List of animated feature films of 2015
A list of animated feature films that were released in 2015.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Notes |
3 Bahadur | Pakistan | Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy | Waadi Animations | CG animation | |
10000 Years Later 天籁之一萬年以后 | China | Yi Li | CG animation | ||
Adama | France | Simon Rouby | Pipangai Production, Naia Productions | Traditional / CG animation | |
' | United States | Walt Becker | Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions, TSG Entertainment | CG animation Live-action | |
The Adventures of Little Piglet Banna | China | Ming Zhang, Zhaohui Weng | |||
' | Japan | ||||
Air Bound ' | Japan | Tomohiro Kawamura, Yoshihiro Komori | Arad Productions, Grindstone Pictures, Shirogumi, Toei Animation | CG animation | |
' | Japan | Hiroaki Ando | Polygon Pictures | CG animation | |
Albert :da:Albert |Albert | Denmark | Karsten Kiilerich | M&M Productions, A. Film | CG animation | |
Alibaba and the Thief 阿里巴巴:大盗奇兵 | China | Zheng Chengfeng | CG animation | ||
' Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père | France Belgium Italy | Jamel Debbouze | Pathé, Boréales, Kiss Films | CG animation | |
Anomalisa | United States | Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson | Paramount Pictures, Starburns Industries, Snoot Entertainment | Stop-motion | |
The Anthem of the Heart Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da | Japan | Tatsuyuki Nagai | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | |
' 奥拉星:进击圣殿 | China | Frankie Chung | CG animation | ||
April and the Extraordinary World Avril et le monde truqué | France Belgium Canada | Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares | StudioCanal, Kaibou, Need | Traditional/CG animation | |
Arpeggio of Blue Steel | Japan | Seiji Kishi | Sanzigen | Compilation film | |
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- | Japan | Seiji Kishi | Sanzigen | ||
Attack on Titan Part 2: Wings of Freedom | Japan | Tetsuro Araki | Wit Studio | Traditional | |
The Autobots 汽车人总动员 | China | Jianrong Zhuo | CG animation | ||
El Bandido Cucaracha | Spain | Juan Alonso, Héctor Pisa | Second Man Productions | Stop motion | |
Beyond the Boundary | Japan | Taichi Ishidate | Kyoto Animation | Traditional | |
Bicycle Boy | China | Liu Kexin | CG animation | ||
Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure | United States | Andrew Tan | Universal Studios, Arc Productions, Rainmaker Studios | CG animation | |
Barbie in Princess Power | United States | Ezekiel Norton | Universal Studios, Arc Productions, Rainmaker Studios | CG animation | |
Barbie in Rock'n Royals | United States | Karen J. Lloyd & Michael Goguen | Universal Studios, Arc Productions, Rainmaker Studios | CG animation | |
' | Khurram Alavi | Barajoun Entertainment | CG animation | ||
Batman vs. Robin | United States | Jay Oliva | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Butch Lukic | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Butch Lukic | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' Psiconautas, los niños olvidados | Spain | Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez | Basque Films | Traditional | |
Blinky Bill the Movie | Australia | ||||
' 熊出没之雪岭熊风 | China | Ding Liang, Liu Fuyuan | Fantawild Animation, Le Vision Pictures Co., Pearl River Film Group, Shenzhen Huaqiang Shuzi Dongman | CG animation | |
' | Japan | Hiroyuki Yamashita | Studio Pierrot | ||
The Boy and the Beast Bakemono no Ko | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | |
Brave Rabbit 2 Crazy Circus 闯堂兔2疯狂马戏团 | China | Zeng Xianlin | CG animation | ||
Canine Team Selección Canina | Mexico | Carlos Pimentel Nathan Sifuentes | Animex Producciones, Nahuala Films | CG animation | |
' | United States | Norton Virgien | Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment, Tycoon Animation, BV Animation Studio | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
Capture The Flag Atrapa la Bandera | Spain | Enrique Gato | Lightbox Entertainment, Telecinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios | CG animation | |
Caroline and the Magic Potion Brujerías | Spain | Virginia Curiá | Latido Films, Moonbite Studios, Santisound | CG animation | |
The Case of Hana & Alice | Japan | Shunji Iwai | Traditional | ||
' | Japan | Nippon Animation | Traditional | ||
' 长江7号:超萌特攻队 | China | William Kan | CG animation | ||
' | Japan | Masakazu Hashimoto | |||
' | Japan | Kobun Shizuno | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | |
Digimon Adventure tri. Reunion | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
' | Japan | Yoshihiro Osugi | |||
' | Japan | Tadayoshi Yamamuro | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
' | Japan | , | |||
The Empire of Corpses | Japan | Ryoutarou Makihara | Wit Studio | Traditional | |
Enchanted Mirror Romance 魔镜奇缘 | China | Chengfeng Zheng | CG animation | ||
The Firefox of Bunnington Burrows 兔子镇的火狐狸 | China | Ge Shuiying | CG animation | ||
' | United States | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone | Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, WWE Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
Fortress Крепость | Russia | Fedor Dmitriev | CTB Film Company, Melnitsa Animation Studio | Traditional | |
' | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | Production IMS | Traditional | |
' | Japan | Hiroshi Watanabe | Studio Deen | ||
Gekijō-ban PriPara Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism Tours | Japan | Tatsunoko Production | |||
' 猪猪侠之终极决战 | China | Jinming Lu, Jinhui Lu | CG animation | ||
Girls und Panzer der Film | Japan | Tsutomu Mizushima | Actas | Traditional | |
The Good Dinosaur | United States | Peter Sohn | Pixar | CG animation | |
The Grow 2 金箍棒传奇2:沙僧的逆袭 | China | Ha Lei | Traditional | ||
Get Squirrely | United States | Ross Venokur | Viva Pictures, Vanguard Animation | CG animation | |
Gulu Mermaid | China | Guangfu Yang | |||
Happy Little Submarine Magic Box of Time 潜艇总动员5:时光宝盒 | China | He Zili | CG animation | ||
' | China | Jia Wu, Jiye Tang | |||
Harmony | Japan | Takashi Nakamura, Michael Arias | Studio 4°C | Traditional | |
Hell & Back | United States | Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman | ShadowMachine | Stop motion | |
High Speed! Free! Starting Days | Japan | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Kyoto Animation | Traditional | |
Home | United States | Tim Johnson | DreamWorks Animation | CG animation | |
Hotel Transylvania 2 | United States | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sony Pictures Animation | CG animation | |
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure, Un gallo con muchos huevos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio | Huevocartoon Producciones | CG Animation | |
Inside Out | United States | Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen | Pixar | CG animation | |
' | United States | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | |
' | China | Guanghua Yao | |||
The King of Tibetan Antelope | China | Yujun Liu | Shenzhen Tianyuxing Entertainment | ||
Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban | Japan | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G | Traditional | |
Kung Fu Style | China | Xu Kerr | |||
Kwai Boo 桂宝之爆笑闯宇宙 | China | Yunfei Wang | CG animation | ||
Legend of the Moles – The Magic Train Adventure 摩尔庄园3:魔幻列车大冒险 | China | Li Tingting | Traditional | ||
Last Prince of Atlantis Последний человек Атлантиды | Russia | Vladlen Barbe | InlayFilm | CG animation | |
' 兔侠之青黎传说 | China | Ma Yuan, Dong Dake | CG animation | ||
Little from the Fish Shop Malá z rybárny | Czech Republic France Slovakia | Jan Balej | Miracle Film | Stop motion | |
' 美人鱼之海盗来袭 | China | Adam Qiu | CG animation | ||
The Little Prince Le Petit Prince | France Italy | Mark Osborne | Onyx Films, Orange Studio, LPPTV, ON Animation Studios | Stop motion & CG animation | |
LokalFilmis | Slovakia | Jakub Kroner | Lokal TV Inout Studio | 2D CGI cutout | |
Long Way North Tout en haut du monde | France Denmark | Rémi Chayé | Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, Noerlum Studios, 2 Minutes Animation | CG animation | |
' | United States | Jeff Siergey | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Brandon Vietti | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, The Lego Group | CG animation | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Rick Morales | Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, The Lego Group | CG animation | Direct-to-Video |
Louis & Luca - The Great Cheese Race Solan og Ludvig - Herfra til Flåklypa | Norway | Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Maipo Film, Qvisten Animation | Stop motion | |
Love Live! The School Idol Movie | Japan | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Sunrise | Traditional | |
Minions | United States | Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda | Illumination Entertainment | CG animation | |
The Magic Mountain | Romania France Poland | Anca Damian | Aparte Film, Arizona Productions, Filmograf | Mixed | |
Miss Hokusai 百日紅 | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Production I.G | Traditional | |
' 西游记之大圣归来 | China | Xiaopeng Tian | Beijing Weiyingshidai Culture & Media, Hengdian Chinese Film Production Co., October Media, S&C Pictures | CG animation | |
Morengen Bear vs Man | China | Traditional | |||
' 黑猫警长之翡翠之星 | China | Shengjun Yu, Xuegang Shi, Song Qing, Yi Shi | Traditional | ||
' | United States Canada | Ishi Rudell | Hasbro Studios, DHX Media | Flash animation | Television Film |
The Nutcracker Sweet | Peru | Eduardo Schuldt | Aronnax Animation Studios | CG animation | |
Ooops! Noah Is Gone... Oops! Die Arche ist weg… | Germany Belgium Luxembourg Ireland | Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack | CG animation | ||
' | United States | David Feiss | Sony Pictures Animation,Rainmaker Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-Video |
The Peanuts Movie | United States | Steve Martino | Blue Sky Studios | CG animation | |
' | United Kingdom | Neville Astley, Mark Baker | Entertainment One | Flash animation | Television film |
' | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | A-1 Pictures | ||
Phantom Boy | France Belgium | Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli | Folimage | Traditional | |
Pixies | Canada | Sean Patrick O'Reilly | Arcana Studio | CG Animation | |
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Amazing Pleasant Goat 喜羊羊与灰太狼之羊年喜羊羊 | China | Huang Weiming | Traditional | ||
' | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc., Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions | CGI animation | |
Polar Adventure 极地大反攻 | China | Fang Qiao | CG animation | ||
' 뽀로로 극장판3 : 컴퓨터왕국대모험 | South Korea | CG animation | |||
' | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
' | Japan | Naoyoshi Shiotani | Production I.G | Traditional | |
Rabbit Hero | China | Fu Yan | |||
Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race :de:Der kleine Rabe Socke 2 - Das große Rennen|Der kleine Rabe Socke 2 | Germany | Ute von Münchow-Pohl, Sandor Jesse | Studio 88 | Traditional | |
' | United States | J. G. Quintel | Cartoon Network Studios | Traditional | Television film |
Reveries of a Solitary Walker | Italy | Paolo Gaudio | Smart Brands | Claymation | |
Roco Kingdom 4 洛克王国4:出发!巨人谷 | China | Hugues Martel, Dongbiao Cao | Traditional | ||
' 赛尔号大电影5:雷神崛起 | China | Zhangjun Wang | CG animation | ||
Sergiy Radonezhsky. The Legend of Miracle Worker Наследники | Russia | Vladimir Khotinenko | Da-Studio | Traditional | |
Shaun the Sheep Movie | United Kingdom | Richard Starzak, Mark Burton | Aardman Animations, StudioCanal | Stop motion | |
' | Japan | Shinpei Miyashita | Nippon Animation, Shirogumi | ||
' 白雪公主之神秘爸爸 | China | Ben Zhao | CG animation | ||
Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | United States | Paul McEvoy | Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
' | United States | Spike BrandtTony Cervone | Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
Snowtime! La Guerre des tuques 3D | Canada | Jean-François Pouliot | CarpeDiem Film & TV | CG animation | |
' | United States | Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell | Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies | Traditional/CG animation/Live Action | |
Strange Magic | United States | Gary Rydstrom | Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Animation, Industrial Light & Magic | CG animation | |
' | United States | David Stoten | Arc Productions, HiT Entertainment | CG animation | |
A Tale From The Orient 天眼传奇 | China | Chih-Chung Tsai, Daniel Ming-Chin Tsai | Traditional | ||
Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-1-bu -Kizashi- | Japan | Junichi Sato | TYO Animations | Traditional | |
Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-2-bu -Hibiki- | Japan | Junichi Sato | TYO Animations | Traditional | |
Tamayura 3 | Japan | Junichi Sato | TYO Animations | Traditional | |
Teenage Mao Zedong 少年毛泽东 | China | Lei Junlin | CG animation | ||
Three Heroes. Horse Course :ru:Три богатыря. Ход конём|Три богатыря. Ход конём | Russia | Konstantin Feoktisov | CTB Film Company, Melnitsa Animation Studio | Traditional | |
The Three Pigs and the Lamp 三只小猪与神灯 | China | Wei Liu | CG animation | ||
Top Cat Begins | Mexico India | Andres Couturier | Ánima Estudios | CG animation | |
' | United States | Spike BrandtTony Cervone | Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Turner Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-Video |
Trenk, the Little Knight :de:Ritter Trenk |Ritter Trenk | Germany Austria | Anthony Power | Blue Eyes Fiction, WunderWerk, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft | Traditional | |
UFO Gakuen no Himitsu | Japan | ||||
VeggieTales: Noah's Ark | United States | Mike Nawrocki | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video |
Wake Up, Girls! | Japan | Yutaka Yamamoto | Ordet | Traditional | |
A Warrior's Tail :ru:Савва. Сердце воина|Савва. Сердце воина | Russia | Maxim Fadeev | Art Pictures Studio, Glukoza Production | CG animation | |
When Black Birds Fly | United States | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Draconian Films | CG animation | |
Where's the Dragon? 龙在哪里? | China | Sing-Choong Foo | CG animation | ||
Wicked Flying Monkeys | Mexico India | Albert Mar | Ánima Estudios | CG animation | |
The Winner | China | Dai Mao | |||
Xinnian is Coming – Uproar of Chuxi | China | Yu Mingliang, Yang Xiaojun, Liang Donglong | |||
' | China | Chang Liu |
Highest-grossing animated films of 2015
The top ten animated films by worldwide gross in 2015 are as follows:Rank | Title | Distributor/Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
1 | Minions | Universal Pictures / Illumination Entertainment | $1,159,398,397 | |
2 | Inside Out | Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios | $857,611,174 | |
3 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation | $473,226,958 | |
4 | Home | 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks Animation | $386,041,607 | |
5 | The Good Dinosaur | Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios | $332,207,671 | |
6 | ' | Paramount Pictures / Paramount Animation / Nickelodeon Movies | $325,186,032 | |
7 | The Peanuts Movie | 20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios | $246,233,113 | |
8 | ' | United Entertainment Partners | $153,020,000 | |
9 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | StudioCanal / Aardman Animations | $106,209,378 | |
10 | The Little Prince | Paramount Pictures / Onyx Films, Orange Studio, LPPTV, ON Entertainment | $97,571,250 |
Minions became the first non-Disney animated film and the third animated film after Toy Story 3 and Frozen to gross over $1 billion, and is currently the fourth highest-grossing animated film of all time, the 20th highest-grossing film of all time and the highest-grossing film produced by Illumination. Inside Out is currently the 17th highest-grossing animated film of all time. is currently the third highest-grossing fully Chinese animated film off all time.