List of animated feature films of 2009

A list of animated feature films released in 2009

Title	Country	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Notes
9		Shane Acker	Relativity Media Starz Animation	CG animation
Afro Samurai: Resurrection		Fuminori Kizaki, Jamie Simone	Gonzo	Traditional
Alice's Birthday День рождения Алисы (Den' rozhdeniya Alisy)		Sergey Seryogin	Master-film	Traditional
Another Egg Movie and a Chicken Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo		Rodolfo Riva Palacio, Gabriel Riva Palacio	Huevocartoon Producciones	Traditional
The Apple & the Worm Æblet & Ormen		Anders Morgenthaler, Mads Juul	Copenhagen Bombay, Garagefilm International	Traditional	[1]
Astro Boy		David Bowers	Imagi Animation Studios	CG animation
Barbie and the Three Musketeers		William Lau	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation
Barbie Thumbelina		Conrad Helten	Rainmaker Entertainment	CG animation
Baton バトン		Ryuhei Kitamura	Wild Boar Media	Traditional	[2][3][4]
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn		Mark Baldo	Tinseltown Toons, Threshold Animation Studios, The Lego Group	CG animation
Boogie Boogie, el aceitoso		Gustavo Cova	Illusion Studios	Traditional
Bye-Bye Bin Laden		Scott Sublett	San Jose State University	Traditional	[5]
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser		Yasuichiro Yamamoto	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
A Christmas Carol		Robert Zemeckis	ImageMovers Digital	CG animation
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs		Phil Lord and Christopher Miller	Sony Pictures Animation	CG animation
Coraline		Henry Selick	Laika	Stop motion
The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer El Delfin: La Historia de un Soñador		Eduardo Schuldt	Dolphin Films	CG animation
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史 (Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi)		Shigeo Koshi	Shin-Ei Animation	Traditional
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show		Danny Antonucci	Voice Box Productions, a.k.a. Cartoon	Traditional	Made for T.V. movie, Series finale
Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication 東のエデン 総集編 Air Communication (Higashi no Eden Sōshū-hen Air Communication)		Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G	Traditional
Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden 東のエデン 劇場版Ⅰ The King of Eden (Higashi no Eden Gekijōban I: The King of Eden)		Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G	Traditional
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers 交響詩篇エウレカセブン ポケットが虹でいっぱい (Kōkyō Shihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga Niji de Ippai)		Tomoki Kyoda	Bones	Traditional
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破 (Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha)		Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki	Studio Khara	Traditional
Fantastic Mr. Fox		Wes Anderson	20th Century Fox Animation, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises, American Empirical Pictures	Stop motion
Fresh Pretty Cure the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? フレッシュプリキュア！おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい！？ (Fresh Precure! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?)		Junji Shimizu	Toei Animation	Traditional
Friends Forever Mullewapp - Das große Kinoabenteuer der Freunde		Tony Loeser, Jesper Møller	MotionWorks	Traditional	[6]
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder		Peter Avanzino	The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Animation	Traditional
Garfield's Pet Force		Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee	Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company	CG animation
Geng: The Adventure Begins Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula		Nizam Razak	Les' Copaque Production	CG animation
Green Lantern: First Flight		Lauren Montgomery	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Gurren Lagann the Movie –The Lights in the Sky Are Stars- 天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇 (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen)		Hiroyuki Imaishi	Gainax	Traditional
Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ the Apple		Steven E. Gordon, Boyd Kirkland	Kickstart Productions, BAF Berlin Animation Film	CG animation
The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes		Walbercy Ribas, Rafael Ribas	Start Desenhos Animados	CG animation
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto		Rob Zombie	Carbunkle Cartoons, Film Roman, Spectacle Entertainment Group, Starz Media	Traditional
Hero of the Rails		Greg Tiernan	Hit Entertainment	CG animation
Hulk Vs		Frank Paur, Sam Liu	Marvel Animation, Madhouse	Traditional
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs		Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier	Blue Sky Studios	CG animation
In the Attic or Who Has a Birthday Today? Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?		Jiří Barta	Bio Illusion, At Armz	Stop motion
Jasper: Journey to the End of the World Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott		Eckart Fingberg, Kay Delventhal	Amuse Films, Toons'N'Tales	CG animation	[7]
Khan Kluay 2 ก้านกล้วย (Kan Kluai)		Taweelap Srivuthivong	Kantana Animation	CG animation	[8]
Killer Bean Forever		Jeff Lew	Killer Adam Bean Studios	CG animation
The King of Milu Deer 麋鹿王		Guo Weijiao	Zhonke Weiwo Digital Technology	CG animation	[9][10]
Lascars		Emmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro	Millimages	Traditional
Last War of Heavenloids and Akutoloids 天上人とアクト人 最後の戦い (Tenjō-nin to Akuto-nin Saigo no Tatakai )		Yoshiji Kigami	Kyoto Animation	Traditional
Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian		Piet de Rycker, Thilo Graf Rothkirch	Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Torus	CG animation
Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers		Mark Mertens, Wim Bien	Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions, Skyline Entertainment, Cotoon Studio, Luxanimation	CG animation
Macross Frontier The Movie: The False Songstress マクロスF 虚空歌姫～イツワリノウタヒメ～ (Gekijōban Macross F: Itsuwari no)		Shoji Kawamori	Satelight	Traditional
Mai Mai Miracle マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 (Maimai Shinko to sen-nen no mahō)		Sunao Katabuchi	Madhouse	Traditional
Mary and Max		Adam Elliot	Melodrama Pictures	Stop motion
Masha and the Magic Nut Наша Маша и волшебный орех (Nasha Masha i Volshebnyy orekh)		Egor Konchalovskiy	Amedia, Gala-Film	CG animation	[11][12]
McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten 麥兜响噹噹		Brian Tse	Bliss Pictures Ltd.	Traditional
Monsters vs. Aliens		Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman	DreamWorks Animation	CG animation
Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Inheritors of the Will of Fire 劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 火の意志を継ぐ者 (Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden Hi no Ishi wo Tsugumono)		Masahiko Murata	Studio Pierrot	Traditional
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜 (Hottarake no Shima: Haruka to Mahō no Kagami)		Shinsuke Sato	Production I.G, Dentsu	Traditional
Olives Dream Zeytinin Hayali			Ella Animation & Productions	Traditional	[13][14]
One Piece Film: Strong World ワンピースフィルム ストロングワールド Wan Pīsu Firumu: Sutorongu Wārudo		Munehisa Sakai	Toei Animation	Traditional
Pettson & Findus IV - Forget-Abilities Pettson & Findus - Glömligheter		Jørgen Lerdam, Anders Sørensen	A. Film, Studio Baestarts	Traditional	[15][16]
Planet 51		Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez	Ilion Animation Studios	CG animation
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure				Traditional
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life 劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール アルセウス 超克の時空へ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo ando Pāru: Aruseusu Chōkoku no Jikū e)		Kunihiko Yuyama	OLM, Inc.	Traditional
Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! プリキュアオールスターズＤＸ みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の全員大集合！ (Precure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō)		Takashi Otsuka	Toei Animation	Traditional
The Princess and the Frog		Ron Clements, John Musker	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Traditional
Princess Lillifee Prinzessin Lillifee		Ansgar Niebuhr, Alan Simpson, Zhi-Jian Xu	Beta Film, Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions, WunderWerk	Traditional	[17]
The Prodigy		Robert D. Hanna	Prevalent Entertainment	CG animation	[18]
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫 (Reiton-kyōju to Eien no Utahime)		Masakazu Hashimoto	P.A. Works, OLM, Inc.	Traditional
The Romantic		Michael Heneghan	The Triumphant School of the Apocalyptic Love	Traditional	[19]
A Room and a Half, or A Sentimental Journey to the Homeland Полторы комнаты, или Сентиментальное путешествие на родину (Poltory komnaty, ili Sentimentalnoye puteshestviye na rodinu)		Andrey Khrzhanovsky	School-Studio SHAR	Traditional	[20]
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword		Christopher Berkeley	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
The Secret of Kells aka. Brendan and the Secret of Kells		Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey	Celluloid Dreams, Cartoon Saloon	Traditional
Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 復活篇 (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu Hen)		Yoshinobu Nishizaki	Enagio	Traditional
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils		Dante Lam		Traditional
The Story of Mr. Sorry		Kwak In-Keun, Il-hyun Kim, Eun Mi-lee, Lee Hae-young , Ji-na Ryu	CJ Entertainment	Traditional
Summer Wars サマーウォーズ (Samā Wōzu)		Mamoru Hosoda	Madhouse	Traditional
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies		Sam Liu	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜The First Strike〜 (Teiruzu obu Vesuperia ~The First Strike~)		Kenta Kamei	Production I.G	Traditional
Technotise: Edit & I		Aleksa Gajić	Black White 'N' Green	Traditional
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure		Klay Hall	DisneyToon Studios	CG animation
A Town Called Panic Panique au village		Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar	La Parti Productions, Made in Productions, Mélusine Productions	Stop motion
The True Story of Puss in Boots La Véritable Histoire du chat botté		Jérôme Deschamps, Pascal Hérold, Macha Makeïeff	Herold and Family, MK2	CG animation	[21]
Up		Pete Docter	Pixar	CG animation
The Velveteen Rabbit		Michael Landon Jr.	Feature Films for Families, Family1 Films and Believe Pictures	Traditional
The Watercolor		Cihat Hazardağlı	Unknown	Traditional
Winnetoons, the Legend of Silver Lake WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee		Gert Ludewig	ASL, DeFamilieJanssen, Europool, Toon City Animation	Traditional	[22]
Wonder Woman		Lauren Montgomery	Warner Bros. Animation	Traditional
Yona Yona Penguin よなよなペンギン		Rintaro	Madhouse, Dynamo Pictures	CG animation

Highest Grossing animated films of the year

Highest-grossing films of 2009^[23][24]

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross
1	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Fox / Blue Sky Studios	$886,686,817
2	Up	Disney / Pixar	$731,342,744
3	Monsters vs. Aliens	Paramount / DreamWorks Animation	$381,509,870
4	A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures / ImageMovers Digital	$325,286,646
5	The Princess and the Frog	Walt Disney Pictures	$267,045,765
6	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures Animation	$243,006,126
7	Coraline	Laika / Pandemonium	$124,596,398
8	Planet 51	Ilion Animation Studios / HandMade Films	$105,647,102
9	One Piece Film: Strong World	Toei Animation	$54,974,136
10	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	OLM, Inc.	$50,673,078

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