List of Disney theatrical animated feature films


This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by Walt [Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios], the film division of The Walt Disney Company.
The Walt Disney Studios releases films from List of [animation studios owned by the Walt Disney Company|Disney-owned] and non-Disney-owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which began as the feature-animation department of Walt Disney Productions, producing its first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, as of 2025, it has produced a total of 64 feature films. Beginning with Toy Story in 1995, The Walt Disney Studios has also released animated films by Pixar Animation Studios, which Disney would eventually acquire in 2006. In 2019, as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios acquired Blue Sky Studios, as well as 20th Century Fox Animation which operates as a label and the animation division of 20th Century Fox.
Other studio units have also released films theatrically, namely, Walt Disney Television Animation's Disney MovieToons/Video Premiere unit and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax film labels.

Films

American releases / American produced

Released

‡—Includes theatrical reissue.

American produced films distributed by Miramax

The following is a list of films that were released by Miramax Films when the studio was a subsidiary of Disney at the time of release. Neither of these films is officially recognized as Disney films, as they were from pre-existing distribution deals before Disney's acquisition of Miramax, and Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings in 2010.
FilmDate of original U.S. releaseProduced byNotes
Tom and Jerry: The MovieTurner Entertainment, WMG Film, Wang Film Productions and Film RomanDistribution right sold to Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Thief and the Cobbler Richard Williams Productions, Fred Calvert Productions and Allied Filmmakers

American produced / International releases only

The following films were only released direct-to-video within the US. While they were given a theatrical billboard internationally, these films are not recognized by Disney's D23 as theatrical films because of a lack of US theatrical releases.

International films distributed by Miramax

The following is a list of films that were released by Miramax Films when the studio was a subsidiary of Disney at the time of release. None of these films are officially recognized as Disney films due to either Disney's sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings in 2010, or the distribution rights sold to other companies.
FilmDate of original U.S. releaseProduced byNotes
Princess MononokeStudio Ghibli and Tokuma Shoten
Distribution right sold to GKIDS.
Pokémon 4EverThe Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, OLM, Inc. and Toho Co., Ltd.
Distribution right returns to The Pokémon Company International before licensed to Netflix.
Pokémon HeroesThe Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, OLM, Inc. and Toho Co., Ltd.
Distribution right returns to The Pokémon Company International before licensed to Netflix.
Paris 2054: RenaissanceOnyx Films, Millimages, LuxAnimation, Timefirm Limited and France 2 Cinéma

Highest-grossing films

RankFilmWorldwide grossStudioYearRef.
1Zootopia 2 $1,706,542,207Walt Disney Animation Studios2025
2Inside Out 2$1,698,863,816Pixar2024
3The Lion King$1,656,943,394Fairview Portals2019
4Frozen 2$1,450,026,933Walt Disney Animation Studios2019
5Frozen$1,290,000,000Walt Disney Animation Studios2013
6Incredibles 2$1,242,805,968Pixar2018
7Toy Story 4$1,073,394,593Pixar2019
8Toy Story 3$1,066,969,703Pixar2010
9Moana 2$1,059,242,164Walt Disney Animation Studios2024
10Finding Dory$1,028,570,889Pixar2016