Ratings Raw Data (1992-2012)

Besides ParaNorman, there have been only two American animated theatrical releases in the past two decades that overtly dealt with any LGBTQ characters or themes. In South Parks: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the characters Satan and Saddam Hussein are gay lovers; and in Aqua Teen Hunger Force (colon) Movie Film for Theaters, the character Frylock declares himself a transsexual lesbian trapped in a man's body, and the end credit scene shows Frylock as a woman. These were also the only two R-rated films released during this time.

In the last twenty years, 95% of the American animated films released were rated G or PG.

Although animation primarily targets the family audience, if we look at the data by decade we can see a gentle but persistent slide in what is considered an appropriate and marketable rating.  From 1992-2001 74% of the films were G rated and 20% were PG. But from 2002-2012 only 27% of the movies were G rated while 68% were PG. Additionally, from 2002-2012 the number of animated films released doubled from 55 to 110.

- ParaNorman's Mitch: First Family-Friendly Gay Animated Character

MPAA and Animation Study:

	G	PG	PG-13	R
1992
4/3/92	ROCK-A-DOODLE
4/10/92	FERNGULLY
7/24/92	LITTLE NEMO
7/31/92			BEBE'S KIDS
11/11/92	ALADDIN
1993
5/28/93	HAPPILY EVER AFTER
5/28/93	TOM & JERRY
6/18/93	ONCE UPON A FOREST
10/13/93		NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
11/24/93	WE'RE BACK! A DINOSAURS STORY
12/25/93		BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM
1994
3/30/94	THUMBELINA
6/15/94	THE LION KING
10/7/94	A TROLL IN CENTRAL PARK
11/18/94	THE SWAN PRINCESS
11/24/94	THE PAGEMASTER
1995
4/7/95	A GOOFY MOVIE
4/12/95	THE PEBBLE AND THE PENGUIN
6/23/95	POCAHONTAS
8/25/95	ARABIAN KNIGHT
11/22/95	TOY STORY
12/22/95	BALTO
1996
4/12/96	JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
3/29/96	ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2
6/21/96	HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
12/20/96			BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA
1997
3/26/97	CATS DON'T DANCE
6/27/97	HERCULES
11/21/97	ANASTASIA
1998
5/26/98	QUEST FOR CAMELOT
6/25/98	MULAN
10/2/98		ANTZ
11/20/98	A BUGS LIFE
11/25/98	THE RUGRATS MOVIE
12/18/98		THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
1999
3/19/99	THE KING AND I
3/26/99	DOUG'S 1st MOVIE
6/18/99	TARZAN
6/30/99				SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
8/6/99	IRON GIANT
11/24/99	TOY STORY 2
12/31/99	FANTASIA 2000
2000
2/11/00	THE TIGGER MOVIE
3/31/00		THE ROAD TO EL DORADO
5/19/00		DINOSAUR
6/16/00		TITAN A.E
6/21/00	CHICKEN RUN
11/17/00	RUGRATS IN PARIS: THE MOVIE
12/15/00	THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE
2001
2/16/01	RECESS: SCHOOLS'S OUT
5/16/01		SHREK
6/8/01		ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE
7/11/01		FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
8/10/01		OSMOSIS JONES
11/2/01	MONSTERS INC
2002
2/15/02	RETURN TO NEVERLAND
3/15/02		ICE AGE
5/24/02	SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMMARON
6/21/02		LILO & STITCH
6/28/02		HEY ARNOLD: THE MOVIE
7/3/02		THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
10/4/02	JONAH: A VEGGIE TALES MOVIE
11/27/02			EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS
11/27/02		TREASURE PLANET
12/20/02		THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE
2003
2/14/03	THE JUNGLE BOOK 2
3/21/03	PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE
5/30/03	FINDING NEMO
6/13/03		RUGRATS GO WILD
7/2/03		SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS
10/24/03	BROTHER BEAR
2004
1/16/04		TEACHER'S PET
2/20/04	CLIFFORD'S REALLY BIG MOVIE
4/2/04		HOME ON THE RANGE
5/19/04		SHREK 2
10/1/04		SHARK TALE
11/5/04		THE INCREDIBLES
11/10/04		THE POLAR EXPRESS
11/19/04		THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE
2005
2/11/05	POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE
3/11/05		ROBOTS
5/27/05		MADAGASCAR
8/19/05	VALIANT
9/23/05		CORPSE BRIDE
10/5/05	WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
11/4/05	CHICKEN LITTLE
12/16/05		HOODWINKED
2006
2/10/06	CURIOUS GEORGE
3/31/06		ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN
4/14/06	THE WILD
5/19/06		OVER THE HEDGE
6/9/06	CARS
7/21/06		MONSTER HOUSE
7/28/06		THE ANT BULLY
8/4/06		BARNYARD
9/15/06	EVERYONE'S HERO
9/29/06		OPEN SEASON
11/03/06		FLUSHED AWAY
11/17/06		HAPPY FEET
12/15/06	ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES
2007
1/05/07		HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER
3/23/07		TMNT
3/30/07	MEET THE ROBINSONS
4/13/07				AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE (COLON) MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS
5/18/07		SHREK THE THIRD
6/8/07		SURF'S UP
6/29/07	RATATOUILLE
7/27/07			THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
10/19/07		THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
11/2/07		BEE MOVIE
11/16/07			BEOWULF
2008
01/11/08	THE PIRATES THAT DON'T DO ANYTHING
03/14/08	HORTON HEARS A WHO
05/23/08		KUNG FU PANDA
06/27/08	WALL-E
07/18/08	SPACE CHIMPS
8/15/08	FLY ME TO THE MOON
08/15/08		STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
09/19/08		IGOR
11/7/08		MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA
11/21/08		BOLT
12/12/08		DELGO
12/19/08	THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
2009
2/6/09		CORALINE
3/27/09		MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
5/1/09		BATTLE FOR TERRA
5/29/09		UP
7/1/09		ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
9/9/09			9
9/18/09		CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
10/23/09		ASTRO BOY
11/6/09		DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/13/09		FANTASTIC MR. FOX
11/20/09		PLANET 51
11/26/09	THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
2010
3/26/10		HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
5/31/10		SHREK FOREVER AFTER
6/18/10	TOY STORY 3
7/09/10		DESPICABLE ME
9/17/10		ALPHA AND OMEGA
9/24/10		LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS
11/05/10		MEGAMIND
12/10/10		TANGLED
2011
2/11/11	GNOMEO AND JULIET
3/4/11		RANGO
3/11/11		MARS NEEDS MOMS
4/08/11		RIO
4/29/11		HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL
5/27/11		KUNG FU PANDA: THE KABOOM OF DOOM
6/24/11	CARS 2
7/15/11	WINNIE THE POOH
10/28/11		PUSS IN BOOTS
11/18/11		HAPPY FEET 2
11/23/11		ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
12/23/11		THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
2012
3/2/12		DR. SUESS' THE LORAX
4/27/12		THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
6/8/12		MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED
6/22/12		BRAVE
7/13/12		ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT
8/17/12		PARANORMAN
9/21/12		HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
10/5/12		FRANKENWEENIE
11/2/12		WRECK-IT RALPH!
11/21/12		RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

All American (or American coproduced) animated theatrical releases that were released to at least 500 theaters and were primarily animated (there could be live action scenes, but focus was on animated characters in an animated world) from 1992-2012.

Beck, Jerry. The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago: Chicago Review, 2005. Print. WEB.

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