The following is a list of productions by Universal Animation Studios, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal (which in turn is owned by Comcast), which includes animated feature films, shorts, specials and television series.
Feature-length films[]
Theatrical films[]
Title | Release Date | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Budget | Gross | Co-production with | Animation services | ||
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Onion Mastori: The Movie | July 1, 2005 | 79% | 71 | $70 million | $203.5 million | Onion Animation | Onion Animation Toei Animation (2D anime sequences) Film Roman (2D anime sequences) DKP Studios (CGI anime sequences) | ||
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | 2005 | 54% | 54 | $600 million | $2. 824 billion | DreamWorks Classics | Kapow Pictures | ||
Curious George | February 10, 2006 | 69% | 62 | $50 million | $69.8 million | Imagine Entertainment | Project Firefly Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks Toon City Animation | ||
Commander Rob | June 13, 2008 | 72% | 73 | $38 million | $587.4 million | Mike Young Productions | Prana Studios
Rough Draft Studios (2D animated sequences) | ||
Universal Animation | |||||||||
Ama and the Mysterious Crystal | December 19, 1997 | 81% | 70 | $44 million | $324.6 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Bardel Entertainment | ||
Paint World | December 25, 1999 | 79% | 61 | $65 million | $182.1 million | N/A | |||
A Maiden's Reason | December 20, 2000 | 75% | 64 | $96.8 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Yowza! Animation | |||
Magina | September 19, 2003 | 53% | 57 | $80 million | $78.1 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Bardel Entertainment | ||
Computeropolis | July 2, 2004 | 90% | 76 | $65 million | $587.1 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities | ||
Me & Mobo | July 7, 2006 | 41% | 49 | $74 million | $486.5 million | N/A | |||
Computeropolis 2 | July 6, 2007 | 78% | 62 | $77 million | $853.4 million | N/A | |||
Swapped | July 2, 2008 | 60% | 49 | $70 million | $376.8 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Yowza! Animation (2D animated sequences only) | ||
Dash and Dot's Wild Ride | September 18, 2009 | 83% | 67 | $49 million | $19 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Primal Screen Yowza! Animation Premise Entertainment Neomis Animation Fat Cat Animation Duncan Studio Bardel Entertainment Wang Film Productions July Films Sunwoo Entertainment TMS Entertainment Toon City Animation Rough Draft Studios Mercury Filmworks (visual effects, compositing, ink & paint) Warner Bros. Animation (visual effects, compositing, ink & paint) Reel FX Creative Studios (CGI sequences) | ||
November 25, 2009 | 85% | 73 | $81 million | $532.4 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Production IG (2D anime sequences) Saerom Animation (2D anime sequences) | |||
Computeropolis 3 | December 10, 2010 | 43% | 47 | $85 million | $783.6 million | N/A | Main Universal City facilities | ||
Superfancy Lady | September 23, 2011 | 78% | 66 | $445.3 million | N/A | ||||
Quest | December 7, 2012 | 77% | 70 | $82 million | $426.7 million | N/A | |||
Luna & Zak | December 13, 2013 | 75% | 69 | $97 million | $624.9 million | N/A | |||
Superfancy Lady 2 | December 12, 2014 | 61% | 54 | $99 million | $554.9 million | N/A | |||
Paradoria | December 11, 2015 | 97% | 87 | $103 million | $1.126 billion | N/A | |||
Imagimals | March 3, 2017 | 46% | 44 | $110 million | $1.018 billion | N/A | |||
Amazing Academy | December 8, 2017 | 80% | 70 | $838.1 million | N/A | ||||
Computeropolis: The Deep Web | June 1, 2018 | 69% | 59 | $200 million | $1.373 billion | N/A | Main Universal City facilities Yowza! Animation (2D animated sequences only) | ||
Paradoria 2 | November 8, 2019 | 86% | 75 | $200–250 million | $1.642 billion | N/A | Main Universal City facilities | ||
Imagimals 2 | September 18, 2020 | N/A | N/A | $200 million | N/A | N/A | |||
Computeropolis: Webcation | May 13, 2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Mechagirl | 2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Untitled films | December 20, 2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
December 25, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Bauhaus Gone Bonkers! | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Makeshift Miracle | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Untitled animated Woody Woodpecker film | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Untitled film about a leopard gecko | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Gingo Animation | |||||||||
Hatty in the Big City: The Movie | July 2, 1999 | 60% | 56 | $48 million | $116.2 million | N/A | Main Gingo facility Wang Film Productions | ||
Saving the Helpful | June 29, 2001 | 57% | 51 | $54 million | $218.9 million | Imagine Entertainment Arlo-Avocha Vernon Productions Gingo Animation |
Main Gingo facility Main Universal City facilities Yowza! Animation | ||
The Gabriel Garza Movie | July 31, 2002 | 38% | 44 | $60 million | $89.8 million | Glass Ball Productions | Main Gingo facility Wang Film Productions Saerom Animation | ||
The Whackems: One Big Movie | April 18, 2003 | 49% | 42 | $39 million | $101.5 million | MagicolaLilli, Inc. | Main Gingo facility Saerom Animation Sunwoo Animation Sunwoo Digital International | ||
Zina and the Vivid Crew | December 17, 2004 | 80% | 62 | $70 million | $293.5 million | Entertainment]] | [[Rainmaker Entertainment]] | ||
Main Gingo facility Yowza! Animation Rough Draft Studios | |||||||||
The Pandemoniums Movie | June 26, 2009 | 78% | 65 | $68 million | $170.7 million | N/A | Main Gingo facility Rough Draft Studios | ||
Wizards and Warriors: The Movie |
July 27, 2012 | 73% | 61 | $25 million | $93.1 million | Glass Ball Productions | Main Gingo facility Rough Draft Studios | ||
Planetokio | July 2, 2014 | 54% | 50 | $82 million | $221.3 million | OutSide Directors Company Asmik Ace Entertainment |
Rainmaker Entertainment | ||
Agent Chrysocolla | November 25, 2020 | N/A | N/A | $55 million | N/A | Illumination | Illumination Mac Guff | ||
Untitled Gabriel Garza film | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Glass Ball Productions | Main Gingo facility |
Direct-to-video features[]
Release Date | Title | Co-production with | Notes | ||
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as Universal Cartoon Studios | |||||
December 13, 1994 |
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure|| |
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December 12, 1995 | The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | ||||
December 10, 1996 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | ||||
December 9, 1997 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | ||||
January 6, 1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Renaissance Pictures | |||
November 3, 1998 | One Weird Afternoon | Compile | Based on the Puyo Puyo video game series | ||
December 1, 1998 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | ||||
September 28, 1999 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. | |||
February 15, 2000 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | ||||
March 21, 2000 | Ama II: Return to Crystopia | ||||
July 25, 2000 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | ||||
August 29, 2000 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. | |||
December 5, 2000 | The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | ||||
December 4, 2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | ||||
February 19, 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | ||||
March 19, 2002 | Ama III: The Lost Crystals | ||||
December 10, 2002 | The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | ||||
March 18, 2003 | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
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December 2, 2003 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | ||||
May 11, 2004 | Van Helsing: The London Assignment | ||||
June 15, 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | ||||
January 11, 2005 | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | ||||
February 1, 2005 | Balto III: Wings of Change | ||||
March 21, 2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | ||||
June 24, 2006 | Zina and the Powerful of Evil | ||||
as Universal Animation Studios | |||||
February 27, 2007 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | ||||
November 27, 2007 | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | ||||
February 5, 2008 | Ama: The Secret Palace | ||||
November 25, 2008 | Fighting Royale: Colliding Dimensions – The Premiere Movie | Gingo Animation Glass Ball Productions |
Based on the video game Fighting Royale 2 | ||
January 18, 2009 | Paint World 2 | ||||
March 2, 2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Imagine Entertainment Toon City Animation |
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March 22, 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | Crest Animation Productions | |||
September 24, 2013 | Ama and the Hidden Realm | ||||
June 23, 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Universal 1440 Entertainment Imagine Entertainment |
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February 2, 2016 | The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave | Universal 1440 Entertainment | |||
November 14, 2017 | Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You | Universal 1440 Entertainment Telegael Magic Carpet Productions Splash Entertainment |
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February 6, 2018 | Woody Woodpecker | Universal 1440 Entertainment | |||
September 10, 2019 | Curious George: Royal Monkey | Universal 1440 Entertainment Imagine Entertainment |
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June 9, 2020 | Gabriel Garza + Disney Princess: Enchanted Mayhem | Universal 1440 Entertainment Glass Ball Productions Walt Disney Pictures |
produced under Gingo Animation |
Television films[]
Release Date | Title | Network | Co-production with | Notes |
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1990s | ||||
April 10, 1999 | The Gabriel Project | Gingo | Gingo Animation Glass Ball Productions |
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2000s | ||||
June 15, 2004 | Critter Mockers: Dude, Where's My Critter? | Gingo | Gingo Animation | |
August 27, 2005 | The Pandemoniums: Enter the Warp Illusion | |||
May 27, 2006 | The Pandemoniums: Battle Against Time | |||
July 15, 2007 | A Critter Mockers Summer Vacation | |||
September 5, 2008 | Ace of All Trades: Pop Party | Gingo | Gingo Animation | |
November 25, 2009 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | PBS Kids | Imagine Entertainment | |
2010s | ||||
May 23, 2011 | Chip in Space: Planet 2 Planet | Disney XD |
Short films[]
Theatrical shorts[]
Release Date | Franchise | Title | Release |
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July 26, 1996 | The Whackems | Magilli's Boombox Party | with Magic, Travelling & Circuses |
August 27, 1999 |
Fractured Fairy Tales|| The Phox, the Box, & the Lox||with Dudley Do-Right | ||
December 20, 2000 | N/A | Aero | with Mistress Masham's Repose |
November 2, 2001 | N/A | Earth Justice | with Shrek |
July 31, 2002 | Cookie and Cream | Cookie and Cream in The Last Slice | with The Gabriel Garza Movie |
September 27, 2006 | Sadya | Go Go Gopher! | with Me & Mobo |
November 25, 2009 | N/A | The Sounds of the Ocean | with Woo La La |
December 7, 2012 | Computeropolis | Go Party! | with Quest |
June 5, 2014 | Peri and the Glitch Invaders | with Luna & Zak | |
March 3, 2017 | Zip | with Imagimals | |
December 8, 2017 | Paradoria | Keena's Magical Journey | with Lix |
June 1, 2018 | N/A | Neon | with Computeropolis: The Deep Web |
November 8, 2019 | Imagimals | Mine! | with Paradoria 2 |
November 25, 2020 | Computeropolis | Virtual Vinna | with Agent Chrysocolla |
Theme park shorts[]
Release Date | Franchise | Title |
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June 11, 2006 | Computeropolis | Computeropolis: A Technical Ride |
Direct-to-video short films[]
Release Date | Title | Released with | Notes | |
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2000s | ||||
December 7, 2004 | Print 3D Errors | Computeropolis | ||
December 6, 2005 | The Small Green Boy | Sadya | ||
December 5, 2006 | Just Sommi | Me & Mobo | ||
December 11, 2007 | Peri and Nicky Get a Flu | Computeropolis 2 | ||
2010s | ||||
March 22, 2011 | The Chat | Computeropolis 3 | ||
January 17, 2012 | Zeus on the Loose | Nepola's Odyssey | ||
March 4, 2014 | How to Act Like a Player | Luna & Zak | ||
March 3, 2015 | No More Mr. Cyclops | Nepola's Odyssey II | ||
March 22, 2016 | Camp Jamo | Paradoria | ||
Noodles | ||||
Getting Annoyed | ||||
June 6, 2017 | Busho's Guide to Cool Things | Imagimals | ||
March 20, 2018 | Hotel Room Music | Amazing Academy | ||
An Interview with an Idol | ||||
October 23, 2018 | Zola's Makeover | Computeropolis: The Deep Web | ||
Monkey Business | ||||
February 18, 2020 | Falia's Challenge | Paradoria 2 |
Television series[]
- Main article: Universal Television Animation
Specials[]
Release Date | Title | Network | Co-production with | Notes |
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1990s | ||||
December 18, 1991 | Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work | CBS | Amblin Entertainment | |
December 14, 1996 | The Whackems' Christmas | Gingo | Gingo Animation MagicolaLilli, Inc. |
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June 16, 1997 | Gabriel Garza's Big Problem | Gingo Animation | ||
September 25, 1998 | Hatty: The Untold Story | Gingo Animation | ||
December 19, 1998 | The Home Sweet Home of Bluis & Bubblina: Christmas Time | |||
December 18, 1999 | Funky Fu! Pop Star Fighter: A Very Funky Fu Christmas | Gingo Animation Arlo-Avocha Vernon Productions |
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2000s | ||||
October 21, 2000 | Funky Fu! Pop Star Fighter: A Ghost in the Dojo! | Gingo | Gingo Animation Arlo-Avocha Vernon Productions |
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October 27, 2001 | Zina's Spooked Future | Gingo Animation Glass Ball Productions O Entertainment |
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November 17, 2001 | Hatty's Weasel-tastic Christmas! | Gingo Animation | ||
December 8, 2001 | Zina Supermoon: The Christmas Special | Gingo Animation Glass Ball Productions O Entertainment |
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November 16, 2002 | Cookie and Cream in the Christmas Caper | Gingo Animation Nelvana |
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December 21, 2002 | The Jenny Zoom Christmas Hour | Gingo Animation | ||
May 18, 2003 | Planetokio: The Madness Isn't Over | Series finale of Planetokio | ||
October 25, 2003 | Hatty in the Night of the Living Weasel | |||
December 6, 2003 | Critter Mockers Save Christmas | |||
April 3, 2004 | Jenny Zoom: A Conclusion of Confusion | Series finale of Jenny Zoom | ||
October 23, 2004 | Cookie and Cream: Boo, Too Scary for You! | Gingo Animation Nelvana |
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February 13, 2005 | Critter Mockers: A Fuzzy Valentine's Day | Gingo Animation | ||
September 30, 2006 | Pandemonium Mockers | Featuring characters and elements from both The Pandemoniums and Critter Mockers | ||
June 22, 2007 | The Garza vs. Ace of All Trades | Gingo Animation | Featuring characters from both Gabriel Garza and Ace of All Trades | |
December 11, 2008 | Zina in Christmas Madness | Gingo Animation Glass Ball Productions O Entertainment |
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July 18, 2009 | Zina Supermoon: Home | Series finale of Zina Supermoon | ||
2010s | ||||
June 21, 2011 | The Pandemoniums: Thank You | Gingo | Gingo Animation | Series finale of The Pandemoniums |
November 22, 2011 | Computeropolis Xmas | NBC | ||
December 21, 2011 | Chip in Space: Christmas Madness | Disney XD | ||
November 17, 2012 | Primate House: The Night Before Christmas | Gingo | Gingo Animation | |
November 20, 2013 | Anne's Mythological Holiday | NBC | ||
December 5, 2014 | How Murray Saved Christmas | Rough Draft Studios | ||
November 12, 2015 | Luna & Zak's Christmas Trouble | |||
November 15, 2016 | Paradoria Holiday | |||
November 22, 2019 | Birth |
Collaborations[]
Parks and resorts[]
Universal Animation Studios has occasionally collaborated with Universal Creative to create attractions for various Universal theme parks and resorts. Some of these attractions are:
- Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, at Universal Studios Florida
- Computeropolis: A Technical Ride, at Universal Studios Florida, Hollywood, Japan and Singapore
- Nepola's Olympus, at Universal Studios Florida, Hollywood and Japan
Video games[]
Universal Animation Studios has also collaborated and put input through the company's then Universal Interactive unit for several games. Some of these games are:
- Crash Bandicoot (Developed by Naughty Dog)
- Niz Chicoloco (Developed by Gingo Interactive)
- Chrysocolla series (Developed by Universal Studios Digital Arts)
- Spyro the Dragon (Developed by Insomniac Games)
- Gabriel's Movie Creator (Developed by Big Top Productions)
- Planetokio (Developed by OutSide Directors Company; English distribution)
- Jenny Zoom series
- Fiox (Developed by Universal Studios Digital Arts)
- Universal Animation Studio Software (Published/Developed by Universal Interactive Studios)
- The Adventures of Cookie and Cream (Developed by FromSoftware; English distribution)
- Furryous (Developed by Universal Studios Digital Arts)
- Fighting Royale series (Developed by Double G Games)
- ForceMania (Developed by Activision and DreamWorks Animation)
Associated productions[]
Universal Animation Studios has occasionally collaborated with other studios to assist in the production of some animated features. These films are:
- Magic, Travelling & Circuses, providing development
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, providing English distribution
- Momo: The Conquest of Time, providing English distribution
- Cinnamon the Movie, providing English distribution
- Coraline, providing development
- Despicable Me, providing development
Other productions[]
- 63rd Academy Awards - provided the animation for Woody Woodpecker presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film.
- Kids WB! promos - Earthworm Jim segments.
- The Incredible Hulk Coaster (1999-2015 version), traditionally-animated introduction
- The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999), traditionally-animated introduction
See also[]
- Walter Lantz Productions
- Universal Animation
- Universal Animation Studios (Glendale)
- Universal Television Animation
- Gingo Animation
- Glass Ball Productions
- List of Universal Animation films
- List of DreamWorks Animation productions
- List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated features
- List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects