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This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films released by Universal Pictures, the film division of Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.
Universal Pictures releases films from Universal-owned and non-Universal owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Universal Animation Studios which began as the feature animation department of Universal, producing its first feature-length animated film Anne of Green Gables in 1952 and as of 2018 has produced a total of 57 feature films. Universal Pictures will also release films by DreamWorks Animation starting with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World in 2019.
Other studio units have also released films theatrically and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Universal Pictures or Focus Features labels. For example, Laika's stop-motion animated features were released by Universal through its Focus Features label. Other studios globally have released films through Universal Pictures which maintains distribution rights in certain territories.
== Films ==
=== Released ===
Color legend
Universal Animation Studios	  
DreamWorks Animation 	  
Laika 	  
Other Universal studio 	  
Third-party studio 	  
Title 	Original theatrical release date[rls 1]	Animation studio 	Animation studio	King of Jazz[S]	April 19, 1930	Universal Pictures	  
The Snow Queen 	November 20, 1959[rls 2] 	Universal Animation StudiosSoyuzmultfilm 	   	 	 	 	
Pinocchio in Outer Space 	December 22, 1965 	Universal Animation StudiosBelvision Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Xanadu[S] 	August 8, 1980 	Universal Pictures 	   	 	 	 	
An American Tail 	November 21, 1986 	Universal Animation StudiosSullivan Bluth Studios	   	 	 	 	
The Land Before Time 	November 18, 1988 	Universal Animation StudiosSullivan Bluth Studios	   	 	 	 	
Jetsons: The Movie 	July 6, 1990 	Hanna-Barbera Productions[st 1] 	   	 	 	 	
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 	November 22, 1991 	Amblimation 	   	 	 	 	
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 	November 24, 1993 	Amblimation 	   	 	 	 	
Romeo and Juliet 	September 23, 1994 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Casper[S] 	May 26, 1995 	Amblin Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Ghost Vision 	October 27, 1995 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Balto[S] 	December 22, 1995 	Amblimation 	   	 	 	 	
Ama and the Mysterious Crystal 	September 26, 1997 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Galaxion 	July 2, 1999 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Paint World 	December 25, 1999 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle[S] 	June 30, 2000 	Jay Ward Productions 	   	 	 	 	
Cassiopeia 	September 1, 2000[rls 3] 	NDR Filmes 	   	 	 	 	
Mistress Masham's Repose 	March 16, 2001 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Gabriel Garza Movie 	July 31, 2002 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Me & Mobo 	September 27, 2002 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Magina 	March 7, 2003 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 	May 28, 2003 	Toei Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Tony Tom-Tom's Delivery Service[A] 	October 17, 2003 	DJW Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Computeropolis 	July 2, 2004 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Zina and the Vivid Crew 	December 22, 2004[st 2] 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. 	July 1, 2005 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Curious George 	February 10, 2006 	Imagine Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
BJ and Wally 	July 7, 2006 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Tony 2: Across the Nation[A] 	May 4, 2007 	DJW Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Computeropolis 2 	July 6, 2007 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie	January 11, 2008 	Big Idea Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Swapped 	July 2, 2008 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Tale of Despereaux 	December 19, 2008 	Framestore Feature Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Coraline[R] 	February 6, 2009 	Laika[st 3] 	   	 	 	 	
Woo La La 	March 13, 2009 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 	July 10, 2009 (Denmark)[rls 4] 	Imagine Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
9[A][R] 	September 9, 2009 	Starz Animation[st 3] 	   	 	 	 	
The Pandemoniums Movie 	November 25, 2009 	Gingo Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Computeropolis 3 	March 5, 2010 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Despicable Me 	July 9, 2010 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Hop[S] 	April 1, 2011 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Defender D 	June 3, 2011 	DJW Studios 	   	 	 	 	
ROBLOX: The Movie 	June 17, 2011[st 2] 	TjsWorld2011 Pictures 	   	 	 	 	
Gabriel Garza 	July 8, 2011 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Lorax 	March 2, 2012 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Plucky Chicken 	July 27, 2012 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Uploaded 	August 10, 2012 	TjsWorld2011 Pictures 	   	 	 	 	
ParaNorman[R] 	August 17, 2012 	Laika[st 3] 	   	 	 	 	
Quest 	March 1, 2013 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Despicable Me 2 	July 3, 2013 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Underdogs 	July 18, 2013 (Argentina)[st 2] 	Prana Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Moshi Monsters: The Movie 	December 20, 2013[st 2] 	Spider Eye Productions 	   	 	 	 	
Gabriel Garza 2 	July 2, 2014 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Boxtrolls[R] 	September 26, 2014 	Laika[st 3] 	   	 	 	 	
Paradoria 	March 6, 2015 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Minions 	July 10, 2015 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Luna & Zak 	December 11, 2015 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Ratchet & Clank[R] 	April 29, 2016 	Rainmaker Entertainment[st 4] 	   	 	 	 	
The Secret Life of Pets 	July 8, 2016 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Kubo and the Two Strings[R] 	August 19, 2016 	Laika[st 3] 	   	 	 	 	
Imagimals 	September 9, 2016 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Ethel & Ernest 	October 28, 2016[st 2] 	Cloth Cat Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Sing 	December 21, 2016 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Gabriel Garza 3 	March 3, 2017 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Defender 2D 	April 26, 2017 	DJW Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Despicable Me 3 	June 30, 2017 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Woody Woodpecker[S] 	October 5, 2017 (Brazil)[rls 4] 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Lix 	December 8, 2017 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Computeropolis: The Deep Web 	May 4, 2018 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
Cool Spot 	September 14, 2018 	Universal Animation Studios 	   	 	 	 	
The Grinch 	November 9, 2018 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World[R] 	February 22, 2019 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
=== Upcoming (schedule) ===
: See also: Upcoming Universal Animation Studios films and List of Illumination films in production
Title 	Intended theatrical release date
by Universal Pictures	Animation Studio 	Animation Studio	Paradoria 2: Enchanted Realm	March 22, 2019	Universal Animation Studios	  
The Secret Life of Pets 2 	June 7, 2019 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Abominable[R] 	September 27, 2019	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Luna & Zak: Level Two 	February 21, 2020 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
Trolls World Tour[R] 	April 17, 2020 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Minions 2 	July 3, 2020 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
The Croods 2[R] 	September 18, 2020	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Sing 2 	December 25, 2020 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Earth Farm 	February 19, 2021 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
The Boss Baby 2[R] 	March 26, 2021 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Computeropolis 5 	May 21, 2021 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
Untitled film 	July 2, 2021 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Spooky Jack[R] 	September 17, 2021	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled film[R] 	December 22, 2021 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Hyper 	February 25, 2022 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	April 15, 2022 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	July 1, 2022 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	December 21, 2022 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled Super Mario Bros. animated film	2022 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	February 24, 2023 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	April 7, 2023 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	June 30, 2023 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	 	
Untitled films 	December 20, 2023 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	 	
=== Films in development ===
Title 	Animation studio 	Animation studio	The Bad Guys[R]	DreamWorks Animation	  
Bauhaus Gone Bonkers! 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Despicable Me 4 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	
Gabriel Garza 4 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Graffiti Dudes 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Imagimals 2 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts[R]	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Lix 2 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Mech-Girl 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Mice and Mystics[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Untitled Pharrell Williams film 	Illumination Entertainment 	   	 	 	
Polly and the Black Ink 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Untitled Puss in Boots reboot[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Sector 7 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
The Sentinel 	Universal Animation Studios	   	 	 	
Shadows[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Untitled Shrek reboot[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth[R]	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Untitled Voltron film[R][S] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
The Wizards of Once[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
Yokai Samba[R] 	DreamWorks Animation 	   	 	 	
: SCombines live-action with animation.
: RNot produced, but released by Universal Pictures under its label.
: AAn adult animated production.
== Notes ==
Release Notes
# ↑ Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by Universal. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of Universal.
# ↑ Original release date was 1957
# ↑ Original release date was April 1, 1996
# ↑ 4.0 4.1 Not released theatrically in the United States
Studio/Production Notes
# ↑ Originally released by Universal. Subsequently sold and now distributed by Warner Bros.
# ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Released by Universal outside North America
# ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Released by Focus Features.
# ↑ Released by Gramercy Pictures.
== See also ==
* List of Universal Pictures films
* List of animation studios owned by NBCUniversal
* List of Universal in-house animated features
* Universal-Illumination film list
* Universal-Illumination-DreamWorks film list