This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films released by
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
, the film division of
Comcast's
NBCUniversal
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.
Universal Pictures releases films from Universal-owned and non-Universal owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from
Illumination which began as the feature animation department of Universal, producing its first feature-length animated film ''
Despicable Me'' in 2010. Beginning with ''
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' in 2019, Universal also released animated films by
DreamWorks Animation, which was acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016.
Other studio units have also released films theatrically, primarily
Universal Animation Studios
Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to U ...
which produced a few theatrical animated films before focusing on animating television shows and direct-to-video films, and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Universal Pictures or
Focus Features film labels. For example,
Laika
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's stop-motion animated features were released by Universal through its Focus Features label. Other studios globally have released films through Universal Pictures which maintains distribution rights in certain territories.
Films
US releases
International releases
Upcoming
Highest-grossing films
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Notes
Release Notes
Studio/Production Notes
See also
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List of DreamWorks Animation productions
The following is a list of productions produced by DreamWorks Animation, a division of NBCUniversal, which includes animated feature films, shorts, specials, and television series.
Feature films Released Theatrical releases
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List of Universal Pictures films
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List of Illumination productions
This is a list of productions produced by Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment), an American film and animation studio based in Santa Monica, California, United States. This includes feature films, television specials, sho ...
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List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
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This is a list of unmade and unreleased animated projects by Universal Pictures. Some of these projects were, or still are, in development limbo. These also include the co-productions the studio collaborated with in the past (i.e. Amblim ...
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