List of animated feature films of 2012

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2012.

List

Animated feature films first released in 2012

Title	Country	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Notes	Type	Release date	Duration
.hack//The Movie ドットハック セカイの向こうに (Dotto Hakku Sekai no Mukō ni)	Japan	Hiroshi Matsuyama	CyberConnect2 sai	CG animation	[1]		January 21, 2012	112 minutes
009 Re:Cyborg	Japan	Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G	CG animation	[2]		October 27, 2012	105 minutes
A Fairly Odd Christmas	Canada	Savage Steve Holland	Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios Pacific Bay Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions	CG animation Live action			November 29, 2012[3]	66 minutes
The Adventures of Scooter the Penguin	United States	Harry Cason Michael Schelp		CG animation			October 8, 2012	80 minutes
After School Midnighters 放課後MIDNIGHTERS (Hōkago Midnighters)	Japan	Hitoshi Takekiyo	Koo-Ki	CG animation	[4][5]		August 25, 2012	95 minutes
The Apostle	Spain	Fernando Cortizo	Artefacto producciones	Stop motion	[6][7]		April 27, 2012 (Málaga Film Festival) October 7, 2012 (Sitges Film Festival) October 31, 2012 (Spain)	84 minutes 80 minutes (Spain)
Approved for Adoption Couleur de peau: miel	Belgium France	Laurent Boileau, Jung	Artémis Productions, Mosaïque Films	CG animation / Traditional	[8][9]		June 6, 2012	70 minutes
The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse	United States	Justin Paul Ritter	Shoreline Entertainment	CG animation	[10]		July 14, 2012 (San Diego Comic Con)[11]	84 minutes
Anpanman: Revive Banana Island ja:それいけ!アンパンマン よみがえれ バナナ島	Japan	Hiroyuki Yano	Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment	Traditional			July 7, 2012	46 minutes
Arjun: The Warrior Prince	India	Arnab Chaudhuri	UTV Motion Pictures	CG animation / Traditional	[12][13]		May 25, 2012	96 minutes
Asura アシュラ	Japan	Keiichi Sato	Toei Animation	CG animation / Traditional	[14]		September 29, 2012	75 minutes
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise	Belgium	Ben Stassen	nWave Pictures, Illuminata Pictures	CG animation	[15][16]		August 15, 2012	92 minutes[17]
Back to the Sea	China	Thom Lu	Glory & Dream Entertainment Funimation	Traditional / CG animation			January 27, 2012	96 minutes
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 1	United States	Jay Oliva	Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment	Traditional	[18]	Direct-to-video	September 25, 2012 (Part 1)	76 minutes (Part 1)
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens	Singapore	Victor Cook	Cartoon Network, Tiny Island Productions	CG animation			March 11, 2012 (Asia[3]) March 23, 2012 (United States)	69 minutes[19][20][21]
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar	United States	Ezekiel Norton	Universal Studios, Arc Productions, Rainmaker Studios	CG animation			September 11, 2012[22]	73 minutes[23]
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2	United States	William Lau	Universal Studios, Arc Productions, Rainmaker Studios	CG animation			February 27, 2012	74 minutes
Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King ベルセルク 黄金時代篇I 覇王の卵 (Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen I: Haō no Tamago)	Japan	Toshiyuki Kubooka	Studio 4°C	Traditional			February 4, 2012	77 minutes
Berserk Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey ベルセルク 黄金時代篇II ドルドレイ攻略 (Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen II: Doldrey Kōryaku)	Japan	Toshiyuki Kubooka	Studio 4°C	Traditional			June 23, 2012	98 minutes
Big Top Scooby-Doo!	United States	Ben Jones	Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera	Traditional		Direct-to-video	October 9, 2012	80 minutes[24]
Blackie & Kanuto	Spain Italy France	Francis Nielsen	Baleuko S.L., Lumiq Studios, Art'mell	CG animation	[25][26]		May 2012	81 minutes
Blood-C: The Last Dark	Japan	Naoyoshi Shiotani	Production I.G	Traditional	[27]		June 2, 2012	110 minutes
Blue Exorcist: The Movie	Japan	Atsushi Takahashi	A-1 Pictures	Traditional	[28][29]		December 28, 2012	90 minutes[30]
Brave	United States	Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar	CG animation			June 10, 2012 (SIFF) June 22, 2012 (United States)	93 minutes[31]
Branimals – The Forest is Ours Brichos – A Floresta é Nossa	Brazil	Paulo Munhoz		Traditional			July 17, 2012 (limites) December 25, 2012	83 minutes
Bratz: Desert Jewelz	United States	Mucci Fassett	MGA Entertainment	CG animation		Direct-to-DVD	January 10, 2012	74 minutes
Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan	India	Rajiv Chilaka	Green Gold Animation	CG animation			May 18, 2012	88 minutes
Cinderella: Once upon a time in the west... Cendrillon: Elle etait une fois dans l'Ouest...	Belgium France	Pascal Hérold	Delacave Paris	CG animation	[9]		July 25, 2012	81 minutes
Consuming Spirits	United States	Chris Sullivan		Mixed			December 12, 2012 (New York City)	136 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu! Ora to Uchū no Princess クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ!オラと宇宙のプリンセス	Japan			Traditional	[32]		April 14, 2012	111 minutes
Cycle Ciklus	Hungary	Zoltán Sóstai		CG animation			May 4, 2012 (London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film) February 21, 2013 (Hungary)	78 minutes
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)	United States	David Bowers	20th Century Fox	Live-Action-animation			August 3, 2012	94 minutes
The Day of the Crows Le Jour des Corneilles	France Belgium Canada Luxembourg	Jean-Christophe Dessaint	Finalement, Mélusine Productions, Walking The Dog, Max Films	Traditional	[9]		October 1, 2012 (Festival du Film Francophone de Namur) October 24, 2012 (Belgium)	96 minutes
Delhi Safari	India	Nikhil Advani	Krayon Pictures	CG animation			October 19, 2012	92 minutes
Raven the Little Rascal Der kleine Rabe Socke – Gemeinsam bin ich stark!	Germany	Ute von Münchow-Pohl [fr], Sandor Jesse	Studio 88	Traditional	[9]		September 6, 2012	78 minutes
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker	Japan	Kobun Shizuno	TMS Entertainment	Traditional			April 14, 2012	110 minutes
Dino Time	United States South Korea	Yoon-suk Choi, John Kafka	CJ Entertainment, Clarius Entertainment	CG animation			November 30, 2012	88 minutes
Dji. Death fails	Moldova	Dmitri Voloshin		CG animation	[33]		2012	4 minutes
Dog Bowl and Chuki-Cookie Собака Шара и Чуки-Куки	Russia	Elena Chernova, Alex Kotyonochkin	Argus	Traditional	[34]		2012	9 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure	Japan	Kôzô Kusuba	Shin-Ei Animation	Traditional			March 3, 2012	100 minutes
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker ドラゴンエイジ ブラッドメイジの聖戦 (Dragon Age: Blood Mage no Seisen)	United States Japan	Fumihiko Sori	Funimation Entertainment, Oxybot	CG animation	[35]		February 11, 2012	90 minutes
Echo Planet	Thailand			CG animation			August 2, 2012	81 minutes
Eien no Monogatari	Japan			Traditional	[36]		October 13, 2012	110 minutes
Ernest & Celestine	France Belgium Luxembourg	Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner	La Parti Productions, Les Armateurs, Maybe Movies	Traditional / Flash animation	[37]		May 23, 2012 (Cannes) December 12, 2012 (France) December 19, 2012 (Belgium)	80 minutes[38]
Evangelion: 3.0 ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：Q Quickening (Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Kyū Kuikkuningu)	Japan	Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi	Studio Khara	Traditional			November 17, 2012	96 minutes
Exchange Student Zero	Australia	Bruce Kane Patrick Crawley	Bogan Entertainment	Traditional			December 16, 2012	70 minutes
Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess 劇場版 FAIRY TAIL 鳳凰の巫女 (Gekijōban Fearī Teiru: Hōō no Miko)	Japan	Masaya Fujimori	A-1 Pictures, Satelight	Traditional			August 18, 2012	86 minutes
Fat, Bald, Short Man Gordo, calvo y bajito	Colombia	Carlos Osuna	Malta Cine Ciné-Sud Promotion Perfect Circle Productions	Rotoscoping	[39][40][41][42]		September 30, 2012	91 minutes
Foodfight!	United States	Larry Kasanoff	Threshold Entertainment	CG animation			June 15, 2012	87 minutes[43]
Frankenweenie	United States	Tim Burton	Walt Disney Pictures / Tim Burton Productions	Stop motion			September 20, 2012 (Fantastic Fest) October 5, 2012 (United States)	87 minutes[44]
Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō	Japan	Masayuki Miyaji		Traditional	[45]		October 20, 2012	110 minutes
Gekijō-ban Tiger & Bunny -The Beginning	Japan			Traditional			September 22, 2012	90 minutes
Gladiators of Rome Gladiatori di Roma	Italy	Iginio Straffi	Rainbow S.r.l.	CG animation	[46]		October 18, 2012	95 minutes
Goat Story 2 Kozí příběh se sýrem	Czech Republic	Jan Tománek	Art And Animation studio	CG animation	[47][48]		October 25, 2012	85 minutes
Gothicmade 花の詩女 ゴティックメード (Hana no Utame Gothicmade)	Japan	Mamoru Nagano		Traditional	[49]		November 1, 2012	70 minutes
The Grow	China			Traditional	[50]		December 29, 2012	88 minutes
Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa	United States Germany	Bernie Denk, Jürgen Korduletsch	Lionsgate	CG animation			September 6, 2012 (TIFF) October 8, 2012 (United Kingdom) November 6, 2012 (United States)	61 minutes
Hajimari no Monogatari	Japan			Traditional	[51]		October 6, 2012	130 minutes
Heart String Marionette	United States	M dot Strange	M dot Strange	CG animation	[52]		June 15, 2012	121 minutes
Hey Krishna कृष्णा और कंस (Krishna Aur Kans)	India	Vikram Veturi	Reliance Entertainment	Flash animation	[53]		August 3, 2012	117 minutes
Hotel Transylvania	United States	Genndy Tartakovsky	Sony Pictures Animation / Columbia Pictures	CG animation			September 8, 2012 (TIFF) September 28, 2012 (United States)	91 minutes[54]
Ice Age: Continental Drift	United States	Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier	20th Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Animation / Blue Sky Studios	CG animation			July 13, 2012	88 minutes[31]
The Illusionauts Los Ilusionautas	Peru	Eduardo Schuldt	Aronnax Animation Studios	CG animation	[55][56]		January 26, 2012	82 minutes
Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki W	Japan		OLM, Inc.	Traditional	[57]		December 1, 2012	90 minutes
Inspector Martin and the Gang of Snails Inspektor Martin i banda puževa	Croatia	Igor Lepčin		Traditional			May 31, 2012[58]	82 minutes
It's Such a Beautiful Day	United States	Don Hertzfeldt	Bitter Films	Traditional	[59][60]		August 24, 2012	62 minutes
Ivan the Incredible Gummi T	Denmark	Michael Hegner	Crone Film	CG animation	[9]		May 16, 2012	80 minutes
Justice League: Doom	United States	Lauren Montgomery	Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment	Traditional		Direct-to-video	February 28, 2012	77 minutes
Kirikou and the Men and Women Kirikou et les Hommes et les Femmes	France	Michel Ocelot	Les Armateurs	CG animation			October 3, 2012	89 minutes
Komm, wir finden einen Schatz!	Germany	Irina Probost		CG animation			May 24, 2012	75 minutes
Guide Of Tormes es:El Lazarillo de Tormes	Spain	Juan Bautista Berasategi	Lotura Films	Traditional			2012
Leapfrog: Numberland	United States	Ron Myrick	Chris D'Angelo Productions LeapFrog Lionsgate	Traditional		Direct-to-video	January 31, 2012	36 minutes
Legend of the Moles: The Treasure of Scylla	China	Liu Kexin		Traditional	[61]		July 5, 2012	95 minutes
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman	United Kingdom	Bill Jones, Ben Timlett, Jeff Simpson	Bill and Ben Productions	CG animation / Traditional / Cutout	[9][62]		September 8, 2012 (TIFF) February 8, 2013 (United Kingdom)	85 minutes[63]
Library War: The Wings of Revolution 図書館戦争 革命のつばさ (Toshokan Sensō Kakumei no Tsubasa)	Japan	Takayuki Hamana	Production I.G	Traditional	[64]		June 5, 2012 (Tokyo) June 16, 2012 (Japan)	105 minutes[65]
The Life of Guskou Budori グスコーブドリの伝記 (Guskō Budori no Denki)	Japan	Gisaburō Sugii	Tezuka Productions	Traditional	[66][67]		July 7, 2012	108 minutes
The Lorax	United States	Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda	Illumination Entertainment / Universal Pictures	CG animation			March 2, 2012	86 minutes[68]
Macross FB 7: Ore no Uta o Kike!	Japan	Tetsurō Amino	Satelight	Traditional			October 20, 2012	90 minutes
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	United States	Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation			May 18, 2012 (Cannes Film Festival) June 8, 2012 (United States)	93 minutes[69]
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A's 魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 2nd A's (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A's)	Japan		Seven Arcs	Traditional	[70]		July 14, 2012	150 minutes
Marco Macaco	Denmark	Jan Rahbek	Nice Ninja	CG animation	[71][72]		September 13, 2012 (BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth) October 11, 2012 (Denmark)	80 minutes
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost	Japan			Traditional	[73]		November 29, 2012 (Limited theatrical release) December 14, 2012 (Digital release)	84 minutes
Moon Man Der Mondmann	Germany France Ireland	Stephan Schesch	Schesch Filmkreation, Cofinova 8, le Pacte	Traditional			June 8, 2012 (Annecy) March 14, 2013	65 minutes[74]
Nerawareta Gakuen ねらわれた学園	Japan	Ryosuke Nakamura	Sunrise	Traditional	[75][76]		October 2012 (Scotland Loves Animation) November 10, 2012 (Japan)	110 minutes[77]
Niji-Iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi 虹色ほたる～永遠の夏休み～	Japan	Kōnosuke Uda	Toei Animation	Traditional	[78]		May 19, 2012	104 minutes
Niko 2: Family Affairs Niko 2 – lentäjäveljekset Niko – Kleines Rentier, großer Held	Finland Germany Denmark Ireland	Kari Juusonen, Dane Jorgen Lerdam	Animaker Oy, Ulysses Filmproduktion, A.Film, Magma Prods.	CG animation	[79]		October 12, 2012 (Finland) August 9, 2013 (Japan)	79 minutes
One Piece Film Z	Japan	Tatsuya Nagamine	Toei Animation	Traditional	[80][81]		December 15, 2012	107 minutes
The Outback	United States South Korea	Kyung Ho Lee	The Animation Picture Company, DigiArt Production, Lotte Entertainment	CG animation	[82][83]		January 12, 2012	85 minutes
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty	United States	Terence Nance		Mixed			January 21, 2012 (Sundance Film Festival)	93 minutes
ParaNorman	United States	Sam Fell, Chris Butler	Laika / Focus Features	Stop motion			August 3, 2012 (Mexico) August 17, 2012 (United States) January 10, 2013 (Australia)	92 minutes[84]
Peixonauta – Agente Secreto da O.S.T.R.A.	Brazil	Célia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorig	TV PinGuim	Traditional			November 9, 2012	95 minutes
Pinocchio	Italy France Belgium Luxembourg	Enzo D'Alò	2d3D Animations, Cometa Film, Iris Productions, Walking the dog	Traditional			August 20, 2012 (Venice) March 21, 2013 (Italy)	84 minutes
The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists	United Kingdom United States	Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt	Aardman Animations / Sony Pictures Animation / Columbia Pictures	Stop motion	[9]		March 28, 2012 (United Kingdom) April 27, 2012 (United States)	88 minutes[85]
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail	China			Traditional	[86]		January 12, 2012	87 minutes
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice 劇場版ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ キュレムVS聖剣士 ケルディオ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Besuto Uisshu Kyuremu tai Seikenshi Kerudio)	Japan	Kunihiko Yuyama	OLM, Inc.	Traditional			July 14, 2012	71 minutes
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage みらいのともだち (PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Nyū Sutēji: Mirai no Tomodachi)	Japan		Toei Animation	Traditional			March 17, 2012	70 minutes
Rise of the Guardians	United States	Peter Ramsey, William Joyce	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation			October 10, 2012 (Mill Valley Film Festival)[87] November 21, 2012 (United States)	97 minutes[88]
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie	Japan	Hayato Date	Studio Pierrot	Traditional			July 28, 2012	109 minutes
Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa	Argentina Peru	David Bisbano	Red Post Studio National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Vista Sur Films S.r.l.	CG animation			October 11, 2012	87 minutes
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire	United States	David Block	Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera	Traditional		Direct-to-video	March 13, 2012	78 minutes[89]
Secret of the Wings	United States	Bradley Raymond	Walt Disney Pictures / DisneyToon Studios	CG animation			August 16, 2012 (Ukraine) August 31, 2012 (United States (limited)) October 23, 2012 (DVD release)	75 minutes[90]
Seer 2	China	Wang Zhangjun, Fu Jie	Mr.Cartoon Pictures Shanghai Taomee Network Technology Ltd. EE-Media Hunan Aniworld Satellite TV 37 Entertainment China Film Co., Ltd.	CG animation	[61]		June 28, 2012	90 minutes
Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe Selkirk el verdadero Robinson Crusoe	Uruguay Argentina Chile	Walter Tournier	Tournier Animación	Stop motion	[91][92]		February 2, 2012	80 minutes
Sir Billi: Guardian of the Highlands	Scotland	Sascha Hartmann	Glasgow Animation Billi Productions	CG animation	[93][94]		April 13, 2012 (Sonoma International Film Festival) September 13, 2013 (United Kingdom)	80 minutes
The Snow Queen Снежная королева	Russia	Maxim Sveshnikov, Vladlen Barbe	Wizart Animation, InlayFilm	CG animation	[95][96]		December 31, 2012	74 minutes[97]
Spike 2	France	David Alaux, Éric Tosti	TAT Productions	CG animation			2012	71 minutes
Sprookjesboom de Film	Netherlands	Hans Walther	Motek Entertainment, Efteling	CG animation			February 22, 2012	72 minutes
The Star Making Machine La máquina que hace estrellas	Argentina	Esteban Echeverría	Nut's Studio, Aleph Media	CG animation	[98]		August 4, 2012 (Festival de Invierno de Cinemateca) August 30, 2012 (Argentina)	80 minutes
Starship Troopers: Invasion	United States Japan	Shinji Aramaki	Sola Digital Arts	CG animation			July 21, 2012 (Japan) August 28, 2012 (United States)	89 minutes
Strange Frame: Love & Sax	United States	G.B. Hajim	Island Planet One Productions	Cutout	[99]		May 3, 2012 (Sci-Fi-London)	98 minutes
Strike Witches ストライクウィッチーズ (Sutoraiku Witchīzu)	Japan	Kazuhiro Takamura	AIC	CG animation / Traditional	[100]		March 17, 2012	97 minutes
The Suicide Shop Le Magasin des suicides	France	Patrice Leconte, Arthur Qwak	Flagrant Délit Productions, Diabolo Films	Traditional	[9]		May 24, 2012 (Cannes) September 26, 2012 (France & Belgium)	79 minutes
Superman vs The Elite	United States	Michael Chang	Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment	Traditional		Direct-to-video	June 12, 2012	76 Minutes
The Swan Princess Christmas	United States	Richard Rich	Nest Family Entertainment StreetLight Animation Productions	CG Animation			November 6, 2012	83 minutes
Ted	United States	Seth MacFarlane	Universal Pictures	Live-Action-CGI			June 29, 2012	106 minutes
Tad, the Lost Explorer Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones	Spain	Enrique Gato	El Toro Pictures, Ikiru Films, Lightbox Entertainment	CG animation	[101][102]		June 5, 2012 (AIAFF)[103] August 31, 2012 (Spain)[104] April 21, 2013 (United States)	92 minutes
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse	United States	Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone	Warner Bros. Animation, Turner Entertainment	Traditional		Direct-to-video	September 28, 2012	58 minutes
Three Heroes on Distant Shores Три богатыря на дальних берегах	Russia	Konstantin Feoktistov	Melnitsa Animation Studio	Traditional	^[citation needed]		December 27, 2012	65 minutes
War of the Worlds: Goliath	United States Malaysia	Joe Pearson	Tripod Entertainment	CG animation / Traditional	[105]		November 15, 2012	82 minutes
The Waterman Movie	United States	Bryan Waterman	Waterman Studios	Traditional
Where the Dead Go to Die	United States	Jimmy ScreamerClauz	Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films	CG animation	[106]		February 21, 2012	95 minutes
Wings От винта 3D	Russia	Olga Lopato	Paradiz Prodakshnz	CG animation			August 19, 2012 (Russia) November 26, 2013 (United States)	100 minutes
The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki おおかみこどもの雨と雪 (Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki)	Japan	Mamoru Hosoda	Studio Chizu, Madhouse	Traditional	[107]		June 25, 2012 (France) July 21, 2012 (Japan)	117 minutes
Wreck-It Ralph	United States	Rich Moore	Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios	CG animation			(El Capitan Theatre[108] November 2, 2012 (United States)	101 minutes[109][110]
Yak: The Giant King	Thailand	Chaiporn Panichrutiwong, Prapas Cholsaranont	Workpoint Pictures, It-ti-rit House	CG animation	[111][112]		October 4, 2012	96 minutes
Yugo & Lala	China	Wang Yunfei		CG animation			August 10, 2012	87 minutes
Zambezia	South Africa	Wayne Thornley	Triggerfish Animation Studios	CG animation	[113]		July 3, 2012	82 minutes
Zarafa	France	Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie	Prima Linea Productions	Traditional	[114][115]		February 8, 2012	78 minutes

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2012.

Highest-grossing animated films of 2012[116][117]

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross
1	Ice Age: Continental Drift	20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios	$879,765,137
2	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Paramount / DreamWorks	$746,921,274
3	Brave	Disney / Pixar	$554,606,532
4	Wreck-It Ralph	Disney / Walt Disney Animation Studios	$496,511,521
5	Hotel Transylvania	Columbia / Sony Pictures Animation	$378,223,189
6	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	Universal / Illumination Entertainment	$348,840,316
7	Rise of the Guardians	Paramount / DreamWorks	$306,941,670
8	The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!	Sony Pictures Animation / Aardman Animations	$123,054,041
9	ParaNorman	Focus Features	$107,139,399
10	Frankenweenie	Disney / Tim Burton Productions	$81,491,068

See also

• List of animated television series of 2012

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External links

• Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb