Tarzan Movies in Order: Live Action Films
The first major live action Tarzan film is Tarzan the Ape Man, released in 1932 by MGM, starring Johnny Weissmuller. The most recent live action Tarzan film is Tarzan and Jane, a 2024 animated adventure produced by Warner Bros. Animation, which serves as a follow up to the 1999 Disney classic. The 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, directed by Hugh Hudson and distributed by Warner Bros., was a notable prestige adaptation that received two Academy Award nominations and grossed over 43 million dollars worldwide. The 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan, directed by David Yates and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, earned approximately 356 million dollars globally, according to box office tracking sources such as Forbes, and starred Alexander Skarsgård as Tarzan and Margot Robbie as Jane Porter. Forbes coverage of the 2024 Tarzan and Jane release provides current details on the latest entry in the live action Tarzan lineage.
Key Live Action Adaptations and Studios
Major studios behind Tarzan live action films include MGM, Warner Bros., and Village Roadshow Pictures. The 1999 Disney Tarzan, while technically animated, is often grouped with live action discussions because of its realistic motion capture style and remains the highest grossing Tarzan film with over 448 million dollars worldwide. The Legend of Tarzan (2016) was produced with a budget of about 180 million dollars and was distributed globally by Warner Bros. Pictures, with the film also available on HBO Max for streaming subscribers. SEC filings from Warner Bros. Discovery confirm the corporate structure behind recent Tarzan releases and related streaming distribution.
Tarzan Movies in Order: Animated Films
The most prominent animated Tarzan movie is Disney's Tarzan (1999), directed by Chris Buck and Kevin Lima, which grossed over 448 million dollars worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for You'll Be in My Heart. Tarzan II (2005) is a direct to video sequel produced by DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, expanding the origin story with a younger Tarzan and his gorilla family. Tarzan and Jane (2024) is the newest animated entry, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and released as a family adventure film that revisits the classic characters in a modern animated style. Forbes coverage of Tarzan and Jane highlights the film's place in the animated Tarzan timeline and its streaming strategy.
Animated Tarzan Timeline and Box Office
The animated Tarzan timeline begins with Disney's Tarzan (1999), followed by Tarzan II (2005), and continues with Tarzan and Jane (2024). Disney's Tarzan remains the benchmark for animated adaptations, with a production budget of 130 million dollars and