This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1998.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10+2: The Magic Trail | Spain | Miquel Pujol | Accio Infinit Animacions S.L. Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) Televisión Española (TVE) Victory Media Group | A sequel to this special followed three years later, 10+2: The Great Secret (2001). | December 27, 1998 | 43 minutes | |||
| Ahmed, Prince of Alhambra | Spain | Juan Bautista Berasategi | Canal Sur Televisión (participation) Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB) (participation) Euskal Média S.A. Lotura Films Ministerio de Cultura (funding) | Winner of the Best Music Award at the 2nd Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials.[1] | July 17, 1998 | 70 minutes | |||
| An All Dogs Christmas Carol | United States | Paul Sabella Gary Selvaggio | Third and final installment in the All Dogs Go to Heaven series; also serves as the series finale to the animated television series based on the films. | November 17, 1998 | 73 minutes | ||||
| United States | Larry Latham | Third installment in the An American Tail film series. | November 16, 1998 | 79 minutes | |||||
| Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Traditional | July 25, 1998 | 55 minutes | ||||
| Ancient Alien | United States | Steven Churchill | Second installment of The Mind's Eye Presents sister series, a follow-up of the original Mind's Eye series. | July 10, 1998 | 45 minutes | ||||
| The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer | United States | William R. Kowalchuk Jr. | Artisan Entertainment BLT Productions Colorland Animation Productions Tundra Productions | July 21, 1998 | 73 minutes | ||||
| Antz | United States | First film produced by DreamWorks Animation. | October 2, 1998 | 83 minutes | |||||
| United States | March 17, 1998 | 70 minutes | |||||||
| | Japan | December 19, 1998 | 47 minutes | ||||||
| Belle's Magical World | United States | Cullen Blaine Daniel de la Vega Barbara Dourmashkin Dale Kase Bob Kline Burt Medall Mitch Rochon | Third installment in the Beauty and the Beast series; compiled from three completed episodes from the proposed animated television series based on the 1991 film. | February 17, 1998 | 70 minutes | ||||
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | United States | Robert C. Ramirez | Third and final installment in The Brave Little Toaster film series; based on the 1988 novel of the same name by original author Thomas M. Disch. | May 18, 1998 | 73 minutes | ||||
| A Bug's Life | United States | November 20, 1998 | 95 minutes | ||||||
| Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | United States | Columbia TriStar Home Video Project X Productions Tundra Productions | October 13, 1998 | 49 minutes | |||||
| Camelot | United States | Greg Garcia | February 17, 1998 | 48 minutes | |||||
| Camelot | Australia | March 24, 1998 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| Camelot: The Legend | United States | William R. Kowalchuk Jr. | Phoenix Animation Studios Tundra Productions | May 2, 1998 | 60 minutes | ||||
| The Christmas Story Keepers | United States | Shepherd Film Productions Zondervan | Compilation film of episodes 1, 6, 7 and 13 of the animation television series The Story Keepers, that ran for a total of thirteen half-hour episodes. | July 1, 1998 | 70 minutes | ||||
| Circleen: City Mouse | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | December 4, 1998 | 62 minutes | ||||
| Coco & Drila Adventures: The Magic Sack of Santa Claus | Spain | Julián Tarragó | Avo Film Edizioni | 50 minutes | |||||
| Computer Animation Celebration | United States | Sixth installment of the Computer Animation sub-series, a spin-off from the Mind's Eye series. | January 1, 1998 | 50 minutes | |||||
| | Japan | April 18, 1998 | 99 minutes | ||||||
| | Japan | April 18, 1998 | 99 minutes | ||||||
| Dibu 2: Nasty's Revenge | Spain | Buena Vista International Patagonik Film Group Televisión Federal (Telefe) | July 2, 1998 | 86 minutes | |||||
| | Japan | March 7, 1998 | 91 minutes | ||||||
| The Easter Story Keepers | United States | Shepherd Film Productions Zondervan | Compilation film of episodes 10—12 of the animation television series The Story Keepers, that ran for a total of thirteen half-hour episodes. | February 28, 1998 | 70 minutes | ||||
| Fake | Japan | April 21, 1998 | 58 minutes | ||||||
| United States | Phil Robinson Dave Marshall | Sequel to (1992). | March 17, 1998 | 72 minutes | |||||
| Fire Force DNAsights 999.9 | Japan | Madhouse h.m.p. | December 18, 1998 | 50 minutes | |||||
| Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | March 7, 1998 | 121 minutes | |||||
| Gen13 | United States | WildStorm Productions Aegis Entertainment | July 17, 1998 | 86 minutes | |||||
| General Chaos: Uncensored Animation | United States | Keith Alcorn Laurence Arcadias Joel Brinkerhoff Vince Collins David Donar Stefan Eling Eric Fogel Mr. Lawrence Brandon McKinney Tony Nittoli Bill Plympton Walter Santucci Jeff Sturgis | Various | February 6, 1998 | 81 minutes | ||||
| | Japan | May 21, 1998 | 57 minutes | ||||||
| Grandma and Her Ghosts | Taiwan | Wang Saudi Lee Chun-Man | Plus One Entertainment Inada Film Studio Rice Film International Co. Ltd. | April 3, 1998 | 80 minutes | ||||
| Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition- | Japan | Yasunao Aoki | Originally released as a three-part OVA. | August 1, 1998 | 90 minutes | ||||
| Gurin with the Foxtail | Norway | John M. Jacobsen Nille Tystad | First animated feature from Norway. | August 7, 1998 | 76 minutes | ||||
| H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | January 16, 1998 | 78 minutes | |||||
| Hercules | Italy | Peter Choi | Mondo TV Hahn Shin Corporation | Compilation film of the four-episode storyline from the animated television series Super Little Fanta Heroes, an anthology series that ran a total of thirty half-hour episodes. | 89 minutes | ||||
| United States | Lynne Naylor | January 6, 1998 | 80 minutes | ||||||
| The King of Kings: Jesus | Italy South Korea | Su-yong Jeong | Antoniano di Bologna Mondo TV RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Hahn Shin Corporation | Compilation film of the animated television series Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers, that ran for a total of 26 half-hour episodes. | February 14, 1998 | 89 minutes | |||
| Kirikou and the Sorceress | France Belgium Luxembourg | France 3 Cinéma Les Armateurs Monipoly Productions Odec Kid Cartoons Rija Studio Studio O Trans Europe Film | December 9, 1998 | 71 minutes | |||||
| Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót | Poland | Krzysztof Kiwerski Longin Szmyd | Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie Agencja Produkcji Filmowej | April 24, 1998 | 68 minutes | ||||
| United States | Sixth installment in The Land Before Time film series and the final installment to use cel animation. | December 1, 1998 | 76 minutes | ||||||
| The Legend of Mulan | Netherlands | Darko Perovic | Django Studios | 50 minutes | |||||
| The Legend of Su-Ling | United States | Diane Eskenazi | May 26, 1998 | 48 minutes | |||||
| United States | Sequel to The Lion King (1994). | October 27, 1998 | 82 minutes | ||||||
| The Little Magic Flute | Germany | Curt Linda | Linda Film MFA+ FilmDistribution. | January 8, 1998 | 62 minutes | ||||
| The Little Mermaid | Australia | Geoff Beak Susan Beak | 50 minutes | ||||||
| Lucky and Zorba | Italy | La Lanterna Magica | Winner a special Nastro d'Argento and the audience award at the Montréal International Children's Film Festival.[2] | December 23, 1998 | 75 minutes | ||||
| Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo | Japan | July 24, 1998 | 95 minutes | ||||||
| Luminous Visions | United States | Steven Churchill | Third installment of The Mind's Eye Presents sister series, a follow-up of the original Mind's Eye series. | December 25, 1998 | 45 minutes | ||||
| The Magic Forest | Germany | Volker Collmann | Fama Film AG Iris Group Iris Productions | 60 minutes | |||||
| The Magic Pipe | Russia | Mikhail Tumelya | AF-Zentr FAF Entertainment | 47 minutes | |||||
| MAZE ☆ The Mega-Burst Space: The Giant of Temporary Threat | Japan | April 25, 1998 | 42 minutes | ||||||
| The Mighty Kong | United States | Art Scott | L.A. Animation Lana Productions Hahn Shin Corporation | Animated musical adaptation of the 1933 film King Kong. | June 16, 1998 | 71 minutes | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Miller's Report | Japan | Originally released as a twelve-part OVA. | August 1, 1998 | 51 minutes | |||||
| Money, A Mythology of Darkness | Greece | Vassilis Mazomenos | Greek Film Centre Horme Pictures Oionos | First European 3D animation feature film. | November 17, 1998 | 70 minutes | |||
| Moses: Egypt's Great Prince | United States | Horseman Cao Arthur Wu | Schwartz & Company UAV Entertainment Animation Ink Hong Ying Animation Company Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Company | July 13, 1998 | 51 minutes | ||||
| Mu-lan | Italy | Alessandro Bulath | Avo Film Edizioni | 60 minutes | |||||
| Mulan | Australia | Geoff Beak Susan Beak | 50 minutes | ||||||
| Mulan | United States | Tony Bancroft Barry Cook | First film fully produced at the Florida division of Walt Disney Feature Animation. | June 19, 1998 | 87 minutes | ||||
| Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa | Japan | Animated adaptation of the 1973 film Tora-san's Forget Me Not, the eleventh installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series. | August 7, 1998 | 114 minutes | |||||
| Papyrus: Seth's Revenge | French Canada | Michel Gauthier | Dupuis Audiovisuel MediaToon Medver Inc. TF1 | Compilation film of episodes 1-3, 6-8, 13 and 14 of the animated television series Papyrus, based on the comic series of the same title by Lucien De Gieter. | 73 minutes | ||||
| United States | Tom Ellery Bradley Raymond | Sequel to Pocahontas (1995). | August 25, 1998 | 72 minutes | |||||
| Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back | Japan | First installment of the Pokémon film series. | July 18, 1998 | 75 minutes | |||||
| The Prince of Egypt | United States | Simon Wells Brenda Chapman Steve Hickner | The highest grossing non-Disney traditionally animated feature until The Simpsons Movie (2007). | December 18, 1998 | 99 minutes | ||||
| Australia | 50 minutes | ||||||||
| Quest for Camelot | United States | May 15, 1998 | 86 minutes | ||||||
| Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen | China Germany | Manfred Durniok Hong Hu Zhao | November 8, 1998 | 90 minutes | |||||
| United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions | October 16, 1998 | 92 minutes | |||||
| The Rugrats Movie | United States | Igor Kovalyov Norton Virgien | First non-Disney animated film to gross over $100,000,000 at the box office. | November 20, 1998 | 80 minutes | ||||
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | United States | Jim Stenstrum | The sixth Scooby-Doo film overall, and the first installment in the franchise's direct-to-video series. | September 22, 1998 | 77 minutes | ||||
| United States China | Third and final film in the UAV The Secret of... series. | July 10, 1998 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| United States | Sequel to The Secret of NIMH (1982). | December 22, 1998 | 69 minutes | ||||||
| Silant Legend | Malaysia | Hassan Abd Muthalib | August 27, 1998 | 90 minutes | |||||
| Slayers Gorgeous | Japan | Fourth installment in the Slayers film series. | August 1, 1998 | 64 minutes | |||||
| Socialisation of the Bull? | Slovenia | Zvonko Coh Milan Eric | E-motion Film RTV Slovenija SKUC | First animated feature from Slovenia. | May 20, 1998 | 78 minutes | |||
| The Spirit of Mickey | Australia | Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts and footage from Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club; originally made to coincide with Mickey Mouse's 70th anniversary that year. | July 14, 1998 | 83 minutes | |||||
| Soreike! Anpanman Tenohira o Taiyō ni | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | July 25, 1998 | 55 minutes | |||||
| Spriggan | Japan | Hirotsugu Kawasaki | September 5, 1998 | 91 minutes | |||||
| The Story of Rennyo | Japan | Osamu Kasai | |||||||
| a. k. a. The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | United States | Third installment in The Swan Princess film series. | August 4, 1998 | 71 minutes | |||||
| A Tale of Egypt | United States | June 19, 1998 | 46 minutes | ||||||
| Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday | Japan | Gisaburō Sugii (chief) Akinori Nagaoka Ryūichi Kimura (assistant) | December 11, 1998 | 93 minutes | |||||
| The Untouchables vs Al Catone | Spain | Compilation film of the animated television series The Untouchables of Elliot Mouse, that ran from 1996 until 1997 for a total of 26 half-hour episodes. | 75 minutes | ||||||
| Visitor | Japan | Atsushi Tokuda | GAGA Pictures avex JIC WOWOW Amuse Soft Entertainment, Inc. | November 7, 1998 | 84 minutes | ||||
| What Neighbours are Animals! | Spain | Extra Extremadura de Audiovisuales S.A. Artes Audiovisuales Libre Junta de Extremadura Ayuntamiento de Ciceres | September 4, 1998 | 66 minutes | |||||
| The Whip Master | Germany | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) | 56 minutes | ||||||
| Le Voyage de la Souris | France | Archimède International | Film compiled from independent animated shorts. | 65 minutes |
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bug's Life | Pixar | $363,398,565 | [3] | |
| 2 | Mulan | Walt Disney Animation | $304,320,254 | [4] | |
| 3 | The Prince of Egypt | DreamWorks | $218,613,188 | [5] | |
| 4 | Antz | Pacific Data Images | $171,757,863 | [6] | |
| 5 | OLM, Inc. | $163,644,622 | [7] | ||
| 6 | The Rugrats Movie | Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo | $140,894,675 | [8] | |
| 7 | Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | $38,172,500 | [9] | |
| 8 | Asatsu | $21,010,000 | [10] | ||
| 9 | TMS Entertainment | $14,528,588 | |||
| 10 | Shin-Ei Animation | $8,243,000 |