List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films explained

This is a list of theatrical animated feature films produced or released by Warner Bros., a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. releases films from Warner-owned and non-Warner owned animation studios. Most films listed below were produced by Warner Bros. divisions, but Warner Bros. has also released films produced by other production companies, such as United Productions of America and Don Bluth Ireland Ltd. Additionally, Warner Bros.'s Japanese division has helped co-produce and release anime films in that country, such as Summer Wars and .

Note: Although Warner Bros. handled overseas theatrical distribution of Disney films from 1988 to 1992 (e.g. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Oliver and Company, Beauty and the Beast), Disney titles are not included in this list.

Films

Color legend

Warner Bros. Animation (1981–present)
Warner Bros. Feature Animation (1996–2003)
Cartoon Network Studios (2002–present)
Warner Animation Group (2014–2022) Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (2023–present)
Other Warner Bros. studio
Third-party studio
An adult animated production
Distribution only
Live-action/animation hybrid
Produced for video release, but given a brief theatrical release shortly before its video release.

US releases

Title	Original theatrical release date^[1] <	-- U.S. Theatrical Release Date only-->	Animation studio
Gay Purr-ee		United Productions of America (UPA)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Treasure Island	^[2]	Filmation
Oliver Twist
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie		Chuck Jones Enterprises
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie		Warner Bros. Animation
Hey Good Lookin'		Bakshi Productions
		Warner Bros. Animation
Twice Upon a Time	<	-- U.S. Theatrical Release Date only-->	Lucasfilm and Korty Films^[3]
Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island		Warner Bros. Animation
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer		DIC Entertainment
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters		Warner Bros. Animation
The Nutcracker Prince		Lacewood Productions
Rover Dangerfield		Hyperion Animation
		Warner Bros. Animation^[4]
Thumbelina		Don Bluth Ireland Ltd.
A Troll in Central Park
Space Jam		Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Cats Don't Dance		Turner Feature Animation and Warner Bros. Feature Animation^[5]
Quest for Camelot		Warner Bros. Feature Animation
The King and I		Rich Animation Studios and Rankin/Bass Productions
	^[6]	Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Paramount Pictures
The Iron Giant		Warner Bros. Feature Animation
	^[7] ^[8]	OLM, Inc. (English dub handled by 4Kids Entertainment)
	^[9]
	^[10]
Cats & Dogs		Cat Fight Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Mad Chance and Zide/Perry Productions
Osmosis Jones		Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Scooby-Doo		Mosaic Media Group
The Powerpuff Girls Movie		Cartoon Network Studios
Kangaroo Jack		Castle Rock Entertainment and Jerry Bruckheimer Films
		Warner Bros. Feature Animation
		Mosaic Media Group
Clifford's Really Big Movie		Scholastic Entertainment and Big Red Dog Productions
		4Kids Entertainment
The Polar Express		Castle Rock Entertainment, Shangri-La Entertainment, Playtone and ImageMovers
Corpse Bride		Tim Burton Productions
A Scanner Darkly		3 Arts Entertainment^[11]
The Ant Bully		Legendary Pictures, Playtone and DNA Productions
Happy Feet		Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic
TMNT		Imagi Animation Studios and The Weinstein Company
Star Wars: The Clone Wars		Lucasfilm Animation
		CD2 Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Mad Chance and Polymorphic Pictures
		Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic
Yogi Bear		Rhythm and Hues Studios, De Line Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment
Happy Feet Two		Village Roadshow Pictures and Dr. D Studios
The Lego Movie		Warner Animation Group and Village Roadshow Pictures
		Cartoon Network Studios
Batman: The Killing Joke		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
Storks		Warner Animation Group and RatPac Entertainment
		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
The Lego Batman Movie		Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment and RatPac Entertainment
Batman and Harley Quinn		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
The Lego Ninjago Movie		Warner Animation Group and RatPac Entertainment
Ready Player One		Village Roadshow Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, De Line Pictures and Farah Films & Management
Batman Ninja		YamatoWorks and Barnum Studio
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
Smallfoot		Warner Animation Group and Zaftig Films
Reign of the Supermen		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
	^[12]	Warner Animation Group
Detective Pikachu		Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company
Scoob!	^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17]	Warner Animation Group
Tom & Jerry^[18]	^[19] ^[20]
^[21]	^[22]
		Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
DC League of Super-Pets^[23] ^[24]	^[25]	Warner Animation Group

Upcoming

Title	Intended theatrical release date by Warner Bros. Pictures<	-- Warner Bros. Pictures U.S. theatrical release date only-->	Animation studio
^[26]	^[27] ^[28] ^[29]	Warner Bros. Animation, New Line Cinema, and Sola Entertainment
The Cat in the Hat^[30] ^[31]	^[32]	Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Thing One and Thing Two	2026
Bad Fairies^[33] ^[34]	^[35]	Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation
Margie Claus		Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and On the Day Productions
Oh, the Places You'll Go!	2027	Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Toto^[36]	TBA^[37] ^[38]	Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Animal Logic
Meet the Flintstones^[39]	TBA	Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

International releases

Title	Original theatrical release date^[40]	Animation studio
The Pebble and the Penguin	^[41]	Don Bluth Ireland Ltd.
The Fearless Four
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	^[42]	Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Paramount Pictures
The Little Polar Bear		Rothkirch Cartoon Film
Laura's Star
The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island
The Reef		Starz Animation
Beowulf		ImageMovers and Paramount Pictures
The Sky Crawlers		Production I.G and Sony Pictures
Immigrants		Klasky Csupo
Summer Wars		Madhouse and Funimation Entertainment
		Aniplex and Sunrise
The Illusionist	^[43]	Django Films and Sony Pictures Classics
The Prodigies		Method Animation, LuxAnimation and DQ Entertainment
Top Cat The Movie		Ánima Estudios
		Aniplex
Sammy's Great Escape		nWave Pictures
		J.C.Staff and Funimation Entertainment
		Aniplex and Sunrise
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion		Aniplex
The Nut Job	^[44]	ToonBox Entertainment
		Ilion Animation Studios
Top Cat Begins		Ánima Estudios
		Sunrise
The Little Prince		ON Animation Studios
Monster Strike The Movie		Liden Films
Napping Princess		Signal.MD
		ToonBox Entertainment
White Snake	^[45]	Light Chaser Animation Studios
		J.C.Staff
The Wonderland		Aniplex and Signal.MD
Ni no kuni		OLM, Inc. and Level 5
		Bandai Namco Pictures
Bubble		Wit Studio
Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water		Madhouse
Mummies		Atresmedia Cine
Suzume	^[46]	CoMix Wave Films, Story Wave
Maboroshi		MAPPA
	^[47]	Toei Animation, Yumeta Company
The Boy and the Heron	^[48]	Studio Ghibli

Highest grossing films

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

Rank	Film	Gross	Studio	Year
1	The Lego Movie	$468,060,692	Warner Animation Group	2014	^[49]
2	Happy Feet	$384,335,608		2006	^[50]
3	The Lego Batman Movie	$311,950,384	Warner Animation Group	2017	^[51]
4	The Polar Express	$311,365,072		2004	^[52]
5	Smallfoot	$214,040,103	Warner Animation Group	2018	^[53]
6	DC League of Super-Pets	$204,840,004		2022	^[54]
7		$191,306,508		2019	^[55]
8	Storks	$183,388,953		2016	^[56]
9	Tom & Jerry	$136,536,687		2021	^[57]
10	The Lego Ninjago Movie	$123,164,177		2017	^[58]

See also

• List of Warner Bros. films

Notes

Release NotesStudio/Production NotesFilm rights Notes

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 the Warner Bros. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of the Warner Bros.
2. Limited release in the United States.
3. Released by The Ladd Company
4. Released under the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label.
5. Co-produced with Warner Bros. Feature Animation in post-production after Time Warner's acquisition of Turner.
6. Copyright owned by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. The former also received credit in the US release.
7. Original release date was July 18, 1998
8. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America
9. Original release date was July 17, 1999
10. Original release date was July 8, 2000
11. Released by Warner Independent Pictures
12. Web site: Lesnick. Silas. The LEGO Movie Sequel is Officially Set for May 26, 2017! . ComingSoon.net . February 21, 2014 . February 21, 2014.
13. Released on Premium VOD in the United States and Canada on May 15, 2020
14. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. 'Scoob!' To Skip Theaters & Head Into Homes; How Director Tony Cervone Got Animated Pic Across The Finish Line In COVID-19 Climate. Deadline Hollywood. April 21, 2020. April 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421235527/https://deadline.com/2020/04/scoob-home-release-skip-movie-theaters-coronavirus-1202914059/. April 21, 2020. live.
15. It was later released in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning July 8, 2020.
16. Web site: Scooby-Doo Is Heading To The Big Screen After All — Just Not In The U.S. . Cartoon Brew . July 1, 2020.
17. News: Tartaglione . Nancy . July 15, 2020 . 'Scoob!' Is Weekend Top Dog With $1.8M From 5 Overseas Markets; 'Peninsula' To Thrill Korea – International Box Office . en . Deadline Hollywood . July 15, 2020.
18. Web site: 'Tom and Jerry,' 'Scooby-Doo' Movies Land Top Talent at Warner Animation Group (EXCLUSIVE) . Justin . Kroll . October 15, 2018 . Variety.
19. Web site: Live-Action Tom & Jerry Movie Moves Up Release Date. Movies. en. 2019-10-25.
20. Web site: 'Matrix 4' Moves To 2022, 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Stomps To 2021 & More: Warner Bros. Release Date Change Friday. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020.
21. Web site: Justin Lin Circling 'Space Jam' Sequel Starring LeBron James (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. May 2, 2016. May 3, 2016. Ford. Rebecca.
22. Web site: Warner Bros Dates 'Space Jam 2', Shifts 'Annabelle' Sequel & 'Godzilla Vs. Kong'. Pedersen. Erik. Deadline. February 21, 2019. February 21, 2019.
23. Web site: Exclusive: 'Super Pets' Movie From 'Lego Batman' Writer In the Works at Warner Bros.. . July 31, 2018. January 30, 2019.
24. Web site: 'The Batman,' 'The Suicide Squad' And 'DC Super Pets' Get Release Dates. . January 30, 2019. January 30, 2019.
25. Web site: Warner Bros' 'DC Super Pets' Animated Movie Moves To 2022. May 22, 2019. May 24, 2019.
26. Web site: Exclusive: Lord of the Rings Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation. June 10, 2021. June 11, 2021.
27. Released by New Line Cinema through Warner Bros. Pictures.
28. Web site: Couch . Aaron . February 14, 2022 . Lord of the Rings Anime Movie Sets 2024 Release Date . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214223748/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-movie-release-date-1235093505/ . February 14, 2022 . February 14, 2022 . The Hollywood Reporter.
29. Web site: Mendelson . Scott . Gonzalez . Umberto . 'Dune 2' Delayed to March 2024 While 'Godzilla x Kong' Moves to April . TheWrap . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023.
30. Web site: New 'Cat in the Hat' Movie in the Works From Warner Bros.. The Hollywood Reporter. Kit. Borys. January 24, 2018.
31. Web site: J.J. Abrams To Produce 'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' Movie In Works At Warner Bros Amid Dr. Seuss Ramp-Up. October 1, 2020. October 3, 2020.
32. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Revamped Warner Bros Animation Sets ‘Cat In The Hat’ With Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang & More; Eyes Spring 2026 Release . Deadline Hollywood. 18 March 2024 . 18 March 2024.
33. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Warner Bros. Dates ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ & ‘Companion’ For 2025; Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ For 2026 . Deadline . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024.
34. Web site: Gajewski. Ryan. Warner Bros. Sets Animated Musical 'Bad Fairies' for 2027 Release. The Hollywood Reporter. July 16, 2024. July 16, 2024.
35. Web site: Warner Bros Pushes Up Release Date For ‘Trap,’ Dates Four Other Projects. Matt. Grobar. Deadline Hollywood. June 13, 2024. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614004517/https://deadline.com/2024/06/trap-movie-release-date-pushed-up-warner-bros-1235973103/. live.
36. Web site: July 15, 2018. Wizard of Oz Animated Film to Retell the Story from Toto's Perspective. August 5, 2018. Screen Rant.com.
37. Web site: Warner Bros. Dates Blue Beetle, Last Train To New York & Toto For 2023 & Beyond. December 16, 2021. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Deadline Hollywood. December 17, 2021.
38. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2023-04-05 . 'Aquaman 2' Shifts Five Days Earlier, Warner Bros Dates 'The Wise Guys', 'Minecraft' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210709/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ . April 5, 2023 . 2023-04-05 . Deadline Hollywood.
39. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2023-06-09 . Newly Appointed Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Boss Bill Damaschke On Group Rebrand, New Mission, ‘Flintstones’ Pic & More . 2023-06-09 . Deadline . en-US.
40. All of the following films are released by Warner Bros. outside North America
41. Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in US.
42. Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Paramount Pictures in US.
43. Released in UK by Warner Bros., released by Sony Pictures Classics in US.
44. Internationally released by Warner Bros., released by Open Road Films in US.
45. Web site: Amidi. Amid. See the Teaser For 'White Snake', Warner Bros.' First Chinese Animation Co-Production . Cartoonbrew.com . November 11, 2018 . September 3, 2019.
46. Released in the Philippines & Thailand by Warner Bros., released by Crunchyroll & Sony Pictures Releasing in US.
47. Released in Thailand by Warner Bros., released by Fathom Events in US.
48. Released in Southeast Asia and India by Warner Bros., released by GKIDS in US.
49. Web site: The Lego Movie. Box Office Mojo.
50. Web site: Happy Feet. Box Office Mojo.
51. Web site: The Lego Batman Movie. Box Office Mojo.
52. Web site: The Polar Express. Box Office Mojo.
53. Web site: Smallfoot. Box Office Mojo.
54. Web site: DC League of Super-Pets. Box Office Mojo.
55. Web site: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Box Office Mojo.
56. Web site: Storks. Box Office Mojo.
57. Web site: Tom & Jerry. Box Office Mojo.
58. Web site: The Lego Ninjago Movie. Box Office Mojo.