Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $32,018,216 (37.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 60.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3,212 opening theaters/3,307 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $155,365,673 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,019 | $85,416,609 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,914 | $56,634,646 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,404 | $142,051,255 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 19th, 2004 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as SpongeBob SquarePants |
| International Releases: | January 7th, 2005 (Wide), released as The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (Australia) |
| Video Release: | March 1st, 2005 by Paramount Home Video, released as The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for some mild crude humor |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Franchise: | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Comparisons: | Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Family Adventure, Corporate Malfeasance, Framed, Food, Road Trip, Hitmen, Artificial Intelligence, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Live Action Segment in Animated Movie |
| Source: | Based on TV |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Nickelodeon Films, United Plankton Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) | 86 | $17,844,331 | Nov 26, 2004 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 91 | $33,648,486 | Nov 26, 2004 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) | 86 | $23,532,331 | Nov 26, 2004 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 77 | $34,711,133 | Nov 26, 2004 | 10 |
| Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic | 49 | $32,018,216 | Nov 19, 2004 | 3 |
| Top Hand Animation Weekend Domestic | 5 | $32,018,216 | Nov 19, 2004 | 3 |
| Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic | 100 | $32,018,216 | Nov 19, 2004 | 3 |