List of Blue Sky Studios productions

This is a list of productions from Blue Sky Studios, a former American computer-animation film production company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, which include feature films, shorts, specials, and television series. Blue Sky had produced 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios). The company produced its first feature-length film, Ice Age, in 2002. Their second production, Robots, was released in 2005, followed by their first sequel, Ice Age: The Meltdown, in 2006.

Blue Sky Studios was one of the Fox film studios that was acquired by Disney on March 20, 2019.^[1][2] Blue Sky Studios' final film was Spies in Disguise, which was released on December 25, 2019.^[3] The studio's final production overall was the miniseries Ice Age: Scrat Tales.

Feature films

All films are co-produced with 20th Century Fox Animation; with the exceptions of Ferdinand, which is a co-production with Davis Entertainment, and Spies in Disguise, which is a co-production with Chernin Entertainment.

Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Editor(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with
			Story	Screenplay
Ice Age	March 15, 2002	Chris Wedge Co-Director: Carlos Saldanha	Michael J. Wilson	Michael Berg Michael J. Wilson Peter Ackerman	Lori Forte	Chris Meledandri	John Carnochan	David Newman	20th Century Fox Animation
Robots	March 11, 2005		Ron Mita Jim McClain David Lindsay-Abaire	David Lindsay-Abaire Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel	Jerry Davis John C. Donkin William Joyce			John Powell
Ice Age: The Meltdown	March 31, 2006	Carlos Saldanha	Peter Gaulke Gerry Swallow	Peter Gaulke Gerry Swallow Jim Hecht	Lori Forte	Chris Meledandri Chris Wedge	Harry Hitner
Horton Hears a Who!	March 14, 2008	Jimmy Hayward Steve Martino	Based on Horton Hears a Who! by: Dr. Seuss		Bob Gordon Bruce Anderson	Chris Meledandri Audrey Geisel Chris Wedge	Tim Nordquist
			Cinco Paul Ken Daurio
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	July 1, 2009	Carlos Saldanha Co-Director: Mike Thurmeier	Jason Carter Eaton	Michael Berg Peter Ackerman Mike Reiss Yoni Brenner	Lori Forte John C. Donkin	Chris Wedge	Harry Hitner
Rio	April 15, 2011	Carlos Saldanha	Carlos Saldanha Earl Richey Jones Todd Jones	Don Rhymer Joshua Sternin Jeffrey Ventimilia Sam Harper	Bruce Anderson John C. Donkin
Ice Age: Continental Drift	July 13, 2012	Steve Martino Mike Thurmeier	Michael Berg Lori Forte	Michael Berg Jason Fuchs	Lori Forte John C. Donkin	Chris Wedge Carlos Saldanha	James M. Palumbo David Ian Salter
Epic	May 24, 2013	Chris Wedge	Based on The Leafmen and the Brave Good Bugs by: William Joyce		Lori Forte Jerry Davis	William Joyce James V. Hart	Andy Keir	Danny Elfman
			William Joyce James V. Hart Chris Wedge	James V. Hart William Joyce Daniel Shere Tom J. Astle Matt Ember
Rio 2	April 11, 2014	Carlos Saldanha		Don Rhymer Carlos Kotkin Jenny Bicks Yoni Brenner	Bruce Anderson John C. Donkin	Chris Wedge	Harry Hitner	John Powell
The Peanuts Movie	November 6, 2015	Steve Martino	Based on Peanuts by: Charles M. Schulz		Craig Schulz Bryan Schulz Cornelius Uliano Paul Feig Michael J. Travers	—	Randy Trager	Christophe Beck
			Craig Schulz Bryan Schulz Cornelius Uliano
Ice Age: Collision Course	July 22, 2016	Mike Thurmeier Co-Director: Galen T. Chu	Aubrey Solomon	Michael J. Wilson Michael Berg Yoni Brenner	Lori Forte	Chris Wedge Carlos Saldanha	James M. Palumbo	John Debney
Ferdinand	December 15, 2017	Carlos Saldanha	Based on The Story of Ferdinand by: Munro Leaf		John Davis Lisa Marie Stetler Lori Forte Bruce Anderson	Chris Wedge	Harry Hitner	John Powell	20th Century Fox Animation Davis Entertainment
			Ron Burch David Kidd Don Rhymer	Robert L. Baird Tim Federle Brad Copeland
Spies in Disguise	December 25, 2019	Troy Quane Nick Bruno	Based on Pigeon Impossible by: Lucas Martell		Peter Chernin Jenno Topping Michael J. Travers	Chris Wedge Kori Adelson	Randy Trager Christopher Campbell	Theodore Shapiro	20th Century Fox Animation Chernin Entertainment
			Cindy Davis Hewitt	Brad Copeland Lloyd Taylor

Related productions

Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Editor(s)	Composer(s)	Studio	Notes
Monster Trucks	January 13, 2017	Chris Wedge	Matthew Robinson Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger (story) Derek Connolly (screenplay)	Mary Parent Denis L. Stewart	Cale Boyter Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger	Conrad Buff IV	Dave Sardy	Paramount Pictures Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Disruption Entertainment	Wedge's animation/live-action directorial debut and first directorial effort outside of his own company Blue Sky Studios. Visual effects and animation by Moving Picture Company
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild	January 28, 2022	John C. Donkin Co-Director: Marshall Fels Elliott	Jim Hecht (story) Jim Hecht William Schifrin Ray DeLaurentis (screenplay)	Denise L. Rottina	Lori Forte	Braden Oberson	Batu Sener	Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Animation	Spin-off of the Ice Age films. Originally produced by 20th Century Studios but was moved to Walt Disney Pictures during production. Animation produced by Bardel Entertainment
Nimona	June 30, 2023	Nick Bruno & Troy Quane	Based on Nimona by: ND Stevenson	Karen Ryan Julie Zackary Roy Lee	Robert L. Baird Megan Ellison John Powers Middleton Andrew Millstein	Randy Trager Erin Crackel	Christophe Beck	Annapurna Pictures Netflix	Originally produced at Blue Sky for release in 2022 before cancellation due to closure. Revived and moved to Netflix and Annapurna Pictures in 2022. Animation produced by DNEG
			Robert L. Baird Lloyd Taylor Pamela Ribon Marc Haimes Nick Bruno Troy Quane Keith Bunin (story) Robert L. Baird Lloyd Taylor (screenplay)
Harold and the Purple Crayon	August 2, 2024	Carlos Saldanha						Columbia Pictures Davis Entertainment

Cancelled films

Title	Notes
Alienology	In October 2012, it was reported that Carlos Saldanha, the director of the Ice Age and Rio films, was developing for 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios an animated feature film based on Alienology: The Complete Book of Extraterrestrials.[4] In 2018, it was announced that Paramount Pictures will instead develop the live-action film franchise based on all 13 Ology books.[5]
Anubis	A film adaptation of The Anubis Tapestry book series. The film was originally scheduled for release on July 15, 2016, but was delayed to March 23, 2018, and later removed from the schedule.[6][7][8][9]
Bolivar	In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced they had optioned Sean Rubin's upcoming graphic novel Bolivar for an intended animated feature film. Irish filmmaker Kealan O'Rourke has been attached to write and direct the project. Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster were to produce the film through their Weed Road company.[10] However, in April 2018, 20th Century Fox Animation announced they had acquired the rights to the book.[11]
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend	In May 2018, it was reported that Martino would direct the animated film adaptation of Michelle Cuevas' novel Confessions of an Imaginary Friend, for Blue Sky Studios with Tripper Clancy writing the script.[12]
Escape from Hat	A film adaptation of Adam Kline's children's book of the same name. The film was moved over to Netflix Animation one year into development.[13][14][15]
Foster	An animated fantasy musical. It would have been the studio's 15th feature film and the first to be co-directed by a woman (Karen Disher). The film was slated for a March 5, 2021 release, but was later removed from the film slate shortly after Disney's acquisition of Fox.[16][17][18][19]
Frogkisser!	A live-action/animated musical film adaptation of the books of the same name by Garth Nix, which would have featured original songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.[20][21]
Horton Hatches the Egg	While making their version of Horton Hears a Who!, Fox and Blue Sky also secured the rights to Horton Hatches the Egg.[22]
The Iguana Brothers	A film adaptation of the Tony Johnson and Mark Teague children's book The Iguana Brothers: A Tale of Two Lizards.[23]
Left Tern	An animated film pitched by studio veteran H.B. "Buck" Lewis; was described as "Home Alone with Birds".[24]
Mutts	A film adaptation of the popular comic strip of the same name.
Santa Calls	One of the earliest films developed by the studio. Due to story and technical troubles, and disinterest from 20th Century Fox, the film was canceled and the team went to work on Ice Age instead.[25][26]
Spore	A film adaptation of the popular Electronic Arts video game.[27]
The Wainscott Weasel	A film adaption of Tor Seidler's children's book The Wainscott Weasel.[28]

Television specials

Title	Release date	Network
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	November 24, 2011	Fox
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade	March 20, 2016

Short films

Title	Release date
Bunny	November 2, 1998
Gone Nutty	November 26, 2002
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty	September 27, 2005
No Time for Nuts	November 21, 2006
Surviving Sid	December 9, 2008
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up[29]	December 25, 2010
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2[29]	December 16, 2011
Umbrellacorn[30][31]	July 26, 2013
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe[32]	November 6, 2015
Scrat: Spaced Out[33][34]	October 11, 2016

Television series

Title	Release date	Network
Ice Age: Scrat Tales	April 13, 2022	Disney+

Contributions

• Joe's Apartment (1996) – dancing and singing cockroaches^[35]
• Alien Resurrection (1997) – the aliens^[36]
• A Simple Wish (1997) – numerous characters and special effects^[35]
• Mouse Hunt (1997)^[37] – several mice and household digital effects
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – several alien creatures^[35]
• Jesus' Son (1999)^[38] – sacred heart, "liquid" glass, and laughing cotton ball effects
• Fight Club (1999) – the "sliding" penguin^[39]
• The Sopranos (2000) – the "talking fish" in the episode "Funhouse"^[40]
• Titan A.E. (2000) – 3D animation: creation of the new world in the final "Genesis" sequence^[35][41]
• Family Guy (2006) – Scrat's cameo in the episode "Sibling Rivalry"^[42][43]

Commercials

Title	Year	Commissioned for
The Last Word	1992	Braun[44]
3-D Laughing Boy Open	1993	Nicktoons
Complements / Weddings	1993[44]	Chock full o'Nuts
Cookie Jar	1993	Nestlé
Recliner Boy	1994	Berry Berry Kix
Celebrity Campaign	1994	M&M's
Glitches	1994	Brother
Little O, Big Taste	1995	Honey Nut Cheerios
Skaters	1995	Clamato
	1996	Mopar
Crazy Craving	1996	Honey-Comb
The Big Deal	1996	Bell Atlantic
Christmas Swingers	1996	Pepsi
Fierce Creatures / Super Stomper	1997	Rayovac
Waterspout	1997	Capri Sun
Mosaics	1997	Mannington Floors
The Last Doughnut	1998	Hostess
Re-Incarnated	1998	Tennent's Lager
Fruitsations	1998	Mott's
Toys	1998	Target
St. John's Wort / Ginko / Echinacea	1998	Nature's Resource
	1998	Blockbuster Video
Tunnel	1999	Starburst
Proud Parent	1999	Rice Krispies
Ice Age: Frozen Fantasy Sweepstakes	2002	Cartoon Network
Scrat indents	2002[45]	Fox
Robots Mobile Phone Policy	2005[46]	[47]
Sid Hosting Fox Animation Domination	2006[48]	Fox
Sid Joins the NBA	2006[49]	NBA
Horton THX trailer	2008[50]	THX
Horton IHOP	2008[51]	IHOP
Ice Age 3 / McDonald's "Nutty Trade"	2009[52]	McDonald's
Ice Age 3 Door Busters	2009[53]	McDonald's
Ice Age 3 Happy Meal	2009[54]	McDonald's
	2009	20th Century Fox
Rio - McDonald's Happy Meal	2011[55]	McDonald's
Rio - McDonald's "Fly" Happy Meal	2011[56]	McDonald's
Rio - "3D Glasses Message"	2011[57]
Ice Age 4 - American Idol	2012[58]	American Idol
Ice Age 4 Happy Meal	2012[59]	McDonald's
Ice Age 4 Happy	2012[60]	McDonald's
DANIMALS - EPIC PIRATE ADVENTURE	2012[61]	Danimals
Ice Age Frooze Commercial	2012[62]	Frooze
Peugeot 308 - Ice Age 4	2012[63]	Peugeot 308
Ice Age: Continental Drift - AMC Policy Trailer	2012[64]	AMC
Ice Age: Continental Drift - Soda Stream Promo	2012[65]	Soda Stream
MovieTickets.com - Ice Age	2012[66]	MovieTickets.com
Blu-ray 3D	2012	Blu-ray 3D
McDonald's Happy Meal: Epic Toys	2013[67]	McDonald's
Rio 2 - Western Union Commercial	2014[68]	Western Union
Bison Back to School met Rio 2	2014[69]	Bison
Trix Yogurt - "Rio 2"	2014[70]	Trix
Fruitsnackia - Rio 2	2014[71]	Fruit Roll-ups
Rio 2 -Cinemode	2014[72]	Cinemark
Rio 2 -UHU	2014[73]	Cinemark
Rio 2 -Candy'Up	2014[74]	Cinemark
RealD 3D - Rio 2: Co-Branded Glasses Trailer	2014[75]	RealD 3D
The Peanuts Gang Auditions Themselves	2015[76]	Target
The Peanuts Movie - Nestlé Crunch Commercial	2015[77]	Nestlé Crunch
The Peanuts Movie - All Detergent	2015[78]	All Detergent
The Peanuts Movie - McDonald’s Happy Meal	2015[79]	McDonald’s
The Peanuts Movie - TOHO Cinemas	2015[80]	TOHO Cinemas
The Peanuts Movie - Regal Cinemas	2015[81]	Regal Cinemas
THE PEANUTS GANG discovers the Mercedes V-Class	2015[82]	Mercedes V-Class
The Peanuts take over the FOX Sports set	2015[83]	FOX Sports
Ice Age: Collision Course - Aquafina Commercial	2016[84]	Aquafina
Rowenta x Ice Age: Collision Course	2016[85]	Rowenta
UHU x Ice Age: Collision Course	2016[86]	UHU
Ice Age Stickers	2016[87]	Cheetos
Oasis x Ice Age : Collision Course	2016[88]	Oasis
P'tit Louis x Ice Age: Collision Course	2016[89]	P'tit Louis
Ferdinand Finger Puppets	2017[90]	Chuck E. Cheese's
Audi Presents Lunch Break	2019[91]	Audi

Reception

Critical and public reception

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article

Film	Critical		Public
	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Ice Age	77% (168 reviews)[92]	61 (34 reviews)[93]	A[94]
Robots	64% (184 reviews)[95]	64 (33 reviews)[96]	A[94]
Ice Age: The Meltdown	56% (146 reviews)[97]	60 (33 reviews)[98]	A[94]
Horton Hears a Who!	79% (136 reviews)[99]	71 (31 reviews)[100]	A-[94]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	46% (165 reviews)[101]	50 (25 reviews)[102]	A-[94]
Rio	72% (152 reviews)[103]	63 (29 reviews)[104]	A[94]
Ice Age: Continental Drift	37% (135 reviews)[105]	49 (29 reviews)[106]	A-[94]
Epic	65% (127 reviews)[107]	52 (30 reviews)[108]	A[94]
Rio 2	50% (113 reviews)[109]	49 (34 reviews)[110]	A[94]
The Peanuts Movie	87% (197 reviews)[111]	67 (31 reviews)[112]	A[94]
Ice Age: Collision Course	18% (122 reviews)[113]	34 (27 reviews)[114]	B+[94]
Ferdinand	70% (118 reviews)[115]	58 (20 reviews)[116]	A[94]
Spies in Disguise	77% (124 reviews)[117]	54 (22 reviews)[118]	A-[94]

Box office performance

Film	Budget	North America		Overseas gross	Worldwide gross (unadjusted)	Ref.
		Opening	Gross (unadjusted)
Ice Age	$60 million[119]	$46.3 million	$176.3 million	$206.8 million	$383.2 million	[120]
Robots	$75 million[119]	$36 million	$128.2 million	$134.3 million	$262.5 million	[121]
Ice Age: The Meltdown	$80 million	$68 million	$195.3 million	$465.6 million	$660.9 million	[122]
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!	$85 million	$45 million	$154.5 million	$142.6 million	$297.1 million	[123]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$90 million	$41.6 million	$196.5 million	$690.1 million	$886.6 million	[124]
Rio		$39.2 million	$143.6 million	$341 million	$484.6 million	[125]
Ice Age: Continental Drift	$95 million	$46.6 million	$161.3 million	$715.9 million	$877.2 million	[126]
Epic	$93 million[119]	$33.5 million	$107.5 million	$160.9 million	$268.4 million	[127]
Rio 2	$130 million[119]	$39.5 million	$131.5 million	$367.2 million	$497.1 million	[128]
The Peanuts Movie	$99 million	$44.2 million	$130.1 million	$116 million	$246.2 million	[129]
Ice Age: Collision Course	$105 million	$21.3 million	$64 million	$344.5 million	$408.5 million	[130]
Ferdinand	$111 million	$13.4 million	$84.4 million	$211.6 million	$296 million	[131]
Spies in Disguise	$100 million	$13.2 million	$66.7 million	$104.8 million	$171.6 million	[132]

Accolades

Academy Award wins and nominations

Film	Animated Feature	Original Song	Animated Short Film
Bunny			Won
Ice Age	Nominated
Gone Nutty			Nominated
No Time for Nuts			Nominated
Rio		Nominated
Ferdinand	Nominated

Annie Awards wins and nominations

Year	Film	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2002	Ice Age	Best Animated Feature	20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios	Nominated
2011	Rio		Blue Sky Studios
2011	Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	Best Animated Special Production
2015	The Peanuts Movie	Best Animated Feature	20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios

Golden Globes Award wins and nominations

Film	Animated Feature	Original Song
The Peanuts Movie	Nominated
Ferdinand	Nominated	Nominated

See also

• 20th Century Animation § Co-productions and original films
• List of computer-animated films
• List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films
• List of Pixar films
• List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated features
• List of Disney theatrical animated features
• List of unproduced 20th Century Studios animated projects