List of animated feature films of 1998
A list of animated feature films first released in 1998.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Notes |
| Ahmed, Prince of Alhambra Ahmed, el principe de la Alhambra | Spain | Traditional | Winner of the Best Music Award at the 2nd Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials. | ||
| An All Dogs Christmas Carol | Paul Sabella Gary Selvaggio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | Made-for-TV | |
| ' | United States | Larry Latham | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Ancient Alien | United States | Steven Churchill | Odyssey Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer | United States | Traditional | |||
| Antz | United States | Eric Darnell Tim Johnson | Pacific Data Images | CGI | First film by DreamWorks Animation |
| ' | United States | Boyd Kirkland | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Belle's Magical World | United States | Cullen Blaine Daniel de la Vega Barbara Dourmashkin Dale Kase Bob Kline Burt Medall Mitch Rochon | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| A Bug's Life | United States | John Lasseter | Pixar Animation Studios | CGI | |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | United States United Kingdom | Robert C. Ramirez | Hyperion Animation The Kushner-Locke Company | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| ' Cirkeline: Storbyens mus | Denmark | Traditional | |||
| ' | Japan | Traditional | |||
| ' | Japan | Kenji Kodama | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | |
| ' Dibu 2: La venganza de Nasty | Argentina | Carlos Galettini | Patagonik Film Group | Traditional/Live action | |
| ' | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Phil Robinson Dave Marshall | WildBrain Wang Film Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| ' | United States | Stop-motion | |||
| Grandma and Her Ghosts Mofa ama | Taiwan | Traditional | |||
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Tundra Productions | Traditional | |
| Gurin with the Foxtail Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa | Norway | Traditional | |||
| H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge | Denmark | Traditional | |||
| ' | United States | Bob Kline | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| ' | United States | Lynne Naylor | Renaissance Pictures Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Kirikou and the Sorceress Kirikou et la sorcière | France Belgium Luxembourg | Michel Ocelot | France 3 Cinéma Les Armateurs Monipoly Productions Odec Kid Cartoons Rija Studio Studio O Trans Europe Film | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| The Legend of Su-Ling | United States | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| ' | United States Australia | Darrell Rooney | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Lucky and Zorba La gabbianella e il gatto | Italy | Enzo Dalò | La Lanterna Magica | Traditional | Winner a special Nastro d'Argento and the audience award at the Montréal International Children's Film Festival. |
| Luminous Visions | United States | Steven Churchill | Odyssey Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| The Magic Forest Hänsel und Gretel im Zauberwald | Germany | Traditional | Made for TV | ||
| The Magic Pipe Волшебная свирель | Russia | Mikhail Tumelya | Stop-motion | ||
| The Mighty Kong | United States | Art Scott | L.A. Animation Lana Productions Hahn Shin Corporation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Money, A Mythology of Darkness | Greece | Vassilis Mazomenos | Horme pictures | CGI | Short films |
| Mulan | United States | Tony Bancroft Barry Cook | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Tom Ellery Bradley Raymond | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| ' 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | First installment of the Pokémon film series. |
| The Prince of Egypt | United States | Simon Wells Brenda Chapman Steve Hickner | DreamWorks Animation | Traditional | The highest grossing non-Disney traditionally animated feature until The Simpsons Movie. |
| Quest for Camelot | United States | Frederik Du Chau | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | |
| Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen | China Germany | Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu Zhao | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | |
| ' | United States | William R. Kowalchuk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| The Rugrats Movie | United States | Igor Kovalyov Norton Virgien | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo | Traditional | First non-Disney animated film to gross over $100,000,000 at the box office. |
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | United States | Jim Stenstrum | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| ' | United States | Dick Sebast | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Silant Legend Silat Legenda | Malaysia | Traditional | |||
| Slayers Gorgeous スレイヤーズごうじゃす | Japan | Hiroshi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | Traditional | |
| Socialisation of a Bull Socializacija bika? | Slovenia | Zvonko Coh Milan Eric | E-motion Film RTV Slovenija SKUC | Traditional | First animated feature from Slovenia. |
| ' aka. The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | United States | Richard Rich | Nest Family Entertainment Rich Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry | United States | Mike Nawrocki | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| Visitor | Japan | Atsushi Tokuda | Traditional/CGI | Made-for-TV | |
| What Neighbours are Animals! ¡Qué vecinos tan animales! | Spain | Traditional | |||
| Le Voyage de la Souris | France | Anne Caprile |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | A Bug's Life | Pixar | $363,398,565 | |
| 2 | Mulan | Walt Disney Animation | $304,320,254 | |
| 3 | The Prince of Egypt | DreamWorks | $218,613,188 | |
| 4 | Antz | Pacific Data Images | $171,757,863 | |
| 5 | The Rugrats Movie | Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo | $140,894,675 | |
| 6 | Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | $38,172,500 | |
| 7 | ' | Asatsu | $21,010,000 | |
| 8 | ' | TMS Entertainment | $14,528,588 | |
| 9 | Shin-Ei Animation | $8,243,000 |