The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
“Hero. Legend. Sponge.”
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life.
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie performed
Budget
$30.0M
Worldwide Gross
$141.1M
Gross Profit
$111.1M
Return
4.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$16M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice)
Tom Kenny
SpongeBob / Narrator / Gary / Various (voice)
Mr. Krabs (voice)
Clancy Brown
Mr. Krabs (voice)
Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)
Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
Patrick Star / Fish #2 / Chum Customer / Local Fish (voice)
Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
Plankton / Fish #7 / Attendant #2 (voice)
Karen / Old Lady (voice)
Jill Talley
Karen / Old Lady (voice)
Sandy (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
Sandy (voice)
Mrs. Puff (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett
Mrs. Puff (voice)
King Neptune (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor
King Neptune (voice)
Mindy (voice)
Scarlett Johansson
Mindy (voice)
Dennis (voice)
Alec Baldwin
Dennis (voice)
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
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