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98-547: Nickelodeon Movies Inc. is an American film production company based in Los Angeles, California and owned by Paramount Global . Originally founded in 1995, it serves as both the film production arm of the American children's network Nickelodeon and the family film distribution label of Paramount Pictures , operating under its Paramount Players division. The division has earned numerous accolades including two Academy Awards ,

196-615: A Golden Globe Award , over 13 Saturn Awards nominations, a People's Choice Award and four in-house honors via the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . Since its launch, over 40 feature films have been produced for theatrical release and starting in October 2021, the studio has been producing films for streaming on Paramount+ and Netflix . In 1993, Nickelodeon agreed to a two-year contract with 20th Century Fox to make feature films. The joint venture would mostly produce new material, though

294-419: A Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film , and was the first Nickelodeon film to do so. On February 28, 2012, a sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was announced to be in production and was scheduled to be released in 2015. Philippe Dauman , the president and CEO of the studio's parent company Viacom , told sources: "We will be releasing

392-483: A SpongeBob movie at the end of 2014, which will serve to start off or be one of our films that starts off our new animation effort." Dauman also once again said that the Paramount animation productions would be a new opportunity for his company as they would each cost less than $ 100 million, and the animation unit would only have 30 to 40 people, allowing for good financial returns and profits. Thanks to modern technology,

490-700: A CG-animated reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem , was released. It was a collaboration between Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures and directed by Jeff Rowe . Filmmaking Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film , most film productions are now digital . Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Film production consists of five major stages: The development stage contains both general and specific components. Each film studio has

588-442: A Nickelodeon executive did not rule out the possibility of making films based on The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rugrats and Doug . None of the movies were produced due to the 1994 acquisition of Paramount Pictures by Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom , and they would distribute the movies instead. With the creative differences with John Kricfalusi , the creator of Ren & Stimpy and an inability to market that property in

686-420: A cast and crew of hundreds, while a low-budget, independent film may be made by a "skeleton crew" of eight or nine (or fewer). These are typical crew positions: In production, the film is created and shot. In this phase, it is key to keep planning ahead of the daily shoot. The primary aim is to stick to the budget and schedule, which requires constant vigilance. More crew will be recruited at this stage, such as

784-464: A certain appeal of the film to a possible audience. Not all films make a profit from the theatrical release alone, however, the studio mainly targets the opening weekend and the second weekend to make most domestic profits. Occasionally, a film called a "word of mouth film" does not market strongly but its success spreads by word of mouth. It slowly gains its audience. These are special circumstances and these films may remain in theaters for 5 months while

882-550: A child and progressed to acting in film roles. Her first part was playing a bumblebee in a community theatre production of Charlotte's Web . In sixth grade she had her first lead role playing the title character in Annie . She studied visual arts at the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia ; she graduated from there and was signed to Universal Records before leaving

980-548: A comedy film starring Chevy Chase , Chris Elliott , Zena Grey, Josh Peck , Mark Webber , Schuyler Fisk , Jade Yorker and Emmanuelle Chriqui . This film met negative reviews, yet it grossed $ 62,464,731 worldwide. Nine months later, the studio released Rugrats in Paris: The Movie on November 17, 2000. It was the first sequel to The Rugrats Movie and grossed $ 76,507,756 at the domestic box-office and $ 103,291,131 worldwide. The film received favorable reviews, becoming

1078-466: A comedy film, starring Kenan Thompson , Kel Mitchell , Abe Vigoda , Dan Schneider , Shar Jackson , Josh Server , Lori Beth Denberg , Jan Schweiterman, Linda Cardellini and Sinbad . It was based on the Good Burger sketch on Nickelodeon's popular sketch comedy series All That . On November 20, 1998, the studio released The Rugrats Movie , which was Nickelodeon Movies' first animated film and

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1176-589: A comedy-drama film starring Eddie Murphy , Thomas Haden Church , Nicole Ari Parker , Martin Sheen , Marin Hinkle , and Yara Shahidi . The film received mixed reviews, who criticized Murphy's performance. Despite this, it was a box office failure, only earning $ 16,123,323 at the domestic box office and grossed only $ 22,985,194 worldwide. On January 8, 2007, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced that they had signed M. Night Shyamalan to write, direct and produce

1274-499: A crossover of Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys , was released on June 13, 2003. This film met with negative critical reception and was a minor box office success, unlike previous Rugrats movies, earning $ 39.4 million in the United States and $ 55.4 million worldwide. This film is also the only Rugrats film to receive a PG rating. On November 19, 2004, Nickelodeon released The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , based on

1372-499: A family-friendly manner instead of a "cynical and gross humor" scuttled the film. However, Paramount and Viacom would go forward and start development on The Rugrats Movie a year after the acquisition. The Nickelodeon version of the Doug film was not made due to the acquisition of the show's production studio, Jumbo Pictures , by The Walt Disney Company in 1996. With this, the show moved to Disney's ABC network and new seasons aired as

1470-538: A film, create and edit the sound and music, and mix the final cut on a home computer. However, while the means of production may be democratized, financing, traditional distribution, and marketing remain difficult to accomplish outside the traditional system. In the past, most independent filmmakers have relied on film festivals (such as Sundance Film Festival , Venice Film Festival , Cannes Film Festival , and Toronto International Film Festivals ) to get their films noticed and sold for distribution and production. However,

1568-441: A freelance job held by recent university graduates, does not feed scripts into the system that are ready for production nor already produced. "Coverage" is a way for young screenwriters to be read and their ideas might make their way up to an executive or famous producer and result in "meet and greets" where relations with up-and-comers can be formed. But it has not historically yielded ideas studios pursue into production. The studio

1666-430: A green light may have protracted difficulties in making the transition to pre-production and enter a phase referred to as developmental hell for extended period of time or until developmental turnaround . Analogous to almost any business venture, financing of a film project deals with the study of filmmaking as the management and procurement of investments . It includes the dynamics of assets that are required to fund

1764-537: A musical, and cast Jim Carrey as Count Olaf in September 2002. Sonnenfeld eventually left over budget concerns in January 2003 and director Brad Silberling took over. This film was released on December 17, 2004, a month after The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released. It received positive reviews and became a box office success, earning $ 118,634,549 at the United States box office and $ 209,073,645 worldwide. This film won

1862-569: A musician and recorded a demo with Joshua Radin , with whom she toured for two years. In early 2006 the duo wrote a song entitled "Paperweight." Radin introduced Fisk to Zach Braff , who in turn used the duet on the soundtrack of his film The Last Kiss ; the song was also included on the Dear John soundtrack. Various projects followed, including the song "I Just Remember Goodbye" for the film Gray Matters starring Tom Cavanagh , Heather Graham , and Bridget Moynahan , as well as "Waking Life" for

1960-415: A pairing of producers with writers , where they develop a "take", a basic story idea that utilizes the concept given by studio executives. Often it is a competition with several pairings meeting with studio executives and "pitching" their "take". Very few writing jobs are from original ideas brought to studios by producers or writers. Perhaps one movie a year will be a "spec" script that was purchased. Once

2058-494: A part of its programming block Disney's One Saturday Morning as Disney's Doug . In 1999, Walt Disney Pictures released a film finale to the series, Doug's 1st Movie . Nickelodeon Movies was then founded on February 25, 1995. On July 10, 1996, the studio released its first film, Harriet the Spy , a spy-comedy film based on the 1964 novel of the same name . On July 25, 1997, the studio released its second film, Good Burger ,

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2156-513: A performance-captured animated 3D film , directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson , with the voices of Jamie Bell , Andy Serkis , Daniel Craig , Simon Pegg and Nick Frost , and based on three from the comic book series of the same name by Hergé , The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944). This film

2254-547: A release via PVOD and on Paramount+ , in the United States, on March 4, 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic . The film was directed and co-written by former writer Tim Hill . It was the last SpongeBob film to involve series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died on November 26, 2018, from ALS . On May 19, 2019, a film based on PAW Patrol —a Canadian series aired by Nick Jr. in the United States—was announced. The film

2352-601: A sequel. They will additionally acquire a completed and independently financed and produced film. Such notable examples are Little Miss Sunshine , The English Patient , and Roma . Studios hold general meetings with producers and screenwriters about original story ideas. "In my decade working as a writer, I knew of only a few that were sold and fewer that made it to the screen," relays writer Wayne Powers. Alan Watt, writer-director and Founder of The LA Writer's Lab confirmed that completed original screenplays, referred to as "specs", make big news when they sell, but these make up

2450-668: A trilogy of live-action films based on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, the first of which would encompass the main characters' adventures in Book One. The film was later released in theaters in 3D on July 1, 2010, and was universally panned by critics, fans, and even from audiences who weren't familiar with the TV series and is often considered one of the worst movies ever made . A year later, it won five Razzies , including worst screenplay , worst director and worst picture of

2548-418: A typical film run is closer to 5 weekends. Further earnings result from pay television purchases, foreign market purchases and DVD sales to establish worldwide distribution gross of a film. Once a screenplay is "green-lit", directors and actors are attached and the film proceeds into the pre-production stage, although sometimes development and pre-production stages will overlap. Projects which fail to obtain

2646-445: A very small portion of movies that are ultimately given the green light to be produced by the president of a studio. The executives return from the retreat with fairly well-established instructions. They spread these concepts through the industry community, especially to producers they have deals with (traditional studios will have those producers in offices on their lots). Also, agents for screenwriters are made aware. This results in

2744-399: A yearly retreat where their top creative executives meet and interact on a variety of areas and topics they wish to explore through collaborations with producers and screenwriters, and then ultimately, directors , actors, and actresses. They choose trending topics from the media and real life, as well as many other sources, to determine their yearly agenda. For example, in a year when action

2842-479: Is customary for the production office to arrange a wrap party , to thank all the cast and crew for their efforts. For the production phase on live-action films , synchronizing work schedules of key cast and crew members is very important. For many scenes, several cast members and many crew members must be physically present at the same place at the same time (and bankable stars may need to rush from one project to another). Animated films have different workflow at

2940-454: Is drawn up to plan expenditures for the film. For major productions, insurance is procured to protect against accidents. Pre-production also includes working out the shoot location and casting process. The Producer hires a Line Manager or a Production Manager to create the schedule and budget for the film. The nature of the film, and the budget, determine the size and type of crew used during filmmaking. Many Hollywood blockbusters employ

3038-445: Is popular, they may wish to explore that topic in one or more movies. Sometimes, they purchase the rights to articles, bestselling novels, plays , the remaking of older films , stories with some basis in real life through a person or event, a video game , fairy tale , comic book , graphic novel . Likewise, research through surveys may inform their decisions. They may have had blockbusters from their previous year and wish to explore

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3136-404: Is the film distributor who at an early stage attempts to choose a slate of concepts that are likely to have market appeal and find potential financial success. Hollywood distributors consider factors such as the film genre , the target audience and assumed audience, the historical success of similar films, the actors who might appear in the film, and potential directors. All these factors imply

3234-460: Is up!" to inform everyone that a take is about to be recorded, and then "quiet, everyone!" Once everyone is ready to shoot, the AD calls "roll sound" (if the take involves sound), and the production sound mixer will start their equipment, record a verbal slate of the take's information, and announce "sound speed", or just "speed", when they are ready. The AD follows with "roll camera", answered by "speed!" by

3332-533: The Academy Award for Best Makeup in 2005, becoming the first film from Nickelodeon Movies to win an Academy Award. In 2005, the studio and Paramount Classics purchased a documentary film, Mad Hot Ballroom , at the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah . It became the studios' first (and, so far, only) documentary film and their only film to have a limited theatrical release . It grossed $ 8,117,961 in

3430-438: The film editor reviewing the footage with the director and assembling the film out of selected takes. The production sound (dialogue) is also edited; music tracks and songs are composed and recorded if a film is intended to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded. Any computer-generated visual effects are digitally added by an artist . Finally, all sound elements are mixed down into "stems", which are synchronized to

3528-464: The film rights of the A Series of Unfortunate Events book series in May 2000. Paramount Pictures , owner of Nickelodeon Movies, agreed to co-finance, along with Scott Rudin . Various directors, including Terry Gilliam and Roman Polanski , were interested in making the film. One of author Daniel Handler 's, Lemony Snicket's real name, favorite candidates was Guy Maddin . In June 2002, Barry Sonnenfeld

3626-432: The internet has allowed for the relatively inexpensive distribution of independent films on websites such as YouTube . As a result, several companies have emerged to assist filmmakers in getting independent movies seen and sold via mainstream internet marketplaces, often adjacent to popular Hollywood titles. With internet movie distribution, independent filmmakers who choose to forego a traditional distribution deal now have

3724-481: The property master , script supervisor , assistant directors, stills photographer , picture editor , and sound editors . These are the most common roles in filmmaking; the production office will be free to create any unique blend of roles to suit the various responsibilities needed during the production of a film. Communication is key between the location, set, office, production company, distributors and all other parties involved. A typical day shooting begins with

3822-622: The 2005 episode "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning", and an appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ella Christiansen in the 2006 episode "Taboo." She played the overbearing and protective sister in the 2011 film Restless . She also starred in The Best of Me in 2014. Fisk plays the guitar; she learned to play guitar from her mother and sang in various musicals as a child. She began writing and playing her own songs at age 15 and, in 2004, signed with Universal Records . In 2006, she put her acting career on hold in favor of honing her skills as

3920-567: The First Draft. Preliminary discussions are minimal with studio executives but might be quite detailed with the producer. Next, a screenwriter writes a screenplay over a period of several months, or however long it takes. Deadlines are in their contracts but there is no pressure to adhere to them. Again, every writer's process and speed vary. The screenwriter may rewrite the script several times to improve dramatization, clarity, structure, characters, dialogue, and overall style. Script Coverage,

4018-574: The Folk chart in MP3 albums. The album was well received by various media outlets including the New York Times . She then toured with Ben Taylor. On March 1, 2011, Fisk released her second album, Blue Ribbon Winner (through her label Cassidy Barks), then toured with the band Harper Blynn (they collaborated with her on the title track of the album). In November 2011, Fisk released a Christmas EP titled Sounds of

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4116-670: The Holiday on iTunes and Amazon . Tracks included holiday standards such as " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ," " Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ," and " Silver Bells ," as well as original Christmas music. Fisk's band FM Radio debuted an album titled Out of the Blue in April 2012. Fisk; Carl Anderson, another singer-songwriter; and Sam Wilson, who had previously toured as part of Sons of Bill; formed The Restless Hearts. After an initial tour,

4214-417: The United States and $ 9,079,042 worldwide. It also was a critical success. Several months later, the studio and Paramount Pictures released their first co-production with both Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released a family comedy film, Yours, Mine and Ours , a remake of the 1968 film of the same name . This film stars Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo . This film was critically panned, but

4312-546: The United States on August 20, 2021, and simultaneously streaming on Paramount+. The film received positive reviews and was a box office success. Additionally, the studio also released two direct to streaming movies: The Loud House Movie , a film adaptation based on Nickelodeon's popular Nicktoon of the same name for Netflix, which was released on August 20, 2021, the same day as the PAW Patrol movie. The film received praise for animation, acting and songs though some criticized

4410-539: The Wild West"; star Johnny Depp had 20 days in which to voice Rango and the filmmakers scheduled the supporting actors to interact with him. Verbinski said his attempt with Rango was to do a "small" film after the large-scale Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, but that he underestimated how painstaking and time-consuming animated filmmaking is. This film has met universal acclaim from critics and general audiences alike and

4508-408: The ability to reach global audiences. Schuyler Fisk Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced / ˈ s k aɪ l ər / SKY -lər ; born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Fisk was born on July 8, 1982, in Los Angeles to actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk . She has a younger sister named Madison. Fisk began acting in school plays as

4606-548: The advent of home video in the late 1970s, most major films have followed a pattern of having several distinct release windows. A film may first be released to a few select cinemas , or if it tests well enough , may go directly into wide release . Next, it is released, normally at different times several weeks (or months) apart, into different market segments like rental , retail , pay-per-view , in-flight entertainment , cable television , satellite television , or free-to-air broadcast television. The distribution rights for

4704-526: The animation and voice acting while criticizing the story and tone, grossing $ 119 million against a budget of $ 80–100 million, and a subsequent planned animated series was shelved. On August 9, 2019, the studio released the first film based on Nick Jr.'s Dora the Explorer , titled Dora and the Lost City of Gold . Produced by Paramount Players , it was directed by James Bobin . It received positive reviews and

4802-407: The barnyard, Danny Glover as Miles, an old mule, and voice actors Cam Clarke , Jeff Garcia , S. Scott Bullock , Tino Insana , Maurice LaMarche , John DiMaggio , Fred Tatasciore , and Rob Paulsen . This film met with negative critical reception, but was a box office success, earning $ 72,637,803 at the United States box office and grossed $ 116,476,887 worldwide. Like Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ,

4900-409: The camera and sound stop recording. The script supervisor will note any continuity issues, and the sound and camera teams log technical notes for the take on their respective report sheets. If the director decides additional takes are required, the whole process repeats. Once satisfied, the crew moves on to the next camera angle or "setup", until the whole scene is "covered." When shooting is finished for

4998-419: The camera operator once the camera is recording. The clapper loader , who is already in front of the camera with the clapperboard , calls "marker!" and slaps it shut. If the take involves extras or background action, the AD will cue them ("action background!"), and last is the director, telling the actors "action!". The AD may echo "action" louder on large sets. A take is over when the director calls "Cut!" and

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5096-424: The crew arriving on the set/location by their call time. Actors usually have their own separate call times. Since set construction, dressing and lighting can take many hours or even days, they are often set up in advance. The grip , electric and production design crews are typically a step ahead of the camera and sound departments: for efficiency's sake, while a scene is being filmed, they are already preparing

5194-615: The development process proceeds from there and how much detail a writer returns to the studio to divulge before beginning writing can vary greatly. Screenwriters are often protected by the union, the Writers Guild of America , or WGA. The WGA allows a screenwriter to contract for One Draft, One Revision, and One Polish. Bob Eisle, Writer and Member of the Guild Board, states, "Additional writing requires an extension of contracts and payment for additional work". They are paid 80% of their fee after

5292-457: The domestic box office and grossed $ 99,255,460 worldwide. A sequel to this film is being considered. Two months later, the studio released another animated film, Barnyard , starring the voices of Kevin James , as Otis, a carefree cow who loves throwing parties, Courteney Cox as Daisy, a kind-hearted cow, David Koechner as Dag, an evil coyote, Sam Elliott as Ben, Otis's father and the leader of

5390-423: The film Penelope starring Christina Ricci . In 2008, Fisk left Universal amicably. Plans to release an EP were scrapped in favor of releasing a full-length album, which was released digitally on January 27, 2009, as a download at several online retailers. As of the week of February 4, 2009, Fisk's debut album The Good Stuff , climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Folk Charts. On Amazon, Fisk's album ranked No. 17 on

5488-403: The film are also usually sold for worldwide distribution. The distributor and the production company share profits and manage losses. Filmmaking also takes place outside of the mainstream and is commonly called independent filmmaking . Since the introduction of DV technology, the means of production have become more democratized and economically viable. Filmmakers can conceivably shoot and edit

5586-402: The film began production in summer 2021. The film was released on Paramount+ on November 18, 2022. On November 25, 2022, a sports comedy starring Marsai Martin titled Fantasy Football was released on Paramount+. On July 27, 2023, a sequel film to the television series Zoey 101 , titled Zoey 102 , starring many of the original cast, was released on Paramount+. On August 2, 2023,

5684-622: The film is advertised and promoted . A B-roll clip may be released to the press based on raw footage shot for a "making of" documentary, which may include making-of clips as well as on-set interviews separate from those of the production company or distributor. For major films, key personnel are often contractually required to participate in promotional tours in which they appear at premieres and festivals and sit for interviews with many TV, print, and online journalists. The largest productions may require more than one promotional tour, in order to rejuvenate audience demand at each release window. Since

5782-455: The film is carefully designed and planned. This is the phase where one would narrow down all the options of the production. It is where all the planning takes place before the camera rolls and sets the overall vision of the project. The production company is created and a production office established. The film is pre-visualized by the director and may be storyboarded with the help of illustrators and concept artists . A production budget

5880-539: The film's success has spawned into a TV show, Back at the Barnyard , which ran from 2007 to 2011 on Nickelodeon , longer than The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius . Chris Hardwick replaced Kevin James as the role for Otis. On December 15, 2006, the studio released Charlotte's Web , a family drama film based on E. B. White 's book of the same name , starring Dakota Fanning , Kevin Anderson , Beau Bridges , and

5978-436: The film. It was released on August 8, 2014. On October 26, 2012, the studio released a Halloween comedy film, Fun Size , starring Victoria Justice , Johnny Knoxville , and Thomas Mann . This film met with negative reviews and was a box office failure. It grossed $ 11.4 million and is the lowest wide-grossed film ever produced by Nickelodeon Movies. A reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opened on August 8, 2014. It

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6076-586: The filmmaking and liabilities incurred during the filmmaking over the time period from early development through the management of profits and losses after distribution under conditions of different degrees of uncertainty and risk. The practical aspects of filmmaking finance can also be defined as the science of the money management of all phases involved in filmmaking. Film finance aims to price assets based on their risk level and their expected rate of return based upon anticipated profits and protection against losses. In pre-production, every step of actually creating

6174-454: The films still look "great" despite the lower cost, he said. He also lauded his studio team for winning an animation Oscar for Rango , the studio's first fully owned CGI effort. "We're very proud of that," he said. The sequel was directed by Paul Tibbitt , written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger , produced by Mary Parent , and executive-produced by the series' creator, Stephen Hillenburg . The series' cast members reprised their roles from

6272-426: The first Nicktoon to be shown in theaters. It received mixed critical reception, but despite this, the movie became a box office success, earning $ 100,494,675 in the domestic box office and $ 140,894,675 worldwide. It also became the first animated film not produced by Disney to ever gross over $ 100 million domestically. The success of the film led to two sequels. On February 11, 2000, the studio released Snow Day ,

6370-643: The first film. The sequel was animated using the same animation style ( traditional animation ) as the TV show . In 2012, following the news of the Viacom buyout of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, it was announced that Nickelodeon would produce a new film through Paramount Pictures with an expected release date sometime in 2012. In late May 2011, it was announced that Paramount and Nickelodeon had brought Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on to produce

6468-486: The images on the screen, and the film is fully completed ("locked"). Distribution is the last stage, where the film is released in movie theaters or, occasionally, directly to consumer media ( VHS , VCD , DVD , Blu-ray ) or direct download from a digital media provider. The film is duplicated as required (either onto film or hard disk drives ) and distributed in cinemas for exhibition (screening). Press kits, posters, and other advertising materials are published, and

6566-525: The label in 2008. Fisk had her film breakthrough in 1995 as Kristy Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club . Her next appearance was in the 2000 film Snow Day as Lane Leonard. She is likely most well known for her supporting role as Ashley in the 2002 teen comedy Orange County ; starring with Colin Hanks and Jack Black . Her notable TV appearances include an appearance on One Tree Hill as Daytona in

6664-584: The most critically acclaimed Rugrats film to date. On December 21, 2001, the studio released its first CGI-animated film, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius . It was based on a series of shorts that aired on Nickelodeon in 1998. It became a critical and box office success, earning $ 80,936,232 in the United States and $ 102,992,536 worldwide. It stars voice actors Debi Derryberry , Rob Paulsen , Carolyn Lawrence , Jeffrey Garcia , and Candi Milo , and co-starred Martin Short and Patrick Stewart . On March 24, 2002, this movie

6762-414: The next film that would reboot the film series . Bay, Fuller, and Form would produce alongside Walker and Mednick. For the script, the studio originally hired Art Marcum and Matt Holloway to write the film for close to a million dollars. A year later the studio turned to writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec to rewrite the script. In February 2012, Jonathan Liebesman was brought into negotiations to direct

6860-441: The next one. While the crew prepares their equipment, the actors do their costumes and attend the hair and make-up departments. The actors rehearse the script and blocking with the director, and the camera and sound crews rehearse with them and make final tweaks. Finally, the action is shot in as many takes as the director wishes. Most American productions follow a specific procedure: The assistant director (AD) calls "picture

6958-416: The next shooting day. Later on, the director, producer, other department heads, and, sometimes, the cast, may gather to watch that day or yesterday's footage, called dailies , and review their work. With workdays often lasting fourteen or eighteen hours in remote locations, film production tends to create a team spirit . When the entire film is "in the can", or in the completion of the production phase, it

7056-419: The plot. The other film, The J Team , a musical comedy starring JoJo Siwa was released on Paramount+ on September 3, 2021, as an original film. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank , directed by Rob Minkoff and Mark Koetsier and starring Michael Cera , Ricky Gervais , Mel Brooks , George Takei , Aasif Mandvi , Gabriel Iglesias , Djimon Hounsou , Michelle Yeoh , Kylie Kuioka, and Samuel L. Jackson

7154-473: The popular Nickelodeon television series, SpongeBob SquarePants . This film received positive reviews and grossed $ 85.4 million in the United States and $ 140.2 million worldwide. The success of this film led to a sequel, and it was adapted into various media, including its own video game , soundtrack , books, and toy line. With the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , Nickelodeon Movies returned to making box-office hits. The studio purchased

7252-784: The producer and writer have sold their approach to the desired subject matter, they begin to work. However, many writers and producers usually pass before a particular concept is realized in a way that is awarded a green light to production. Production of Unforgiven , which earned Oscars for its Director/Star Clint Eastwood , as well as its screenwriter, David Webb Peoples, required fifteen years. Powers related that The Italian Job took approximately eight years from concept to screen, which, as Powers added, "is average." And most concepts turned into paid screenplays wind up gathering dust on some executive's shelf, never to see production. Writers have different styles and creative processes; some have stronger track records than others. Because of this, how

7350-461: The production phase, in that voice actors can record their takes in the recording studio at different times and may not see one another until the film's premiere. Animated films also have different crew, since most physical live-action tasks are either unnecessary or are simulated by various types of animators . This stage is usually thought of as starting when principal photography ends, but they may overlap. The bulk of post-production consists of

7448-439: The scene, the assistant director declares a "wrap" or "moving on", and the crew will "strike", or dismantle, the set for that scene. At the end of the day, the director approves the next day's shooting schedule and a daily progress report is sent to the production office. This includes the report sheets from continuity, sound, and camera teams. Call sheets are distributed to the cast and crew to tell them when and where to turn up

7546-468: The second film based on SpongeBob SquarePants , was released. The film grossed almost $ 163 million in the United States and $ 323.4 million worldwide, making it the third-most successful film produced by the studio. On June 3, 2016, the studio released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows . The film was met with mixed reviews and grossed $ 240.6 million worldwide. Nickelodeon Movies

7644-437: The studio's highest-grossing film with that rating. Dakota Fanning won a Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards . Two years later, on February 14, 2008, the studio released The Spiderwick Chronicles , a fantasy drama film based on the bestselling book of the same name , starring Freddie Highmore , Sarah Bolger , Mary-Louise Parker , Martin Short , Nick Nolte , and Seth Rogen . This film

7742-485: The voices of Dominic Scott Kay , Julia Roberts , Steve Buscemi , John Cleese , Oprah Winfrey , Robert Redford , Reba McEntire , Kathy Bates , with Thomas Haden Church and Cedric the Entertainer . This film became a critical and box office success, earning $ 82,985,708 in the United States and $ 144,877,632 worldwide. This was Nickelodeon's first G-rated film in five years and first live-action film rated G, as well as

7840-441: The year . This was the studio's first feature film released in 3-D. On its opening day in the United States, The Last Airbender made $ 16 million, ranking fifth overall for Thursday openings. Despite negative critical reception, the film was a box office success, and grossed $ 131,601,062 in the United States box office, also grossed $ 187,340,196 in other countries, making for a total of $ 318,941,258 worldwide. That planned trilogy

7938-447: Was a box office success, earning $ 36,989,956 in the United States and $ 38,793,283 worldwide. On June 28, 2002, Nickelodeon Movies released Hey Arnold!: The Movie , starring the series ' original cast members and guest starring Paul Sorvino as Scheck, the CEO of a real estate company called Future Tech Industries (FTI). The film received negative reviews and grossed $ 15.2 million. It

8036-556: Was a box office success. Nickelodeon Movies distributed an original feature called Playing with Fire , starring John Cena , and directed by Andy Fickman . The film was released on November 8, 2019. It received negative reviews but was a modest box office success. A third SpongeBob film, Sponge on the Run , was released in Canadian theaters on August 14, 2020, and digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020, followed by

8134-647: Was a box office success. It was released in theaters in the United Kingdom, earning £8,647,770 and grossed £13,835,569 worldwide. To date, it has a direct-to-DVD release in the United States and has made its U.S. premiere on Nick at Nite on March 12, 2009. It was also the first film from Nickelodeon Movies to receive a PG-13 rating. On January 16, 2009, Hotel for Dogs was released, starring Emma Roberts , Jake T. Austin , Johnny Simmons , Kyla Pratt , Troy Gentile , with Lisa Kudrow , Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle . It

8232-414: Was a modest box office success, earning $ 53,412,862 in the United States and $ 72,028,752 worldwide. On June 16, 2006, Nickelodeon released the wrestling comedy film Nacho Libre . It was very loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta . This film stars Jack Black , Héctor Jiménez , and Ana de la Reguera . This film met with mixed critical reception, but was a box office success, earning $ 80,197,993 in

8330-621: Was also involved in the film Monster Trucks , though merely as a label partner as Paramount vacillated several times about including the Nickelodeon Movies vanity card within the film. It was released on January 13, 2017 and was unsuccessful at the box office. An original animated feature produced by Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies in association with Ilion Animation Studios , titled Wonder Park , released on March 15, 2019 after several changes in its release due to internal corporate politics, with reviews being mixed, praising

8428-530: Was based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan . This film received mixed reviews from film critics, but was a box office success, earning $ 73,034,460 in the United States box office and grossed $ 117,000,198 worldwide. It was released under their DreamWorks label. This marks the first film from Nickelodeon to be distributed outside of Paramount Pictures . However, it is still distributed under Paramount. Five months later on June 12, 2009, Paramount Pictures released Nickelodeon Movies' Imagine That ,

8526-403: Was finally scrapped in 2018, to make way for a new, unrelated, live-action series produced by Netflix . On March 4, 2011, Nickelodeon Movies released Rango , an animated western comedy film, directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp , Isla Fisher , Bill Nighy , Abigail Breslin , Alfred Molina , Harry Dean Stanton , Ray Winstone , Timothy Olyphant and Ned Beatty . The film

8624-469: Was hired to direct. He was chosen because he had previously collaborated with Rudin and because of his black comedy directing style as seen in his films The Addams Family , Addams Family Values and Get Shorty . Sonnenfeld referred to the Unfortunate Events books as his favorite children's stories. The director hired Handler to write the script with the intention of making Lemony Snicket as

8722-506: Was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , but lost to Shrek . It was the first Nickelodeon film to be nominated for an Academy Award . The success of the film spawned a TV series, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius , which aired on Nickelodeon from 2002 to 2006. On March 29, 2002, the studio released Clockstoppers , a sci-fi action film, starring Jesse Bradford , Paula Garcés , and French Stewart . This film received mixed-to-negative reviews, but

8820-486: Was originally going to be a TV film entitled Arnold Saves the Neighborhood , but executives of Paramount Pictures decided to release this film theatrically. It was the first animated film from Nickelodeon to get a PG rating. In 2002 and 2003, the studio, along with Klasky Csupo , released two films based on popular TV shows, The Wild Thornberrys Movie and Rugrats Go Wild , respectively. The Wild Thornberrys Movie

8918-406: Was produced by Gore Verbinski 's production company Blind Wink, and Graham King 's GK Films. The animation was created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), marking its first full-length animated feature. ILM usually does visual effects for live-action films. It was also the first animated film for Verbinski. During voice recording, the actors received costumes and sets to "give them the feel of

9016-590: Was produced in Canada by Spin Master Entertainment , with Nickelodeon Movies signing on to present the film internationally. Unlike previous films from Nickelodeon Movies, the copyright to PAW Patrol: The Movie is not owned by Paramount, with Spin Master owning the copyright and Paramount/Nickelodeon only serving as distributors. The film was directed and co-written by Cal Brunker , and it was released in both Canada and

9114-463: Was released in 3D and IMAX 3D theaters, as well normal "2D" theaters, and earned $ 77,591,831 in North America and $ 296,402,120 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 373,993,951. It also was studio's first animated film to be shown in 3D. John Williams , the composer for the film, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score . This film became the first non- Pixar film to win

9212-533: Was released in both regular and IMAX theaters and received favorable reviews and was a box office success, earning $ 71,195,053 in the United States and $ 162,839,667 outside of the United States. On July 28, 2008, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies released a coming-of-age comedy film, Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging , based on two bestselling British novels by Louise Rennison , Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers . The film met with positive reviews and

9310-437: Was released on December 20, 2002, starring the show's original cast members, Lacey Chabert , Tim Curry , Jodi Carlisle , Danielle Harris , Michael "Flea" Balzary , and Tom Kane . This film received positive reviews and was a box office success. It grossed $ 40.1 million domestically and $ 60.7 million worldwide. On March 23, 2003, this film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song . Rugrats Go Wild ,

9408-554: Was released theatrically on July 15, 2022, in the United States and other territories. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie was released on Netflix on August 5, 2022. On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that Blue's Big City Adventure , a live-action/animated hybrid movie based on Blue's Clues & You! , would be made to mark the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Directed by Matt Stawski and written by Angela Santomero and Liz Maccie,

9506-488: Was the biggest opening weekend for any movie produced by Nickelodeon Movies, grossing over $ 65 million in its first three days of release in the United States. It has since become Nickelodeon Movies's highest-grossing movie domestically (in North America) and worldwide, with over $ 191 million domestically and a total of $ 493.3 million worldwide. On February 6, 2015, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water ,

9604-415: Was the first Nickelodeon film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , ten years on since the category was introduced when Jimmy Neutron was nominated. The success of Rango led Paramount to create its own animation studio, Paramount Animation . Nine months later, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies partnered with Columbia Pictures once again and released The Adventures of Tintin ,

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