List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films

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This is a list of theatrical animated feature films produced, released, or owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Films

Color legend
MGM Cartoons (1945–56) 
MGM Animation/Visual Arts (1970) 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (1996) 
Third-party studio 
Live-action/animation hybridS
Adult animated productionA
Distribution onlyD

US releases

TitleOriginal theatrical release date [rls 1] Animation studio
Anchors Aweigh [S] July 14, 1945 [rls 2] MGM Cartoons  
Ziegfeld Follies [S] August 13, 1945 [rls 2]
Holiday In Mexico [S] August 15, 1946 [rls 2]
Dangerous When Wet [S] July 3, 1953 [rls 2]
Invitation to the Dance [S] May 15, 1956 [rls 2]
Magic Boy [D] June 22, 1961 [rls 2] Toei Animation  
Yellow Submarine [D] November 13, 1968 [st 1] Apple Films and TVC London
The Phantom Tollbooth [S] November 7, 1970 MGM Animation/Visual Arts  
Fritz the Cat [A] April 12, 1972 [fr 1] Krantz Films  
Heavy Traffic [S] [A] August 8, 1973 [fr 1] Steve Krantz Productions
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat [A] June 26, 1974 [fr 1]
The Lord of the Rings November 15, 1978 [st 1] Bakshi Productions
The Water Babies [S] June 15, 1979 [fr 1] Ariadne Films
The Secret of NIMH July 2, 1982 [st 1] Don Bluth Productions
Pink Floyd - The Wall [S] [A] August 6, 1982Tin Blue Productions
The Plague Dogs [A] [D] October 21, 1982 [st 1] Nepenthe Productions
Rock & Rule [A] [D] April 15, 1983 [st 1] Nelvana
The Care Bears Movie March 29, 1985 [fr 1]
The Adventures of the American Rabbit February 14, 1986 [fr 1] Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Films Inc.
All Dogs Go to Heaven November 17, 1989 [st 1] Sullivan Bluth Studios
Rock-a-Doodle [S] April 3, 1992 [fr 1]
Tank Girl [S] [A] March 31, 1995 [st 1] Trilogy Entertainment Group
The Pebble and the Penguin April 12, 1995 [rls 2] Sullivan Bluth Studios
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 March 29, 1996 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation  
Arthur and the Invisibles [D] January 12, 2007 [rls 2] EuropaCorp  
Igor September 19, 2008 Sparx Animation Studios
Sherlock Gnomes March 23, 2018 Paramount Animation and Rocket Pictures
Missing Link [D] April 12, 2019 [st 1] Laika
The Addams Family October 11, 2019 [st 1] [1] [2] The Jackal Group, Cinesite Studios
The Addams Family 2 October 1, 2021 [st 1] [3] [4]
Dark Harvest [S] [A] October 11, 2023 [st 1] Matt Tolmach Productions

Highest grossing films

This list does not include films combining live-action with animation.

RankFilmWorldwide grossStudioYearRef.
1 The Addams Family $203,044,905 Cinesite Studios 2019 [5]
2 The Addams Family 2 $119,815,1532021 [6]
3 Arthur and the Invisibles $107,944,236 EuropaCorp 2007 [7]
4 Sherlock Gnomes $90,345,871 Paramount Animation 2018 [8]
5 Igor $30,747,504 Sparx Animation Studios 2008 [9]
6 All Dogs Go to Heaven $27,100,027 Sullivan Bluth Studios 1989 [10]
7 Missing Link $15,702,484 Laika 2019 [11]
8 The Secret of NIMH $14,665,733 Don Bluth Productions 1982 [12]
9 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 $8,620,678 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation 1996 [13]
10 The Pebble and the Penguin $3,983,912 Sullivan Bluth Studios 1995 [14]

Notes

Release 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 MGM. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of MGM.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in North America

Studio/Production Notes

Film rights Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in North America

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References

  1. ↑ "'Sausage Party' Co-Director Conrad Vernon To Direct 'The Addams Family' CG Feature". Cartoon Brew. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Addams Family Animated Film Gets Sausage Party Director". ComingSoon.net. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-15). "'The Addams Family 2' Is In The Works After Great $35M+ 4-Day Weekend, MGM/UAR Set Fall 2021 Release". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro (October 8, 2020). "'The Addams Family 2': Bill Hader & Javon "Wanna" Walton Join Voice Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Addams Family". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ↑ "The Addams Family 2". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ↑ "Arthur and the Invisibles". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ↑ "Sherlock Gnomes". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ↑ "Igor". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ↑ "All Dogs Go to Heaven". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ↑ "Missing Link". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ↑ "The Secret of NIMH". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ↑ "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ↑ "The Pebble and the Penguin". Box Office Mojo.
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