List of animated feature films of 1997


A list of animated feature films first released in 1997.
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueNotes
'PhilippinesGeirry A. GarcciaGuiding Light Productions, Inc.
FLT Films International
Traditional
AnastasiaUnited StatesDon Bluth
Gary Goldman
Fox Animation StudiosTraditional
AnastasiaUnited States
Japan
TraditionalDirect-to-video
Annabelle's WishUnited StatesRoy WilsonRalph Edwards ProductionsTraditional
Babes in ToylandUnited StatesCharles Grosvenor
Toby Bluth
Paul Sabella
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer AnimationTraditional
'United StatesToshihiko MasudaWarner Bros. AnimationTraditionalMade for TV
'United States
Canada
Andy KnightDisneyToon StudiosTraditionalDirect-to-video
Benjamin Bluemchen
Benjamin Blümchen
Germany
Luxembourg
Hahn Film AGTraditional
Cats Don't DanceUnited StatesMark DindalTurner Feature AnimationTraditional
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Xiao Qian
Hong KongAndrew ChanFilm Workshop
Triangle Staff
Traditional
A Christmas CarolUnited StatesStan PhillipsDIC EntertainmentTraditionalDirect-to-video
City Hunter: The Motion Picture
シティーハンターグッド・バイ・マイ・スイート・ハート
JapanKazuo Yamazaki
Kenji Kodama
SunriseTraditional
'
クレヨンしんちゃん 暗黒タマタマ大追跡
JapanKeiichi HaraShin-Ei AnimationTraditional
'JapanKenji KodamaTMS EntertainmentTraditionalFirst installment of the Detective Conan film series
'
Dibu: La película
ArgentinaCarlos Olivieri
Alejandro Stoessel
Patagonik Film GroupTraditional/Live action
The Dog of Flanders
劇場版 フランダースの犬
JapanYoshio KurodaNippon AnimationTraditional
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のび太のねじ巻き都市冒険記
Doraemon: Nobita no Neji maki Shitī Bôkenki
JapanTsutomu ShibayamaAsatsuTraditional
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悟空外伝! 勇気の証しは四星球
JapanYoshihiro Ueda
Hidehiko Kadota
Toei AnimationTraditional
'
エルマーの冒険 MY FATHER'S DRAGON
JapanMasami HataShochikuTraditional
The End of Evangelion
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版
JapanKazuya Tsurumaki
Hideaki Anno
Kadokawa Shoten
TV Tokyo
Sega Corporation
Production I.G
Movic
Starchild
Gainax Co., Ltd.
Traditional
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新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
JapanHideaki Anno
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Kadokawa Shoten
TV Tokyo
Sega Corporation
Production I.G
Movic
Starchild
Gainax Co., Ltd.
Traditional
The Fearless Four
Die Furchtlosen Vier
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Michael Coldewey
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Jürgen Richter
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Munich Animation
Traditional
Go to Hell!!AustraliaRay NowlandTraditional
Hana Yori Dango: The MovieJapanShigeyasu YamauchiToei AnimationTraditional
HerculesUnited StatesRon Clements
John Musker
Walt Disney Feature AnimationTraditional
Hermes - Winds of Love
:ja:愛は風の如く#映画|ヘルメス-愛は風の如く
Hermes - Ai Wa Kaze No Gotoku
JapanTetsuo ImazawaTraditional
I Married a Strange Person!United StatesBill PlymptonItaltoonsTraditional
Jiang de Kailaban jue
倔强的凯拉班
Kerabans phantastische Reise
China
Germany
Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu ZhaoShanghai Animation Film StudioStop motion
Journey Beneath the SeaUnited States
Canada
TraditionalDirect-to-video
Jungle Emperor Leo
劇場版 ジャングル大帝
JapanYoshio TakeuchiTezuka ProductionsTraditional
Katharina & Witt, Fiction and RealityGermanyMariola Brillowska
Charles Kissing
Interpol Studios HamburgTraditional
The Little Bastard
Kleines Arschloch
GermanyTraditional
Królestwo Zielonej Polany. PowrótPolandKrzysztof Kiwerski
Longin Szmyd
Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie
'United StatesCharles GrosvenorUniversal Cartoon StudiosTraditionalDirect-to-video
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića
Croatia
Germany
Milan BlažekovićCroatia Film
HaffaDiebold
ProSieben
Traditional
MegasónicosSpainJavier González de la Fuente, José Martínez MonteroBaleuko S.L.CGIDirect-to-video
'United StatesDoug MurphyWalt Disney Television AnimationTraditionalDirect-to-video
Mondo PlymptonUnited StatesTraditional
Neznayka on the Moon
Незнайка на Луне
RussiaTraditional
Perfect Blue
パーフェクトブルー
JapanSatoshi KonMadhouseTraditional
The Perfume of the Invisible One
Le Parfum de l'invisible
France
Italy
TraditionalMade for TV
Pippi LongstockingSweden
Germany
Canada
Clive A. SmithNelvana Limited
AB Svensk Filmindustri
Traditional
Pocahontas and the Spider WomanItalyKim Jun OkMondo TVTraditional
'United StatesKarl GeursDisneyToon StudiosTraditionalDirect-to-video
Princess Mononoke
もののけ姫
JapanHayao MiyazakiStudio GhibliTraditionalJapan's highest grossing anime film until Spirited Away.
The Quest for the Key to Heaven
Jakten på himlens nyckel
SwedenKarl Gunnar HolmqvistHome Made and Lean Productions
Slayers Great
スレイヤーズ ぐれいと
JapanKunihiko Yuyama
Hiroshi Watanabe
J.C.StaffTraditional
United StatesRichard RichNest Family Entertainment
Rich Animation Studios
TraditionalDirect-to-video
Tiny Heroes
Vacak, az erdő hőse
Bobo und die Hasenbande 2 - Abenteuer im Wald
Hungary
Germany
United States
József Gémes
Jenõ Koltai
Pannónia FilmstúdióTraditional
Tom and Fluffy
Tom ja Fluffy
EstoniaTraditionalFirst Estonian animated feature
The Ugly DucklingDavid Elvin
Martin Gates
Traditional
Underground AdventureUnited States
Canada
TraditionalDirect-to-video
VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!United StatesPhil Vischer, Chris OlsenBig Idea ProductionsCGIDirect-to-video
VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall!United StatesPhil Vischer, Chris OlsenBig Idea ProductionsCGIDirect-to-video

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioWorldwide grossRef.
1HerculesWalt Disney Feature Animation$252,712,101
2Princess MononokeStudio Ghibli$159,375,308
3AnastasiaFox Animation Studios$139,804,348
4Asatsu$17,966,000
5The End of EvangelionGainax Co., Ltd.$13,025,350