List of animated feature films of 1994
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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1994.
| Title | Country | Director | Production company | Animation technique | Format | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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| A Troll in Central Park | United States | Don Bluth Gary Goldman |
Don Bluth Entertainment Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 7, 1994 | 76 minutes | |
| Asterix Conquers America Asterix in Amerika Astérix et les Indiens |
Germany France |
Gerhard Hahn | Extrafilm Produktion GmbH Jugendfilm 20th Century Fox (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | Seventh installment in the Asterix film semiries; Plot loosely adapted from volume 22 of the comic book series. | September 29, 1994 | 85 minutes |
| Baki the Grappler グラップラー刃牙 (Gurappurā Baki) | Japan | Yuji Asada | Knack Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | August 21, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| Blue Seagull 블루시걸 (Beullusigeol) | South Korea | Oh Jung-il | Yong Seong CineCom Cine Line Korea | Traditional | Theatrical | November 5, 1994 | 85 minutes | |
| Captain Tsubasa: The Most Powerful Opponent! Holland Youth キャプテン翼 最強の敵! オランダユース (Kyaputen Tsubasa: Saikyu no Tenki! Hollanda Youth) | Japan | Yoriyasu Kogawa | J.C.Staff Yomiko Advertising, Inc. Shueisha Shonen Jump Video | Traditional | Theatrical OVA | First released theatrically this year as a part of the film festival Jump Super Anime Tour '94 before its intended home video debut one year and eleven months later on December 16, 1995. | August 21, 1994 | 48 minutes |
| A Christmas Carol | United States Japan | Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi | Jetlag Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | November 5, 1994 | 49 minutes | |
| Cinderella | United States Japan | Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi | Jetlag Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | April 15, 1994 | 48 minutes | |
| Cosmic Fantasy: Galaxy Cougar's Trap コズミック・ファンタジー 銀河女豹の罠 (Kozumikku Fantajī Ginga Mehyō no Wana) | Japan | Kazuhiro Ochi | Jitensha Tokuma Shoten | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | OVA tie-in to Cosmic Fantasy 4: Ginga Shōnen Densetsu, the two-part fourth and final installment of the Cosmic Fantasy video game series which lasted from 1990 to 1994. | August 25, 1994 | 42 minutes |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom クレヨンしんちゃん ブリブリ王国の秘宝 (Kureyon Shinchan: Buriburi Ōkoku no Hihō) | Japan | Hiro Yūki | Shin-Ei Animation Toho (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | April 23, 1994 | 93 minutes | |
| Darkside Blues ダークサイド・ブルース (Dākusaido Burūsu) | Japan | Yoshimichi Furukawa | J.C.Staff | Traditional | Theatrical | October 8, 1994 | 83 minutes | |
| Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman: Gōtaman Tanjō-hen 臀撃おしおき娘 ゴータマン ゴータマン誕生編 (Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman: The Birth of Gotaman Edition) | Japan | Iku Suzuki | Hero Movic Studio Kikan Bandai Visual (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | May 24, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman R: Ai to Kanashimi no Final Battle 臀撃おしおき娘 ゴータマンＲ 愛と悲しみのファイナル・バトル (Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman R: Final Battle of Love and Sorrow) | Japan | Hiroshi Yoshida | Studio Kikan Bandai Visual (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | October 24, 1994 | 46 minutes | |
| The Devils of the Dohyō 土俵の鬼たち (Dohyō no Oni-tachi) | Japan | Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Studio Deen Shochiku (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | Fictionalisation of the life story of Wakanohana Kanji I (March 16, 1928 – September 1, 2010), a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. | May 21, 1994 | 95 minutes |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen ドラえもん のび太と夢幻三剣士 (Doraemon: Nobita to Mugen Sankenshi) | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | March 12, 1994 | 99 minutes | |
| Dosukoi! Wanpaku Dohyō どすこい！わんぱく土俵 (Sumo Exclamation! Naughty Dohyō) | Japan | Seijiro Kamiyama | Mook Animation Shochiku (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | Originally first shown as a double feature with Dohyō no Oni-tachi. | May 21, 1994 | 55 minutes |
| Dot in Space | Australia | Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | Ninth and final installment in the Australian Dot animated film series. | June 19, 1994 | 63 minutes |
| Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly ドラゴンボールZ 超戦士撃破!!勝つのはオレだ (Doragon Bōru Zetto Sūpā Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da) | Japan | Yoshihiro Ueda | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 9, 1994 | 46 minutes | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming ドラゴンボールZ 危険なふたり!超戦士はねむれない (Doragon Bōru Zetto Kiken na Futari! Sūpā Senshi wa Nemurenai) | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 12, 1994 | 52 minutes | |
| Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture 餓狼伝説 -THE MOTION PICTURE- (Garō Densetsu Za Mōshon Pikuchā) | Japan | Masami Ōbari | Studio Cockpit Shochiku | Traditional | Theatrical | July 16, 1994 | 100 minutes | |
| Felidae | Germany | Michael Schaack | Trickompany A. Film A/S | Traditional | Theatrical | November 3, 1994 | 82 minutes | |
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | United States | Joanna Romersa | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | November 21, 1994 | 70 minutes | |
| The Gate to the Mind's Eye | United States | Michael Boydstun | Miramar Images Inc. | Computer | Direct-to-video Art film Compilation film | Third installment in the Mind's Eye film series. | October 25, 1994 | 55 minutes |
| Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!! GS美神 極楽大作戦!! (Gōsuto Suīpā Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) | Japan | Atsutoshi Umezawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | August 20, 1994 | 60 minutes | |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Australia | Richard Slapczynski | Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | January 1, 1994 | 49 minutes | |
| Happy, the Littlest Bunny | United States Japan | Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi | Jetlag Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | March 19, 1994 | 47 minutes | |
| Harold and the Ghosts Harold und die Geister | Germany | Curt Linda | Linda Film Stockmann Filmverlag | Traditional | Theatrical Live-action animated film | 83 minutes | ||
| The Hero of Two Worlds L'eroe dei due mondi | Italy | Guido Manuli | Istituto Luce-Italnoleggio Cinematografico Rai 2 | Traditional | December 23, 1994 | 82 minutes | ||
| J League o 100-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō!! Jリーグを100倍楽しく見る方法!! (How to Watch the J League 100 Times More Fun!!) | Japan | Itsumichi Isomura | Ajia-do Animation Works Project Team Sarah TBS Toho (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | June 11, 1994 | 105 minutes | |
| The Jungle King | United States | Diane Eskenazi (uncredited) | Golden Films Sony Wonder (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video | June 21, 1994 | 48 minutes | |
| Kattobase! Dreamers ―Carp Tanjō Monogatari― かっ飛ばせ！ドリーマーズ ―カープ誕生物語― (Skip It! Dreamers ―Carp Birth Story―) | Japan | Yoshinori Kanemori | Hiroshima Movie Center Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | January 22, 1994 | 86 minutes | |
| Kibun wa Uaa Jitsuzai OL Kōza 気分は形而上[うああ] 実在OL講座 ("Mood is Metaphysical (Uah) Real Office Lady Lecture) | Japan | Tetsuo Yasumi | Group TAC Toho (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | January 14, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | United States | Roy Allen Smith | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | Second installment in The Land Before Time film series. | December 23, 1994 | 73 minutes |
| The Land Surveyor Землемер (Zemlemer) | Russia | Valentin Telegin Dmitry Nahumov | Traditional | [1] | 46 minutes | |||
| Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle | United States Japan | Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi | Jetlag Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | July 20, 1994 | 46 minutes | |
| The Life of Guskou Budori グスコーブドリの伝記 (Gusukō Budori no Denki) | Japan | Ryutaro Nakamura | Kyōdō Eiga Zenkoku Keiretsu Kaigi Bandai Visual Animaruya | Traditional | Theatrical | July 16, 1994 | 85 minutes | |
| The Lion King | United States | Roger Allers Rob Minkoff | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | The highest grossing traditional animated feature of all time. | June 24, 1994 | 88 minutes |
| Lupin III: Dragon of Doom ルパン三世『燃えよ斬鉄剣』 (Rupan Sansei: Moeyo Zantetsuken) | Japan | Masaharu Okuwaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | July 29, 1994 | 90 minutes | |
| The Magic Flute | United States | Ron Myrick Marlene Robinson May | Ruby-Spears | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a two-part installment on the series' sixteenth season. | April 30, 1994 | 44 minutes |
| The Night Before Christmas | United States | Hazel Morgan Diane Eskenazi (uncredited) | Golden Films Sony Wonder (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 4, 1994 | 48 minutes | |
| Once Upon a Time Det var en gang (It Was Once) | Norway | Ketil Jakobsen | Traditional | Theatrical | August 19, 1994 | 62 minutes | ||
| The Pagemaster | United States | Joe Johnston Pixote Hunt | Turner Pictures | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | November 23, 1994 | 75 minutes | |
| Plastic Little プラスチックリトル (Purasuchikku Ritoru) | Japan | Kinji Yoshimoto | Animate KSS MOVIC Pierrot Sony Music Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | March 21, 1994 | 47 minutes | |
| Pocahontas | United States Japan | Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi | Jetlag Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 19, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| Pom Poko 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ (Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko) | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | July 16, 1994 | 119 minutes | |
| Pumuckl and the Blue Klabauter Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter | Germany | Alfred Deutsch Horst Schier | Infafilm Videovox Stúdió (co-production) Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (co-production) Buena Vista International (distributor) | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | Second film based on the German children's radio and television series Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl created by Ellis Kaut. | March 24, 1994 | 86 minutes |
| The Return of Jafar | United States | Tad Stones Alan Zaslove |
Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | First Disney direct-to-video animated film. | May 20, 1994 | 69 minutes |
| The Return of the North Wind El regreso del viento del Norte |
Spain | Maite Ruiz de Austri | ? | Traditional | ? | ? | ? | 77 minutes |
| Sailor Moon S: The Movie 劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンＳ (Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Sūpā) |
Japan | Hiroki Shibata | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | December 4, 1994 | 61 minutes | |
| Saitama Bōsō Saizensen Flag! Shinimonogurui no Seishun!! 埼玉暴走最前線 フラッグ! 死にものぐるいの青春!! |
Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Magic Bus | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA[2] |
December 1, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture SAMURAI SPIRITS 〜破天降魔の章〜 (Samurai Spirits: Haten Gōma no Shō) |
Japan | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Studio Comet Studio Gazelle |
Traditional | Television film | September 8, 1994 | 68 minutes | |
| Sangokushi (dai 3-bu): Harukanaru Taichi 三国志（第３部）遙かなる大地 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 3): The Faraway Earth) |
Japan | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation Enoki Films |
Traditional | Theatrical | Part three of a three-part animated film series based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms | April 9, 1994 | 147 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights | United States | Jun Falkenstein Joanna Romersa |
Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | September 3, 1994 | 69 minutes | |
| The Secret Garden | United States | Dave Edwards | Mike Young Productions Greengrass Productions DIC Entertainment |
Traditional | Television special | Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as the first installment on the series' seventeenth and final season. | November 5, 1994 | 69 minutes |
| Slam Dunk: Conquer the Nation, Hanamichi Sakuragi! スラムダンク 全国制覇だ！桜木花道 |
Japan | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 9, 1994 | 45 minutes | |
| Soreike! Anpanman Ririkaru Majikaru Mahō no Gakkō それいけ! アンパンマン リリカル☆マジカルまほうの学校 (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School) |
Japan | Akinori Nagaoka Hiroyuki Yano |
Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 16, 1994 | 60 minutes | |
| The Story of Christmas | United States France |
Henri Heidsieck | Nest Family Entertainment Hemdale Home Video |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | October 19, 1994 | 47 minutes | |
| Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie ストリートファイターII MOVIE (Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Mūbī) |
Japan | Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC | Traditional | Theatrical | August 6, 1994 | 102 minutes | |
| Super Kid 슈퍼 차일드 (Syupeochaildeu) |
South Korea | Eom Lee-yong | UM Production | Traditional | Theatrical | July 23, 1994 | 100 minutes | |
| The Swan Princess | United States | Richard Rich | Nest Family Entertainment Rich Animation Studios |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 18, 1994 | 90 minutes | |
| Taxandria | Belgium | Raoul Servais | ANAGRAM | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | October 4, 1994 | 82 minutes | |
| Thumbelina | United States Ireland |
Don Bluth Gary Goldman |
Don Bluth Entertainment Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 30, 1994 | 86 minutes | |
| Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend Director's Edition 超神伝説うろつき童子 未来篇 ディレクターズ・エディション Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Mirai-hen Director's Edition |
Japan | Hideki Takayama | West Cape Team Mu |
Traditional | Theatrical | Compilation film of the four-part OVA series that ran from October 1, 1992, to August 21, 1993. | February 21, 1994 | 120 minutes |
| Yogi the Easter Bear | United States | Robert Alvarez | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television special | April 3, 1994 | 46 minutes | |
| Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report 幽☆遊☆白書 冥界死闘篇 炎の絆 (Yū Yū Hakusho: Meikai Shitō Hen – Honō no Kizuna) |
Japan | Masakatsu Iijima | Studio Pierrot Movic Toho (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 9, 1994 | 95 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $968,483,777 | [3] |
| 2 | Pom Poko | Studio Ghibli | $27,275,730 (¥2.63 billion) | [4] |
| 3 | Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie | Group TAC Capcom |
$16,000,000 | [5] |
| 4 | Dragon Ball Z 10: Broly – Second Coming | Toei Animation | $15,037,950 (¥1.45 billion) | [4] |
| 5 | Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen | Asatsu | $14,000,850 (¥1.35 billion) | [4][6] |
| 6 | The Pagemaster | Turner Pictures | $13,670,688 | [7] |
| 7 | Thumbelina | Don Bluth Entertainment | $11,373,501 | [8] |
