List of animated feature films of 2001
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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2001.
List
[edit]| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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| 10 + 2: The Great Secret 10 + 2: El gran secreto |
Spain | Miquel Pujol | Traditional | Theatrical | August 17, 2001 | 85 minutes | ||
| Aida of the Trees Aida degli alberi |
Italy United Kingdom |
Guido Manuli | Medusa | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge |
Germany South Korea |
Gerhard Hahn, Tony Power | Traditional | Theatrical | October 25, 2001 | 81 minutes | ||
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | United States | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 3, 2001 (premiere) June 15, 2001 (United States) |
96 minutes | |
| Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ゴミラの星 |
Japan | Shunji Oga | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | July 14, 2001 | 50 minutes | ||
| Barbie in the Nutcracker | Canada United States |
Owen Hurley | Mainframe Entertainment Mattel Entertainment |
CG animation | Direct-to-video | October 2, 2001[1] | 78 minutes | |
| Becassine and the Viking Treasure Bécassine – Le trésor Viking |
France | Traditional | Theatrical | December 12, 2001 | 85 minutes | |||
| Blue Remains | Japan | Hisaya Takabayashi Toshifumi Takizawa |
GAGA Communications | CGI | August 22, 2001 | 77 minutes | ||
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | United Kingdom Germany |
Jimmy T. Murakami | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Pathé Pictures Illuminated Film Company FilmFour Productions Winchester Films U.S./UK Film Council Saturn Films |
Traditional / Live-Action | Theatrical | September 15, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival) December 7, 2001 (United Kingdom) |
81 minutes | |
| Commando Stoertebeker Kommando Störtebeker |
Germany | Traditional | Theatrical | September 20, 2001 | 83 minutes | |||
| Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Japan | Shinichirō Watanabe | Sunrise Bones Bandai Visual |
Traditional | Theatrical | September 1, 2001 | 115 minutes | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ！オトナ帝国の逆襲 (Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū?) |
Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | April 21, 2001 | 90 minutes | |
| David Macaulay: Mill Times | United States | Larry Klein | WGBH-TV Unicorn Projects |
Traditional/live-action | Television film | 2001 | 56 minutes | |
| Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven | Japan | Kenji Kodama | Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | April 21, 2001 | 95 minutes | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち (Doraemon Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūsha-tachi) |
Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 2001 | 91 minutes | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Japan United States |
Hironobu Sakaguchi | Square Pictures | CG animation | Theatrical | July 2, 2001 (premiere) July 11, 2001 (United States) |
106 minutes | |
| Fracasse[citation needed] | Spain France |
Traditional | Television film | 114 minutes | ||||
| Franklin's Magic Christmas | Canada | John van Bruggen | Nelvana | Traditional | TV special | November 6, 2001 | 55 minutes | |
| Fünf Wochen im Ballon | China Germany |
Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu Zhao | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | December 31, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land | Japan | Traditional | Theatrical | December 15, 2001 | 50 minutes | |||
| The Happy Cricket O Grilo Feliz |
Brazil | Walbercy Ribas | Start Desenhos Animados | Traditional | Theatrical | [2] | July 20, 2001 | 80 minutes |
| Hay – The Gazelle Child | Arab League | Traditional | Theatrical | |||||
| The House of Morecock | United States | Joe Phillips | Adult Visual Animation Home Video | Traditional | Direct-to-video | September 14, 2001 | 61 minutes | |
| Initial D: Third Stage | Japan | Noboru Mitsusawa | Studio Deen | Traditional | Theatrical | January 13, 2001 | 105 minutes | |
| InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time 映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い (Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi) |
Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | First installment of the Inuyasha film series | December 15, 2001 | 100 minutes |
| The Jar: A Tale from the East | Syria | Ammar Al Sharbaji | Star Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First Syrian animated feature | 63 minutes | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | United States | John A. Davis | Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment DNA Productions |
CG Animation | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | December 21, 2001 | 82 minutes |
| The Kid aka. Gahan Wilson's The Kid |
Canada United States |
Traditional | Television film | October 30, 2001 | 75 minutes | |||
| Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | United States | Darrell Rooney Jeannine Roussel |
Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Animation Australia Disney Television Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 27, 2001 | 69 minutes | |
| The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 4, 2001 | 76 minutes | |
| Ladybirds' Christmas Lepatriinude jõulud |
Estonia | Traditional | Theatrical | November 29, 2001 | 54 minutes | |||
| La leyenda del unicornio | Spain | Maite Ruiz de Austri | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 70 minutes | ||
| The Little Bear Movie | Canada | Raymond Jafelice | Nelvana Limited | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 7, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Little Polar Bear Der Kleine Eisbär |
Germany | Piet De Rycker Thilo Rothkirch |
Rothkirch Cartoon Film | Traditional / CGI Animation | Theatrical | October 4, 2001 | 78 minutes | |
| Little Potam Petit Potam |
France | Traditional | Theatrical | May 30, 2001 | 77 minutes | |||
| The Living Forest El bosque animado, sentirás su magia |
Spain | Ángel de la Cruz, Manolo Gómez | Dygra Films S.L. | CG animation | Theatrical | August 3, 2001 | 83 minutes | |
| Malice@Doll | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | GAGA Communications Soeishinsha |
CG Animation | OVA | April 27, 2001 | 78 minutes | |
| Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu | United States | Traditional | Theatrical | December 22, 2001 | 82 minutes | |||
| Metropolis メトロポリス (Metoroporisu) |
Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | May 26, 2001 | 113 minutes | |
| Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | United States | Tony Craig Roberts Gannaway Rick Schneider-Calabash |
Walt Disney Home Video Toon City Animation Walt Disney Television Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 6, 2001 | 65 minutes | |
| Millennium Actress 千年女優 (Sennen Joyū) |
Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | July 28, 2001 (Fantasia Film Festival) September 14, 2002 (Japan) |
87 minutes | |
| Momo Momo alla conquista del tempo |
Italy Germany |
Enzo D'Alò | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 80 minutes | ||
| Monkeybone | United States | Henry Selick | 1492 Pictures | Stop-motion / Live-action | Theatrical | February 23, 2001 | 92 minutes | |
| Monsters, Inc. | United States | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
CG animation | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | October 28, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) November 2, 2001 (United States) |
92 minutes |
| Mr. Blot's Triumph Tryumf Pana Kleksa |
Poland | Krzysztof Gradowski | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | October 12, 2001 | 72 minutes | |
| Mutant Aliens | United States | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | Traditional | Theatrical | January 24, 2001 | 81 minutes | |
| My Life as McDull | Hong Kong | Toe Yuen | Traditional | Theatrical | December 15, 2001 | 76 minutes | ||
| One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 3, 2001 | 55 minutes | |
| Osmosis Jones | United States | Tom Sito Piet Kroon (animation) Robert Farrelly Peter Farrelly (live action) |
Warner Bros. Animation Conundrum Entertainment |
Traditional / Live-action | Theatrical | August 7, 2001 (premiere) August 10, 2001 (United States) |
83 minutes | |
| Pokémon 4Ever | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | Theatrical | Final Pokémon film to use traditional cel animation | July 7, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| Putih | Malaysia | Traditional | Theatrical | [3] | October 25, 2001 | 90 minutes | ||
| ReBoot: Daemon Rising | Canada | George Roman Samilski | AAC Kids Mainframe Entertainment |
CG animation | Television film | November 18, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| ReBoot: My Two Bobs | Canada | Steve Ball | AAC Kids Mainframe Entertainment |
CG animation | Television film | November 25, 2001 | 90 minutes | |
| Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | United States | Chuck Sheetz Susie Dietter |
Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-Video | November 6, 2001 | 63 minutes | |
| Recess: School's Out | United States | Chuck Sheetz | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation Rough Draft Studios |
Traditional | Theatrical | February 10, 2001 (premiere) February 16, 2001 (United States) |
83 minutes | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | Canada | Bill Kowalchulk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions GoodTimes Entertainment |
CG animation | Direct-to-Video | October 30, 2001 | 74 minutes | |
| Sakura Wars: The Movie サクラ大戦 活動写真 (Sakura Taisen Katsudō Shashin) |
Japan | Mitsuru Hongo | Production I.G | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| The Santa Claus Brothers | Canada United States |
Mike Fallows | CG animation | Television film | December 13, 2001 | 60 minutes | ||
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | United States | Jim Stenstrum | Warner Bros. Animation Hanna-Barbera Productions Mook Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-Video | First Scooby-Doo direct-to-video film to use digital ink and paint Final Hanna-Barbera film before being absorbed by Warner Bros. Direct-to-Video |
October 9, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| Shenmue: The Movie | Japan | CG animation | Direct-to-video | January 20, 2001 | 88 minutes | |||
| Shrek | United States | Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson | DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images |
CG animation | Theatrical | First ever winner of the Best Animated Feature Award | April 22, 2001 (Mann Village Theatre) May 18, 2001 (United States) |
90 minutes |
| Spirited Away | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | The highest grossing Japanese film of all time, won Best Animated Feature, and considered by many to be the greatest anime features of all time. | July 20, 2001 | 125 minutes |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | United States | Richard Rich Terry L. Noss |
Nest Family Entertainment RichCrest Animation Studios |
Traditional | Theatrical | May 11, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Vœu Le Vœu |
France | David Alaux, Éric Tosti | TAT Productions | Traditional | ||||
| VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking | United States | Tim Hodge | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | March 24, 2001[4] | 36 minutes | |
| VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown | United States | Tom Bancroft | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | September 15, 2001[5] | 43 minutes | |
| Waking Life | United States | Richard Linklater | Fox Searchlight Pictures Thousand Words |
Rotoscoping | Theatrical | January 23, 2001 (Sundance) October 19, 2001 (United States) |
101 minutes |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2001.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters, Inc. | Pixar | $562,816,256 | [6] |
| 2 | Shrek | Pacific Data Images / Dreamworks Animation | $484,409,218 | [7] |
| 3 | Spirited Away | Studio Ghibli | $358,656,279 | [a] |
| 4 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $186,053,725 | [12] |
| 5 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Nickelodeon Movies / O Entertainment / DNA Productions | $102,992,536 | [13] |
| 6 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Square Pictures | $85,131,830 | [14] |
| 7 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | OLM, Inc. | $68,411,275 | [15] |
| 8 | Recess: School's Out | Walt Disney Television Animation / Rough Draft Studios | $44,460,850 | [16] |
| 9 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves | Asatsu / Toho | $29,322,550 (¥3.35 billion) | [17][18] |
| 10 | Clockwork Island Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon | Toei Animation | $26,259,000 (¥3 billion) | [18] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Spirited Away gross:
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzpatrick, Eileen (August 25, 2001). "Barbie Stars in Artisan's 'Nutcracker'". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ O Grilo Feliz Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cinema Online | Malaysia's Favourite Movie Site
- ^ "VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking Advertisement". Imgur.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "BigIdea.com!: 'The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown'". bigidea.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Monsters, Inc. (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Shrek (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ 歴代興収ベスト100 [All-time box-office top 100] (in Japanese). Kogyo Tsushinsha. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Daily Box Office". EntGroup. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Spirited Away (2002) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Recess: School's Out (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "JAPAN: Obon Festival 2016 Begins - Secret Life of Pets; Jungle Book; X-Men Debut". The Box Office Theory — Forums. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ a b "過去興行収入上位作品 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟". www.eiren.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
External links
[edit]- Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb
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