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2024	Boy Kills World	Original	Moritz Mohr	Lionsgate Films (Roadside Attractions)	Co-produced with Nthizbah Pictures, Hammerstone Studios, Raimi Productions and Vertigo Entertainment
	Borderlands	Gearbox Software	Eli Roth	Lionsgate Films	Based on a video game of the same name
	The Crow	Caliber Comics	Rupert Sanders	Lionsgate Films	Reboot of the same name Co-produced with Davis Films, Electric Shadow Co, Hassell Free Productions and Pressman Film.
	Sonic the Hedgehog 3	Sega Sammy Group	Jeff Fowler	Paramount Pictures	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Co-produced with Sega & Original Film
	Red Sonja	Dynamite Entertainment	M. J. Bassett	Millennium Media	Reboot of the same name
	Legend of the White Dragon	Original	Aaron Schoenke	Falling Forward Films
2025	Untitled Jurassic World Dominion sequel		Gareth Edwards	Universal Pictures	Sequel to Jurassic World Dominion. Part of the Jurassic Park franchise.
2026	Highlander		Chad Stahelski	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Reboot of the same name
2026	The Mandalorian & Grogu		Jon Favreau	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)	A Sequel and Spin-off to The Mandalorian.
TBA	The Toxic Avenger		Macon Blair	Legendary Pictures	Reboot of the same name
	Mortal Kombat 2	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Simon McQuoid	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Sequel to Mortal Kombat.
	Untitled Star Wars film	Original	Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)
	Masters of the Universe	Mattel	Travis Knight	Amazon MGM Studios	Based on a franchise of the same name Reboot of the same name
	My Hero Academia	Shueisha	Shinsuke Sato and Craig Gillespie	Netflix	Based on a manga of the same name Co-produced with Legendary Entertainment and Toho Pictures
	Incorruptible	Boom! Studios	Jeymes Samuel
	Irredeemable	Boom! Studios	Jeymes Samuel
	Untitled Bloodshot Sequel	Valiant Comics	TBA	TBA	Sequel to Bloodshot
	Harbinger		Paul Downs Colaizzo	Paramount Pictures	Based on the comic book of the same name Produced by Original Film and DMG Entertainment
	Harbinger Wars		TBA	TBA	A crossover between Harbinger and Bloodshot
	Faith		TBA		Based on the comic book of the same name Produced by Original Film and DMG Entertainment
	Shadowman		Reginald Hudlin
	Painkiller Jane	Dynamite Entertainment	TBA	Lotus Entertainment	Reboot of the same name
	Django/Zorro	Dynamite Entertainment		TBA	Crossover sequel to Django Unchained & The Legend of Zorro.
	Black	Black Mask Studios		Warner Bros.	Produced by Studio 8
	Green Hornet and Kato	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Leigh Whannell	Universal Pictures	Reboot of the same name Co-produced with Amasia Entertainment
	Gundam	Bandai Namco Holdings	Jordan Vogt-Roberts	Netflix	Based on a character of the same name Produced by Legendary Pictures
	ThunderCats	Original	Adam Wingard	Warner Bros.	Based on the television series of the same name
	Untitled Matrix film		Drew Goddard		Part of The Matrix franchise.
	Captain Planet		TBA		Based on the television series of the same name
	Hercules		Guy Ritchie	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Reboot of the same name Produced by AGBO
	Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover	Hasbro	TBA	Paramount Pictures	A Crossover between Transformers & G.I. Joe.
	G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant			Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Third installment of the G.I. Joe film series.
	Untitled Snake Eyes follow-up film				a follow-up to Snake Eyes Co-produced with Skydance Media, Entertainment One and Di Bonaventura Pictures
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin	Mirage Studios		Paramount Pictures	Based on the comic book of the same name.
	RoboCop Returns	Original	Abe Forsythe	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Second reboot to the RoboCop franchise
	Untitled Hancock Sequel		Peter Berg	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Sequel to Hancock
	Untitled Chronicle Sequel		TBA	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Sequel to Chronicle Co-produced with Davis Entertainment
	Mega Man	Capcom	Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman	Netflix	Based on a video game franchise of the same name Produced by Chernin Entertainment
	One-Punch Man	Shueisha	Justin Lin	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Based on a manga of the same name Co-produced with Arad Productions and Perfect Storm Entertainment
	Tiger & Bunny	Bandai Namco Holdings	TBA	Open Road Films	Based on a franchise of the same name Co-produced with Imagine Entertainment and Bandai Namco Arts
	Astro Boy	Kobunsha		Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Based on a manga of the same name Produced by Animal Logic
	Overwatch	Activision Blizzard		TBA	Based on a video game of the same name Co-produced with Activision Blizzard Studios
	Miraculous	Original	Jeremy Zag	Lionsgate Films	Based on an animated series Co-produced with TF1 Studios, Skydance Media, Cross Creek Pictures, and ZAG Inc.
	Untitled Power Rangers Reboot	Hasbro	Jonathan Entwistle	Netflix	Reboot to Power Rangers Co-produced by Hasbro Entertainment
	Rebel's Run	Arkhaven Comics	Scooter Downey	Viral Films Media	Based on the characters of Arkhaven Comics
	Untitled Jiu Jitsu sequel	Acme Rocket Fuel	Dimitri Logothetis	The Avenue Entertainment	Sequel to Jiu Jitsu
	Untitled Austin Powers fourth film	Original	Jay Roach	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Fourth installment of the Austin Powers film series.
	Untitled Violent Night sequel		TBA	Universal Pictures	Sequel to Violent Night.
	Untitled Free Guy sequel			Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Sequel to Free Guy.
	Tarzan			Sony Pictures	A "total reinvention" of the character.

Year	Serial	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Notes
1936	Flash Gordon	King Features Syndicate	Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor	Universal Pictures	A 13-chapter serial based on the Flash Gordon comic strip character
1937	Dick Tracy	Detroit Mirror	Alan James, Ray Taylor	Republic Pictures	A 15-chapter serial based on the comic strip Dick Tracy.
1938	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars	King Features Syndicate	Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill, Frederick Stephani	Universal Pictures	A 15-chapter serial based on the Flash Gordon comic strip character
	The Spider's Web	Popular Publications	James W. Horne/Ray Taylor	Columbia Pictures	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Spider pulp magazine character
	Dick Tracy Returns	Detroit Mirror	William Witney, John English	Republic Pictures	Film featuring the comic character Dick Tracy.
	The Lone Ranger	WXYT (AM)			A 15-chapter serial based on the Lone Ranger character.
1939	The Lone Ranger Rides Again	WXYT (AM)			A 15-chapter serial based on the Lone Ranger character.
1939	Dick Tracy's G-Men	Detroit Mirror			A 15-chapter serial featuring the character Dick Tracy.
1940	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor	Universal Pictures	A 13-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series
	Mysterious Doctor Satan	Original	William Witney, John English	Republic Pictures	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial.
	The Shadow	Street & Smith	James W. Horne	Columbia Pictures	A 15-chapter seriesl featuring The Shadow character.
1941	The Green Hornet Strikes Again!	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Ford Beebe, John Rawlins	Universal Pictures	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series
	The Spider Returns	Popular Publications	James W. Horne	Columbia Pictures	15-chapter serial based on the Spider pulp comics.
	Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.	Detroit Mirror	William Witney, John English	Republic Pictures	A 15-chapter serial featuring the character Dick Tracy.
1943	The Masked Marvel	Original	Spencer Gordon Bennet		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Notes
1978	Star Wars Holiday Special^[4]	Original	Steve Binder	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Television)	—	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
1982	Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All		Danilo Bruni	Filmation		Television film Based on the series of the same name
1982	Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase		Various	Paramount Pictures (CBS Television Distribution)		Based on the character of the same name
1985	The Secret of the Sword		Various	Amazon MGM Studios (Atlantic Entertainment Group)	Theatrical ($6,500,000)	Based on the two characters.
	He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special		Bob Forward, Don Heckman	Westinghouse Broadcasting	—	Based on the two characters.
	Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer		Kimio Yabuki	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($4,000,000.9)	Part of the Rainbow Brite media franchise.
1986	The Adventures of the American Rabbit		Fred Wolf, Nobutaka Nishizawa	Amazon MGM Studios (Clubhouse Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,268,443)
	GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords		Ray Patterson, Don Lusk, Alan Zaslove	Amazon MGM Studios (Clubhouse Pictures)	Theatrical ($1.3,0000,0000)	Film featuring two Tonka toylines.
	The Transformers: The Movie	Hasbro	Nelson Shin	De Laurentiis Entertainment Group	Theatrical ($5.000,000.8)	Film based on The Transformers television series.
1987	G.I. Joe: The Movie^[75]	Hasbro	Don Jurwich	Celebrity Home Entertainment	—	Continuation of the television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
1988	BraveStarr: The Movie	Original	Tom Tataranowicz	Taurus Entertainmen		Based on the toy franchise of the same name
1992	Defenders of Dynatron City	Lucasfilm Games	—	DIC Entertainment		Failed pilot for a television series based on the video game Defenders of Dynatron City.
1992	Battletoads	Rare	Kent Butterworth	DIC Entertainment		Failed pilot for a television series based on the video game Battletoads.
1993	Jonny's Golden Quest	Original	Don Lusk, Paul Sommer	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television Distribution)		Television film Based on the character of the same name
1995	Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects		Mario Piluso	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television Distribution)		Television film Based on the character of the same name
	Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken^[108]		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Pilot for the television series Gargoyles.
	Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins	Midway Games	—	New Line Cinema		Prequel to the Mortal Kombat film.
	Toy Story	Original	John Lasseter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($394,436,586,4)	Made by Pixar
1997	Hercules^[6]		John Musker, Ron Clements	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($252,000,000.7)	Film featuring the character Heracles.
1998	Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus^[6]		Lynne Naylor	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)	—	Part of the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchicse.
1999	The Iron Giant^[109]	Faber and Faber	Brad Bird	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($31.3,000,000)	Film based on the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
	Tarzan^[5]	A.C. McClurg	Kevin Lima, Chris Buck	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($448.2,000,000)	Film featuring the character Tarzan.
	Hercules: Zero to Hero	Original	Bob Kline, Tad Stones, Phil Wenstein	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to Hercules.
	Toy Story 2		John Lasseter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($512,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins		Tad Stones	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)	—	Part of the Toy Story franchise.
2001	Osmosis Jones^[110]		Various	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($14,000,000)	Live-action animated film
2002	The Powerpuff Girls Movie^[49]		Craig McCracken	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($16,426,471)	Based on The Powerpuff Girls TV series
	Buffy: The Animated Series^[49]		—	Fox	—	Failed pilot for an animated series based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

	Inspector Gadget's Last Case		Michael Maliani	DIC Entertainment		Television film Based on the character of the same name
Groove Squad	Patrick A. Ventura		A made-for-TV film that once aired on Nickelodeon	DIC Entertainment
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time		Steve Loter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Buena Vista Television)		Part of the Kim Possible franchise.
	The Animatrix^[45]	Various	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	Part of The Matrix franchise.
	Those Who Walk in Darkness	Grand Central Publishing	—	Lightyear Entertainment		Film based on the novel Those Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley.
	G.I. Joe: Spy Troops^[75]	Hasbro	Dale Carman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Home Entertainment)		Part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero franchise.
2004	The Big Superhero Wish	Original	Gary Conrad, Sarah Frost	Paramount Pictures (Nickelodeon)	Television special A special to The Fairly Oddparents
	The Incredibles	Original	Brad Bird	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($631,442,092)	Made by Pixar
	Lady Death: The Motion Picture	Chaos! Comics	Andy Orjuela	A.D. Vision	—	Film based on the comic book Lady Death by Brian Pulido.
	Max Steel: Endangered Species	Mattel	Sean Frewer	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
	Van Helsing: The London Assignment^[61]	Constable & Robinson	Sharon Bridgeman	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)		Prequel to the film Van Helsing
	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury^[48]	Original	Peter Chung	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)		Part of The Chronicles of Riddick franchise.
	G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom^[75]	Hasbro	Dale Carman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Home Entertainment)		Sequel to G.I. Joe: Spy Troops.
2005	Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico	Original	Ron Hughart	Warner Bros.		Direct-to-video Based on the show of the same name
	Mr. Incredible and Pals		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Part of The Incredibles franchise.
	Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever		Ezekiel Norton	DIC Entertainment		Direct-to-video Part of the Inspector Gadget franchise
	Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama		Steve Loter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Buena Vista Television)		Part of the Kim Possible franchise.
	The Golden Blaze		Bryon E. Casrson	Kidtoon Films
	Tarzan II	A.C. McClurg	Brian Smith	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Sequel to Tarzan.
	Max Steel: Forces of Nature	Mattel	Sean Sullivan	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
2006	Max Steel: Countdown	Mattel	Sean Sullivan	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
2007	Mosaic	POW! Entertainment	Roy Allen Smith	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)		Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee
	TMNT	Mirage Studios	Kevin Munroe	Warner Bros., The Weinstein Company	Theatrical ($95,608,995)	Alternative sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters^[111]	Original	Various	First Look Pictures	Theatrical ($5.5,000,000)	Film based on the television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
	The Condor	POW! Entertainment	Steven E. Gordon	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee
	Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix	Original	Sebastian O. Montes III, Scooter Tidwell	Warner Bros. (Cartoon Network Studios)		Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series
	Phantom Planet		Butch Hartman	Paramount Pictures (Nickelodeon)		The series finale to Danny Phantom
	Veritas, Prince of Truth		Arturo Ruiz-Esparza	Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment, Lightyear Entertainment
	Max Steel: Dark Rival	Mattel	William Lau	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
	The Chosen One	Original	Chris Lackey	—
2008	Turok: Son of Stone	Valiant Comics	Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones	Universal Pictures (Classic Media)	Direct-to-video
	Kung Fu Panda^[112]	Original	John Stevenson, Mark Osborne	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($631,000,000.7)
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars^[4]		Dave Filoni	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($68.3,000,000)	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Bolt		Chris Williams	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($310,000,000)
2009	Garfield's Pet Force	Andrews McMeel Universal	Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Based on the comic strip of the same name
	Astro Boy	Various	David Bowers	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($44,093,014)	Imagi Animation Studios film loosely based on the manga series of the same name
	Monsters vs. Aliens	Original	Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($381.5,000,000)
	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	MVCreations	Rob Zombie	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)	Theatrical ($10,000,000)	Film based on the comic by Rob Zombie.
	Turtles Forever	Mirage Studios	Roy Burdine Lloyd Goldfine	4Kids Entertainment	—	Television film Crossover event, between the 1987 series and 2003 series
	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Original	Various	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Monsters vs. Aliens
2010	Toy Story 3		Lee Unkrich	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,067,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story 2
	Megamind		Tom McGrath	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($317,415,120)
	Despicable Me		Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($543.2,000,000)
	Kung-Fu Magoo		Andres Couturier	Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment	Theatrical ($2.6,000,000)	Film featuring the animated character Mr. Magoo.
	Kung Fu Panda Holiday^[112]		Tim Johnson	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2^[112]		Jennifer Yuh Nelson	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($665.7,000,000)	Sequel to Kung Fu Panda.
	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension^[113]		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Television Animation)	—	Film features the superhero Perry the Platypus.
	Puss in Boots^[114]		Chris Miller	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($555,000,000)	Part of the Shrek franchise.
2012	Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens	Victor Cook	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)	—	Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series
	The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse	Dynamite Entertainment	Justin Paul Ritter	—	Shoreline Productions	^[115]
	ParaNorman^[116]	Original	Sam Fell, Chris Butler	Universal Pictures (Focus Features)	Theatrical ($107.1,000,000)
	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos^[114]	Original	Raman Hui	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Puss in Boots franchise.
	Rise of the Guardians	William Joyce	Peter Ramsey	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($306,000,000.9}	Film based on the book The Guardians of Childhood.
2013	Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie	Original	Steve Stark	Phase 4 Films	Theatrical ($69,000)	Adaptation from the comic book Bluntman and Chronic by Kevin Smith, originally from his film Chasing Amy.
	Despicable Me 2	Original	Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($970.8,000,000)	Sequel to the film Despicable Me.
	Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising	Hasbro	Duane Capizzi, Marsha Griffin, Steven Melching	Lionsgate Films (Entertainment One)	—	Conclusion of the Transformers: Prime television series.
	Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon	Original	Michael Goguen	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Part of the Scooby-Doo franchise.
2014	Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings	Pow! Entertainment	Lee Ningning	Cinedigm, PGS Entertainment		Aired on Hub Network
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Nickelodeon	Paul Tibbitt	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($323,436,538)	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Based on the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series Sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
	Barbie in Princess Power	Mattel	Ezekiel Norton	Universal Pictures	—	Limited theater release/widespread video release First superhero film with a solo female lead released in theaters since Elektra
	Minions	Original	Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($1,159,398,397)	Spin off to the film Despicable Me.
	Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery		Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Second superhero film based on rock band Kiss, crossover with Scooby-Doo franchise
	Sanjay's Super Team		Sanjay Patel	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)
	Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues	Dynamite Entertainment	Gail Simone	Shout! Factory		Film based on the comic Red Sonja.
2016	Zoolander: Super Model^[117]	Aaron Augenblick	Original	Augenblick Studios / Insurge Pictures / Red Hour Productions		Film based on the Zoolander film series.
2016	Kung Fu Panda 3^[112]	Jennifer Yuh Nelson	Original	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($521.1,000,000)	Third instalment of the Kung Fu Panda film series.
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Scholastic Corporation	David Soren	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($125,364,252)
2017	Despicable Me 3	Original	Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($1.035,000,000)	Third installment of the Despicable Me film series.
2018	Incredibles 2		Brad Bird	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,242,693,333)	Sequel to Pixar's The Incredibles
2018	Henchmen		Adam Wood	Lionsgate Films (Entertainment One)	Theatrical ($1,469)	Limited theater release Based on the short film Henchmen: Ill Suited
2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2^[118]		Chris Renaud	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($446.3,000,000)	Sequel to The Secret Life of Pets. The film features the character, Snowball, as a superhero.
	Toy Story 4		Josh Cooley	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,073,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story 3
	Steven Universe: The Movie^[119]		Various	Warner Bros. (Cartoon Network Studios)	—	Continuation of the television series Steven Universe.
2020	Scoob!	Hanna-Barbera	Tony Cervone	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($24,900,000)	Made by Warner Animation Group Reboot to the Scooby-Doo Franchise
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Film based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
	Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie	Original	Henrique Jardim and John McIntyre	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)	Theatrical ($50,743)	Television film, released theatrically in UAE Based on Ben 10 TV series
	Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal^[120]	Broderbund / The Learning Company	Jos Humphrey	Netflix	—	Interactive spin-off film of the Carmen Sandiego television series.
	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe^[113]	Original	Bob Bowen	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Platform Distribution)	—	Film featuring the superhero Perry the Platypus
2021	PAW Patrol: The Movie	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($144,327,371)	Based on PAW Patrol Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
2021	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.
2022	The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild	Original	John C. Donkin	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney+)	—	Spin-off of the Ice Age franchise.
	Lightyear		Angus MacLane	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($20,700,000)	Made by Pixar Prequel to Toy Story
	Minions: The Rise of Gru		Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($4,082,593)	Sequel to Minions Spin off to the film Despicable Me.
	Santaman		Bret Stern	Film Mode Entertainment	—	A Superhero take on Santa Claus.
	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie	Mirage Studios	Andy Suriano Ant Ward	Netflix		Based on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Rick Morales	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.
	Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm^[111]	Original	Various	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Film based on the television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish^[114]		Joel Crawford	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($431.3,000,000)	Sequel to Puss in Boots
2023	The Trident		Matt Flynn	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Puss in Boots franchise.
	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Nintendo	Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($788,000,000)	Film based on the Super Mario video game.
	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	Original	Kirk DeMicco	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($5,600)
	Nimona	HarperCollins	Nick Bruno and Troy Quane	Netflix	—	Based on the graphic novel of the same name.
	The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart^[121]	Original	Jackson Publick	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Finale for the television series The Venture Bros.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Mirage Studios	Jeff Rowe	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($10.2 Million)	Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures
	The Monkey King	Original	Anthony Stacchi	Netflix	—
	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($202,231,360)	Based on PAW Patrol Sequel to PAW Patrol: The Movie Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match	Warner Bros. Games	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind.
2024	The Tiger's Apprentice	HarperCollins	Raman Hui	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)		Based on a book of the same name.
	Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate	Original	Eric Fogel	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation Television)		Sequel to Megamind.
	Kung Fu Panda 4	Original	Mike Mitchell	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($480,306,475)	Fourth instalment of the Kung Fu Panda film series.

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Notes
2024	Ultraman: Rising	Tsuburaya Productions	Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima	Netflix	A freature film in the Ultraman franchise.
	Despicable Me 4	Original	Chris Renaud	Universal Pictures	Fourth installment of the Despicable Me film series.
	Transformers One	Hasbro	Josh Cooley	Paramount Pictures	Animated Movie the Transformers film series Made by Paramount Animation.
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Fall of Edenia	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	TBA	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match.
2025	Dog Man	Scholastic Corporation	Peter Hastings	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Based on the book of the same name.
2026	Aang: The Last Airbender	Nickelodeon	Lauren Montgomery	Paramount Pictures	Based on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. Made by Paramount Animation.
	Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie Film	Nintendo	TBA	Universal Pictures	Sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
	Toy Story 5	Original	TBA	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Sequel to Toy Story 4
	Untitled PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Sequel	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Based on PAW Patrol Sequel to PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel	Mirage Studios	Jeff Rowe	Paramount Pictures	Sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures
TBA	Relatively Super^[122]	Original	Sonny Dyon	QiCo Films	Television film
	Super Day Care^[123]	Original	TBA	Skydance Media	Co-production with Outlier Society Productions
	Legion of 5^[124]	POW! Entertainment		Rainmaker Entertainment
	Mighty Mouse	Terrytoons		Paramount Pictures	Based on the Mighty Mouse TV series Made by Paramount Animation

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