19th animated film from Universal Pictures and the eighth animated film from Illumination. | |
| The Girl Without Hands | July 21, 2017 | Traditional animation | Les Films Sauvages Les Films Pelléas |
GKIDS | 75 | — | $121,020 | The 29th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| The Emoji Movie | July 23, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre) July 28, 2017 (official release) |
Puppy! | Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 86 | $50,000,000 | $217,776,646 | The 25th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the 12th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Winner of a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture. |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | August 5, 2017 (Regal Cinemas L.A.) August 11, 2017 (official release) |
— | Red Rover International ToonBox Entertainment Gulfstream Pictures |
Open Road Films | 91 | $40,000,000 | $68,743,485 | A sequel to The Nut Job and the third animated film from Open Road Films. | |
| In This Corner of the World | August 11, 2017 | Anime | MAPPA | Funimation Entertainment | 129 | $2,200,000 | $19,496,308 | The 10th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Mune: Guardian of the Moon | August 12, 2017 | Computer animation | On Animation Studios | Paramount Pictures | 86 | $17,000,000 | $8,305,708 | The 41st animated film from Paramount Pictures. | |
| Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | August 14, 2017 | Anime | A-1 Pictures | Funimation Entertainment | 85 | — | $1,420,035 | The 11th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Leap! | August 19, 2017 (The Grove) August 25, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | L'Atelier Animation | Entertainment One | 89 | $30,000,000 | $21,929,861 | The second animated film from Entertainment One. | |
| Revolting Rhymes | August 29, 2017 | Magic Light Pictures Triggerfish Animation Studios |
GKIDS | 56 | — | — | The 30th animated film from GKIDS and the second animated film from Triggerfish Animation Studios. | ||
| Napping Princess | September 8, 2017 | Anime | Signal.MD | 111 | — | $1,176,216 | The 31st animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | September 16, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre) September 22, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | Warner Animation Group Animal Logic Vertigo Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 101 | $70,000,000 | $123,081,555 | Another spin-off of The Lego Movie, the 40th animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the fourth animated film from Warner Animation Group and the fifth animated film from Animal Logic. | |
| Loving Vincent | September 22, 2017 | Rotoscoping | BreakThru Productions Trademark Films |
Good Deed Entertainment | 95 | $5,500,000 | $42,187,665 | The first animated film from Good Deed Entertainment. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Window Horses | September 29, 2017 | Flash animation | First Pond Entertainment | 89 | — | — | The first animated film from First Pond Entertainment. | ||
| My Little Pony: The Movie | September 24, 2017 (AMC Lincoln Square Theatre) October 6, 2017 (official release) |
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures | Traditional animation | Allspark Pictures DHX Media |
Lionsgate | 99 | $6,500,000 | $60,330,833 | The eighth animated film from Lionsgate. |
| A Silent Voice | October 20, 2017 | — | Anime | Kyoto Animation | Eleven Arts | 130 | — | $30,490,447 | The 19th animated film from Eleven Arts. |
| Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | November 5, 2017 | OLM OLM Digital |
Fathom Events | 97 | $37,552,144 | The second animated film from Fathom Events. | |||
| The Breadwinner | November 17, 2017 | Traditional animation | Cartoon Saloon Aircraft Pictures Guru Studio |
GKIDS | 93 | $10,000,000 | $2,790,214 | The 32nd animated film from GKIDS and the third animated film from Cartoon Saloon. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| The Star | November 12, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre) November 17, 2017 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation The Jim Henson Company Franklin Entertainment Walden Media Affirm Films |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 86 | $20,000,000 | $62,856,743 | The 26th animated film from Columbia Pictures, the 13th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation, the first animated film from The Jim Henson Company and the first animated film from Walden Media. | |
| Coco | November 8, 2017 (El Capitan Theatre) November 22, 2017 (official release) |
Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 105 | $225,000,000 | $807,816,196 | The 19th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas | December 1, 2017 | — | Lightbox Entertainment | Paramount Pictures | 85 | — | $35,704,046 | A sequel to Tad, The Lost Explorer and the 42nd animated film from Paramount Pictures. | |
| Ferdinand | December 10, 2017 (Zanuck Theater) December 15, 2017 (official release) |
20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
20th Century Fox | 108 | $111,000,000 | $296,069,199 | The 42nd animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 17th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation and the 12th animated film from Blue Sky Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | December 15, 2017 | Traditional animation | Studio 4°C | GKIDS | 76 | — | $52,366 | The 32nd animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Paddington 2 | January 6, 2018 (Regency Village Theatre) January 12, 2018 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Heyday Films | StudioCanal | 104 | $40,000,000 | $227,978,645 | A sequel to Paddington, the second StudioCanal animated film with live action and the highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. | |
| Space Chicken | January 12, 2018 | Computer animation | Aronnax Studios Pajarraco Films |
Lionsgate | 88 | $8,000,000 | $8,431,194 | The ninth animated film from Lionsgate. | |
| Mary and the Witch's Flower | January 18, 2018 | Anime | Studio Ponoc | GKIDS | 103 | — | $42,170,089 | The 33rd animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Have a Nice Day | January 26, 2018 | Traditional animation | Nezha Bros. Pictures Le-joy Animation Studio |
Strand Releasing | 75 | $10,000,000 | $504,003 | The first animated film from Strand Releasing. | |
| Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss | February 1, 2018 | Anime | Toei Animation | Eleven Arts | 78 | — | $59,114 | A sequel to Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession, and the 20th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | February 2, 2018 | Computer animation | Barajoun Entertainment | Gulf Film | 110 | $30,000,000 | $3,830,832 | The first animated film from Gulf Film. | |
| Peter Rabbit | February 3, 2018 (The Grove) February 9, 2018 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Olive Bridge Entertainment Animal Logic 2.0 Entertainment Screen Australia |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 95 | $50,000,000 | $351,266,433 | The seventh Columbia animated film with live action, the 14th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation, the sixth animated film from Animal Logic and the first animated film to feature Peter Rabbit. | |
| Monster Family | February 9, 2018 | Computer animation | Ambient Entertainment | Viva Pictures | 96 | $30,000,000 | $28,821,994 | The second animated film from Viva Pictures. | |
| Mazinger Z: Infinity | February 11, 2018 | Anime | Toei Animation | Fathom Events | 95 | — | $4,812,371 | The third animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| Tehran Taboo | February 14, 2018 | Rotoscoping | Little Dream Entertainment | Kino Lorber | 96 | $349,886 | The third animated film from Kino Lorber. | ||
| Early Man | January 20, 2018 (BFI Southbank) February 16, 2018 (official release) |
Stop motion | Aardman Animations BFI |
StudioCanal | 88 | $50,000,000 | $54,622,814 | The sixth animated film from StudioCanal and the seventh animated film from Aardman. | |
| Mind Game | February 16, 2018 | Anime | Studio 4°C | GKIDS | 103 | — | $36,613 | The 34th animated film from GKIDS. Originally released in 2004. | |
| The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... | March 8, 2018 | Traditional animation | Folivari Panique! Production |
82 | $3,000,000 | $9,399,067 | The 35th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Sheep and Wolves | March 9, 2018 | Computer animation | Wizart Animation CTB Film Company |
Vertical Entertainment | 85 | $3,400,000 | $4,190,750 | The second animated film from Vertical Entertainment. | |
| Isle of Dogs | March 17, 2018 (SXSW Film Festival) March 23, 2018 (limited release) April 13, 2018 (official release) |
Stop motion | Babelsberg Studio Indian Paintbrush American Empirical Pictures |
Fox Searchlight Pictures | 101 | — | $64,299,545 | The second animated film from Wes Anderson and the second animated film from Fox Searchlight Pictures. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Sherlock Gnomes | March 23, 2018 | Computer animation | Paramount Animation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Rocket Pictures |
Paramount Pictures | 86 | $59,000,000 | $90,497,778 | A sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet, the 43rd animated film from Paramount Pictures, the eighth animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the fourth animated film from Paramount Animation. | |
| Ice Dragon: Legend of the Blue Daisies | March 24, 2018 | Flash animation | Chelsea Road Productions | Fathom Events | 70 | — | $20,549 | The fourth animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| The Son of Bigfoot | March 30, 2018 | Computer animation | nWave Pictures StudioCanal |
Viva Pictures | 92 | $20,000,000 | $47,046,281 | The third animated film from Viva Pictures, the seventh animated film from StudioCanal and the sixth animated film from nWave Pictures. Also spawned into a 2020 sequel Bigfoot Family. | |
| Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | March 27, 2018 (Regal Cinemas L.A.) April 13, 2018 (official release) |
Mikros Image | Fun Academy Motion Pictures | 84 | $25,000,000 | $4,932,694 | The first animated film from Fun Academy Motion Pictures. | ||
| Maya the Bee: The Honey Games | April 27, 2018 | Studio 100 Animation Flying Bark Productions Screen Australia |
StudioCanal | — | $10,824,302 | A sequel to Maya the Bee Movie and the eighth animated film from StudioCanal. | |||
| Zoo Wars | Parade Deck Films | 70 | $8,998 | The first animated film from Parade Deck Films. | |||||
| The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | May 8, 2018 | Hammerhead Productions | Fathom Events | 81 | $78,676 | A sequel to The Boxcar Children and the fifth animated film from Fathom Events. | |||
| Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence | May 10, 2018 | Anime | Toei Animation | Eleven Arts | 86 | $382,119 | A sequel to Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss, and the 21st animated film from Eleven Arts. | ||
| Lu over the Wall | May 11, 2018 | Science SARU | GKIDS | 112 | $161,253 | The 36th animated film from GKIDS. | |||
| Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | June 5, 2018 | Ufotable | Fathom Events | 120 | $17,423,075 | The sixth animated film from Fathom Events. | |||
| Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern | June 8, 2018 | Nippon Animation | Eleven Arts | 97 | $16,572 | The 22nd animated film from Eleven Arts. | |||
| Incredibles 2 | June 5, 2018 (El Capitan Theatre) June 15, 2018 (official release) |
Bao | Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 118 | $200,000,000 | $1,242,805,359 | A sequel to The Incredibles and the 20th animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| Fireworks | July 3, 2018 | — | Anime | Shaft | GKIDS | 90 | — | $25,672,406 | The 37th animated film from GKIDS. |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | June 30, 2018 (Regency Village Theatre) July 13, 2018 (official release) |
Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation MRC |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 97 | $80,000,000 | $528,583,774 | A sequel to Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, the 27th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the 15th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. | |
| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | July 20, 2018 | Anime | P.A. Works | Eleven Arts | 115 | — | $4,533,502 | The 23rd animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | July 22, 2018 (TCL Chinese Theatre) July 27, 2018 (official release) |
DC Super Hero Girls: #TheLateBatsby | Flash animation | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 84 | $10,000,000 | $52,090,236 | The 41st animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the third animated film from DC Entertainment. |
| Luis and the Aliens | August 17, 2018 | — | Computer animation | Majestic Filmverleih Telepool |
Viva Pictures | 86 | — | $12,632,840 | The fourth animated film from Viva Pictures. |
| Night Is Short, Walk On Girl | August 21, 2018 | Anime | Science SARU | GKIDS | 93 | $3,878,208 | The 38th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice | August 31, 2018 | Computer animation | Wizart Animation | Vertical Entertainment | 89 | $6,300,000 | $24,644,317 | A sequel to The Snow Queen and The Snow Queen 2, and the third animated film from Vertical Entertainment. | |
| A Wizard's Tale | September 14, 2018 | Ánima Estudios Prime Focus World GFM Animation Grump Productions |
Blue Fox Entertainment | 97 | — | $5,487,261 | The first animated film from Blue Fox Entertainment. | ||
| Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future | September 20, 2018 | Anime | Toei Animation | Eleven Arts | 98 | $54,324 | A sequel to Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence, and the 24th animated film from Eleven Arts. | ||
| My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | September 25, 2018 | Bones | Funimation Entertainment | 96 | $21,022,724 | The 12th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |||
| Smallfoot | September 23, 2018 (Regency Village Theatre) September 28, 2018 (official release) |
Computer animation | Warner Animation Group Zaftig Films |
Warner Bros. Pictures | $80,000,000 | $214,040,103 | The 42nd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the fifth animated film from Warner Animation Group. | ||
| Liyana | October 10, 2018 | Computer animation/Live action | Intaba Creative | Abramorama | 76 | — | $44,045 | The first animated film from Abramorama. | |
| Mutafukaz | October 11, 2018 | Traditional animation | Ankama Animations Studio 4°C |
GKIDS | 94 | $461,724 | The 39th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | October 7, 2018 (Sony Pictures Studios) October 12, 2018 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Original Film Scholastic Entertainment Silvertongue Films |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 90 | $35,000,000 | $93,320,380 | A sequel to Goosebumps, the eighth Columbia animated film with live action, the 16th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation and the third animated film from Scholastic. | |
| The Legend of Hallowaiian | October 19, 2018 | Computer animation | Arcana Studio | Viva Pictures | 82 | — | $53,738 | The fifth animated film from Viva Pictures. | |
| RWBY Volume 6 | October 25, 2018 | Anime | Rooster Teeth Animation | Fathom Events | 259 | $238,379 | The seventh animated film from Fathom Events. | ||
| Liz and the Blue Bird | November 2, 2018 | Kyoto Animation | Eleven Arts | 90 | $737,286 | The 24th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |||
| The Grinch | November 3, 2018 (Lincoln Center) November 9, 2018 (official release) |
Yellow is the New Black | Computer animation | Illumination | Universal Pictures | 86 | $75,000,000 | $511,595,957 | The 20th animated film from Universal Pictures and the ninth animated film from Illumination. |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | November 5, 2018 (El Capitan Theatre) November 21, 2018 (official release) |
— | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 112 | $175,000,000 | $529,323,962 | A sequel to Wreck-It-Ralph and the 57th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | November 24, 2018 | Anime | Wit Studio | Fathom Events | 97 | — | $23,740,788 | A sequel to Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! and the eighth animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| Mirai | November 29, 2018 | Studio Chizu | GKIDS | 98 | $28,756,961 | The 40th animated film from GKIDS. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |||
| Elliot the Littlest Reindeer | November 30, 2018 | Computer animation | Awesometown Entertainment | Screen Media Films | 90 | $2,301,905 | The first animated film from Screen Media Films. | ||
| Racetime | December 7, 2018 | CarpeDiem Film & TV Singing Frog Studio |
Entertainment One | $11,000,000 | $3,493,043 | The third animated film from Entertainment One. | |||
| Henchmen | Bron Studios | 82 | — | $90,717 | The fourth animated film from Entertainment One. | ||||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 1, 2018 (Regency Village Theatre) December 14, 2018 (official release) |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Lord Miller Productions Pascal Pictures |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 117 | $90,000,000 | $375,540,831 | The 28th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the 17th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Mary Poppins Returns | November 29, 2018 (Dolby Theatre) December 19, 2018 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Computer animation/Live action | Walt Disney Pictures Lucamar Productions Marc Platt Productions |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 130 | $130,000,000 | $349,546,142 | A sequel to Mary Poppins and the 14th Disney animated film with live action. | |
| Modest Heroes | January 10, 2019 | Anime | Studio Ponoc | GKIDS | 53 | — | $178,027 | The 41st animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings | January 11, 2019 | Computer animation | On Animation Studios | Funimation Entertainment | 88 | $14,340,726 | The 13th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | ||
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | December 13, 2018 (TCL Chinese Theatre) January 16, 2019 (official release) |
Anime | Toei Animation | 20th Century Fox | 101 | $8,500,000 | $115,560,610 | The 43rd animated film from 20th Century Fox and the last Fox film to be released before being acquired by Disney. | |
| Tito and the Birds | January 25, 2019 | Flash animation | Bits Produções | Shout! Factory | 73 | — | $4,332 | The sixth animated film from Shout! Factory. | |
| Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year | February 6, 2019 | Flash animation/Live action | Astley Baker Davies | STX Entertainment | 81 | $18,653,040 | The first animated film from STX Entertainment and the first animated film to feature Peppa Pig. | ||
| I Want to Eat Your Pancreas | February 7, 2019 | Anime | ABC Animation | Fathom Events | 108 | $33,748,006 | The ninth animated film from Fathom Events. | ||
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | February 2, 2019 (Regency Village Theatre) February 8, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | Warner Animation Group Rideback Vertigo Entertainment Animal Logic |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 107 | $99,000,000 | $192,306,508 | A sequel to The Lego Movie, the 43rd animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures, the sixth animated film from Warner Animation Group and the seventh animated film from Animal Logic. | |
| Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | February 15, 2019 | Groupe M6 Mikros Image |
Entertainment One | 87 | — | $46,228,353 | The fifth animated film from Entertainment One. Part of the Asterix movie franchise. | ||
| Ruben Brandt, Collector | Traditional animation | Ruben Brandt LLC | Sony Pictures Classics | 94 | $587,993 | The seventh animated film from Sony Pictures Classics. | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative | February 19, 2019 | Anime | Sunrise | Fathom Events | 89 | $6,126,259 | The 10th animated film from Fathom Events. | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | February 9, 2019 (Regency Village Theatre) February 22, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation | Universal Pictures | 104 | $129,000,000 | $524,383,815 | A sequel to How to Train Your Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon 2, the 21st animated film from Universal Pictures and the 36th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| This Magnificent Cake! | March 1, 2019 | Stop motion | Beast Animation | GKIDS | 45 | — | $7,888 | The 42nd animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | March 14, 2019 | Anime | Ufotable | Fathom Events | 117 | $17,296,294 | A sequel to Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower and the 11th animated film from Fathom Events. | ||
| Wonder Park | March 10, 2019 (Regency Village Theatre) March 15, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Ilion Animation Studios |
Paramount Pictures | 85 | $100,000,000 | $119,559,110 | The 44th animated film from Paramount Pictures, the fifth animated film from Paramount Animation, the 15th animated film from Nickelodeon Movies and the second animated film from Ilion Animation Studios. | |
| Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn | March 20, 2019 | Anime | Kinema Citrus | Fathom Events | 119 | — | $135,821 | The 12th animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord | March 29, 2019 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Atlas Distribution Company | 60 | $15,712 | A sequel to Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl and the first animated film from Atlas Distribution Company. | |||
| Missing Link | April 7, 2019 (Regal Cinema Battery Park) April 12, 2019 (original release) |
Stop motion | Annapurna Pictures Laika |
United Artists | 94 | $102,300,000 | $26,565,710 | The seventh animated film from United Artists, the second animated film from Annapurna Pictures and the sixth animated film from Laika. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Penguin Highway | April 12, 2019 | Anime | Studio Colorido | Eleven Arts | 118 | — | $4,006,647 | The 25th animated film from Eleven Arts. | |
| The Pilgrim's Progress | April 18, 2019 | Computer animation | Cat in the Mill Studio | Fathom Events | 113 | $3,173,282 | The 13th animated film from Fathom Events. | ||
| Okko's Inn | April 22, 2019 | Anime | DLE Madhouse |
GKIDS | 94 | $317,547 | The 43rd animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Ploey: You Never Fly Alone | April 26, 2019 | Computer animation | GunHil | Viva Pictures | 83 | $6,146,292 | The sixth animated film from Viva Pictures. | ||
| UglyDolls | April 27, 2019 (Regal Cinemas L.A.) May 3, 2019 (official release) |
Reel FX Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Troublemaker Studios |
STX Entertainment | 87 | $45,000,000 | $32,450,241 | The second animated film from STX Entertainment and the third animated film from Reel FX Animation Studios. | ||
| Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection | May 5, 2019 | Anime | Sunrise | Applause Entertainment | 114 | — | $9,975,704 | The first animated film from Applause Entertainment. | |
| Detective Pikachu | May 2, 2019 (Times Square) May 10, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Legendary Pictures The Pokémon Company |
Warner Bros. Pictures | 104 | $150,000,000 | $433,005,346 | The ninth Warner Bros. animated film with live action and the second animated film from Legendary Pictures. | |
| Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie | May 16, 2019 | Anime | NUT | Fathom Events | 115 | — | $288,460 | The 14th animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 2, 2019 (Westwood Village Theatre) June 7, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | Illumination | Universal Pictures | 86 | $80,000,000 | $430,051,293 | A sequel to The Secret Life of Pets, the 22nd animated film from Universal Pictures and the 10th animated film from Illumination. | |
| Funan | June 7, 2019 | Traditional animation | Les Films d'ici Sébastien Onomo BAC Films |
GKIDS | — | $15,152 | The 44th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Toy Story 4 | June 8, 2019 (Disney's Hollywood Studios) June 11, 2019 (El Capitan Theatre) June 21, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 100 | $200,000,000 | $1,073,394,593 | A sequel to Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3, and the 21st animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day | July 11, 2019 | Anime | Kyoto Animation | Fathom Events | 100 | — | $2,403,030 | The 15th animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| The Lion King | July 9, 2019 (Dolby Theatre) July 19, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation/Live action | Walt Disney Pictures Fairview Entertainment |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 118 | $250,000,000 | $1,657,870,986 | A remake of The Lion King and the 15th Disney animated film with live action. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | |
| Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion | July 23, 2019 | Anime | J.C.Staff | Fathom Events | 82 | — | $338,632 | The 16th animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa | August 2, 2019 | Computer animation | Gruppo Alcuni | Ammo Content | 85 | $2,593,330 | The first animated film from Ammo Content. | ||
| Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow | August 5, 2019 | Anime | Sunrise | Funimation Entertainment | 100 | $7,733,048 | The 14th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | ||
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | August 10, 2019 (Regency Village Theatre) August 13, 2019 (official release) |
Hair Love | Computer animation | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Rovio Animation |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 97 | $65,000,000 | $147,792,047 | A sequel to The Angry Birds Movie, the 29th animated film from Columbia Pictures and the 18th animated film from Sony Pictures Animation. |
| Cold Case Hammarskjöld | August 16, 2019 | — | Traditional animation/Live action | Magnolia Pictures | 124 | — | $104,965 | The second animated film from Magnolia Pictures. | |
| Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles | Traditional animation | Sygnatia The Glow Submarine |
GKIDS | 80 | $185,675 | The 45th animated film from GKIDS. | |||
| Ne Zha | August 29, 2019 | Computer animation | Chengdu Coco Cartoon | Well Go USA Entertainment | 110 | $20,000,000 | $726,063,471 | The first animated film from Well Go USA Entertainment. | |
| Another Day of Life | September 13, 2019 | Rotoscoping | Platige Image Kanaki Films |
GKIDS | 85 | $9,357,964 | $134,801 | The 46th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Promare | September 17, 2019 | Anime | Studio Trigger XFLAG Sanzigen |
111 | — | $9,467,336 | The 47th animated film from GKIDS. | ||
| Abominable | September 7, 2019 (TIFF) September 27, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | DreamWorks Animation Pearl Studio |
Universal Pictures | 97 | $75,000,000 | $179,365,113 | The 23rd animated film from Universal Pictures and the 37th animated film from DreamWorks Animation. | |
| Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl | October 2, 2019 | Anime | CloverWorks | Funimation Entertainment | 89 | — | $3,061,268 | The 15th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| The Addams Family | October 6, 2019 (Westfield Century City AMC) October 11, 2019 (official release) |
Computer animation | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bron Studios The Jackal Group Cinesite Studios Nitrogen Studios |
United Artists | 86 | $24,000,000 | $203,761,873 | The eighth animated film from United Artists and the ninth animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | |
| One Piece: Stampede | October 24, 2019 | Anime | Toei Animation | Funimation Entertainment | 101 | — | $81,562,741 | The 16th animated film from Funimation Entertainment. | |
| Arctic Dogs | November 1, 2019 | Computer animation | AMBI Media Group AIC Studios Assemblage Entertainment Iervolino Entertainment |
Entertainment Studios | 93 | $50,000,000 | $9,879,871 | The first animated film from Entertainment Studios and the third animated film from Assemblage Entertainment. | |
| KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson | November 12, 2019 | Anime | J.C.Staff | Fathom Events | 90 | — | $5,078,942 | The 17th animated film from Fathom Events. | |
| White Snake | November 15, 2019 | Computer animation | Light Chaser Animation Studios | GKIDS | 99 | $11,200,000 | $61,631,776 | The 48th animated film from GKIDS. | |
| Frozen II | November 7, 2019 (Dolby Theatre) November 22, 2019 (official release) |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 103 | $150,000,000 | $1,450,026,933 | A sequel to Frozen and the 58th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nominee of a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. | ||
| Playmobil: The Movie | December 6, 2019 | Method Animation DMG Entertainment |
STX Entertainment | 99 | $72,000,000 | $16,349,303 | The third animated film from STX Entertainment. | ||
| Spies in Disguise | December 4, 2019 (El Capitan Theatre) December 25, 2019 (official release) |
20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios Chernin Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 102 | $100 million[17] | $171,616,764 | The 44th animated film from 20th Century Fox, the 18th animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the 13th and last animated film from Blue Sky Studios, the first Fox film to be released after being acquired by Disney and the last animated film released under the 20th Century Fox name. | ||
See also
[edit]- List of American theatrical animated feature films (1937-1999)
- List of American theatrical animated feature films (2020-present)
- List of Disney theatrical animated feature films
- List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
- List of Paramount Pictures theatrical animated feature films
- List of Sony theatrical animated feature films
- List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films
- List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films
- List of Lionsgate theatrical animated feature films
- List of The Weinstein Company animated films
- List of anime theatrically released in the United States
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