Many television films have been produced for Disney Channel, an American family-oriented basic cable channel and former premium television channel since its launch on April 18, 1983. Until October 1997, films were released under the banner name of Disney Channel Premiere Films; since then, the films are currently released under the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) banner.[1]

Most of these films were subsequently released on VHS, DVD, or, more recently, Blu-ray. However, many more entries in the Disney Channel film library were never released in any home video format. Originally, the films were released on DVD months after their Disney Channel premieres, but beginning with Princess Protection Program in 2009, DVDs for DCOMs have been released one week after their television premieres. 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 appear in widescreen DVD viewing format.

The highest-rated premiere for the banner/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 older DCOMs in a specialized marathon programming block in celebration of its 100th film, Adventures in Babysitting. Disney Channel broadcast all previous 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] and continuing throughout the following month until the June 24 premiere of the aforementioned 100th Disney Channel Original Movie.[3]

Disney Channel Premiere Films

Year Film Premiere date Ref(s)
1983 Tiger Town October 9, 1983 [4]
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 Blue Yonder November 17, 1985
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 [Note 1]
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 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 Not Quite Human II September 23, 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 [6]
Heidi July 18, 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 [7]
Wish Upon A Star November 12, 1996 [1]
1997 The Paper Brigade February 25, 1997 [1]
Northern Lights August 23, 1997 [Note 2]
Notes
  1. ^ First aired in Canada on December 4, 1983.[5]
  2. ^ While some sources identify the 1997 film Northern Lights as the first Disney Channel Original Movie,[8][9] 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.[10][11]

Disney Channel Original Movies

Year Film Premiere date Ratings
(millions) 		Ref(s)
1997 Under Wraps October 25, 1997 N/A [12]
1998 You Lucky Dog June 27, 1998 N/A
Brink! August 29, 1998 N/A
Halloweentown October 17, 1998 3.4 [12][13]
1999 Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century January 23, 1999 N/A [12]
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 3.2 [14]
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 3.7 [15]
Motocrossed February 16, 2001 3.5 [15]
The Luck of the Irish March 9, 2001 5.2 [16]
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 [13]
'Twas the Night December 7, 2001 N/A
2002 Double Teamed January 18, 2002 N/A
Cadet Kelly March 8, 2002 7.8 [17]
Tru Confessions April 5, 2002 N/A
Get a Clue June 28, 2002 3.2 [18]
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 [19]
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off July 18, 2003 3.7 [20]
The Cheetah Girls August 15, 2003 6.5 [21][22]
Full-Court Miracle November 21, 2003 N/A
2004 Pixel Perfect January 16, 2004 3.9 [23]
Going to the Mat March 19, 2004 3.9 [24]
Zenon: Z3 June 11, 2004 4.1 [25]
Stuck in the Suburbs July 16, 2004 3.7 [26]
Tiger Cruise August 6, 2004 3.8 [27][28]
Halloweentown High October 8, 2004 6.1 [13][29][30]
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 4.5 [31]
Go Figure June 10, 2005 N/A
Life Is Ruff July 15, 2005 4.3 [32]
The Proud Family Movie August 19, 2005 4.8 [33]
Twitches October 14, 2005 7.0 [34]
2006 High School Musical January 20, 2006 7.7 [35][36]
Cow Belles March 24, 2006 5.8 [37]
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior June 16, 2006 5.7 [37]
Read It and Weep July 21, 2006 5.6 [37]
The Cheetah Girls 2 August 25, 2006 7.8 [38][21][22]
Return to Halloweentown October 20, 2006 7.5 [13][39]
2007 Jump In! January 12, 2007 8.2 [37][40][41]
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board June 8, 2007 N/A
High School Musical 2 August 17, 2007 17.2 [42][43]
Twitches Too October 12, 2007 6.9 [44]
2008 Minutemen January 25, 2008 6.5 [45]
Camp Rock June 20, 2008 8.9 [46][47][48][49][50]
The Cheetah Girls: One World August 22, 2008 6.2 [51]
2009 Dadnapped February 16, 2009 4.6 [52]
Hatching Pete April 24, 2009 4.1 [53]
Princess Protection Program June 26, 2009 8.5 [54]
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie August 28, 2009 11.4 [55][56]
2010 Starstruck February 14, 2010 6.0 [57]
Den Brother August 13, 2010 3.7 [58]
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam September 3, 2010 7.9 [59]
Avalon High November 12, 2010 3.8 [60]
2011 The Suite Life Movie March 25, 2011 5.2 [61][62]
Lemonade Mouth April 15, 2011 5.7 [63][64]
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure[Note 1] May 22, 2011 4.9 [67][68]
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension August 5, 2011 7.6 [69]
Geek Charming November 11, 2011 4.9 [70]
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! December 2, 2011 6.9 [71]
2012 Frenemies January 13, 2012 4.2 [72]
Radio Rebel February 17, 2012 4.3 [73]
Let It Shine June 15, 2012 5.7 [74][75]
Girl vs. Monster October 12, 2012 4.9 [76][77]
2013 Teen Beach Movie July 19, 2013 8.4 [78][79]
2014 Cloud 9 January 17, 2014 5.0 [80][81]
Zapped June 27, 2014 5.7 [82]
How to Build a Better Boy August 15, 2014 4.6 [83]
2015 Bad Hair Day February 13, 2015 4.0 [84][85]
Teen Beach 2 June 26, 2015 5.8 [86]
Descendants July 31, 2015 6.6 [87]
Invisible Sister October 9, 2015 4.0 [88]
2016 Adventures in Babysitting June 24, 2016 3.4 [89]
The Swap October 7, 2016 2.6 [90]
2017 Tangled: Before Ever After[Note 2] March 10, 2017 2.9 [92]
Descendants 2 July 21, 2017 5.3 [93]
2018 Zombies February 16, 2018 2.6 [94][95]
Freaky Friday August 10, 2018 1.6 [96]
2019 Kim Possible February 15, 2019 1.2 [97][98]
Descendants 3 August 2, 2019 4.6 [99][100]
2020 Zombies 2 February 14, 2020 2.5 [101]
Upside-Down Magic July 31, 2020 1.3 [102][103][104]
2021 Spin August 13, 2021 0.5 [105][106]
Under Wraps October 1, 2021 0.4 [107][108][109][110]
Christmas...Again?! December 3, 2021 0.5 [111][112][109][113]
Notes
  1. ^ Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure was released on home video on April 19, 2011,[65] but it aired on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011 as a Disney-branded "Disney Channel Original Movie".[9][66]
  2. ^ 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 Disney Channel.[91]

Upcoming Disney Channel Original Movies

Year Film Projected premiere
2022 Zombies 3 2022[114][115]
TBA From the Desk of Zoe Washington TBA[116]
Big City Greens film TBA [117][118]

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:

Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres

Top 10

No. Movie Ratings
(millions) 		Year Ref(s)
1 High School Musical 2 17.2 2007 [42][43]
2 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 11.4 2009 [55][56]
3 Camp Rock 8.9 2008 [17]
Descendants 2 8.9 2017 [21][22][38]
4 Princess Protection Program 8.5 2009 [54]
5 Teen Beach Movie 8.4 2013 [78][79]
6 Jump In! 8.2 2007 [37][40]
7 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 7.9 2010 [59]
8 Cadet Kelly 7.8 2002 [17]
The Cheetah Girls 2 7.8 2006 [21][22][38]
9 High School Musical 7.7 2006 [35][36]
10 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 7.6 2011 [69]

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.[93]

Within a calendar year

Year Movie Ratings
(millions) 		Ref(s)
2001 Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge 6.1 [13]
2002 Cadet Kelly 7.8 [17]
2003 The Cheetah Girls 6.5 [21][22]
2004 Halloweentown High 6.1 [29][30]
2005 Twitches 7.0 [34]
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 7.8 [21][22][38]
2007 High School Musical 2 17.2 [42][43][49][124][125][126]
2008 Camp Rock 8.9 [46][47][48][49][50]
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 11.4 [55][56]
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 7.9 [59][127][128][129][130][131]
2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 7.6 [69]
2012 Let It Shine 5.7 [74][75]
2013 Teen Beach Movie 8.4 [78]
2014 Zapped 5.7 [82]
2015 Descendants 6.6 [87]
2016 Adventures in Babysitting 3.4 [89]
2017 Descendants 2 5.3 [93]
2018 Zombies 2.6 [94]
2019 Descendants 3 4.6 [100]
2020 Zombies 2 2.5 [101]
2021 Spin 0.5 [106]

See also

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