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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is a 2015 American 3D live-action animated science fiction fantasy adventure comedy crossover film and the second film adaptation of the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants after 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It was directed by Paul Tibbitt in his directorial debut. The film stars Antonio Banderas and features the show's regular voice cast who reprised their roles in the television series and the previous film.[7] The plot follows a pirate named Burger Beard, who steals the secret Krabby Patty formula using a magical book that makes any text written upon it come true. SpongeBob and his friends must travel to the ocean's surface to confront Burger Beard and retrieve the formula.

The film was written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who adapted it from a story conceived by Tibbit and SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg. Like the first film, the final act places the animated characters in a live-action world. These scenes were directed by Mike Mitchell and were filmed in Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. Filming began on October 9, 2013 and was completed in November that year. The film is dedicated to Ernest Borgnine, the voice of Mermaid Man, who died in 2012.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was theatrically released in the United States on February 6, 2015, by Walt Disney Pictures (under through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures), 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures (under through Sony Pictures Releasing), Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and TriStar Pictures, and received generally positive reviews. It grossed over $325 million worldwide against its $74 million budget, making it the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of 2015.[5] A third film titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is set to be released on May 22, 2020.[8]

Plot[]

A pirate named Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, where he obtains a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. The book tells the story of SpongeBob SquarePants and his adventures in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob works for Mr. Krabs at the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant, where he cooks Krabby Patties. SpongeBob has spent several years protecting the secret formula of the Krabby Patty from Plankton, the owner of the Chum Bucket eatery.

One day, Plankton attacks the Krusty Krab in an attempt to steal the formula. After a battle involving giant foods and condiments, Plankton feigns surrender and uses a decoy of himself to give Mr. Krabs a fake penny, in which the real Plankton hides to gain access to Krabs' vault. Plankton steals the formula, leaving a fake document in its place. SpongeBob catches Plankton and they fight over the formula, which disappears.

Without the secret formula, Krabby Patties cannot be made, causing customers to become ravenous. SpongeBob is the only one who believes Plankton is innocent; he creates a giant soap bubble, in which they fly away. Bikini Bottom is immediately reduced to a wasteland due to the absence of the much-relied-on Krabby Patty. After a scuffle between Burger Beard and some seagulls, a page of the book is discarded in the ocean and lands on Sandy Cheeks' tree dome, causing Sandy to think the page is a sign from the "sandwich gods". SpongeBob proposes teaming up with Plankton to find the formula but Plankton does not quite understand the concept of teamwork. They decide to travel back in time to the moment before the formula disappeared and go to the Chum Bucket to rescue Karen, whom they want to help power the time machine. SpongeBob and Plankton assemble the machine and travel far into the future, where they meet Bubbles, a magical dolphin who acts as an overseer of the galaxy, and inadvertently get him fired. SpongeBob and Plankton retrieve the formula but it is the fake one left by Plankton.

Burger Beard converts his pirate ship into a food truck and sells Krabby Patties at a beach community. Sandy suggests a making a sacrifice to appease the gods. As the town attempts to sacrifice SpongeBob, he and Mr. Krabs smell Krabby Patties. The townsfolk follow the scent, which leads to the surface. Bubbles returns, reveals he hated his job and repays SpongeBob by granting him and his friends the ability to breathe on land. Bubbles launches SpongeBob and the others to the surface.

The team, now animated in CGI, lands on a beach and finds the source of the Krabby Patty scent is Burger Beard's food truck. Burger Beard stole the formula using the book to rewrite the story; he uses it to banish the gang to Pelican Island. SpongeBob uses the page Sandy had to transform himself and the others into superheroes – The Invincibubble (SpongeBob), Mr. Superawesomeness (Patrick), Sour Note (Squidward), The Rodent (Sandy), and Sir Pinch-a-Lot (Mr. Krabs) – but they leave the page and Plankton behind. They return and find Burger Beard, who drives away with the formula, and give chase. During the ensuing battle, the team destroys the book but Burger Beard overpowers them all.

Plankton appears as a muscle-bound hero named Plank-Ton and assists them. Plankton and SpongeBob create a bubble attack to defeat Burger Beard and retrieve the Krabby Patty formula. After sending Burger Beard flying to Bikini Atoll, Plankton – having learned the value of teamwork – returns the formula to Mr. Krabs. The gang uses the final page's magic to return to Bikini Bottom. With Krabby Patties back, the city is returned to normal and Plankton resumes his role as business rival and villain.

Cast[]

  • Jim Carrey as Horton the Elephant, a big-hearted, eccentric, goofy, naive, and outgoing elephant and teacher in the Jungle of Nool who possesses acute hearing abilities and lacks tusks.
  • Antonio Banderas as Burger Beard
  • Tom Kenny as SpongeBob / Invincibubble
    • Kenny also voices Gary, SpongeBob's pet snail.
  • Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs
  • Rodger Bumpass as Squidward / Sour Note
  • Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick / Mr. Superawesomeness
  • Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy / The Rodent
  • Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo
  • Matthew Lillard and Nick Palatas as Shaggy Rogers
  • Frank Welker and Robbie Amell as Fred Jones
  • Grey DeLisle and Kate Melton as Daphne Blake
  • Mindy Cohn and Hayley Kiyoko as Velma Dinkley
  • Joseph May (US) and John Hasler (UK) as Thomas, a friendly, blue tank engine who runs his own branch line.
  • William Hope (US) and Rowan Atkinson (UK) as Edward, a blue mixed-traffic tender engine.
  • Kerry Shale (US) and Pierce Brosnan (UK) as Henry, a big green mixed-traffic tender engine.
  • Kerry Shale (US) and Neil Crone (UK) as Gordon, a big blue tender engine who pulls the mainline express and is the Flying Scotsman's brother.
  • Rob Rackstraw (UK/US) as James, a boastful red splendid mixed-traffic tender engine.
  • Christopher Ragland (US) and Nigel Pilkington (UK) as Percy, a green saddle tank engine who takes the mail and is Thomas's best friend.
  • Kevin James (US) and Rob Rackstraw (UK) as Toby, a brown tram engine who sometimes takes Henrietta.
  • Steven Kynman (UK/US) as Duck, a green pannier tank engine who holds great pride in being Great Western tank engine who runs his own branch line with Oliver.
  • Joe Mills (UK/US) as:
    • Douglas, two black Scottish twin mixed-traffic tender engines.
    • Oliver, a green Great Western tank engine who works with Duck on his branch line.
  • Jules de Jongh (US) and Kelly Macdonald (UK) as Emily, a Stirling Single tender engine who has a big heart and acts as a sisterly figure to the other engines despite being fussy and impulsive at times.
  • Teresa Gallagher (UK/US) as Annie and Clarabel, Thomas's branch line coaches.
  • Keith Wickham (UK/US) as:
    • Bertie, a small red bus who likes to race with Thomas.
    • Sir Topham Hatt, the manager of the North Western Railway and a father figure to his engines.
  • Kerry Shale (US) and Kevin Frank (UK) as Harold, a white rescue helicopter who flies around Sodor.
  • Mr. Lawrence as Plankton / Plank-Ton
  • Matt Berry as Bubbles
  • Carol Burnett as the Sour Kangaroo, an egomaniacal kangaroo who mistrusts and sees Horton's inquisitive nature as a threat to her legal authority over Nool.
  • Will Arnett as Vlad Vladikoff, unlike in the book and special where he is a “black-bottom” eagle he is a scary, savage and murderous yet goofy, eccentric and idiotic vulture with a slight Russian accent hired by the Sour Kangaroo to steal Horton's clover.
  • Seth Rogen as Morton, a mouse and Horton's best friend in the Jungle of Nool who at first does not believe his story, but still helps him.
  • Jill Talley as Karen
  • Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff
  • Lori Alan as Pearl Krabs
  • Dee Bradley Baker as Perch Perkins
  • Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates as the Popsicle twins
  • Peter Shukoff (US), Lloyd Ahlquist (US), Carlos Alazraqui (US), Eric Bauza (US), Tim Conway (US) (in his final film role), Eddie Deezen (US), Nolan North (US), Rob Paulsen (US), Kevin Michael Richardson (US), April Stewart (US), Cree Summer (US), Billy West (US), Alan Carr (UK), Caspar Lee (UK) and Stacey Solomon (UK) as seagulls
  • Paul Tibbitt (US), Joe Sugg (UK) and Robert Irwin (Australia) as Kyle[9]
  • Jonah Hill as Tommy, a fat bear cub and one of Horton's students unlike actual bears he has a cow/hippo-like snout-shaped muzzle and tiger-like stripes.
  • Josh Flitter as Rudy Kangaroo, Sour Kangaroo's doubtful son who is much kinder than his mother.
  • Laura Ortiz as Jessica Quilligan, a Red-Headed Palooski, Mrs. Quilligan's daughter and one of Horton's students.
  • Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Angela, a female Glummox and one of Horton's students.
  • Joey King as Katie, a cute and eccentric yet odd Yak calf.
  • Bill Farmer as Willie, a bear and Tommy's dad like his son unlike actual bears he has a cow/hippo-like snout-shaped muzzle and tiger-like stripes.
  • Dan Fogler as Yummo Wickersham, the largest and oldest of the Wickersham apes the leader of the Wickershams and the older brother of Nits and Nuts Wickersham.
  • Marshall Efron and Tim Nordquist as the Wickersham Guards/Nits and Nuts wickersham, Yummo's two younger brothers and ones of his Henchmen. Efron and Nordquist also voiced the rest of Yummo’s henchmen.
  • Charles Osgood as the Narrator
  • Laraine Newman as Glummox Mom, a female Glummox and Angela's mother.
  • Diedrich Bader as H.A.M.
  • Eric Bauza as Clark Sparkman
  • Jeff Bennett as Colt
  • Jennifer Hale as Shannon Lucas, Ridley, Launch Manager
  • Mark Hamill as Zip Elvin
  • Malcolm McDowell as Sly Baron
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Uvinious "U-Boat" Botango, Drake
  • Fred Tatasciore as Hudson, The Alien
  • Dee Bradley Baker as Perch Perkins and various
  • Thomas F. Wilson as an angry customer
  • Sirena Irwin as an automated voice
  • Mark Fite as a customer

Slash appears in a trailer for the film; his scene was ultimately cut from the final version but it was presented among the special features for the Blu-ray release of the film.[10]

Production[]

Development[]

Following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004, producer Julia Pistor stated that a sequel film was unlikely despite its successful box office performance.[11] In a 2009 interview with Digital Spy, SpongeBob SquarePants writer and executive producer Paul Tibbitt was asked about the possibility of a sequel;[12] he said, "I think that they are talking about doing that, but I haven't signed up for anything. We just feel like we've told so many stories, and SpongeBob exists so well in this short 11-minute form."[12] He also stated that making another film was "a huge challenge".[12] However, Tibbitt said a sequel is not impossible, saying "I wouldn't say no, but I don't know if there will be another one".[12] In 2010, Nickelodeon was reportedly pproaching the crews of the show to make another film adaptation.[13] The network had long wanted to partner with Paramount Pictures to release another SpongeBob SquarePants film to help reinvigorate the series' declining ratings.[14] Internal disagreement delayed collaborations.[13][14]

On March 4, 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported Paramount had "another SpongeBob picture" in development.[15] In July the same year, Paramount formed its new animation unit, Paramount Animation, in the wake of the commercial and critical success of the 2011 computer-animated film Rango and the departure of DreamWorks Animation upon completion of its distribution contract in 2012.[16] Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Paramount and Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom, officially announced on February 28, 2012, that a sequel film was in development and was due for an unspecified 2014 release, saying; "We will be releasing a SpongeBob movie at the end of 2014".[17][18][19] Dauman said the new film "will serve to start off or be one of our films that starts off our new animation effort".[17] Nickelodeon expected the film to do much better in foreign box offices than the 2004 feature considering the channel's increasingly global reach.[14][20] Dauman said, "This will continue to propel SpongeBob internationally".[14]

Production was announced on June 10, 2014, under the title The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2,[21] which some trade publications began referring to as SpongeBob SquarePants 2.[7] The film's executive producer is series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who left his role as the series' showrunner in 2004 following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. He no longer wrote for or ran the show on a day-to-day basis but reviewed episodes and delivered suggestions.[22][23] In a 2012 interview with Thomas F. Wilson, however, Hillenburg said he was helping to write the film.[24]

Casting[]

The main cast of the television series reprised their roles for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.[7] In August 2013, casting directors from Marty Siu Casting began casting calls for the background extras for the live-action scenes.[25][26] On September 21, 2013, it was reported that Spanish actor Antonio Banderas had been cast for a live-action role as Burger Beard the pirate.[27][28][29]

Animation[]

depicting six of the characters, with an early version of the film's logo in the upper left corner.

Model sheet depicting six of the characters, with an early version of the film's logo in the upper left corner.

The animation for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was done in South Korea by Rough Draft Korea with additional animation by WildBrain Entertainment in Toronto, Canada under the direction of five company veterans: Caroline Cruikshank (layout), Phil Roman (animation), Dale Baer (digital paint), Frans Vischer (backgrounds/in-betweens) and Matthew O'Callaghan (additional animation), with the team mostly consisting of around 50-60 animators who worked on serveral animated films like The Iron Giant, Eight Crazy Nights, and Dash and Dot's Wild Ride. As did its predecessor, the film combines traditional animation with live action, and also used computer-generated imagery (CGI), which was handled by Iloura VFX in Melbourne, Australia, to render the characters in 3D.

In a 2012 preview of upcoming Paramount films, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was exhibited as a "3D feature film" with "CGI-like animation". Following the release of the SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013), a 3D short film that was released at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando, executives talked about continuing the use of 3D in the film.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water contains a stop-motion sequence that was animated by Screen Novelties; the company had previously produced a clay animation scene for the first SpongeBob SquarePants film, the mixed-media opening of the television episode "Truth or Square", and the entirety of the stop-motion special It's a SpongeBob Christmas!.

In March 2014, Paramount screened live-action footage from the film during the National Association of Theatre Owners' event CinemaCon. News websites report that the film would be CGI-animated; an Internet Movie Database staff member commented; "When Paramount announced there would be a new SpongeBob SquarePants movie, the assumption was that it would be animated (like all other incarnations of SpongeBob). The very brief footage from tonight's presentation suggested otherwise – it looked as though this was a CGI/live-action hybrid akin to Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yogi Bear, The Smurfs, etc." In an article published by ComingSoon.net, author Edward Douglas said the film's CGI footage looks "weird". Philippe Dauman said the CGI elements are intended to "refresh and give another boost" to the characters.

Filming[]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water includes live-action scenes that were directed by Mike Mitchell.[30] Filming began on September 30, 2013, and finished on November 5 the same year. Filming was done at multiple locations in Savannah and Tybee Island; both of which are in Georgia.[31][32][33] On July 11, 2013, the Savannah Film Office announced the filming of live-action scenes in Savannah for 40 days.[34] Will Hammargren, Savannah Film Office's location specialist, said the film was expected to contribute $8 million to the city's economy, including hotel bookings of at least 5,600 room nights.[35][36]

The film's live-action scenes were shot on various locations in Georgia, including downtown Savannah (top) and Tybee Island's Pier (bottom).

On September 30, 2013, the start of production filming was interrupted by the dismissal of film services director Jay Self.[37][38] According to a memorandum from Joe Shearouse, bureau chief of the leisure services department of Savannah, Self was fired for his "failure to properly plan and manage the arrangement for the movie".[37][39] The memo accused Self of shortcomings surrounding the filming and also cited complaints from residents of Savannah.[37][39][40][41] Another reported reason for Self's dismissal was a disagreement between Paramount and the Savannah Film Office about the process of negotiating compensation for local businesses with Paramount to cover losses of trade during filming.[42]

To prepare the filming location in the downtown Savannah, the film crew painted storefronts along Broughton Street to resemble a coastal community called "Salty Shores".[35][43][44][45] Savannah College of Art and Design's Jen Library and Trustees Theater was converted into a maritime museum.[43] In August 2013, Paramount approached SCAD to use the Jen Library for a scene.[46] The studio's art department transformed the building;[46] it remained open to students during filming.[46][47] Self said, "The changes are temporary with all buildings scheduled to be restored to their original colors after filming is complete".[44][48]

Filming in downtown Savannah began on October 9; parts of Broughton Street were closed until October 18.[43][49][50] Antonio Banderas was filmed on a pirate ship with wheels for a car-chase scene.[43][51][52] At one point, a film-crew member caused an accident that damaged a downtown building and a woman was taken to hospital.[53][54]

Filming in the city ended on October 18, when a raffle was also held;[55] the prizes included a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed party, bicycles, a vacation, dinner at a local bistro, gift certificates, and a Script error: No such module "convert". television.[55] The production received mixed responses from businesses located in filming areas.[42] Businesses were concerned about filming in October because that month is "a big month for merchants along Broughton [Street]"[42] Some merchants suggested filming in February, July, or August instead.[42]

Live-action filming resumed on October 21 on Tybee Island.[55][56] The producers were permitted to film on the island after meetings held at the local City Hall; businesses and residents raised concerns about the possible effects of the filming and about sea turtle safety.[57][58] Musician Slash, a member of the band Guns N' Roses, was seen on set at Tybee Pier, although he does not appear in the final film.[59] The film crew later moved to Strand Avenue, where they filmed a chase scene with extras riding bicycles.[59]

Music[]

Soundtrack[]

It was announced that Pharrell Williams with his band N.E.R.D would write a song, which is titled "Squeeze Me", for the film.[60] A five-song EP was released digitally on January 27, 2015.[61]

Music from "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" - EP
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Squeeze Me"  N.E.R.D 2:34
2. "Patrick Star"  N.E.R.D 1:46
3. "Sandy Squirrel"  N.E.R.D 3:01
4. "Team Work"  Tom Kenny & Mr. Lawrence 1:07
5. "Thank Gosh It's Monday"  Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke & Clancy Brown 2:40

Score[]

The original score for the film was composed by John Debney.[62] On February 16, 2015, Debney announced via Twitter that Varèse Sarabande would release his score digitally in the UK on March 23, 2015, and on the following day in the US, along with a physical release on March 31, 2015.[63]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (Original Motion Picture Score)
No. Title Length
1. "Burger Beard on Island"   3:09
2. "Burger Beard Starts to Read"   0:35
3. "Plankton Attack / Tank Defeat / Giant Robot / Trying to Steal Formula"   4:07
4. "Torturing Plankton / Refund"   3:18
5. "Escaping in a Bubble"   2:33
6. "The End / Get Him"   5:06
7. "Going to Sleep / Inside SpongeBob's Brain"   2:09
8. "Getting the Key / Plankton Rescues Karen"   1:53
9. "Intro Bubbles"   2:08
10. "Stealing Formula Back / Pirate Ship and Food Truck"   2:53
11. "My Very Own Food Truck / Sandy Proposes Sacrifice"   1:49
12. "Bubbles to the Rescue / Beach Search for Krabby Patties"   3:56
13. "Beachfront Antics / Bike Path Encounters / Home of the Krabby Patty"   2:54
14. "Story Rewrites / Invincibubble"   2:50
15. "Chasing Burger Beard / Team Worked"   4:04
16. "Not So Fast Burger Beard / PlankTON / Real Teamwork"   5:47

Release[]

Marketing[]

In March 2012, in regards to consumer products for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Dauman stated, "This will be a Nickelodeon-branded movie. We'll license the toys, but we own it."[14] On June 10, 2014, the film's first teaser poster was released, along with the announcement of its title.[64] The poster is a nod to the 1950s Coppertone sunscreen advertisements, in which a dog is seen pulling a bikini bottom off a blonde girl.[65][66]

At the San Diego Comic-Con International held on July 25, 2014, Paramount Pictures released the first footage from the film with Tom Kenny, SpongeBob's voice actor, hosting the panel.[67] On July 31, 2014, the film's trailer was released.[68] Throughout the year, trailers and 15-second teaser posters of the movie were shown.Template:Where?[citation needed]

Theatrical release[]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was originally planned for a 2014 release to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first film.[17] On August 1, 2013, however, in an article in The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures announced that the film would have its official wide release in theaters on February 13, 2015, in North America to avoid competition from the 2014 reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[7][69][70] On June 5, 2014, the film's release date was preponed to February 6, 2015, to avoid competition from 20th Century Fox's Kingsman: The Secret Service and Universal Pictures' Fifty Shades of Grey, which premiered the following week.[71] The film premiered on January 28, 2015, in Belgium and the Netherlands, and on January 30, 2015, in Iceland, Mexico, and Taiwan.[72]

Irish-language release[]

On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Paramount Pictures, in partnership with Irish television broadcaster TG4, would release the film in the Irish language alongside the English release;[73] it was the first Irish-language release from a major film studio.[74] The film's Irish version, which is titled SpongeBob – An Scannán: Spúinse as Uisce, premiered on March 27, 2015, in Ireland.[73]

Home media[]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released on Digital HD on May 19, 2015. It was then released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on June 2 the same year.[75] The cover of the home-media releases – excluding the Blu-ray 3D release – and digital releases is the principal theatrical poster; the only difference being Plankton's appearance as his superhero alter-ego, Plank-Ton.[citation needed]

Reception[]

Box office[]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water grossed $162.9 million in North America and $162.1 million in other territories; a total worldwide gross of $325.1 million against a budget of $74 million.[5] It outsold the first SpongeBob movie, which made $140.2 million worldwide,[76] and is the second-highest-grossing film based on an animated television show, behind The Simpsons Movie ($527.1 million).[77] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $99.8 million.[78]

North America[]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water' was originally expected to gross around $35 million in its opening weekend;[79][80][81] however, it exceeded expectations on its opening day.[82][83] On its opening weekend the film grossed $55.4 million, played in 3,641 theaters, with a $15,206 per-theater average, and finished in first place at the box office, exceeding American Sniper, which grossed $23.3 million, marking the first time in four weeks a film other than American Sniper was the top-grossing film. In its second weekend, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water earned $31.4 million, marking a 43.2% decline an dropping to number three, overtaken by Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service. On its third weekend, the film stayed at number three, grossing $16.5 million. On its fourth weekend, the film was number three again, with $10.8 million.[84]

Other territories[]

In five markets, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released for the three-day weekend of January 30, 2015 – a week ahead of North America release – and earned a gross of $8 million, $6.7 million of which came from a strong debut in Mexico.[85] For its second weekend of February 6, 2015, the film earned a gross of $16.2 million, playing in theaters in 25 markets. The film opened at number one in Brazil and Spain, grossing $4.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively. It also remained at number one in Mexico, earning $2.4 million.[86] In the UK the film was released on March 27 in time for the Easter school holidays and opened at number three behind Cinderella and Home.[citation needed]

Critical response[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water scored an approval rating of 81% based on 103 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads; "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water won't win over many viewers who aren't fans of the show, but for the converted, it's another colorful burst of manic fun."[87] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 62 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[88] According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a grade of "B" on an A+-to-F scale.[89]

Andrew Barker of Variety praised the film for "never even feigning a lick of seriousness"; he felt the film is too long and the CGI sequences are inferior to the traditionally animated ones. Barker said the film would prove "popular among the franchise's key grade-schooler and head-shop-owner demographics".[90] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter said the film's two animation styles failed "to create a cohesive whole in spite of all the inspired non sequiturs ... the live action/CG stuff never satisfyingly jibes with the traditional nautical nonsense down below", and that although the film was inferior to the first one, it would likely be a box office success.[91] Barbara VanDenburgh of The Arizona Republic gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "The plot is straightforward, predictable and slight, no more intricate a plot than a 15-minute TV episode would have. It's the freewheeling madness of its execution that makes the movie such a trip – as in acid trip."[92]

Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water four stars out of five, saying; "The spirit of the series remains true: cheerfully random jokes, blink-and-you'll-miss-them references and, above all, a silly, stubbornly sentimental streak that only the crabbiest cynic could dismiss".[93] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three stars out of five, saying it "weaves a silly – and often funny – spell. It's a scrappy little B-movie that zips along rather entertainingly."[94] Jen Chaney of The Washington Post gave the film two stars out of four, saying; "There's something about this project that, despite checking all of the requisite plot and sensibility boxes, doesn't convey as an organic work of SpongeBob-ishness".[95]

Nicolas Rapold of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying; "While less fluid and fresh than its 2004 predecessor, the new film displays enough nutty writing and sheer brio to confirm the stamina of its enduring and skillfully voiced characters".[96] Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave the film a B+, saying; "The visual effects and fast and furious quips combine for that rarest of releases: one that both parents and kids can enjoy (just like the show), leaving viewers of any age hoping that the next SpongeBob movie isn't an entire decade off".[97] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap wrote, "The jokes are consistently hilarious, with enough variety to tickle the funny bones of old salts and young fishies alike".[98]

Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two stars out of four, saying; "The live-action elements – mostly in the person of Antonio Banderas as cranky pirate Burger Beard, who spends most of his time addressing a flock of seagulls – don't mesh seamlessly with the animated sequences. It almost feels like two movies awkwardly melded together."[99] John Semley of The Globe and Mail gave The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water two-and-a-half stars out of four, saying it "mostly nails what has always made the character, and his brightly coloured underwater world, so endearing: the abundant innocence, the welcome lack of cynicism and the out-and-out stupidity".[100] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four, saying it "remains true to the surrealism of its animated television roots. But it also tries to force a live-action element which isn't as comfortable a fit as a certain pair of symmetrical trousers."[101]

Accolades[]

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Paul Tibbitt Nominated
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards BAFTA Kids' Vote - Feature Film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Nominated
43rd Annie Awards[102] Animated Effects in an Animated Production Brice Mallier, Paul Buckley, Brent Droog, Alex Whyte, Jonothan Freisler Nominated
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Tom Kenny Nominated

In other media[]

Video game[]

See also: SpongeBob HeroPants

A video game featuring a plot set directly after that of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, published by Activision, and titled SpongeBob HeroPants was released in North America on February 3, 2015, for the Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita games consoles.[103]

A mobile game titled The SpongeBob Movie Game: Sponge on the Run was released on January 22, 2015, for iOS and Android. It is an endless running game based on the film and features several mini-games.[104]

Sequel[]

Main article(s): The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

On April 30, 2015, Viacom announced a third SpongeBob SquarePants movie was in development.[105] In April 2018, Tibbitt was replaced as director by Tim Hill and the third film's official subtitle, It's a Wonderful Sponge, was announced. Paramount assigned the third film with a scheduled release date of May 22, 2020.[106] On January 22, 2019, it was confirmed that production on the film had officially begun.[107] On November 12, 2019, the title of the movie had been changed from it’s original title, It’s a Wonderful Sponge, to it’s new title, Sponge on the Run.

Footnotes[]

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