List of animated feature films of 1996
A list of animated feature films first released in 1996.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Notes |
| Against the Eagle and the Lion Contra el águila y el león | Cuba Spain | Traditional | |||
| Aladdin and the King of Thieves | United States | Tad Stones | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Alì Babà | Italy | Zlata Potancokova Belli | Airone Cinematografica | Traditional | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | United States | Paul Sabella Larry Leker | MGM/UA Family Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | |
| The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the Dane Balladen om Holger Danske | Denmark | Laila Hodell | Frejas Børn | Stop motion | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | United States | Mike Judge | MTV Productions Geffen Pictures Rough Draft Studios Judgemental Films | Traditional | |
| Cassiopéia | Brazil | Clóvis Veira | NDR Filmes | CGI | First CGI film made outside of the United States |
| City Hunter: The Secret Service シティーハンターザ・シークレット・サービス | Japan | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| ' クレヨンしんちゃん ヘンダーランドの大冒険 | Japan | Mitsuru Hongo | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | |
| Dead or Alive ルパン三世 DEAD OR ALIVE | Japan | Monkey Punch | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | |
| ' のび太と銀河超特急 Doraemon: Nobita to Ginga Chō Tokkyū | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu | Traditional | |
| ' ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 | Japan | Tsukasa Sunaga | Nippon Animation | Traditional | |
| The Files of Young Kindaichi | Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Galaxy Express 999 | Japan | Traditional | |||
| How the Toys Saved Christmas a.k.a. The Blue Arrow La freccia azzurra | Italy | Traditional | |||
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | United States | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | |
| Hugo: The Movie Star a.k.a. Hugo 2: The Movie Star Jungledyret 2 - den store filmhelt | Denmark Sweden Norway Finland | Stefan Fjeldmark Jørgen Lerdam Flemming Quist Møller | A. Film A/S | Traditional | |
| James and the Giant Peach | United States | Henry Selick | Allied Filmmakers Skellington Productions | Stop-motion Live Action | |
| Kings and Cabbage Короли и капуста | Russia | stop-motion/puppet and cutout | |||
| ' | United States | Roy Allen Smith | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Little Dinosaur Dooly 아기공룡 둘리 | South Korea | Lim Kyung-won | Traditional | ||
| Miki Mol i Straszne Płaszczydło | Poland | Richard Antoniszczak | Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie | ||
| The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt | United States | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Odyssey Into the Mind's Eye | United States | Jan Nickman | Odyssey Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| Pepolino and the Treasure of the Mermaid Pepolino und der Schatz der Meerjungfrau | Germany Hungary Canada | János Uzsák | Infafilm Gmbh Videovox Stúdió Focusfilm Kft | Traditional | |
| Santa Claus and the Magic Drum Jultomten och trolltrumman Mikulás és a varázsdob | Finland Hungary | Mauri Kunnas Tamás Baksa Tibor Hernádi | Yleisradio Interpannonia Film Ltd | Traditional | TV film |
| Slayers Return スレイヤーズ ＲＥＴＵＲＮ | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama Hiroshi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | Traditional | |
| The Snow Queen's Revenge | United Kingdom | Martin Gates | Martin Gates Productions Carrington Productions | Traditional | |
| Space Armageddon 아마게돈 | South Korea | Lee Hyun-se | Traditional | ||
| Space Jam | United States | Joe Pytka | Warner Bros. Animation Northern Lights Entertainment Courtside Seats Productions | Traditional Live-action | |
| Spring and Chaos イーハトーブ幻想 Kenjiの春 | Japan | Shōji Kawamori | Group TAC | Traditional | TV film |
| ' | Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Toto Lost in New York | United States | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| The Triumph of Time | Greece | Vassilis Mazomenos | Horme pictures | Traditional | |
| VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle | United States | Phil Vischer | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas | United States | Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| Werner - Eat My Dust!!! Werner - Das muß kesseln!!! | Germany | Traditional | |||
| X エックス | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | Traditional |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $325,338,851 | |
| 2 | Beavis and Butt-head Do America | MTV Productions / Geffen Pictures | $63,118,386 | |
| 3 | James and the Giant Peach | Allied Filmmakers / Skellington Productions | $28,946,127 | |
| 4 | Asatsu | $15,508,800 |