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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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)
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


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	Fox Animation Studios
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	Davis Entertainment
Robots	March 11, 2005	20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios
Ice Age: The Meltdown	March 31, 2006	20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios
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^[D]	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	Color Force and Dune Entertainment
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	DreamWorks Animation^{[fr 5]}
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^[1]^[2]	20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Chernin Entertainment
Ron's Gone Wrong^[D]	October 22, 2021^[3]^[4]	20th Century Animation, TSG Entertainment, Locksmith Animation and DNEG
The Bob's Burgers Movie^[A]	May 27, 2022^{[rls 2]}^[5]^[6]^[4]	Wilo Productions and Bento Box Entertainment

International releases


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 Pink Panther^[S]^[D]	February 10, 2006	Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Robert Simonds Productions
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


Title	Scheduled U.S. theatrical release	Animation studio
Ice Age 6	December 18, 2026^[7]^[8]	20th Century Animation

Highest grossing films

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

Notes

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 20th Century. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of 20th Century.
^ 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.
^ 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

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

Film rights Notes

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

References

^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2017). "Will Smith & Tom Holland Topline 'Spies In Disguise' Animated Film". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
^ Lang, Brent; Rubin, Rebecca (May 7, 2019). "Disney Announces New 'Star Wars' Films, Moves 'Avatar' Sequels". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2017-10-12). "'Gambit' Starring Channing Tatum Will Open Valentine's Day 2019". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Bob's Burgers Movie, The King's Man Get Disney Film Delays". IGN. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
^ Hipes, Patrick (October 4, 2017). "'Bob's Burgers' Movie Ordered Up For 2020". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Stephan, Katcy (15 November 2024). "Disney Removes 'Star Wars' Movie From 2026 Slate, Replaced by 'Ice Age 6'". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
^ "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Ice Age: Continental Drift". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
^ "Ice Age: The Meltdown". Box Office Mojo.
^ "How to Train Your Dragon 2". Box Office Mojo.
^ "The Croods". Box Office Mojo.
^ "The Boss Baby". Box Office Mojo.
^ "The Simpsons Movie". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Kung Fu Panda 3". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Rio 2". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Rio". Box Office Mojo.

External links

[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.

[12] 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.

[15] 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.

[FSS-6] Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

[FIP-17] Released by Fox International Productions.

[Turner-2] Owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.)

[S&S-3] Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts through Simon & Schuster; currently unavailable for distribution

[FireIce-4] Owned by AMBI Group (via Exclusive Media), with home video distribution licensed to Blue Underground; Disney retains U.S. theatrical and TV rights

[FernGully-5] Owned by Machine Media Advisors, with distribution handled by Shout! Studios

[DreamWorks-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Owned by Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Animation)

[MGM-16] Domestically owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

[8] N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2017). "Will Smith & Tom Holland Topline 'Spies In Disguise' Animated Film". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[VarietyReleaseDates-9] Lang, Brent; Rubin, Rebecca (May 7, 2019). "Disney Announces New 'Star Wars' Films, Moves 'Avatar' Sequels". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[deadline1-10] D'Alessandro, Anthony (2017-10-12). "'Gambit' Starring Channing Tatum Will Open Valentine's Day 2019". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[20thDelay-11] "Bob's Burgers Movie, The King's Man Get Disney Film Delays". IGN. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[13] Hipes, Patrick (October 4, 2017). "'Bob's Burgers' Movie Ordered Up For 2020". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[:1-14] 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.

[D23-18] 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.

[19] Stephan, Katcy (15 November 2024). "Disney Removes 'Star Wars' Movie From 2026 Slate, Replaced by 'Ice Age 6'". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[20] "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". Box Office Mojo.

[21] "Ice Age: Continental Drift". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

[22] "Ice Age: The Meltdown". Box Office Mojo.

[23] "How to Train Your Dragon 2". Box Office Mojo.

[24] "The Croods". Box Office Mojo.

[25] "The Boss Baby". Box Office Mojo.

[26] "The Simpsons Movie". Box Office Mojo.

[27] "Kung Fu Panda 3". Box Office Mojo.

[28] "Rio 2". Box Office Mojo.

[29] "Rio". Box Office Mojo.

[D-30] Originally in-production at 20th Century Studios, but were switched over to Walt Disney Pictures before completion.

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