SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $85,416,609 | Details |
| International Box Office | $56,634,646 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $142,051,255 | |
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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 | $155,722,264 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | PG for some mild crude humor |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Franchise: | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Live Action Segment in Animated Movie |
| Plot point: | Artificial Intelligence, Corporate Malfeasance, Food, Framed, Hitmen, Road Trip, Talking Animals |
| Subgenre: | Family Adventure |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $32,018,216 | 3,212 | $9,968 | $32,018,216 | 1 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $17,844,331 | -44% | 3,307 | $5,396 | $58,793,169 | 2 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $7,655,872 | -57% | 3,307 | $2,315 | $68,209,314 | 3 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 7 | $4,357,011 | -43% | 3,307 | $1,318 | $73,596,022 | 4 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 11 | $2,002,903 | -54% | 2,115 | $947 | $76,362,402 | 5 |
| Dec 24, 2004 | 19 | $714,503 | -64% | 1,316 | $543 | $78,779,272 | 6 |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 20 | $1,246,327 | +74% | 1,068 | $1,167 | $81,900,075 | 7 |
| Jan 7, 2005 | 22 | $858,303 | -31% | 842 | $1,019 | $83,126,525 | 8 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | 30 | $317,906 | -63% | 440 | $723 | $83,569,923 | 9 |
| Jan 21, 2005 | 34 | $152,867 | -52% | 310 | $493 | $83,889,892 | 10 |
| Jan 28, 2005 | 29 | $265,000 | +73% | 310 | $855 | $84,187,826 | 11 |
| Feb 4, 2005 | 26 | $268,490 | +1% | 358 | $750 | $84,540,402 | 12 |
| Feb 11, 2005 | 27 | $232,657 | -13% | 296 | $786 | $84,848,364 | 13 |
| Feb 18, 2005 | 31 | $184,795 | -21% | 245 | $754 | $85,102,579 | 14 |
| Feb 25, 2005 | 39 | $96,476 | -48% | 212 | $455 | $85,283,341 | 15 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | 48 | $61,830 | -36% | 127 | $487 | $85,373,733 | 16 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | 71 | $15,212 | -75% | 69 | $220 | $85,402,000 | 17 |
| Mar 18, 2005 | 101 | $2,949 | -81% | 18 | $164 | $85,416,609 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $9,400,000 | 3,212 | $2,927 | $9,400,000 | 1 | ||
| Nov 20, 2004 | 2 | $13,771,055 | +47% | 3,212 | $4,287 | $23,330,807 | 2 | |
| Nov 21, 2004 | 2 | $8,687,409 | -37% | 3,212 | $2,705 | $32,018,216 | 3 | |
| Nov 22, 2004 | 3 | $1,537,000 | -82% | 3,212 | $479 | $33,555,000 | 4 | |
| Nov 23, 2004 | 4 | $1,706,000 | +11% | 3,212 | $531 | $35,261,000 | 5 | |
| Nov 24, 2004 | 4 | $3,466,000 | +103% | 3,307 | $1,048 | $38,727,000 | 6 | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | 6 | $2,222,000 | -36% | 3,307 | $672 | $40,948,838 | 7 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $7,096,818 | +219% | -25% | 3,307 | $2,146 | $48,045,656 | 8 |
| Nov 27, 2004 | 5 | $6,740,870 | -5% | -51% | 3,307 | $2,038 | $54,786,526 | 9 |
| Nov 28, 2004 | 5 | $4,006,643 | -41% | -54% | 3,307 | $1,212 | $58,793,169 | 10 |
| Nov 29, 2004 | 6 | $553,000 | -86% | -64% | 3,307 | $167 | $59,346,000 | 11 |
| Nov 30, 2004 | 7 | $412,000 | -25% | -76% | 3,307 | $125 | $59,758,000 | 12 |
| Dec 1, 2004 | 7 | $403,000 | -2% | -88% | 3,307 | $122 | $60,161,000 | 13 |
| Dec 2, 2004 | 6 | $392,000 | -3% | -82% | 3,307 | $119 | $60,553,442 | 14 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $1,800,000 | +359% | -75% | 3,307 | $544 | $62,400,000 | 15 |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 5 | $3,574,924 | +99% | -47% | 3,307 | $1,081 | $65,895,142 | 16 |
| Dec 5, 2004 | 5 | $2,314,172 | -35% | -42% | 3,307 | $700 | $68,209,314 | 17 |
| Dec 6, 2004 | 7 | $258,000 | -89% | -53% | 3,307 | $78 | $68,468,000 | 18 |
| Dec 7, 2004 | 8 | $263,000 | +2% | -36% | 3,307 | $80 | $68,731,000 | 19 |
| Dec 8, 2004 | 8 | $274,000 | +4% | -32% | 3,307 | $83 | $69,005,000 | 20 |
| Dec 9, 2004 | 8 | $234,000 | -15% | -40% | 3,307 | $71 | $69,239,000 | 21 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 8 | $1,100,000 | +370% | -39% | 3,307 | $333 | $70,300,000 | 22 |
| Dec 11, 2004 | 7 | $2,103,441 | +91% | -41% | 3,307 | $636 | $72,264,654 | 23 |
| Dec 12, 2004 | 7 | $1,331,368 | -37% | -42% | 3,307 | $403 | $73,596,022 | 24 |
| Dec 13, 2004 | 8 | $178,000 | -87% | -31% | 3,307 | $54 | $73,774,000 | 25 |
| Dec 14, 2004 | 10 | $189,000 | +6% | -28% | 3,307 | $57 | $73,963,000 | 26 |
| Dec 15, 2004 | 9 | $192,000 | +2% | -30% | 3,307 | $58 | $74,155,000 | 27 |
| Dec 16, 2004 | 8 | $205,000 | +7% | -12% | 3,307 | $62 | $74,359,000 | 28 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 12 | $400,000 | +95% | -64% | 2,115 | $189 | $74,800,000 | 29 |
| Dec 18, 2004 | 11 | $899,677 | +125% | -57% | 2,115 | $425 | $75,677,654 | 30 |
| Dec 19, 2004 | 11 | $684,748 | -24% | -49% | 2,115 | $324 | $76,362,402 | 31 |
| Jan 17, 2005 | 23 | $138,653 | 440 | $315 | $83,708,576 | 60 | ||
| Feb 21, 2005 | 28 | $51,679 | 245 | $211 | $85,154,258 | 95 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $40,948,838 | 3,212 | $12,749 | $40,948,838 | 1 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $19,604,604 | -52% | 3,307 | $5,928 | $60,553,442 | 2 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $8,685,569 | -56% | 3,307 | $2,626 | $69,239,011 | 3 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 8 | $5,120,488 | -41% | 3,307 | $1,548 | $74,359,499 | 4 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 12 | $3,705,270 | -28% | 2,115 | $1,752 | $78,064,769 | 5 |
| Dec 24, 2004 | 19 | $2,588,979 | -30% | 1,316 | $1,967 | $80,653,748 | 6 |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 20 | $1,614,474 | -38% | 1,068 | $1,512 | $82,268,222 | 7 |
| Jan 7, 2005 | 23 | $983,795 | -39% | 842 | $1,168 | $83,252,017 | 8 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | 30 | $485,008 | -51% | 440 | $1,102 | $83,737,025 | 9 |
| Jan 21, 2005 | 36 | $185,801 | -62% | 310 | $599 | $83,922,826 | 10 |
| Jan 28, 2005 | 31 | $349,086 | +88% | 310 | $1,126 | $84,271,912 | 11 |
| Feb 4, 2005 | 26 | $343,795 | -2% | 358 | $960 | $84,615,707 | 12 |
| Feb 11, 2005 | 27 | $302,077 | -12% | 296 | $1,021 | $84,917,784 | 13 |
| Feb 18, 2005 | 31 | $269,081 | -11% | 245 | $1,098 | $85,186,865 | 14 |
| Feb 25, 2005 | 44 | $125,038 | -54% | 212 | $590 | $85,311,903 | 15 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | 53 | $74,885 | -40% | 127 | $590 | $85,386,788 | 16 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | 71 | $26,872 | -64% | 69 | $389 | $85,413,660 | 17 |
| Mar 18, 2005 | 107 | $2,949 | -89% | 18 | $164 | $85,416,609 | 18 |
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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 | $155,722,264 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | PG for some mild crude humor |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Franchise: | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Live Action Segment in Animated Movie |
| Plot point: | Artificial Intelligence, Corporate Malfeasance, Food, Framed, Hitmen, Road Trip, Talking Animals |
| Subgenre: | Family Adventure |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $32,018,216 | 3,212 | $9,968 | $32,018,216 | 1 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $17,844,331 | -44% | 3,307 | $5,396 | $58,793,169 | 2 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $7,655,872 | -57% | 3,307 | $2,315 | $68,209,314 | 3 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 7 | $4,357,011 | -43% | 3,307 | $1,318 | $73,596,022 | 4 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 11 | $2,002,903 | -54% | 2,115 | $947 | $76,362,402 | 5 |
| Dec 24, 2004 | 19 | $714,503 | -64% | 1,316 | $543 | $78,779,272 | 6 |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 20 | $1,246,327 | +74% | 1,068 | $1,167 | $81,900,075 | 7 |
| Jan 7, 2005 | 22 | $858,303 | -31% | 842 | $1,019 | $83,126,525 | 8 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | 30 | $317,906 | -63% | 440 | $723 | $83,569,923 | 9 |
| Jan 21, 2005 | 34 | $152,867 | -52% | 310 | $493 | $83,889,892 | 10 |
| Jan 28, 2005 | 29 | $265,000 | +73% | 310 | $855 | $84,187,826 | 11 |
| Feb 4, 2005 | 26 | $268,490 | +1% | 358 | $750 | $84,540,402 | 12 |
| Feb 11, 2005 | 27 | $232,657 | -13% | 296 | $786 | $84,848,364 | 13 |
| Feb 18, 2005 | 31 | $184,795 | -21% | 245 | $754 | $85,102,579 | 14 |
| Feb 25, 2005 | 39 | $96,476 | -48% | 212 | $455 | $85,283,341 | 15 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | 48 | $61,830 | -36% | 127 | $487 | $85,373,733 | 16 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | 71 | $15,212 | -75% | 69 | $220 | $85,402,000 | 17 |
| Mar 18, 2005 | 101 | $2,949 | -81% | 18 | $164 | $85,416,609 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $9,400,000 | 3,212 | $2,927 | $9,400,000 | 1 | ||
| Nov 20, 2004 | 2 | $13,771,055 | +47% | 3,212 | $4,287 | $23,330,807 | 2 | |
| Nov 21, 2004 | 2 | $8,687,409 | -37% | 3,212 | $2,705 | $32,018,216 | 3 | |
| Nov 22, 2004 | 3 | $1,537,000 | -82% | 3,212 | $479 | $33,555,000 | 4 | |
| Nov 23, 2004 | 4 | $1,706,000 | +11% | 3,212 | $531 | $35,261,000 | 5 | |
| Nov 24, 2004 | 4 | $3,466,000 | +103% | 3,307 | $1,048 | $38,727,000 | 6 | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | 6 | $2,222,000 | -36% | 3,307 | $672 | $40,948,838 | 7 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $7,096,818 | +219% | -25% | 3,307 | $2,146 | $48,045,656 | 8 |
| Nov 27, 2004 | 5 | $6,740,870 | -5% | -51% | 3,307 | $2,038 | $54,786,526 | 9 |
| Nov 28, 2004 | 5 | $4,006,643 | -41% | -54% | 3,307 | $1,212 | $58,793,169 | 10 |
| Nov 29, 2004 | 6 | $553,000 | -86% | -64% | 3,307 | $167 | $59,346,000 | 11 |
| Nov 30, 2004 | 7 | $412,000 | -25% | -76% | 3,307 | $125 | $59,758,000 | 12 |
| Dec 1, 2004 | 7 | $403,000 | -2% | -88% | 3,307 | $122 | $60,161,000 | 13 |
| Dec 2, 2004 | 6 | $392,000 | -3% | -82% | 3,307 | $119 | $60,553,442 | 14 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $1,800,000 | +359% | -75% | 3,307 | $544 | $62,400,000 | 15 |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 5 | $3,574,924 | +99% | -47% | 3,307 | $1,081 | $65,895,142 | 16 |
| Dec 5, 2004 | 5 | $2,314,172 | -35% | -42% | 3,307 | $700 | $68,209,314 | 17 |
| Dec 6, 2004 | 7 | $258,000 | -89% | -53% | 3,307 | $78 | $68,468,000 | 18 |
| Dec 7, 2004 | 8 | $263,000 | +2% | -36% | 3,307 | $80 | $68,731,000 | 19 |
| Dec 8, 2004 | 8 | $274,000 | +4% | -32% | 3,307 | $83 | $69,005,000 | 20 |
| Dec 9, 2004 | 8 | $234,000 | -15% | -40% | 3,307 | $71 | $69,239,000 | 21 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 8 | $1,100,000 | +370% | -39% | 3,307 | $333 | $70,300,000 | 22 |
| Dec 11, 2004 | 7 | $2,103,441 | +91% | -41% | 3,307 | $636 | $72,264,654 | 23 |
| Dec 12, 2004 | 7 | $1,331,368 | -37% | -42% | 3,307 | $403 | $73,596,022 | 24 |
| Dec 13, 2004 | 8 | $178,000 | -87% | -31% | 3,307 | $54 | $73,774,000 | 25 |
| Dec 14, 2004 | 10 | $189,000 | +6% | -28% | 3,307 | $57 | $73,963,000 | 26 |
| Dec 15, 2004 | 9 | $192,000 | +2% | -30% | 3,307 | $58 | $74,155,000 | 27 |
| Dec 16, 2004 | 8 | $205,000 | +7% | -12% | 3,307 | $62 | $74,359,000 | 28 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 12 | $400,000 | +95% | -64% | 2,115 | $189 | $74,800,000 | 29 |
| Dec 18, 2004 | 11 | $899,677 | +125% | -57% | 2,115 | $425 | $75,677,654 | 30 |
| Dec 19, 2004 | 11 | $684,748 | -24% | -49% | 2,115 | $324 | $76,362,402 | 31 |
| Jan 17, 2005 | 23 | $138,653 | 440 | $315 | $83,708,576 | 60 | ||
| Feb 21, 2005 | 28 | $51,679 | 245 | $211 | $85,154,258 | 95 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2004 | 2 | $40,948,838 | 3,212 | $12,749 | $40,948,838 | 1 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | 5 | $19,604,604 | -52% | 3,307 | $5,928 | $60,553,442 | 2 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 6 | $8,685,569 | -56% | 3,307 | $2,626 | $69,239,011 | 3 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | 8 | $5,120,488 | -41% | 3,307 | $1,548 | $74,359,499 | 4 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | 12 | $3,705,270 | -28% | 2,115 | $1,752 | $78,064,769 | 5 |
| Dec 24, 2004 | 19 | $2,588,979 | -30% | 1,316 | $1,967 | $80,653,748 | 6 |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 20 | $1,614,474 | -38% | 1,068 | $1,512 | $82,268,222 | 7 |
| Jan 7, 2005 | 23 | $983,795 | -39% | 842 | $1,168 | $83,252,017 | 8 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | 30 | $485,008 | -51% | 440 | $1,102 | $83,737,025 | 9 |
| Jan 21, 2005 | 36 | $185,801 | -62% | 310 | $599 | $83,922,826 | 10 |
| Jan 28, 2005 | 31 | $349,086 | +88% | 310 | $1,126 | $84,271,912 | 11 |
| Feb 4, 2005 | 26 | $343,795 | -2% | 358 | $960 | $84,615,707 | 12 |
| Feb 11, 2005 | 27 | $302,077 | -12% | 296 | $1,021 | $84,917,784 | 13 |
| Feb 18, 2005 | 31 | $269,081 | -11% | 245 | $1,098 | $85,186,865 | 14 |
| Feb 25, 2005 | 44 | $125,038 | -54% | 212 | $590 | $85,311,903 | 15 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | 53 | $74,885 | -40% | 127 | $590 | $85,386,788 | 16 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | 71 | $26,872 | -64% | 69 | $389 | $85,413,660 | 17 |
| Mar 18, 2005 | 107 | $2,949 | -89% | 18 | $164 | $85,416,609 | 18 |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.