Universal Animation Studios
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Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios), is the animation production arm of movie studio Universal Studios.
It is best-known for producing sequels to either Amblimation or Amblin Entertainment and Sullivan-Bluth feature films, such as The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto and other films and television series, using traditional and computer animation techniques.
The actual animation production is done overseas, most notably by either Wang Film Productions or Rough Draft Studios, with pre-production and post-production is US-based.
UAS also manages its parent company's rights to various other animation works that were produced at other studios but copyrighted and/or distributed by NBC or Universal.
Filmography
Feature films
Universal Cartoon Studios
Universal Animation Studios
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curious George | 2006-02-10 | $50,000,000 | $69,834,815 | 69% | |
| 2 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | 2007-02-27 | ||||
| 3 | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | 2007-11-27 | ||||
| 4 | The Tale of Despereaux | 2008-12-19 | $60,000,000 | $86,947,448 | 55% | |
| 5 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | 2010-03-02 | ||||
| 6 | Despicable Me | 2010-07-09 | $69,000,000 | $544,513,985 | 81% |
TV series
| Title | Premiere Date | End Date | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to the Future: The Animated Series | September 7, 1991 | November 28, 1992 | CBS | with Amblin Entertainment, BIG Pictures, Zaloom / Mayfield Productions | |
| Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | April 21, 1992 | October 17, 1993 | Showtime | ||
| Fievel's American Tails | September 12, 1992 | December 5, 1992 | CBS | with Amblin Entertainment/Nelvana | |
| Exosquad | September 11, 1993 | November 3, 1994 | USA Network | ||
| Problem Child | October 31, 1993 | December 4, 1994 | USA Network | with D'Ocon Films Productions (Season 1) / Lacewood Productions (Season 2) | |
| Monster Force | 1994 | 1994 | USA Network | with Lacewood Productions | |
| Beethoven | September 17, 1994 | February 25, 1995 | CBS | with Northern Lights Entertainment | |
| Earthworm Jim | September 9, 1995 | December 14, 1996 | Kids WB! | with Shiny Entertainment | |
| Savage Dragon | October 21, 1995 | October 21, 1997 | USA Network | with Image Comics | |
| Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad | 1996 | 1996 | |||
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | February 24, 1996 | October 17, 1998 | Fox Kids | with Amblin Entertainment/The Harvey Entertainment Company, Saban Entertainment | |
| Wing Commander Academy | September 21, 1996 | December 21, 1996 | USA Network | ||
| Maisy | 1998 | 2001 | Nickelodeon | with King Rollo Films and PolyGram (1st season only) | |
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show | May 8, 1999 | March 30, 2002 | FOX Kids | ||
| Wheel Squad | 2000 | 2000 | |||
| The Mummy: The Animated Series | September 29, 2001 | June 7, 2003 | Kids WB! | ||
| Boo! | June 20, 2003 | December 8, 2006 | BBC Two | with Tell Tale Productions | |
| Curious George | September 24, 2006 | present | PBS | with Imagine Entertainment and WGBH | |
| The Land Before Time | March 4, 2007 | present | Cartoon Network | with Amblin Entertainment |
Short films
- Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999)
TV specials
Inherited material
UAS manages NBCUniversal's rights to the Hanna-Barbera production Gravedale High, which was originally produced by H-B in association with NBC. They also purchased North American rights to The Adventures of Tintin.
References
See also
External links
Universal Cartoon Studios at Internet Movie Database
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