List of Disney Channel original films
Many television films have been produced for the United States cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, such movies were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films. From late 1997 onwards, these television films have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) banner.[1]
Most of these films were subsequently released on VHS, DVD, or, more recently, Blu-ray. However, many more in the Disney television film library have never been released in any home video format. Originally, DCOMs were released on DVD months after they premiered on Disney Channel, but starting with Princess Protection Program, DVDs for DCOMs have been released one week after they premiere on Disney Channel. Also, although DCOMs have been produced in widescreen HD format since mid-2005, the 2009 release of Princess Protection Program became the first DCOM to receive a widescreen DVD transfer.
The highest-rated premiere for the brand came in August 2007, when High School Musical 2 set a record for basic cable with 17.2 million viewers. The second highest-rated premiere is held by Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, which premiered with 11.4 million viewers. Other major DCOM franchises include Camp Rock, The Cheetah Girls, Twitches, Halloweentown, the Teen Beach films, the Zenon trilogy and The Descendants series.
During the Memorial Day holiday weekend of 2016, Disney Channel began to air many of the older DCOMs in a marathon format. The marathon began in celebration of its 100th Disney Channel Original Movie, Adventures in Babysitting. Disney Channel broadcast all of the 99 Disney Channel Original Movies that came before it, beginning with the 51 most popular films airing over the four-day weekend, beginning May 27, 2016.[2] The network continued to screen the rest of its original movies throughout the month of June 2016, before the June 24 premiere of the 100th Disney Channel Original Film.[3]
Contents
1 Disney Channel Premiere Films
2 Disney Channel Original Movies
2.1 Upcoming Disney Channel Original Movies
2.2 Notable non-Disney Channel Original Movie films
3 Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres
3.1 Top 10
3.2 Within a calendar year
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Disney Channel Premiere Films
| Year | Film | Premiere date | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tiger Town | October 9, 1983 | [4] |
Just Like Mr. Sunny | December 4, 1983 | ||
| 1984 | Gone Are the Dayes | May 6, 1984 | |
Love Leads the Way | October 7, 1984 | ||
| 1985 | Lots of Luck | February 3, 1985 | |
The Undergrads | May 5, 1985 | ||
The Caldercott Story | August 2, 1985 | ||
The Blue Yonder | November 17, 1985 | ||
| 1986 | Help Wanted: Kids | February 2, 1986 | |
Mr. Boogedy | April 20, 1986 | ||
The Parent Trap II | July 26, 1986 | ||
Spot Marks the X | October 18, 1986 | ||
Down the Long Hills | November 15, 1986 | ||
| 1987 | Strange Companions | February 28, 1987 | |
Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables | May 19, 1987 | ||
Not Quite Human | June 19, 1987 | ||
The Christmas Visitor | December 5, 1987 | ||
| 1988 | Rock N Roll Mom | February 7, 1988 | |
Save the Dog | March 19, 1988 | ||
Night Train to Kathmandu | June 5, 1988 | ||
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | August 6, 1988 | ||
A Friendship in Vienna | August 27, 1988 | ||
Good Old Boy | November 11, 1988 | ||
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | December 3, 1988 | ||
| 1989 | Parent Trap III | April 9, 1989 | |
Not Quite Human II | September 23, 1989 | ||
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | November 19, 1989 | ||
| 1990 | Lantern Hill | January 27, 1990 | |
Chips, the War Dog | March 24, 1990 | ||
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | May 19, 1990 | ||
Back Home | June 7, 1990 | ||
The Little Kidnappers | August 17, 1990 | ||
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn | October 21, 1990 | ||
| 1991 | Bejewelled | January 20, 1991 | |
Perfect Harmony | March 31, 1991 | ||
Mark Twain and Me | November 22, 1991 | ||
| 1992 | Still Not Quite Human | May 31, 1992 | |
| 1993 | The Ernest Green Story | January 17, 1993 | |
Spies | March 7, 1993 | [5] | |
Heidi | July 18, 1993 | ||
Airborne | September 17, 1993 | ||
| 1994 | On Promised Land | April 17, 1994 | |
The Whipping Boy | July 31, 1994 | ||
| 1995 | The Old Curiosity Shop | March 19, 1995 | |
Escape to Witch Mountain | April 29, 1995 | ||
The Four Diamonds | August 12, 1995 | ||
| 1996 | The Little Riders | March 24, 1996 | |
Nightjohn | June 1, 1996 | ||
Susie Q | mid-1996 | [6] | |
Wish Upon A Star | November 12, 1996 | [1] | |
| 1997 | The Paper Brigade | February 25, 1997 | [1] |
Northern Lights | August 23, 1997 | [Note 1] |
- Notes
^ While some sources identify the 1997 film Northern Lights as the first Disney Channel Original Movie,[7][8] it was not included in Disney Channel's 100 Original Movies celebration that aired in May–June 2016,[3] and Disney Channel considers 1997's Under Wraps to be the first official Disney Channel Original Movie.[9][10]
Disney Channel Original Movies
| Year | Film | Premiere date | Ratings (millions) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Under Wraps | October 25, 1997 | N/A | [11] |
| 1998 | You Lucky Dog | June 27, 1998 | N/A | |
Brink! | August 29, 1998 | N/A | ||
Halloweentown | October 17, 1998 | 3.4 | [11][12] | |
| 1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | January 23, 1999 | N/A | [11] |
Can of Worms | April 10, 1999 | N/A | ||
The Thirteenth Year | May 15, 1999 | N/A | ||
Smart House | June 26, 1999 | N/A | ||
Johnny Tsunami | July 24, 1999 | N/A | ||
Genius | August 21, 1999 | N/A | ||
Don't Look Under the Bed | October 9, 1999 | N/A | ||
Horse Sense | November 20, 1999 | N/A | ||
| 2000 | Up, Up, and Away | January 22, 2000 | N/A | |
The Color of Friendship | February 5, 2000 | N/A | ||
Alley Cats Strike | March 18, 2000 | N/A | ||
Rip Girls | April 22, 2000 | N/A | ||
Miracle in Lane 2 | May 13, 2000 | N/A | ||
Stepsister from Planet Weird | June 17, 2000 | N/A | ||
Ready to Run | July 14, 2000 | N/A | ||
Quints | August 18, 2000 | N/A | ||
The Other Me | September 8, 2000 | N/A | ||
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire | October 13, 2000 | N/A | ||
Phantom of the Megaplex | November 10, 2000 | N/A | ||
The Ultimate Christmas Present | December 1, 2000 | N/A | ||
| 2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | January 12, 2001 | N/A | |
Motocrossed | February 16, 2001 | N/A | ||
The Luck of the Irish | March 9, 2001 | N/A | ||
Hounded | April 13, 2001 | N/A | ||
Jett Jackson: The Movie | June 8, 2001 | N/A | ||
The Jennie Project | July 13, 2001 | N/A | ||
Jumping Ship | August 17, 2001 | N/A | ||
The Poof Point | September 14, 2001 | N/A | ||
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | October 12, 2001 | 6.1 | [12] | |
'Twas the Night | December 7, 2001 | N/A | ||
| 2002 | Double Teamed | January 18, 2002 | N/A | |
Cadet Kelly | March 8, 2002 | 7.8 | [13] | |
Tru Confessions | April 5, 2002 | N/A | ||
Get a Clue | June 28, 2002 | N/A | ||
Gotta Kick It Up! | July 26, 2002 | N/A | ||
A Ring of Endless Light | August 23, 2002 | N/A | ||
The Scream Team | October 4, 2002 | N/A | ||
| 2003 | You Wish! | January 10, 2003 | N/A | |
Right on Track | March 21, 2003 | N/A | ||
The Even Stevens Movie | June 13, 2003 | 5.1 | [14] | |
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off | July 18, 2003 | N/A | ||
The Cheetah Girls | August 15, 2003 | 6.5 | [15][16] | |
Full-Court Miracle | November 23, 2003 | N/A | ||
| 2004 | Pixel Perfect | January 16, 2004 | N/A | |
Going to the Mat | March 19, 2004 | N/A | ||
Zenon: Z3 | June 11, 2004 | N/A | ||
Stuck in the Suburbs | July 16, 2004 | 3.7 | [17] | |
Tiger Cruise | August 6, 2004 | N/A | ||
Halloweentown High | October 8, 2004 | 6.1 | [12][18][19] | |
| 2005 | Now You See It... | January 14, 2005 | N/A | |
Buffalo Dreams | March 11, 2005 | N/A | ||
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | April 8, 2005 | N/A | [11] | |
Go Figure | June 10, 2005 | N/A | ||
Life Is Ruff | July 15, 2005 | N/A | ||
The Proud Family Movie | August 19, 2005 | N/A | ||
Twitches | October 14, 2005 | 7.0 | [20] | |
| 2006 | High School Musical | January 20, 2006 | 7.7 | [21][22] |
Cow Belles | March 24, 2006 | 5.8 | [23] | |
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | June 16, 2006 | 5.7 | [23] | |
Read It and Weep | July 21, 2006 | 6.5 | [23] | |
The Cheetah Girls 2 | August 25, 2006 | 7.8 | [24][15][16] | |
Return to Halloweentown | October 20, 2006 | 7.5 | [12][25] | |
| 2007 | Jump In! | January 12, 2007 | 8.2 | [23][26][27] |
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | June 8, 2007 | N/A | ||
High School Musical 2 | August 17, 2007 | 17.2 | [28][29] | |
Twitches Too | October 12, 2007 | 6.9 | [30] | |
| 2008 | Minutemen | January 25, 2008 | 6.5 | [31] |
Camp Rock | June 20, 2008 | 8.9 | [32][33][34][35][36] | |
The Cheetah Girls: One World | August 22, 2008 | 6.2 | [37] | |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | February 16, 2009 | 4.6 | [38] |
Hatching Pete | April 24, 2009 | 4.1 | [39] | |
Princess Protection Program | June 26, 2009 | 8.5 | [40] | |
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | August 28, 2009 | 11.4 | [41][42] | |
| 2010 | Starstruck | February 14, 2010 | 6.0 | [43] |
Den Brother | August 13, 2010 | 3.7 | [44] | |
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | September 3, 2010 | 7.9 | [45] | |
Avalon High | November 12, 2010 | 3.8 | [46] | |
| 2011 | The Suite Life Movie | March 25, 2011 | 5.2 | [47][48] |
Lemonade Mouth | April 15, 2011 | 5.7 | [49][50] | |
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure[Note 1] | May 22, 2011 | 4.9 | [53][54] | |
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | August 5, 2011 | 7.6 | [55] | |
Geek Charming | November 11, 2011 | 4.9 | [56] | |
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | December 2, 2011 | 6.9 | [57] | |
| 2012 | Frenemies | January 13, 2012 | 4.2 | [58] |
Radio Rebel | February 17, 2012 | 4.3 | [59] | |
Let It Shine | June 15, 2012 | 5.7 | [60][61] | |
Girl vs. Monster | October 12, 2012 | 4.9 | [62][63] | |
| 2013 | Teen Beach Movie | July 19, 2013 | 8.4 | [64][65] |
| 2014 | Cloud 9 | January 17, 2014 | 5.0 | [66][67] |
Zapped | June 27, 2014 | 5.7 | [68] | |
How to Build a Better Boy | August 15, 2014 | 4.6 | [69] | |
| 2015 | Bad Hair Day | February 13, 2015 | 4.0 | [70][71] |
Teen Beach 2 | June 26, 2015 | 5.8 | [72] | |
Descendants | July 31, 2015 | 6.6 | [73] | |
Invisible Sister | October 9, 2015 | 4.0 | [74] | |
| 2016 | Adventures in Babysitting | June 24, 2016 | 3.4 | [75] |
The Swap | October 7, 2016 | 2.6 | [76] | |
| 2017 | Tangled: Before Ever After[Note 2] | March 10, 2017 | 2.9 | [78] |
Descendants 2 | July 21, 2017 | 5.3 | [79] | |
| 2018 | Zombies | February 16, 2018 | 2.6 | [80][81] |
Freaky Friday | August 10, 2018 | 1.6 | [82] | |
| 2019 | Kim Possible | February 15, 2019 | 1.2 | [83][84][85][86] |
- Notes
^ Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure was released on home video on April 19, 2011,[51] but it aired on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011 as a Disney-branded "Disney Channel Original Movie".[8][52]
^ While Tangled: Before Ever After effectively serves as the one-hour pilot to Tangled: The Series, it was advertised as a "Disney Channel Original Movie" by the Disney Channel.[77]
Upcoming Disney Channel Original Movies
| Year | Film | Projected premiere |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Descendants 3[87] | Summer 2019[87] |
| TBA | Zombies sequel | TBA[88] |
Notable non-Disney Channel Original Movie films
The following films were not originally premiered under the "Disney Channel Original Movie" label, though they were sometimes later promoted as such:
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (March 26, 2010)
16 Wishes (June 25, 2010)
Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres
Top 10
| No. | Movie | Ratings (millions) | Year | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7000100000000000000♠1 | High School Musical 2 | 17.2 | 2007 | [28][29] |
7000200000000000000♠2 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | 11.4 | 2009 | [41][42] |
7000300000000000000♠3 | Camp Rock | 8.9 | 2008 | [32][33][34] |
7000400000000000000♠4 | Princess Protection Program | 8.5 | 2009 | [40] |
7000500000000000000♠5 | Teen Beach Movie | 8.4 | 2013 | [64][65] |
7000600000000000000♠6 | Jump In! | 8.2 | 2007 | [23][26] |
7000700000000000000♠7 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | 7.9 | 2010 | [45] |
7000800000000000000♠8 | Cadet Kelly | 7.8 | 2002 | [13] |
The Cheetah Girls 2 | 7.8 | 2006 | [15][16][24] | |
7000900000000000000♠9 | High School Musical | 7.7 | 2006 | [21][22] |
7001100000000000000♠10 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | 7.6 | 2011 | [55] |
While Descendants 2, which aired in July 2017, only drew 5.3 million viewers on the Disney Channel, it was simultaneously aired on the ABC broadcast network (where it drew an average of 2.4 million viewers) and four other cable channels (Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies) as well, and drew a combined viewership of 8.9 million across all six television networks.[79]
Within a calendar year
| Year | Movie | Ratings (millions) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | 6.1 | [12] |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | 7.8 | [13] |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls | 6.5 | [15][16] |
| 2004 | Halloweentown High | 6.1 | [18][19] |
| 2005 | Twitches | 7.0 | [20] |
| 2006 | The Cheetah Girls 2 | 7.8 | [15][16][24] |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | 17.2 | [28][29][35][89][90][91] |
| 2008 | Camp Rock | 8.9 | [32][33][34][35][36] |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | 11.4 | [41][42] |
| 2010 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | 7.9 | [45][92][93][94][95][96] |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | 7.6 | [55] |
| 2012 | Let It Shine | 5.7 | [60][61] |
| 2013 | Teen Beach Movie | 8.4 | [64] |
| 2014 | Zapped | 5.7 | [68] |
| 2015 | Descendants | 6.6 | [73] |
| 2016 | Adventures in Babysitting | 3.4 | [75] |
| 2017 | Descendants 2 | 5.3 | [79] |
| 2018 | Zombies | 2.6 | [80] |
| 2019 | Kim Possible | 1.2 | [86] |
See also
- Disney Channel
- List of Disney novelizations
- List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel
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^ Moore, Caitlin (May 27, 2016). "Disney Channel made the same 'original' movie 100 times. That's why we love them". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-14.Since debuting with the Diane Keaton-starring "Northern Lights" on Aug. 23, 1997, this series of made-for-TV films has been usually digestible, often cheesy, sometimes awful, and always a delightful way to escape reality for a little bit.
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External links
- DCOM Official Website
- UltimateDisney.com - Full List of Disney Channel Original Movies and DVD Statuses
- High School Musical Article
- Selected production companies that produce multiple DCOMs
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