Disney Channel Original Movies or DCOM (formerly known as "Zoog Disney Channel Movie"[citation needed]) is any movie that is produced under the Disney Channel canon. They have been made at a rate of at least once a year since 1983. The first Disney Channel Original Movie was the movie Tiger Town.
This is a list of movies produced for the U.S. cable channel Disney Channel. Such movies are currently called Disney Original Movies, as of March 2023. They were previously known as Disney Channel Premiere Films since October 1983 and Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) from October 1997 to September 2022.
At their peak, the DCOMs were released at a rate of approximately one per month, although this trend has slowed to an average one every two months. Although in the summer, it's about three movies in three months usually for some marathon or theme they have celebrating summer. Most hit films are subsequently released on home video.
Starting April 5, 2021, Disney Channel has started doing a DCOM & Dessert event every Monday where Disney Channel stars, old and new, all watch a DCOM along with a special dessert or treat based on the movie. This event went on every Monday at 7:00 PM until May 24, 2021. The movies apart of this event included The Proud Family Movie, The Cheetah Girls, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama, Cadet Kelly, High School Musical, Smart House, and Camp Rock.
Disney Channel Premiere Films
1980s
- Tiger Town (October 9, 1983)
- Gone Are the Dayes (May 6, 1984)
- Love Leads the Way (October 7, 1984)
- Black Arrow (January 6, 1985)
- Lots of Luck (February 3, 1985)
- The Undergrads (May 5, 1985)
- The Blue Yonder (November 17, 1985)
- The Parent Trap II (July 26, 1986)
- Spot Marks the X (October 18, 1986)
- Down the Long Hills (November 15, 1986)
- Disney's Treasure Island (July 5, 1986)
- 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)
- 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: A Delta Boyhood (November 11, 1988)
- Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (December 3, 1988)
- Danny, the Champion of the World (April 29, 1989)
- Looking for Miracles (June 3, 1989)
- Great Expectations (July 9, 1989)
- Not Quite Human II (September 23, 1989)
- Spooner (December 2, 1989)
1990s
- 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)
- Bejewelled (January 20, 1991)
- Perfect Harmony (March 31, 1991)
- Mark Twain and Me (November 22, 1991)
- Still Not Quite Human (May 31, 1992)
- The Ernest Green Story (January 17, 1993)
- Spies (March 7, 1993)
- Heidi (July 18, 1993)
- Airborne (September 17, 1993)
- On Promised Land (April 17, 1994)
- The Princess and the Goblin (June 3, 1994)
- Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy (July 31, 1994)
- Tejiri was Born (October 4, 1994)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (March 19, 1995)
- Escape to Witch Mountain (April 29, 1995)
- Freaky Friday (May 6, 1995)
- Nancy was Born (June 15, 1995)
- The Four Diamonds (August 12, 1995)
- The Little Riders (March 24, 1996)
- Nightjohn (June 1, 1996)
- Wish Upon a Star (June 11, 1996)
- Susie Q (1996)
- The Paper Brigade (February 25, 1997)
- Northern Lights (August 23, 1997) (considered be some sources as the 1st Disney Channel Original Movie, but wasn’t included in Disney Channel's 100 Original Movies celebration)
Disney Channel Original Movies
1990s
- Under Wraps (October 25, 1997)
- You Lucky Dog (June 27, 1998)
- Brink! (August 29, 1998)
- Halloweentown (October 17, 1998)
- Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (January 23, 1999)
- Can of Worms (April 10, 1999)
- The Thirteenth Year (May 15, 1999)
- Smart House (June 26, 1999)
- Johnny Tsunami (July 24, 1999)
- Genius (August 21, 1999)
- Don't Look Under the Bed (October 9, 1999)
- Horse Sense (November 20, 1999)
2000s
- Up, Up, and Away (January 22, 2000)
- The Color of Friendship (February 5, 2000)
- Alley Cats Strike (March 18, 2000)
- Rip Girls (April 22, 2000)
- Miracle in Lane 2 (May 13, 2000)
- Stepsister from Planet Weird (June 17, 2000)
- Ready to Run (July 14, 2000)
- Quints (August 18, 2000)
- The Other Me (September 8, 2000)
- Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (October 13, 2000)
- Phantom of the Megaplex (November 10, 2000)
- The Ultimate Christmas Present (December 1, 2000)
- Zenon: The Zequel (January 12, 2001)
- Motocrossed (February 16, 2001)
- The Luck of the Irish (March 9, 2001)
- Hounded (April 13, 2001)
- Jett Jackson: The Movie (June 8, 2001)
- The Jennie Project (July 13, 2001)
- Jumping Ship (August 17, 2001) (sequel to Horse Sense)
- The Poof Point (September 14, 2001)
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (October 12, 2001)
- 'Twas the Night (December 7, 2001)
- Double Teamed (January 18, 2002)
- Cadet Kelly (March 8, 2002)
- Tru Confessions (April 5, 2002)
- Get a Clue (June 28, 2002)
- Gotta Kick It Up! (July 26, 2002)
- A Ring of Endless Light (August 23, 2002)
- The Scream Team (October 4, 2002)
- You Wish! (January 10, 2003)
- Right on Track (March 21, 2003)
- The Even Stevens Movie (June 13, 2003)
- Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off (July 18, 2003)
- The Cheetah Girls (August 15, 2003)
- Full-Court Miracle (November 21, 2003)
- Pixel Perfect (January 16, 2004)
- Going to the Mat (March 19, 2004)
- Zenon: Z3 (June 11, 2004)
- Stuck in the Suburbs (July 16, 2004)
- Tiger Cruise (August 6, 2004)
- Halloweentown High (October 8, 2004)
- Now You See It... (January 14, 2005)
- Buffalo Dreams (March 11, 2005)
- Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (April 8, 2005)
- Go Figure (June 10, 2005) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- Life Is Ruff (July 15, 2005) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- The Proud Family Movie (August 19, 2005) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- Twitches (October 14, 2005)
- High School Musical (January 20, 2006)
- Cow Belles (March 24, 2006)
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (June 16, 2006) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- Read It and Weep (July 21, 2006) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- The Cheetah Girls 2 (August 25, 2006) (part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer)
- Return to Halloweentown (October 20, 2006)
- Jump In! (January 12, 2007)
- Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (June 8, 2007)
- High School Musical 2 (August 17, 2007)
- Twitches Too (October 12, 2007)
- Minutemen (January 25, 2008)
- Camp Rock (June 20, 2008)
- The Cheetah Girls: One World (August 22, 2008)
- Dadnapped (February 16, 2009)
- Hatching Pete (April 24, 2009)
- Princess Protection Program (June 26, 2009)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (August 28, 2009)
2010s
- Starstruck (February 14, 2010)
- Den Brother (August 13, 2010)
- Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (September 3, 2010)
- Avalon High (November 12, 2010)
- The Suite Life Movie (March 25, 2011)
- Lemonade Mouth (April 15, 2011)
- Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (May 22, 2011)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (August 5, 2011)
- Geek Charming (November 11, 2011)
- Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (December 2, 2011)
- Frenemies (January 13, 2012)
- Radio Rebel (February 17, 2012)
- Let It Shine (June 15, 2012)
- Girl vs. Monster (October 12, 2012)
- Teen Beach Movie (July 19, 2013)
- Cloud 9 (January 17, 2014)
- Zapped (June 27, 2014)
- How to Build a Better Boy (August 15, 2014)
- Bad Hair Day (February 13, 2015)
- Teen Beach 2 (June 26, 2015)
- Descendants (July 31, 2015)
- Invisible Sister (October 9, 2015)
- Adventures in Babysitting (June 24, 2016)
- The Swap (October 7, 2016)
- Tangled: Before Ever After (March 10, 2017)
- Descendants 2 (July 21, 2017)
- Zombies (February 16, 2018)
- Freaky Friday (August 10, 2018)
- Kim Possible (February 15, 2019)
- Descendants 3 (August 2, 2019)
2020s
- Zombies 2 (February 14, 2020)
- Upside-Down Magic (July 31, 2020)
- Spin (August 13, 2021)
- Under Wraps (October 1, 2021)
- Christmas...Again?! (December 3, 2021)
- Zombies 3 (August 12, 2022)
- Under Wraps 2 (September 25, 2022)
Disney Original Movies
2020s
- Prom Pact (March 30, 2023)
- The Slumber Party (July 27, 2023)
- The Naughty Nine (November 22, 2023)
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (June 6, 2024)
- Descendants: The Rise of Red (August 9, 2024)
Upcoming Movies
Unofficial DCOMs (Disney Channel Presentation)
These movies premiered on Disney Channel during the DCOM era, but do not hold the official DCOM tag. They are often confused as official DCOMs.
2000s
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie (May 2, 2003)
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (November 28, 2003)
- Leroy & Stitch (June 23, 2006)
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year (October 24, 2008)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (April 10, 2009)
2010s
- Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (March 26, 2010)
- 16 Wishes (June 25, 2010)
- Shake It Up: Made in Japan (August 17, 2012)
- The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (March 15, 2013)
- Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (October 3, 2014)
- The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (November 22, 2015)
- Stuck in the Waterpark - The Movie (February 3, 2017)
- Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns (November 20, 2017)
- Stuck at Christmas - The Movie (December 8, 2017)
- Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (September 30, 2018)
- Back of the Net (June 15, 2019)
2020s
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (August 28, 2020)
- Sneakerella (May 13, 2022)
- The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay (June 11, 2022)
Highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie premieres
2002-present
- High School Musical 2 (17.2 million viewers)[1]
- Descendants 2 (13 million viewers across 5 networks)
- Teen Beach 2 (13.5 million viewers)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (11.4 million viewers)
- Descendants (10.5 million viewers)
- Camp Rock (8.9 million viewers)[2]
- Descendants 2 (8.9 million viewers)
- Descendants 3 (8.5 million viewers)
- Princess Protection Program (8.5 million viewers)
- Teen Beach Movie (8.4 million viewers)
- Jump In! (8.2 million viewers)[3]
- The Cheetah Girls 2 (8.1 million viewers)[3]
- Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (7.9 million viewers)
- Cadet Kelly (7.8 million viewers)[4]
- Return to Halloweentown (7.8 million viewers)[3]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 'High School Musical 2' aces test - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
- ↑ Jonas Brothers' TV Movie Nabs 8.9 Million Viewers. (June 21, 2008) US Magazine. Accessed 2008-11-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 R. Thomas Umstead (January 22, 2007). Disney Movie Skips to Another Record. Multichannel.com. Accessed 2008-10-11.
- ↑ Premiere of ``Cadet Kelly Gets Atten-shun! (March 11, 2002) Business Wire. Accessed 2008-11-11.
External links
- Disney Channel Original Movies on Wikipedia
- UltimateDisney.com - Full List of Disney Channel Original Movies and DVD Statuses
- DCOM Official Website