Animation

Disney did not make the first animated short film in the world or even in North America.  Disney did not make the first feature length animation in the world but Snow White was the first feature length animation made in English.  It is also the first of 50 animated films to be made by the Disney Studio.  This month the movie "Tangled"  will be the 51st.

Disney's first film made for the China mainland market was 宝葫芦的秘密 mand it was made it 2007.  It was a cooperative production between Disney and Centro Digital Pictures in Hong Kong.  It mixes live action with 3D animation.  The lead animator for Centro was Ralph Poon who is a DGC graduate and now owns XD Communication Ltd. in Hong Kong.

Here are some facts about animated films made at Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks.


1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1940 Pinocchio
1940 Fantasia
1941 Dumbo
1942 Bambi
1942 Saludos Amigos
1944 The Three Caballeros
1946 Make Mine Music
1947 Fun and Fancy Free
1948 Melody Time
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1950 Cinderella
1951 Alice in Wonderland
1953 Peter Pan  (came from the stage)
1955 Lady and the Tramp
1959 Sleeping Beauty
1961 101 Dalmatians
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1967 The Jungle Book
1970 The Aristocats
1973 Robin Hood
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 The Rescuers
1981 The Fox and the Hound
1985 The Black Cauldron
1986 The Great Mouse Detective
1988 Oliver & Company
1989 The Little Mermaid  (The Rebirth of Disney Animation) (Now a Stage Show)
1990 The Rescuers Down Under
1991 Beauty and the Beast (First to use Digital Animation Technology)
                                            (The First to become a stage show)
                                            (The First Animation to be nominated for Best Picture)
1992 Aladdin
1994 The Lion King (Second to become a stage show, extremely innovative, prize winning)
1995 Pocahontas
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997 Hercules
1998 Mulan
1999 Tarzan  (Now a Stage Show)
1999 Fantasia 2000
2000 Dinosaur
2000 The Emperor's New Groove
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2002 Lilo & Stitch
2002 Treasure Planet5
2003 Brother Bear
2004 Home on the Range
2005 Chicken Little 3-D
2007 Meet the Robinsons 3-D
2008 Bolt 3-D
2009 The Princess and the Frog
2010 Tangled



Pixar                               cost revenue            academy award
1995 Toy Story $30,000,000 $361,996,233 Special Achievement Award
1998 A Bug's Life $60,000,000 $363,398,565
1999 Toy Story 2 $90,000,000 $485,015,179
2001 Monsters, Inc. $115,000,000 $525,366,597 Best Original Song
2003 Finding Nemo $94,000,000 $867,893,978 Best Animated Feature
2004 The Incredibles $92,000,000 $631,442,092 Best Animated Feature
                                                                                                Best Sound Editing
2006 Cars                  $120,000,000     $461,982,881 Lost to Happy Feet (George Miller)
2007 Ratatouille $150,000,000     $621,426,008 Best Animated Feature
2008 WALL-E $180,000,000     $521,268,237 Best Animated Feature
2009 Up                    $175,000,000     $731,338,164 Best Animated Feature
2010 Toy Story 3 $200,000,000     $1,060,026,000     The most successful animated film to date



Dreamworks Animation                                cost revenue
1998 Antz                                                  $60,000,000 $171,757,863
1998 The Prince of Egypt $70,000,000 $218,613,188
2000 The Road to El Dorado $95,000,000     $76,432,727
2000 Chicken Run                                      $45,000,000 $224,834,564
2001 Shrek                                                 $60,000,000 $484,409,218    Best Animated Feature
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron $80,000,000 $122,563,539
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas $60,000,000 $80,767,884
2004 Shrek 2                                              $150,000,000 $919,838,758
2004 Shark Tale                                          $75,000,000 $367,275,019
2005 Madagascar                                        $78,000,000 $532,680,671
2005 Wallace & Gromit: Were-Rabbit $30,000,000 $192,610,372     Best Animated Feature
2006 Over the Hedge $80,000,000 $336,002,996
2006 Flushed Away                                    $149,000,000 $178,120,010
2007 Shrek the Third $160,000,000 $798,958,162
2007 Bee Movie                                         $150,000,000 $287,594,577
2008 Kung Fu Panda $130,000,000 $631,744,560
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $150,000,000 $603,900,354
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens                            $175,000,000 $381,509,870
2010 How to Train Your Dragon $165,000,000 $492,591,956
2010 Shrek Forever After                           $165,000,000 $734,036,937
2010 Megamind                                            $130,000,000 $66,494,833     released Nov. 5 in the US