Editing Don Bluth (section)

=== 1986–1995: Affiliation with Steven Spielberg ===
Teaming up with producer [[Steven Spielberg]], Bluth's next project was ''[[An American Tail]]'', which at the time of its release became the highest grossing non-Disney animated film of all time, grossing $45 million in the United States and over $84 million worldwide.<ref name="americantail">{{cite web|last=Cawley|first=John|title=An American Tail|url=http://www.cataroo.com/DBtail.html|work=The Animated Films of Don Bluth|publisher=Cataroo.com|access-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> The second Spielberg-Bluth collaboration ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' did even better in theaters, and both found a successful life on home video.<ref name="americantail" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Cawley|first=John|title=The Land Before Time|url=http://www.cataroo.com/DBland.html|work=The Animated Films of Don Bluth|publisher=Cataroo.com|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> The main character in ''An American Tail'' (Fievel Mouskewitz) became the mascot for [[Amblimation]] while ''The Land Before Time'' was followed by thirteen direct-to-video sequels and the animated series (none of which had any involvement from Bluth or Spielberg). Bluth ended his working relationship with Spielberg before his next film, ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' and was not involved with ''[[An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'', the first film produced by Spielberg's new [[Amblimation]] studio. Although ''All Dogs Go To Heaven'' only had moderate theatrical success, it was highly successful in its release to home video.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cawley|first=John|title=All Dogs Go To Heaven|url=http://www.cataroo.com/DBdogs.html|work=The Animated Films of Don Bluth|publisher=Cataroo.com|access-date=July 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103084802/http://www.cataroo.com/DBdogs.html|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also directed films, such as ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'', ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'', ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'', and ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'', which were all critical and box office failures; however, ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' would find greater success on home video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sell-Through Soaring |first=Marc |last=Berman |url=https://variety.com/1992/digital/features/sell-through-soaring-100742/ |date=November 1, 1992 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421035629/https://variety.com/1992/digital/features/sell-through-soaring-100742/ |archive-date=2021-04-21 |access-date=2024-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/90s-animated-films-loved-forgotten/|title=25 Animated Films '90s Kids Loved (But Totally Forgot About)|first1=Evan|last1=Hopkins|first2=Fawzia|last2=Khan|first3=Jordan|last3=Iacobucci|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|date=May 6, 2024|accessdate=May 17, 2024}}</ref>