List of animated feature films of 2002

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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2002.

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TitleCountryDirectorStudioAnimation techniqueTypeNotesRelease dateDuration
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea United States Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
DIC Entertainment
Traditional Direct-to-video December 29, 200274 minutes
6 Angels JapanMakoto KobayashiEighty One Entertainment
Jpec Syst Co., Ltd.
Traditional Theatrical July 6, 2002100 minutes
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina United StatesGlenn Chaika Hyperion Animation
Miramax Films
Traditional Direct-to-video August 6, 2002 [1] 74 minutes
Alibaba India Usha Ganesarajah Pentamedia Graphics CG animationDirect-to-videoJuly 26, 200279 minutes
The Amazing Zorro United StatesScott Heming DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film December 22, 200272 minutes
Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Roura's Floating Castle
ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ロールとローラ うきぐも城のひみつ
JapanShunji OgaAnpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment TraditionalJuly 13, 200250 minutes
Anjé: The Legend of the Pyrenees
Anjé, La leyenda del pirineo
SpainJuan José Elordi Bilbao Baleuko S.L. CG animation Theatrical December 5, 200272 minutes
The Archies in JugMan United StatesScott Heming DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film November 3, 200274 minutes
Báječná show Czech Republic Vladimír Mráz Stop motion Theatrical April 27, 200273 minutes
Balto: Wolf Quest United StatesPhil Weinstein Universal Cartoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video February 19, 200275 minutes
Barbie as Rapunzel United StatesOwen Hurley Mainframe Entertainment
Mattel Entertainment
CG animationDirect-to-videoOctober 1, 2002 [2] 83 minutes
Beyblade: Fierce Battle JapanTraditional Theatrical August 17, 200270 minutes
Birdvillage: Second Nest United States Scott Cawthon Cawthon Entertainment CG animationDirect-to-videopartially found animation; lost film 2002Unknown
Blue Gender: The Warrior Japan Koichi Ohata AIC Traditional Theatrical November 20, 200295 minutes
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
Drengen Der Ville Gøre Det Umulige
Denmark
France
Jannik Hastrup Traditional Theatrical December 18, 200275 minutes
The Cat Returns
猫の恩返し
Neko no Ongaeshi
Japan Hiroyuki Morita Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical July 20, 200275 minutes
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True United StatesJohn Kafka Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video February 26, 200273 minutes
Corto Maltese: La cour secrète des Arcanes France
Italy
Luxembourg
Traditional Theatrical September 25, 200292 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 20, 200295 minutes
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control United StatesPatrick A. Ventura DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film October 27, 200273 minutes
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street Japan Kenji Kodama TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 20, 2002107 minutes
Dinosaur Island United States Will Meugniot DIC Entertainment Traditional Direct-to-video November 10, 2002 [3] 80 minutes (United States)
74 minutes (Australia)
Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom
ドラえもん のび太とロボット王国
Doraemon Nobita to Robotto Kingudamu
Japan Tsutomu Shibayama AsatsuTraditional Theatrical March 9, 200280 minutes
Dragon Hill
Dragon Hill, la colina del dragon
Spain Ángel Izquierdo Milímetros Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2002 [4] 80 minutes [5]
Eden PolandAndrzej CzeczotTraditional Theatrical September 20, 2002 (Gdynia Polish Film Festival)
February 28, 2003 (Poland)
85 minutes
Eight Crazy Nights United StatesSeth Kearsley Columbia Pictures
Happy Madison Productions
A. Film A/S
Yowza! Animation
Traditional Theatrical November 27, 200276 minutes
Fimfárum
Fimfárum Jana Wericha
Czech RepublicAurel Klimt
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Krátký film PrahaStop motion Theatrical May 27, 2002 (Zlín Film Festival)
November 28, 2002 (Czech)
100 minutes
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure United StatesJohn Eng DIC Entertainment
Frederator Studios [6]
Nickelodeon Productions [7]
Traditional Television film December 15, 200273 minutes
Groove Squad United StatesPatrick A. Ventura DIC Entertainment
One Explosion Studios
Traditional Television film November 24, 200280 minutes
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess JapanTraditional Theatrical December 14, 200255 minutes
Hey Arnold!: The Movie United States Tuck Tucker Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Snee-Oosh, Inc.
Traditional Theatrical June 28, 200275 minutes [8]
Holy Fox
Святой лис (Svyatoy lis)
GeorgiaTraditional Theatrical possibly it is the first Georgian animated feature52 minutes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: The Secret of the Bell United States Bradley Raymond Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video Final Disney direct-to-video film to use cel animationMarch 19, 200266 minutes
Ice Age United States Chris Wedge 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios
CG animation Theatrical March 15, 200281 minutes
Initial D: Battle Stage JapanShishi YamaguchiPastelTraditional Theatrical May 15, 200240 minutes
Inspector Gadget's Last Case United StatesMichael Maliani DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film October 6, 200273 minutes
InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass JapanToshiya Shinohara Sunrise Traditional Theatrical December 21, 200299 minutes
Is It College Yet? United States
South Korea
Glenn Eichler
Susie Lewis Lynn
MTV Studios Traditional Television film January 21, 200275 minutes (original) 66 minutes (DVD edit)
Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas
Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe
ItalyGiulio CingoliTraditional Theatrical October 4, 200283 minutes
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie United States Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki Artisan Entertainment
Big Idea Productions
FHE Pictures
CG animation Theatrical August 14, 2002 (Hollywood Theater)
October 4, 2002 (United States)
83 minutes
Karlsson on the Roof
Karlsson på taket
Sweden
Norway
Vibeke IdsøeTraditional Theatrical September 27, 200277 minutes
The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger
aka Der kleine Eisbär – Lars und der kleine Tiger
Germany Thilo Rothkirch  [ de ]Traditional Theatrical December 5, 200276 minutes
Kwentong kayumanggi PhilippinesTraditional Theatrical October 9, 200245 minutes
Kermit's Swamp Years United StatesDavid Gumpel Jim Henson Home Entertainment Puppetry Direct-to-video November 29, 200282 minutes
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie United States Kirk R. Thatcher The Jim Henson Company Puppetry/Live-Action Television film November 29, 200288 minutes
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water United States Charles Grosvenor Universal Cartoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video December 10, 200275 minutes
Lilo & Stitch United States Chris Sanders
Dean DeBlois
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Traditional Theatrical June 14, 2002 (premiere)
June 21, 2002 (United States)
85 minutes [9]
Mercano, the Martian
Mercano, el marciano
ArgentinaJuan AntinTraditional/CG animation Theatrical October 3, 200287 minutes
Mickey's House of Villains United StatesJamie Mitchell
Roberts Gannaway
Tony Craig
Rick Calabash
Mike Moon
Walt Disney Television Animation
Toon City
TraditionalDirect-to-videoSeptember 3, 200268 minutes
Muhammad: The Last Prophet United States Richard Rich RichCrest Animation Studios Traditional Theatrical November 8, 2002 (Turkey)
November 14, 2004 (United States)
95 minutes
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
마리이야기Mariiyagi
South Korea Lee Sung-gang Daewoo Entertainment
Kuk Dong
Siz Entertainment
Traditional Theatrical January 18, 200280 minutes
My Fair Madeline United StatesScott Heming DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film November 17, 200274 minutes
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui
ChileAlejandro RojasTraditional Theatrical June 27, 200280 minutes
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals JapanJunji Shimizu Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 2, 200256 minutes
Pokémon Heroes Japan Kunihiko Yuyama OLM, Inc. Traditional Theatrical First Pokémon film to use digital ink and paintJuly 13, 200272 minutes
The Powerpuff Girls Movie United States Craig McCracken Warner Bros.
Cartoon Network Studios
Rough Draft Studios
Traditional Theatrical June 23, 2002 (Century City)
July 3, 2002 (United States)
73 minutes
The Princess and the Pea United States
Hungary
Mark Swan Feature Films for Families
Pannónia Filmstúdió
Swan Productions
Traditional Theatrical August 16, 200285 minutes
Peter Pan II: Return to Never Land United StatesRobin Budd
Donovan Cook
Walt Disney Pictures
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Theatrical February 10, 2002 (New York City)
February 15, 2002 (United States)
73 minutes
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun Canada
France
Ron Pitts
Bill Giggie
Mike Fallows
Nelvana
Sparx*
CG animationDirect-to-DVDAugust 12, 200275 minutes
Sabrina: Friends Forever United StatesScott Heming DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film October 13, 200273 minutes
Scooby-Doo United States Raja Gosnell Warner Bros. Pictures CG/Live Action Theatrical June 14, 200286 minutes
Song of the Miraculous Hind
Ének a csodaszarvasról
Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical February 21, 200289 minutes
S.O.S. Planet United States
Belgium
Ben Stassen Movida/TrixCG AnimationDirect-to-video IMAX anthology; Documentary November 200240 minutes
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron United States Kelly Asbury
Lorna Cook
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Traditional Theatrical May 24, 200283 minutes [10]
Stuart Little 2 [11] United States Rob Minkoff Columbia Pictures Live action/CG Live-action animated film July 19, 200278 minutes
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space Japant.o.LKinétiqueTraditional Theatrical October 19, 200292 minutes
Tarzan & Jane United States [12] Victor Cook
Steve Loter
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video July 23, 200275 minutes [12]
Time Gate
Puerta del tiempo
Spain Pedro Delgado Traditional Theatrical December 200275 minutes
Time Kid United States Will Meugniot
Pam Carter
DIC Entertainment Traditional Television film October 20, 200273 minutes
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring United States James Tim Walker Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video November 12, 2001 (United Kingdom)
March 12, 2002 (United States) [13]
64 minutes
Treasure Island United States Will Meugniot DIC Entertainment Traditional Direct-to-video December 1, 200274 minutes
Treasure Planet United States Ron Clements
John Musker
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Traditional Theatrical November 27, 200295 minutes
A Tree of Palme Japan Takashi Nakamura Palm Studio Traditional Theatrical March 10, 2002136 minutes
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan et Iseut
France
Luxembourg
Thierry Schiel Traditional/CG animation Theatrical April 3, 200280 minutes
Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise Traditional Theatrical February 9, 2002129 minutes
Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise Traditional Theatrical February 10, 2002127 minutes
Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek Versus the Thieves of Dreams
Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń
Poland Leszek Gałysz Traditional Theatrical March 21, 200274 minutes
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas United States Tim Hodge Big Idea Productions CG animationDirect-to-videoOctober 28, 2002 [14] 48 minutes
The Wild Thornberrys Movie United StatesJeff McGrath
Cathy Malkasian
Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Klasky Csupo
Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2002 [15] 85 minutes
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year United StatesJamie Mitchell Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video November 12, 200263 minutes
WXIII: Patlabor JapanTraditional Theatrical March 30, 200294 minutes

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2002.

RankTitleStudioWorldwide grossRef.
1 Ice Age Blue Sky $383,257,136 [16]
2 Lilo & Stitch Walt Disney Feature Animation $273,144,151 [17]
3 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks Animation $122,563,539 [18]
4 Return to Never Land DisneyToon / A. Film A/S $109,862,682 [19]
5 Treasure Planet Walt Disney Feature Animation $109,578,115 [20]
6 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo $60,694,737 [21]
7 The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli $52,570,526 [22]
8 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Big Idea Productions $25,615,231 [23]
9 Eight Crazy Nights Happy Madison Productions / A. Film A/S / Yowza! Animation $23,833,131 [24]
10 Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street TMS Entertainment $23,783,234 [25]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cel shading</span> Computer graphics rendering technique used to mimic the look of 2D animation

Cel shading or toon shading is a type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make 3D computer graphics appear to be flat by using less shading color instead of a shade gradient or tints and shades. A cel shader is often used to mimic the style of a comic book or cartoon and/or give the render a characteristic paper-like texture. There are similar techniques that can make an image look like a sketch, an oil painting or an ink painting. The name comes from cels, clear sheets of acetate which are painted on for use in traditional 2D animation.

<i>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron</i> 2002 film directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 American animated Western film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook from a screenplay by John Fusco, based on an idea by Jeffrey Katzenberg, who produced the film alongside Mireille Soria. The film combines traditional animation and computer animation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Sanders</span> American filmmaker (born 1962)

Christopher Michael Sanders is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with Dean DeBlois, The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco, The Call of the Wild (2020), and the upcoming The Wild Robot (2024). He is also known for creating the story behind Lilo & Stitch and for creating and voicing its latter title character in the film and its franchise.

<i>Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón</i> 2002 Spanish animated film

Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón is a 2002 Spanish animated adventure fantasy film directed by Ángel Izquierdo and written and produced by Antonio Zurera Aragón. It won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 17th Goya Awards.

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