List of animated feature films of 2003

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2003.

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Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Type Notes Release date Duration
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure United States Jim Kammerud
Brian Smith
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video Sequel to One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). January 21, 2003 74 minutes
The 3 Wise Men
Los Reyes magos
France
Spain
Traditional Theatrical December 19, 2003 76 minutes
The Animatrix United States
Japan
Kōji Morimoto
Shinichirō Watanabe
Mahiro Maeda
Peter Chung
Andy Jones
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Takeshi Koike
Warner Home Video
Village Roadshow Pictures
Silver Pictures
Square Pictures
Studio 4°C
Madhouse
DNA Productions
Traditional Direct-to-video June 3, 2003 102 minutes[1]
Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish
ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ルビーの願い
Japan Hiroyuki Yano Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment Traditional July 12, 2003 50 minutes
Asu o Tsukutta Otoko - Tanabe Sakuro to Biwako Sosui
明日をつくった男 田辺朔郎と琵琶湖疏水 (The Man Who Changed History - A Drannage of Lake Biwa)
Japan Shinichi Ushiyama Mushi Production
Flamingo View Company (collaboration)
Kansai Produce Center (distributor)
Traditional Theatrical Fictionlisation of the life of Tanabe Sakuro (December 2, 1861 – September 5, 1944), a Japanese civil engineer and early pioneer in hydro electric power development. March 13, 2003 86 minutes
Atlantis: Milo's Return United States Victor Cook
Toby Shelton
Tad Stones
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video May 20, 2003 80 minutes
A Wobots Christmas United States Cory Edwards Blue Yonder Films
Live Bait Productions
PorchLight Entertainment
CG animation Direct-to-video December 17, 2003 50 minutes
Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure United States Gloria Yuh Jenkins Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video February 11, 2003 60 minutes
Back to School with Franklin Canada Arna Selznick Nelvana Traditional Direct-to-video August 19, 2003 46 minutes
Barbie of Swan Lake United States Owen Hurley Mainframe Entertainment
Mattel Entertainment
CG animation Direct-to-video September 30, 2003 83 minutes
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman United States Curt Geda Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video October 21, 2003 74 minutes
Ben Hur United States
Canada
William R. Kowalchuk Jr. Agamemnon Films
Tundra Productions
Goodtimes Entertainment (distributor)
Traditional Direct-to-video Charlton Heston reprise his titular role from the 1959 film based on the same source material for this animated adaptation. February 15, 2003 80 minutes
Betizu izar artean Spain Egoitz Rodríguez Olea Baleuko S.L. CG animation Theatrical October 31, 2003 71 minutes
Bionicle: Mask of Light United States Terry Shakespeare
David Molina
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Miramax Films
CG animation Direct-to-video September 13, 2003 (Legoland)
September 16, 2003 (United States)
70 minutes
Bolívar: el héroe Colombia Traditional Theatrical December 25, 2003 75 minutes
Brother Bear United States Aaron Blaise
Robert Walker
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Traditional Theatrical Last Disney feature to be made in the Florida division before the studio was shut down in March 2004 November 1, 2003 85 minutes
Captain Sabertooth
Kaptein Sabeltann
Norway Traditional Theatrical December 26, 2003 75 minutes
The Cat in the Hat (film) United States Bo Welch Universal Pictures CG animation/
Live-action
Theatrical November 21, 2003 82 minutes[2]
Cesante Chile Ricardo Amunátegui Emu Films
Sobras Producciones
ADN Digital
Traditional Theatrical [3][4] June 5, 2003 72 minutes
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure United States Mario Piluso Paramount Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Traditional Direct-to-video March 18, 2003 79 minutes
El Cid: The Legend
El Cid: La leyenda
Spain José Pozo Filmax Animation Traditional Theatrical December 19, 2003 90 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor
クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ 栄光のヤキニクロード
Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Eikō no Yakuniku Rōdo
Japan Tsutomu Mizushima Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 19, 2003 88 minutes
The Cunning Little Vixen United Kingdom Geoff Dunbar BBC Traditional Television film April 20, 2003 75 minutes
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
名探偵コナン迷宮の十字路
Meitantei Konan: Meikyū no Kurosurōdo
Japan Kenji Kodama TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 19, 2003 108 minutes
The Dog, the General, and the Birds
Le chien, le général et les oiseaux
Italy
France
Francis Nielsen Solaris
Roissy Films
Téva
Prima Film
Gam Films
Rai Fiction
Canal+
Traditional Theatrical May 15, 2003 (Cannes)
October 22, 2003 (France)
75 minutes
Dominator United Kingdom Tony Luke Renga Media CG animation Direct-to-video May 21, 2003 (Cannes) 100 minutes
75 minutes (United Kingdom)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
ドラえもん のび太とふしぎ風使い
Doraemon Nobita to Fushigi Kazetsukai
Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu Traditional Theatrical March 8, 2003 84 minutes
El Embrujo del Sur Spain Juan Bautista Berasategi Traditional Theatrical July 4, 2003 83 minutes
Elysium South Korea Kwon Jae-woong Big Film Entertainment CG animation Theatrical September 9, 2003 (South Korea)
June 2, 2005 (DVD)
84 minutes
The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe! United States Butch Hartman Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Traditional Television film July 12, 2003 72 minutes
Finding Nemo United States Andrew Stanton Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar
CG animation Theatrical First Pixar feature to win Best Animated Feature Later Re-Released for 3D in 2012 and the highest grossing animated film from the 2000s. May 30, 2003 100 minutes
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops United States Dale Carman Reel FX Creative Studios
Hasbro
CG animation Direct-to-video September 27, 2003 45 minutes
Globi and the Stolen Shadows
Globi und der Schattenräuber
Germany
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Robi Engler Sponge Traditional Theatrical October 2, 2003 (German speaking region)
August 18, 2005 (German)
72 minutes
Hammerboy South Korea Ahn Tae-geun Sponge Traditional Theatrical August 20, 2003 Big Apple Anime Fest
August 6, 2004 (South Korea)
80 minutes
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
劇場版 とっとこハム太郎 ハムハムグランプリン オーロラ谷の奇跡 リボンちゃん危機一髪! (Gekijō-ban Tottoko Hamutarō Hamu-Hamu Guran Purin: Ōrora Tani no Kiseki - Ribon-chan Kiki Ippatsu!)
Japan Osamu Dezaki TMS Entertainment
Toho (distributor)
Traditional Theatrical Third installment in the Hamtaro film series. December 13, 2003 55 minutes
Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road
はじめの一歩 : チャンピオンロード
Japan Hitoshi Nanba Madhouse Traditional Television film from "Fighting Spirit" series April 18, 2003 90 minutes
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
インターステラ5555
Japan
France
Kazuhisa Takenouchi Toei Animation
Daft Life Ltd.
Traditional Theatrical May 18, 2003 (Cannes)
May 28, 2003 (worldwide)
65 minutes[5]
InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2003 100 minutes
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown United States Traditional Television film December 9, 2003 41 minutes
Jake's Booty Call United States Eric Eisner, Julian Max Metter National Lampoon Productions, Romp Films, The Romp Traditional Theatrical April 25, 2003 77 minutes
Jester Till
Till Eulenspiegel
Germany
Belgium
Traditional Theatrical September 20, 2003 Hamburg Film Festival
September 25, 2003 Germany
85 minutes
The Jungle Book 2 United States Steve Trenbirth Walt Disney Pictures
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Theatrical Sequel to The Jungle Book (1967). February 14, 2003 72 minutes[6]
Kangaroo Jack United States
Australia
David McNally Warner Bros. Pictures CG/Live-Action Theatrical January 17, 2003 89 minutes
Kaena: The Prophecy France
Canada
Chris Delaporte
Pascal Pinon
Xilam CG animation Theatrical June 4, 2003 85 minutes
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time United States Steve Loter Walt Disney Television Animation Traditional Television film November 28, 2003 67 minutes
KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!!
こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE MOVIE2 UFO襲来! トルネード大作戦!! (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!!)
Japan Shinji Takamatsu Studio Gallop Traditional Theatrical December 20, 2003 109 minutes
The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue Germany Thilo Rothkirch [de] Traditional Theatrical November 20, 2003 78 minutes
The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying Germany Thilo Rothkirch [de] Traditional Theatrical March 27, 2003 76 minutes
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration United States Charles Grosvenor Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video Tenth installment in The Land Before Time film series. December 2, 2003 85 minutes
La Légende de Parva France Jean Cubaud Traditional Theatrical February 12, 2003 85 minutes
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom Zimbabwe Roger Hawkins Stop-motion Theatrical First animated feature from Zimbabwe and Africa October 2003 73 minutes
Little Bee Julia & Lady Life
L'Apetta Giulia e la signora Vita
Italy CG animation Theatrical September 19, 2003 76 minutes
Little Longnose
Карлик Нос (Karlik Nos)
Russia Ilya Maksimov Melnitsa Animation Studio Traditional Theatrical March 20, 2003 79 minutes
The Lizzie McGuire Movie United States Jim Fall Walt Disney Pictures
Stan Rogow Productions
Traditional/
Live-action
Theatrical May 2, 2003 94 minutes
Looney Tunes: Back in Action United States Joe Dante Baltimore Spring Creek Productions
Goldmann Pictures
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG.
Traditional/
Live-action
Theatrical Last Animated feature made by Warner Bros. until The Lego Movie becoming Warner Animation Group years later. November 9, 2003 (premiere)
November 14, 2003 (United States)
93 minutes
Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure
ルパン三世 お宝返却大作戦!! (Rupan Sansei: Otakara Henkyaku Dai-sakusen!!)
Japan Jun Kawagoe TMS Entertainment
Nippon TV (distributor)
Traditional Television special August 1, 2003 91 minutes
Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective Hong Kong Traditional Theatrical [7] December 20, 2003 73 minutes
Mécanix Canada Rémy M. Larochelle Ofilms
Avant-Gore
Traditional/
Live-action
Theatrical October 10, 2003 (Lausanne Underground Film Festival)
July 10, 2004 (Canada)
70 minutes
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids Canada Mike Fallows Nelvana CG animation Television film Pilot to the show Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. March 31, 2003 49 minutes
More Vampires in Havana
Más vampiros en La Habana
Cuba
Spain
Traditional Theatrical December 7, 2003 (Havana Film Festival) 80 minutes
Movie Critters' Big Picture United States Steven F. Zambo Puppets Dove Foundation Seal of Approval, 3 Telly Awards, Aurora Awards.

Contains musical parts and parodical characters inspired by Hollywood celebrities (Arnold Hamandegger, Cary Ant, Frankie Sinatrat, Charlie Chimplin, Jay Rhino, Gloria Swansong, Benny Gopher, etc.)

[8][9] 80 minutes
My Son Goku
ぼくの孫悟空 (Boku no Son Goku)
Japan Akio Sugino
Fumihiro Yoshimura
Tezuka Productions
Art Vivant Co., Ltd.
Shochiku (distributor)
Traditional Theatrical July 12, 2003 95 minutes
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
茄子 アンダルシアの夏
Nasu: Andarushia no Natsu
Japan Kitarō Kōsaka Madhouse Traditional Theatrical December 21, 2003 47 minutes
The Night B4 Christmas United States Emory Myrick
Tom Tataranowicz
Nite B4 Productions
Sunwoo Entertainment
Traditional Television film 2003 70 minutes
One Piece: Dead End Adventure Japan Konosuke Uda Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 1, 2003 95 minutes
Opopomoz Italy
France
Spain
Enzo D'Alò Mikado Film Traditional Theatrical December 5, 2003 80 minutes
Oseam
오세암
South Korea Sung Baek-yeop Sinabro Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 25, 2003 77 minutes
Otherworld
Y Mabinogi
United Kingdom Derek W. Hayes Traditional Theatrical June 27, 2003 108 minutes
Piglet's Big Movie United States Francis Glebas Walt Disney Pictures
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Theatrical March 16, 2003 (Premiere)
March 21, 2003 (United States)
July 2, 2003 (Manila, Philippines)
75 minutes
Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker
劇場版ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション 七夜の願い星 ジラーチ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi)
Japan Kunihiko Yuyama OLM, Inc. Traditional Theatrical July 19, 2003 81 minutes
The Rain Children
Les Enfants de la pluie
France
South Korea
Philippe Leclerc Praxinos Traditional Theatrical June 25, 2003 86 minutes
Raining Cats and Frogs
aka. The Frog Prophecy
La Prophétie des grenouilles
France Jacques-Rémy Girerd Folimage Traditional Theatrical December 3, 2003 90 minutes
Rescue Heroes: The Movie Canada Ron Pitts CG animation Direct-to-video November 18, 2003 83 minutes
Recess: All Growed Down United States Howy Parkins
Brenda Piluso
Paul & Joe Productions
Walt Disney Television Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video December 9, 2003 61 minutes
Recess: Taking the 5th Grade United States Howy Parkins Paul & Joe Productions
Walt Disney Television Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video December 9, 2003 62 minutes
The Return of Mushsnail: The Legend of The Snowmill United States Scott Entertainment CG animation Direct-to-video 2003 44 minutes
Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase Canada
United States
Nelvana
Sparx*
CG animation Direct-to-video June 3, 2003 70 minutes
Rugrats Go Wild United States Norton Virgien
John Eng
Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Klasky Csupo
Traditional Theatrical June 13, 2003[10] 80 minutes
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire United States Scott Jeralds Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video March 4, 2003 72 minutes[11]
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico United States Scott Jeralds Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video September 30, 2003

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas United States Tim Johnson
Patrick Gilmore
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Traditional
CG animation
Theatrical Last hand-drawn feature made by DreamWorks because of its failure at the box office and decided to abandon the medium entirely. July 2, 2003 86 minutes
Son of Aladdin India Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Pentamedia Graphics CG animation Direct-to-video August 29, 2003 80 minutes[13]
The Souricière
La Souricière
France Stéphane Margail, Sandrine Conte TAT Productions Traditional
Stitch! The Movie United States Tony Craig
Bobs Gannaway
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video Direct-to-video and pilot to the spinoff, Lilo & Stitch: The Series August 26, 2003 64 minutes
Tokyo Godfathers Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse Traditional Theatrical August 30, 2003 (Big Apple Anime Fest)
November 8, 2003 (Japan)
92 minutes
Toto Sapore and the Magic Story of Pizza
Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza
Italy Maurizio Forestieri Medusa Film
Lanterna Magica
Traditional Theatrical December 19, 2003 80 minutes
The Triplets of Belleville
aka. Belleville Rendez-Vous
Les Triplettes de Belleville
France
Belgium
Canada
United Kingdom
Sylvain Chomet Les Armateurs
Production Champion
Vivi Film
Traditional Theatrical May 18, 2003 (Cannes)
June 11, 2003 (France)
June 25, 2003 (Belgium)
August 29, 2003 (United Kingdom)
78 minutes
A Very Wompkee Christmas United States Michael DeVitto Deos Animation
MarVista Entertainment
Wompkees
CG animation Direct-to-video November 2003 54 minutes
Werner – Gekotzt wird später! Germany Traditional Theatrical July 17, 2003 76 minutes
Winter Days Japan Kihachirō Kawamoto Traditional Theatrical Collaboration between top animators from around the world. November 27, 2003 105 minutes (40 minutes animation)
Wizards & Giants
Magos y Gigantes
Mexico Andrés Couturier
Eduardo Sprowls
Ánima Estudios Flash animation Theatrical First theatrically released animated film created with Adobe Flash. November 19, 2003 84 minutes
Wonderful Days South Korea
United States
Kim Moon-saeng Traditional/CGI Theatrical July 17, 2003 86 minutes (Original Release)
95 minutes (Director's Cut)

Highest-grossing films

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The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2003.

Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross Ref.
1 Finding Nemo Pixar $936,743,261 [14]
2 Brother Bear Walt Disney Feature Animation $250,397,798 [15]
3 The Jungle Book 2 DisneyToon Studios $135,703,599 [16]
4 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas DreamWorks Animation $80,767,884 [17]
5 Piglet's Big Movie DisneyToon Studios / Munich Animation $62,870,546 [18]
6 Rugrats Go Wild! Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo $55,405,066 [19]
7 Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker OLM, Inc. $33,393,751 [20]
8 Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital TMS Entertainment $24,342,320 [21]
9 Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters Asatsu $20,428,491 [22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "THE ANIMATRIX (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 5, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "THE CAT IN THE HAT (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 27, 2003. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Los debutantes' representará a Chile en la carrera por el Goya y el Oscar". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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  5. ^ "Amazon.com: Interstella 5555 – The 5tory Of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem". Amazon. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "The Jungle Book 2 (2003)". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ^ Hong Kong Cinemagic - Master Q : Incredible Pet Detective
  8. ^ "Movie Critters Big Picture". Dove.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ "Article clipped from Portage Daily Register - Newspapers.com™". 2024-02-03. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Rugrats Go Wild". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire". 13 December 2005 – via Amazon.
  12. ^ "Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico". 19 September 2006 – via Amazon.
  13. ^ "Catch Son Of Alladin on Cartoon Network". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2006.
  14. ^ "Finding Nemo (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  15. ^ "Brother Bear (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Jungle Book 2 (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  17. ^ "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  18. ^ "Piglet's Big Movie (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  19. ^ "Rugrats Go Wild (2003) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  20. ^ "Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi (Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker) (2003) (2003)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  21. ^ "Meitantei Conan: Meikyuu no crossroad (Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital) (2003) (2003)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  22. ^ "Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003) (2003)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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