List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films

This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by 20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

20th Century releases films from 20th Century-owned and non-20th Century owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Blue Sky Studios which began as a feature animation department of 20th Century Animation producing its first feature-length animated film Ice Age in 2002. Beginning with Hugo the Hippo in 1975, 20th Century has released animated films by other production companies, such as DreamWorks Animation (which is now owned by Universal Pictures).

Other studio units have also released films theatrically, primarily Fox Animation Studios which only produced Anastasia and Titan A.E. before being closed in 2000, and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the 20th Century Studios, or Searchlight Pictures film labels.

Films

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Color legend
Other Fox studio (1975–2020)
Other 20th Century Studio films (2020–present) 		 
Fox Animation Studios (1997–2000)  
20th Century Fox Animation (1998–2019)
20th Century Animation (2020–present)[1] 		 
Saban Entertainment (2000)  
Blue Sky Studios (2002–19)
20th Century Fox Animation (Alternative) 		 
DreamWorks Animation (2013–17)  
Other studio  
An adult animated production A
Live-action/animation hybrid S
Distribution only D

US releases

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Title Original theatrical release date[rls 1] Animation studio
Hugo the Hippo January 23, 1976 Brut Productions[fr 1]  
Wizards February 9, 1977 Bakshi Productions
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure April 1, 1977 Richard Williams Productions[fr 2]
Fire and Ice August 26, 1983 Producers Sales Organization[fr 3]
FernGully: The Last Rainforest April 10, 1992 Kroyer Films and FAI Films[fr 4]
Once Upon a Forest June 18, 1993 Hanna-Barbera
The Pagemaster[S] November 23, 1994 Turner Feature Animation
Anastasia November 21, 1997 Fox Animation Studios  
Titan A.E. June 16, 2000
Digimon: The Movie October 6, 2000 Saban Entertainment and Toei Animation  
Monkeybone[S] February 23, 2001 1492 Pictures  
Waking Life[A] October 19, 2001 Thousand Words[st 1]
Ice Age March 15, 2002 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Garfield: The Movie[S] June 11, 2004 Davis Entertainment  
Fat Albert[S] December 25, 2004
Robots March 11, 2005 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Ice Age: The Meltdown March 31, 2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties[S] June 16, 2006 Davis Entertainment  
Everyone's Hero[D] September 15, 2006 IDT Entertainment
Night at the Museum[S] December 22, 2006 1492 Pictures and 21 Laps Entertainment
The Simpsons Movie[A] July 27, 2007 20th Century Fox Animation and Gracie Films  
Alvin and the Chipmunks[S] December 14, 2007 Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment  
Horton Hears a Who! March 14, 2008 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Space Chimps[D] July 18, 2008 Vanguard Animation and Starz Animation  
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian[S] May 22, 2009 1492 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, and 21 Laps Entertainment
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs July 1, 2009 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Aliens in the Attic[S] July 31, 2009 Regency Enterprises and Josephson Entertainment  
Fantastic Mr. Fox November 13, 2009 Regency Enterprises, Indian Paintbrush, and American Empirical Pictures
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel[S] December 25, 2009 Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment
Diary of a Wimpy Kid[S] March 19, 2010 Color Force and Dune Entertainment
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules[S] March 25, 2011
Rio April 15, 2011 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked[S] December 16, 2011 Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment  
Ice Age: Continental Drift July 13, 2012 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days[S] August 4, 2012 Color Force and Dune Entertainment  
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie[A] March 18, 2013 Houston Curtis Productions
The Croods[D] March 22, 2013 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
Epic May 24, 2013 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Turbo[D] July 17, 2013 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
Walking with Dinosaurs[S][D] December 20, 2013 Animal Logic  
Mr. Peabody & Sherman[D] March 7, 2014 DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images[fr 5]  
Rio 2 April 11, 2014 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
How to Train Your Dragon 2[D] June 13, 2014 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
The Book of Life[D] October 17, 2014 20th Century Fox Animation and Reel FX Animation Studios  
Penguins of Madagascar[D] November 26, 2014 DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images[fr 5]  
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb[S] December 19, 2014 1492 Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and 21 Laps Entertainment  
Home[D] March 27, 2015 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
The Peanuts Movie November 6, 2015 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip[S] December 18, 2015 Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and TSG Entertainment  
Kung Fu Panda 3[D] January 29, 2016 DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks[fr 5]  
Ice Age: Collision Course July 22, 2016 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios  
Trolls[D] November 4, 2016 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
The Boss Baby[D] March 31, 2017
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul[S] May 19, 2017 Color Force and TSG Entertainment  
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie[D] June 2, 2017 DreamWorks Animation[fr 5]  
Ferdinand December 15, 2017 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Davis Entertainment  
Isle of Dogs[A] March 23, 2018 Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures, and Studio Babelsberg[st 1]  
Spies in Disguise December 25, 2019[2][3] 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Chernin Entertainment  
Ron's Gone Wrong[D] October 22, 2021[4][5] 20th Century Animation, TSG Entertainment, Locksmith Animation and DNEG  
The Bob's Burgers Movie[A] May 27, 2022[rls 2][6][7][5] Wilo Productions and Bento Box Entertainment  

International releases

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Title Original theatrical release date[rls 3] Animation studio
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle[A] September 4, 1975 (France) Picha  
Fritz the Cat[A] June 23, 1977 (Australia) Krantz Films and Fritz Productions[fr 6]
The Big Bang[A] March 18, 1987 (France) Picha
Asterix Conquers America August 11, 1995 Extrafilm Produktion GmbH
The Magic Pudding December 14, 2000 (Australia) Energee Entertainment
Magos y Gigantes November 19, 2003 Ánima Estudios
The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs January 9, 2009 Start Desenhos Animados
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods March 30, 2013 Toei Animation
Worms December 20, 2013 (Brazil) Globo Filmes[st 2]
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' April 18, 2015 Toei Animation
Condorito: The Movie October 12, 2017 Aronnax Studios
Dragon Ball Super: Broly December 14, 2018 Toei Animation

Upcoming

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See also: List of Disney theatrical animated feature films § Upcoming
Title Scheduled U.S. theatrical release Animation studio
Ice Age 6 December 18, 2026[8][9] 20th Century Animation  

Highest grossing films

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

Rank Film Worldwide Gross Studio Year Ref.
1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,686,817 Blue Sky Studios 2009 [10]
2 Ice Age: Continental Drift $877,244,782 2012 [11]
3 Ice Age: The Meltdown $660,940,780 2006 [12]
4 How to Train Your Dragon 2 $621,537,519 DreamWorks Animation 2014 [13]
5 The Croods $587,204,668 2013 [14]
6 The Boss Baby $527,965,936 2017 [15]
7 The Simpsons Movie $527,071,022 20th Century Fox Animation 2007 [16]
8 Kung Fu Panda 3 $521,170,825 DreamWorks Animation 2016 [17]
9 Rio 2 $500,101,972 Blue Sky Studios 2014 [18]
10 Rio $483,866,772 2011  [19]

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 20th Century. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of 20th Century.
  2. ^ The film was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on July 17, 2020, but was briefly pulled from the schedule due to an error in listings. In announcing revised released dates of various films due to the global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney announced that the film's release was pushed back to April 9, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 22, 2021, the film was removed from the release schedule, with series creator and director Loren Bouchard stating a rescheduling was not imminent. Its final release date would be announced on September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by 20th Century. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of 20th Century.

Studio/Production Notes

  1. ^ a b Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
  2. ^ Released by Fox International Productions.

Film rights Notes

  1. ^ Owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.)
  2. ^ Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts through Simon & Schuster; currently unavailable for distribution
  3. ^ Owned by AMBI Group (via Exclusive Media), with home video distribution licensed to Blue Underground; Disney retains U.S. theatrical and TV rights
  4. ^ Owned by Machine Media Advisors, with distribution handled by Shout! Studios
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Owned by Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Animation)
  6. ^ Domestically owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

References

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  1. ^ "List of Disney Films".
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2017). "Will Smith & Tom Holland Topline 'Spies In Disguise' Animated Film". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Lang, Brent; Rubin, Rebecca (May 7, 2019). "Disney Announces New 'Star Wars' Films, Moves 'Avatar' Sequels". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2017-10-12). "'Gambit' Starring Channing Tatum Will Open Valentine's Day 2019". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Bob's Burgers Movie, The King's Man Get Disney Film Delays". IGN. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 4, 2017). "'Bob's Burgers' Movie Ordered Up For 2020". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Pamela McClintock (3 April 2020). "'Black Widow,' 'Mulan' Land New 2020 Release Dates, 'Jungle Cruise' Delayed a Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  8. ^ Lang, Brent (8 November 2024). "'Ice Age 6' in the Works With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Returning". Variety. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ^ Stephan, Katcy (15 November 2024). "Disney Removes 'Star Wars' Movie From 2026 Slate, Replaced by 'Ice Age 6'". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ^ "Ice Age: Continental Drift". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  12. ^ "Ice Age: The Meltdown". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ^ "How to Train Your Dragon 2". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ "The Croods". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ "The Boss Baby". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ^ "The Simpsons Movie". Box Office Mojo.
  17. ^ "Kung Fu Panda 3". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ^ "Rio 2". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ^ "Rio". Box Office Mojo.
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