This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2001.

List

Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Type Notes Release date Duration 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 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 Universal Pictures Produktion Abrafaxe Trickfilm Hahn Film Traditional Theatrical October 25, 2001 81 minutes Atlantis: The Lost Empire United States Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Walt Disney Feature Animation Traditional Theatrical June 3, 2001 June 15, 2001 96 minutes Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star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 78 minutes Becassine and the Viking Treasure Bécassine – Le trésor Viking France Traditional Theatrical December 12, 2001 85 minutesBirdvillage: The MovieUnited StatesScott CawthonCawthon EntertainmentComputerDirect-to-video200144 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 Shadow Projects Live action / Computer / Puppetry Direct-to-Video July 17, 2001 76 minutes Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven Japan Kenji Kodama Toho Traditional Theatrical April 21, 2001 95 minutes Christmas Carol: The Movie United Kingdom Germany Jimmy T. Murakami Pathé Winchester Films Illuminated Film Company FilmFour UK Film Council Traditional / Live action Theatrical September 15, 2001 December 7, 2001 81 minutes Commando Stoertebeker Kommando Störtebeker Germany Ute von Münchow-Pohl Traditional Theatrical September 20, 2001 83 minutes Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door Japan Shinichirō Watanabe SunriseBonesBandai 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-TVUnicorn 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 Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 10, 2001 91 minutes Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Japan United States Hironobu Sakaguchi Square Pictures Computer Theatrical July 2, 2001 July 11, 2001 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 O Grilo Feliz 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 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 Megatrix 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 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 September 14, 2002 87 minutes Momo Momo alla conquista del tempo Italy Germany Enzo D'Alò Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Taurus Produktion 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 Pixar Animation Studios Computer Theatrical Nominated for Best Animated Feature October 28, 2001 November 2, 2001 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 KongMacau Herman Yau China Star Entertainment GroupOne Hundred Years of FilmFilm 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 FarrellyPeter Farrelly (live-action) Warner Bros. Feature Animation Conundrum Entertainment Traditional / Live action Theatrical August 7, 2001 August 10, 2001 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 Cinema Online | Malaysia's Favourite Movie Site 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 KidsMainframe Entertainment Computer Television film November 25, 2001 90 minutes Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street United States Chuck Sheetz Susie Dietter Walt Disney Television Animation Traditional Direct-to-Video November 6, 2001 63 minutes Recess: School's Out United States Chuck Sheetz Walt Disney Television Animation Paul & Joe Productions Traditional Theatrical February 10, 2001 February 16, 2001 83 minutes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys Canada Bill Kowalchulk Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions 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 Nelvana Sitting Ducks Productions Film Roman Computer Television film December 13, 2001 60 minutes Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase United States Jim Stenstrum Warner Bros. AnimationHanna-Barbera Cartoons 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 AnimationPDI/DreamWorks Computer Theatrical First-ever winner of the Best Animated Feature Award April 22, 2001 May 18, 2001 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 Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring United States James Tim Walker Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video November 12, 2001 March 12, 2002 64 minutes The Trumpet of the Swan United States Richard RichTerry L. Noss Nest Family EntertainmentRichCrest Animation Studios Traditional Theatrical May 11, 2001 75 minutes The Vœu Le Vœu France David Alaux Éric Tosti TAT Productions Stop motion Short film VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking United States Tim Hodge Big Idea Productions Computer Direct-to-video March 24, 2001 36 minutes VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown United States Tom Bancroft Big Idea Productions Computer Direct-to-video September 15, 2001 43 minutes Waking Life United States Richard Linklater Independent Film Channel Productions Thousand Words Flat Black Films Detour Filmproduction Rotoscoping Theatrical January 23, 2001 October 19, 2001 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 2 Shrek Pacific Data Images / DreamWorks Animation $484,409,218 3 Spirited Away Studio Ghibli $358,656,279 4 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Walt Disney Feature Animation $186,053,725 5 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Nickelodeon Movies / O Entertainment / DNA Productions $102,992,536 6Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinSquare Pictures$85,131,830 7 Recess: School's OutWalt Disney Television Animation / Rough Draft Studios$44,460,850 8Pokémon 4EverOLM, Inc.$40,807,089 9Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged BravesAsatsu / Toho$29,322,550 (¥3.35 billion) 10Clockwork Island Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of DiaboromonToei Animation$26,259,000 (¥3 billion)

See also List of animated television series of 2001

Notes

References

External links Animated films of the year on IMDb