List of American theatrical animated feature films (1937–1999)
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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 1937 and 1999. 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 not included.
Films
Released
See also
- List of American theatrical animated feature films (2000-2019)
- 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 anime theatrically released in the United States
References
- ↑ "Untitled Clipping". Denton Journal. April 16, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Bergner in New Film". Times Union. May 11, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "'The Snow Queen' Opens March 30th". Brooklyn Daily. March 22, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Yellow Submarine (1968) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ "Snoopy Comes Home Tomorrow". Detroit Free Press. June 27, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
External links
| Title | Release date | Accompanying short | Medium | Studio | Distributor | Running time (minutes) |
Budget | Box office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons | April 23, 1937 (matinee)[1] May 19, 1937 (official release, released on a double-bill with Dreaming Lips)[2] |
— | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Productions | United Artists | 41 | — | — | The first animated film from Walt Disney before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | December 21, 1937 (Carthay Circle Theatre) February 4, 1938 (official release) |
Fantasy on Skis (1975 re-issue) |
RKO Radio Pictures | 83 | $1,499,000 | $66,596,803 | The very first animated film from Walt Disney and the first Disney Princess. Winner of an Academy Honorary Award. | ||
| Gulliver's Travels | December 22, 1939 | — | Fleischer Studios | Paramount Pictures | 76 | $700,000 | $3,270,000 | The first animated film from Paramount Pictures, the first non-Disney animated film and the first animated film to be put in the public domain. | |
| Pinocchio | February 7, 1940 (Center Theatre) February 23, 1940 (official release) |
The Small One (1978 re-issue) |
Walt Disney Productions | RKO Radio Pictures | 88 | $2,289,247 | $38,976,570 | The second animated film from Walt Disney. Also adapted into a 2022 live-action remake of the same name. | |
| Fantasia | November 13, 1940 | Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1963 re-issue) The Klondike Kid (1973 re-issue) |
Traditional animation/Live action | 126 | $2,280,000 | $42,850,000 | The third animated film from Walt Disney, the first Disney animated film to have live action footage, the first animated film to feature Mickey Mouse, the first animated feature film to be presented in stereophonic surround sound and the first Disney package film. | ||
| The Reluctant Dragon | June 20, 1941 | — | 74 | $600,000 | $960,000 | The second Disney animated film with live action. | |||
| Dumbo | October 23, 1941 (Broadway Theatre) October 31, 1941 (official release) |
Traditional animation | 64 | $950,000 | $1,300,000 | The fourth animated film from Walt Disney. Also adapted into a 2019 live-action remake of the same name. | |||
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town | December 5, 1941 (official release) February 13, 1942 (California) February 20, 1942 (New York City) |
Fleischer Studios | Paramount Pictures | 78 | $1,000,000 | $241,000 | The second animated film from Paramount Pictures. | ||
| Bambi | August 9, 1942 (London) August 13, 1942 (Radio City Music Hall) August 21, 1942 (official release) |
Alaskan Sled Dog (1957 re-issue) |
Walt Disney Productions | RKO Radio Pictures | 70 | $858,000 | $168,200,000 | The fifth animated film from Walt Disney. Inspired a 2006 sequel, Bambi II. | |
| Saludos Amigos | August 24, 1942 (Rio de Janeiro) February 6, 1943 (Majestic Theatre, Boston) February 19, 1943 (official release) |
Seal Island (1949 re-issue) |
Traditional animation/Live action | 42 | $515,000 | $1,135,000 | The sixth animated film from Walt Disney, the third Disney animated film with live action, the first animated film to feature Donald Duck and Goofy and the second Disney package film. | ||
| Victory Through Air Power | July 17, 1943 (Globe Theatre) | — | United Artists | 70 | $788,000 | $799,000 | The fourth Disney animated film with live action and the first animated documentary film. | ||
| The Three Caballeros | December 21, 1944 (Mexico City) February 3, 1945 (official release) |
RKO Radio Pictures | 72 | — | $3,355,000 | A sequel to Saludos Amigos, the seventh animated film from Walt Disney, the fifth Disney animated film with live action, the third Disney package film and the first film to incorporate traditional animation with live action actors. | |||
| Make Mine Music | April 20, 1946 (Globe Theatre) August 15, 1946 (official release) |
Traditional animation | 68 | $1,035,000 | $3,275,000 | The eighth animated film from Walt Disney and the fourth Disney package film. Entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. | |||
| Song of the South | November 12, 1946 (Fox Theatre) November 20, 1946 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Live action | 94 | $2,125,000 | $65,000,000 | The sixth Disney animated film with live action. | |||
| Fun and Fancy Free | September 27, 1947 | 73 | — | $3,165,000 | The ninth animated film from Walt Disney, the seventh Disney animated film with live action and the fifth Disney package film. | ||||
| Melody Time | May 27, 1948 | 75 | $1,500,000 | $2,560,000 | The 10th animated film from Walt Disney, the eighth Disney animated film with live action and the sixth Disney package film. | ||||
| So Dear to My Heart | November 29, 1948 (Chicago) January 19, 1949 (Indiana Theatre) |
82 | $1,500,000 | $3,700,000 | The ninth Disney animated film with live action. | ||||
| The Humpbacked Horse | April 18, 1949 | Traditional animation | Soyuzmultfilm | 70 | — | — | Was re-released in 1977 as The Magic Pony. | ||
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | August 25, 1949 (private premiere at RKO Palace Theatre, hosted by Sally Joy Brown) October 5, 1949 (official release) |
Walt Disney Productions | RKO Radio Pictures | 68 | $1,625,000 | The 11th animated film from Walt Disney and the seventh Disney package film. | |||
| Cinderella | February 15, 1950 (RKO Keith's Memorial Theatre) February 22, 1950 (Mayfair Theatre) March 30, 1950 (official release) |
74 | $2,900,000 | $10,000,000 | The 12th animated film from Walt Disney and the second Disney Princess. Also inspired two direct-to-video sequels in 2002 and 2007. Adapted into a 2015 live-action remake of the same name. | ||||
| The Emperor's Nightingale | May 25, 1951 | Stop motion/Live action | Loutkovy Film Praha | Rembrandt Films | 72 | — | — | The first animated film from Rembrandt Films. | |
| Alice in Wonderland | July 26, 1951 (London) July 28, 1951 (Criterion Theatre) |
Nature's Half Acre | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Productions | RKO Radio Pictures | 75 | $3,000,000 | $5,600,000 | The 13th animated film from Walt Disney. Also adapted into a 2010 live-action reimagining of the same name and its 2016 sequel. |
| Peter Pan | February 5, 1953 (Balaban and Katz) | Bear Country | 77 | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | The 14th animated film from Walt Disney, the final Disney film to be distributed by RKO, and the final Disney film in which all nine members of Disney's Nine Old Men worked as directing animators. Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Adapted into a 2023 live-action remake, Peter Pan & Wendy. | |||
| Johnny the Giant Killer | June 5, 1953 | — | Jean Image Films | Lippert Pictures | 80 | — | — | The first animated film from Lippert Pictures. | |
| Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy | October 10, 1954 | Stop motion | RKO Radio Pictures | 73 | The first American non-Disney animated film since Mr. Bug Goes to Town and the first American feature-length animated film not made with traditional animation. | ||||
| Animal Farm | December 29, 1954 (New York City) January 7, 1955 (London) |
Traditional animation | Halas and Batchelor | Distributors Corporation of America | 72 | $350,000 | The first animated film from Distributors Corporation of America, the first adult animated film and the first British animated film ever made (save for two instructional films). | ||
| Lady and the Tramp | June 16, 1955 (Balaban and Katz) June 22, 1955 (official release) |
Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Film Distribution | 76 | $4,000,000 | $36,359,037 | The 15th animated film from Walt Disney and the first animated film to be presented in the CinemaScope widescreen process. Also inspired a 2001 direct-to-video sequel. Adapted into a 2019 live-action remake of the same name. | ||
| Sleeping Beauty | January 29, 1959 (Fox Wilshire Theatre) | 75 | $6,000,000 | $36,479,805 | The 16th animated film from Walt Disney, the third Disney Princess and the first animated film to be presented in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process. Also inspired the live-action media franchise Maleficent. | ||||
| 1001 Arabian Nights | December 1, 1959 | UPA | Columbia Pictures | 75 | $2,000,000 | — | The first animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first animated film from UPA. | ||
| The Snow Queen | March 30, 1960 (RKO Albee Theatre, Brooklyn)[3] | Soyuzmultfilm | Universal Pictures | 64 | — | The first animated film from Universal Pictures. Also marked the first purchase of a Soviet film by an American company. | |||
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | January 25, 1961 (Florida Theatre) | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 79 | $3,600,000 | $85,000,000 | The 17th animated film from Walt Disney and the first animated film to use the xerography process. Also adapted into two live-action remakes (101 Dalmatians, 102 Dalmatians). It inspired a 2003 direct-to-video sequel and a 2021 live-action spinoff. | ||
| Magic Boy | June 22, 1961 | Anime | Toei Animation | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 83 | — | — | The first animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the very first anime film released in the United States. | |
| Panda and the Magic Serpent | July 8, 1961 | Global Pictures | 78 | The first animated film from Global Pictures. | |||||
| Alakazam the Great | July 26, 1961 | American International Pictures | 88 | The first animated film from American International Pictures. | |||||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | December 18, 1961 | Stop motion | Studio Kresleného a Loutkového Filmu | Showcorporation | 76 | The first animated film from Showcorporation and the first puppet kinescope in the world. | |||
| Heaven and Earth Magic | January 1, 1962 | Cutout animation | Mystic Fire Video | 66 | Listed in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. | ||||
| Gay Purr-ee | October 24, 1962 | Traditional animation | UPA | Warner Bros. Pictures | 85 | The first animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the second animated film from UPA. | |||
| The Sword in the Stone | December 25, 1963 | Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983 re-issue) |
Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 79 | $3,000,000 | $22,200,000 | The 18th animated film from Walt Disney and the last Disney animated film released during Walt Disney's lifetime. | |
| The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon | January 1, 1964 | — | Anime | Toei Animation | Columbia Pictures | 86 | — | — | The second animated film from Columbia Pictures. |
| The Incredible Mr. Limpet | January 20, 1964 (Weeki Wachee Springs Underwater Theater) March 28, 1964 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Live action | Warner Bros. Pictures | 99 | The first Warner Bros. animated film with live action. | ||||
| Of Stars and Men | April 28, 1964 (Beekman Theatre) May 13, 1964 (official release) |
A collection of Hubley/UPA shorts | Traditional animation | Hubley Productions | Brandon Films | 53 | The first animated film from Brandon Films. | ||
| Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! | June 3, 1964 | — | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Columbia Pictures | 89 | $2,438,233 | $1,130,000 | The third animated film from Columbia Pictures, the first animated film from Hanna-Barbera and the first animated feature-length film to be based on a television series. Was re-released by Clubhouse Pictures in 1986. | |
| Mary Poppins | August 27, 1964 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) September 24, 1964 (Radio City Music Hall) |
Traditional animation/Live action | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 139 | $6,000,000 | $31,000,000 | The 10th Disney animated film with live action. Nominee of an Academy Award for Best Picture. | |
| The Man from Button Willow | April 3, 1965 | Traditional animation | Eagle Films | United Screen Arts | 81 | — | — | The first animated film from United Screen Arts. | |
| Willy McBean and His Magic Machine | June 23, 1965 | Stop motion | Videocraft International Dentsu Motion Pictures |
Magna Pictures Distribution Corporation | 94 | The first animated film from Magna Pictures Distribution Corporation and the first animated theatrical feature-length film from Rankin/Bass. | |||
| The Magic World of Topo Gigio | November 26, 1965 | Stop motion/Live action | Cinecidi Jolly Film Sullivan Enterprises |
Columbia Pictures | 75 | The fourth animated film from Columbia Pictures and the first Columbia animated film with live action. | |||
| Pinocchio in Outer Space | December 22, 1965 | Traditional animation | Belvision Studios | Universal Pictures | 71 | The second animated film from Universal Pictures. | |||
| Alice of Wonderland in Paris | February 5, 1966 | White Mane | Childhood Productions | 52 | Was re-released by Paramount Pictures in the 1970s as Alice in a New Wonderland. | ||||
| The Daydreamer | June 1, 1966 | — | Stop motion/Live action | Videocraft International | Embassy Pictures | 101 | $2,000,000 | The first animated film from Embassy Pictures and the second animated film from Rankin/Bass. | |
| Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon | July 23, 1966 | Anime | Toei Animation | Continental Distributing | 85 | — | The first animated film from Continental Distributing, Inc. | ||
| The Man Called Flintstone | August 3, 1966 | Traditional animation | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Columbia Pictures | 89 | The fifth animated film from Columbia Pictures and the second animated film from Hanna-Barbera. | |||
| Mad Monster Party? | March 8, 1967 | Stop motion | Rankin/Bass Productions | Embassy Pictures | 95 | The second animated film from Embassy Pictures and the third animated film from Rankin/Bass. | |||
| The Wacky World of Mother Goose | September 27, 1967 | Traditional animation | Rankin/Bass Productions Toei Animation |
81 | The third animated film from Embassy Pictures and the fourth animated film from Rankin/Bass. | ||||
| The Jungle Book | October 18, 1967 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre, released on a double-bill with Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar) | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 78 | $4,000,000 | $137,741,048 | The 19th animated film from Walt Disney and the last Disney animated film that Walt Disney produced. Also adapted into two live-action remakes of the same name, one 1994, the other in 2016. | ||
| Yellow Submarine | July 17, 1968 (United Kingdom) November 13, 1968 (official release) |
Apple Corps King Features Syndicate TVC London |
United Artists | 90 | $250,000 | $1,273,261[4] | The third animated film from United Artists and the first since 1943's Victory Through Air Power. Released in two versions. Distribution rights later went to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | ||
| A Boy Named Charlie Brown | December 4, 1969 (Radio City Music Hall) | Cinema Center Films Lee Mendelson Films United Feature Syndicate |
National General Pictures | 86 | $1,100,000 | $12,000,000 | The first animated film from National General Pictures and the first animated film to feature Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. | ||
| Santa and the Three Bears | November 7, 1970 | Traditional animation/Live action | Tony Benedict Productions Key Industries |
R&S Film Enterprises | 46 | — | — | The first animated film from R&S Film Enterprises, Inc. and the first animated theatrical Christmas-themed film. Edited for television airings. | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | MGM Animation/Visual Arts | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 89 | The second animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the first MGM animated film with live action. | |||||
| The Aristocats | December 11, 1970 (Westwood Village Theatre) December 25, 1970 (official release) |
Niok the Orphan Elephant | Traditional animation | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 78 | $4,000,000 | $28,000,000 | The 20th animated film from Walt Disney and the last Disney animated film to be personally approved by Walt Disney himself. |
| The World of Hans Christian Andersen | March 1, 1971 | — | Anime | Toei Animation | United Artists | 73 | — | — | The fourth animated film from United Artists and the first anime film released in the United States since Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon. |
| Shinbone Alley | June 26, 1970 (Atlanta Film Festival) April 7, 1971 (official release) |
Traditional animation | Fine Arts Films | Allied Artists | 84 | The first animated film from Allied Artists. | |||
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | October 7, 1971 (United Kingdom) November 11, 1971 (Radio City Music Hall) November 19, 1971 (official release) |
Traditional animation/Live action | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 117 | $6,300,000 | $8,500,000 | The 11th Disney animated film with live action. Restored in 1996 with 20 minutes of deleted content edited back into the film. | |
| Fritz the Cat | April 12, 1972 | Traditional animation | Bakshi Productions Fritz Productions Aurica Finance Company Krantz Films |
Cinemation Industries | 78 | $700,000 | $90,000,000 | The first animated from Ralph Bakshi, the first animated film from Cinemation Industries, the first adult animated film since Animal Farm and the first animated film to receive an X rating in the United States. | |
| Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | April 24, 1972 | Anime | Mushi Productions | Xanadu Productions | 112 | — | — | The first animated film from Xanadu Productions. | |
| Snoopy Come Home | June 28, 1972[5] | Traditional animation | Cinema Center Films Lee Mendelson Films United Feature Syndicate |
National General Pictures | 80 | $1,000,000 | $245,073 | A sequel to A Boy Named Charlie Brown and the second animated film from National General Pictures. | |
| Journey Back to Oz | December 14, 1972 (United Kingdom) | Filmation | Seymour Borde | 88 | — | — | The first animated film from Filmation and the first animated film adaptation of the Oz books to hit the big screen. Was not released in the United States until 1974. | ||
| Charlotte's Web | February 22, 1973 (Radio City Music Hall) March 1, 1973 (official release) |
The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow | Hanna-Barbera Productions Sagittarius Productions |
Paramount Pictures | 94 | $2,400,000 | The third animated film from Paramount Pictures and the third animated film from Hanna-Barbera. Also inspired a 2003 direct-to-video sequel and a 2006 live-action film adaptation of the same name. | ||
| Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon | April 12, 1973 | — | Animation International Porter Animations |
British Empire Films | 82 | $650,000 | — | The first Australian animated film ever made. | |
| Treasure Island | July 10, 1973 | Filmation | Warner Bros. Pictures | 87 | $1,050,000 | The second animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the second animated film from Filmation. | |||
| Heavy Traffic | August 8, 1973 | Traditional animation/Live action | Bakshi Productions Steve Krantz Productions |
American International Pictures | 76 | $950,000 | $1,500,000 | The second animated from Ralph Bakshi and the second animated film from American International Pictures. | |
| Fantastic Planet | December 1, 1973 | Traditional animation | Les Films Armorial Ceskoslovensky Filmexport |
New World Pictures | 71 | — | — | The first animated film from New World Pictures. Entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Robin Hood | November 8, 1973 (Radio City Music Hall) December 21, 1973 (official release) |
Nature's Strangest Creatures | Walt Disney Productions | Buena Vista Distribution | 83 | $5,000,000 | $27,500,000 | The 21st animated film from Walt Disney. | |
| The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat | June 26, 1974 | — | Steve Krantz Productions Cine Camera |
American International Pictures | 76 | $1,500,000 | — | A sequel to Fritz the Cat and the third animated film from American International Pictures. Entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Down and Dirty Duck | July 8, 1974 (Los Angeles) | Murakami-Wolf Productions | New World Pictures | 70 | $110,000 | The second animated film from New World Pictures. | |||
| Oliver Twist | July 10, 1974 | Filmation | Warner Bros. Pictures | 91 | $1,050,000 | The third animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the third animated film from Filmation. | |||
| Tubby the Tuba | April 1, 1975 | New York Institute of Technology | AVCO Embassy Pictures | 88 | — | The fourth animated film from AVCO Embassy Pictures. | |||
| Aladdin and His Magic Lamp | July 1, 1975 | Jean Image Films | Paramount Pictures | 71 | The fourth animated film from Paramount Pictures. | ||||
| Coonskin | August 20, 1975 | Traditional animation/Live action | Bakshi Productions Albert S. Ruddy Productions |
Bryanston Distributing Company | 84 | $1,600,000 | The third animated film from Ralph Bakshi and the first animated film from Bryanston Distributing Company. | ||
| Bugs Bunny: Superstar | December 19, 1975 | Hare-Raising Films | United Artists | 90 | — | The fifth animated film from United Artists and the first animated film to feature Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters. A compilation of nine previously released cartoons edited into one film. | |||
| Jack and the Beanstalk | February 13, 1976 | Anime | Group TAC Nippon Herald Films |
Columbia Pictures | 96 | The sixth animated film from Columbia Pictures. | |||
| Hugo the Hippo | June 16, 1976 | Traditional animation | Brut Productions Pannonia Film Studio |
20th Century Fox | 91 | $1,000,000 | The first animated film from 20th Century Fox. | ||