Paramount Animation is an animation film division of Paramount Pictures. It was a joint venture between Paramount & Nickelodeon Movies.
History[]
In July 2011, in the wake of critical and box office success of the animated feature, Rango, and the departure of DreamWorks Animation upon completion of their distribution contract in 2012, Paramount announced the formation of a new division, devoted to the creation of animated productions.[1] It marks Paramount's return to having its own animated division for the first time since 1967, when Paramount Cartoon Studios shut down (it was formerly Famous Studios until 1956).
In October 2011, Paramount named a former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, David Stainton, president of Paramount Animation.[2] In February 2012, Stainton resigned for personal reasons, with Paramount Film Group's president, Adam Goodman, stepping in to directly oversee the studio.[3] It was also announced that SpongeBob SquarePants 2 (a sequel to 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), based upon the popular Nickelodeon TV show, SpongeBob SquarePants, will be the studio's first movie and will be released on February 13, 2015.[4]
In August 2012, in the same month that DreamWorks Animation confirmed that it will be working with 20th Century Fox as distributor beginning in 2013,[5] Variety reported that Paramount Animation was in the process of starting development of several animated movies with budgets of around USD 100 million. According to Variety, the intellectual property for these films is to be supplied by Nickelodeon among others and is to include Dora the Explorer, The Legend of Korra and Monkey Quest.[6]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Released films
| Title | Release date | Ref(s) | Budget | Worldwide gross | RT score | MC score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | February 13, 2015 | [4][7] | $74 million | $325.1 million | 81% | 62 |
| The Little Prince | July 29, 2015 (France) August 5, 2016 (Netflix US/UK/Aus) |
$77.5 million | $97.5 million | 93% | 70 | |
| Anomalisa | December 30, 2015 | $8 million | $5.7 million | 92% | 88 | |
| Monster Trucks | January 13, 2017 | [8][7] | $125 million | $64.4 million | 32% | 41 |
| Sherlock Gnomes | March 23, 2018 | $59 million | $90.3 million | 27% | 36 | |
| Wonder Park | March 15, 2019 | $80-110 million | $119.6 million | 34% | 45 | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | August 14, 2020 (Canada) November 5, 2020 (Netflix - overseas) March 4, 2021 (US) |
$60 million | $4.8 million | 67% | 65% | |
| Rumble | December 15, 2021 | TBA | N/A | 43% | 48 |
Upcoming films
| Title | Release date | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Under the Boardwalk | TBA 2022 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | August 4, 2023 | |
| Untitled Spongebob Squarepants spin-off film | TBA 2023 | |
| The Tiger's Apprentice | January 19, 2024 | |
| Untitled Transformers animated film | July 19, 2024 | |
| Untitled Smurfs musical animated film | February 14, 2025 | |
| Untitled fourth Spongebob Squarepants film | May 23, 2025 | |
| Untitled Avatar: The Last Airbender film | October 10, 2025 |
Films in development
| Title | Ref(s) |
|---|---|
| The New Kid | [9] |
| Shedd | [10] |
Related productions
| Title | Release date | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | November 19, 2004 | |
| Rango | March 4, 2011 | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | February 14, 2020 | |
| PAW Patrol: The Movie | August 20, 2021 | |
| The Loud House Movie | August 20, 2021 | |
| My Little Pony: A New Generation | September 24, 2021 | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | April 8, 2022 | |
| Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | July 15, 2022 | |
| Luck | August 5, 2022 | |
| PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | October 13, 2023 | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | December 20, 2024 |
References[]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDeadline - ↑ L. Weinstein, Joshua. "Paramount Names David Stainton Animation President", October 10, 2011. Retrieved on October 10, 2011.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Paramount President Of Animation David Stainton Resigns", February 22, 2012. Retrieved on February 22, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Szalai, Georg. "Paramount to Release 'SpongeBob' Movie in Late 2014", February 28, 2012. Retrieved on May 5, 2012.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki. "EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation To Fox For New 5-Year Distribution Deal; Paying Fees Of 8% Theatrical And 6% Digital", August 20, 2012. Retrieved on August 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Paramount ramping up animation slate", 17 August 2012. Retrieved on 17 August 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "[http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/monster-trucks-spongebob-squarepants-release-dates-paramount/ TOLDJA! Paramount Sets Date For 'Monster Trucks' & 'SpongeBob' Movies]", August 1, 2013. Retrieved on August 2, 2013.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki. "Paramount Animation Plans ‘Monster Trucks’ Live Action-Toon Franchise: In Final Talks With Blue Sky’s Chris Wedge To Direct", July 31, 2013. Retrieved on August 1, 2013.
- ↑ Kit, Borys. "Paramount Plots Next Animated Pic with Alien Comic Adaptation 'New Kid' (Exclusive)", June 6, 2011. Retrieved on May 8, 2012.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "Paramount Animation Taps ‘Paperman’s’ John Kahrs to Direct ‘Shedd’ (EXCLUSIVE)", January 22, 2014. Retrieved on January 22, 2014.
See also[]
- Paramount Pictures
- Rango (2011 film)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Nickelodeon Movies
External links[]
- Paramount Animation on IMDbScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".
- Paramount Pictures Feature Films at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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