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List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films

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This article is about all animated features produced or distributed by Warner Bros.. For a list of features produced by Warner Bros. Animation and its predecessors, see List of Warner Bros. Animation productions. For lists of features produced by other animation studios owned by Warner Bros., see List of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation productions and List of films based on DC Comics.

This is a list of theatrical animated feature films produced or released by Warner Bros., a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. releases films from Warner-owned and non-Warner owned animation studios. Most films listed below were produced by Warner Bros. divisions, but Warner Bros. has also released films produced by other production companies, such as United Productions of America and Don Bluth Ireland Ltd. Additionally, Warner Bros.'s Japanese division has helped co-produce and release anime films in that country, such as Summer Wars and Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie.

Note: Although Warner Bros. handled overseas theatrical distribution of Disney films from 1988 to 1992 (e.g. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Oliver & Company, Beauty and the Beast), Disney titles are not included in this list.

Films

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Color legend
Warner Bros. Animation (1981–present)  
Warner Bros. Feature Animation (1996–2003)  
Cartoon Network Studios (2002–present)  
Warner Animation Group (2014–2022)
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (2023–present) 		 
Other Warner Bros. studio  
Third-party studio  
An adult animated production A
Distribution only D
Live-action/animation hybrid S
Produced for video release,
but given a brief theatrical release shortly before its video release. 		V

US releases

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Title Original theatrical release date[rls 1] Animation studio
Gay Purr-ee[D] December 17, 1962 United Productions of America (UPA)  
The Incredible Mr. Limpet[S] March 28, 1964 Warner Bros Cartoons  
Treasure Island[D] July 10, 1973[rls 2] Filmation  
Oliver Twist[D] July 10, 1974[rls 2]
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie September 28, 1979 Chuck Jones Enterprises  
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie November 20, 1981 Warner Bros. Animation  
Hey Good Lookin'[A] October 1, 1982 Bakshi Productions  
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales November 19, 1982 Warner Bros. Animation  
Twice Upon a Time[D] August 5, 1983 Lucasfilm and Korty Films[st 1]  
Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Warner Bros. Animation  
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer[D] November 15, 1985 DIC Entertainment  
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters September 24, 1988 Warner Bros. Animation  
The Nutcracker Prince[D] November 21, 1990 Lacewood Productions  
Rover Dangerfield[D] August 2, 1991 Hyperion Animation
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm December 25, 1993 Warner Bros. Animation[st 2]  
Thumbelina[D] March 30, 1994 Don Bluth Ireland Ltd.[st 2]  
A Troll in Central Park[D] October 7, 1994
Space Jam[S] November 15, 1996 Warner Bros. Feature Animation[st 2]  
Cats Don't Dance March 26, 1997 Turner Feature Animation and Warner Bros. Feature Animation[st 2][st 3]
Quest for Camelot May 15, 1998 Warner Bros. Feature Animation[st 2]
The King and I[D] March 19, 1999 Rich Animation Studios and Rankin/Bass Productions[st 2]  
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut[A] June 30, 1999[st 4] Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Paramount Pictures
The Iron Giant August 6, 1999 Warner Bros. Feature Animation  
Pokémon: The First Movie[D] November 12, 1999[rls 3][rls 4] OLM, Inc.
(English dub handled by 4Kids Entertainment) 		 
Pokémon: The Movie 2000[D] July 21, 2000[rls 5][rls 4]
Pokémon 3: The Movie[D] April 6, 2001[rls 6][rls 4]
Cats & Dogs[S] July 4, 2001 Cat Fight Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Mad Chance and Zide/Perry Productions
Osmosis Jones[S] August 10, 2001 Warner Bros. Feature Animation  
Scooby-Doo[S] June 14, 2002 Mosaic Media Group  
The Powerpuff Girls Movie July 3, 2002 Cartoon Network Studios  
Kangaroo Jack[S] January 17, 2003 Castle Rock Entertainment and Jerry Bruckheimer Films  
Looney Tunes: Back in Action[S] November 14, 2003 Warner Bros. Feature Animation  
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed[S] March 26, 2004 Mosaic Media Group  
Clifford's Really Big Movie[D] April 23, 2004 Scholastic Entertainment and Big Red Dog Productions
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light[D] August 13, 2004[rls 4] 4Kids Entertainment
The Polar Express[D] November 10, 2004 Castle Rock Entertainment, Shangri-La Entertainment, Playtone and ImageMovers
Corpse Bride[D] September 23, 2005 Tim Burton Productions
A Scanner Darkly[A][D] July 7, 2006 3 Arts Entertainment[st 5]
The Ant Bully[D] July 28, 2006 Legendary Pictures, Playtone and DNA Productions
Happy Feet[S][D] November 17, 2006 Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic
TMNT[D] March 23, 2007[rls 4] Imagi Animation Studios and The Weinstein Company
Star Wars: The Clone Wars[D] August 15, 2008 Lucasfilm Animation
Where the Wild Things Are[S][D] October 16, 2009 Village Roadshow Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Playtone
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore[S] July 30, 2010 CD2 Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Mad Chance and Polymorphic Pictures
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole[D] September 24, 2010 Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic
Yogi Bear[S] December 17, 2010 Rhythm and Hues Studios, De Line Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment  
Happy Feet Two[S][D] November 18, 2011 Village Roadshow Pictures and Dr. D Studios  
The Lego Movie[S] February 7, 2014 Warner Animation Group and Village Roadshow Pictures  
Regular Show: The Movie[V] August 14, 2015[rls 2] Cartoon Network Studios  
Batman: The Killing Joke[A][V] July 25, 2016[rls 2] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
Storks September 23, 2016 Warner Animation Group and RatPac Entertainment  
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders[V] October 10, 2016[rls 2] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
The Lego Batman Movie February 10, 2017 Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment and RatPac Entertainment  
Batman and Harley Quinn[A][V] August 14, 2017[rls 2] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
The Lego Ninjago Movie[S] September 22, 2017 Warner Animation Group and RatPac Entertainment  
Paddington 2[D][S] January 12, 2018[rls 4] StudioCanal and Heyday Films  
Ready Player One[A][S] March 29, 2018 Village Roadshow Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, De Line Pictures and Farah Films & Management
Batman Ninja[A][V] June 15, 2018[rls 2] YamatoWorks and Barnum Studio
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies July 27, 2018 Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
Smallfoot September 28, 2018 Warner Animation Group and Zaftig Films  
Reign of the Supermen[A][V] January 13, 2019[rls 2] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part[S] February 8, 2019[1] Warner Animation Group  
Detective Pikachu[S][D] May 10, 2019 Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company  
Scoob! May 15, 2020[rls 7][2][rls 8][3][4] Warner Animation Group  
Tom & Jerry[S][5] February 26, 2021[6][7]
Space Jam: A New Legacy[S][8] July 16, 2021[9]
Catwoman: Hunted[A][V] May 10, 2022[rls 2] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment  
DC League of Super-Pets[10][11] July 29, 2022[12] Warner Animation Group  

Upcoming

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See also: Warner Bros. Original Animation films and Upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures Animation films
Title Intended theatrical release date
by Warner Bros. Pictures 		Animation studio
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim[A][13] December 13, 2024[st 6][14][15] Warner Bros. Animation, New Line Cinema, and Sola Entertainment  
A Minecraft Movie[S][D][16] April 4, 2025[17][18][19] Legendary Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, On the Roam, and Mojang Studios  
The Cat in the Hat[20][21] March 6, 2026[20][21][22] Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises  
Thing One and Thing Two[21] 2026[21]
Bad Fairies[23][24] July 23, 2027[23][25] Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation
Margie Claus[23] November 5, 2027[23] Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and On the Day Productions
Oh, the Places You'll Go![21] 2027[21] Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Dynamic Duo Spring 2028 Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DC Studios, Swaybox, and 6th & Idaho
Toto[26] TBA[27][17] Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Animal Logic
Meet the Flintstones[28] TBA Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

International releases

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Title Original theatrical release date[st 7] Animation studio
The Pebble and the Penguin[D] April 12, 1995[st 8] Don Bluth Ireland Ltd.  
The Fearless Four[D] October 2, 1997 Munich Animation
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut[A] June 30, 1999[st 9] Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Paramount Pictures
Serafín: La película[S][D] July 13, 2001 Coyoacán Films and Videocine
The Little Polar Bear April 11, 2003 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
Laura's Star February 11, 2005
The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island February 10, 2006
The Reef[D] February 9, 2007 Starz Animation
Two Times Lotte May 10, 2007 Trickompany Filmproduktion and Lunaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Beowulf[A][D] November 16, 2007[st 9] ImageMovers and Paramount Pictures
Little Dodo January 1, 2008 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
The Sky Crawlers[D] August 2, 2008 Production I.G and Sony Pictures
Summer Wars[D] August 1, 2009 Madhouse and Funimation Entertainment
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian September 24, 2009 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
Gintama: The Movie[D] April 24, 2010 Aniplex and Sunrise
The Illusionist[D] August 20, 2010[st 10] Django Films and Sony Pictures Classics
Ramayana: The Epic[D] October 15, 2010 Maya Digital Media
The Prodigies[S][D] May 15, 2011 Method Animation, LuxAnimation and DQ Entertainment
Top Cat The Movie September 16, 2011 Ánima Estudios  
Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters October 13, 2011 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film  
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King[D] February 4, 2012 Studio 4°C
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey[D] June 23, 2012
The Life of Budori Gusuko[D] July 7, 2012 Tezuka Productions
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings[D] October 6, 2012 Aniplex
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal[D] October 13, 2012
Miffy the Movie[D] January 30, 2013 Telescreen Filmproducties, KRO and A. Film Production
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent[D] February 1, 2013 Studio 4°C
Sammy's Great Escape[D] February 15, 2013 nWave Pictures
A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion[D] February 23, 2013 J.C.Staff and Funimation Entertainment
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya[D] July 6, 2013 Aniplex and Sunrise
No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick September 26, 2013 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion[D] October 26, 2013 Aniplex
Giovanni's Island[D] February 22, 2014 Production I.G
The Nut Job[D] August 1, 2014[st 11] ToonBox Entertainment
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible[D] November 28, 2014 Ilion Animation Studios
Top Cat Begins October 30, 2015 Ánima Estudios  
Accel World: Infinite Burst[D] July 23, 2016 Sunrise  
The Little Prince[D] August 5, 2016 ON Animation Studios
Monster Strike The Movie[D] December 10, 2016 Liden Films
Napping Princess[D] March 18, 2017 Signal.MD
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature[D] August 11, 2017[st 11] ToonBox Entertainment
Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 November 11, 2017 Nippon Animation
Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 October 19, 2018
White Snake[D] January 11, 2019[29] Light Chaser Animation Studios
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion[D] February 15, 2019 J.C.Staff
The Wonderland[D] April 26, 2019 Aniplex and Signal.MD
Ni no kuni[V][D] August 23, 2019 OLM, Inc. and Level 5
Gintama: The Final[D] January 8, 2021 Bandai Namco Pictures
Bubble[D] May 13, 2022 Wit Studio
Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water[D] January 27, 2023 Madhouse
Mummies February 24, 2023 Atresmedia Cine
Suzume[D] March 8, 2023[st 12] CoMix Wave Films, Story Wave
Maboroshi September 15, 2023 MAPPA
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning[D] November 8, 2023[st 13] Toei Animation, Yumeta Company
The Boy and the Heron[D] December 8, 2023[st 14] Studio Ghibli
Buffalo Kids August 14, 2024 Atresmedia Cine

Highest grossing films

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This list does not include films combining live-action with animation.

Rank Film Gross Studio Year Ref.
1 The Lego Movie $468,060,692 Warner Animation Group 2014 [30]
2 Happy Feet $384,335,608 Animal Logic 2006 [31]
3 The Lego Batman Movie $311,950,384 Warner Animation Group 2017 [32]
4 The Polar Express $311,365,072 ImageMovers 2004 [33]
5 Smallfoot $214,040,103 Warner Animation Group 2018 [34]
6 DC League of Super-Pets $204,840,004 2022 [35]
7 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part $191,306,508 2019 [36]
8 Storks $183,388,953 2016 [37]
9 Tom & Jerry $136,536,687 2021 [38]
10 The Lego Ninjago Movie $123,164,177 2017 [39]

See also

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Notes

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Release Notes

  1. ^ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by the Warner Bros. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of the Warner Bros.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Limited release in the United States.
  3. ^ Original release date was July 18, 1998
  4. ^ a b c d e f Released by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America
  5. ^ Original release date was July 17, 1999
  6. ^ Original release date was July 8, 2000
  7. ^ Released on Premium VOD in the United States and Canada on May 15, 2020
  8. ^ It was later released in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning July 8, 2020.

Studio/Production Notes

  1. ^ Released by The Ladd Company
  2. ^ a b c d e f Released under the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label.
  3. ^ Co-produced with Warner Bros. Feature Animation in post-production after Time Warner's acquisition of Turner.
  4. ^ Copyright owned by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. The former also received credit in the US release.
  5. ^ Released by Warner Independent Pictures
  6. ^ Released by New Line Cinema through Warner Bros. Pictures.
  7. ^ All of the following films are released by Warner Bros. outside North America
  8. ^ Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in US.
  9. ^ a b Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Paramount Pictures in US.
  10. ^ Released in UK by Warner Bros., released by Sony Pictures Classics in US.
  11. ^ a b Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Open Road Films in US.
  12. ^ Released in the Philippines & Thailand by Warner Bros., released by Crunchyroll & Sony Pictures Releasing in US.
  13. ^ Released in Thailand by Warner Bros., released by Fathom Events in US.
  14. ^ Released in Southeast Asia and India by Warner Bros., released by GKIDS in US.

Film rights Notes

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