The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Overview

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.

English
Rated PG
🏔Adventure
✏Animation
😂Comedy
👪Family
🏰Fantasy

Released

19th November 2004

21 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 27 minutes

Finishes at 4:36am

Budget

$30,000,000 ($52,944,000 today)

Revenue $141,067,890

Artwork for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Directed by

Stephen Hillenburg

Written by

Derek Drymon, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer, Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg

Ratings and awards

1 win & 10 nominations total

7.2/10
68%
67%
71%
69%

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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

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