List of animated feature films of 2008

A list of animated feature films released in 2008

Title	Country	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Notes
$9.99	Israel Australia	Tatia Rosenthal	Lama Films	Stop motion
31 minutos, la película	Chile Brazil Spain	Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano	Aplaplac, Total Entertainment, User T-38	Puppetry
The Adventures of Alyonushka and Yeryoma Приключения Аленушки и Ерёмы (Priklyucheniya Alyonushki i Yeryomy)	Russia	Georgi Gitis	Paradise	CG animation	[1]
Até ao Tecto do Mundo	Portugal	Carlos Silva, Costa Valente, Vítor Lopes		Traditional	[2]
Barbie in a Christmas Carol	United States	William Lau	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation	Direct-to-video[3]
Barbie and the Diamond Castle	United States	Gino Nichele	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation	Direct-to-video
Barbie Mariposa	United States	Conrad Helten	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation	Direct-to-video
Batman: Gotham Knight	United States Japan	Toshi Hiruma, Bruce Timm	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Bleach: Fade to Black BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ (Burīchi Fade to Black Kimi no Na o Yobu)	Japan	Noriyuki Abe	Studio Pierrot	Traditional
Bolt	United States	Chris Williams, Byron Howard	Walt Disney Animation Studios	CG animation
Bratz: Girlz Really Rock	United States	Mucci Fassett		CG animation	Direct-to-DVD[4]
Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales	United States	Phil Weinstein	MGA Entertainment	CG animation	Direct-to-DVD[5][6]
Dashavatar	India	Bhavik Thakore	Phoebus Media	Traditional
Davie & Golimyr	United States	Darin McDaniel, Chris Smith, Nathan Smith	Ageless Animation, Lumenas Studios	Stop motion	[7]
Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia	Philippines	Robert Quilao		Traditional
Dead Fury	United States	Frank Sudol	BlackArro Productions	Traditional
Dead Space: Downfall	United States	Chuck Patton	Film Roman, Electronic Arts	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Delgo	United States	Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer	Electric Eye Entertainment Corporation	CG animation
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear	Japan	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
Dora Saves the Snow Princess	United States	Katie McWane	Nickelodeon Network	Traditional
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Green Giant 映画 ドラえもん のび太と緑の巨人伝 (Eiga Doraemon Nobita To Midori No Kyojinden)	Japan	Ayumu Watanabe	Shin-Ei Animation	Traditional
Dragon Hunters Chasseurs de dragons	France Germany Luxembourg	Arthur Qwak, Guillaume Ivernel	Futurikon	CG animation
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight	United States	Will Meugniot	Commotion Pictures, Toonz Animation India, Witox	Traditional / CG animation
Edison and Leo	Canada	Neil Burns	Perfect Circle Productions	Stop motion
The Enchanted Mountain	Italy	Kim Jun Ok	Mondo TV Studio SEK	Traditional
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô 真救世主伝説 北斗の拳 ケンシロウ伝 (Shin Kyûseishu densetsu Hokuto no Ken - Kenshirô den)	Japan	Toshiki Hirano	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
The Flight Before Christmas Niko - Lentäjän poika	Japan Denmark Germany Ireland	Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen	Animaker Oy, A.Film, Ulysses Films, Magma Films	CG animation
Fly Me to the Moon	Belgium	Ben Stassen	nWave Pictures, Illuminata Pictures	CG animation
Flying Heroes Cher Ami	Spain	Miquel Pujol	Accio, Digital Dreams Films, Euroview Animation, Mesfilms	Traditional	[8]
A Fox's Tale Kis Vuk	Hungary	György Gát, János Uzsák	DYN Entertainment	CG animation
From Inside	United States	John Bergin	KC Grinder Productions	Traditional	[9]
Futurama: Bender's Game	United States	Dwayne Carey-Hill	The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs	United States	Peter Avanzino	The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Animation	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Garfield's Fun Fest	South Korea United States	Mark A.Z. Dippé	Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company	CG animation	Direct-to-video
Genius Party Beyond	Japan	Mahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shin'ya Ôhira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka	Studio 4°C	Traditional
Ghatothkach: Master of Magic	India	Singeetham Srinivas Rao	Shemaroo Entertainment, Sun Animatics	Traditional	[10]
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 攻殻機動隊 2.0 (Gōsuto In Za Sheru/Kōkaku Kidōtai 2.0)	Japan	Mamoru Oshii	Production I.G	Traditional / CG animation
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber Tomtar och Troll: Den hemliga kammaren	Sweden	Robert Rhodin	White Shark	CG animation
Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends Kozí příběh - pověsti staré Prahy	Czech Republic	Jan Tománek	Art And Animation studio	CG animation
Horton Hears a Who!	United States	Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino	Blue Sky Studios	CG animation
Idiots and Angels	United States	Bill Plympton	Bill Plympton Studios	Traditional	[11]
If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2 별별 이야기 2 - 여섯 빛깔 무지개 (Byul-Byul Yi-Ya-Gi 2: Yeo-Seot-Bit-Ggal Mu-Ji-Gae)	South Korea	Ann Dong-hee, Ryu Jung-oo, Hong Deok-pyo, Lee Hong-soo, Lee Hong-min, Jung Min-young, Gwon Mi-jeong, Park Yeong-jae	Human Rights Commission of Korea	Traditional / Stop motion
Igor	United States	Tony Leondis	Exodus Film Group	CG animation
Imaginationland: The Movie	United States	Trey Parker	South Park Digital Studios	CG / Cutout animation	Direct-to-video
Immigrants aka. L.A. Dolce Vita Immigrants - Jóska menni Amerika	United States Hungary	Gabor Csupo	Klasky Csupo	Traditional
Impy's Wonderland Urmel voll in Fahrt	Germany	Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe	Agir, Ambient Entertainment	CG animation	[12]
John's Arm: Armageddon	United States	Matty Boy Anderson	Mike the Pod	Traditional	[13][14]
Journey to Saturn Rejsen til Saturn	Denmark	Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Craig Frank	A. Film A/S	CG animation
Justice League: The New Frontier	United States	Dave Bullock	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Kleiner Dodo Kleiner Dodo	Germany	Thilo Graf Rothkirch, Ute von Münchow-Pohl	Animationsfabrik, Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Torus	Traditional	Direct-to-video[15]
Kung Fu Panda	United States	John Wayne Stevenson, Mark Osborne	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation
Kungfu Master aka Wong Fei Hong vs Kungfu Panda 黃飛鴻大戰功夫熊貓	China			CG animation	[16]
Kurt Turns Evil Kurt blir grusom	Norway	Rasmus Sivertsen	Qvisten Animation AS	CG animation	[17]
Life is Cool 그녀는 예뻤다 (Geunyeoneun Yeppeotda)	South Korea	Choi Equan, Choe Seung-won		Traditional
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning	United States	Peggy Holmes	DisneyToon Studios	Traditional	Direct-to-video
The Little Panda Fighter Ursinho da Pesada	Brazil		Vídeo Brinquedo	CG animation	Direct-to-video
Little Princess School Escola de Princesinhas	Brazil	Ale Mc Haddo	Vídeo Brinquedo	Flash animation	Direct-to-video
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	United States	Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation
Mamma Mu och Kråkan	Sweden	Igor Veichtaguin		Traditional
Mia and the Migoo Mia et le Migou	France	Jacques-Rémy Girerd	Folimage	Traditional
A Miser Brothers' Christmas	United States	Dave Barton Thomas	Cuppa Coffee Studios, Warner Bros. Animation	Stop motion	Direct-to-video
Misión en Mocland - Una Aventura Superespacial	Spain	Juan Manuel Suárez, Juanma Suárez		CG animation
The Missing Lynx El Lince Perdido	Spain	Raul Garcia, Manuel Sicilia		CG animation
Der Mondbär - Das große Abenteuer	Germany	Thomas Bodenstein Mike Maurus		CG animation
Moomin and Midsummer Madness Muumi I vaarallinen Juhannus	Finland	Maria Lindberg	Filmkompaniet	Stop motion
Nak	Thailand	Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul		CG animation	[18][19]
Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds 劇場版 NARUTO−ナルト− 疾風伝 絆 (Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna)	Japan	Masahiko Murata	Aniplex, Studio Pierrot	Traditional
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow	United States	Jay Oliva, Gary Hartle	Marvel Animation, Madhouse	Traditional	Direct-to-video
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜 (Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura)	Japan	Junji Shimizu	Toei Animation	Traditional
Open Season 2	United States	Matthew O'Callaghan, Todd Wilderman	Sony Pictures Animation, Reel FX Creative Studios	CG animation	Direct-to-video
Pattenrai!! ~ Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari	Japan	Noboru Ichiguro	Mushi Productions	Traditional
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie	United States	Mike Nawrocki	Universal Pictures Big Idea Productions Jellyfish Studios Starz Animation	CG animation
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior aka. Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Giratina and the Sky Bouquet: Shaymin 劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール ギラティナと氷空（そら）の花束 シェイミ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo Pāru Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi)	Japan	Kunihiko Yuyama, Tom Wayland	OLM, Inc.	Traditional
Ponyo 崖の上のポニョ (Gake no ue no Ponyo)	Japan	Hayao Miyazaki	Studio Ghibli	Traditional
Resident Evil: Degeneration バイオハザード：ディジェネレーション (Baiohazādo: Dijenerēshon)	Japan United States	Makoto Kamiya	Capcom Studios, Sony Pictures, Digital Frontier	CG animation
Roadside Romeo रोडसाइड रोमियो	India	Jugal Hansraj	Walt Disney International India	CG animation
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King	United States	Joe Sichta	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional	Direct-to-video
Sing to the Dawn 曦望	Singapore	Philip Mitchell	MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Infinite Frameworks Studios, Kalyana Shira Film	Traditional
Sita Sings the Blues	United States	Nina Paley	Nina Paley	Traditional
The Sky Crawlers スカイ・クロラ (Sukai Kurora)	Japan	Mamoru Oshii	Production I.G	Traditional
Space Chimps	Canada	Kirk DeMicco	Vanguard Animation, Starz Media	CG animation
Spike	France	David Alaux, Éric Tosti	TAT Productions	CG animation
Spirit of the Forest Espíritu del bosque	Spain	David Rubin	Dygra Films	CG animation
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	United States	Dave Filoni	Lucasfilm Animation	CG animation
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils	China	Dante Lam	Puzzle Animation Studio Limited Shanghai Media Group	Traditional/CG animation
Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms Disco Ormene	Denmark Germany	Thomas Borch Nielsen	Disco Ormene	CG animation	[20]
The Tale of Despereaux	United Kingdom United States	Rob Stevenhagen, Sam Fell	Relativity Media, Framestore Feature Animation, Universal Animation Studios	CG animation
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца (Pro Fedota-Streltsa, Udalogo Molodtsa)	Russia	Ludmila Steblyanko	Kinokompaniya CTB, Melnitsa Animation Studio	Traditional
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Chapter 劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 【紅蓮篇】 (Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan [Guren Hen])	Japan	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Gainax	Traditional
Tinker Bell	United States	Bradley Raymond	DisneyToon Studios, Prana Studios	CG animation
Tiny Robots Robozinhos	Brazil	Michelle Gabriel	Vídeo Brinquedo	CG animation	Direct-to-video
The Toe Tactic	United States	Emily Hubley	Orchard Pictures, Hubbub, Hermetic Pictures	Traditional	[21]
Tripping the Rift: The Movie	Canada	Bernie Denk	Anchor Bay Entertainment	CG animation	Direct-to-DVD[22]
Turok: Son of Stone	United States	Tad Stones, Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace	Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media	Traditional	Direct-to-DVD[23]
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby	United States	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation	Direct-to-DVD
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare	United States	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation	Direct-to-DVD
Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears	United States	Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee	The Jim Henson Company, Prana Animation Studios, Flame Ventures	CG animation	Direct-to-DVD
Urduja	Philippines	Mike Tuviera, Antonio Tuviera	APT Entertainment	Traditional
VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue	United States	Brian K. Roberts	Big Idea Productions	CG animation	Direct-to-video
WALL-E	United States	Andrew Stanton	Pixar	CG animation
Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר	Israel Germany France	Ari Folman	Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici	Traditional
Winner and the Gold Child	Italy	Orlando Corradi	Mondo TV SEK Studio	Traditional
The World Is Hot Enough	Canada	Edin Ibric	March Entertainment	Traditional
Wanderer in the land of Elementalia Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia	Philippines	Robert Quilao	Cutting Edge Productions	Traditional / CG animation
Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets Yes!プリキュア5 GoGo! お菓子の国のハッピーバースディ♪ (Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday)	Japan	Tatsuya Nagamine	Toei Animation	Traditional
El Zorro Ladrón	Spain	Juan Bautista Berasategi	Lotura Films	Traditional

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

Highest-grossing films of 2008[24]

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross	Ref.
1	Kung Fu Panda	DreamWorks Animation / Paramount Pictures	$631,744,560	[25]
2	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	DreamWorks Animation / Pacific Data Images	$603,900,354	[26]
3	WALL-E	Pixar / Walt Disney Pictures	$533,281,433	[27]
4	Bolt	Walt Disney Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures	$309,979,994	[28]
5	Horton Hears a Who!	Blue Sky Studios / 20th Century Fox	$297,138,014	[29]
6	Ponyo	Studio Ghibli	$201,750,937	[30]
7	The Tale of Despereaux	Relativity Media / Framestore / Universal Animation	$86,947,965	[31]
8	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Lucasfilm / Warner Bros. Pictures	$68,282,844	[32]
9	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	$64,834,964	[33]
10	Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	OLM, Inc.	$43,338,599	[34]

See also

• List of animated television series of 2008

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