List of Sony theatrical animated feature films explained

This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by Sony Pictures, the film division of Sony.

Sony releases films from Sony-owned and non-Sony owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Sony Pictures Animation which began as a feature animation department of Sony, producing its first feature-length animated film Open Season in 2006. Beginning with 1001 Arabian Nights in 1959, Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures have released animated films by other production companies, such as United Productions of America, Aardman Animations, Marvel Entertainment, Madhouse, Aniplex, Funimation, Crunchyroll and Rovio Animation. Additionally, Sony Pictures's Japanese division has helped co-produce and release anime films in that country, such as , Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Legend of the Millennium Dragon and Marvel Anime Films etc.

Other Studio units have also released films theatrically, primarily the studio's distribution unit Sony Pictures Releasing, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Columbia Pictures or TriStar Pictures film labels.

Films

Color legend
Madhouse (1996–present) 
SPE Visual Works (1997)
Aniplex (2007–present)		 
Sony Pictures Animation (2006–present) 
Funimation Films (2017–22) 
Crunchyroll Films (2022–present) 
Other Sony studio 
Third-party studio 
An adult animated production
Live-action/animation hybrid
Distribution only

US releases

TitleOriginal theatrical release date[1] <-- U.S. theatrical release date only-->Animation studio
1001 Arabian NightsUnited Productions of America (UPA) 
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon [2] Toei Animation
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!Hanna-Barbera
The Magic World of Topo Gigio [3] Cinecidi
The Man Called FlintstoneHanna-Barbera
Jack and the Beanstalk [4] Group TAC
American PopBakshi Productions
Heavy MetalPotterton Productions
Nelvana
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big PawCarolco Pictures, Atlantic/Kushner-Locke, The Maltese Companies, Cuckoo's Nest Studio, Wang Film Productions and Tonka
Stuart LittleFranklin/Waterman Productions
Heavy Metal 2000CinéGroupe
The Trumpet of the SwanRichCrest Animation Studios
Square Pictures
Metropolis [5] Madhouse 
Stuart Little 2Red Wagon Entertainment 
Eight Crazy NightsHappy Madison Productions
The Triplets of Belleville[6] [7] Les Armateurs[8]
Steamboy[9] Sunrise[10]
Monster HouseImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment
Open SeasonSony Pictures Animation 
Surf's Up
PaprikaMadhouse 
TekkonkinkreetAniplex 
Persepolis [11] The Kennedy/Marshall Company 
The Sky CrawlersProduction I.G and Warner Bros. Japan
Waltz with Bashir [12] Razor Film Produktion
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsSony Pictures Animation 
Planet 51Ilion Animation Studios[13]  
The IllusionistDjango Films and Warner Bros.
The SmurfsSony Pictures Animation, Hemisphere Media Capital and The Kerner Entertainment Company 
Arthur ChristmasSony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Hotel TransylvaniaSony Pictures Animation
The Smurfs 2Sony Pictures Animation and The Kerner Entertainment Company
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Sony Pictures Animation
PixelsHappy Madison Productions, 1492 Pictures, LStar Capital, China Film Co. Ltd. and Film Croppers Entertainment 
Hotel Transylvania 2style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation, LStar Capital and MRC 
Goosebumps
The Angry Birds MovieRovio Animation 
Sausage PartyAnnapurna Pictures, Point Grey Pictures and Nitrogen Studios
The Red Turtle [14] Studio Ghibli
Sony Pictures Animation, The Kerner Entertainment Company, LStar Capital and Wanda Pictures 
The Emoji MovieSony Pictures Animation
The StarSony Pictures Animation, Affirm Films, Walden Media, The Jim Henson Company and Franklin Entertainment
Peter RabbitSony Pictures Animation, Olive Bridge Entertainment, 2.0 Entertainment and Animal Logic
Sony Pictures Animation and MRC
Sony Pictures Animation and Original Film
Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions and Pascal Pictures
Ruben Brandt, Collector [15] Ruben Brandt Production[16]  
The Angry Birds Movie 2[17] [18] [19] Sony Pictures Animation and Rovio Entertainment 
The Mitchells vs. the MachinesSony Pictures Animation, Lord Miller Productions and One Cool Films
[20] Olive Bridge Entertainment, 2.0 Entertainment and Animal Logic 
Wish Dragon [21] style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation, Flagship Entertainment, Base FX and Tencent Pictures 
Vivo[22] Sony Pictures Animation and One Cool Films
[23] [24] Sony Pictures Animation and MRC
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile[25] style=text-align:center; Hutch Parker Entertainment, Eagle Pictures and TSG Entertainment II 
[26] style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions and Pascal Pictures 
The Peasants[27] style=text-align:center; BreakThru Films, DigitalKraft, and Artshot 
The Garfield Movie[28] [29] style=text-align:center; Alcon Entertainment, Paws, Inc. and DNEG Animation
Harold and the Purple Crayon[30] [31] [32] Davis Entertainment and Scholastic Entertainment

Upcoming

TitleIntended theatrical release date
by Sony Pictures Releasing<		-- Columbia Pictures U.S. theatrical Release date only-->Animation studio
Paddington in Peru[33] [34] style=text-align:center; StudioCanal, Kinoshita Group and Heyday Films 
Animal Friends[35] [36] Legendary Pictures, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus
Goat[37] style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation, Unanimous Media and Modern Magic 
FixedTBA style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseTBA[38] style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions and Pascal Pictures

International releases

TitleOriginal theatrical release date[39] <-- U.S. theatrical release date only-->Animation studio
Hugo the HippoBrut Productions 
The Swan PrincessRich Animation Studios
Memories [40] Madhouse 
SPE Visual Works and Gallop 
ManuelitaGarcía Ferré Entertainment 
[41] [42] Bones and Sunrise[43]
Tokyo GodfathersMadhouse 
Square Enix Holdings and Visual Works 
Digital Frontier
Open Season 2 [44] Sony Pictures Animation 
Studio 4°C 
Open Season 3Sony Pictures Animation 
Legend of the Millennium DragonStudio Pierrot 
The Adventures of TintinAmblin Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Hemisphere Media Capital and WingNut Films
ZambeziaTriggerfish Animation Studios[45]
Stage 6 Films 
Digital Frontier 
Madhouse and Marvel Entertainment 
style=text-align:center; Sony Pictures Animation 
[46] Aniplex and Visual Works 
Your Name<-- U.S. theatrical release date only-->[47] Toho
(English dub handled by Funimation Films)		 
Aniplex[48]  
Stage 6 Films 
Stage 6 Films
[49] Funimation Films, Bones and Toho Animation 
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl [50] Aniplex and Funimation Films 
TabalugaAwesometown Entertainment, Tempest Film and Trixter 
[51] Funimation Films, Bones and Toho Animation 
The Barkers: Mind the Cats!Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company 
Horse Julius and Big Horse Racing
Secret Magic Control AgencyWizart Animation, QED International and CTB Film Company
[52] Funimation Films and Kyoto Animation 
[53] Aniplex and Funimation Films 
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish [54] Funimation Films and Bones[55]  
Sing a Bit of HarmonyFunimation Films and JC Staff
Funimation Films, Bones and Toho Animation
[56] Aniplex and Funimation Films 
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness[57]  
Jujutsu Kaisen 0[58] style=text-align:center; Funimation Films and Crunchyroll 
[59] Crunchyroll Films and Toei Animation 
[60]
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie[61] style=text-align:center; Crunchyroll Films and Bibury Animation Studios
[62] style=text-align:center; Crunchyroll Films and Eight Bit Co., Ltd.
[63] style=text-align:center; Aniplex and Crunchyroll Films 
[64] Aniplex
[65]
Suzume[66] style=text-align:center; Crunchyroll Films and Toho[67]  
TMS Entertainment 
Psycho-Pass Providence[68] style=text-align:center; Crunchyroll Films and Toho Animation 
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sagestyle=text-align:center; Polygon Pictures 
[69] Aniplex 
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out[70] [71]
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
[72] style=text-align:center; Crunchyroll Films and Toho Animation 

Highest-grossing films

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

Rank Film Gross Studio Year Ref.
1 $690,897,910 2023 [73]
2 $528,583,774 Sony Pictures Animation 2018 [74]
3 $507,076,686 2021 [75]
4 Hotel Transylvania 2 $473,226,958 Sony Pictures Animation 2015 [76]
5 $384,298,736 Sony Pictures Animation and Marvel Entertainment 2018 [77]
6 Your Name $382,238,181 2017 [78]
7 The Adventures of Tintin $373,993,951 2011 [79]
8 Hotel Transylvania $358,375,603 Sony Pictures Animation 2012 [80]
9 The Angry Birds Movie $352,333,929 2016 [81]
10 Suzume $324,471,027 Crunchyroll Films and Toho 2022 [82]

Notes

Release Notes

Studio/Production Notes

Film rights Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Sony. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Sony.
  2. Original release date was March 24, 1963
  3. Original release date was 1961
  4. Original release date was July 20, 1974
  5. Original release date was May 26, 2001
  6. Original release date was June 11, 2003
  7. Released by Sony Pictures in the United States.
  8. Released by Sony Pictures Classics.
  9. Original release date was July 17, 2004
  10. Released by Triumph Films.
  11. Original release date was June 27, 2007
  12. Original release date was June 5, 2008
  13. Released by TriStar Pictures.
  14. Original release date was June 29, 2016
  15. Original release date was June 22, 2018
  16. Web site: Ruben Brandt, collector . 15 February 2019 . 16 February 2019.
  17. Web site: 'Angry Birds 2' To Fly In Late Summer 2019. Anthony D'Alessandro. Deadline. October 20, 2018.
  18. News: Lesnick. Silas. Masters of the Universe Movie Sets December 2019 Release. April 27, 2017. ComingSoon.net. April 26, 2017.
  19. Web site: Beck . Jeff . Sony's ANGRY BIRDS 2 nests in theaters 2 weeks earlier—now set for September. 6, 2019 instead of Sept. 20. . Twitter . Exhibitor Relations . June 27, 2018.
  20. News: Kit. Borys. 'Peter Rabbit 2' in the Works From Sony Pictures. May 5, 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. May 4, 2018. en.
  21. RadSechrist. 1318271677822771201. October 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021001756/https://twitter.com/radsechrist/status/1318271677822771201. October 21, 2020. I was head of story on this movie back before Kipo, comes out next year. Love the design of this poster..
  22. Web site: Scheck . Frank . Netflix's 'Vivo': Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter . April 22, 2022 . July 29, 2021.
  23. Web site: 'Hotel Transylvania 4' Heads To Amazon, Sets January Release Date . . Aurthur . Kate . October 6, 2021 . October 6, 2021 .
  24. Web site: 'Hotel Transylvania: Transformania' Moves to October . . Ellise . Shafer . June 18, 2021 . June 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618214630/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hotel-transylvania-transformania-delay-october-1235000545/ . June 18, 2021 . live .
  25. Web site: Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' On The Move. September 9, 2021. Erik. Pedersen. Deadline Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910021845/https://deadline.com/2021/09/whitney-houston-biopic-release-date-george-foreman-lyle-lyle-crocodile-sony-1234830193/. September 10, 2021. live. September 10, 2021.
  26. Web site: 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates 'Madame Web', 'Equalizer 3' Among Other Release Changes. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. April 20, 2022. April 20, 2022.
  27. Original release date was October 13, 2023
  28. Web site: Happily Ever After Hours with Animator and Filmmaker Mark Dindal. December 19, 2020. December 20, 2020.
  29. Web site: 'Garfield': Chris Pratt To Voice Title Character In Alcon Entertainment's Animated Film. Grobar. Matt. Deadline. November 1, 2021. November 2, 2021.
  30. Web site: Pedersen . Erik . 2021-09-10 . Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' On The Move . 2022-04-12 . Deadline.
  31. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' Release Date Pushed Back By Sony . Deadline . October 20, 2022 . October 20, 2022.
  32. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2023-05-16 . Sony Pushes 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' And 'They Listen' To 2024, Sets Dates For 'My Ex-Friend's Wedding,' 'Horrorscope' And 'Psycho-Pass: Providence' . 2023-05-17 . Deadline . en-US.
  33. Original release date was November 8, 2024
  34. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Wiseman . Andreas . 24 October 2023 . 'Paddington In Peru': Studiocanal & Sony Pic Hits UK In Fall 2024, MLK 2025 Stateside; Rachel Zegler Replaced In Cast — Update . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231025005411/https://deadline.com/2023/10/paddington-in-peru-release-date-1235580535/ . 25 October 2023 . 25 October 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
  35. Web site: Grobar . Matt . Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn & Aubrey Plaza Set For Legendary's Live-Action/Animation Hybrid Animal Friends; Peter Atencio Directing R-Rated Road Trip Adventure Pic . . 18 April 2023 . April 18, 2023.
  36. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . ‘Kraven The Hunter’ Heads To December, ‘Karate Kid’ To Chop Next Summer In Latest Sony Release Date Changes . Deadline . 27 April 2024 . 27 April 2024.
  37. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . ‘Goat’: Sony Pictures Animation Sets Release Tied To 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend From Director Tyree Dillihay; Stephen Curry & Erick Peyton’s Unanimous Media . Deadline . 30 May 2024 . 30 May 2024.
  38. Web site: Donnelly . Matt . July 28, 2023 . 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' Taken Off Sony Release Calendar as Strikes Delay 'Kraven' and 'Ghostbusters' Sequel to 2024 . July 28, 2023 . Variety.
  39. Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Sony. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Sony.
  40. Original release date was December 23, 1995
  41. Original release date was September 1, 2001
  42. Also released by Sony in North America
  43. Released by Destination Films.
  44. Not released theatrically in the United States
  45. Released by Cinema Management Group outside North America
  46. Released by Stage 6 Films
  47. Original release date was August 26, 2016
  48. Released by Kadokawa in Japan
  49. Original release date was August 3, 2018
  50. Original release date was June 15, 2018
  51. Original release date was December 20, 2019
  52. Original release date was September 18, 2020
  53. Original release date was October 16, 2020
  54. Original release date was December 25, 2020
  55. Released by Shochiku in Japan
  56. Original release date was October 30, 2021
  57. Web site: Keslassy. Elsa. Sony Pictures Intl. Productions, Ben Stassen, Matthieu Zeller Team on 'Chickenhare' (Exclusive). Variety. 8 February 2021. 10 February 2021.
  58. Original release date was December 24, 2021
  59. Original release date was June 11, 2022
  60. Original release date was August 6, 2022
  61. Original release date was May 20, 2022
  62. Original release date was November 25, 2022
  63. Original release date was november 11, 2022
  64. Original release date was December 27, 2022
  65. Original release date was February 3, 2022
  66. Original release date was November 11, 2022
  67. Released by Wild Bunch in Europe territories
  68. Original release date was May 30, 2023
  69. Original release date was February 2, 2024
  70. Original release date was June 23, 2023
  71. Original release date was December 1, 2023
  72. Original release date was December 22, 2023
  73. Web site: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Box Office Mojo.
  74. Web site: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Box Office Mojo.
  75. Web site: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. Box Office Mojo.
  76. Web site: Hotel Transylvania 2. Box Office Mojo.
  77. Web site: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Box Office Mojo.
  78. Web site: Your Name.. Box Office Mojo.
  79. Web site: The Adventures of Tintin. Box Office Mojo.
  80. Web site: Hotel Transylvania. Box Office Mojo.
  81. Web site: The Angry Birds Movie. Box Office Mojo.
  82. Web site: Suzume. Box Office Mojo.

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