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Many television films have been produced for the U.S. cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, they were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films, and later Premears. From late 1997 onwards, such productions have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) banner.

Most hit films were subsequently released on VHS, DVD, or, more recently, Blu-ray. However, many more in the DCOM library have never been released in any home video format. Before, DCOMs would be released months on DVD after it premiered on Disney Channel, but after Princess Protection Program aired, the DCOM DVDs are released a week after it premiered 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 more than 17 million viewers. The second highest-rated premiere is held by Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, which premiered with 13.5 million viewers. Other major DCOM franchises include Camp Rock, The Cheetah Girls, Twitches, Halloweentown, and the Zenon trilogy.

Movies that are no longer broadcast on Disney Channel are marked with an *. Only movies with a confirmed air date are listed. Movies marked with ** indicate that they are not listed or advertised as Disney Channel Original Movies by Disney Channel.


Disney Channel Premiere Films

1983

  1. Tiger Town (October 9, 1983)*
  2. Just Like Mr. Sunny (December 4, 1983)*

1984

  1. Gone Are the Days (May 6, 1984)*
  2. Snow White (July 16, 1984)*
  3. Love Leads the Way (October 7, 1984)*

1985

  1. Lots of Luck (February 3, 1985)
  2. The Undergrads (May 5, 1985)
  3. The Caldercott Story (August 2, 1985)
  4. The Blue Yonder (November 17, 1985)

1986

  1. Help Wanted: Kids (February 2, 1986)
  2. Mr. Boogedy (April 20, 1986)
  3. Disney's Treasure Island (July 5, 1986)
  4. The Parent Trap II (July 26, 1986)
  5. Spot Marks the X (October 18, 1986)
  6. Down the Long Hills (November 15, 1986)
  7. Fluppy Dogs (November 27, 1986)

1987

  1. Strange Companions (February 28, 1987)
  2. Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables (May 19, 1987)
  3. Not Quite Human (June 19, 1987)
  4. The Christmas Visitor (December 5, 1987)

1988

  1. Rock N Roll Mom (February 7, 1988)
  2. Save the Dog (March 19, 1988)
  3. Night Train to Kathmandu (June 5, 1988)
  4. Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (August 6, 1988)
  5. A Friendship in Vienna (August 27, 1988)
  6. Good Old Boy (November 11, 1988)
  7. Goodbye, Miss 4th of July]] (December 3, 1988)

1989

  1. The Parent Trap III (April 1989)
  2. Not Quite Human II (September 23, 1989)
  3. The Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (November 1989)

1990

  1. Lantern Hill (January 27, 1990)
  2. Chips, the War Dog (March 24, 1990)
  3. Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (May 19, 1990)
  4. Back Home (June 7, 1990)
  5. The Little Kidnappers (August 17, 1990)
  6. Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (October 21, 1990)

1991

  1. Bejewelled (January 20, 1991)
  2. Perfect Harmony (March 31, 1991)
  3. Mark Twain and Me (November 22, 1991)

1992

  1. Still Not Quite Human (May 31, 1992)

1993

  1. The Ernest Green Story (January 17, 1993)
  2. Spies (March 7, 1993)
  3. Heidi (July 18, 1993)
  4. Hocus Pocus (July 16, 1993)
  5. Airborne (September 17, 1993)

1994

  1. On Promised Land (April 17, 1994)
  2. The Whipping Boy (July 31, 1994)

1995

  1. The Old Curiosity Shop (March 19, 1995)
  2. Escape to Witch Mountain (April 29, 1995)
  3. The Four Diamonds (August 12, 1995)

1996

  1. The Little Riders (March 24, 1996)
  2. Nightjohn (June 1, 1996)
  3. Susie Q (1996)
  4. Wish Upon A Star (1996)

1997

  1. The Paper Brigade (February 25, 1997)

Disney Channel Original Movies

1997

  1. Northern Lights (August 23, 1997)*
  2. Under Wraps (October 25, 1997)*

1998

  1. You Lucky Dog (June 27, 1998)*
  2. Brink! (August 29, 1998)
  3. Halloweentown (October 17, 1998)

1999

  1. Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (January 23, 1999)
  2. Can of Worms (April 10, 1999)*
  3. The Thirteenth Year (May 15, 1999)
  4. Smart House (June 26, 1999)
  5. Johnny Tsunami (July 24, 1999)
  6. Genius (August 21, 1999)*
  7. Don't Look Under the Bed (October 9, 1999)*
  8. Horse Sense (November 20, 1999)*

2000

  1. Up, Up, and Away (January 22, 2000)
  2. The Color of Friendship (February 5, 2000)
  3. Alley Cats Strike (March 18, 2000)*
  4. Rip Girls (April 22, 2000)*
  5. Miracle in Lane 2 (May 13, 2000)*
  6. Stepsister from Planet Weird (June 17, 2000)*
  7. Ready to Run (July 14, 2000)*
  8. Quints (August 18, 2000)
  9. The Other Me (September 8, 2000)*
  10. Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (October 13, 2000)
  11. Phantom of the Megaplex (November 10, 2000)
  12. The Ultimate Christmas Present (December 1, 2000)

2001

  1. Zenon: The Zequel (January 12, 2001)
  2. Motocrossed (February 16, 2001)
  3. The Luck of the Irish (March 9, 2001)
  4. Hounded (April 13, 2001)
  5. Jett Jackson: The Movie (June 8, 2001)*
  6. The Jennie Project (July 13, 2001)*
  7. Jumping Ship (August 17, 2001)*
  8. The Poof Point (September 14, 2001)*
  9. Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (October 12, 2001)
  10. 'Twas the Night (December 7, 2001)*

2002

  1. Double Teamed (January 18, 2002)
  2. Cadet Kelly (March 8, 2002)
  3. Tru Confessions (April 5, 2002)
  4. Get a Clue (June 28, 2002)
  5. Gotta Kick It Up! (July 26, 2002)
  6. A Ring of Endless Light (August 23, 2002)*
  7. The Scream Team (October 4, 2002)*

2003

  1. You Wish! (January 10, 2003)
  2. Right on Track (March 21, 2003)
  3. The Even Stevens Movie (June 13, 2003)
  4. Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off (July 18, 2003)
  5. The Cheetah Girls (August 15, 2003)
  6. Full-Court Miracle (November 21, 2003)
  7. Kim Possible Movie: A Sitch in Time (November 28, 2003)

2004

  1. Pixel Perfect (January 16, 2004)
  2. Going to the Mat (March 19, 2004)
  3. Zenon: Z3 (June 11, 2004)
  4. Stuck in the Suburbs (July 16, 2004)
  5. Tiger Cruise (August 6, 2004)
  6. Halloweentown High (October 8, 2004)

2005

  1. Now You See It... (January 14, 2005)
  2. Buffalo Dreams (March 11, 2005)
  3. Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (April 8, 2005)
  4. Go Figure (June 10, 2005)
  5. Life Is Ruff (July 15, 2005)
  6. The Proud Family Movie (August 12, 2005)
  7. Twitches (October 14, 2005)

2006

  1. High School Musical (January 20, 2006)
  2. Cow Belles (March 24, 2006)
  3. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (June 16, 2006)
  4. Read It and Weep (July 21, 2006)
  5. The Cheetah Girls 2 (August 25, 2006)
  6. Return to Halloweentown (October 20, 2006)

2007

  1. Jump In! (January 12, 2007)
  2. Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (June 8, 2007)
  3. High School Musical 2 (August 17, 2007)
  4. Twitches Too (October 12, 2007)

2008

  1. Minutemen (January 25, 2008)
  2. Camp Rock (June 20, 2008)
  3. The Cheetah Girls: One World (August 22, 2008)

2009

  1. Dadnapped (February 16, 2009)
  2. Hatching Pete (April 30, 2009)
  3. Princess Protection Program (June 26, 2009)
  4. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (August 28, 2009)

2010

  1. Starstruck (February 14, 2010)
  2. Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (March 26, 2010)
  3. 16 Wishes (June 25, 2010)
  4. Den Brother (August 13, 2010)
  5. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (September 3, 2010)
  6. Avalon High (November 12, 2010)

2011

  1. The Suite Life Movie (March 25, 2011)[1]
  2. Lemonade Mouth (April 15, 2011)
  3. Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (May 22, 2011)[2]
  4. Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (August 5, 2011)[3]
  5. Geek Charming (November 11, 2011)[4]
  6. Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (December 2, 2011)[5]

Other

  1. My Babysitter's a Vampire (June 10, 2011)[6]

2012

  1. Frenemies (January 13, 2012)[7]
  2. Radio Rebel (February 17, 2012)[8]
  3. Let It Shine (June 15, 2012)
  4. Girl vs. Monster (October 12, 2012)[9]

2013

  1. Teen Beach Movie (July 19, 2013)[10]

2014

  1. Cloud 9 (January 17, 2014)
  2. Zapped (June 27, 2014)
  3. How To Build a Better Boy (August 15, 2014)

2015

  1. Bad Hair Day (February 13, 2015)
  2. Teen Beach Movie 2 (June 26, 2015)[1]
  3. Descendants (July 31, 2015)
  4. Invisible Sister (October 9, 2015)

2016

  1. Adventures in Babysitting (June 24, 2016)
  2. The Swap (October 7, 2016)
  3. Off The Island (rumored)

2017

  1. Descendants 2 (Summer, 2017)

Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie premieres

  1. High School Musical 2 (17.2 million viewers)[2]
  2. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (11.4 million viewers)[3]
  3. Camp Rock (8.9 million viewers)[4]
  4. Princess Protection Program (8.5 million viewers)[5]
  5. Jump In! (8.2 million viewers)[6]
  6. The Cheetah Girls 2 (8.1 million viewers)[6]
  7. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (7.96 million viewers)[7]
  8. Cadet Kelly (7.8 million viewers)[8]
  9. Return to Halloweentown (7.8 million viewers)[6][9]
  10. High School Musical (7.7 million viewers)[6]

Within a calendar year

Year Movie Ratings
2002 Cadet Kelly 7.8 million viewers
2003 The Cheetah Girls 6.5 million viewers
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs 3.7 million viewers
2005 Twitches 7.0 million viewers[10]
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 8.1 million viewers
2007 High School Musical 2 17.2 million viewers
2008 Camp Rock 8.9 million viewers
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 11.4 million viewers
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 7.96 million viewers
2011 Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 7.6 million viewers[11]
2012 Let It Shine 5.7 million viewers
2013 Teen Beach Movie 8.4 million viewers

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Teen Beach 2' Premieres June 26th - See The New Pic Here! (Just Jared, Jr.)
  2. ↑ 'High School Musical 2' aces test - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
  3. ↑ Robert Seidman (August 29, 2009). 'Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie' Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie scores 11.4 million viewers. tvbythenumbers.com. Accessed 2010-01-09.
  4. ↑ Jonas Brothers' TV Movie Nabs 8.9 Million Viewers. (June 21, 2008) US Magazine. Accessed 2008-11-11.
  5. ↑ Bill Gorman (June 27, 2009). Princess Protection Program is TV’s No. 1 Entertainment Telecast of 2009 in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14. tVbythenumbers.com. Accessed 2010-01-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 R. Thomas Umstead (January 22, 2007). Disney Movie Skips to Another Record. Multichannel.com. Accessed 2008-10-11.
  7. ↑ Robert Seidman (September 8, 2010). Cable Top 25: Camp Rock 2, The Closer, Jersey Shore & Rizzoli & Isles Top Week’s Cable Viewing. tvbythenumbers.com. Accessed 2010-01-09.
  8. ↑ Premiere of ``Cadet Kelly Gets Atten-shun! (March 11, 2002) Business Wire. Accessed 2008-11-11.
  9. ↑ MultiChannel.com
  10. ↑ R. Thomas Umstead (October 22, 2007). Disney Scares Up Viewers. Multichannel.com. Accessed 2008-10-11.
  11. ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/06/phineas-and-ferb-across-the-2nd-dimension-averages-7-6-million-total-viewers/99798/

External links


List of Disney Channel Original Movies
1997-1999 Under Wraps • You Lucky Dog • Brink! • Halloweentown • Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century • Can of Worms • The Thirteenth Year • Smart House • Johnny Tsunami • Genius • Don't Look Under the Bed • Horse Sense
2000-2009 Up, Up, and Away • The Color of Friendship • Model Behavior • Alley Cats Strike • Rip Girls • Miracle in Lane 2 • Stepsister from Planet Weird • Ready to Run • Quints • The Other Me • Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire • Phantom of the Megaplex • The Ultimate Christmas Present • Zenon: The Zequel • Motorcrossed • The Luck of the Irish • Hounded • Jett Jackson: The Movie • The Jennie Project • Jumping Ship • The Poof Point • Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge • 'Twas the Night • Double Teamed • Cadet Kelly • Tru Confessions • Get a Clue • Gotta Kick It Up! • A Ring of Endless Light • The Scream Team • You Wish! • Right on Track • The Even Stevens Movie • Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off • The Cheetah Girls • Full-Court Miracle • Pixel Perfect • Going to the Mat • Zenon: Z3 • Stuck in the Suburbs • Tiger Cruise • Halloweentown High • Now You See It... • Buffalo Dreams • Kim Possible Movie: So The Drama • Go Figure • Life Is Ruff • The Proud Family Movie • Twitches • High School Musical • Cow Belles • Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior • Read It and Weep • The Cheetah Girls 2 • Return to Halloweentown • Jump In! • Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board • High School Musical 2 • Twitches Too • Minutemen • Camp Rock • The Cheetah Girls: One World • Dadnapped • Hatching Pete • Princess Protection Program • Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
2010-2019 Starstruck • Den Brother • Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam • Avalon High • The Suite Life Movie • Lemonade Mouth • Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension • Geek Charming • Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! • Frenemies • Radio Rebel • Let It Shine • Girl vs. Monster • Teen Beach Movie • Cloud 9 • Zapped • How to Build a Better Boy • Bad Hair Day • Teen Beach Movie 2 • Descendants • Invisible Sister • Adventures in Babysitting • The Swap • Tangled: Before Ever After • Descendants 2 • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S • Freaky Friday • Kim Possible • Descendants 3
2020‍-present Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 • Upside-Down Magic • Spin • Under Wraps (2021) • Christmas Again • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 • Under Wraps 2 • Prom Pact • The Slumber Party • The Naughty Nine
Upcoming Big City Greens: The Movie • From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Unofficial DCOMs Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars • 16 Wishes • My Babysitter's a Vampire
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