List of animated feature films of 2002

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

Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration
 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
 India Pentamedia Graphics CG animation Direct-to-video July 26, 2002 79 minutes
 United States Scott Heming Traditional Television film December 22, 2002 72 minutes

Anjé, La leyenda del pirineo
 Spain Juan José Elordi Bilbao CG animation Theatrical December 5, 2002 72 minutes
Balto II: 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
 United States Scott Cawthon Cawthon Entertainment CG animation Direct-to-video
Blue Gender: The Warrior  Japan Koichi Ohata AIC Traditional Theatrical November 20, 2002 95 minutes

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
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 Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2002[4] 80 minutes[5]
 Poland Andrzej Czeczot Traditional Theatrical 2September 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 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
 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[6]

Святой лис (Svyatoy lis)
 Georgia Traditional Theatrical possibly it is the first Georgian animated feature 52 minutes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II  United States Bradley Raymond Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video 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
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 på taket
 Sweden
 Norway
Vibeke Idsøe Traditional Theatrical September 27, 2002 77 minutes

aka Der kleine Eisbär – Lars und der kleine Tiger
 Germany Traditional Theatrical December 5, 2002 76 minutes
 Philippines Traditional Theatrical October 9, 2002 45 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[citation needed]

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
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
Pannónia Filmstúdió
Swan Productions
Traditional Theatrical August 16, 2002 85 minutes
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
Song of the Miraculous Hind
Ének a csodaszarvasról
 Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical February 21, 2002 89 minutes
 United States
 Belgium
CG Animation Direct-to-video 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[7]
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space  Japan t.o.L Kinétique Traditional Theatrical October 19, 2002 92 minutes
Tarzan & Jane  United States[8] Victor Cook
Steve Loter
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video July 23, 2002 75 minutes[8]
Time Gate
Puerta del tiempo
 Spain Pedro Delgado Traditional Theatrical December 2002 75 minutes
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring  United States Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video November 12, 2001 (United Kingdom)
March 12, 2002 (United States)[9]
64 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 et Iseut
 France
 Luxembourg
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 i A’Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń
 Poland 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 29, 2002 48 minutes
The Wild Thornberrys Movie  United States Jeff McGrath
Cathy Malkasian
Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Klasky Csupo
Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2002[10] 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 animated films of the year[]

Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross Ref.
1 Ice Age Blue Sky $383,257,136 [11]
2 Lilo & Stitch Walt Disney Feature Animation $273,144,151 [12]
3 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks Animation $122,563,539 [13]
4 Return to Never Land DisneyToon / A. Film A/S $109,862,682 [14]
5 Treasure Planet Walt Disney Feature Animation $109,578,115 [15]
6 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo $60,694,737 [16]
7 The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli $52,570,526 [17]
8 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Big Idea Productions $25,615,231 [18]
9 Eight Crazy Nights Happy Madison Productions / A. Film A/S / Yowza! Animation $23,833,131 [19]
10 Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street TMS Entertainment $23,783,234 [20]

See also[]

References[]

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  15. ^ "Treasure Planet (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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  17. ^ "Neko no ongaeshi (The Cat Returns) (2002)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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