A list of animated feature films released in 2001

TitleCountryDirectorStudioAnimation techniqueTypeNotesRelease dateDuration
10 + 2: The Great Secret
10 + 2: El gran secreto
SpainMiquel PujolTraditionalTheatricalAugust 17, 200185 minutes
Aida of the Trees
Aida degli alberi
Italy
United Kingdom
Guido ManuliMedusaTraditionalTheatricalDecember 21, 200175 minutes
The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag
Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge
Germany
South Korea
Gerhard Hahn, Tony PowerTraditionalTheatricalOctober 25, 200181 minutes
Atlantis: The Lost EmpireUnited StatesGary Trousdale
Kirk Wise
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Feature Animation
TraditionalTheatricalJune 3, 2001 (premiere)
June 15, 2001 (United States)
96 minutes
Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star
それいけ! アンパンマン ゴミラの星
JapanShunji OgaAnpanman Production Committee, TMS EntertainmentTraditionalJuly 14, 200150 minutes
Barbie in the NutcrackerCanada
United States
Owen HurleyMainframe Entertainment
Mattel Entertainment
CG animationDirect-to-videoOctober 2, 2001[1]78 minutes
Becassine and the Viking Treasure
Bécassine – Le trésor Viking
FranceTraditionalTheatricalDecember 12, 200185 minutes
Blue RemainsJapanHisaya Takabayashi
Toshifumi Takizawa
GAGA CommunicationsCGIAugust 22, 200177 minutes
Christmas Carol: The MovieUnited Kingdom
Germany
Jimmy T. MurakamiMetro Goldwyn Mayer Studios
Pathé Pictures
Illuminated Film Company
FilmFour Productions
Winchester Films
U.S./UK Film Council
Saturn Films
Traditional / Live-ActionTheatricalSeptember 15, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
December 7, 2001 (United Kingdom)
81 minutes
Commando Stoertebeker
Kommando Störtebeker
GermanyTraditionalTheatricalSeptember 20, 200183 minutes
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's DoorJapanShinichirō WatanabeSunrise
Bones
Bandai Visual
TraditionalTheatricalSeptember 1, 2001115 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ!オトナ帝国の逆襲 (Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū?)
JapanKeiichi HaraShin-Ei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalApril 21, 200190 minutes
Dr. Dolittle 2United StatesSteve Carr20th Century FoxLive-Action-animationJune 22, 200187 minutes
Detective Conan: Countdown to HeavenJapanKenji KodamaTohoTraditionalTheatricalApril 21, 200195 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち (Doraemon Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūsha-tachi)
JapanTsutomu ShibayamaAsatsu
Toho
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 10, 200191 minutes
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinJapan
United States
Hironobu SakaguchiSquare PicturesCG animationTheatricalJuly 2, 2001 (premiere)
July 11, 2001 (United States)
106 minutes
FracasseSpain
France
TraditionalTelevision film114 minutes [2]
Franklin's Magic ChristmasCanadaJohn van BruggenNelvanaTraditionalTV specialNovember 6, 200155 minutes
Fünf Wochen im BallonChina
Germany
Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu ZhaoShanghai Animation Film StudioStop motionTheatricalDecember 31, 200185 minutes
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham LandJapanTraditionalTheatricalDecember 15, 200150 minutes
The Happy Cricket
O Grilo Feliz
BrazilWalbercy RibasStart Desenhos AnimadosTraditionalTheatrical[3]July 20, 200180 minutes
Hay – The Gazelle ChildArab LeagueTraditionalTheatrical
The House of MorecockUnited StatesJoe PhillipsAdult Visual Animation Home VideoTraditionalDirect-to-videoSeptember 14, 200161 minutes
Initial D: Third StageJapanNoboru MitsusawaStudio DeenTraditionalTheatricalJanuary 13, 2001105 minutes
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い (Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi)
JapanToshiya ShinoharaSunriseTraditionalTheatricalFirst installment of the Inuyasha film seriesDecember 15, 2001100 minutes
The Jar: A Tale from the EastSyriaAmmar Al SharbajiStar AnimationTraditionalTheatricalFirst Syria in animated feature63 minutes
Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusUnited StatesJohn A. DavisNickelodeon Movies
O Entertainment
DNA Productions
CG AnimationTheatricalNominated for Best Animated FeatureDecember 21, 200182 minutes
The Kid
aka. Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Canada
United States
TraditionalTelevision filmOctober 30, 200175 minutes
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's AdventureUnited StatesDarrell Rooney
Jeannine Roussel
Walt Disney Home Video
Walt Disney Animation Australia
Disney Television Animation
TraditionalDirect-to-videoFebruary 27, 200169 minutes
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeUnited StatesCharles GrosvenorUniversal Cartoon StudiosTraditionalDirect-to-videoDecember 4, 200176 minutes
Ladybirds' Christmas
Lepatriinude jõulud
EstoniaTraditionalTheatricalNovember 29, 200154 minutes
La leyenda del unicornioSpainMaite Ruiz de AustriTraditionalTheatricalDecember 21, 200170 minutes
The Little Bear MovieCanadaRaymond JafeliceNelvana LimitedTraditionalDirect-to-videoAugust 7, 200175 minutes
The Little Polar Bear
Der Kleine Eisbär
GermanyPiet De Rycker
Thilo Rothkirch
Rothkirch Cartoon FilmTraditional / CGI AnimationTheatricalOctober 4, 200178 minutes
Little Potam
Petit Potam
FranceTraditionalTheatricalMay 30, 200177 minutes
The Living Forest
El bosque animado, sentirás su magia
SpainÁngel de la Cruz, Manolo GómezDygra Films S.L.CG animationTheatricalAugust 3, 200183 minutes
Malice@DollJapanKeitaro MotonagaGAGA Communications
Soeishinsha
CG AnimationOVAApril 27, 200178 minutes
Marco Polo: Return to XanaduUnited StatesTraditionalTheatricalDecember 22, 200182 minutes
Metropolis
メトロポリス (Metoroporisu)
JapanRintaroMadhouseTraditionalTheatricalMay 26, 2001113 minutes
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of MouseUnited StatesTony Craig
Roberts Gannaway
Rick Schneider-Calabash
Walt Disney Home Video
Toon City Animation
Walt Disney Television Animation
TraditionalDirect-to-videoNovember 6, 200165 minutes
Millennium Actress
千年女優 (Sennen Joyū)
JapanSatoshi KonMadhouseTraditionalTheatricalJuly 28, 2001 (Fantasia Film Festival)
September 14, 2002 (Japan)
87 minutes
Momo
Momo alla conquista del tempo
Italy
Germany
Enzo D'AlòTraditionalTheatricalDecember 21, 200180 minutes
MonkeyboneUnited StatesHenry Selick1492 PicturesStop-motion / Live-actionTheatricalFebruary 23, 200192 minutes
Monsters, Inc.United StatesPete DocterWalt Disney Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios
CG animationTheatricalNominated for Best Animated FeatureOctober 28, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre)
November 2, 2001 (United States)
92 minutes
Mr. Blot's Triumph
Tryumf Pana Kleksa
PolandKrzysztof GradowskiStudio Miniatur FilmowychTraditional/Live actionTheatricalOctober 12, 200172 minutes
Mutant AliensUnited StatesBill PlymptonPlymptoonsTraditionalTheatricalJanuary 24, 200181 minutes
My Life as McDullHong KongToe YuenTraditionalTheatricalDecember 15, 200176 minutes
One Piece: Clockwork Island AdventureJapanJunji ShimizuToei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalMarch 3, 200155 minutes
Osmosis JonesUnited StatesTom Sito
Piet Kroon
(animation)
Robert Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

(live action)
Warner Bros. Animation
Conundrum Entertainment
Traditional / Live-actionTheatricalAugust 7, 2001 (premiere)
August 10, 2001 (United States)
83 minutes
Pokémon 4EverJapanKunihiko YuyamaOLM, Inc.TraditionalTheatricalFinal Pokémon film to use traditional cel animationJuly 7, 200175 minutes
PutihMalaysiaTraditionalTheatrical[4]October 25, 200190 minutes
ReBoot: Daemon RisingCanadaGeorge Roman SamilskiAAC Kids
Mainframe Entertainment
CG animationTelevision filmNovember 18, 200185 minutes
ReBoot: My Two BobsCanadaSteve BallAAC Kids
Mainframe Entertainment
CG animationTelevision filmNovember 25, 200190 minutes
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third StreetUnited StatesChuck Sheetz
Susie Dietter
Walt Disney Home Video
Walt Disney Television Animation
TraditionalDirect-to-VideoNovember 6, 200163 minutes
Recess: School's OutUnited StatesChuck SheetzWalt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Television Animation
Rough Draft Studios
TraditionalTheatricalFebruary 10, 2001 (premiere)
February 16, 2001 (United States)
83 minutes
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit ToysCanadaBill KowalchulkGolden Books Family Entertainment
Tundra Productions
GoodTimes Entertainment
CG animationDirect-to-VideoOctober 30, 200174 minutes
Sakura Wars: The Movie
サクラ大戦 活動写真 (Sakura Taisen Katsudō Shashin)
JapanMitsuru HongoProduction I.GTraditionalTheatricalDecember 21, 200185 minutes
The Santa Claus BrothersCanada
United States
Mike FallowsCG animationTelevision filmDecember 13, 200160 minutes
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseUnited StatesJim StenstrumWarner Bros. Animation
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Mook Animation
TraditionalDirect-to-VideoFirst Scooby-Doo direct-to-video film to use digital ink and paint
Final Hanna-Barbera film before being absorbed by Warner Bros.
Direct-to-Video
October 9, 200175 minutes
Shenmue: The MovieJapanCG animationDirect-to-videoJanuary 20, 200188 minutes
ShrekUnited StatesVicky Jenson, Andrew AdamsonDreamWorks Animation
Pacific Data Images
CG animationTheatricalFirst ever winner of the Best Animated Feature AwardApril 22, 2001 (Mann Village Theatre)
May 18, 2001 (United States)
90 minutes
Spirited AwayJapanHayao MiyazakiStudio GhibliTraditionalTheatricalThe highest grossing Japanese film of all time, won Best Animated Feature, and considered by many to be the greatest anime features of all time.July 20, 2001125 minutes
The Trumpet of the SwanUnited StatesRichard Rich
Terry L. Noss
Nest Family Entertainment
RichCrest Animation Studios
TraditionalTheatricalMay 11, 200175 minutes
The Vœu
Le Vœu
FranceDavid Alaux, Éric TostiTAT ProductionsTraditional
VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly VikingUnited StatesTim HodgeBig Idea ProductionsCG animationDirect-to-videoMarch 24, 2001[5]36 minutes
VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song CountdownUnited StatesTom BancroftBig Idea ProductionsCG animationDirect-to-videoSeptember 15, 2001[6]43 minutes
Waking LifeUnited StatesRichard LinklaterFox Searchlight Pictures
Thousand Words
RotoscopingTheatricalJanuary 23, 2001 (Sundance)
October 19, 2001 (United States)
101 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioWorldwide grossRef.
1 Monsters, Inc. Pixar $562,816,256 [7]
2 Shrek Pacific Data Images / Dreamworks Animation $484,409,218 [8]
3 Spirited Away Studio Ghibli $358,656,279 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Walt Disney Feature Animation $186,053,725 [13]
5 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Nickelodeon Movies / O Entertainment / DNA Productions $102,992,536 [14]
6 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Square Pictures $85,131,830 [15]
7 Pokémon 3: The Movie OLM, Inc. $68,411,275 [16]
8 Recess: School's Out Walt Disney Television Animation / Rough Draft Studios $44,460,850 [17]
9 Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves Asatsu / Toho $29,322,550 (¥3.35 billion) [18][19]
10 Clockwork Island Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon Toei Animation $26,259,000 (¥3 billion) [19]

See also

Notes

  1. Spirited Away gross:
    • Japan – ¥30.8 billion[9] ($253,437,451)[10]
    • China – $70 million[11]
    • Outside of Japan and China – $41,368,351[12]
      • United States and Canada – $12,427,717 (30 October 2018)
      • South Korea – $11,382,770 (15 August 2002)
      • France – $6,326,294 (26 June 2002)
      • Other territories – $11,231,570

References

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  2. Fracasse (TV 2001) – IMDb
  3. O Grilo Feliz Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Cinema Online | Malaysia's Favourite Movie Site
  5. "VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking Advertisement". Imgur.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  6. "BigIdea.com!: 'The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown'". bigidea.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. "Monsters, Inc. (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  8. "Shrek (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. 歴代興収ベスト100 [All-time box-office top 100] (in Japanese). Kogyo Tsushinsha. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  10. "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Daily Box Office". EntGroup. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  12. "Spirited Away (2002) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  13. "Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  14. "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  15. "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  16. "Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  17. "Recess: School's Out (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  18. "JAPAN: Obon Festival 2016 Begins - Secret Life of Pets; Jungle Book; X-Men Debut". The Box Office Theory — Forums. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  19. 1 2 "過去興行収入上位作品 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟". www.eiren.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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