List of Nickelodeon Movies productions

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The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Nickelodeon Movies, the family film division of Paramount Pictures (part of Paramount Skydance Corporation), including live-action and animated feature films, shorts, television and internet series, and specials.

Their first film was Harriet the Spy, which was released on July 10, 1996, with their latest being My Weird School, which was released on December 30, 2025. Their upcoming slate of films includes Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie on August 14, 2026, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender on October 9, 2026, and an untitled sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem on August 13, 2027.

Theatrical films

All films listed are produced and/or distributed by Paramount Pictures unless noted otherwise.

Title Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Composer(s) Co-production with Animation services
Story Screenplay
Harriet the Spy[a] July 10, 1996 Bronwen Hughes Greg Taylor
Julie Talen
Douglas Petrie
Theresa Rebeck
Mary Kay Powell
Nava Levin
Jamshied Sharifi Rastar N/a
Good Burger[a] July 25, 1997 Brian Robbins Dan Schneider
Kevin Kopelow
Heath Seifert
Mike Tollin
Brian Robbins
Stewart Copeland Tollin/Robbins Productions
The Rugrats Movie[b] November 20, 1998 Norton Virgien
Igor Kovalyov
David N. Weiss
J. David Stem
Arlene Klasky
Gábor Csupó
Mark Mothersbaugh Klasky Csupo Grimsaem
Sunwoo Entertainment
Stardust Pictures
Snow Day[a] February 11, 2000 Chris Koch Will McRobb
Chris Viscardi
Albie Hecht
Julia Pistor
Steve Bartek C.O.R.E. N/a
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie[b] November 17, 2000 Stig Bergqvist
Paul Demeyer
J. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Jill Gorey
Barbara Herndon
Kate Boutilier
Arlene Klasky
Gábor Csupó
Mark Mothersbaugh Klasky Csupo Grimsaem
Sunwoo Entertainment
Rhythm & Hues Studios
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius[b] December 21, 2001 John A. Davis John A. Davis
Steve Oedekerk
John A. Davis
J. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Steve Oedekerk
Steve Oedekerk
John A. Davis
Albie Hecht
John Debney O Entertainment
DNA Productions
DNA Productions
Clockstoppers[a] March 29, 2002 Jonathan Frakes Rob Hedden
Andy Hedden
J. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Rob Hedden
J. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Gale Anne Hurd
Julia Pistor
Jamshied Sharifi Valhalla Motion Pictures N/a
Hey Arnold!: The Movie[b] June 28, 2002 Tuck Tucker Craig Bartlett
Steve Viksten
Craig Bartlett
Albie Hecht
Jim Lang Snee-Oosh, Inc.[1] Nickelodeon Animation Studio[1]
Saerom Animation
The Wild Thornberrys Movie[b] December 20, 2002 Cathy Malkasian
Jeff McGrath
Kate Boutilier Arlene Klasky
Gábor Csupó
Drew Neumann[2] Klasky Csupo Klasky Csupo
Sunwoo Entertainment
Rugrats Go Wild[b] June 13, 2003 Norton Virgien
John Eng
Mark Mothersbaugh
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[c] November 19, 2004 Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon
Tim Hill
Stephen Hillenburg
Kent Osborne
Aaron Springer
Paul Tibbitt
Stephen Hillenburg
Julia Pistor
Gregor Narholz United Plankton Pictures Rough Draft Studios, Korea
Tony Gardner, Inc.
Warner Bros. Animation
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[a] December 17, 2004 Brad Silberling Robert Gordon Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Jim Van Wyck
Thomas Newman DreamWorks Pictures (international)
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
N/a
Mad Hot Ballroom[a][d] May 13, 2005 Marilyn Agrelo Amy Sewell Marilyn Agrelo
Amy Sewell
Brian David
Cange Wilder Knight II
Joseph Baker
Steven Lutvak
Paramount Classics
Just One Productions
Yours, Mine & Ours[a] November 23, 2005 Raja Gosnell Ron Burch
David Kidd
Robert Simonds
Michael G. Nathanson
Christophe Beck Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures
Robert Simonds Company
Nacho Libre[a] June 16, 2006 Jared Hess Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
Mike White
Mike White
Jack Black
Julia Pistor
David Klawans
Danny Elfman HH Films
Black & White Productions
Barnyard[b] August 4, 2006 Steve Oedekerk Steve Oedekerk
Paul Marshal
John Debney O Entertainment Omation Animation Studio
Charlotte's Web[a] December 15, 2006 Gary Winick Susannah Grant
Karey Kirkpatrick
Jordan Kerner Danny Elfman The Kerner Entertainment Company
Walden Media
Rising Sun Pictures
Tippett Studio
Rhythm & Hues Studios
Fuel International
Digital Studios Iloura
Illusion Arts, Inc.
Digital Dimension
Reel FX, Inc.
The Spiderwick Chronicles[a] February 14, 2008 Mark Waters Karey Kirkpatrick
David Berenbaum
John Sayles
Mark Canton
Larry Franco
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Karey Kirkpatrick
James Horner The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Atmosphere Pictures
Industrial Light & Magic
Tippett Studio
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging[a] July 25, 2008 Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges
Will McRobb
Chris Viscardi
Gurinder Chadha
Lynda Obst
Joby Talbot Goldcrest Pictures N/a
Hotel for Dogs[a] January 16, 2009 Thor Freudenthal Jeff Lowell
Mark McCorkle
Bob Schooley
Lauren Shuler Donner
Ewan Leslie
Jonathan Gordon
Jason Clark
John Debney DreamWorks Pictures
Cold Spring Pictures
The Montecito Picture Company
The Donners' Company
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Imagine That[a] June 12, 2009 Karey Kirkpatrick Ed Solomon
Chris Matheson
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Ed Solomon
Mark Mancina Di Bonaventura Pictures
Goldcrest Pictures
N/a
The Last Airbender[a] July 1, 2010 M. Night Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan
Sam Mercer
Frank Marshall
James Newton Howard Blinding Edge Pictures
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Industrial Light & Magic
Rango[b] March 4, 2011 Gore Verbinski John Logan
Gore Verbinski
James Ward Byrkit
John Logan Gore Verbinski
Graham King
John B. Carls
Hans Zimmer Blind Wink Productions
GK Films
The Adventures of Tintin[b][d] December 21, 2011 Steven Spielberg Steven Moffat
Edgar Wright
Joe Cornish
Steven Spielberg
Peter Jackson
Kathleen Kennedy
John Williams Columbia Pictures (international)
Amblin Entertainment
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
WingNut Films
Hemisphere Media Capital
Weta Digital
Fun Size[a][d] October 26, 2012 Josh Schwartz Max Werner Stephanie Savage
Josh Schwartz
Bard Dorros
David Kanter
Deborah Lurie Anonymous Content
Fake Empire
N/a
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[c] August 8, 2014 Jonathan Liebesman Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Evan Daugherty
Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Galen Walker
Scott Mednick
Ian Bryce
Brian Tyler Platinum Dunes
Gama Entertainment
Mednick Productions
Heavy Metal
Industrial Light & Magic
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water[c] February 6, 2015 Paul Tibbitt Stephen Hillenburg
Paul Tibbitt
Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Paul Tibbitt
Mary Parent
John Debney Paramount Animation
United Plankton Pictures
Rough Draft Studios, Korea (2D animation)
Iloura VFX (3D animation)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows[c] June 3, 2016 Dave Green Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Galen Walker
Scott Mednick
Steve Jablonsky Platinum Dunes
China Movie Media Group
Gama Entertainment
Mednick Productions
Smithrowe Entertainment
Alibaba Pictures
Industrial Light & Magic
Monster Trucks[c] January 13, 2017 Chris Wedge Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Matthew Robinson
Derek Connolly Mary Parent
Denis L. Stewart
Dave Sardy Paramount Animation
Disruption Entertainment
Moving Picture Company
Lola Visual Effects
Prime Focus
Wonder Park[b] March 15, 2019 Dylan Brown
(uncredited)[3][4]
Robert Gordon
Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Kendra Halland
Steven Price Paramount Animation Ilion Animation Studios
Dora and the Lost City of Gold[c] August 9, 2019 James Bobin Tom Wheeler
Nicholas Stoller
Nicholas Stoller
Matthew Robinson[5]
Kristin Burr John Debney
Germaine Franco
Paramount Players
Walden Media[6]
Media Rights Capital
Burr! Productions
The Mill
Moving Picture Company
Blink Industries
(2D animation scenes)
Playing with Fire[a] November 8, 2019 Andy Fickman Dan Ewen Dan Ewen
Matt Lieberman
Todd Garner
Sean Robbins
Nathan Wang Paramount Players
Walden Media
Broken Road Productions
N/a
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run[c] August 14, 2020[e] Tim Hill[8] Tim Hill
Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger[9]
Tim Hill Ryan Harris Hans Zimmer
Steve Mazzaro
Paramount Animation
United Plankton Pictures
MRC
Mikros Image
Paw Patrol: The Movie[10][b] August 20, 2021 Cal Brunker[11] Billy Frolick Billy Frolick
Cal Brunker
Bob Barlen
Jennifer Dodge Heitor Pereira Paramount Animation[10]
Spin Master Entertainment
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank[b][d][f] July 15, 2022 Rob Minkoff
Mark Koetsier
Chris Bailey
Andrew Bergman Ed Stone
Nate Hopper
Mel Brooks
Norman Steinberg
Andrew Bergman
Richard Pryor
Alan Uger
Rob Minkoff
Adam Nagle
Peter Nagle
Guy Collins
Yair Landau
Susan Purcell
Bear McCreary Aniventure
Align
Brooksfilms
Flying Tigers Entertainment
GFM Animation
HB Wink Animation
Cinesite
Cinesite
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem[b] August 2, 2023 Jeff Rowe
Co-director:
Kyler Spears
Brendan O'Brien
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Jeff Rowe
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Jeff Rowe
Dan Hernandez
Benji Samit
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Point Grey Pictures Mikros Animation
Cinesite
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie[b][d] September 29, 2023 Cal Brunker Cal Brunker
Bob Barlen
Shane Morris
Cal Brunker
Bob Barlen
Jennifer Dodge
Laura Clunie
Toni Stevens
Pinar Toprak Spin Master Entertainment Mikros Animation
Under the Boardwalk[b][d][g] October 27, 2023
(Limited theatrical release)[12][13][14]
David Soren Lorene Scafaria
David Dobkin
Lorene Scafaria
David Soren
David Dobkin
Dagan Potter
Allison Gardner
John Debney
Jonathan Sadoff
Paramount Animation
Big Kid Pictures
DNEG Animation
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants[c] December 19, 2025 Derek Drymon Pam Brady
Kaz
Marc Ceccarelli
Pam Brady
Matt Lieberman
Lisa Stewart
Pam Brady
Aaron Dem
John Debney Paramount Animation
United Plankton Pictures
MRC
Reel FX Animation
Fuse FX
Cinesite

Streaming films

Title Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Composer(s) Co-production with Animation services
Story Screenplay
The Loud House Movie[b] August 20, 2021 Dave Needham Kevin Sullivan
Chris Viscardi
Chris Viscardi Philip White
Christopher Lennertz (themes)
(distributed by Netflix) Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Top Draw Animation
The J Team[a] September 3, 2021 Michael Lembeck Eydie Faye JoJo Siwa
Eydie Faye
Don Dunn
Syrinthia Studer
Gabriel Mann JoJo Siwa Inc.
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie[b] August 5, 2022 Andy Suriano
Ant Ward
Tony Gama-Lobo
Rebecca May
Vladimir Radev
(line producer)
Matt Mahaffey (distributed by Netflix) Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Flying Bark Productions
Top Draw Animation
Blue's Big City Adventure[c] November 18, 2022 Matt Stawski Liz Maccie
Angela Santomero
Traci Paige Johnson
Angela Santomero
Alex Geringas
Anthony Green
9 Story Media Group
Brown Bag Films
Line by Line Media
(distributed by Paramount+)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Boxel Animation
Fantasy Football[a] November 25, 2022 Anton Cropper Zoe Marshall
Dan Gurewitch
David Young
LeBron James
Spencer Beighley
Jamal Henderson
Marsai Martin
Joshua Martin
Timothy Bourne
Kovas SpringHill Company
Genius Productions
NFL Films
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
Snow Day[a] December 16, 2022 Michael Lembeck Samantha Martin
Chris Viscardi
Zack Olin
Shauna Phelena
Ronald Gilbert
Gabriel Mann Muse Entertainment
(distributed by Paramount+)
Zoey 102[a] July 27, 2023 Nancy Hower Monica Sherer
Madeline Whitby
Shauna Phelan
Zack Olin
Roger Neill (distributed by Paramount+)
A Really Haunted Loud House[a] September 28, 2023 Jonathan Judge Tony Gama-Lobo
Rebecca May
Tony Gama-Lobo
Rebecca May
Tim Hobert
Jonathan Judge
Michael Rubiner
Don Dunn
Melanie Kirk
Nick Urata
Monster High 2[a] October 5, 2023 Todd Holland Todd Holland
Matt Eddy
Billy Eddy
Todd Holland
Adam Bonnett
Frederic "Fred" Soulie
Philip "Phil" Breman
Shawn Williamson
David Magee
Emanuel Pereira
Sunna Wehrmeijer Mattel Television
Brightlight Pictures
(distributed by Paramount+)
Good Burger 2[a] November 22, 2023 Phil Traill Kevin Kopelow
Heath Seifert
Kenan Thompson
Kel Mitchell
Oak Felder Artists for Artists
(distributed by Paramount+)
Baby Shark's Big Movie![b] December 8, 2023 Alan Foreman Whitney Ralls Eryk Casemiro Jon Chau Pinkfong
(distributed by Paramount+)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Thundermans Return[a] March 7, 2024 Trevor Kirschner Jed Spingarn
Sean W. Cunningham
Marc Dworkin
Jed Spingarn Jed Spingarn
Kira Kosarin
Jack Griffo
Dan Cross
David Hoge
Zack Olin
Shauna Phelan
Chris Phillips
Caleb Chan
Brian Chan
Cross Hoge Productions
Dworkingham Productions
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
The Casagrandes Movie[b] March 22, 2024 Miguel Puga Tony Gama-Lobo
Rebecca May
Lalo Alcaraz
Rosemary Contreras
Michael Rubiner Marcelo Treviño Mighty Studios
(distributed by Netflix)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jam Filled Entertainment
Mighty Animation
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie[b] June 21, 2024 Kyle Marshall Whitney Wetta
Jeffrey Sayers
Ian Murray
(line producer)
Jonathan Hylander (distributed by Paramount+) Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jam Filled Entertainment
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie[c] August 2, 2024 Liza Johnson Kaz Kaz
Tom Stern
Robert Engleman Moniker United Plankton Pictures
(distributed by Netflix)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Pipeline Studios
Spin VFX
ReDefine Animation
Henry Danger: The Movie[a] January 17, 2025 Joe Menendez Jake Farrow
Christopher J. Nowak
Jace Norman
Jake Farrow
Ron French
Joe Menendez
Christopher J. Nowak
Paul Edward-Francis Yes Yes Coffee
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
Plankton: The Movie[c] March 7, 2025 David Needham Mr. Lawrence Kaz
Mr. Lawrence
Chris Viscardi
Nicholas Russell
(line producer)
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper United Plankton Pictures
(distributed by Netflix)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Mikros Animation
ReDefine
Animation Yukfoo Animation
McBess Studios
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado[c] July 2, 2025 Alberto Belli JT Billings Kristin Burr
Benjamin Tappan
Carolina Arciniegas
Kenny Wood
Kenny Wood Walsh Valdés Productions
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice[b] November 21, 2025 Darin McGowan Tony Gama-Lobo
Rebecca May
April Lawrence
Michael Rubiner
Jonathan Hylander [h] Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jam Filled Entertainment
My Weird School[a] December 30, 2025 Jonathan Judge Shauna Phelan Brin Lukens Brittany Cope Quick to Judge
(distributed by Paramount+)[i]
N/a

Upcoming films

Title Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Composer(s) Co-production with Animation services
Story Screenplay
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie[d] August 14, 2026[15][16][17][18] Cal Brunker Cal Brunker
Bob Barlen
Jennifer Dodge
Laura Clunie
Toni Stevens
Pinar Toprak[19] Paramount Animation
Spin Master Entertainment
Mikros Animation
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender October 9, 2026[20][21][22] Lauren Montgomery[23][24] TBA Bryan Konietzko
Michael DiMartino
Eric Coleman[25]
Dagan Potter
Jeremy Zuckerman[26] Paramount Animation
Avatar Studios
(distributed by Paramount+; co-distributed by Paramount Pictures)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Flying Bark Productions
Studio Mir
Clash of the Thundermans 2026[27] Trevor Kirschner Jed Spingarn
Sean W. Cunningham
Marc Dworkin
Jed Spingarn
Sean W. Cunningham
Marc Dworkin
Dan Cross
David Hoge
Kira Kosarin
Jack Griffo
Richard Bullock
TBA Cross Hoge Productions
Dworkingham Productions
(distributed by Paramount+)
N/a
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel August 13, 2027 Jeff Rowe
Co-directors:
Kyler Spears & Yashar Kassai
TBA Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Ramsay McBean
Josh Fagen
Paramount Animation[28]
Point Grey Pictures
Mikros Animation
Untitled live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film November 17, 2028[29] TBA Neal H. Moritz
Toby Ascher
Original Film N/a
Yokai Samba TBA Leo Matsuda TBA Paramount Animation TBA
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film TBA United Plankton Pictures
(distributed by Paramount+)
Untitled live-action Rugrats film TBA Jason Moore[30] Mikey Day
Streeter Seidell
TBA Paramount Players
Klasky Csupo
Untitled Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius sequel TBA Adam Pava[31] Paramount Animation

Short films

Title Release date Directed by Animation services Release with Notes
Arnold July 10, 1996 Craig Bartlett Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Anivision
Harriet the Spy Theatrical release
Rock-a-Big Baby July 25, 1997 Tim Hill Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Chuckimation
Flying Mallet, Inc.
Good Burger
Fetch November 20, 1998 Derek Drymon
Larry Leichliter
Robert Porter
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd.
The Rugrats Movie
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big November 11, 2000[32] Berkeley Breathed Threshold Digital Research Labs Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Limited festival and theatrical release
Big Nate: Bad Hamster July 15, 2022 Colin Heck
Jim Mortensen
Kyle Neswald
Xentrix Studio Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Theatrical release
Dora and the Fantastical Creatures September 29, 2023 William Mata Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Duncan Studio
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up July 18, 2025 Sean Charmatz Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Rough Draft Korea
Smurfs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey December 19, 2025 Kent Seki Mikros Animation The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Cancelled or inactive projects

Title Status Description
Untitled Ren & Stimpy animated film Cancelled In May 1993, Nickelodeon announced a two-year picture deal with 20th Century Fox to produce some of its films, including its IPs such as the aforementioned Ren & Stimpy, though it was reconsidered as an ill fit for the children's market overall, and would have likely ran into creative issues with creator John Kricfalusi (who would be forced out several months after the deal was announced).[33][34] Fox's film deal with Nick expired when Viacom purchased Paramount Pictures in 1994, leaving the latter to distribute and co-produce the network's theatrically released films.
Untitled Doug animated film Franchise shifted to Disney Nickelodeon was also making a Doug film adaptation in 1993 when they made a deal with 20th Century Fox to make films based on their properties along with other films based on other Nickelodeon properties. When Viacom acquired Paramount Pictures in 1994, the idea was killed and the deal ended quietly the next year. In 1996, the show's studio, Jumbo Pictures was acquired by Disney and a film based on the Disney version of the series (known as Disney's Doug to differentiate from the original series) was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1999, Doug's 1st Movie.[35][36]
Elmo Aardvark film adaptation Cancelled Shortly after the release of the 1995 Elmo Aardvark album, Will Ryan was approached by Nickelodeon Movies about starring the Elmo character in a feature film. Ryan and writer Phil Lollar developed a film treatment for a mockumentary tracing Elmo's fictional history as a cartoon character, from pre-film origins to the present day some hundred years later. The mockumentary, potentially titled The Elmo Aardvark Story, would feature live-action interviews with figures who would add historical credibility, such as golden-age animator Ward Kimball; these would be interspersed with clips of the Elmo cartoons that had supposedly been produced through the ages, animated in period-appropriate styles.[37] Designer Leslie Cabarga prepared promotional art, while Fayard Nicholas, Joanie Sommers, and "Weird Al" Yankovic were in talks to contribute to the soundtrack. However, negotiations with Nickelodeon administrators became slow-moving, and after a lengthy "development hell" period, the project fell through.[37]
Bone In the late 1990s, an attempt was made through Nickelodeon Movies to produce a film based on the Bone comics. Jeff Smith, author of the Bone comics, stated in a 2003 interview that Nickelodeon had insisted on the Bone cousins being voiced by child actors and wanted the film's soundtrack to include pop songs by the likes of NSYNC. Smith's response was that nobody would insert pop songs in the middle of The Lord of the Rings or The Empire Strikes Back and therefore pop songs should not be placed in Bone either.[38] The film was then developed at Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Pictures Animation banner instead. However, in 2019, Netflix purchased the rights to turn Bone into an animated series, which was later cancelled in April 2022 during a reorganization of Netflix Animation.[39][40][41]
Prometheus and Bob A live-action Prometheus and Bob film was announced in 1998 as an adaptation of the KaBlam! series.[42] The film was to be produced by Amy Heckerling and directed by Harald Zwart, but the film later fell through due to lack of interest.
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle MovieReleased as a TV film in 2017In 1998, Nickelodeon offered Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett a chance to develop two feature-length films based on the series: one as a TV film or direct-to-video and another slated for a theatrical release. Nickelodeon asked Bartlett to do "the biggest idea he could think of" for the theatrical film. Albie Hecht, who was president of Nickelodeon at the time, suggested to Bartlett about making the theatrical feature as a spiritual sequel/follow-up to the episode "Parents Day," and have Arnold try to solve the mystery of what happened to his parents. Though after successful test screenings of the made-for-TV movie titled Arnold Saves the Neighborhood, it was decided that it would instead be given a theatrical release in 2002, under the title of Hey Arnold!: The Movie to attract the attention of the public. Around this time, Hecht also asked Bartlett to produce a special one-hour prequel episode titled "The Journal" that would serve as a lead-in to the second film; the episode debuted on November 11, 2002. Due to the disappointing box office results of the first film, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie was cancelled and ended up leaving the original series with an unresolved cliffhanger ending. The project was later revived as a two-hour TV film that debuted on November 24, 2017.
Untitled Aaahh!!! Real Monsters animated film Unknown or cancelled After the box office success of The Rugrats Movie in 1998, Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney, the creators of the show decided to making a theatrical adaptation of the animated television series Aaahh!!! Real Monsters after the series finale, to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures. The film was to be animated much like the series, but production of the film was shut down, due to the story being "too dark" for children.
How to Eat Fried Worms Moved to New Line Cinema In October 1998, Nickelodeon bought the film rights to the children's book How to Eat Fried Worms from Universal Pictures.[43] The film was to be directed by Thomas Schlamme and produced by Imagine Entertainment. Joe Nussbaum later replaced Schlamme as director in June 2000.[44] Eventually, the film was released by New Line Cinema and Walden Media, with the film's screenwriter Bob Dolman directing his own script, in 2006.[45]
Sector 7 Development hell In May 2000, Nickelodeon won a bidding war against Pixar in acquiring the film rights to the novel Sector 7 with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct and produce with Good Machine as co-producer. As of March 2019, the project remains in development hell.[46]
Ectokid Unknown After the cancellation of Razorline, Barker sold the television and film rights of the Ectokid series to Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies in 2001. The film was set to have Barker, Don Murphy, and Nickelodeon's Albie Hecht and Julia Pistor as producers, Joe Daley as executive producer, and Karen Rosenfelt overseeing development at Paramount. Barker would also act as executive producer of the television series, with Daley and Murphy as producers. Talking to Daily Variety, Barker explained that his aim was to create "a franchisable world" for the studio, "of great, transcendent beauty; one that reconfigures people's expectations of what ghosts are, of what comes after death."[47] As of November 2018, no further information regarding both the film and the television series surfaced, presumably both were cancelled.
Jimmy Neutron 2 In February 2002, a sequel for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was reported in development for a summer 2004 release.[48] Producer Albie Hecht reported to The Los Angeles Times that the sequel "would be made on the same budget as the first, but with a new batch of inventions and adventures in Jimmy's town of Retroville." On June 20, 2002, The Hollywood Reporter reported that writer Kate Boutilier had signed a writing deal with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies to write a sequel, but it never materialized.[49] The film was cancelled, because the writers couldn't agree on a story and Alcorn later stated in an interview that "once the TV series came out, there wasn't a lot of incentive to make a movie when fans could simply watch Jimmy Neutron for free at home."[50] When asked about a reboot in 2020, Rob Paulsen stated "Well, I've got to tell you, man. I go all over the world when we don't have the coronavirus, and people love Carl. They love Carl. I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to reboot Jimmy Neutron. I think that's one of those shows that a lot of people would love to see again. It was very good. Really smart. That wouldn't surprise me." In 2025, screenwriter Adam Pava unveiled that a potential new film project based on the characters and the series was in the works since December 2023.
Imaginary Friend Cancelled In March 2002, it was announced that Nickelodeon Movies would produce Imaginary Friend, a Gary Ross-helmed live-action/animated hybrid about a boy and his imaginary friend who takes him from the real world to an animated fantasy world. Written by Anne Spielberg, the film would’ve reunited Ross and Spielberg after scripting the 1988 Oscar-nominated Big. Would've been produced by Nickelodeon and Ross' Larger Than Life.[51][52]
Sequels to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Unknown Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies hoped that Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events would become a series like the Harry Potter film series.[53] Jim Carrey thought his character would be good as the basis for a film franchise since it would allow him to dive into a new role.[54] "I don't have a deal [for a sequel], but it's one that I wouldn't mind doing again because there are so many characters," the actor explained in December 2004. "I mean, it's just so much fun. It's so much fun being a bad actor playing a character..."[55] In May 2005, producer Laurie MacDonald said "Lemony Snicket is still something Paramount is interested in pursuing and we're going to be talking with them more."[56] In October 2008, Daniel Handler said that "a sequel does seem to be in the works. Paramount has had quite a few corporate shakeups, which has led to many a delay. Of course, many, many plans in Hollywood come to naught, but I'm assured that another film will be made. Someday. Perhaps."[57] In June 2009, Silberling confirmed he still talked about the project with Handler, and suggested the sequel be a stop motion film, with each film being in a new medium, due to the young lead actors having grown too old to continue their roles. "In an odd way, the best thing you could do is actually have Lemony Snicket say to the audience, 'Okay, we pawned the first film off as a mere dramatization with actors. Now, I'm afraid I'm going to have to show you the real thing.'"[58] The franchise ran a live-action series for 3 seasons on Netflix.
The Anybodies film adaptation In December 2004, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies acquired the film rights from the book series of the same name.[59][60][61] It was originally set to be released sometime in 2006,[62] but it has not been released since then.
Untitled The Fairly OddParents animated film Cancelled In 2005 or 2006, Butch Hartman considered making a theatrical film adaptation of his animated television series The Fairly OddParents after the show's initial cancellation in 2006,[vague] to be produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies and released in November 2007. The film was to be animated in hand-drawn 2D animation much like the main series with a mix of cel-shaded CGI elements as well as previous Nickelodeon fare such as the Rugrats trilogy, Hey Arnold!: The Movie, The Wild Thornberrys Movie and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, but was scrapped due to a management change at Paramount although the script was already written. Despite this, Hartman expressed interest in releasing the film for DVD someday, and stated that the script could serve for another TV film of the show. The series ended on July 26, 2017, and Butch Hartman left Nickelodeon in early 2018,[63][64] seemingly ending any chances of the film happening.[65]
Sequels to The Last Airbender The Last Airbender, released in 2010, was originally intended to be the first film in a live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender film trilogy each based on the series' three seasons. Due to the poor reception of the film, Nickelodeon and Paramount decided to put further plans for the sequels on hold. In September 2018, a new unrelated live-action remake of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender for Netflix was announced, effectively cancelling any lingering chances of possible sequels to the film.[66]
Mighty Mouse Moved to Paramount Animation As early as 2004, Omation Animation Studios and Nickelodeon announced their intention to bring Mighty Mouse (a property held by CBS Corporation) back to the big screen with a CGI Mighty Mouse feature film that was tentatively scheduled to be released sometime in 2013.[67] This film never materialized and the project's fate was unknown until in 2019, when it was confirmed that the project would be revived by Paramount Animation, and that Jon and Erich Hoeber were announced to be the writers for the film.[68][69]
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun Development hell In November 2011, Steven Spielberg announced a sequel to The Adventures of Tintin and was planned to be released sometime in the future.[70] As of 2019, there have been little to no info about the film, but Peter Jackson is still involved with the project.[71][72]
Untitled Nicktoons film Unknown On January 27, 2016, a crossover film involving various classic Nicktoons characters was reported to be in development. Jared Hess was attached to direct, as well as co-write with his wife Jerusha. The film was said to be similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[73] In a later interview in September 2016, Hess said that the script was complete and submitted for approval.[74] No word on development has been reported since.
Untitled Are You Afraid of the Dark? film Cancelled On November 13, 2017, it was announced that a film adaptation and reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark? was in the works at Paramount Players, with a release date set for October 11, 2019. It writer Gary Dauberman was going to write the screenplay, Matt Kaplan was going to produce, and D.J. Caruso was going to direct the film.[75][76] The film was removed from Paramount's release schedule on February 27, 2019, and a series revival instead premiered on October 11, 2019.[77]
Smurfs Moved to Paramount Animation The 2025 film adaptation of The Smurfs was originally going to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies. Following the release of the first trailer in February 2025, the involvement of Nickelodeon Movies dropped out for unknown reasons.

Reception

Box office

Film Budget North America Overseas gross Worldwide gross
(unadjusted)
Ref(s)
Opening Gross
(unadjusted)
Harriet the Spy $12 million $6,601,651 $26,570,048 N/a $26,570,048 [78]
Good Burger $8.5 million $7,058,333 $23,712,993 $23,712,993 [79]
The Rugrats Movie $24 million $27,321,470 $100,494,675 $40,400,000 $140,894,675 [80]
Snow Day $13 million $14,331,819 $60,020,107 $2,444,624 $62,464,731 [81]
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie $30 million $22,718,184 $76,507,756 $26,783,375 $103,291,131 [82]
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius $13,832,786 $80,936,232 $22,056,304 $102,992,536 [83]
Clockstoppers $26 million $10,108,333 $36,989,956 $1,803,327 $38,793,283 [84]
Hey Arnold!: The Movie $3 million $5,706,332 $13,728,902 $1,520,406 $15,249,308 [85]
The Wild Thornberrys Movie $25 million $6,013,847 $40,108,697 $20,586,040 $60,694,737 [86]
Rugrats Go Wild $11,556,869 $39,402,572 $15,847,924 $55,250,496 [87]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie $30 million $32,018,216 $85,417,988 $55,649,139 $141,067,127 [88]
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $140 million $30,061,756 $118,634,549 $92,833,686 $211,468,235 [89]
Mad Hot Ballroom $500,000 $45,348 $8,117,961 $986,366 $9,104,327 [90]
Yours, Mine & Ours $45 million $17,461,108 $53,412,862 $19,250,061 $72,662,923 [91]
Nacho Libre $35 million $28,309,599 $80,197,993 $19,057,467 $99,255,460 [92]
Barnyard $51 million $15,820,864 $72,637,803 $44,117,277 $116,755,080 [93]
Charlotte's Web $85 million $11,457,353 $82,985,708 $65,978,114 $148,963,822 [94]
The Spiderwick Chronicles $90 million $19,004,058 $71,195,053 $92,975,274 $164,170,327 [95]
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging N/a $14,924,998 $14,924,998 [96]
Hotel for Dogs $35 million $17,012,212 $73,034,460 $44,218,118 $117,252,578 [97]
Imagine That $55 million $5,503,519 $16,123,323 $6,861,871 $22,985,194 [98]
The Last Airbender $150 million $40,325,019 $131,772,187 $187,941,694 $319,713,881 [99]
Rango $135 million $38,079,323 $123,477,607 $122,246,996 $245,724,603 [100]
The Adventures of Tintin $9,720,993 $77,591,831 $296,402,120 $373,993,951 [101]
Fun Size $14 million $4,101,017 $9,409,538 $2,007,824 $11,417,362 [102]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $125 million $65,575,105 $191,204,754 $293,800,000 $485,004,754 [103]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $74 million $55,365,012 $162,994,032 $162,192,000 $325,186,032 [104]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows $135 million $35,316,382 $82,051,601 $163,572,247 $245,623,848 [105]
Monster Trucks $125 million $10,950,705 $33,370,166 $31,123,749 $64,493,915 [106]
Wonder Park $90 million $15,853,646 $45,216,793 $74,342,317 $119,559,110 [107]
Dora and the Lost City of Gold $49 million $17,431,588 $60,477,943 $60,119,165 $120,597,108 [108]
Playing with Fire $29.9 million $12,723,781 $44,451,847 $24,960,578 $69,412,425 [109]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run $60 million $865,824 $4,810,790 N/a $4,810,790 [110]
Paw Patrol: The Movie $26 million[111] $13,148,340 $40,127,371 $104,200,000 $144,327,371 [112]
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank $45 million $6,321,423 $17,811,382 $24,695,183 $42,506,565 [113]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem $70 million $28,007,544 $118,566,254 $61,900,000 $180,462,816 [114]
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie $30 million[115] $22,764,354 $65,343,309 $139,755,560 $205,098,869 [116]
Under the Boardwalk N/a [117][118]
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants $64 million $15,611,344 $71,068,170 $96,867,062 $167,935,232 [119]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes[120] Metacritic[121] CinemaScore[122]
Harriet the Spy 48% (31 reviews)[123] N/a B+
Good Burger 33% (45 reviews)[124] 41 (17 critic reviews) N/a
The Rugrats Movie 59% (51 reviews)[125] 62 (20 critic reviews) A−
Snow Day 29% (66 reviews)[126] 34 (22 critic reviews) B−
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 76% (75 reviews)[127] 62 (25 critic reviews) A−
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 74% (76 reviews)[128] 66 (21 critic reviews)
Clockstoppers 29% (86 reviews)[129] 40 (24 critic reviews) B+
Hey Arnold!: The Movie 29% (78 reviews)[130] 47 (23 critic reviews)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie 80% (88 reviews)[131] 69 (25 critic reviews) A
Rugrats Go Wild 39% (89 reviews)[132] 38 (27 critic reviews) A−
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 68% (127 reviews)[133] 66 (32 critic reviews) B+
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 72% (160 reviews)[134] 62 (37 critic reviews)
Mad Hot Ballroom 84% (121 reviews)[135] 71 (32 critic reviews) N/a
Yours, Mine & Ours 6% (106 reviews)[136] 38 (25 critic reviews) A−
Nacho Libre 40% (166 reviews)[137] 52 (36 critic reviews) B+
Barnyard 22% (95 reviews)[138] 42 (24 critic reviews)
Charlotte's Web 79% (148 reviews)[139] 68 (28 critic reviews) A
The Spiderwick Chronicles 81% (149 reviews)[140] 62 (30 critic reviews) A−
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 73% (26 reviews)[141] N/a
Hotel for Dogs 46% (124 reviews)[142] 51 (25 critic reviews) A−
Imagine That 41% (120 reviews)[143] 54 (23 critic reviews)
The Last Airbender 5% (192 reviews)[144] 20 (33 critic reviews) C
Rango 88% (288 reviews)[145] 75 (35 critic reviews) C+
The Adventures of Tintin 75% (236 reviews)[146] 68 (40 critic reviews) A−
Fun Size 25% (73 reviews)[147] 37 (25 critic reviews) B
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 21% (165 reviews)[148] 31 (33 critic reviews)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 81% (104 reviews)[149] 62 (27 critic reviews)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 37% (174 reviews)[150] 40 (30 critic reviews) A−
Monster Trucks 32% (97 reviews)[151] 41 (23 critic reviews) A
Wonder Park 34% (108 reviews)[152] 45 (22 critic reviews) B+
Dora and the Lost City of Gold 85% (158 reviews)[153] 63 (23 critic reviews) A
Playing with Fire 24% (76 reviews)[154] 24 (16 critic reviews) B+
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 67% (73 reviews)[155] 65 (20 critic reviews) N/a
Paw Patrol: The Movie 80% (51 reviews)[156] 50 (14 critic reviews) A−
The Loud House Movie N/a[157] N/a
The J Team N/a[158]
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 54% (61 reviews)[159] 45 (13 critic reviews) A−
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie 79% (14 reviews)[160] 61 (5 critic reviews) N/a
Blue's Big City Adventure 83% (6 reviews)[161] N/a
Fantasy Football 33% (6 reviews)[162]
Snow Day N/a[163]
Zoey 102 56% (9 reviews)[164]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 96% (243 reviews)[165] 74 (47 critic reviews) A
A Really Haunted Loud House N/a (1 review)[166] N/a
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie 72% (46 reviews)[167] 52 (8 critic reviews) A
Monster High 2 N/a (4 reviews)[168] N/a
Under the Boardwalk N/a (4 reviews)[169]
Good Burger 2 59% (5 reviews)[170]
Baby Shark's Big Movie! N/a[171]
The Thundermans Return N/a[172]
The Casagrandes Movie N/a[173]
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie N/a[174]
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie 56% (16 reviews)[175]
Henry Danger: The Movie N/a[176]
Plankton: The Movie 77% (13 reviews)[177] 61 (5 critic reviews) N/a
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado 92% (12 reviews)[178] N/a
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice N/a[179]
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants 83% (48 reviews)[180] 66 (16 critic reviews) A−
My Weird School N/a[181] N/a

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