List of animated feature films of 1998
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A list of animated feature films first released in 1998.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
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| Ahmed, Prince of Alhambra Ahmed, el principe de la Alhambra |
 Spain |
Juan Bautista Berasategi | Canal Sur Televisión (participation) Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB) (participation) Euskal Média S.A. Lotura Films Ministerio de Cultura (funding) |
Traditional | Theatrical | Winner of the Best Music Award at the 2nd Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials.[1] | July 17, 1998 | 70 minutes |
| An All Dogs Christmas Carol |  United States |
Paul Sabella Gary Selvaggio |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third and final installment in the All Dogs Go to Heaven series; also serves as the series finale to the animated television series based on the films. | November 17, 1998 | 73 minutes |
| An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | United States |
Larry Latham | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third installment in the An American Tail film series. | November 16, 1998 | 79 minutes |
| Ancient Alien | United States |
Steven Churchill | Odyssey Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video | |||
| The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk Jr. | Artisan Entertainment BLT Productions Colorland Animation Productions Tundra Productions |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | July 21, 1998 | 73 minutes | |
| Antz | United States |
Eric Darnell Tim Johnson |
DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images |
CGI | Theatrical | First film produced by DreamWorks Animation. | October 2, 1998 | 83 minutes |
| Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | United States |
Boyd Kirkland | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | March 17, 1998 | 70 minutes | |
| Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! ビーストウォーズII ライオコンボイ危機一髪! (Bīsuto Wōzu Sekando: Raio Konboi Kiki Ippatsu!) |
 Japan |
Akira Nishimori | Ashi Productions Nihon Ad Systems Toei Company |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 19, 1998 | 47 minutes | |
| Belle's Magical World | United States |
Cullen Blaine Daniel de la Vega Barbara Dourmashkin Dale Kase Bob Kline Burt Medall Mitch Rochon |
Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Video Premiere |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third installment in the Beauty and the Beast series; compiled from three completed episodes from the proposed animated television series based on the 1991 film. | February 17, 1998 | 70 minutes |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | United States  United Kingdom |
Robert C. Ramirez | Hyperion Animation The Kushner-Locke Company |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third and final installment in The Brave Little Toaster film series; based on the 1988 novel of the same name by original author Thomas M. Disch. | May 18, 1998 | 73 minutes |
| A Bug's Life | United States |
John Lasseter | Walt Disney Pictures (distributor) Pixar Animation Studios |
CGI | Theatrical | November 20, 1998 | 95 minutes | |
| Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | United States |
Buzz Potamkin | Columbia TriStar Home Video (distributor) Project X Productions Tundra Productions |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 13, 1998 | 49 minutes | |
| Camelot | United States |
Greg Garcia | Golden Films Sony Wonder (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 17, 1998 | 48 minutes | |
| Camelot |  Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | March 24, 1998 | 50 minutes | ||
| Cirkeline: Storbyens mus |
 Denmark |
Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | Traditional | Theatrical | December 4, 1998 | 62 minutes | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission クレヨンしんちゃん 電撃! ブタのヒヅメ大作戦 (Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen) |
Japan |
Keiichi Hara | Toho Shin-Ei Animation Asatsu-DK |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 18, 1998 | 99 minutes | |
| Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target 名探偵コナン 14番目の標的（ターゲット） (Meitantei Conan: Jūyon Banme no Target) |
Japan |
Kenji Kodama | Toho Company TMS Entertainment |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 18, 1998 | 99 minutes | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's South Sea Adventure 映画ドラえもん のび太の南海大冒険 (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankai Daibōken) |
Japan |
Tsutomu Shibayama | Toho Company Shin-Ei Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 7, 1998 | 91 minutes | |
| FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue | United States |
Phil Robinson Dave Marshall |
WildBrain Wang Film Productions |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Sequel to FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992). | March 17, 1998 | 72 minutes |
| Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy 銀河鉄道９９９ エターナルファンタジー (Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain: Eternal Fantasy) |
Japan |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 7, 1998 | 121 minutes | |
| Gen¹³ | United States |
Kevin Altieri | WildStorm Productions Aegis Entertainment |
Traditional | July 17, 1998 | 86 minutes | ||
| General Chaos: Uncensored Animation | United States |
Keith Alcorn Laurence Arcadias Joel Brinkerhoff Vince Collins David Donar Stefan Eling Eric Fogel Mr. Lawrence Brandon McKinney Tony Nittoli Bill Plympton Walter Santucci Jeff Sturgis |
Various | Anthology film | ||||
| Golgo 13: Queen Bee ゴルゴ13〜QUEEN BEE〜 (Gorugo Sātīn: Kuīn Bī) |
Japan |
Osamu Dezaki | BMG Victor Filmlink International Goodhill Vision Tezuka Productions |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | OVA | May 21, 1998 | 57 minutes |
| Grandma and Her Ghosts 魔法阿媽 (Mofa ama) |
 Taiwan |
Wang Saudi Lee Chun-Man |
Plus One Entertainment Inada Film Studio Rice Film International Co. Ltd. |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 3, 1998 | 80 minutes | |
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Miracles of Jesus | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Samson and Delilah | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Story of Moses | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | ||||
| Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition- 新機動戦記ガンダムＷ Endless Waltz 特別篇 (Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu: Endoresu Warutsu Supesharu) |
Japan |
Yasunao Aoki | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | Originally released a three-part OVA. | August 1, 1998 | 90 minutes |
| Gurin with the Foxtail Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa |
 Norway |
John M. Jacobsen Nille Tystad |
Filmkameratene A/S AnimagicNet A/S Svensk Filmindustri (SF) |
Traditional | Theatrical | First animated feature from Norway. | August 7, 1998 | 76 minutes |
| H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge |
Denmark |
Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm Kompagni Konsortiet H.C. Andersens Lange Skygge (co-production) SVT Drama (co-production) Trust Film Svenska (co-production) Zentropa Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | January 16, 1998 | 78 minutes | |
| Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | United States |
Lynne Naylor | Renaissance Pictures Universal Cartoon Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | January 6, 1998 | 80 minutes | |
| Kirikou and the Sorceress Kirikou et la sorcière |
 France  Belgium  Luxembourg |
Michel Ocelot | France 3 Cinéma Les Armateurs Monipoly Productions Odec Kid Cartoons Rija Studio Studio O Trans Europe Film |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 9, 1998 | 71 minutes | |
| Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót The Kingdom of Green Glade. Return |
 Poland |
Krzysztof Kiwerski Longin Szmyd |
Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie Agencja Produkcji Filmowej |
Traditional | April 24, 1998 | 68 minutes | ||
| The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | United States |
Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Sixth installment in The Land Before Time film series. | December 1, 1998 | 76 minutes |
 Netherlands |
Darko Perovic | Django Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||||
| The Legend of Su-Ling | United States |
Diane Eskenazi (uncredited) | Golden Films Sony Pictures (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | May 26, 1998 | 48 minutes | |
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | United States |
Darrell Rooney | Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Video Premiere |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Sequel to The Lion King (1994). | October 27, 1998 | 82 minutes |
| The Little Mermaid | Australia |
Geoff Beak Susan Beak |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | |||
| Lucky and Zorba La gabbianella e il gatto |
 Italy |
Enzo Dalò | La Lanterna Magica | Traditional | Theatrical | Winner a special Nastro d'Argento and the audience award at the .[2] | December 23, 1998 | 75 minutes |
| Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo Rupan Sansei: Honō no Kioku ~Tokyo Crisis~ (ルパン三世『炎の記憶 ～Tokyo Crisis』) |
Japan |
Toshiya Shinohara | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | July 24, 1998 | 95 minutes | |
| Luminous Visions | United States |
Steven Churchill | Odyssey Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video | |||
| Hänsel und Gretel im Zauberwald |
 Germany |
Volker Collmann | Fama Film AG Iris Group Iris Productions |
Traditional | Television film | |||
| The Magic Pipe Волшебная свирель (Volshebnaya Svirel) |
 Russia |
Mikhail Tumelya | Stop motion | |||||
| MAZE ☆ The Mega-Burst Space: The Giant of Temporary Threat ＭＡＺＥ☆爆熱時空 天変脅威の大巨人 (Maze Bakunetsu Jikū: Tenpen Kyōi no Giant) |
Japan |
J.C. Staff Toei Company |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 25, 1998 | 42 minutes | ||
| The Mighty Kong | United States |
Art Scott | L.A. Animation Lana Productions Hahn Shin Corporation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Animated musical adaptation of the 1933 film King Kong. | June 16, 1998 | 71 minutes |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Miller's Report 機動戦士ガンダム 第08MS小隊 ミラーズ・リポート (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shōtai – Miller's Report) |
Japan |
Mitsuko Kase Takeyuki Kanda Umanosuke Iida |
Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | Originally released as a twelve-part OVA. | August 1, 1998 | 51 minutes |
| Money, A Mythology of Darkness |  Greece |
Vassilis Mazomenos | Greek Film Centre Horme Pictures Oionos |
CGI | Theatrical | First European 3D animation feature film. | November 17, 1998 | 70 minutes |
| Moses: Egypt's Great Prince | United States |
Horseman Cao Arthur Wu (uncredited) |
Schwartz & Company (uncredited) UAV Entertainment Animation Ink Hong Ying Animation Company Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Company (uncredited) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | July 13, 1998 | 51 minutes | |
| Italy |
Alessandro Bulath | Avo Film Edizioni | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||||
| Mulan | Australia |
Geoff Beak Susan Beak |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | |||
| Mulan | United States |
Tony Bancroft Barry Cook |
Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First film fully produced at the Florida division of Walt Disney Feature Animation. | June 19, 1998 | 87 minutes |
| Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa 男はつらいよ ～寅次郎忘れな草～ (It's Tough Being a Man: Tora-san's Forget Me Not) |
Japan |
Eiken Magic Bus Tokyo Broadcasting System |
Traditional | Television special | Animated adaptation of the 1973 film Tora-san's Forget Me Not, the eleventh installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series. | |||
| Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | United States |
Tom Ellery Bradley Raymond |
Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Video Premiere |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Sequel to Pocahontas (1995). | August 25, 1998 | 72 minutes |
| Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Myūtsū no Gyakushū) |
Japan |
Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho Warner Bros. Pictures OLM, Inc. |
Traditional | Theatrical | First installment of the Pokémon film series. | July 18, 1998 | 75 minutes |
| The Prince of Egypt | United States |
Simon Wells Brenda Chapman Steve Hickner |
DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | The highest grossing non-Disney traditionally animated feature until The Simpsons Movie (2007). | December 18, 1998 | 99 minutes |
| Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | |||||
| Quest for Camelot | United States |
Frederik Du Chau | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | May 15, 1998 | 86 minutes | |
| Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen Around the World in Eighty Days |
 China Germany |
Manfred Durniok Hong Hu Zhao |
Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | |||
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | United States |
William R. Kowalchuk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 16, 1998 | 92 minutes | |
| The Rugrats Movie | United States |
Igor Kovalyov Norton Virgien |
Paramount Pictures (distributor) Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
Traditional | Theatrical | First non-Disney animated film to gross over $100,000,000 at the box office. | November 20, 1998 | 80 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | United States |
Jim Stenstrum | Hanna-Barbera Warner Bros. Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | The sixth Scooby-Doo film overall, and the first installment in the franchise's direct-to-video series. | September 22, 1998 | 77 minutes |
| The Secret of Mulan | United States China |
Peter Fernandez (also a voice director) | Schwartz & Co. Hong Ying Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third and final film in the UAV The Secret of... series. | July 10, 1998 | 50 minutes |
| The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | United States |
Dick Sebast | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Sequel to The Secret of NIMH (1982). | December 22, 1998 | 69 minutes |
| Silant Legend Silat Legenda |
 Malaysia |
Hassan Abd Muthalib | Traditional | Theatrical | August 27, 1998 | 90 minutes | ||
| Slayers Gorgeous スレイヤーズごうじゃす (Sureiyāzu gōjasu) |
Japan |
Hiroshi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | Traditional | Theatrical | Fourth installment in the Slayers film series. | August 1, 1998 | 64 minutes |
| Socialisation of the Bull? Socializacija bika? |
 Slovenia |
Zvonko Coh Milan Eric |
E-motion Film RTV Slovenija SKUC |
Traditional | Theatrical | First animated feature from Slovenia. | May 20, 1998 | 78 minutes |
| The Spirit of Mickey | Australia |
Walt Disney Productions Walt Disney Home Video |
Traditional | Direct-to-video Compilation film |
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts and footage from Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club; originally made to coincide with Mickey Mouse's 70th anniversary that year. | July 14, 1998 | 83 minutes | |
| Soreike! Anpanman Tenohira o Taiyō ni それいけ! アンパンマン てのひらを太陽に (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun) |
Japan |
Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. (distributor) Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
Traditional | Theatrical | |||
| Spriggan スプリガン (Supurigan) |
Japan |
Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Toho (distributor) Studio 4°C |
Traditional | Theatrical | September 5, 1998 | 91 minutes | |
| The Story of Rennyo 蓮如物語 (Rennyo Monogatari) |
Japan |
Osamu Kasai | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | |||
| The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom a. k. a. The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure |
United States |
Richard Rich | Nest Family Entertainment Rich Animation Studios |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | Third installment in The Swan Princess film series. | August 4, 1998 | 71 minutes |
| A Tale of Egypt | United States |
Golden Films Sony Wonder (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | June 19, 1998 | 46 minutes | ||
| Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday タッチ Miss Lonely Yesterday あれから君は… (Tatchi Misu Rōnrī Iesutādei Are kara Kimi ha...) |
Japan |
Gisaburō Sugii (chief) Akinori Nagaoka Ryūichi Kimura (assistant) |
Group TAC Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | December 11, 1998 | 93 minutes | |
| Visitor | Japan |
Atsushi Tokuda | GAGA Pictures avex JIC WOWOW Amuse Soft Entertainment, Inc. |
CGI/Traditional | Television film | |||
| What Neighbours are Animals! ¡Qué vecinos tan animales! |
Spain |
Maite Ruiz de Austri | Extra Extremadura de Audiovisuales S.A. Artes Audiovisuales Libre Junta de Extremadura Ayuntamiento de Ciceres |
Traditional | Theatrical | September 4, 1998 | 66 minutes | |
| Le Voyage de la Souris The Fantastic Journey of a Special Mouse |
France |
Anne Caprile | Archimède International | Stop motion | Film compiled from independent animated shorts. |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bug's Life | Pixar | $363,398,565 | [3] |
| 2 | Mulan | Walt Disney Animation | $304,320,254 | [4] |
| 3 | The Prince of Egypt | DreamWorks | $218,613,188 | [5] |
| 4 | Antz | Pacific Data Images | $171,757,863 | [6] |
| 5 | The Rugrats Movie | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo |
$140,894,675 | [7] |
| 6 | Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | $38,172,500 | [8] |
| 7 | Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas | Asatsu | $21,010,000 | [9] |
| 8 | Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | TMS Entertainment | $14,528,588 | |
| 9 | Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission | Shin-Ei Animation | $8,243,000 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 5. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 2. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1999.
- ^ "La gabbianella e il gatto – IMDb". Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "A Bug's Life (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Mulan (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "The Prince of Egypt (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Antz (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "The Rugrats Movie (1998) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Quest for Camelot (1998) - Financial Information". The-numbers.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "JAPAN BOX OFFICE". Forums.boxofficetheory.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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