- This article is about all animated features produced or distributed by Universal Pictures and its predecessors. For a list of features produced by Universal Animation and its predecessors, see List of Universal Animation productions. For lists of features produced by other animation studios owned by NBCUniversal, see List of Illumination productions and List of DreamWorks Animation productions.
This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films released by Universal Pictures, the film division of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
Universal releases films from Universal-owned and non-Universal owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Universal Animation, which began as collaborative feature animation department of Universal and Amblin Entertainment, producing its first feature-length animated film Camp Gasket in 1984; as of July 2023, it has produced a total of 23 feature films. Beginning with Despicable Me in 2010, Universal Pictures also released animated films by Illumination, which was founded in 2007 by Chris Meledandri and became a division of Universal, as well as DreamWorks Animation (which was acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016) starting with Willow in 2018.
Other studio units have also released films theatrically, namely Skyscore Movies/Animation, Universal 1440 Animation and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Universal Pictures or Focus Features labels. For example, Laika's stop-motion animated features were released by Universal through its Focus Features label. Other studios globally have released films through Universal Pictures which maintains distribution rights in certain territories.
Films[]
Walter Lantz Productions | |
The Animated Feature Film Company | |
Hanna-Barbera | |
Amblin Entertainment (1984–present) Amblimation (1991–1996) | |
Universal Animation (1996–present) Illumination (2010–present) | |
Skyscore Movies and Skyscore Animation (1999–present) | |
Universal 1440 Animation (2006–present) | |
DreamWorks Animation (2018–present) | |
Other Universal studio | |
Third-party studio | |
Live-action/animation hybrid | S |
Distribution only | D |
An adult animated production. | A |
US releases[]
Title | Original theatrical release date[rls 1] | Animation studio | |
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Friendly Fox | November 7, 1949 | Walter Lantz Productions | |
Valiant Little Tailor | February 27, 1952 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
The Little Black Lamb | April 20, 1955 | ||
The Goose-Girl At The Well | March 28, 1957 | ||
The Snow Queen[D][S] | November 20, 1959[rls 2][rls 3] | Soyuzmultfilm | |
The Princess on the Glass Hill | May 27, 1961 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
Six Swans | June 12, 1963 | ||
Geirlug, The King's Daughter | September 24, 1965 | ||
Pinocchio in Outer Space[D] | December 22, 1965 | Belvision Studios | |
The Golden Goblet | December 6, 1967 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
The Velveteen Rabbit | October 2, 1968 | ||
The Black Pearl | September 16, 1970 | ||
Flying Phantom Ship[D] | March 7, 1971[rls 4][rls 3] | Toei Animation | |
Conquest | November 17, 1972 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
When Jays Fly to Barbmo | July 17, 1974 | ||
The Story of Mother Nature | July 17, 1974 | Hanna-Barbera | |
Jazz Hounds | May 28, 1976 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
Prince and Princess | June 8, 1977 | Hanna-Barbera | |
Under A Shooting Star | May 19, 1978 | The Animated Feature Film Company | |
Martha | September 21, 1979 | Hanna-Barbera | |
Topia | June 12, 1981 | Buzzco Productions | |
The Princess and The Pea | December 23, 1981 | Hanna-Barbera | |
Jack and The Beanstalk | June 17, 1983 | ||
Camp Gasket | December 14, 1984 | Amblin Entertainment and Sullivan Bluth Studios | |
An American Tail | November 21, 1986 | ||
The Land Before Time | November 18, 1988 | ||
Biancabella and The Snake | September 22, 1989 | Kroyer Films | |
Jetsons: The Movie[D] | July 6, 1990 | Hanna-Barbera | |
Liche's Wish | November 16, 1990 | Amblin Entertainment and Multimedia Animation | |
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | November 22, 1991 | Amblimation | |
Parrots of the Seven Seas | November 25, 1992 | ||
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | November 24, 1993 | ||
Meredith’s Journey | November 23, 1994 | ||
Casper[S] | May 26, 1995 | Amblin Entertainment and The Harvey Entertainment Company | |
Balto | December 22, 1995 | Amblimation | |
The Song of the Lioness | November 27, 1996 | Universal Animation | |
Ama and the Mysterious Crystal | December 19, 1997 | ||
The Coyote and The Mutt | June 5, 1998 | Red Rover Studios | |
Cats | November 6, 1998 | Universal Animation | |
Melony and Lotta's Big Break | March 5, 1999 | Skyscore Movies and Red Cedar Animation | |
Kit Mineko | July 2, 1999 | Imagine Entertainment and Neptune Orb Productions | |
Paint World | December 25, 1999 | Universal Animation | |
Secrets of Springlake | April 14, 2000 | ||
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle[S] | June 30, 2000 | Jay Ward Productions and TriBeCa Productions | |
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie[D] | August 4, 2000[rls 5][rls 3] | Skyscore Movies and Madhouse | |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas[S] | November 17, 2000 | Imagine Entertainment | |
Hatty in the Big City: The Movie | December 20, 2000 | Skyscore Movies and Sprit Animal Studios | |
The Sean Santos Movie | June 29, 2001 | ||
The Mythical Legends | September 28, 2001 | Universal Animation | |
Momo[D] | December 25, 2001 | Taurus Produktion | |
Going Francisco | July 31, 2002 | Universal Animation, Skyscore Movies, and Imagine Entertainment | |
Return to Jurassic Park | November 22, 2002 | Universal Animation | |
Princess Arete[D] | January 17, 2003[rls 6][rls 3] | Studio 4°C | |
Puyo Puyo[S] | March 7, 2003 | Skyscore Movies, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Sega Sammy Group | |
Fully Loaded Bases: World Tour | June 27, 2003 | Skyscore Movies and Red Cedar Animation | |
Magina | September 19, 2003 | Universal Animation | |
Crimson Ace | July 9, 2004 | ||
Zina and the Vivid Crew | December 17, 2004 | Skyscore Movies, Neptune Orb Productions, and O Entertainment | |
Puyo Puyo 2[S] | April 15, 2005 | Skyscore Movies, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Sega Sammy Group | |
The Magic Roundabout[D] | July 1, 2005[rls 3] | Skyscore Movies, Pathé! and Action Synthese | |
Just Jake: The Movie | November 23, 2005 | Skyscore Movies and A Star Studios | |
Curious George | February 10, 2006 | Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment | |
Jimmy & Sam 3000 | July 7, 2006 | Universal Animation, Skyscore Movies and Neptune Orb Productions | |
The Pandemoniums Movie | December 20, 2006 | Skyscore Movies | |
The Legend of Zelda | December 22, 2006 | DreamWorks Pictures, Nintendo, ImageMovers and Digital Frontier | |
Josh Taylor: Chrono Chaos | April 20, 2007 | Skyscore Movies | |
Crimson Ace 2 | July 13, 2007 | Universal Animation | |
Zoe Tarr: The Drinking Detective[A][D] | September 14, 2007 | Neptune Orb Productions, ShadowMachine Films, and Blur Studio[st 1] | |
Kirby | November 23, 2007 | Revolution Studios, Nintendo, Alcon Entertainment and HAL Laboratory | |
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie[D] | January 11, 2008 | Big Idea Entertainment and Starz Animation | |
Life of Times: The Movie | April 4, 2008 | Skyscore Movies and Sparkle Light Productions | |
Metroid | May 16, 2008 | Original Film, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Nintendo | |
Twist City | July 2, 2008 | Universal Animation | |
Adam Feldman's Movie Magic | September 26, 2008 | Skyscore Movies | |
The Tale of Despereaux | December 19, 2008 | Relativity Media and Framestore Animation | |
Coraline[D] | February 6, 2009 | Laika[st 2] | |
F-Zero | May 1, 2009 | DreamWorks Pictures, Original Film, Parkes/MacDonald and Nintendo | |
Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon | June 19, 2009 | Skyscore Movies and Nelvana | |
9[A][D] | September 9, 2009 | Starz Animation[st 2] | |
Dash and Dot's Wild Ride | September 18, 2009 | Universal Animation Studios, PBS and Imagine Entertainment | |
Woo La La | November 25, 2009 | Universal Animation | |
The Ace of All Trades Movie: Too Hot For Theaters! | February 12, 2010 | Skyscore Movies, Alotta Lightbulbs Productions, and Universal Animation Japan K.K. Ltd. | |
The Super Smash Bros. Movie | June 4, 2010 | Original Film and Nintendo | |
Despicable Me | July 9, 2010 | Illumination | |
Crimson Ace: Trails and Tribulations | December 22, 2010 | Universal Animation | |
Paul[A][S] | March 18, 2011 | Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Big Talk Studios, and StudioCanal | |
Hop[S] | April 1, 2011 | Illumination, Relativity Media, and Dentsu | |
Star Fox | June 8, 2011 | DreamWorks Pictures, Nintendo, Original Film and The Kennedy/Marshall Company | |
Jimmy & Sam Revisited | September 23, 2011 | Universal Animation, Skyscore Movies and Neptune Orb Productions | |
The Super Mario Movie 2: Level Up! | January 27, 2012 | The K Entertainment Company, Original Film, and Nintendo | |
The Lorax | March 2, 2012 | Illumination | |
Ted[A][S] | June 29, 2012 | MRC, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films, and Smart Entertainment | |
Peter Possum: The Movie | July 27, 2012 | Skyscore Movies and Rough Draft Studios | |
ParaNorman[D] | August 17, 2012 | Laika[st 2] | |
Fire Emblem | November 30, 2012 | Original Film, Parkes+MacDonald Productions and Nintendo | |
Quest | December 21, 2012 | Universal Animation | |
Metroid Prime | May 31, 2013 | Original Film, Nintendo, and The Kennedy/Marshall Company | |
Despicable Me 2 | July 3, 2013 | Illumination | |
Kirby 2: Right Back at Ya! | December 6, 2013 | Nintendo, and HAL Laboratory | |
Neopola's Odyssey | December 20, 2013 | Universal Animation | |
The Planetokio Movie | March 28, 2014 | Skyscore Movies and Rainmaker Entertainment | |
The Sneetches | July 2, 2014 | Universal Animation | |
The Boxtrolls[D] | September 26, 2014 | Laika[st 2] | |
The Legend of Zelda: The Quest for the Sacred Jewel | November 26, 2014 | Nintendo, and Digital Frontier | |
Way Forward | December 19, 2014 | Illumination | |
Luna & Zak | March 6, 2015 | Universal Animation and Skyscore Movies | |
Super Smash Bros. Melee | May 29, 2015 | Original Film and Nintendo | |
Ted 2[A][S] | June 26, 2015 | MRC, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films, and Smart Entertainment | |
Minions | July 10, 2015 | Illumination | |
Paradoria | December 23, 2015 | Universal Animation | |
Pikmin (2016 film) | February 16, 2016 | Nintendo, Original Film and The Kennedy/Marshall Company | |
Ratchet & Clank[D] | April 29, 2016 | Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment[st 3] | |
The Secret Life of Pets | July 8, 2016 | Illumination | |
Kubo and the Two Strings[D] | August 19, 2016 | Laika[st 2] | |
Imagimals | September 16, 2016 | Universal Animation | |
The Super Mario Movie 3: Yoshi Land | November 19, 2016 | The K Entertainment Company, Original Film, and Nintendo | |
Sing | December 21, 2016 | Illumination | |
Neopola's Odyssey II | March 3, 2017 | Universal Animation | |
Despicable Me 3 | June 30, 2017 | Illumination | |
Lix | December 20, 2017 | Universal Animation | |
Willow | March 2, 2018 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Crimson Ace: The Fourth Wall | June 29, 2018 | Universal Animation | |
Madagascar 4: Going Down Under | September 14, 2018 | DreamWorks Animation | |
The Grinch | November 9, 2018 | Illumination | |
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | February 22, 2019 | DreamWorks Animation | |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 7, 2019 | Illumination | |
Abominable | September 27, 2019 | DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio | |
Paradoria 2: The Enchanted Realm | November 8, 2019 | Universal Animation | |
Esqua | March 20, 2020 | Illumination | |
Trolls World Tour | April 10, 2020 | DreamWorks Animation | |
The Croods: A New Age | November 25, 2020 | ||
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate | March 26, 2021 | ||
Imagimals 2 | June 4, 2021 | Universal Animation | |
The Boss Baby: Family Business | July 2, 2021 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Spirit Untamed | October 22, 2021 | ||
Jimmy & Sam Uprising | November 19, 2021 | Universal Animation, Skyscore Movies and Neptune Orb Productions | |
Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 | Illumination | |
Sean Santos: Most Wanted | March 25, 2022 | Skyscore Movies | |
The Bad Guys | April 22, 2022 | DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment | |
Minions: The Rise of Gru | July 1, 2022 | Illumination | |
Starbound | September 23, 2022 | Universal Animation | |
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | December 21, 2022 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Willow: Lost Kingdom | March 3, 2023 | ||
The Super Mario Bros. Movie | April 5, 2023 | Illumination and Nintendo | |
Ruby Gillman, Teeange Kraken | June 30, 2023 | Universal Animation Studios | |
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | July 28, 2023 | DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animation | |
Strays[S][A] | August 18, 2023 | Picturestart, Rabbit Hole Productions and Lord Miller Productions | |
The Ace of All Trades Movie: Let's Get Real in Glorious 3D![S] | September 8, 2023 | Skyscore Movies, Alotta Lightbulbs Productions, and Universal Animation Japan K.K. Ltd. | |
Trolls Band Together | November 17, 2023 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Migration | December 22, 2023 | Illumination | |
Kung Fu Panda 4 | March 8, 2024 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Crimson Ace: The Final Curtain | June 7, 2024 | Universal Animation | |
Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024 | Illumination | |
The Wild Robot | September 27, 2024 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Piece by Piece[D] | October 11, 2024 | The Lego Group, Tremolo Productions, and I Am Other[st 2] | |
The New Woody Woodpecker Movie | November 8, 2024 | Universal Animation | |
Dog Man | January 31, 2025 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Tracy | March 21, 2025 | Universal Animation |
International releases[]
Title | Original theatrical release date[rls 7] | Animation studio | |
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Small Soldiers[A][S] | July 10, 1998[st 4] | DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment | |
Rosie's Kingdom[S] | September 17, 1999[st 4] | ||
The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag[D] | October 25, 2001[st 4] | Abrafaxe Trickfilm | |
Dusk and Dawn | September 27, 2002 | Metro-Goldywn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation and DKP Effects | |
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | October 4, 2002[st 4] | Big Idea Productions and Artisan Entertainment | |
The Super Mario Movie[D] | June 1, 2005[st 4] | Columbia Pictures, The Kerner Entertainment Company, Original Film and Nintendo | |
Cyanstar of the Sky Kingdom Movie: Revolution | August 15, 2007 (Belgium)[st 4][rls 8] | Skyscore Animation | |
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | July 10, 2009 (Denmark)[rls 8] | Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment | |
Nikté[D] | December 18, 2009 (Mexico)[st 4] | Animex Producciones | |
Underdogs[D] | July 18, 2013 (Argentina)[st 4] | Prana Studios and 100 Bares Producciones | |
Moshi Monsters: The Movie[D] | December 20, 2013[st 4] | Spider Eye Productions | |
Song of the Sea[D] | September 6, 2014 (Ireland)[st 4] | StudioCanal and Cartoon Saloon | |
The Seventh Dwarf[D] | September 25, 2014 (Germany)[st 4] | Zipfelmützen Film GmbH & Co. KG | |
Yellowbird[D] | October 11, 2014[st 4] | TeamTO | |
Ethel & Ernest[D] | October 28, 2016[st 4] | Cloth Cat Animation | |
The Breadwinner[D] | September 8, 2017 (Canada)[st 4] | Elevation Pictures, StudioCanal, and Cartoon Saloon | |
Woody Woodpecker[S] | October 5, 2017 (Brazil)[rls 8] | Universal 1440 Animation and Cinemotion | |
The Addams Family[D] | October 11, 2019[st 4] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Cinesite Studios[st 5] | |
Swan Dream Pool: The Magic Trails[D] | January 22, 2021[st 4] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and MGM Animation Studios[st 5] | |
The Addams Family 2[D] | October 1, 2021[st 4] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Cinesite Studios[st 5] | |
Hailey[D] | August 5, 2022[st 4] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and MGM Animation Studios[st 5] | |
Mavka: The Forest Song[D] | March 29, 2023 (France)[st 4] | Animagrad Animation Studio and Film.UA | |
James Bond 007: Licence Renewed[D] | October 6, 2023[st 4] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and MGM Animation Studios[st 5] |
Upcoming[]
- See also: Upcoming Universal Animation films, List of Illumination films in production and Upcoming DreamWorks Animation films
Title | Intended theatrical release date by Universal Pictures |
Animation studio; | |
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Kirby | May 30, 2025 | Illumination and Nintendo | |
The Bad Guys 2 | July 2, 2025 | DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment | |
How to Train Your Dragon[S] | August 8, 2025 | DreamWorks Animation and Marc Platt Productions | |
Wu Xie: Rise of the Kaolin | September 26, 2025 | Skyscore Movies and Nelvana | |
Shadows of the Past[D] | October 24, 2025 | SJB Studios, StudioCanal, Madhouse, Working Title Films, British Film Institute, and Film4 Productions[st 2] | |
Wallace and Gromit: Fowl Most Vengeance | November 7, 2025 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Imagimals 3 | December 24, 2025 | Universal Animation | |
International League of Justice | April 3, 2026 | ||
Forgotten Island | June 5, 2026 | Dreamworks Animation | |
Minions 3 | July 1, 2026 | Illumination | |
Sean Santos 3 | September 25, 2026 | Skyscore Movies | |
Shrek 5 | December 23, 2026 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Makeshift Miracle | March 5, 2027 | Universal Animation and and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films | |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 | June 30, 2027 | Illumination | |
Sorceline | December 22, 2027 | Universal Animation | |
Paradoria 3 | December 20, 2028 | ||
Untitled live-action/animated Lego film[S] | TBA | The Lego Group, Animal Logic, and Rideback |
Highest-grossing films[]
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This list does not include films combining live-action with animation.
Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Studio | Year |
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1 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $1,363,298,473 | Illumination and Nintendo | 2023 |
2 | Minions | $1,159,398,397 | Illumination | 2015 |
3 | Paradoria 2 | $1,152,973,129 | Universal Animation | 2019 |
4 | Crimson Ace: The Fourth Wall | $1,143,512,888 | 2018 | |
5 | Paradoria | $1,126,358,104 | 2015 | |
6 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,034,799,409 | Illumination | 2017 |
7 | Imagimals | $1,018,531,793 | Universal Animation | |
8 | Despicable Me 2 | $970,761,885 | Illumination | 2013 |
9 | Despicable Me 4 | $968,240,710 | 2024 | |
10 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $939,628,210 | 2022 |
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 Universal. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Universal.
- ↑ Original Soviet release date was November 15, 1957
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Released by Universal Pictures in North America
- ↑ Original Japanese release date was July 20, 1969
- ↑ Original Japanese release date was August 21, 1999
- ↑ Original Japanese release date was July 21, 2001
- ↑ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Universal. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Universal.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Not released theatrically in the United States
Studio/Production Notes
- ↑ Released by Rogue Pictures.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Released by Focus Features.
- ↑ Released by Gramercy Pictures.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 Released by Universal outside North America
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Released theatrically by MGM in USA
See also[]
- List of Universal Pictures films
- List of Universal Animation productions
- List of Illumination productions
- List of DreamWorks Animation productions
- List of animation studios owned by NBCUniversal
- List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
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