nWave Studios
Belgian animation studio
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nWave Studios is a Belgian animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium, with an American office in Los Angeles, California.
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Ben Stassen |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Eric Dillens (CEO) |
| Products | Animated films |
| Owner | MZM (majority stake) |
| Website | www |
History
nWave Studios was founded in 1994 by Ben Stassen.[1]
In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.[2]
Productions
Feature films
| Title | Release date | Co-production with | Distributor(s) | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Me to the Moon | 30 January 2008 | Illuminata Pictures uMedia uFilm |
Kinepolis Film Distribution Summit Entertainment |
$46.6 million |
| A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | 4 August 2010 | StudioCanal | $70.6 million | |
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | 15 August 2012 | $49.2 million | ||
| The House of Magic | 25 December 2013 | StudioCanal Anton Capital Entertainment uMedia |
Belga Films StudioCanal |
$64.1 million |
| Robinson Crusoe | 30 March 2016 | Illuminata Pictures uFilm |
$40 million | |
| The Son of Bigfoot | 16 February 2018 | StudioCanal Belga Productions Illuminata Pictures Waterman Entertainment |
$47 million | |
| The Queen's Corgi | 3 April 2019 | Belga Films | Belga Films Lionsgate (UK) Freestyle Releasing (USA) |
$35.5 million |
| Bigfoot Family | 5 August 2020 | Octopolis | Charades Netflix |
$11 million |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 16 February 2022[3] | Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix |
$11 million | |
| The Inseparables | 10 August 2023[4] | Belga Films A Contracorriente Films Viva Pictures |
$2.3 million | |
| Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog | 15 October 2025[5] | SND (France) Sony Pictures (International) |
$919,182[6] | |
In development
| Title | Release date | References |
|---|---|---|
| Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project | 2027 | [7] |
| Yugly | TBA | [8] |
3D films
- Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
- Magic Carpet Adventure (1998)
- Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
- Alien Adventure (1999)
- Haunted Castle (2001)
- SOS Planet (2002)
- Misadventures in 3D (2003)
- Haunted House (2004)
- Wild Safari 3D (2005)
- Jett and Jin (2006)
- African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango (2007)
- Fly Me to the Moon 4D (2008)
- The Curse of Skull Rock (2009)
- Turtle Vision (2010)
- Pirate Story (2011)
- The Little Prince (2011)
- Castle Secret (2011)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2012)
- Deepo: A Fish Story (2012)[9]
- The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
- The House of Magic 4D (2013)
- Sherlock Holmes (2013)
- The Lost World (2013)[10]
- Haunted Mansion (2014)
- Knights Quest (2014)
- Robinson Crusoe 3D (2016)
- Birds of a Feather (2016)
- Return to the Lost World (2017)
- The Son of Bigfoot 4D (2017)
- Jolly Roger (2018)
- Chaos in Wonderland (2019)
- Dog Games (2019)
- Rex: A Royal Topdog (2019)
- Bigfoot Family 4D (2020)
- Wanted Alive (2021)
- Trapper's Adventures (2022)
- Meg and the Lost Scepter (2022)
- Happy Family: Next Level (2023)[11]
- Theater of Dreams (2023)[12]
- Meg and the Quest for the Holy Spork (2025)
Reception
Box office grosses
| Film | Budget | North America | Overseas gross |
Worldwide gross (unadjusted) |
Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | Gross (unadjusted) | |||||
| Fly Me to the Moon | $25 million | |||||
| A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | N/a | |||||
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | N/a | |||||
| The House of Magic | $34 million | |||||
| Robinson Crusoe | $13 million | |||||
| The Son of Bigfoot | $20 million | |||||
| The Queen's Corgi | $25 million | N/a | N/a | $35,515,687 | $35,515,687 | [13] |
| Bigfoot Family | $25 million | |||||
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | $20 million | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | [14] |
Critical and public response
| Film | Critical | Public | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | ||
| Fly Me to the Moon | 20% | |||
| A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | 44% | |||
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | 20% | |||
| The House of Magic | 71% | |||
| Robinson Crusoe | 17% | |||
| The Son of Bigfoot | 76% | |||
| The Queen's Corgi | 0% | N/a | N/a | |
| Bigfoot Family | 76% | |||
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 60% | |||
