List of animated feature films of 2000
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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2000.
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[edit]Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | United States | Des McAnuff | TriBeCa Productions Jay Ward Productions Capella International KC Medien Universal Pictures | Traditional / CGI / Live-action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | June 30, 2000 | 92 minutes[1] | |
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie 劇場版「ああっ女神さまっ」 (Gekijōban "Aa! Megami-sama!") | Japan | Hiroaki Gōda | AIC Shochiku | Traditional | Theatrical | October 21, 2000 | 105 minutes | |
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time | United States Philippines | Cirio H. Santiago | Premiere Entertainment Productions New Horizons Home Video | Traditional | Direct-to-video | June 13, 2000 | 81 minutes | |
Alpamysh Алпамыш | Uzbekistan | Nazim Tulyakhodgaev | Traditional | First Uzbekistan animated feature. | 54 minutes | |||
Go! Anpanman: The Tears of the Mermaid Princess ja:それいけ!アンパンマン 人魚姫のなみだ | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | July 29, 2000 | 55 minutes | ||
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | United States | Kathi Castillo | Bagdasarian Productions Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 29, 2000 | 77 minutes | |
Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman | Japan | Kenichi Takeshita | Studio Live | Traditional | Direct-to-video | First direct-to-video installment in the Devilman franchise since the 1987 and 1990 OVAs. | May 24, 2000 | 45 minutes |
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | United States | Curt Geda | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 12, 2000 (edited version) April 23, 2002 (uncut version) | 73 minutes (edited version) 76 minutes (uncut version) | |
Beauty and Warrior Dewi Mayang Sari | Indonesia | Sukma Romadhon | Wissta Animation Film | Traditional | Was adapted into English by IFD Films and Arts in 2002 | December 21, 2000 | 41 minutes | |
Blood: The Last Vampire | Japan | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Production I.G | Traditional | November 18, 2000 | 48 minutes | ||
The Boy Who Saw the Wind 風を見た少年 (Kaze o mita shōnen) | Japan | Kazuki Omori | Brain's Base Hitachi-Maxell | Traditional | July 22, 2000 | 97 minutes | ||
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | United States | Tad Stones | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation Pixar Animation Studios | Traditional/CGI | Direct-to-video | August 8, 2000 | 70 minutes | |
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card 劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード (Gekijōban Kādokyaputā Sakura Fūin Sareta Kādo) | Japan | Morio Asaka | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | July 15, 2000 | 80 minutes | |
Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes 名探偵コナン 瞳の中の暗殺者 (Meitantei Conan: Hitomi no Naka no Ansatsusha) | Japan | Kenji Kodama | TMS Entertainment Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | April 22, 2000 | 95 minutes | |
Casper's Haunted Christmas | Canada | Owen Hurley | The Harvey Entertainment Company Mainframe Entertainment | CGI | Direct-to-video | October 31, 2000 | 86 minutes | |
Chicken Run | United Kingdom United States | Peter Lord Nick Park | DreamWorks Animation Aardman Animations Pathé Pictures | Stop motion | The first feature film production from Aardman, and the highest grossing stop-motion animated feature of all time. | June 23, 2000 (United States) June 30, 2000 (United Kingdom) | 84 minutes | |
Circleen: Mice and Romance Cirkeline 2: Ost og Kærlighed | Denmark | Traditional | February 11, 2000 | 60 minutes | ||||
Condor Crux, the Legend Cóndor Crux, la leyenda | Spain Argentina | Juan Pablo Buscarini Swan Glecer | Patagonik Film Group Tornasol Films S.A. | Traditional/CGI | January 6, 2000 | 88 minutes | ||
Crayon Shin-chan: Rumble in the Jungle | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | April 22, 2000 | 88 minutes | |
CyberWorld | United States | Colin Davies Elaine Despins | Intel EyeTide Media ZeoCast IMAX Sandde Animation Spin Entertainment | CGI | Theatrical | IMAX anthology | October 6, 2000 | 44 minutes |
Digimon: The Movie | Japan United States | Mamoru Hosoda | Fox Kids Toei Animation Saban Entertainment | Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film | October 6, 2000 | 88 minutes | |
Dinosaur | United States | Ralph Zondag Eric Leighton | Walt Disney Feature Animation | CGI/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | The first computer-animated feature film from Disney Animation overall; only the characters are all CGI and the backgrounds were filmed in live action. | May 19, 2000 | 82 minutes |
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King ドラえもん のび太の太陽王伝説 (Doraemon Nobita no Taiyōō Densetsu) | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | March 4, 2000 | 93 minutes | |
Duck Ugly | Ireland | Emmanuel Klotz Deane Taylor | Millimages TerraGlyph Productions | Traditional | 2000 | 65 minutes | ||
The Emperor's New Groove | United States | Mark Dindal | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | December 10, 2000 | 78 minutes | |
Escaflowne | Japan | Kazuki Akane | Bones Sunrise | Traditional | June 24, 2000 | 98 minutes | ||
An Extremely Goofy Movie | United States | Ian Harrowell Douglas McCarthy | Disneytoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 29, 2000 | 79 minutes | |
The Four Seasons hu:A négy évszak | Hungary | Ferenc Cakó | C.A.K.Ó. Stúdió ORTT Duna TV | Stop motion/Sand animation | Television film | 2000 | 43 minutes | |
Franklin and the Green Knight | Canada | John van Bruggen | Nelvana | Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 17, 2000 | 75 minutes | |
The Great Easter Egg Hunt | United States | Diane Eskenazi | Golden Films | Traditional | Direct-to-video | March 11, 2000 | 47 minutes | |
Heart, the Joys of Pantriste Corazón, las alegrias de Pantriste | Argentina | Manuel Garcia Ferré | Traditional | July 6, 2000 | 80 minutes | |||
Heavy Metal 2000 | Canada Germany | Michael Coldewey Michel Lemire | CinéGroupe | Traditional | Theatrical | July 10, 2000 | 88 minutes | |
Help! I'm a Fish | Germany Ireland Denmark | Stefan Fjeldmark Michael Hegner Greg Manwaring | A. Film A/S Munich Animation Terraglyph Interactive Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | October 6, 2000 | 82 minutes | |
Hundhotellet | Sweden | Per Åhlin | Sandrew Metronome | Traditional | March 10, 2000 | 68 minutes | ||
Is It Fall Yet? | United States South Korea | Karen Disher Guy Moore | MTV Animation | Traditional | Television film | August 27, 2000 | 75 minutes | |
The Island of the Crab La Isla del cangrejo | Spain | Txavi Basterretxea Joxan Muñoz | Traditional | October 2, 2000 | 64 minutes | |||
Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers | Italy | Jung Soo Yong | Mondo TV | Traditional | 2000 | 89 minutes | ||
Joseph: King of Dreams | United States | Rob LaDuca Robert C. Ramirez | DreamWorks Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Prequel to The Prince of Egypt (1998). | November 7, 2000 | 74 minutes |
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Seventh installment in The Land Before Time film series and the first installment to use digital ink and paint animation. | December 5, 2000 | 74 minutes |
The Last Mystery of the 20th Century 手塚治虫が消えた!? 20世紀最後の怪事件 (Tezuka Osamu ga Kieta?! 20 Seiki Saigo no Kaijiken) | Japan | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions TV Asahi | Traditional | Television special | December 5, 2000 | 42 minutes | |
Leif Erickson, Discoverer of North America | United States | Traditional | June 23, 2000 (United Kingdom) July 14, 2000 (United States) | 85 minutes | ||||
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus | United States | Glen Hill | Mike Young Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 31, 2000 | 75 minutes | |
Lion of Oz | Canada United Kingdom United States | Tim Deacon | CinéGroupe Sony Wonder | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 25, 2000 | 74 minutes | |
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar ルパン三世『1$マネーウォーズ』 (Rupan Sansei: 1 Doru Manē Wōzu) | Japan | Hideki Tonokatsu | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | July 28, 2000 | 91 minutes | |
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | United States | Jim Kammerud Brian Smith | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | September 19, 2000 | 75 minutes | |
Lotte's Journey South | Estonia | Heiki Ernits Janno Põldma | Eesti Joonisfilm | Traditional | Direct-to-video | 2000 | 65 minutes | |
The Magic Pudding | Australia | Karl Zwicky | New South Wales Film and Television Office Australian Broadcasting Corporation Premium Movie Partnership | Traditional | Theatrical | December 14, 2000 | 80 minutes | |
Marco Antonio, rescate en Hong Kong | Spain | Manuel J. García, Carlos Varela | Traditional | December 1, 2000 | 78 minutes | |||
Miracle in Toyland | United States | Diane Eskenazi | Golden Films | Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 14, 2000 | 47 minutes | |
The Miracle Maker | Russia United Kingdom | Derek W. Hayes Stanislav Sokolov | Icon Entertainment International Sianel 4 Cymru BBC Films | Stop motion | Theatrical | March 31, 2000 | 90 minutes | |
Monster Mash | Italy United States | Guido Manuli | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 29, 2000 | 64 minutes | |
The New Bremen Town Musicians Новые бременские (Novyye bremenskiye) | Russia | Alexander Gorlenko | Kinomost | Traditional | May 24, 2000 | 56 minutes | ||
Nien Resurrection | Malaysia | CGI | Direct-to-video | |||||
Upside down mountain or a movie with a scary title Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem | Poland | Leszek Gałysz | Traditional | May 26, 2000 | 77 minutes | |||
One Piece: The Movie | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation Fuji Television Shueisha Toei Company | Traditional | Theatrical | First installment in the One Piece film series; the only film in the franchise to use traditional cel animation. | March 4, 2000 | 51 minutes |
One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel ワンピース TVスペシャル 海のヘソの大冒険 (Wan Pīsu Terebi Supesharu: Umi no Heso no Daibōken) | Japan | Yukio Kaizawa | Toei Animation Fuji TV | Traditional | Television special | First installment in the One Piece television special series | December 20, 2000 | 50 minutes |
Optimus Mundus | Russia | Traditional | [2] | |||||
Pandavas: The Five Warriors | India | Usha Ganesh Raja | Pentamedia Graphics | CGI | India's first 3D animated film | December 23, 2000 | 110 minutes | |
Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten | Sweden | Torbjörn Jansson Albert Hanan Kaminski Árpad Szabó | Happy Life Animation AB | Traditional | October 27, 2000 | 76 minutes | ||
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns ポケットモンスター ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ MEWTWO SAGA (Poketto Monsutā: Myuutsū! Ware wa Koko ni Ari MEWTWO SAGA) | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM | Traditional | Television special | December 30, 2000 | 60 minutes | |
Pokemon 3: The Movie Entei-Spell of the Unknown 劇場版ポケットモンスター 結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Kesshōtō no Teiō Entei) | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | Theatrical | July 8, 2000 | 74 minutes | |
The Prince of Dinosaurs Il Principe Dei Dinosauri | Italy | Orlando Corradi | Mondo TV | Traditional | [3] | 2000 | 79 minutes | |
Princes and Princesses Princes et princesses | France | Michel Ocelot | Traditional | January 26, 2000 | 70 minutes | |||
Prop and Berta Prop og Berta | Denmark Latvia | Per Fly | Stop motion | November 27, 2000 | 77 minutes | |||
Read or Die | Japan | Koji Masunari | Studio Deen | Traditional | ||||
Redwall: The Movie | Canada | Traditional | 84 minutes | |||||
The Rescue by Pintin Los Pintín al rescate | Argentina | Traditional | July 13, 2000 | 82 minutes | ||||
The Road to El Dorado | United States | Don Paul Eric "Bibo" Bergeron | DreamWorks Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 31, 2000 | 89 minutes | |
Robin and the Dreamweavers | United States | Kamoon Song | Lou Scheimer Productions Sunmin Image Pictures Co. (animation) (uncredited) | Traditional | Television film | Failed pilot for a proposed animated television series. | 75 minutes | |
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | United States Germany | Stig Bergqvist Paul Demeyer | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo | Traditional | Theatrical | November 17, 2000 | 78 minutes | |
The Scarecrow | United States | Brian Nissen Richard Rich | Nest Family Entertainment Rich Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 22, 2000 | 81 minutes | |
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | United States | Jim Stenstrum | Hanna-Barbera Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Mook Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Final Scooby-Doo film to use traditional cel animation | October 3, 2000 | 71 minutes |
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | India United States | Alan Jacobs Evan Ricks | Improvision Corporation Pentafour Software | CGI | First animated feature that uses motion capture. | February 18, 2000 | 82 minutes | |
Soreike! Anpanman: Kieta Jam Oji-san それいけ! アンパンマン 消えたジャムおじさん (Let's Go! Anpanman: Uncle Jam Has Disappeared) | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | TMS Entertainment Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | February 21, 2000 | 50 minutes | |
Soreike! Anpanman Ningyohime no Namida それいけ! アンパンマン 人魚姫のなみだ (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Tears of the Mermaid Princess) | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | TMS Entertainment Media Box Tokyo Theatres | Traditional | Theatrical | July 29, 2000 | 55 minutes | |
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation Street Fighter Zero (ストリートファイターZERO) | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Group TAC | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | August 31, 2000 | 93 minutes | |
The Tangerine Bear | United States | Bert Ring | Family Home Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 11, 2000 | 48 minutes | |
The Thief of Dreams El Ladrón de sueños | Spain | Ángel Alonso | Dibulitoon Studio, S.L. | CG animation | November 11, 2000 | 69 minutes 79 minutes (Spain) | ||
Thomas and the Magic Railroad | United States United Kingdom | Britt Allcroft | Destination Films Gullane Pictures Isle of Man Film Commission | Live-action / Stop motion | July 14, 2000 | 84 minutes | ||
The Tigger Movie | United States Japan | Jun Falkenstein | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | February 11, 2000 | 78 minutes | |
Titan A.E. | United States | Don Bluth Gary Goldman | 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox Animation Fox Animation Studios | Traditional/CGI | Theatrical | Final production overall from Fox Animation Studios, as the company was closed down before its release, and the last feature film, for now, directed by Don Bluth. | June 16, 2000 | 94 minutes |
Titanic: The Legend Goes On Titanic – La leggenda continua | Italy | Kim Lox Camillo Teti | Titanic Cartoons SRL Roma Medusa Film | Traditional | Theatrical | September 15, 2000 | 82 minutes | |
Tom Sawyer | United States | Paul Sabella | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Final production overall from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, the company went dormant after its release. | April 4, 2000 | 89 minutes |
Tweety's High-Flying Adventure | United States | Karl Torege Charles Visser James T. Walker | Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | First direct-to-video installment in the Looney Tunes franchise. | September 12, 2000 | 72 minutes |
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト (Banpaia Hantā Dī: Buraddorasuto) | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | July 2000 | 102 minutes | |
VeggieTales: Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen | United States | Mike Nawrocki | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video | September 30, 2000[4] | 35 minutes | |
VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky | United States | Mike Nawrocki | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video | April 1, 2000[5] | 36 minutes |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2000.
Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | Dinosaur | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $349,822,765 | [6] |
2 | Chicken Run | DreamWorks Animation / Aardman Animations / Pathé Pictures | $227,793,915 | [7] |
3 | The Emperor's New Groove | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $169,662,340 | [8] |
4 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo | $103,291,131 | [9] |
5 | The Tigger Movie | DisneyToon Studios | $96,159,800 | [10] |
6 | The Road to El Dorado | DreamWorks Animation | $76,432,727 | [11] |
7 | Titan A.E. | Fox Animation Studios / David Kirschner Productions | $36,754,634 | [12] |
8 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King | Asatsu | $31,300,000 | [13] |
9 | Digimon: The Movie | Saban Entertainment | $16,600,000 | [14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (U)". British Board of Film Classification. August 31, 2000. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Italy's Mondo Drawing Up Five Animated Films | Business solutions from AllBusiness.com
- ^ "Esther ... The Girl Who Became Queen: About the Video". bigidea.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Page 3 of Reno Gazette Journal for March 31, 2000". Imgur.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Dinosaur (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Chicken Run (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Emperor's New Groove (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Tigger Movie (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Road to El Dorado (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Titan A.E. (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "JAPAN BOX OFFICE | Demon Slayer breaks all time record for OW". May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Digimon: The Movie (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb