Man, 2025 was quite a year for animated movies: Even though this year's batch got mostly great reviews, only three of these movies proved to be profitable with Dog Man, The Bad Guys 2, and Zootopia 2. Hopefully, 2026's year's batch will fare better with all but four of these movies being made from pre-established brands. Let's see what we have!
First in February is Goat, from Sony Pictures Animation. This movie with an all-star voice cast and 2.5D style will be about a billygoat named Will Harris who joins a basketball league in order to become the greatest of all time. Let's just hope this movie doesn't use AI, since Sony announced they were doubling down on artificial intelligence back in 2024.
In March, Pixar will release their 30th animated movie with Hoppers. This movie will be about a 19-year-old girl named Mabel Tanaka who volunteers to have her brain transferred into a beaver robot so she can survey the local wildlife. I'm very excited for this movie and hope it does better at the box-office than Elio.
In April, the Mario Bros, Peach, and even Bowser will return with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which I must admit looks amazing. Let's just hope that lightning strikes twice critically speaking.
In June, the toys are back with Toy Story 5, which will pit toys against tech when Bonnie (who's now eight) gets a LilyPad to play with. I'll try to see Toy Story 5 in theaters, but after that, no more for me! I don't want this franchise to have as many sequels as The Land before Time.
Next in July is Minions 3, which I already dread. To quote Glen (Cody's brother) in Surf's Up, "Can I be the first in line not to see it?"
In August, the famous preschool pups will appear in another movie with Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. In this movie, the Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger's reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island.
In October, after 18 long years, the Gaang is back in an all-new 2D animated movie with The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender. Not much is known about this movie, but it will follow Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and Zuko in their adult years. I know what my New Year's Resolution for 2026 is- to rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender to see if it still holds up!
There will be two new animated movies in November. First on November 6th, from Warner Bros Pictures Animation (formally known as WAG) comes the first animated Cat in the Hat adaptation in 55 years, The Cat in the Hat. This movie will use the 2D/3D hybrid style popularized by Sony and DreamWorks, and Bill Hader, who had voice work before with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Inside Out, and The Angry Birds Movie, will voice the cat in this movie.
And finally, on November 25th, Disney will release their first original animated film since 2023, Hexed. This movie will be about an awkward teenage boy and his Type-A mom, who discover that what makes him unusual, might just be magical powers that will turn their lives and a secret world of magic, upside down. Let's just hope that this movie is better than Strange World and Wish.
Of all these films, I'm most excited for Hoppers since I'm getting sick of so many sequels and remakes from all these studios: The only live-action remake of a Disney movie I'd like to see is Pocahontas, though that will happen when pigs fly.
Once again, there will be more movies than the ones listed here, but these were the ones I wanted to cover. I'm also sorry that I couldn't find posters or logos for Minions 3 or Forgotten Island: They'll take more time to show up.
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