List of Sony theatrical animated feature films
This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by Sony Pictures, the film division of Sony.
Sony releases films from Sony-owned and non-Sony owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Sony Pictures Animation which began as a feature animation department of Sony, producing its first feature-length animated film Open Season in 2006. Beginning with 1001 Arabian Nights in 1959, Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures have released animated films by other production companies, such as United Productions of America, Aardman Animations, Marvel Entertainment, Madhouse, Aniplex, Funimation, Crunchyroll and Rovio Animation. Additionally, Sony Pictures's Japanese division has helped co-produce and release anime films in that country, such as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Legend of the Millennium Dragon and Marvel Anime Films etc.
Other Studio units have also released films theatrically, primarily the studio's distribution unit Sony Pictures Releasing, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Columbia Pictures or TriStar Pictures film labels.
Films
[edit]| Madhouse (1996–present) | |
| SPE Visual Works (1997) Aniplex (2007–present) |
|
| Sony Pictures Animation (2006–present) | |
| Funimation Films (2017–22) | |
| Crunchyroll Films (2022–present) | |
| Other Sony studio | |
| Third-party studio | |
| An adult animated production | A |
| Live-action/animation hybrid | S |
| Distribution only | D |
US releases
[edit]Upcoming
[edit]| Title | Intended theatrical release date by Sony Pictures Releasing |
Animation studio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington in Peru[D][S] | January 17, 2025[rls 14][rls 7][17] | StudioCanal, Kinoshita Group and Heyday Films | |
| Animal Friends[S][A] | August 15, 2025[18][19] | Legendary Pictures, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus | |
| Goat | February 13, 2026[20] | Sony Pictures Animation, Unanimous Media and Modern Magic | |
| Fixed | TBA | Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | TBA[11][21] | Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions and Pascal Pictures | |
International releases
[edit]Highest-grossing films
[edit]- † indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 9 November 2024.
This list does not include films combining live-action with animation.
| Rank | Film | Gross | Studio | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $690,897,910 | Sony Pictures Animation and Marvel Entertainment | 2023 | [23] |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | $528,583,774 | Sony Pictures Animation | 2018 | [24] |
| 3 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | $507,076,686 | Aniplex and Funimation Films | 2021 | [25] |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $473,226,958 | Sony Pictures Animation | 2015 | [26] |
| 5 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | $384,298,736 | Sony Pictures Animation and Marvel Entertainment | 2018 | [27] |
| 6 | Your Name | $382,238,181 | Funimation Films and Toho | 2017 | [28] |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $373,993,951 | Nickelodeon Movies, Amblin Entertainment and Paramount Pictures | 2011 | [29] |
| 8 | Hotel Transylvania | $358,375,603 | Sony Pictures Animation | 2012 | [30] |
| 9 | The Angry Birds Movie | $352,333,929 | Rovio Animation | 2016 | [31] |
| 10 | Suzume | $324,471,027 | Crunchyroll Films and Toho | 2022 | [32] |
Notes
[edit]Release Notes
- ^ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Sony. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Sony.
- ^ Original release date was March 24, 1963
- ^ Original release date was 1961
- ^ Original release date was July 20, 1974
- ^ Original release date was May 26, 2001
- ^ Original release date was June 11, 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Released by Sony Pictures in the United States.
- ^ Original release date was July 17, 2004
- ^ Original release date was June 27, 2007
- ^ Original release date was June 5, 2008
- ^ Original release date was June 29, 2016
- ^ Original release date was June 22, 2018
- ^ Original release date was October 13, 2023
- ^ Original release date was November 8, 2024
- ^ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Sony. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Sony.
- ^ Original release date was December 23, 1995
- ^ Original release date was September 1, 2001
- ^ Also released by Sony in North America
- ^ a b c Not released theatrically in the United States
- ^ Original release date was August 26, 2016
- ^ Original release date was August 3, 2018
- ^ Original release date was June 15, 2018
- ^ Original release date was December 20, 2019
- ^ Original release date was September 18, 2020
- ^ Original release date was October 16, 2020
- ^ Original release date was December 25, 2020
- ^ Original release date was October 30, 2021
- ^ Original release date was December 24, 2021
- ^ Original release date was June 11, 2022
- ^ Original release date was August 6, 2022
- ^ Original release date was May 20, 2022
- ^ Original release date was November 25, 2022
- ^ Original release date was november 11, 2022
- ^ Original release date was December 27, 2022
- ^ Original release date was February 3, 2022
- ^ Original release date was November 11, 2022
- ^ Original release date was May 30, 2023
- ^ Original release date was February 2, 2024
- ^ Original release date was June 23, 2023
- ^ Original release date was December 1, 2023
- ^ Original release date was December 22, 2023
- ^ Original release date was February 16, 2024
- ^ Original release date was April 19, 2024
- ^ Original release date was January 12, 2024
- ^ Original release date was October 20, 2023
- ^ Original release date was August 2, 2024
Studio/Production Notes
- ^ a b c d e Released by TriStar Pictures.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Released by Sony Pictures Classics.
- ^ Released by Triumph Films.
- ^ Released by Destination Films.
- ^ Released by Cinema Management Group outside North America
- ^ Released by Stage 6 Films
- ^ a b c d e f Released by Kadokawa in Japan
- ^ a b Released by Shochiku in Japan
- ^ Released by Wild Bunch in Europe territories
- ^ Released by Toho International in United States
Film rights Notes
See also
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