Bento Box Entertainment

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Bento Box Entertainment
Company type Division
Industry Animation
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Founder
  • Scott Greenberg
  • Joel Kuwahara
  • Mark McJimsey
Headquarters
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Brett Coker (president)
  • Joel Kuwahara (President of production)
  • Dana Cameron (VP of production)
  • Ben Jones (creative director)
Products
  • Television series
  • Feature films
Parent Fox Entertainment (2019–present) [1]
Subsidiaries Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta
Bento Box Canada
Bento Box Interactive
Bento Rights
Princess Bento Studio [a]
Website www.bentoboxent.com
www.bentoboxatl.com
www.princessbento.com

Bento Box Entertainment, formerly known as Bento Box Animation, is an American animation studio and entertainment company located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. [2] It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and Mark McJimsey. It is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation and operates under the Fox Entertainment division. The studio is best known for producing Bob's Burgers for Fox prior to its acquisition in August 2019.

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Bento Box Entertainment has four animation studios — in North Hollywood, Burbank, Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bento Box Canada in Toronto, Ontario. [3] [4] [5] The company also operates Princess Bento Studio, a joint venture with Princess Pictures, in Melbourne, Victoria.

History

On October 11, 2016, Bento Box launched a children's division called Sutikki. [6] Sutikki opened an office in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017. [7]

On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Fox Corporation would acquire Bento Box, while still allowing it to operate as an independent production house; Sutikki was not part of the acquisition. [8]

On April 8, 2020, it formed a pact with Australian film company Princess Pictures called Princess Bento Studio. [9] [10] Their first series Smiling Friends started airing on Adult Swim on January 10, 2022. [11]

On October 5, 2022, Bento Box's production workers became members of The Animation Guild. [12]

On December 2, 2022, Bento Box signed a multi-year animation service deal with Princess Pictures' newly acquired studio Boulder Media. [13]

Productions

Television series

Bento Box Entertainment

TitleGenreFirst air dateLast air dateNo. of
seasons		NetworkCo-production company(s)Note(s)
As animation service
Neighbors from Hell Horror-comedyJune 7, 2010July 26, 20101 TBS 20th Century Fox Television, Wounded Poodle and MoonBoy Animation
Bob's Burgers Family comedyJanuary 9, 2011Present15 Fox 20th Television Animation, Wilo Productions (Season 2-present) and Buck & Millie Productions (Seasons 2–10)
Allen Gregory October 30, 2011December 18, 2011120th Century Fox Television, Jonah Hill Films, a J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Piece of Business and Chernin Entertainment
Brickleberry Workplace comedySeptember 25, 2012April 14, 20153 Comedy Central Fox 21 Television Studios, Damn! Show Productions and Black Heart Productions
Out There Friendship comedyFebruary 22, 2013April 19, 20131 IFC 20th Century Fox Television and Quincy Productions
Perfect Hair Forever Adventure-comedyApril 1, 2014 Adult Swim Williams Street episodes 8 and 9 only
Future-Worm! Science fiction-comedyMay 27, 2015June 11, 2015 Disney XD Disney Television Animation and Quincy Productionsshorts only
Bordertown Family comedyJanuary 3, 2016May 22, 2016Fox20th Century Fox Television, Fuzzy Door Productions and Hentemann Films
The Who Was? Show Sketch comedyMay 11, 2018 Netflix Penguin Random House, FremantleMedia and Matador Content
Duncanville Family comedyFebruary 16, 2020June 26, 20223Fox Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, 20th Television Animation, Fox Entertainment and Universal Television last episodes were released on Hulu on October 18, 2022
Central Park Musical comedyMay 29, 2020November 18, 2022 Apple TV+ 20th Television Animation, Angry Child Productions, Wilo Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners
Solar Opposites Science fiction-comedyMay 8, 2020Present5 Hulu Important Science, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, and 20th Animation Television
Hoops Workplace comedyAugust 21, 20201Netflix20th Century Fox Television and Lord Miller Productions
The Masked Singer Singing competitionSeptember 23, 2020December 16, 2020Foxanimated sequences for season 4
The Great North Family comedyJanuary 3, 2021Present420th Television Animation, Double Molyneux Sister Sheux, Wilo Productions and Fox Entertainment
The Prince Family comedyJuly 29, 20211 HBO Max 20th Television and Nickleby, Inc.
As production company
The Awesomes Superhero comedyAugust 1, 2013November 3, 20153 Hulu Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions
Legends of Chamberlain Heights Friendship comedySeptember 14, 2016August 20, 20172Comedy CentralRunning with Scissors and TrueStarr Society of Ninjas Incorporated
Paradise PD Workplace comedyAugust 31, 2018December 16, 20224NetflixDamn! Show Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
Alien News Desk Science fiction-comedyFebruary 27, 2019May 4, 20191 Syfy Broadway Video
Lazor Wulf April 8, 2019January 11, 20212Adult SwimWilliams Streetseason 1 only; season 2 animated by Six Point Harness
HouseBroken Friendship comedyMay 31, 2021August 6, 2023Fox Kapital Entertainment, Merman and AllenDen
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory FantasySeptember 24, 2021September 30, 2022Apple TV+ HitRecord and Toff's Tiny UniverseFirst children's animated series produced by the company
Saturday Morning All Star Hits! Sketch comedyDecember 10, 20211NetflixBroadway Video and Universal Televisionlive action/animated series
Farzar Science fiction-comedyJuly 15, 2022 Netflix Animation, Damn! Show Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
Koala Man Superhero comedyJanuary 9, 2023Hulu
Disney+ (Australia)		Cusack Creatures, Hermit House, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, Princess Pictures and 20th Television Animation
Mulligan Science fiction-comedyMay 12, 2023PresentNetflix Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, Means End Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television
Krapopolis Fantasy-comedySeptember 24, 20232FoxFox Entertainment Studios and Harmonious Claptrap
Grimsburg Action-comedyJanuary 7, 20241Gizmotech Industries, The Jackal Group and Fox Entertainment Studios
Hazbin Hotel Musical comedyJanuary 19, 2024 YouTube (Pilot)
Amazon Prime Video (Series)		 SpindleHorse Toons, A24 and Amazon MGM Studios Pilot debuted on October 28, 2019
Universal Basic Guys Situation comedySeptember 8, 2024FoxMutsack, One Man Canoe, Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment
Elfquest [14] Fantasy dramaFoxModern Magicbased on the comic book of the same name
His Majesty's Dragon [15] Fox Entertainmentbased on the book of the same name
Taskmasters [16] Workplace comedy
Zoo P.D. [17] Kapital Entertainment

Sutikki

TitleFirst air dateLast air dateNo. of
seasons		NetworkNote(s)
Moon and Me [18] February 3, 2019January 27, 20202 CBeebies First and only Sutikki series

Short form series

TitleYearsSiteNotes
Glove and Boots 2010–2018 YouTube Show originally a local production in New York from 2004 until 2006.
Kuroba2018–2019co-production with WildBrain [19]
Dogs Playing Poker 2021 Fox co-production with Fox Entertainment [20]
Best Fiends Shorts 2021–2022YouTubeco-production with Seriously [21]
Aquadonk Side Pieces 2022co-production with Williams Street [22]

Direct-to-video animated films

Release DateTitleNotes
March 18, 2014Achmed Saves Americaco-production with Levity Entertainment Group
January 20, 2015 Madea's Tough Love co-production with Tyler Perry Studios
November 8, 2022 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm co-production with Williams Street

Specials

Release DateTitleNotes
October 28, 2017 The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special co-production with Universal Television, SNL Studios and Broadway Video
February 1, 2023Yenor (pilot)co-production with Williams Street for Adult Swim

Theatrical films

Release DateTitleNotes
May 27, 2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie First theatrical film
co-production with 20th Century Animation

Streaming films

Release DateTitleNotes
May 21, 2023PastacolypseFirst streaming film
co-production with Fox Entertainment Studios [23]
August 13, 2023Millennial Hunter [23]
November 12, 2023Big Bruh [23]

Bento Box Interactive

Bento Box Interactive is an entertainment-based technology company launched in 2012 by Bento Box Entertainment. In October 2012, Bento Box Interactive partnered with Alicia Keys to create an education mobile application entitled "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" for iOS devices. [24] The application tells the story of the relationship between a young New York City girl and her wise grandmother and features two original songs by Keys, "Follow the Moon" and "Unlock Yourself". [25] In 2012 Bento Box Interactive acquired the rights to the Sweet Pickles books and rereleased them as ebooks with sound effects, narration and character voices by voice actors.

See also

Notes

    1. ↑ Princess Bento Studio is co-owned by Bento Box Entertainment and Australian film and television production company Princess Pictures.

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    References

    1. ↑ California Secretary of State business registration
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