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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.

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 11.4 million viewers. Other major DCOM franchises include The Cheetah Girls, Twitches, Halloweentown, and the Zenon trilogy.

Movies that are rarely seen on Disney Channel are marked with an *. Only movies with a confirmed air date are listed.

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)

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)

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 (2010)

2011

 * 1) Untitled Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Sequel (February 2011)
 * 2) High School Musical: East Meets West (2011)
 * 3) Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension (2011)
 * 4) High Stakes (Summer 2011)
 * 5) Good Luck Charlie: The Movie

Dates to be announced

 * 1) Wendy Wu: Golden Soul (2011/2012)
 * 2) Camp Rock 3: We Are Famous (2013)
 * 3) Twitches 3 (2014)
 * 4) Zenon 4 (TBA)

DCOM from around the world

 * 1) High School Musical: El Desafio (July 17, 2008)
 * 2) High School Musical: El Desafio (Mexico) (September 4, 2008)
 * 3) High School Musical: O Desafio (February 5, 2010)
 * 4) High School Musical: 歌舞青春 (China) (July 2010)

Non-Disney Channel Original Movies

 * 1) Bob the Butler (August 28, 2005)
 * 2) Leroy & Stitch (June 23, 2006)
 * 3) That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana (July 28, 2006)
 * 4) The Suite Life Goes Hollywood (April 10, 2007)
 * 5) Kim Possible: Graduation (September 1, 2007)
 * 6) Wizards on Deck With Hannah Montana (July 17, 2009)

Disney Channel Theatrical Movies

 * 1) Recess: School's Out (February 16, 2001)
 * 2) Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (November 6, 2001)
 * 3) The Lizzie McGuire Movie (May 2, 2003)
 * 4) Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (December 9, 2003)
 * 5) Recess: All Growed Down (December 9, 2003)
 * 6) Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (February 1, 2008)
 * 7) Band in a Bus (July 1, 2008)
 * 8) High School Musical 3: Senior Year (October 24, 2008)
 * 9) Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (February 27, 2009)
 * 10) Hannah Montana: The Movie (April 10, 2009)

Highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie premieres

 * 1) High School Musical 2 (17.2 million viewers)
 * 2) Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (11.4 million viewers)
 * 3) Camp Rock (8.9 million viewers)
 * 4) Princess Protection Program (8.5 million viewers)
 * 5) Jump In! (8.2 million viewers)
 * 6) The Cheetah Girls 2 (8.1 million viewers)
 * 7) Cadet Kelly (7.8 million viewers)
 * 8) Return to Halloweentown (7.8 million viewers)
 * 9) High School Musical (7.7 million viewers)
 * 10) Twitches (7.0 million viewers)