List of animated feature films of 2009

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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2009.

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TitleCountryDirectorStudioAnimation techniqueTypeNotesRelease dateDuration
9 United States
Luxembourg
Shane Acker Relativity Media
Starz Animation
CG animationSeptember 9, 2009 [1] 79 minutes [2]
Acadieman vs le CMA 2009CanadaDaniel Omer "Dano" LeBlancTraditional200978 minutes
Afro Samurai: Resurrection United States
Japan
Fuminori Kizaki, Jamie Simone Gonzo TraditionalJanuary 25, 2009100 minutes
Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred
El Agente 00-P2
MexicoJaime CamilÁnima Estudios Flash animation February 13, 200997 minutes
Alice's Birthday
День рождения Алисы (Den' rozhdeniya Alisy)
Russia Sergey Seryogin Master-filmTraditionalFebruary 12, 200990 minutes
Animal Channel Spain Maite Ruiz de Austri TraditionalMarch 25, 2009 (Anima Basauri Festival) (premiere)75 minutes
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel United States Betty Thomas 20th Century Fox Live-Action/CGI Theatrical December 23, 200988 minutes
Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars
ja:それいけ!アンパンマン だだんだんとふたごの星
Japan Jun Kawagoe Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment TraditionalJuly 4, 200951 minutes
Another Egg and Chicken Movie
Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo
Mexico Rodolfo Riva Palacio, Gabriel Riva Palacio Huevocartoon ProduccionesTraditionalMarch 20, 2009100 minutes
The Apple & the Worm
Æblet & Ormen
Denmark
Sweden
Anders Morgenthaler, Mads JuulCopenhagen Bombay, Garagefilm InternationalTraditional [3] September 17, 2009 (BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth)
October 30, 2009 (Denmark)
75 minutes
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard
France Luc Besson EuropaCorp CG animationDecember 2, 2009 (France)
March 22, 2011 (United States)
93 minutes
Astro Boy United States David Bowers Imagi Animation Studios CG animationOctober 8, 2009 (Hong Kong)
October 10, 2009 (Japan)
October 23, 2009 (United States)
94 minutes
Barbie and the Three Musketeers United StatesWilliam Lau Rainmaker Entertainment CG animation Direct-to-video September 15, 200981 minutes
Barbie Thumbelina United StatesConrad Helten Rainmaker Entertainment CG animationDirect-to-videoMarch 17, 200975 minutes
Baton
バトン
Japan
United States
Ryuhei Kitamura Wild Boar MediaTraditionalDirect-to-video [4] [5] [6] April 28, 2009 (Yokohama)60 minutes
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn United StatesMark BaldoTinseltown Toons, Threshold Animation Studios, The Lego Group CG animationDirect-to-videoSeptember 15, 200971 minutes
Boogie
Boogie, el aceitoso
ArgentinaGustavo Cova Illusion Studios Flash animation October 22, 200982 minutes
Bye-Bye Bin Laden United StatesScott Sublett San Jose State University Traditional [7] March 28, 2009 (South Beach International Animation Festival) (premiere)
February 18, 2010 (Beloit International Film Festival)
73 minutes
A Christmas Carol United States Robert Zemeckis Walt Disney Pictures
ImageMovers Digital
CG animationNovember 3, 2009 (London)
November 6, 2009 (United States)
96 minutes [8]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs United States Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Sony Pictures Animation CG animationSeptember 12, 2009 (Los Angeles) [9]
September 18, 2009 (United States)
90 minutes [10]
Coraline United States Henry Selick Laika Stop motionFebruary 5, 2009 (premiered) [11]
February 6, 2009 (United States)
May 8, 2009 (United Kingdom)
100 minutes [12]
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser Japan Yasuichiro Yamamoto TMS Entertainment TraditionalApril 18, 2009111 minutes
The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer
El Delfin: La Historia de un Soñador
Peru
Germany
Italy
Eduardo SchuldtDolphin Films
Passworld Unipersonale
Dreamin' Dolphin Film
CG animation October 6, 2009 (Buenos Aires) (premiere)
October 8, 2009
86 minutes
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer
映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史 (Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi)
JapanShigeo Koshi Shin-Ei Animation TraditionalMarch 7, 2009102 minutes
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show Canada
United States
Danny Antonucci Voicebox Productions, a.k.a. CartoonTraditionalMade for T.V. movie, Series finaleNovember 8, 200989 minutes
Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication
東のエデン 総集編 Air Communication (Higashi no Eden Sōshū-hen Air Communication)
Japan Kenji Kamiyama Production I.G TraditionalSeptember 26, 2009125 minutes
Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden
東のエデン 劇場版I The King of Eden (Higashi no Eden Gekijōban I: The King of Eden)
Japan Kenji Kamiyama Production I.G TraditionalNovember 28, 200985 minutes
Eleanor's Secret
Kérity, la maison des contes
France Dominique Monféry Haut et Court TraditionalOctober 22, 2009 (Rome Film Festival)
December 16, 2009 (France)
August 24, 2014 (United States)
80 minutes
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
交響詩篇エウレカセブン ポケットが虹でいっぱい (Kōkyō Shihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga Niji de Ippai)
Japan Tomoki Kyoda Bones TraditionalApril 25, 2009115 minutes
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破 (Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha)
Japan Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Studio Khara TraditionalJune 27, 2009108 minutes
Fantastic Mr. Fox United States Wes Anderson 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises, American Empirical PicturesStop motionOctober 14, 2009 London Film Festival
November 13, 2009 (United States)
87 minutes [13]
First Squad
ファーストスクワッド (Fāsuto sukuwadd)
Пе́рвый отря́д (Perviy otryad)
Japan
Russia
Yoshiharu Ashino Studio 4°C, Molot Entertainment Film Company TraditionalMay 13, 2009 (Cannes)
October 15, 2009 (Russia)
73 minutes
Fresh Pretty Cure the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?
フレッシュプリキュア!おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい!? (Fresh Precure! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?)
Japan Junji Shimizu Toei Animation TraditionalOctober 31, 200971 minutes
Friends Forever
Mullewapp – Das große Kinoabenteuer der Freunde
Germany
France
Italy
Tony Loeser, Jesper Møller MotionWorksTraditional [14] July 23, 200977 minutes
72 minutes (Germany)
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder United States Peter Avanzino The Curiosity Company
20th Century Fox Animation
TraditionalDirect-to-videoFebruary 23, 2009 (United Kingdom)
February 24, 2009 (United States)
89 minutes
Garfield's Pet Force United States
South Korea
Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company CG animationDirect-to-videoJune 16, 200978 minutes
Geng: The Adventure Begins
Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula
MalaysiaNizam Razak Les' Copaque Production CG animationFebruary 12, 200990 minutes
Gladiformers 2
Gladiformers 2
BrazilMarco Alemar Vídeo Brinquedo CG animationDirect-to-videoJuly 17, 200968 minutes
Green Lantern: First Flight United States Lauren Montgomery Warner Bros. Animation TraditionalDirect-to-videoJuly 28, 2009 [15] 77 minutes [16]
Gurren Lagann the Movie –The Lights in the Sky Are Stars-
天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇 (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen)
Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Gainax TraditionalApril 25, 2009126 minutes
G-Force United States Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films CG/Live-ActionJuly 24, 200990 minutes
Copernicus' Star
pl:Gwiazda Kopernika
Poland Zdzisław Kudła, Andrzej Orzechowski Studio Filmów Rysunkowych TraditionalOctober 9, 200990 minutes
Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple United States
Germany
Steven E. Gordon, Boyd Kirkland Kickstart Productions, BAF Berlin Animation Film CG animationDirect-to-videoDecember 18, 2008 (Australia)
March 24, 2009 (United States)
75 minutes
The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs
O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes
BrazilWalbercy Ribas, Rafael Ribas Start Desenhos Animados CG animationJanuary 9, 200980 minutes
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto United States Rob Zombie Carbunkle Cartoons, Film Roman, Spectacle Entertainment Group, Starz Media TraditionalDirect-to-videoSeptember 22, 200977 minutes
Hero of the Rails United KingdomGreg Tiernan Hit Entertainment CG animationDirect-to-videoSeptember 8, 2009 (US DVD)
October 12, 2009 (UK DVD)
60 minutes
Hidden Treasure of Wompkee Wood United StatesMichael DeVitto Deos Animation
MarVista Entertainment
Wompkees
CG animationDirect-to-videoMay 200954 minutes
Hulk Vs United States Frank Paur, Sam Liu Marvel Animation, Madhouse TraditionalDirect-to-videoJanuary 27, 200982 minutes
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs United States Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios CG animationJuly 1, 200994 minutes [17]
In the Attic or Who Has a Birthday Today?
Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?
Czech Republic
France
Japan
Jiří Barta Bio Illusion, At ArmzStop motionMarch 5, 2009 (Czech Republic)75 minutes
The In the Night Garden Movie: Search for Igglepiggle
La película El jardín de los sueños: Búsqueda de Igglepiggle
United Kingdom Anne Wood Ragdoll Traditional/Live Action/CGIJuly 18, 200966 minutes
Jasper: Journey to the End of the World
Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott
GermanyEckart Fingberg, Kay DelventhalAmuse Films, Toons'N'TalesCG animation [18] October 2, 2008 (Hamburg)
August 13, 2009 (Germany)
80 minutes
Khan Kluay 2
ก้านกล้วย (Kan Kluai)
ThailandTaweelap SrivuthivongKantana AnimationCG animation [19] March 26, 200995 minutes
Killer Bean Forever United StatesJeff LewKiller Adam Bean StudiosCG animation2008 (Toronto Film Festival)
July 14, 2009 (United States) [20]
85 minutes
The King of Milu Deer
麋鹿王
ChinaGuo WeijiaoZhonke Weiwo Digital TechnologyCG animation [21] [22] September 29, 2009
King of Thorn
いばらの王 (Ibara no Ō)
JapanKazuyoshi Katayama Kadokawa Pictures TraditionalOctober 2009 (Sitges International Film Festival of Cataluna)
May 1, 2010 (Japan)
120 minutes
Lascars FranceEmmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro Millimages TraditionalJune 17, 200996 minutes
Last War of Heavenloids and Akutoloids
天上人とアクト人 最後の戦い (Tenjō-nin to Akuto-nin Saigo no Tatakai )
JapanYoshiji Kigami Kyoto Animation TraditionalApril 18, 200983 minutes
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian
Germany Piet De Rycker  [ fr ], Thilo Graf Rothkirch  [ de ]Rothkirch Cartoon Film, TorusCG animationSeptember 20, 2009 (Hamburg)
September 24, 2009 (Germany)
75 minutes
LeapFrog: Let's Go to School United States Bob Nesler Chris D'Angelo Productions
LeapFrog
Lionsgate
TraditionalDirect-to-videoAugust 18, 200932 minutes
Little Bee
Abelhinhas
BrazilEverton Rodrigues Vídeo Brinquedo CG animationDirect-to-video200955 minutes
Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers
Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Mark Mertens, Wim Bien Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions, Skyline Entertainment, Cotoon Studio, LuxanimationCG animationJuly 21, 2009 (Belgium)
July 23, 2009 (Netherlands)
November 5, 2010 (United States) [23] [24]
86 minutes
Macross Frontier The Movie: The False Songstress
マクロスF 虚空歌姫~イツワリノウタヒメ~ (Gekijōban Macross F: Itsuwari no)
Japan Shoji Kawamori Satelight TraditionalNovember 21, 2009120 minutes
Mai Mai Miracle
マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 (Maimai Shinko to sen-nen no mahō)
Japan Sunao Katabuchi Madhouse TraditionalNovember 21, 200993 minutes
Mary and Max Australia Adam Elliot Melodrama PicturesStop motionJanuary 15, 2009 (Sundance Film Festival)
April 9, 2009 (Australia)
90 minutes
Masha and the Magic Nut
Наша Маша и волшебный орех (Nasha Masha i Volshebnyy orekh)
RussiaEgor KonchalovskiyAmedia, Gala-FilmCG animation [25] [26] December 10, 200972 minutes
McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten
麥兜响噹噹
Hong Kong Brian Tse Bliss Pictures Ltd.TraditionalJuly 24, 200980 minutes
Metropia Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Tarik Saleh Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited CG animationSeptember 2, 2009 (Venice Film Festival) [27] [28]
November 27, 2009 (Sweden)
86 minutes
Monsters vs. Aliens United States Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman DreamWorks Animation CG animationMarch 27, 200994 minutes
My Dog Tulip United States Paul Fierlinger Norman Twain ProductionsTraditionalJune 10, 2009 (Annecy)83 minutes
Twinkle Wish Adventure United States John Grusd SD Entertainment
Hasbro Entertainment
TraditionalDirect-to-videoOctober 13, 200944 minutes
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian United States Shawn Levy 20th Century Fox Live-Action/CGI Theatrical May 22, 2009105 minutes
Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Inheritors of the Will of Fire
劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 火の意志を継ぐ者 (Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden Hi no Ishi wo Tsugumono)
JapanMasahiko Murata Studio Pierrot TraditionalAugust 1, 200996 minutes
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜 (Hottarake no Shima: Haruka to Mahō no Kagami)
Japan Shinsuke Sato Production I.G, Dentsu TraditionalAugust 22, 2009100 minutes
Olives Dream
Zeytinin Hayali
TurkeyElla Animation & ProductionsTraditional [29] [30] September 20, 200985 minutes
One Piece Film: Strong World
ワンピースフィルム ストロングワールド Wan Pīsu Firumu: Sutorongu Wārudo
Japan Munehisa Sakai Toei Animation TraditionalDecember 12, 2009115 minutes
Pelle Politibil går i vannet NorwayRasmus A. SivertsenCG animationDecember 25, 2009 (Oslo)
January 8, 2010
74 minutes [31]
Pettson & Findus IV – Forget-Abilities
Pettson & Findus – Glömligheter
SwedenJørgen Lerdam, Anders SørensenA. Film, Studio BaestartsTraditional [32] [33] March 13, 200970 minutes
Planet 51 Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez Ilion Animation Studios CG animationNovember 14, 2009 (Westwood)
November 20, 2009 (United States)
November 27, 2009 (Spain)
December 4, 2009 (United Kingdom)
91 minutes [34]
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure ChinaTraditionalJanuary 16, 2009 (Mainland China)
August 27, 2009 (Hong Kong)
85 minutes
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール アルセウス 超克の時空へ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo ando Pāru: Aruseusu Chōkoku no Jikū e)
Japan
United States
Kunihiko Yuyama OLM, Inc. TraditionalJuly 18, 200994 minutes
Port of Return TaiwanJung-Kuei ChangSpring House Entertainment TechTraditionalOctober 12, 2009 (Pusan International Film Festival)81 minutes
Pocoyo And The Space Circus
El Show de Pocoyó: Pocoyó y El Circo Especial
SpainAndy Yekes Zinkia Entertainment CG animation200924 minutes
Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends – the Collection of Miracles!
プリキュアオールスターズDX みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の全員大集合! (Precure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō)
JapanTakashi Otsuka Toei Animation TraditionalMarch 20, 200970 minutes
The Pink Panther 2 United States Harald Zwart Robert Simonds Company
Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
live-action/animationFebruary 6, 200992 minutes
The Princess and the Frog United States Ron Clements, John Musker Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Animation Studios
TraditionalReturn of hand drawn animated Disney film since 2004 Home on the RangeNovember 25, 2009 (Los Angeles premiere)
December 11, 2009 (United States)
97 minutes
Princess Lillifee
Prinzessin Lillifee
GermanyAnsgar Niebuhr, Alan Simpson, Zhi-Jian XuBeta Film, Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions, WunderWerkTraditional [35] March 26, 200970 minutes
The Prodigy United StatesRobert D. HannaPrevalent EntertainmentCG animation [36] July 7, 200977 minutes
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫 (Reiton-kyōju to Eien no Utahime)
JapanMasakazu Hashimoto P.A. Works, OLM, Inc. TraditionalDecember 19, 2009100 minutes
Redline
REDLINE (Reddorain)
Japan Takeshi Koike Madhouse TraditionalAugust 14, 2009 (Locarno)
October 9, 2010 (Japan)
102 minutes [37]
The Romantic United StatesMichael HeneghanThe Triumphant School of the Apocalyptic LoveTraditional [38] 200995 minutes
Room and a Half
Полторы комнаты, или Сентиментальное путешествие на родину
(Poltory komnaty, ili Sentimentalnoye puteshestviye na rodinu)
RussiaAndrey KhrzhanovskySchool-Studio SHARTraditional [39] January 23, 2009 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
April 9, 2009 (Russian)
130 minutes
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword United States Christopher Berkeley Warner Bros. Animation TraditionalDirect-to-videoApril 7, 200974 minutes [40]
The Secret of Kells
aka. Brendan and the Secret of Kells
Ireland
Belgium
France
Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey Celluloid Dreams, Cartoon Saloon Traditional/Flash animation January 30, 2009 (Gérardmer Film Festival)
February 11, 2009 (France/Belgium)
March 3, 2009 (Ireland)
75 minutes
Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
宇宙戦艦ヤマト 復活篇 (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu Hen)
Japan Yoshinobu Nishizaki EnagioTraditionalDecember 12, 2009135 minutes
123 minutes (Director's Cut)
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils China Dante Lam Puzzle Animation Studio Limited
Shanghai Media Group
Traditional/CG animationSeptember 15, 2008 (Hong Kong)
July 19, 2009 (China)
98 minutes
The Story of Mr. Sorry South KoreaKwak In-Keun, Il-hyun Kim, Eun Mi-lee, Lee Hae-young, Ji-na Ryu CJ Entertainment Traditional March 12, 200965 minutes
Summer Wars
サマーウォーズ (Samā Wōzu)
Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse TraditionalAugust 1, 2009114 minutes [41]
The Sun
El Sol
ArgentinaAyar BlascoCrudofilms Flash animation November 14, 2009 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
April 8, 2010 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
72 minutes
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies United States Sam Liu Warner Bros. Animation TraditionalDirect-to-videoSeptember 29, 2009 [42] 67 minutes
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜The First Strike〜 (Teiruzu obu Vesuperia ~The First Strike~)
JapanKenta Kamei Production I.G TraditionalOctober 3, 2009110 minutes
Technotise: Edit & I Serbia Aleksa Gajić Black White 'N' Green TraditionalFirst Serbian animated featureSeptember 28, 200990 minutes
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure United StatesKlay Hall Walt Disney Home Video
DisneyToon Studios
CG animationJune 5, 2009 (Japan)
October 27, 2009 (United States)
February 15, 2010 (Hindi)
82 minutes
Totally Spies! The Movie
Totally Spies! Le film
FrancePascal JardinTraditionalJuly 22, 2009 (France)144 minutes
A Town Called Panic
Panique au village
Belgium
Luxembourg
Stéphane Aubier, Vincent PatarLa Parti Productions, Made in Productions, Mélusine ProductionsStop motionMay 21, 2009 (Cannes)
June 17, 2009 (Belgium)
October 28, 2009 (France)
76 minutes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen United States Michael Bay Paramount Pictures
Di Bonaventura Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Hasbro
Live Action/CGIJune 24, 2009149 minutes
The True History of Puss 'N Boots
La Véritable Histoire du chat botté
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Jérôme Deschamps, Pascal Hérold, Macha MakeïeffHerold and Family, MK2CG animation [43] April 1, 2009 (France & Belgium)
May 11, 2011 (United States)
81 minutes
Up United States Pete Docter Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar
CG animationMay 13, 2009 (Cannes)
May 29, 2009 (United States)
96 minutes
VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise United States John Wahba Big Idea Productions CG animationDirect-to-videoFebruary 10, 2009 (TV)
February 10, 2009 (DVD)
52 minutes
VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella United States Mike Nawrocki
John Wahba
Big Idea Productions CG animationDirect-to-videoAugust 4, 200950 minutes
VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving United States Brian K. Roberts Big Idea Productions CG animationDirect-to-videoOctober 6, 200945 minutes
The Velveteen Rabbit United States Michael Landon Jr. Feature Films for Families, Family1 Films and Believe Pictures TraditionalFebruary 27, 200997 minutes
The Watercolor TurkeyCihat HazardağlıUnknownTraditionalNovember 13, 200984 minutes
What's Up?: Balloon to the rescue
Voando Em Busca de Aventuras!
BrazilEverton Rodrigues Vídeo Brinquedo CG animationDirect-to-video200945 minutes
Włatcy móch: Ćmoki, czopki i mondzioły Poland Bartosz Kędzierski February 13, 200992 minutes
Winnetoons, the Legend of Silver Lake
WinneToons – Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee
Germany
Belgium
Gert LudewigASL, DeFamilieJanssen, Europool, Toon City AnimationTraditional [44] April 16, 200980 minutes
Wonder Woman United States Lauren Montgomery Warner Bros. Animation TraditionalDirect-to-videoMarch 3, 2009 [45] 73 minutes
Yona Yona Penguin
よなよなペンギン
Japan
France
Rintaro Madhouse, Dynamo Pictures CG animationDecember 23, 2009 (Japan)
February 24, 2011 (United States)
85 minutes

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2009.

Highest-grossing animated films of 2009 [46] [47]
RankTitleStudioWorldwide gross
1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox / Blue Sky Studios $886,686,817
2 Up Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar $735,099,082
3 Monsters vs. Aliens DreamWorks Animation $381,509,870
4 A Christmas Carol Walt Disney Pictures / ImageMovers Digital $325,286,646
5 The Princess and the Frog Walt Disney Pictures $270,997,378
6 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony Pictures Animation $243,006,126
7 Coraline Laika / Pandemonium$124,596,398
8 Planet 51 Ilion Animation Studios / HandMade Films $105,647,102
9 Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life OLM, Inc. $50,673,078
10 One Piece Film: Strong World Toei Animation $49,199,136

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