Animated feature films |
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By decade |
This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2002.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | United States | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer DIC Entertainment |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 29, 2002 | 74 minutes | ||
6 Angels | Japan | Makoto Kobayashi | Eighty One Entertainment Jpec Syst Co., Ltd. |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 6, 2002 | 100 minutes | |
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | United States | Glenn Chaika | Hyperion Animation Miramax Films |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 6, 2002[1] | 74 minutes | |
Alibaba | India | Usha Ganesarajah | Pentamedia Graphics | CG animation | Direct-to-video | July 26, 2002 | 79 minutes | |
The Amazing Zorro | United States | Scott Heming | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | December 22, 2002 | 72 minutes | |
Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Roura's Floating Castle ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ロールとローラ うきぐも城のひみつ |
Japan | Shunji Oga | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | July 13, 2002 | 50 minutes | ||
Anjé: The Legend of the Pyrenees Anjé, La leyenda del pirineo |
Spain | Juan José Elordi Bilbao | Baleuko S.L. | CG animation | Theatrical | December 5, 2002 | 72 minutes | |
The Archies in JugMan | United States | Scott Heming | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | November 3, 2002 | 74 minutes | |
Báječná show | Czech Republic | Vladimír Mráz | Stop motion | Theatrical | April 27, 2002 | 73 minutes | ||
Balto: Wolf Quest | United States | Phil Weinstein | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 19, 2002 | 75 minutes | |
Barbie as Rapunzel | United States | Owen Hurley | Mainframe Entertainment Mattel Entertainment |
CG animation | Direct-to-video | October 1, 2002[2] | 83 minutes | |
Beyblade: Fierce Battle | Japan | Traditional | Theatrical | August 17, 2002 | 70 minutes | |||
Birdvillage: Second Nest | United States | Scott Cawthon | Cawthon Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-video | partially found animation; lost film | 2002 | Unknown |
Blue Gender: The Warrior | Japan | Koichi Ohata | AIC | Traditional | Theatrical | November 20, 2002 | 95 minutes | |
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear Drengen Der Ville Gøre Det Umulige |
Denmark France |
Jannik Hastrup | Traditional | Theatrical | December 18, 2002 | 75 minutes | ||
The Cat Returns 猫の恩返し Neko no Ongaeshi |
Japan | Hiroyuki Morita | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 2002 | 75 minutes | |
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | United States | John Kafka | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 26, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
Corto Maltese: La cour secrète des Arcanes | France Italy Luxembourg |
Traditional | Theatrical | September 25, 2002 | 92 minutes | |||
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | April 20, 2002 | 95 minutes | |
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control | United States | Patrick A. Ventura | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | October 27, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | Japan | Kenji Kodama | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | Theatrical | April 20, 2002 | 107 minutes | |
Dinosaur Island | United States | Will Meugniot | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 10, 2002[3] | 80 minutes (United States) 74 minutes (Australia) | |
Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom ドラえもん のび太とロボット王国 Doraemon Nobita to Robotto Kingudamu |
Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu | Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 2002 | 80 minutes | |
Dragon Hill Dragon Hill, la colina del dragon |
Spain | Ángel Izquierdo | Milímetros | Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 2002[4] | 80 minutes[5] | |
Eden | Poland | Andrzej Czeczot | Traditional | Theatrical | September 20, 2002 (Gdynia Polish Film Festival) February 28, 2003 (Poland) |
85 minutes | ||
Eight Crazy Nights | United States | Seth Kearsley | Columbia Pictures Happy Madison Productions A. Film A/S Yowza! Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 27, 2002 | 76 minutes | |
Fimfárum Fimfárum Jana Wericha |
Czech Republic | Aurel Klimt Vlasta Pospíšilová |
Krátký film Praha | Stop motion | Theatrical | May 27, 2002 (Zlín Film Festival) November 28, 2002 (Czech) |
100 minutes | |
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure | United States | John Eng | DIC Entertainment Frederator Studios[6] Nickelodeon Productions[7] |
Traditional | Television film | December 15, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
Groove Squad | United States | Patrick A. Ventura | DIC Entertainment One Explosion Studios |
Traditional | Television film | November 24, 2002 | 80 minutes | |
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess | Japan | Traditional | Theatrical | December 14, 2002 | 55 minutes | |||
Hey Arnold!: The Movie | United States | Tuck Tucker | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Snee-Oosh, Inc. |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 28, 2002 | 75 minutes[8] | |
Holy Fox Святой лис (Svyatoy lis) |
Georgia | Traditional | Theatrical | possibly it is the first Georgian animated feature | 52 minutes | |||
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: The Secret of the Bell | United States | Bradley Raymond | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Final Disney direct-to-video film to use cel animation | March 19, 2002 | 66 minutes |
Ice Age | United States | Chris Wedge | 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios |
CG animation | Theatrical | March 15, 2002 | 81 minutes | |
Initial D: Battle Stage | Japan | Shishi Yamaguchi | Pastel | Traditional | Theatrical | May 15, 2002 | 40 minutes | |
Inspector Gadget's Last Case | United States | Michael Maliani | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | October 6, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2002 | 99 minutes | |
Is It College Yet? | United States South Korea |
Glenn Eichler Susie Lewis Lynn |
MTV Studios | Traditional | Television film | January 21, 2002 | 75 minutes (original) 66 minutes (DVD edit) | |
Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe |
Italy | Giulio Cingoli | Traditional | Theatrical | October 4, 2002 | 83 minutes | ||
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | United States | Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki | Artisan Entertainment Big Idea Productions FHE Pictures |
CG animation | Theatrical | August 14, 2002 (Hollywood Theater) October 4, 2002 (United States) |
83 minutes | |
Karlsson on the Roof Karlsson på taket |
Sweden Norway |
Vibeke Idsøe | Traditional | Theatrical | September 27, 2002 | 77 minutes | ||
The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger aka Der kleine Eisbär – Lars und der kleine Tiger |
Germany | Thilo Rothkirch | Traditional | Theatrical | December 5, 2002 | 76 minutes | ||
Kwentong kayumanggi | Philippines | Traditional | Theatrical | October 9, 2002 | 45 minutes | |||
Kermit's Swamp Years | United States | David Gumpel | Jim Henson Home Entertainment | Puppetry | Direct-to-video | November 29, 2002 | 82 minutes | |
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | United States | Kirk R. Thatcher | The Jim Henson Company | Puppetry/Live-Action | Television film | November 29, 2002 | 88 minutes | |
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 10, 2002 | 75 minutes | |
Lilo & Stitch | United States | Chris Sanders Dean DeBlois |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 14, 2002 (premiere) June 21, 2002 (United States) |
85 minutes[9] | |
Mercano, the Martian Mercano, el marciano |
Argentina | Juan Antin | Traditional/CG animation | Theatrical | October 3, 2002 | 87 minutes | ||
Mickey's House of Villains | United States | Jamie Mitchell Roberts Gannaway Tony Craig Rick Calabash Mike Moon |
Walt Disney Television Animation Toon City |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | September 3, 2002 | 68 minutes | |
Muhammad: The Last Prophet | United States | Richard Rich | RichCrest Animation Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | November 8, 2002 (Turkey) November 14, 2004 (United States) |
95 minutes | |
My Beautiful Girl, Mari 마리이야기 Mariiyagi |
South Korea | Lee Sung-gang | Daewoo Entertainment Kuk Dong Siz Entertainment |
Traditional | Theatrical | January 18, 2002 | 80 minutes | |
My Fair Madeline | United States | Scott Heming | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | November 17, 2002 | 74 minutes | |
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui |
Chile | Alejandro Rojas | Traditional | Theatrical | June 27, 2002 | 80 minutes | ||
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 2, 2002 | 56 minutes | |
Pokémon Heroes | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | Theatrical | First Pokémon film to use digital ink and paint | July 13, 2002 | 72 minutes |
The Powerpuff Girls Movie | United States | Craig McCracken | Warner Bros. Cartoon Network Studios Rough Draft Studios |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 23, 2002 (Century City) July 3, 2002 (United States) |
73 minutes | |
The Princess and the Pea | United States Hungary |
Mark Swan | Feature Films for Families Pannónia Filmstúdió Swan Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | August 16, 2002 | 85 minutes | |
Peter Pan II: Return to Never Land | United States | Robin Budd Donovan Cook |
Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
Traditional | Theatrical | February 10, 2002 (New York City) February 15, 2002 (United States) |
73 minutes | |
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Canada France |
Ron Pitts Bill Giggie Mike Fallows |
Nelvana Sparx* |
CG animation | Direct-to-DVD | August 12, 2002 | 75 minutes | |
Sabrina: Friends Forever | United States | Scott Heming | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | October 13, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
Scooby-Doo | United States | Raja Gosnell | Warner Bros. Pictures | CG/Live Action | Theatrical | June 14, 2002 | 86 minutes | |
Song of the Miraculous Hind Ének a csodaszarvasról |
Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | Theatrical | February 21, 2002 | 89 minutes | |
S.O.S. Planet | United States Belgium |
Ben Stassen | Movida/Trix | CG Animation | Direct-to-video | IMAX anthology; Documentary | November 2002 | 40 minutes |
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | United States | Kelly Asbury Lorna Cook |
DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | May 24, 2002 | 83 minutes[10] | |
Stuart Little 2 [11] | United States | Rob Minkoff | Columbia Pictures | Live action/CG | Live-action animated film | July 19, 2002 | 78 minutes | |
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space | Japan | t.o.L | Kinétique | Traditional | Theatrical | October 19, 2002 | 92 minutes | |
Tarzan & Jane | United States[12] | Victor Cook Steve Loter |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | July 23, 2002 | 75 minutes[12] | |
Time Gate Puerta del tiempo |
Spain | Pedro Delgado | Traditional | Theatrical | December 2002 | 75 minutes | ||
Time Kid | United States | Will Meugniot Pam Carter |
DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Television film | October 20, 2002 | 73 minutes | |
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | United States | James Tim Walker | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 12, 2001 (United Kingdom) March 12, 2002 (United States)[13] |
64 minutes | |
Treasure Island | United States | Will Meugniot | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 1, 2002 | 74 minutes | |
Treasure Planet | United States | Ron Clements John Musker |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 27, 2002 | 95 minutes | |
A Tree of Palme | Japan | Takashi Nakamura | Palm Studio | Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 2002 | 136 minutes | |
Tristan & Isolde Tristan et Iseut |
France Luxembourg |
Thierry Schiel | Traditional/CG animation | Theatrical | April 3, 2002 | 80 minutes | ||
Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light | Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | February 9, 2002 | 129 minutes | |
Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly | Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | February 10, 2002 | 127 minutes | |
Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek Versus the Thieves of Dreams Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń |
Poland | Leszek Gałysz | Traditional | Theatrical | March 21, 2002 | 74 minutes | ||
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas | United States | Tim Hodge | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | October 28, 2002[14] | 48 minutes | |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | United States | Jeff McGrath Cathy Malkasian |
Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 2002[15] | 85 minutes | |
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year | United States | Jamie Mitchell | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 12, 2002 | 63 minutes | |
WXIII: Patlabor | Japan | Traditional | Theatrical | March 30, 2002 | 94 minutes |
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2002.
Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | Ice Age | Blue Sky | $383,257,136 | [16] |
2 | Lilo & Stitch | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $273,144,151 | [17] |
3 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | DreamWorks Animation | $122,563,539 | [18] |
4 | Return to Never Land | DisneyToon / A. Film A/S | $109,862,682 | [19] |
5 | Treasure Planet | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $109,578,115 | [20] |
6 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo | $60,694,737 | [21] |
7 | The Cat Returns | Studio Ghibli | $52,570,526 | [22] |
8 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | Big Idea Productions | $25,615,231 | [23] |
9 | Eight Crazy Nights | Happy Madison Productions / A. Film A/S / Yowza! Animation | $23,833,131 | [24] |
10 | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | TMS Entertainment | $23,783,234 | [25] |