Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (WBPA), formerly known as the Warner Animation Group (WAG), is an American animation studio which is the feature animation label of Warner Bros. Pictures, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which is a part of Warner Bros. Discovery. Established on January 7, 2013, the studio is the successor to the dissolved 2D traditional hand-drawn animation studio Warner Bros. Feature Animation, which shut down in 2004, and is also a sister to the regular Warner Bros. Animation studio.
Its first film, The Lego Movie, was released on February 7, 2014, and its most recent film was Space Jam: A New Legacy on July 16, 2021; their upcoming slate of films includes DC League of Super-Pets on July 29, 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's upcoming slate of films includes Coyote vs. Acme (2024), Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie (2025), The Cat in the Hat (2025), Thing One and Thing Two (2026), Oh, the Places You'll Go! (2027), Toto (TBA), and Meet the Flintstones (TBA).
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | MC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lego Movie | February 7, 2014 | $60–65 million | $469 million | 96% | 83 |
| 2 | Storks | September 23, 2016 | $70 million | $183.3 million | 66% | 56 |
| 3 | The Lego Batman Movie | February 10, 2017 | $80 million | $312 million | 90% | 75 |
| 4 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | September 22, 2017 | $70 million | $123 million | 56% | 55 |
| 5 | Smallfoot | September 28, 2018 | $80 million | $214 million | 76% | 60 |
| 6 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | February 8, 2019 | $99 million | $192.3 million | 84% | 65 |
| 7 | Scoob! | May 15, 2020 | $90 million | $24.9 million | 48% | 43 |
| 8 | Tom & Jerry | February 26, 2021 | $79 million | $131.1 million | 31% | 32 |
| 9 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | July 16, 2021 | $150 million | $162.8 million | 25% | 36 |
| 10 | DC League of Super-Pets | July 29, 2022 | $90 million | $207.6 million |
Upcoming films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Co-Production/Distribution with | Animation services | Notes | Current Production Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Coyote vs. Acme | 2024 | Two Monkeys, a Goat, and Another, Dead, Monkey | DNEG Animation | ||
| 11 | Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie | August 29, 2025 | Universal Pictures DreamWorks Animation Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Little Witch Pictures Prime Focus StudioCanal Pathé Timeless Films Sparkle Roll Media TeamTO EuropaCorp Animation Flying Horse Productions Mad Solar Productions UYoung Media Tencent Pictures Align GFM Animation HB Wink Animation Aniventure L'Atelier Animation Anton Caramel Films Riverstone Pictures Vanguard Animation Kintop Pictures TF1 Films Production Canal+ Ciné+ OCS TF1 BNP Paribas Orange Studio Novo Ventures Leonine Holding River Road Entertainment Belga Films Fund |
Cinesite | Post-production | |
| 12 | The Cat in the Hat | 2025 | ||||
| 13 | Thing One and Thing Two | 2026 | ||||
| 14 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | 2027 | Bad Robot Productions | |||
| 15 | Toto | |||||
| 16 | Meet the Flintstones |
Films in development[]
Related productions[]
All films listed are distributed by Warner Bros. unless noted otherwise.
| Title | Release date | Studio | Animation service(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom and Jerry: The Movie | July 30, 1993 | Live Entertainment Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Music Group Films Film Roman |
Wang Film Productions The Baer Animation Company Creative Capers Cartoons |
Directed by Phil Roman. based on the characters Tom and Jerry created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | December 25, 1993 | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | Dong Yang Animation Spectrum Animation Studio |
Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm. |
| Space Jam[S] | November 15, 1996 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Northern Lights Entertainment |
Bardel Entertainment | The live-action scenes are directed by Joe Pytka, while the animated scenes are directed by Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone. |
| Cats Don't Dance | March 26, 1997 | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Turner Feature Animation David Kirschner Productions |
N/A | Directed by Mark Dindal. |
| Quest for Camelot | May 15, 1998 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Feature Animation A. Film A/S Heart of Texas Productions Yowza! Animation |
Directed by Frederik Du Chau. |
| The Iron Giant | August 6, 1999 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | A. Film A/S | Directed by Brad Bird. |
| Osmosis Jones[S] | August 10, 2001 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Conundrum Entertainment |
A. Film A/S Yowza! Animation |
The live-action scenes are directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, while the animated scenes are directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito. |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | July 3, 2002 | Cartoon Network Studios | Rough Draft Korea | Directed by Craig McCracken. Based on the Cartoon Network animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action[S] | November 14, 2003 | Baltimore Spring Creek Productions Goldmann Pictures Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG |
Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks |
The live-action scenes are directed by Joe Dante, while the animated sequences are directed by Eric Goldberg. |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | April 13, 2007 | Williams Street | Radical Axis | Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. Based on the Adult Swim adult animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. |
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | July 27, 2018 | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Warner Bros. Animation | Directed by Peter Rida Michail and Aaron Horvath. Based on the Cartoon Network animated television series Teen Titans Go!. |
| Suzume | November 11, 2022 | CoMix Wave Films Toho Story Inc. |
CoMix Wave Films | Directed by Makoto Shinkai. Only distributed by Warner Bros. in the Philippines and Thailand. |
| Mummies | February 24, 2023 | Atresmedia Cine 4 Cats Pictures Anangu Grup Moomios Movie AIE |
N/A | Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha. |
| That Christmas | 2024 | Netflix Netflix Animation Locksmith Animation |
DNEG Animation | Directed by Simon Otto. |
| Untitled The Lego Movie film | TBA | Universal Pictures Lego System A/S Rideback Lord Miller Productions Vertigo Entertainment |
Animal Logic | The Lego Movie franchise was sold to Universal Pictures for a 5-year deal. |
Short films[]
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lego Movie: 4D - A New Adventure | January 29, 2016 |
| 2 | The Master | September 23, 2016 |
| 3 | Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby | December 20, 2016 |
| 4 | Batcave VR | April 24, 2017 |
| 5 | Dark Hoser, Batman is Just Not That Into You, Cooking with Alfred and Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | June 13, 2017 |
Accolades[]
Academy Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Best Original Song | "Everything Is Awesome" | Nominated |
Golden Globes[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Best Animated Feature | Won |
Kids' Choice Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Lego Movie | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor | Will Arnett | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie |
Trivia[]
- This company never produces G-rated films at all, since every one of its feature-length films is rated PG by the MPAA, due to the rating system being more strict.
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is similar to Illumination Entertainment.
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