List of Lionsgate theatrical animated feature films

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This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by Lionsgate.

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Lionsgate releases films from Lionsgate-owned and non-Lionsgate owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Splash Entertainment which distributed animated films for Lionsgate, producing its first feature-length animated film Norm of the North in 2016. Lionsgate has also released animated films by other production companies, such as Aardman Animations.

Films

US releases

Color legend
Aardman Animations (2015–18) 
Splash Entertainment (2016–present) 
Other Lionsgate studio 
Third-party studio 
Distribution onlyD
Distributed by Lionsgate but only in the U.K.UK
TitleOriginal theatrical release date [rls 1] Animation studio
I Married a Strange Person! [D] August 28, 1998 [rls 2] Italtoons 
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie October 4, 2002 Big Idea Productions and Artisan Entertainment
Happily N'Ever After [D] January 4, 2007 Vanguard Animation
Fly Me to the Moon [D] August 15, 2008 [rls 3] nWave Pictures [rls 4]
Battle for Terra [D] May 1, 2009 Roadside Attractions and Snoot Entertainment
Astro Boy [D] October 23, 2009 Imagi Animation Studios [rls 4]
Alpha and Omega [D] September 17, 2010 Crest Animation Productions
Tarzan [D] May 9, 2014 Ambient Entertainment [rls 4]
Moomins on the Riviera [UK] [D] May 22, 2015Handle Productions and Pictak Cie
Shaun the Sheep Movie [D] August 5, 2015 [rls 3] Aardman Animations  
Norm of the North [D] January 15, 2016 Splash Entertainment  
The Wild Life [D] September 9, 2016 [rls 3] nWave Pictures [rls 4]  
Rock Dog [D] February 24, 2017 [rls 3] Reel FX Animation Studios and Mandoo Pictures [rls 4]
My Little Pony: The Movie [D] October 6, 2017 Allspark Pictures and DHX Media
Early Man [D] February 16, 2018 [rls 3] Aardman Animations [rls 4]  
Norm of the North: Keys To The Kingdom [D] January 11, 2019 [rls 2] Splash Entertainment 
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs [D] September 18, 2020 [rls 3] Locus Corporation 
Mosley [D] December 10, 2021 [rls 3] Huhu Studios and China Film Animation

Highest grossing films

RankFilmGrossStudioYearRef
1 Shaun the Sheep Movie $106,209,378 Aardman 2015 [1]
2 My Little Pony: The Movie $60,330,833 DHX Media 2017 [2]
3 Early Man $54,622,814Aardman2018 [3]
4 Alpha and Omega $50,507,267 Crest Animation Productions 2010 [4]
5 Tarzan $44,095,996 Summit Entertainment 2013 [5]
6 Fly Me to the Moon $41,721,414 nWave Pictures 2008 [6]
7 The Wild Life $40,075,4462016 [7]
8 Astro Boy $39,886,986 Imagi Animation Studios 2009 [8]
9 Happily N'Ever After $38,085,778 Vanguard Animation 2007 [9]
10 Norm of the North $30,734,502 Splash Entertainment 2016 [10]

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These lists of animated feature films compile animated feature films from around the world and are organized alphabetically under the year of release. Theatrical releases as well as made-for-TV (TV) and direct-to-video (V) movies of all types of animation are included. Currently, the lists don't recognize one release form from another.

References

  1. "Shaun the Sheep Movie".
  2. "My Little Pony (2017) - Box Office Mojo".
  3. "Early Man".
  4. "Alpha and Omega".
  5. "Tarzan".
  6. "Fly Me to the Moon 3D".
  7. "The Wild Life".
  8. "Astro Boy".
  9. "Happily N'Ever After".
  10. "Norm of the North".

Notes

  1. Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Lionsgate. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Lionsgate.
  2. 1 2 Limited release in the United States.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Released by Lionsgate in North America
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Released by Summit Entertainment