List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films (2024)

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This article is about all animated features produced by or released through 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 the feature animation department of Universal, producing its first feature-length animated film Ama and the Mysterious Crystal in 1997 and as of 2022 has produced a total of 22 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 Dusk and Dawn: A Zodiacal Night in 2018.

Other studio units have also released films theatrically, namely Gingo Movies, 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.

Contents

  • 1 Films
    • 1.1 US releases
    • 1.2 International releases
    • 1.3 Upcoming
  • 2 Highest-grossing films

Films[]

Color legend
Amblin Entertainment / Amblimation (1986-95)
Multimedia Animation (1990-94)
Universal Animation / Universal Animation Studios (1997-present)
Gingo Movies (1999-present)
Illumination (2010-present)
DreamWorks Animation (2018-present)
Other Universal studio
Third-party studio

US releases[]

TitleOriginal theatrical release dateAnimation studio
The Snow QueenNovember 20, 1959Soyuzmultfilm
Pinocchio in Outer SpaceDecember 22, 1965Belvision Studios
An American TailNovember 21, 1986Amblin Entertainment and Sullivan Bluth Studios
The Land Before TimeNovember 18, 1988
Jetsons: The MovieJuly 6, 1990Hanna-Barbera
Liche's WishNovember 16, 1990Multimedia Animation
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestNovember 22, 1991Amblimation
East of the Sun and West of the MoonNovember 25, 1992Multimedia Animation
We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryNovember 24, 1993Amblimation
Romeo and JulietDecember 16, 1994Multimedia Animation
CasperMay 26, 1995Amblin Entertainment and The Harvey Entertainment Company
BaltoDecember 22, 1995Amblimation
Ama and the Mysterious CrystalDecember 19, 1997Universal Animation
Hatty in the Big City: The MovieJuly 2, 1999Gingo Movies
Paint WorldDecember 25, 1999Universal Animation
The Adventures of Rocky and BullwinkleJune 30, 2000Jay Ward Productions and TriBeCa Productions
Mistress Masham's ReposeDecember 20, 2000Universal Animation
Going FranciscoJune 29, 2001Gingo Movies and Imagine Entertainment
The Gabriel Garza MovieJuly 31, 2002Gingo Movies and Glass Ball Productions
Jonah: A VeggieTales MovieOctober 4, 2002Big Idea Entertainment
MaginaSeptember 19, 2003Universal Animation
ComputeropolisJuly 2, 2004
Zina and the Vivid CrewDecember 17, 2004Gingo Movies, Glass Ball Productions and O Entertainment
The Magic RoundaboutNovember 23, 2005Action Synthese
Curious GeorgeFebruary 10, 2006Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment
Me & MoboJuly 7, 2006Universal Animation
Computeropolis 2July 6, 2007
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales MovieJanuary 11, 2008Big Idea Entertainment and Starz Animation
SwappedJuly 7, 2008Universal Animation
The Tale of DespereauxDecember 19, 2008Framestore
CoralineFebruary 6, 2009Laika
The Pandemoniums MovieJune 26, 2009Gingo Movies
Woo La LaNovember 25, 2009Universal Animation
Despicable MeJuly 9, 2010Illumination
Computeropolis 3December 10, 2010Universal Animation
HopApril 1, 2011Illumination
Nepola's OdysseySeptember 23, 2011Universal Animation
The LoraxMarch 2, 2012Illumination
FusionMania: The MovieJuly 27, 2012Gingo Movies and Glass Ball Productions
ParaNormanAugust 17, 2012Laika
QuestDecember 7, 2012Universal Animation
Despicable Me 2July 3, 2013Illumination
Luna & ZakDecember 13, 2013Universal Animation
PlanetokioJuly 2, 2014Gingo Movies and Mainframe Studios
The BoxtrollsSeptember 26, 2014Laika
Nepola's Odyssey IIDecember 12, 2014Universal Animation
MinionsJuly 10, 2015Illumination
ParadoriaDecember 11, 2015Universal Animation
Ratchet & ClankApril 29, 2016Mainframe Studios
The Secret Life of PetsJuly 8, 2016Illumination
Kubo and the Two StringsAugust 19, 2016Laika
SingDecember 21, 2016Illumination
ImagimalsMarch 3, 2017Universal Animation
Despicable Me 3June 30, 2017Illumination
LixDecember 8, 2017Universal Animation
Dusk and Dawn: A Zodiacal NightMarch 2, 2018DreamWorks Animation
Computeropolis: The Deep WebJune 1, 2018Universal Animation
The GrinchNovember 9, 2018Illumination
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldFebruary 22, 2019DreamWorks Animation
The Secret Life of Pets 2June 7, 2019Illumination
AbominableSeptember 27, 2019DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio
Paradoria 2November 8, 2019Universal Animation
EsquaMarch 20, 2020Illumination
Trolls World TourApril 10, 2020DreamWorks Animation
Imagimals 2September 18, 2020 (Canada)Universal Animation
The Croods: A New AgeNovember 25, 2020DreamWorks Animation
Spirit UntamedJune 4, 2021
The Boss Baby: Family BusinessJuly 2, 2021
Computeropolis: WebcationSeptember 17, 2021Universal Animation
Sing 2December 22, 2021Illumination
The Bad GuysApril 22, 2022DreamWorks Animation
Minions: The Rise of GruJuly 1, 2022Illumination
MechagirlSeptember 23, 2022Universal Animation
Puss in Boots: The Last WishDecember 21, 2022DreamWorks Animation
The Super Mario Bros. MovieApril 7, 2023Illumination and Nintendo
Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenJune 30, 2023DreamWorks Animation
StraysAugust 18, 2023Picturestart, Lord Miller Productions, and Rabbit Hole Productions
Trolls Band TogetherNovember 17, 2023DreamWorks Animation
MigrationDecember 22, 2023Illumination
Kung Fu Panda 4March 8, 2024DreamWorks Animation

International releases[]

Upcoming[]

See also: Upcoming Universal Animation films, Upcoming Illumination films and Upcoming DreamWorks Animation films

TitleIntended theatrical release date
by Universal Pictures
Animation studio
Despicable Me 4July 3, 2024Illumination
The Wild RobotSeptember 27, 2024DreamWorks Animation
Piece by PieceOctober 11, 2024The Lego Group, Tremolo Productions, and I Am Other
The New Woody Woodpecker MovieNovember 8, 2024Universal Animation
Dog ManJanuary 31, 2025DreamWorks Animation
The Bad Guys 2August 1, 2025
Gabby's Dollhouse: The MovieSeptember 26, 2025
Makeshift Miracle2025Universal Animation
Untitled Super Mario Bros. Movie sequelApril 3, 2026Illumination and Nintendo
Phoebe and Her UnicornNovember 18, 2026Redman Films and Vertigo Entertainment
LarryBoy2026Big Idea Entertainment and Kingstone Studios
Untitled Lego Movie filmTBAThe Lego Group, Rideback, Lord Miller Productions, Vertigo Entertainment, and Animal Logic

Highest-grossing films[]

RankFilmWorldwide grossStudioYear
1Paradoria 2$1,682,973,129Universal Animation2019
2Computeropolis: The Deep Web$1,373,512,8882018
3The Super Mario Bros. Movie$1,363,298,473Illumination and Nintendo2023
4Minions$1,159,398,397Illumination2015
5Paradoria$1,126,358,104Universal Animation
6Despicable Me 3$1,034,799,409Illumination2017
7Mechagirl$1,025,991,427Universal Animation2022
8Imagimals$1,018,531,7932017
9Despicable Me 2$970,761,885Illumination2013
10The Secret Life of Pets$875,457,9372016

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