Shorts[]
- Lo and the Short Island, released July 18
Video games[]
- Yaku Tsuu: Noroi no Game, released February 7 in Japan only
- Niz Chicoloco, released August 30
- Chrysocolla: Part-Time Agent, released October 21
- Gabriel Garza 2: The Power of Tokens, released November 11
People[]
- Odeya Rush is born, May 12
Highest-grossing films of the year[]
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ama and the Mysterious Crystal | Universal | $324,646,953 |
| 2 | Hercules | Disney | $252,712,101 |
| 3 | Princess Mononoke | Toho | $159,375,308 |
| 4 | Anastasia | Fox | $139,804,348 |
| 5 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City | Toho | $17,966,000 |
| 6 | The End of Evangelion | Toei | $13,025,350 |
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