List of Nickelodeon Movies productions

The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Nickelodeon Movies, the family film division of Paramount Pictures (part of Paramount Skydance Corporation), including animated and live-action feature films, shorts, television and internet series, and specials.

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Their first film was Harriet the Spy, which was released on July 10, 1996, with their latest being Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, which was released on July 2, 2025. Their upcoming slate of films includes The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants on December 19, 2025, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie on July 24, 2026, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender on October 9, 2026, and an untitled sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem on September 17, 2027.

Feature films

All films listed are produced and/or distributed by Paramount Pictures unless noted otherwise.

Released films

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation services
			Story	Screenplay
Harriet the Spy[a]	July 10, 1996	Bronwen Hughes	Greg Taylor Julie Talen	Douglas Petrie Theresa Rebeck	Mary Kay Powell Nava Levin	Jamshied Sharifi	Rastar	—
Good Burger[a]	July 25, 1997	Brian Robbins	Dan Schneider Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert		Mike Tollin Brian Robbins	Stewart Copeland	Tollin/Robbins Productions
The Rugrats Movie[b]	November 20, 1998	Norton Virgien Igor Kovalyov	David N. Weiss J. David Stem		Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó	Mark Mothersbaugh	Klasky Csupo
Snow Day[a]	February 11, 2000	Chris Koch	Will McRobb Chris Viscardi		Albie Hecht Julia Pistor	Steve Bartek	C.O.R.E.	—
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie[b]	November 17, 2000	Stig Bergqvist Paul Demeyer	J. David Stem David N. Weiss Jill Gorey Barbara Herndon Kate Boutilier		Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó	Mark Mothersbaugh	Klasky Csupo
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius[b]	December 21, 2001	John A. Davis	John A. Davis Steve Oedekerk	John A. Davis J. David Stem David N. Weiss Steve Oedekerk	Steve Oedekerk John A. Davis Albie Hecht	John Debney	O Entertainment DNA Productions	DNA Productions
Clockstoppers[a]	March 29, 2002	Jonathan Frakes	Rob Hedden Andy Hedden J. David Stem David N. Weiss	Rob Hedden J. David Stem David N. Weiss	Gale Anne Hurd Julia Pistor	Jamshied Sharifi	Valhalla Motion Pictures	—
Hey Arnold!: The Movie[b]	June 28, 2002	Tuck Tucker	Craig Bartlett Steve Viksten		Craig Bartlett Albie Hecht	Jim Lang	Snee-Oosh, Inc.[1]	Nickelodeon Animation Studio[1] Saerom Animation
The Wild Thornberrys Movie[b]	December 20, 2002	Cathy Malkasian Jeff McGrath	Kate Boutilier		Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó	Drew Neumann[2]	Klasky Csupo
Rugrats Go Wild[b]	June 13, 2003	Norton Virgien John Eng				Mark Mothersbaugh
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[c]	November 19, 2004	Stephen Hillenburg		Derek Drymon Tim Hill Stephen Hillenburg Kent Osborne Aaron Springer Paul Tibbitt	Stephen Hillenburg Julia Pistor	Gregor Narholz	United Plankton Pictures	Rough Draft Studios, Korea
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[a]	December 17, 2004	Brad Silberling	Robert Gordon		Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes Jim Van Wyck	Thomas Newman	DreamWorks Pictures (international) Parkes/MacDonald Productions	—
Mad Hot Ballroom[a][d]	May 13, 2005	Marilyn Agrelo	Amy Sewell		Marilyn Agrelo Amy Sewell Brian David Cange Wilder Knight II	Joseph Baker Steven Lutvak	Paramount Classics Just One Productions
Yours, Mine & Ours[a]	November 23, 2005	Raja Gosnell	Ron Burch David Kidd		Robert Simonds Michael G. Nathanson	Christophe Beck	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Robert Simonds Company
Nacho Libre[a]	June 16, 2006	Jared Hess	Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Mike White		Mike White Jack Black Julia Pistor David Klawans	Danny Elfman	HH Films Black & White Productions
Barnyard[b]	August 4, 2006	Steve Oedekerk			Steve Oedekerk Paul Marshal	John Debney	O Entertainment	Omation Animation Studio
Charlotte's Web[a]	December 15, 2006	Gary Winick	Susannah Grant Karey Kirkpatrick		Jordan Kerner	Danny Elfman	The Kerner Entertainment Company Walden Media	—
The Spiderwick Chronicles[a]	February 14, 2008	Mark Waters	Karey Kirkpatrick David Berenbaum John Sayles		Mark Canton Larry Franco Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Karey Kirkpatrick	James Horner	The Kennedy/Marshall Company Atmosphere Pictures
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging[a]	July 25, 2008	Gurinder Chadha	Gurinder Chadha Paul Mayeda Berges Will McRobb Chris Viscardi		Gurinder Chadha Lynda Obst	Joby Talbot	Goldcrest Pictures
Hotel for Dogs[a]	January 16, 2009	Thor Freudenthal	Jeff Lowell Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley		Lauren Shuler Donner Ewan Leslie Jonathan Gordon Jason Clark	John Debney	DreamWorks Pictures Cold Spring Pictures The Montecito Picture Company The Donners' Company Mavrocine
Imagine That[a]	June 12, 2009	Karey Kirkpatrick	Ed Solomon Chris Matheson		Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ed Solomon	Mark Mancina	Di Bonaventura Pictures Goldcrest Pictures Internationale Filmproduktion Stella-del-Sud III GmbH Ko.
The Last Airbender[a]	July 1, 2010	M. Night Shyamalan			M. Night Shyamalan Sam Mercer Frank Marshall	James Newton Howard	Blinding Edge Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Rango[b]	March 4, 2011	Gore Verbinski	John Logan Gore Verbinski James Ward Byrkit	John Logan	Gore Verbinski Graham King John B. Carls	Hans Zimmer	Blind Wink Productions GK Films Industrial Light & Magic	Industrial Light & Magic
The Adventures of Tintin[b][d]	December 21, 2011	Steven Spielberg	Steven Moffat Edgar Wright Joe Cornish		Steven Spielberg Peter Jackson Kathleen Kennedy	John Williams	Columbia Pictures (international) Amblin Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company WingNut Films Hemisphere Media Capital	Weta Digital
Fun Size[a]	October 26, 2012	Josh Schwartz	Max Werner		Stephanie Savage Josh Schwartz Bard Dorros David Kanter	Deborah Lurie	Anonymous Content Fake Empire	—
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[c]	August 8, 2014	Jonathan Liebesman	Josh Appelbaum André Nemec Evan Daugherty		Michael Bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller Galen Walker Scott Mednick Ian Bryce	Brian Tyler	Platinum Dunes Gama Entertainment Mednick Productions Heavy Metal	Industrial Light & Magic
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water[c]	February 6, 2015	Paul Tibbitt	Stephen Hillenburg Paul Tibbitt	Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger	Paul Tibbitt Mary Parent	John Debney	Paramount Animation United Plankton Pictures	Rough Draft Studios, Korea (2D animation) Iloura VFX (3D animation)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows[c]	June 3, 2016	Dave Green	Josh Appelbaum André Nemec		Michael Bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller Galen Walker Scott Mednick	Steve Jablonsky	Platinum Dunes China Movie Media Group Gama Entertainment Mednick Productions Smithrowe Entertainment Alibaba Pictures	Industrial Light & Magic
Monster Trucks[c]	January 13, 2017	Chris Wedge	Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Matthew Robinson	Derek Connolly	Mary Parent Denis L. Stewart	Dave Sardy	Paramount Animation Disruption Entertainment	Paramount Animation
Wonder Park[b]	March 15, 2019	Dylan Brown (uncredited)[3][4]	Robert Gordon Josh Appelbaum André Nemec	Josh Appelbaum André Nemec	Josh Appelbaum André Nemec Kendra Halland	Steven Price	Paramount Animation Ilion Animation Studios	Ilion Animation Studios
Dora and the Lost City of Gold[c]	August 9, 2019	James Bobin	Tom Wheeler Nicholas Stoller	Nicholas Stoller Matthew Robinson[5]	Kristin Burr	John Debney Germaine Franco	Paramount Players Walden Media[6] Media Rights Capital Burr! Productions	Blink Industries (2D animation scenes)
Playing with Fire[a]	November 8, 2019	Andy Fickman	Dan Ewen	Dan Ewen Matt Lieberman	Todd Garner Sean Robbins	Nathan Wang	Paramount Players Walden Media Broken Road Productions	—
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run[c]	August 14, 2020[e]	Tim Hill[8]	Tim Hill Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger[9]	Tim Hill	Ryan Harris	Hans Zimmer Steve Mazzaro	Paramount Animation United Plankton Pictures Media Rights Capital Mikros Image	Mikros Image
Paw Patrol: The Movie[b][d][f]	August 20, 2021	Cal Brunker[10]	Billy Frolick	Billy Frolick Cal Brunker Bob Barlen	Jennifer Dodge	Heitor Pereira	Spin Master Entertainment Mikros Image
The Loud House Movie[b]		Dave Needham	Kevin Sullivan Chris Viscardi		Chris Viscardi	Philip White Christopher Lennertz (themes)	(distributed by Netflix)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Jam Filled Entertainment (character animation) Top Draw Animation (additional animation)
The J Team[a]	September 3, 2021	Michael Lembeck	Eydie Faye		JoJo Siwa Eydie Faye Don Dunn Syrinthia Studer	Gabriel Mann	JoJo Siwa Inc. (distributed by Paramount+)	—
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank[b][d][g]	July 15, 2022	Rob Minkoff Mark Koetsier Chris Bailey	Andrew Bergman	Ed Stone Nate Hopper Mel Brooks Norman Steinberg Andrew Bergman Richard Pryor Alan Uger	Rob Minkoff Adam Nagle Peter Nagle Guy Collins Yair Landau Susan Purcell	Bear McCreary	Aniventure Align Brooksfilms Flying Tigers Entertainment Platige Image GFM Animation HB Wink Animation Cinesite	Cinesite
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie[b]	August 5, 2022	Andy Suriano Ant Ward		Tony Gama-Lobo Rebecca May	Vladimir Radev (line producer)	Matt Mahaffey	(distributed by Netflix)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Flying Bark Productions Top Draw Animation
Blue's Big City Adventure[c]	November 18, 2022	Matt Stawski	Liz Maccie Angela Santomero		Traci Paige Johnson Angela Santomero	Alex Geringas Anthony Green	9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films Line by Line Media (distributed by Paramount+)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Boxel Animation
Fantasy Football[a]	November 25, 2022	Anton Cropper	Zoe Marshall Dan Gurewitch David Young		LeBron James Spencer Beighley Jamal Henderson Marsai Martin Joshua Martin Timothy Bourne	Kovas	Awesomeness Films SpringHill Company Genius Productions NFL Films (distributed by Paramount+)	—
Snow Day[a]	December 16, 2022	Michael Lembeck	Samantha Martin Chris Viscardi		Zack Olin Shauna Phelena Ronald Gilbert	Gabriel Mann	Muse Entertainment (distributed by Paramount+)
Zoey 102[a]	July 27, 2023	Nancy Hower	Monica Sherer Madeline Whitby		Shauna Phelan Zack Olin	Roger Neill	Awesomeness Films (distributed by Paramount+)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem[b]	August 2, 2023	Jeff Rowe Co-director: Kyler Spears	Brendan O'Brien Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Jeff Rowe	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Jeff Rowe Dan Hernandez Benji Samit	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver	Trent Reznor Atticus Ross	Point Grey Pictures	Mikros Animation Cinesite
A Really Haunted Loud House[a]	September 28, 2023	Jonathan Judge	Tony Gama-Lobo Rebecca May	Tony Gama-Lobo Rebecca May Tim Hobert	Jonathan Judge Michael Rubiner Don Dunn Melanie Kirk	Nick Urata	(distributed by Paramount+)	—
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie[b][d]	September 29, 2023	Cal Brunker	Cal Brunker Bob Barlen Shane Morris	Cal Brunker Bob Barlen	Jennifer Dodge Laura Clunie Toni Stevens	Pinar Toprak	Spin Master Entertainment	Mikros Animation
Monster High 2[a]	October 5, 2023	Todd Holland	Todd Holland Matt Eddy Billy Eddy		Todd Holland Adam Bonnett Frederic "Fred" Soulie Philip "Phil" Breman Shawn Williamson David Magee Emanuel Pereira	Sunna Wehrmeijer	Mattel Television Brightlight Pictures (distributed by Paramount+)	—
Good Burger 2[a]	November 22, 2023	Phil Traill	Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert		Kenan Thompson Kel Mitchell	Oak Felder	Awesomeness Films Artists for Artists (distributed by Paramount+)	—
Baby Shark's Big Movie![b]	December 8, 2023	Alan Foreman	Whitney Ralls		Eryk Casemiro	Jon Chau	Pinkfong (distributed by Paramount+)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Thundermans Return[a]	March 7, 2024	Trevor Kirschner	Jed Spingarn Sean W. Cunningham Marc Dworkin	Jed Spingarn	Jed Spingarn Kira Kosarin Jack Griffo Dan Cross David Hoge Zack Olin Shauna Phelan Chris Phillips	Caleb Chan Brian Chan	Awesomeness Film Cross Hoge Productions Dworkingham Productions (distributed by Paramount+)	—
The Casagrandes Movie[b]	March 22, 2024	Miguel Puga	Tony Gama-Lobo Rebecca May Lalo Alcaraz Rosemary Contreras		Michael Rubiner	Marcelo Treviño	Mighty Studios (distributed by Netflix)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Mighty Animation
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie[b]	June 21, 2024	Kyle Marshall	Whitney Wetta Jeffrey Sayers		Ian Murray (line producer)	Jonathan Hylander	(distributed by Paramount+)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Jam Filled Entertainment
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie[c]	August 2, 2024	Liza Johnson	Kaz	Kaz Tom Stern	Robert Engleman	Moniker	United Plankton Pictures (distributed by Netflix)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Sinking Ship Entertainment Pipeline Studios Spin VFX ReDefine Animation
Henry Danger: The Movie[a]	January 17, 2025	Joe Menendez	Jake Farrow Christopher J. Nowak		Jace Norman Jake Farrow Ron French Joe Menendez Christopher J. Nowak	Paul Edward-Francis	Yes Yes Coffee (distributed by Paramount+)	—
Plankton: The Movie[c]	March 7, 2025	David Needham	Mr. Lawrence	Kaz Mr. Lawrence Chris Viscardi	Nicholas Russell (line producer)	Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper	United Plankton Pictures (distributed by Netflix)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Mikros Animation ReDefine Animation Yukfoo Animation
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado[c]	July 2, 2025	Alberto Belli	JT Billings		Kristin Burr Benjamin Tappan Carolina Arciniegas Kenny Wood	Kenny Wood	Walsh Valdés Productions (distributed by Paramount+)	—

Upcoming films

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation services
			Story	Screenplay
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants	December 19, 2025[11]	Derek Drymon	Pam Brady Kaz Andrew Goodman	Pam Brady Matt Lieberman	Pam Brady Lisa Stewart Aaron Dem	John Debney	Paramount Animation United Plankton Pictures Media Rights Capital	Reel FX Animation Fuse FX Cinesite
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie	July 24, 2026[12][13][14][15]	Cal Brunker	Cal Brunker Bob Barlen		Jennifer Dodge Laura Clunie Toni Stevens	TBA	Spin Master Entertainment	Mikros Animation
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender	October 9, 2026[16][17]	Lauren Montgomery[18] William Mata[19]	TBA		Bryan Konietzko Michael DiMartino Eric Coleman[20] Dagan Potter		Avatar Studios	Flying Bark Productions Studio Mir
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel	September 17, 2027[14]	Jeff Rowe Co-directors: Kyler Spears & Yashar Kassai			Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Ramsay McBean Josh Fagen		Point Grey Pictures	Mikros Animation
Yokai Samba	TBA	Leo Matsuda			TBA		Paramount Animation	TBA
Untitled live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film	TBA			Colin Jost Casey Jost	Michael Bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller Scott Mednick Galen Walker	TBA	Platinum Dunes
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film	TBA						United Plankton Pictures (distributed by Paramount+)
Untitled live-action Rugrats film	TBA	Jason Moore[21]	Mikey Day Streeter Seidell		TBA		Paramount Players Klasky Csupo
Untitled Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius sequel	TBA			Adam Pava[22]			Paramount Animation

Short films

Title	Release date	Directed by	Animation services	Release with	Notes
Arnold	July 10, 1996	Craig Bartlett	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Anivision	Harriet the Spy	Theatrical release
Rock-a-Big Baby	July 25, 1997 (1997-07-25)	Tim Hill	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Chuckimation Flying Mallet, Inc.	Good Burger
Fetch	November 20, 1998 (1998-11-20)	Derek Drymon Larry Leichliter Robert Porter	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd.	The Rugrats Movie
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)[23]	Berkeley Breathed	Threshold Digital Research Labs	Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	Limited festival and theatrical release
Bad Hamster	July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)	Colin Heck Jim Mortensen Kyle Neswald	Xentrix Studio	Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank	Theatrical release
Dora and the Fantastical Creatures	September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)	William Mata	Nickelodeon Animation Studio Duncan Studio	Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Order Up	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)	Sean Charmatz	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Smurfs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey	December 19, 2025	Kent Seki	TBA	The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Cancelled or inactive projects

See also: List of unproduced Paramount Pictures animated projects

Title	Status	Description
Untitled Ren & Stimpy animated film	Cancelled	In May 1993, Nickelodeon announced a two-year picture deal with 20th Century Fox to produce some of its films, including its IPs such as the aforementioned Ren & Stimpy, though it was reconsidered as an ill fit for the children's market overall, and would have likely ran into creative issues with creator John Kricfalusi (who would be forced out several months after the deal was announced).[24][25] Fox's film deal with Nick expired when Viacom purchased Paramount Pictures in 1994, leaving the latter to distribute and co-produce the network's theatrically released films.
Untitled Doug animated film	Franchise shifted to Disney	Nickelodeon was also making a Doug film adaptation in 1993 when they made a deal with 20th Century Fox to make films based on their properties along with other films based on other Nickelodeon properties. When Viacom acquired Paramount Pictures in 1994, the idea was killed and the deal ended quietly the next year. In 1996, the show's studio, Jumbo Pictures was acquired by Disney and a film based on the Disney version of the series (known as Disney's Doug to differentiate from the original series) was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1999, Doug's 1st Movie.[26][27]
Elmo Aardvark film adaptation	Cancelled	Shortly after the release of the 1995 Elmo Aardvark album, Will Ryan was approached by Nickelodeon Movies about starring the Elmo character in a feature film. Ryan and writer Phil Lollar developed a film treatment for a mockumentary tracing Elmo's fictional history as a cartoon character, from pre-film origins to the present day some hundred years later. The mockumentary, potentially titled The Elmo Aardvark Story, would feature live-action interviews with figures who would add historical credibility, such as golden-age animator Ward Kimball; these would be interspersed with clips of the Elmo cartoons that had supposedly been produced through the ages, animated in period-appropriate styles.[28] Designer Leslie Cabarga prepared promotional art, while Fayard Nicholas, Joanie Sommers, and "Weird Al" Yankovic were in talks to contribute to the soundtrack. However, negotiations with Nickelodeon administrators became slow-moving, and after a lengthy "development hell" period, the project fell through.[28]
Bone	In the late 1990s, an attempt was made through Nickelodeon Movies to produce a film based on the Bone comics. Jeff Smith, author of the Bone comics, stated in a 2003 interview that Nickelodeon had insisted on the Bone cousins being voiced by child actors and wanted the film's soundtrack to include pop songs by the likes of NSYNC. Smith's response was that nobody would insert pop songs in the middle of The Lord of the Rings or The Empire Strikes Back and therefore pop songs should not be placed in Bone either.[29] The film was then developed at Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Pictures Animation banner instead. However, in 2019, Netflix purchased the rights to turn Bone into an animated series, which was later cancelled in April 2022 during a reorganization of Netflix Animation.[30][31][32]
Prometheus and Bob	A live-action Prometheus and Bob film was announced in 1998 as an adaptation of the KaBlam! series.[33] The film was to be produced by Amy Heckerling and directed by Harald Zwart, but the film later fell through due to lack of interest.
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie	Released as a TV film in 2017	In 1998, Nickelodeon offered Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett a chance to develop two feature-length films based on the series: one as a TV film or direct-to-video and another slated for a theatrical release. Nickelodeon asked Bartlett to do "the biggest idea he could think of" for the theatrical film. Albie Hecht, who was president of Nickelodeon at the time, suggested to Bartlett about making the theatrical feature as a spiritual sequel/follow-up to the episode "Parents Day," and have Arnold try to solve the mystery of what happened to his parents. Though after successful test screenings of the made-for-TV movie titled Arnold Saves the Neighborhood, it was decided that it would instead be given a theatrical release in 2002, under the title of Hey Arnold!: The Movie to attract the attention of the public. Around this time, Hecht also asked Bartlett to produce a special one-hour prequel episode titled "The Journal" that would serve as a lead-in to the second film; the episode debuted on November 11, 2002. Due to the disappointing box office results of the first film, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie was cancelled and ended up leaving the original series with an unresolved cliffhanger ending. The project was later revived as a two-hour TV film that debuted on November 24, 2017.
Untitled Aaahh!!! Real Monsters animated film	Unknown or cancelled	After the box office success of The Rugrats Movie in 1998, Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney, the creators of the show decided to making a theatrical adaptation of the animated television series Aaahh!!! Real Monsters after the series finale, to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures. The film was to be animated much like the series, but production of the film was shut down, due to the story being "too dark" for children.
How to Eat Fried Worms	Moved to New Line Cinema	In October 1998, Nickelodeon bought the film rights to the children's book How to Eat Fried Worms from Universal Pictures.[34] The film was to be directed by Thomas Schlamme and produced by Imagine Entertainment. Joe Nussbaum later replaced Schlamme as director in June 2000.[35] Eventually, the film was released by New Line Cinema and Walden Media, with the film's screenwriter Bob Dolman directing his own script, in 2006.[36]
Sector 7	Development hell	In May 2000, Nickelodeon won a bidding war against Pixar in acquiring the film rights to the novel Sector 7 with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct and produce with Good Machine as co-producer. As of March 2019, the project remains in development hell.[37]
Ectokid	Unknown	After the cancellation of Razorline, Barker sold the television and film rights of the Ectokid series to Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies in 2001. The film was set to have Barker, Don Murphy, and Nickelodeon's Albie Hecht and Julia Pistor as producers, Joe Daley as executive producer, and Karen Rosenfelt overseeing development at Paramount. Barker would also act as executive producer of the television series, with Daley and Murphy as producers. Talking to Daily Variety, Barker explained that his aim was to create "a franchisable world" for the studio, "of great, transcendent beauty; one that reconfigures people's expectations of what ghosts are, of what comes after death."[38] As of November 2018, no further information regarding both the film and the television series surfaced, presumably both were cancelled.
Jimmy Neutron 2	In February 2002, a sequel for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was reported in development for a summer 2004 release.[39] Producer Albie Hecht reported to The Los Angeles Times that the sequel "would be made on the same budget as the first, but with a new batch of inventions and adventures in Jimmy's town of Retroville." On June 20, 2002, The Hollywood Reporter reported that writer Kate Boutilier had signed a writing deal with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies to write a sequel, but it never materialized.[40] The film was cancelled, because the writers couldn't agree on a story and Alcorn later stated in an interview that "once the TV series came out, there wasn't a lot of incentive to make a movie when fans could simply watch Jimmy Neutron for free at home."[41] When asked about a reboot in 2020, Rob Paulsen stated "Well, I've got to tell you, man. I go all over the world when we don't have the coronavirus, and people love Carl. They love Carl. I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to reboot Jimmy Neutron. I think that's one of those shows that a lot of people would love to see again. It was very good. Really smart. That wouldn't surprise me. In 2025, screenwriter Adam Pava unveiled that a potential new film project based on the character was in the works since December 2023.
Imaginary Friend	Cancelled	In March 2002, it was announced that Nickelodeon Movies would produce Imaginary Friend, a Gary Ross-helmed live-action/animated hybrid about a boy and his imaginary friend who takes him from the real world to an animated fantasy world. Written by Anne Spielberg, the film would’ve reunited Ross and Spielberg after scripting the 1988 Oscar-nominated Big. Would've been produced by Nickelodeon and Ross' Larger Than Life.[42][43]
Sequels to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Unknown	Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies hoped that Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events would become a series like the Harry Potter film series.[44] Jim Carrey thought his character would be good as the basis for a film franchise since it would allow him to dive into a new role.[45] "I don't have a deal [for a sequel], but it's one that I wouldn't mind doing again because there are so many characters," the actor explained in December 2004. "I mean, it's just so much fun. It's so much fun being a bad actor playing a character..."[46] In May 2005, producer Laurie MacDonald said "Lemony Snicket is still something Paramount is interested in pursuing and we're going to be talking with them more."[47] In October 2008, Daniel Handler said that "a sequel does seem to be in the works. Paramount has had quite a few corporate shakeups, which has led to many a delay. Of course, many, many plans in Hollywood come to naught, but I'm assured that another film will be made. Someday. Perhaps."[48] In June 2009, Silberling confirmed he still talked about the project with Handler, and suggested the sequel be a stop motion film, with each film being in a new medium, due to the young lead actors having grown too old to continue their roles. "In an odd way, the best thing you could do is actually have Lemony Snicket say to the audience, 'Okay, we pawned the first film off as a mere dramatization with actors. Now, I'm afraid I'm going to have to show you the real thing.'"[49] The franchise ran a live-action series for 3 seasons on Netflix.
The Anybodies film adaptation	In December 2004, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies acquired the film rights from the book series of the same name.[50][51][52] It was originally set to be released sometime in 2006,[53] but it has not been released since then.
Untitled The Fairly OddParents animated film	Cancelled	In 2005 or 2006, Butch Hartman considered making a theatrical film adaptation of his animated television series The Fairly OddParents after the show's initial cancellation in 2006,[vague] to be produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies and released in November 2007. The film was to be animated in hand-drawn 2D animation much like the main series with a mix of cel-shaded 3D CGI elements as well as previous Nickelodeon fare such as the Rugrats trilogy, Hey Arnold!: The Movie, The Wild Thornberrys Movie and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, but was scrapped due to a management change at Paramount although the script was already written. Despite this, Hartman expressed interest in releasing the film for DVD someday, and stated that the script could serve for another TV film of the show. The series ended on July 26, 2017, and Butch Hartman left Nickelodeon in early 2018,[54][55] seemingly ending any chances of the film happening.[56]
Sequels to The Last Airbender		The Last Airbender, released in 2010, was originally intended to be the first film in a live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender film trilogy each based on the series' three seasons. Due to the poor reception of the film, Nickelodeon and Paramount decided to put further plans for the sequels on hold. In September 2018, a new unrelated live-action remake of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender for Netflix was announced, effectively cancelling any lingering chances of possible sequels to the film.[57]
Mighty Mouse	Moved to Paramount Animation	As early as 2004, Omation Animation Studios and Nickelodeon announced their intention to bring Mighty Mouse (a property held by CBS Corporation) back to the big screen with a CGI Mighty Mouse feature film that was tentatively scheduled to be released sometime in 2013.[58] This film never materialized and the project's fate was unknown until in 2019, when it was confirmed that the project would be revived by Paramount Animation, and that Jon and Erich Hoeber were announced to be the writers for the film.[59][60]
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun	Development hell	In November 2011, Steven Spielberg announced a sequel to The Adventures of Tintin and was planned to be released sometime in the future.[61] As of 2019, there have been little to no info about the film, but Peter Jackson is still involved with the project.[62][63]
Untitled Nicktoons film	Unknown	On January 27, 2016, a crossover film involving various classic Nicktoons characters was reported to be in development. Jared Hess was attached to direct, as well as co-write with his wife Jerusha. The film was said to be similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[64] In a later interview in September 2016, Hess said that the script was complete and submitted for approval.[65] No word on development has been reported since.
Untitled Are You Afraid of the Dark? film	Cancelled	On November 13, 2017, it was announced that a film adaptation and reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark? was in the works at Paramount Players, with a release date set for October 11, 2019. It writer Gary Dauberman was going to write the screenplay, Matt Kaplan was going to produce, and D.J. Caruso was going to direct the film.[66][67] The film was removed from Paramount's release schedule on February 27, 2019, and a series revival instead premiered on October 11, 2019.[68]
Smurfs	Moved to Paramount Animation	The 2025 film adaptation of The Smurfs was originally going to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies. Following the release of the first trailer in February 2025, the involvement of Nickelodeon Movies dropped out for unknown reasons.

Reception

Box office

Film	Budget	North America		Overseas gross	Worldwide gross (unadjusted)	Ref(s)
		Opening	Gross (unadjusted)
Harriet the Spy	$12 million	$6,601,651	$26,570,048	—	$26,570,048	[69]
Good Burger	$8.5 million	$7,058,333	$23,712,993		$23,712,993	[70]
The Rugrats Movie	$24 million	$27,321,470	$100,494,675	$40,400,000	$140,894,675	[71]
Snow Day	$13 million	$14,331,819	$60,020,107	$2,444,624	$62,464,731	[72]
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	$30 million	$22,718,184	$76,507,756	$26,783,375	$103,291,131	[73]
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius		$13,832,786	$80,936,232	$22,056,304	$102,992,536	[74]
Clockstoppers	$26 million	$10,108,333	$36,989,956	$1,803,327	$38,793,283	[75]
Hey Arnold!: The Movie	$3 million	$5,706,332	$13,728,902	$1,520,406	$15,249,308	[76]
The Wild Thornberrys Movie	$25 million	$6,013,847	$40,108,697	$20,586,040	$60,694,737	[77]
Rugrats Go Wild		$11,556,869	$39,402,572	$15,847,924	$55,250,496	[78]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	$30 million	$32,018,216	$85,417,988	$55,649,139	$141,067,127	[79]
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	$140 million	$30,061,756	$118,634,549	$92,833,686	$211,468,235	[80]
Mad Hot Ballroom	$500,000	$45,348	$8,117,961	$986,366	$9,104,327	[81]
Yours, Mine & Ours	$45 million	$17,461,108	$53,412,862	$19,250,061	$72,662,923	[82]
Nacho Libre	$35 million	$28,309,599	$80,197,993	$19,057,467	$99,255,460	[83]
Barnyard	$51 million	$15,820,864	$72,637,803	$44,117,277	$116,755,080	[84]
Charlotte's Web	$85 million	$11,457,353	$82,985,708	$65,978,114	$148,963,822	[85]
The Spiderwick Chronicles	$90 million	$19,004,058	$71,195,053	$92,975,274	$164,170,327	[86]
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging	—			$14,924,998	$14,924,998	[87]
Hotel for Dogs	$35 million	$17,012,212	$73,034,460	$44,218,118	$117,252,578	[88]
Imagine That	$55 million	$5,503,519	$16,123,323	$6,861,871	$22,985,194	[89]
The Last Airbender	$150 million	$40,325,019	$131,772,187	$187,941,694	$319,713,881	[90]
Rango	$135 million	$38,079,323	$123,477,607	$122,246,996	$245,724,603	[91]
The Adventures of Tintin		$9,720,993	$77,591,831	$296,402,120	$373,993,951	[92]
Fun Size	$14 million	$4,101,017	$9,409,538	$2,007,824	$11,417,362	[93]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	$125 million	$65,575,105	$191,204,754	$293,800,000	$485,004,754	[94]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	$74 million	$55,365,012	$162,994,032	$162,192,000	$325,186,032	[95]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	$135 million	$35,316,382	$82,051,601	$163,572,247	$245,623,848	[96]
Monster Trucks	$125 million	$10,950,705	$33,370,166	$31,123,749	$64,493,915	[97]
Wonder Park	$90 million	$15,853,646	$45,216,793	$74,342,317	$119,559,110	[98]
Dora and the Lost City of Gold	$49 million	$17,431,588	$60,477,943	$60,119,165	$120,597,108	[99]
Playing with Fire	$29.9 million	$12,723,781	$44,451,847	$24,960,578	$69,412,425	[100]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	$60 million	$865,824	$4,810,790	—	$4,810,790	[101]
Paw Patrol: The Movie	$26 million[102]	$13,148,340	$40,127,371	$104,200,000	$144,327,371	[103]
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank	$45 million	$6,321,423	$17,811,382	$24,695,183	$42,506,565	[104]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	$70 million	$28,007,544	$118,566,254	$61,900,000	$180,462,816	[105]
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie	$30 million[106]	$22,764,354	$57,602,255	$92,300,000	$149,902,255	[107]

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes[108]	Metacritic[109]	CinemaScore[110]
Harriet the Spy	48% (31 reviews)[111]	—	B+
Good Burger	33% (45 reviews)[112]	41 (17 critic reviews)	—
The Rugrats Movie	59% (51 reviews)[113]	62 (20 critic reviews)	A−
Snow Day	29% (66 reviews)[114]	34 (22 critic reviews)	B−
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	76% (75 reviews)[115]	62 (25 critic reviews)	A−
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	74% (76 reviews)[116]	66 (21 critic reviews)
Clockstoppers	29% (86 reviews)[117]	40 (24 critic reviews)	B+
Hey Arnold!: The Movie	29% (78 reviews)[118]	47 (23 critic reviews)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie	80% (88 reviews)[119]	69 (25 critic reviews)	A
Rugrats Go Wild	39% (89 reviews)[120]	38 (27 critic reviews)	A−
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	68% (127 reviews)[121]	66 (32 critic reviews)	B+
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	72% (160 reviews)[122]	62 (37 critic reviews)
Mad Hot Ballroom	84% (121 reviews)[123]	71 (32 critic reviews)	—
Yours, Mine & Ours	6% (106 reviews)[124]	38 (25 critic reviews)	A−
Nacho Libre	40% (166 reviews)[125]	52 (36 critic reviews)	B+
Barnyard	22% (95 reviews)[126]	42 (24 critic reviews)
Charlotte's Web	79% (148 reviews)[127]	68 (28 critic reviews)	A
The Spiderwick Chronicles	81% (149 reviews)[128]	62 (30 critic reviews)	A−
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging	73% (26 reviews)[129]	—
Hotel for Dogs	46% (124 reviews)[130]	51 (25 critic reviews)	A−
Imagine That	41% (120 reviews)[131]	54 (23 critic reviews)
The Last Airbender	5% (192 reviews)[132]	20 (33 critic reviews)	C
Rango	88% (288 reviews)[133]	75 (35 critic reviews)	C+
The Adventures of Tintin	75% (236 reviews)[134]	68 (40 critic reviews)	A−
Fun Size	25% (73 reviews)[135]	37 (25 critic reviews)	B
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	21% (165 reviews)[136]	31 (33 critic reviews)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	81% (104 reviews)[137]	62 (27 critic reviews)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	37% (174 reviews)[138]	40 (30 critic reviews)	A−
Monster Trucks	32% (97 reviews)[139]	41 (23 critic reviews)	A
Wonder Park	34% (108 reviews)[140]	45 (22 critic reviews)	B+
Dora and the Lost City of Gold	85% (158 reviews)[141]	63 (23 critic reviews)	A
Playing with Fire	24% (76 reviews)[142]	24 (16 critic reviews)	B+
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	67% (73 reviews)[143]	65 (20 critic reviews)	—
Paw Patrol: The Movie	80% (51 reviews)[144]	50 (14 critic reviews)	A−
The Loud House Movie	—[145]	—
The J Team	—[146]
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank	54% (61 reviews)[147]	45 (13 critic reviews)	A−
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie	79% (14 reviews)[148]	61 (5 critic reviews)	—
Blue's Big City Adventure	83% (6 reviews)[149]	—
Fantasy Football	33% (6 reviews)[150]
Snow Day	—[151]
Zoey 102	56% (9 reviews)[152]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	96% (243 reviews)[153]	74 (47 critic reviews)	A
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie	72% (46 reviews)[154]	52 (8 critic reviews)
Good Burger 2	59% (5 reviews)[155]	—
Baby Shark's Big Movie!	—[156]
The Thundermans Return	—[157]
The Casagrandes Movie	—[158]
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie	—[159]
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	56% (16 reviews)[160]
Henry Danger: The Movie	—[161]
Plankton: The Movie	77% (13 reviews)[162]	61 (5 critic reviews)	—
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado	—[163]	—

Accolades

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Film	Recipient(s)	Result
2002	Best Animated Feature	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius[164]	Steve Oedekerk and John A. Davis	Nominated
2003	Best Original Song	The Wild Thornberrys Movie[165]	Paul Simon ("Father and Daughter")
2005	Best Makeup	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[166]	Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso	Won
	Best Original Score		Thomas Newman	Nominated
	Best Art Direction		Rick Heinrichs and Cheryl Carasik
	Best Costume Design		Colleen Atwood
2012	Best Animated Feature	Rango[167][168][169][170]	Gore Verbinski	Won
	Best Original Score	The Adventures of Tintin[171]	John Williams	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Film	Recipient(s)	Result
2003	Best Original Song – Motion Picture	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Paul Simon ("Father and Daughter")	Nominated
2012	Best Animated Feature Film	Rango	Gore Verbinski
		The Adventures of Tintin[172]	Steven Spielberg	Won

Kids' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Film	Recipient(s)	Result
1997	Favorite Movie Actress	Harriet the Spy	Rosie O'Donnell	Won
1999	Favorite Movie	The Rugrats Movie	—
2001	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	Susan Sarandon
2004		Rugrats Go Wild	Bruce Willis	Nominated
2005	Favorite Movie Actor	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Jim Carrey
2007		Nacho Libre	Jack Black
	Favorite Movie Actress	Charlotte's Web	Dakota Fanning	Won
2012	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Rango	Johnny Depp	Nominated
2015[173]	Favorite Movie	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	—
	Favorite Movie Actor		Will Arnett (also for The Lego Movie)
	Favorite Movie Actress		Megan Fox
	Favorite Animated Movie	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	—
2017	Favorite Movie	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
	Favorite Movie Actor		Will Arnett
	Favorite Movie Actress		Megan Fox
	#Squad		Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek and Alan Ritchson
2022[174]	Favorite Animated Movie	Paw Patrol: The Movie	—
		The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	—
	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie		Awkwafina (also for Raya and the Last Dragon)
			Tom Kenny
			Keanu Reeves
2024[175]	Favourite Female Voice From an Animated Movie	Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie	Kristen Bell
			Mckenna Grace
	Favorite Animated Movie		—
		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	—
	Favourite Male Voice From an Animated Movie		Brady Noon
			Jackie Chan
	Favourite Female Voice From an Animated Movie		Ayo Edebiri
2025	Favorite Animated Movie	Plankton: The Movie	—

Saturn Awards

Year	Category	Film	Recipient(s)	Result
2005	Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	—	Nominated
	Saturn Award for Best Make-Up		Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
2007	Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film	Charlotte's Web	—
	Saturn Award for Best Special Effects		Karin Joy, John Andrew Berton, Jr., Blair Clark and John Dietz
2008	Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film	The Spiderwick Chronicles	—
	Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor		Freddie Highmore
2012	Saturn Award for Best Animated Film	Rango	—
		The Adventures of Tintin	—
	Saturn Award for Best Director		Steven Spielberg
	Saturn Award for Best Music		John Williams
	Saturn Award for Best Special Effects		Matt Aiken, Jamie Beard, Joe Letteri, Keith Miller, Wayne Stables and Matthias Menz
	Saturn Award for Best Editing		Michael Kahn
	Saturn Award for Best Production Design		Kim Sinclair
2024	Saturn Award for Best Animated Film	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	—

Notes

1. Live-action film
2. Animated film
3. Live-action/animated film
4. Not produced by Nickelodeon Movies, but released under their label.
5. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was theatrically released on August 14, 2020 only in Canada. It was later released on Netflix internationally on November 5, and then on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021 in the United States.^[7]
6. Unlike previous films from Nickelodeon Movies, Paw Patrol: The Movie was produced in Canada, and the film's copyright is owned by Spin Master rather than Paramount. Nickelodeon Movies only distributed the film internationally, and did not produce it outright.
7. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is a film that had been in development for many years, and had no involvement from Nickelodeon or Paramount. Paramount had acquired the distribution rights to the film from GFM Animation in January 2022 for select territories and was later announced to be released under Paramount Animation, later Nickelodeon Movies.