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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) | Catholic Film Database

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run(2020)

PG

4.0

"A huge journey to find a tiny friend."

1h 35m•Family, Comedy, Adventure

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Videos• 10 Videos

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TMDb Rating7.4/103K votes

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

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USCCB/OSV Rating—

CFDb Critics—

CFDb Viewers—

TMDb Rating7.4/103K votes

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When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.

Stars Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass

Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail (voice)

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward Tentacles (voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton (voice)

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Sage

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs (voice)

Carolyn Lawrence

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks (voice)

Matt Berry

Matt Berry

King Poseidon (voice)

Jill Talley

Jill Talley

Karen (voice)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Otto (voice)

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

The Gambler

Box Office & Financials

Budget

$60.0M

$60,000,000

Worldwide Gross

$4.8M

$4,810,790

Net Profit

$55.2M

$-55,189,210

Return on Investment

-92%

0.1x budget

BudgetRevenue

Technical Details

Release Date

Aug 14, 2020

Original Language

en

External Links

Videos

• 10 Videos

Keanu Reeves' First Appearance

Keanu Reeves' First Appearance

"Secret to the Formula" Song

"Secret to the Formula" Song

Suit of Armor Fight

Suit of Armor Fight

[#OpenMik] Matthieu Rouxel, CG Supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Matthieu Rouxel, CG Supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Jacques Daigle, Animation supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Jacques Daigle, Animation supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Emmanuel Larralde, Lighting supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Emmanuel Larralde, Lighting supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Solenne Bourgeois, Compositing supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Solenne Bourgeois, Compositing supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Vincent Duponchel, Texturing supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Vincent Duponchel, Texturing supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Clément Deltour, Sets & Props modeling supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Clément Deltour, Sets & Props modeling supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Samuel Guiraudou, CG supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

[#OpenMik] Samuel Guiraudou, CG supervisor on #SpongeBobMovie

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Keywords

part live action

based on tv series

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