Journey through the complete story of a studio that evolved from distributing classic cartoon shorts to creating modern masterpieces. This is the definitive timeline of Columbia Pictures (later Sony Pictures Animation), covering every major animated feature from the 1950s compilation era through the CGI revolution and into the upcoming blockbusters of 2027.
📺 IN THIS VIDEO:
✔ The Complete Chronological Timeline – From 1953 to 2027.
✔ Defining Studio Eras – The UPA years, the hybrid film period, and the Sony Pictures Animation renaissance.
✔ Box Office Hits & Cult Classics – From Hotel Transylvania and Spider-Verse to Heavy Metal and American Pop.
✔ The Future Slate – A look at announced films like GOAT, Scarlet, and Black Knight.
👇 POLL: Which Sony Pictures Animation Era is Your Favorite?
A) The Early Years & UPA Classics (1953–1980s)
B) The Hybrid & Cult Film Era (1981–2005)
C) The Modern Hit Factory (2006–2018)
D) The “Spider-Verse” & Beyond Era (2018–Present)
Vote in the comments!
🎬 THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA/SONY PICTURES ANIMATION TIMELINE
The Early Years & UPA Era:
→ Mr. Magoo Cartoon Merry-Go-Round (1953) – Columbia’s first animated feature, a compilation of popular UPA shorts.
→ 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
→ Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon (1963)
→ Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! (1964)
→ The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
→ Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)
The Hybrid & Cult Film Era:
→ American Pop (1981)
→ Heavy Metal (1981)
→ Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
→ Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
→ Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
→ Monster House (2006)
→ Open Season (2006)
→ Surf’s Up (2007)
→ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
→ The Smurfs (2011)
→ The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
→ Arthur Christmas (2011)
→ The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
→ Hotel Transylvania (2012)
→ The Smurfs 2 (2013)
→ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
→ Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
→ Sausage Party (2016)
→ The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
→ Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
→ The Emoji Movie (2017)
→ The Star (2017)
→ Peter Rabbit (2018)
→ Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
→ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
The Modern Renaissance & Future:
→ The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
→ Wish Dragon (2021)
→ Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
→ The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
→ Vivo (2021)
→ Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
→ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
→ The Garfield Movie (2024)
→ Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
→ Scarlet (2026) – A time-bending animated epic from director Mamoru Hosoda.
→ GOAT (2026) – An upcoming animated sports comedy produced by Stephen Curry, set for release on February 13, 2026.
→ Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
→ Untitled Sony Pictures Animation Project
→ Black Knight – An upcoming original action-adventure epic produced by Sony Pictures Animation.
→ Kazorn and the Unicorn – A cancelled fantasy film that was in development at the studio.
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