# List of animated feature films of 2002

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2002.

## List

| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street 名探偵コナン ベイカー街の亡霊 (Meitantei Conan Beikā Sutorīto no Bōrei) | Japan | Kenji Kodama | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 20, 2002 | 107 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 |
| Dinosaur Island | United States | Will Meugniot | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | November 10, 2002 | 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 | 80 minutes |
| 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 Nickelodeon Productions | 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 |
| 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 [de] | | 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 |
| 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 |
| Stuart Little 2 | 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 | Victor Cook Steve Loter | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | July 23, 2002 | 75 minutes |
| 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) | 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 | 48 minutes |
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | United States | Jeff McGrath Cathy Malkasian | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 20, 2002 | 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 |

## Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2002.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Ice Age | Blue Sky | $383,257,136 |
| 2 | Lilo & Stitch | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $273,144,151 |
| 3 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | DreamWorks Animation | $122,563,539 |
| 4 | Return to Never Land | DisneyToon / A. Film A/S | $109,862,682 |
| 5 | Treasure Planet | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $109,578,115 |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo | $60,694,737 |
| 7 | The Cat Returns | Studio Ghibli | $52,570,526 |
| 8 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | Big Idea Productions | $25,615,231 |
| 9 | Eight Crazy Nights | Happy Madison Productions / A. Film A/S / Yowza! Animation | $23,833,131 |
| 10 | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | TMS Entertainment | $23,783,234 |