List of animated feature films of 2008

A list of animated feature films released in 2008

Title	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Notes
$9.99	Tatia Rosenthal	Lama Films	Stop motion
31 minutos, la película	Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano	Aplaplac, Total Entertainment, User T-38	Puppetry
The Adventures of Alyonushka and Yeryoma Приключения Аленушки и Ерёмы (Priklyucheniya Alyonushki i Yeryomy)	Georgi Gitis	Paradise	CG animation	^[1][1]
Até ao Tecto do Mundo	Carlos Silva, Costa Valente, Vítor Lopes		Traditional	^[2]
Barbie in a Christmas Carol	William Lau	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation	^[3]
Barbie and the Diamond Castle	Gino Nichele	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation
Barbie Mariposa	Conrad Helten	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation
Batman: Gotham Knight	Toshi Hiruma, Bruce Timm	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Bleach: Fade to Black BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ (Burīchi Fade to Black Kimi no Na o Yobu)	Noriyuki Abe	Studio Pierrot	Traditional
Bolt	Chris Williams, Byron Howard	Walt Disney Animation Studios	CG animation
Bratz: Girlz Really Rock	Mucci Fassett		CG animation	^[4]
Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales	Phil Weinstein	MGA Entertainment	CG animation	^[5]^[6]
Dashavatar	Bhavik Thakore	Phoebus Media	Traditional
Davie & Golimyr	Darin McDaniel, Chris Smith, Nathan Smith	Ageless Animation, Lumenas Studios	Stop motion	^[7]
Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia	Robert Quilao		Traditional
Dead Fury	Frank Sudol	BlackArro Productions	Traditional
Dead Space: Downfall	Chuck Patton	Film Roman, Electronic Arts	Traditional
Delgo	Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer	Electric Eye Entertainment Corporation	CG animation
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
Dora Saves the Snow Princess	Katie McWane	Nickelodeon Network	Traditional
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Green Giant 映画ドラえもんのび太と緑の巨人伝 (Eiga Doraemon Nobita To Midori No Kyojinden)	Ayumu Watanabe	Shin-Ei Animation	Traditional
Dragon Hunters Chasseurs de dragons	Arthur Qwak, Guillaume Ivernel	Futurikon	CG animation
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight	Will Meugniot	Commotion Pictures, Toonz Animation India, Witox	Traditional / CG animation
Edison and Leo	Neil Burns	Perfect Circle Productions	Stop motion
The Enchanted Mountain	Kim Jun Ok	Mondo TV Studio SEK	Traditional
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô 真救世主伝説北斗の拳ケンシロウ伝 (Shin Kyûseishu densetsu Hokuto no Ken - Kenshirô den)	Toshiki Hirano	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
The Flight Before Christmas Niko - Lentäjän poika	Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen	Animaker Oy, A.Film, Ulysses Films, Magma Films	CG animation	[2]
Fly Me to the Moon	Ben Stassen	nWave Pictures, Illuminata Pictures	CG animation
Flying Heroes Cher Ami	Miquel Pujol	Accio, Digital Dreams Films, Euroview Animation, Mesfilms	Traditional	^[8][3]
A Fox's Tale Kis Vuk	György Gát, János Uzsák	DYN Entertainment	CG animation
From Inside	John Bergin	KC Grinder Productions	Traditional	^[9][4]
Futurama: Bender's Game	Dwayne Carey-Hill	The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television	Traditional
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs	Peter Avanzino	The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Animation	Traditional
Garfield's Fun Fest	Mark A.Z. Dippé	Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company	CG animation
Genius Party Beyond	Mahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shin'ya Ôhira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka	Studio 4°C	Traditional
Ghatothkach: Master of Magic	Singeetham Srinivas Rao	Shemaroo Entertainment, Sun Animatics	Traditional	^[10][5]
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 攻殻機動隊 2.0 (Gōsuto In Za Sheru/Kōkaku Kidōtai 2.0)	Mamoru Oshii	Production I.G	Traditional / CG animation
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber Tomtar och Troll: Den hemliga kammaren	Robert Rhodin	White Shark	CG animation
Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends Kozí příběh - pověsti staré Prahy	Jan Tománek	Art And Animation studio	CG animation
Horton Hears a Who!	Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino	Blue Sky Studios	CG animation
Idiots and Angels	Bill Plympton	Bill Plympton Studios	Traditional	^[11] [6]
If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2 별별 이야기 2 - 여섯 빛깔 무지개 (Byul-Byul Yi-Ya-Gi 2: Yeo-Seot-Bit-Ggal Mu-Ji-Gae)	Ann Dong-hee, Ryu Jung-oo, Hong Deok-pyo, Lee Hong-soo, Lee Hong-min, Jung Min-young, Gwon Mi-jeong, Park Yeong-jae	Human Rights Commission of Korea	Traditional / Stop motion
Igor	Tony Leondis	Exodus Film Group	CG animation
Imaginationland: The Movie	Trey Parker	South Park Digital Studios	CG / Cutout animation	Direct-to-video
Immigrants aka. L.A. Dolce Vita Immigrants - Jóska menni Amerika	Gabor Csupo	Klasky Csupo	Traditional
Impy's Wonderland Urmel voll in Fahrt	Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe	Agir, Ambient Entertainment	CG animation	^[12][7]
John's Arm: Armageddon	Matty Boy Anderson	Mike the Pod	Traditional	^[13]^[14][8]
Journey to Saturn Rejsen til Saturn	Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Craig Frank	A. Film A/S	CG animation
Justice League: The New Frontier	Dave Bullock	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Kleiner Dodo Kleiner Dodo	Thilo Graf Rothkirch, Ute von Münchow-Pohl	Animationsfabrik, Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Torus	Traditional	^[15][9]
Kung Fu Panda	John Wayne Stevenson, Mark Osborne	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation
Kungfu Master aka Wong Fei Hong vs Kungfu Panda 黃飛鴻大戰功夫熊貓			CG animation	^[16]
Kurt Turns Evil Kurt blir grusom	Rasmus Sivertsen	Qvisten Animation AS	CG animation	^[17]
Life is Cool 그녀는 예뻤다 (Geunyeoneun Yeppeotda)	Choi Equan, Choe Seung-won		Traditional
The Little Panda Fighter Ursinho da Pesada		Vídeo Brinquedo	CG animation
Little Princess School Escola de Princesinhas	Ale Mc Haddo	Vídeo Brinquedo	Flash animation
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation
Mamma Mu och Kråkan	Igor Veichtaguin		Traditional
Mia and the Migoo Mia et le Migou	Jacques-Rémy Girerd	Folimage	Traditional
A Miser Brothers' Christmas	Dave Barton Thomas	Cuppa Coffee Studios, Warner Bros. Animation	Stop motion
Misión en Mocland - Una Aventura Superespacial	Juan Manuel Suárez, Juanma Suárez		CG animation
The Missing Lynx El Lince Perdido	Raul Garcia, Manuel Sicilia		CG animation
Der Mondbär - Das große Abenteuer	Thomas Bodenstein Mike Maurus		CG animation
Moomin and Midsummer Madness Muumi I vaarallinen Juhannus	Maria Lindberg	Filmkompaniet	Stop motion
Nak	Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul		CG animation	^[18]^[19]
Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds 劇場版 NARUTO−ナルト− 疾風伝絆 (Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna)	Masahiko Murata	Aniplex, Studio Pierrot	Traditional
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow	Jay Oliva, Gary Hartle	Marvel Animation, Madhouse	Traditional
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜 (Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura)	Junji Shimizu	Toei Animation	Traditional
Open Season 2	Matthew O'Callaghan, Todd Wilderman	Sony Pictures Animation, Reel FX Creative Studios	CG animation
Pattenrai!! ~ Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari	Noboru Ichiguro	Mushi Productions	Traditional
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie	Mike Nawrocki	Universal Pictures Big Idea Productions Jellyfish Studios Starz Animation	CG animation
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior aka. Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Giratina and the Sky Bouquet: Shaymin 劇場版ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド&パールギラティナと氷空（そら）の花束シェイミ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo Pāru Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi)	Kunihiko Yuyama, Tom Wayland	OLM, Inc.	Traditional
Ponyo 崖の上のポニョ (Gake no ue no Ponyo)	Hayao Miyazaki	Studio Ghibli	Traditional
Resident Evil: Degeneration バイオハザード：ディジェネレーション (Baiohazādo: Dijenerēshon)	Makoto Kamiya	Capcom Studios, Sony Pictures, Digital Frontier	CG animation
Roadside Romeo रोडसाइड रोमियो	Jugal Hansraj	Walt Disney International India	CG animation
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King	Joe Sichta	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Sing to the Dawn 曦望	Philip Mitchell	MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Infinite Frameworks Studios, Kalyana Shira Film	Traditional
Sita Sings the Blues	Nina Paley	Nina Paley	Traditional
The Sky Crawlers スカイ・クロラ (Sukai Kurora)	Mamoru Oshii	Production I.G	Traditional
Space Chimps	Kirk DeMicco	Vanguard Animation, Starz Media	CG animation
Spike	David Alaux, Éric Tosti	TAT Productions	3D aniamtaion
Spirit of the Forest Espíritu del bosque	David Rubin	Dygra Films	CG animation
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Dave Filoni	Lucasfilm Animation	CG animation
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils	Dante Lam	Puzzle Animation Studio Limited Shanghai Media Group	Traditional/CG animation
Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms Disco Ormene	Thomas Borch Nielsen	Disco Ormene	CG animation	^[20]
The Tale of Despereaux	Rob Stevenhagen, Sam Fell	Relativity Media, Framestore Feature Animation, Universal Animation Studios	CG animation
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца (Pro Fedota-Streltsa, Udalogo Molodtsa)	Ludmila Steblyanko	Kinokompaniya CTB, Melnitsa Animation Studio	Traditional
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Chapter 劇場版天元突破グレンラガン【紅蓮篇】 (Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan [Guren Hen])	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Gainax	Traditional
Tinker Bell	Bradley Raymond	DisneyToon Studios, Prana Studios	CG animation
Tiny Robots Robozinhos	Michelle Gabriel	Vídeo Brinquedo	CG animation
The Toe Tactic	Emily Hubley	Orchard Pictures, Hubbub, Hermetic Pictures	Traditional	^[21][10]
Tripping the Rift: The Movie	Bernie Denk	Anchor Bay Entertainment	CG animation	^[22]
Turok: Son of Stone	Tad Stones, Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace	Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media	Traditional	^[23]
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation
Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation
Urduja	Mike Tuviera, Antonio Tuviera	APT Entertainment	Traditional
VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue	Brian K. Roberts	Big Idea Productions	CG animation
WALL-E	Andrew Stanton	Pixar	CG animation
Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר	Ari Folman	Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici	Traditional
Winner and the Gold Child	Orlando Corradi	Mondo TV SEK Studio	Traditional
The World Is Hot Enough	Edin Ibric	March Entertainment	Traditional
Wanderer in the land of Elementalia Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia	Robert Quilao	Cutting Edge Productions	Traditional / CG animation
Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets Yes!プリキュア5 GoGo! お菓子の国のハッピーバースディ♪ (Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday)	Tatsuya Nagamine	Toei Animation	Traditional
El Zorro Ladrón	Juan Bautista Berasategi	Lotura Films	Traditional

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

Highest-grossing films of 2008^[24]
Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross	Ref.
1	Kung Fu Panda	DreamWorks	$631,744,560	^[25]
2	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	DreamWorks / Pacific Data Images	$603,900,354	^[26]
3	WALL-E	Pixar	$533,281,433	^[27]
4	Bolt	Walt Disney Pictures	$309,979,994	^[28]
5	Horton Hears a Who!	Blue Sky Studios / 20th Century Fox	$297,138,014	^[29]
6	Ponyo	Studio Ghibli	$201,750,937	^[30]
7	The Tale of Despereaux	Relativity Media / Framestore / Universal Animation	$86,947,965	^[31]
8	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Lucasfilm	$68,282,844	^[32]
9	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	$64,834,964	^[33]
10	Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	OLM, Inc.	$43,338,599	^[34]

References

^ "Priklyuchenya Alenushki i Eremi". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ Lusa news agency (2008-05-19). "Cinema: Primeira longa-metragem de animação produzida em Portugal conquista 2º lugar em festival do Canadá". jn.pt (in Portuguese). Controlinveste. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
^ "Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol'". IMDb. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "Bratz: Girlz Really Rock". MSN. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "'Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales,' A New Feature-Length 'Bratz' Adventure, Comes To DVD Feb. 26". Starpulse.com. February 6, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Davie & Golimyr". IMDb. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
^ "Cher Ami... ¡y yo!". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "From Inside". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ Sukanya, Verma (May 23, 2008). "Ghatothkach: An endearing watch". Rediff. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Idiots and Angels". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Urmel voll in Fahrt". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "JOHN'S ARM DVD OUT NOW". Newgrounds. March 26, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "John's Arm: Armageddon". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Kleiner Dodo". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ Beck, Jerry (March 6, 2009). "China's real response to Kung Fu Panda". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Kurt blir grusom". IMDb. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
^ "Nak". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Nak". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Disco ormene". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "The Toe Tactic". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Tripping the Rift: The Movie". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Turok: Son of Stone". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "2008 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Kung Fu Panda (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "WALL-E (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Bolt (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Ponyo (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "The Tale of Despereaux (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Space Chimps (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ "Japan Box Office 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[1] "Priklyuchenya Alenushki i Eremi". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[2] Lusa news agency (2008-05-19). "Cinema: Primeira longa-metragem de animação produzida em Portugal conquista 2º lugar em festival do Canadá". jn.pt (in Portuguese). Controlinveste. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

[3] "Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol'". IMDb. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[4] "Bratz: Girlz Really Rock". MSN. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[5] "'Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales,' A New Feature-Length 'Bratz' Adventure, Comes To DVD Feb. 26". Starpulse.com. February 6, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[6] "Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[7] "Davie & Golimyr". IMDb. Retrieved April 13, 2012.

[8] "Cher Ami... ¡y yo!". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[9] "From Inside". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[10] Sukanya, Verma (May 23, 2008). "Ghatothkach: An endearing watch". Rediff. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[11] "Idiots and Angels". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[12] "Urmel voll in Fahrt". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[13] "JOHN'S ARM DVD OUT NOW". Newgrounds. March 26, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[14] "John's Arm: Armageddon". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[15] "Kleiner Dodo". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[16] Beck, Jerry (March 6, 2009). "China's real response to Kung Fu Panda". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[17] "Kurt blir grusom". IMDb. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

[18] "Nak". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[19] "Nak". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[20] "Disco ormene". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[21] "The Toe Tactic". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[22] "Tripping the Rift: The Movie". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[23] "Turok: Son of Stone". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[24] "2008 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[25] "Kung Fu Panda (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[26] "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[27] "WALL-E (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[28] "Bolt (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[29] "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[30] "Ponyo (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[31] "The Tale of Despereaux (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[32] "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[33] "Space Chimps (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[34] "Japan Box Office 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

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