List of animated feature films of 2001
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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2001.
List
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration | 
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| 10 + 2: The Great Secret  10 + 2: El gran secreto  |  Spain | Miquel Pujol | Traditional | Theatrical | August 17, 2001 | 85 minutes | ||
| Aida of the Trees  Aida degli alberi  |  Italy  United Kingdom  |  Guido Manuli | Medusa | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag  Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge  |  Germany  South Korea  |  Gerhard Hahn, Tony Power | Traditional | Theatrical | October 25, 2001 | 81 minutes | ||
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | United States | Gary Trousdale  Kirk Wise  |  Walt Disney Pictures  Walt Disney Feature Animation  |  Traditional | Theatrical | June 3, 2001 (premiere) June 15, 2001 (United States)  |  96 minutes | |
| Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ゴミラの星  |  Japan | Shunji Oga | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | July 14, 2001 | 50 minutes | ||
| Barbie in the Nutcracker | Canada  United States  |  Owen Hurley | Mainframe Entertainment  Mattel Entertainment  |  Computer | Direct-to-video | October 2, 2001[1] | 78 minutes | |
| Becassine and the Viking Treasure  Bécassine – Le trésor Viking  |  France | Traditional | Theatrical | December 12, 2001 | 85 minutes | |||
| Blue Remains | Japan | Hisaya Takabayashi  Toshifumi Takizawa  |  GAGA Communications | Computer | August 22, 2001 | 77 minutes | ||
| The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart | United States | Mitchell Kriegman  Dean Gordon  |  Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment  Shadow Projects  |  Live-action Computer Puppetry  |  Direct-to-Video | July 17, 2001 | 76 minutes | |
| Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven  名探偵コナン 天国へのカウントダウン (Meitantei Conan Tengoku e no Kauntodaun)  |  Japan | Kenji Kodama | Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | April 21, 2001 | 95 minutes | |
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | United Kingdom  Germany  |  Jimmy T. Murakami | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios  Pathé Pictures Illuminated Film Company FilmFour Productions Winchester Films U.S./UK Film Council Saturn Films  |  Traditional / Live-Action | Theatrical | September 15, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival) December 7, 2001 (United Kingdom)  |  81 minutes | |
| Commando Stoertebeker  Kommando Störtebeker  |  Germany | Traditional | Theatrical | September 20, 2001 | 83 minutes | |||
| Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Japan | Shinichirō Watanabe | Sunrise Bones Bandai Visual  |  Traditional | Theatrical | September 1, 2001 | 115 minutes | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back  クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ!オトナ帝国の逆襲 (Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū?)  |  Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | April 21, 2001 | 90 minutes | |
| David Macaulay: Mill Times | United States | Larry Klein | WGBH-TV Unicorn Projects  |  Traditional/live-action | Television film | 2001 | 56 minutes | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves  ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち (Doraemon Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūsha-tachi)  |  Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho  |  Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 2001 | 91 minutes | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Japan  United States  |  Hironobu Sakaguchi | Square Pictures | Computer | Theatrical | July 2, 2001 (premiere) July 11, 2001 (United States)  |  106 minutes | |
| Fracasse | Spain  France  |  Traditional | Television film | 114 minutes | ||||
| Franklin's Magic Christmas | Canada | John van Bruggen | Nelvana | Traditional | TV special | November 6, 2001 | 55 minutes | |
| Fünf Wochen im Ballon | China  Germany  |  Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu Zhao | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | December 31, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land | Japan | Traditional | Theatrical | December 15, 2001 | 50 minutes | |||
| The Happy Cricket  O Grilo Feliz  |  Brazil | Walbercy Ribas | Start Desenhos Animados | Traditional | Theatrical | [2] | July 20, 2001 | 80 minutes | 
| Hay – The Gazelle Child | Arab League | Traditional | Theatrical | |||||
| The House of Morecock | United States | Joe Phillips | Adult Visual Animation Home Video | Traditional | Direct-to-video | September 14, 2001 | 61 minutes | |
| Initial D: Third Stage | Japan | Noboru Mitsusawa | Studio Deen | Traditional | Theatrical | January 13, 2001 | 105 minutes | |
| InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time  映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い (Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi)  |  Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | First installment of the Inuyasha film series | December 15, 2001 | 100 minutes | 
| The Jar: A Tale from the East | Syria | Ammar Al Sharbaji | Star Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First Syrian animated feature | 63 minutes | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | United States | John A. Davis | Nickelodeon Movies  O Entertainment DNA Productions  |  Computer | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | December 21, 2001 | 82 minutes | 
| The Kid  aka. Gahan Wilson's The Kid  |  Canada  United States  |  Traditional | Television film | October 30, 2001 | 75 minutes | |||
| Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | United States | Darrell Rooney  Jeannine Roussel  |  Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Animation Australia Disney Television Animation  |  Traditional | Direct-to-video | February 27, 2001 | 69 minutes | |
| The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | December 4, 2001 | 76 minutes | |
| Ladybirds' Christmas  Lepatriinude jõulud  |  Estonia | Traditional | Theatrical | November 29, 2001 | 54 minutes | |||
| La leyenda del unicornio | Spain | Maite Ruiz de Austri | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 70 minutes | ||
| The Little Bear Movie | Canada | Raymond Jafelice | Nelvana Limited | Traditional | Direct-to-video | August 7, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Little Polar Bear  Der Kleine Eisbär  |  Germany | Piet De Rycker  Thilo Rothkirch  |  Rothkirch Cartoon Film | Traditional / Computer | Theatrical | October 4, 2001 | 78 minutes | |
| Little Potam  Petit Potam  |  France | Traditional | Theatrical | May 30, 2001 | 77 minutes | |||
| The Living Forest  El bosque animado, sentirás su magia  |  Spain | Ángel de la Cruz, Manolo Gómez | Dygra Films S.L. | Computer | Theatrical | August 3, 2001 | 83 minutes | |
| Malice@Doll | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | GAGA Communications  Soeishinsha  |  Computer | OVA | April 27, 2001 | 78 minutes | |
| Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu | United States | Traditional | Theatrical | December 22, 2001 | 82 minutes | |||
| Metropolis  メトロポリス (Metoroporisu)  |  Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | May 26, 2001 | 113 minutes | |
| Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | United States | Tony Craig Roberts Gannaway Rick Schneider-Calabash  |  Walt Disney Home Video Toon City Animation Walt Disney Television Animation  |  Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 6, 2001 | 65 minutes | |
| Millennium Actress  千年女優 (Sennen Joyū)  |  Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | July 28, 2001 (Fantasia Film Festival) September 14, 2002 (Japan)  |  87 minutes | |
| Momo  Momo alla conquista del tempo  |  Italy  Germany  |  Enzo D'Alò | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 80 minutes | ||
| Monkeybone | United States | Henry Selick | 1492 Pictures | Stop-motion / Live-action | Theatrical | February 23, 2001 | 92 minutes | |
| Monsters, Inc. | United States | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios  |  Computer | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | October 28, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) November 2, 2001 (United States)  |  92 minutes | 
| Mr. Blot's Triumph  Tryumf Pana Kleksa  |  Poland | Krzysztof Gradowski | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Traditional/Live-action | Theatrical | October 12, 2001 | 72 minutes | |
| Mutant Aliens | United States | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | Traditional | Theatrical | January 24, 2001 | 81 minutes | |
| My Life as McDull | Hong Kong | Toe Yuen | Traditional | Theatrical | December 15, 2001 | 76 minutes | ||
| Old Master Q 2001  老夫子2001 (lou5 fu1 zi2 2001)  |  Hong Kong Macau  |  Herman Yau | China Star Entertainment Group One Hundred Years of Film Film Workshop  |  Computer / Live-action | Theatrical | April 5, 2001 (Hong Kong, Macau) May 23, 2001 (Singapore) July 14, 2001 (Taiwan)  |  103 minutes | |
| One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 3, 2001 | 55 minutes | |
| Osmosis Jones | United States | Tom Sito  Piet Kroon (animation) Robert Farrelly Peter Farrelly (live-action)  |  Warner Bros. Animation  Conundrum Entertainment  |  Traditional / Live-action | Theatrical | August 7, 2001 (premiere) August 10, 2001 (United States)  |  83 minutes | |
| Pokémon 4Ever | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | Theatrical | Final Pokémon film to use traditional cel animation | July 7, 2001 | 75 minutes | 
| Putih | Malaysia | Traditional | Theatrical | [3] | October 25, 2001 | 90 minutes | ||
| ReBoot: Daemon Rising | Canada | George Roman Samilski | AAC Kids  Mainframe Entertainment  |  Computer | Television film | November 18, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| ReBoot: My Two Bobs | Canada | Steve Ball | AAC Kids Mainframe Entertainment  |  Computer | Television film | November 25, 2001 | 90 minutes | |
| Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | United States | Chuck Sheetz Susie Dietter  |  Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation  |  Traditional | Direct-to-Video | November 6, 2001 | 63 minutes | |
| Recess: School's Out | United States | Chuck Sheetz | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation Rough Draft Studios  |  Traditional | Theatrical | February 10, 2001 (premiere) February 16, 2001 (United States)  |  83 minutes | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | Canada | Bill Kowalchulk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions GoodTimes Entertainment  |  Computer | Direct-to-Video | October 30, 2001 | 74 minutes | |
| Sakura Wars: The Movie  サクラ大戦 活動写真 (Sakura Taisen Katsudō Shashin)  |  Japan | Mitsuru Hongo | Production I.G | Traditional | Theatrical | December 21, 2001 | 85 minutes | |
| The Santa Claus Brothers | Canada  United States  |  Mike Fallows | Computer | Television film | December 13, 2001 | 60 minutes | ||
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | United States | Jim Stenstrum | Warner Bros. Animation Hanna-Barbera Productions Mook Animation  |  Traditional | Direct-to-Video | First Scooby-Doo direct-to-video film to use digital ink and paint  Final Hanna-Barbera film before being absorbed by Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-Video  |  October 9, 2001 | 75 minutes | 
| Shenmue: The Movie | Japan | Computer | Direct-to-video | January 20, 2001 | 88 minutes | |||
| Shrek | United States | Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson | DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images  |  Computer | Theatrical | First ever winner of the Best Animated Feature Award | April 22, 2001 (Mann Village Theatre) May 18, 2001 (United States)  |  90 minutes | 
| Spirited Away | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | The highest grossing Japanese film of all time, won Best Animated Feature, and considered by many to be the greatest anime features of all time. | July 20, 2001 | 125 minutes | 
| The Trumpet of the Swan | United States | Richard Rich Terry L. Noss  |  Nest Family Entertainment RichCrest Animation Studios  |  Traditional | Theatrical | May 11, 2001 | 75 minutes | |
| The Vœu  Le Vœu  |  France | David Alaux, Éric Tosti | TAT Productions | Traditional | ||||
| VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking | United States | Tim Hodge | Big Idea Productions | Computer | Direct-to-video | March 24, 2001[4] | 36 minutes | |
| VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown | United States | Tom Bancroft | Big Idea Productions | Computer | Direct-to-video | September 15, 2001[5] | 43 minutes | |
| Waking Life | United States | Richard Linklater | Fox Searchlight Pictures Thousand Words  |  Rotoscoping | Theatrical | January 23, 2001 (Sundance) October 19, 2001 (United States)  |  101 minutes | 
Highest-grossing films
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2001.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters, Inc. | Pixar | $562,816,256 | [6] | 
| 2 | Shrek | Pacific Data Images / Dreamworks Animation | $484,409,218 | [7] | 
| 3 | Spirited Away | Studio Ghibli | $358,656,279 | [a] | 
| 4 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $186,053,725 | [12] | 
| 5 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Nickelodeon Movies / O Entertainment / DNA Productions | $102,992,536 | [13] | 
| 6 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Square Pictures | $85,131,830 | [14] | 
| 7 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | OLM, Inc. | $68,411,275 | [15] | 
| 8 | Recess: School's Out | Walt Disney Television Animation / Rough Draft Studios | $44,460,850 | [16] | 
| 9 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves | Asatsu / Toho | $29,322,550 (¥3.35 billion) | [17][18] | 
| 10 | Clockwork Island Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon | Toei Animation | $26,259,000 (¥3 billion) | [18] | 
See also
Notes
- ^ Spirited Away gross:
 
References
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