The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Sony Pictures Animation, the animation division of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group (part of Sony Pictures Entertainment), including animated and live-action feature films, shorts, television and internet series, & specials.
All films listed are produced by Columbia Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing unless noted otherwise.
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with | Animation services | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Season | September 29, 2006 | Jill Culton Roger Allers Co-directed by: Anthony Stacchi | Jill Culton Anthony Stacchi (story) Steve Bencich Ron J. Friedman Nat Mauldin (screenplay) | Michelle Murdocca | Paul Westerberg Ramin Djawadi | — | Sony Pictures Imageworks | — |
| Surf's Up | June 8, 2007 | Ash Brannon Chris Buck | Christian Darren Chris Jenkins (story) Ash Brannon Chris Buck Chris Jenkins Don Rhymer (screenplay) | Chris Jenkins | Mychael Danna | |||
| Open Season 2 | September 24, 2008 | Matthew O'Callaghan Co-directed by: Todd Wilderman | David I. Stern | Kirk Bodyfelt Matthew O'Callaghan | Ramin Djawadi | Sony Pictures Imageworks Reel FX Creative Studios | Direct-to-video; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | September 18, 2009 | Phil Lord Christopher Miller | Pam Marsden | Mark Mothersbaugh | Sony Pictures Imageworks | — | ||
| Open Season 3 | October 21, 2010 | Cody Cameron | David I. Stern | Kirk Bodyfelt | Jeff Cardoni | Reel FX Creative Studios | Direct-to-video; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |
| The Smurfs [lower-alpha 1] | July 29, 2011 | Raja Gosnell | J. David Stem David N. Weiss (story) David Ronn Jay Scherick J. David Stem David N. Weiss (screenplay) | Jordan Kerner | Heitor Pereira | The Kerner Entertainment Company | Sony Pictures Imageworks | — |
| Arthur Christmas [lower-alpha 2] | November 23, 2011 | Sarah Smith Co-directed by: Barry Cook | Peter Baynham Sarah Smith | Peter Lord Steve Pegram Carla Shelley David Sproxton | Harry Gregson-Williams | Aardman Animations | Aardman Animations [lower-alpha 3] Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits [lower-alpha 2] | April 27, 2012 | Peter Lord Co-directed by: Jeff Newitt | Gideon Defoe | Julie Lockhart Peter Lord David Sproxton | Theodore Shapiro | Double Negative Aardman Animations | ||
| Hotel Transylvania | September 28, 2012 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Todd Durham Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman (story) Peter Baynham Robert Smigel (screenplay) | Michelle Murdocca | Mark Mothersbaugh | — | Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| The Smurfs 2 [lower-alpha 1] | July 31, 2013 | Raja Gosnell | David Ronn Jay Scherick J. David Stem David N. Weiss (story) Karey Kirkpatrick David Ronn Jay Scherick J. David Stem David N. Weiss (screenplay) | Jordan Kerner | Heitor Pereira | The Kerner Entertainment Company | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | September 27, 2013 | Cody Cameron Kris Pearn | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Erica Rivinoja (story) John Francis Daley Johnathan Goldstein Erica Rivinoja (screenplay) | Kirk Bodyfelt Pam Marsden | Mark Mothersbaugh | — | ||
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | September 25, 2015 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Adam Sandler Robert Smigel | Michelle Murdocca | LStar Capital MRC | |||
| Goosebumps [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | October 16, 2015 | Rob Letterman | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski (story) Darren Lemke (screenplay) | Deborah Forte Neal H. Moritz | Danny Elfman | LStar Capital Village Roadshow Pictures Original Film Scholastic Entertainment | Moving Picture Company | |
| Open Season: Scared Silly | December 18, 2015 | David Feiss | David Feiss Stephan Franck Paul McEvoy John Norton Steve Parr Kris Pearn (story) Carlos Kotkin (screenplay) | John Bush | Rupert Gregson-Williams Dominic Lewis | — | Rainmaker Entertainment | Direct-to-video; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Surf's Up 2: WaveMania | January 17, 2017 | Henry Yu | Abdul Williams | Michelle L.M Wong | Toby Chu | WWE Studios | ||
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | April 7, 2017 | Kelly Asbury | Stacey Harman Pamela Ribon | Jordan Kerner Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews | Christopher Lennertz | LStar Capital The Kerner Entertainment Company Wanda Pictures | Sony Pictures Imageworks | — |
| The Emoji Movie | July 28, 2017 | Tony Leondis | Tony Leondis Eric Siegel (story) Tony Leondis Eric Siegel Mike White (screenplay) | Michelle Raimo Kouyate | Patrick Doyle | — | ||
| The Star | November 17, 2017 | Timothy Reckart | Carlos Kotkin Simon Moore (story) Carlos Kotkin (screenplay) | Jennifer Magee-Cook | John Paesano | The Jim Henson Company Franklin Entertainment Walden Media Affirm Films | Cinesite | |
| Peter Rabbit [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | February 9, 2018 | Will Gluck | Will Gluck Rob Lieber | Will Gluck Zareh Nalbandian | Dominic Lewis | Olive Bridge Entertainment 2.0 Entertainment Screen Australia | Animal Logic | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | July 13, 2018 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky Michael McCullers | Michelle Murdocca | Mark Mothersbaugh | MRC | Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | October 12, 2018 | Ari Sandel | Darren Lemke Rob Lieber (story) Rob Lieber (screenplay) | Deborah Forte Neal H. Moritz | Dominic Lewis | Original Film Scholastic Entertainment Silvertongue Films | Pixomondo | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 14, 2018 | Bob Persichetti Peter Ramsey Rodney Rothman | Phil Lord (story) Phil Lord Rodney Rothman (screenplay) | Avi Arad Amy Pascal Phil Lord Christopher Miller Christina Steinberg | Daniel Pemberton | Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Lord Miller Productions Pascal Pictures | Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | August 14, 2019 | Thurop Van Orman Co-directed by: John Rice | Peter Ackerman Eyal Podell Jonathon E. Stewart | John Cohen | Heitor Pereira | Rovio Entertainment | ||
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | April 23, 2021 | Mike Rianda Co-directed by: Jeff Rowe | Mike Rianda Jeff Rowe | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Kurt Albrecht | Mark Mothersbaugh | Lord Miller Productions One Cool Films | Released by Netflix | |
| Wish Dragon [lower-alpha 2] | June 11, 2021 | Chris Appelhans | Aron Warner Chris Bremble Jackie Chan | Philip Klein | Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation Tencent Pictures Flagship Entertainment Group Boss Collaboration Cultural Investment Holdings | Base FX [lower-alpha 4] Industrial Light & Magic Titmouse Inc. Original Force | ||
| Vivo | August 6, 2021 | Kirk DeMicco Co-directed by: Brandon Jeffords | Peter Barsocchini Quiara Alegría Hudes (story) Kirk DeMicco Quiara Alegría Hudes (screenplay) | Lisa Stewart Michelle L.M. Wong Rich Moore | Alex Lacamoire (score) Lin-Manuel Miranda (songs) | One Cool Films Laurence Mark Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | January 14, 2022 | Derek Drymon Jennifer Kluska | Genndy Tartakovsky (story) Amos Vernon Nunzio Randuzzo Genndy Tartakovsky (screenplay) | Alice Dewey Goldstone | Mark Mothersbaugh | Amazon Studios MRC | Released by Amazon Prime Video | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse [lower-alpha 1] | June 2, 2023 | Joaquim Dos Santos Kemp Powers Justin K. Thompson | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Dave Callaham | Avi Arad Amy Pascal Phil Lord Christopher Miller Christina Steinberg | Daniel Pemberton | Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Lord Miller Productions Pascal Pictures | — | |
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with | Animation services | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed [6] [7] [8] | TBA | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky Jon Vitti | Michelle Murdocca Genndy Tartakovsky | TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | Renegade Animation | Completed |
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Joaquim Dos Santos Kemp Powers Justin K. Thompson | TBA | Avi Arad Amy Pascal Phil Lord Christopher Miller Christina Steinberg | Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Lord Miller Productions Pascal Pictures | Sony Pictures Imageworks | In production |
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Black Knight | [6] |
| K-Pop: Demon Hunters | To be released exclusively on Netflix [9] [10] |
| Spider-Woman | Co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions and Pascal Pictures [11] |
| Tao | [12] |
| Tut | [13] |
| Untitled Ghostbusters spin-off film | Co-production with Ghost Corps [14] [15] [16] [17] |
| Untitled Matt Braly film | [18] |
All films listed are distributed by Columbia Pictures unless noted otherwise.
| Title | Release date | Directed by | Animation services | Release with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ChubbChubbs! | July 3, 2002 | Eric Armstrong | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Men in Black II | Theatrical release |
| Early Bloomer | May 9, 2003 | Kevin Johnson | Daddy Day Care | ||
| Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | January 30, 2007 | Jill Culton | Open Season | Home media release | |
| The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | August 8, 2007 | Cody Cameron | Sony Pictures Imageworks Prana Studios | Daddy Day Camp | Theatrical release |
| The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | December 2, 2011 | Troy Quane | Sony Pictures Imageworks Duck Studios | The Smurfs | Home media release |
| So You Want to Be a Pirate! | August 28, 2012 | Jay Grace | Aardman Animations | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | |
| Goodnight Mr. Foot | October 26, 2012 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Rough Draft Studios | Hotel Transylvania | Limited theatrical release |
| The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | September 10, 2013 | Stephan Franck | Sony Pictures Imageworks Duck Studios | The Smurfs 2 | Home media release |
| Super Manny | October 2, 2013 | David Feiss | Sony Pictures Imageworks 6 Point Harness | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Limited theatrical release |
| Earl Scouts | October 9, 2013 | ||||
| Steve's First Bath | January 28, 2014 | Home media release | |||
| Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear | 6 Point Harness | ||||
| Puppy! | July 28, 2017 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sony Pictures Imageworks | The Emoji Movie | Theatrical release |
| Flopsy Turvy | March 30, 2018 | David Scott | Animal Logic | Peter Rabbit | Limited theatrical release |
| Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | March 19, 2019 | Miguel Jiron | Titmouse, Inc. | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Home media release |
| Hair Love | August 14, 2019 | Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing, Jr. & Bruce W. Smith | Lion Forge Entertainment | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Theatrical release |
| Live Stream | November 12, 2019 | John Rice | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Home media release | |
| Monster Pets | April 3, 2021 | Jennifer Kluska & Derek Drymon | Various films [19] | Theatrical release | |
| Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter | December 14, 2021 | Caitlin Vanarsdale | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Home media release | |
| The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story [20] | March 27, 2024 | Jarelle Dampier | YouTube [21] | Online release | |
| Untitled K-Pop: Demon Hunters short [20] | TBA | K-Pop: Demon Hunters | |||
| Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Seasons | Premiere date | End date | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Mark Evestaff Alex Galatis | 2 | February 20, 2017 | June 30, 2018 | Cartoon Network (United States) (2017) Boomerang SVOD (United States) (2018–2020) YTV (Canada) | Corus Entertainment DHX Media |
| Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Mark Steinberg | June 25, 2017 | October 29, 2020 | Disney Channel/Disney XD (United States) Teletoon (Canada) | Corus Entertainment Nelvana | |
| Agent Elvis | Priscilla Presley John Eddie Mike Arnold | 1 | March 17, 2023 | Netflix | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| Young Love | Matthew A. Cherry Carl Jones | September 20, 2023 | TBA | Max | Lion Forge Animation Carl Jones Studios Cherry Lane Productions | |
| Open Season: Call of Nature [22] | Jennie Stacey Kent Redecker | November 3, 2023 | Family Channel | 9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films | ||
| Untitled Ghostbusters series | Jason Reitman Gil Kenan | TBA | TBA | Netflix | Netflix Animation Ghost Corps | |
| Hungry Ghosts [23] | TBA | TBA | — | |||
| Superbago! [23] | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | |||||
| Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | End date | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go! Cartoons | Fred Seibert | November 7, 2017 | April 10, 2018 | Cartoon Hangover | Frederator Studios |
| Film | Budget | North America | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | Gross (unadjusted) | |||||
| Open Season | $85 million | $23,624,548 | $85,105,259 | $115,706,430 | $200,811,689 | [24] |
| Surf's Up | $100 million | $17,640,249 | $58,867,694 | $93,138,019 | $152,005,713 | [25] |
| Open Season 2 | — | $8,797,168 | $8,797,168 | [26] | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $100 million | $30,304,648 | $124,870,275 | $118,135,851 | $243,006,126 | [27] |
| Open Season 3 | — | $7,487,555 | $7,487,555 | [28] | ||
| The Smurfs | $110 million | $35,611,637 | $142,614,158 | $421,135,165 | $563,749,323 | [29] |
| Arthur Christmas | $100 million | $12,068,931 | $46,462,469 | $100,959,250 | $147,421,719 | [30] |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $55 million | $11,137,734 | $31,051,126 | $92,002,915 | $123,054,041 | [31] |
| Hotel Transylvania | $85 million | $42,522,194 | $148,313,048 | $210,062,555 | $358,375,603 | [32] |
| The Smurfs 2 | $105 million | $17,548,389 | $71,017,784 | $276,527,576 | $347,545,360 | [33] |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | $78 million | $34,017,930 | $119,793,567 | $154,532,382 | $274,325,949 | [34] |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | $80 million | $48,464,322 | $169,305,890 | $305,099,890 | $474,800,000 | [35] |
| Goosebumps | $58–84 million | $23,618,556 | $80,080,379 | $78,181,045 | $158,261,424 | [36] |
| Open Season: Scared Silly | $5.5 million | — | $1,774,429 | $1,774,429 | [37] | |
| Surf's Up 2: WaveMania | — | $1,213,943 | $1,213,943 | [38] | ||
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | $60 million | $13,210,449 | $45,020,282 | $152,163,264 | $197,183,546 | [39] |
| The Emoji Movie | $50 million | $24,531,923 | $86,089,513 | $131,687,133 | $217,776,646 | [40] |
| The Star | $20 million | $9,812,674 | $40,896,334 | $21,960,409 | $62,856,743 | [41] |
| Peter Rabbit | $50 million | $25,010,928 | $115,253,424 | $236,242,642 | $351,496,066 | [42] |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | $80 million | $44,076,225 | $167,510,016 | $361,073,758 | $528,583,774 | [43] |
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | $35 million | $15,802,225 | $46,700,633 | $46,619,747 | $93,320,380 | [44] |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | $90 million | $35,363,376 | $190,241,310 | $194,057,426 | $384,298,736 | [45] |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | $65 million | $10,354,073 | $41,657,076 | $110,361,736 | $152,018,812 | [46] |
| Wish Dragon | $25 million | — | $25,860,000 | $25,860,000 | [47] | |
| Vivo | $1,326,371 | $1,326,371 | [48] | |||
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | $75 million | $18,480,000 | $18,480,000 | [49] | ||
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $100–150 million [50] | $120,663,589 | $381,593,754 | $309,304,156 | $690,897,910 | [51] [52] |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic [53] | CinemaScore [54] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Season | 48% (102 reviews) [55] | 49 (18 reviews) [56] | A- |
| Surf's Up | 79% (147 reviews) [57] | 64 (26 reviews) [58] | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 86% (142 reviews) [59] | 66 (24 reviews) [60] | |
| The Smurfs | 21% (117 reviews) | 30 (22 reviews) | |
| Arthur Christmas | 92% (169 reviews) | 69 (32 reviews) | |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | 86% (153 reviews) | 73 (31 reviews) | B |
| Hotel Transylvania | 44% (144 reviews) | 47 (32 reviews) | A- |
| The Smurfs 2 | 14% (95 reviews) | 34 (30 reviews) | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | 71% (120 reviews) | 59 (31 reviews) | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | 55% (110 reviews) | 44 (24 reviews) | |
| Goosebumps | 78% (161 reviews) | 60 (29 reviews) | A |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | 40% (97 reviews) | 40 (25 reviews) | |
| The Emoji Movie | 6% (134 reviews) | 12 (26 reviews) | B |
| The Star | 42% (52 reviews) | 42 (52 reviews) | A |
| Peter Rabbit | 63% (149 reviews) | 51 (26 reviews) | A- |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 62% (119 reviews) | 54 (23 reviews) | |
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | 47% (95 reviews) | 53 (20 reviews) | B |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 97% (403 reviews) | 87 (50 reviews) | A+ |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | 73% (110 reviews) | 60 (23 reviews) | B+ |
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | 97% (213 reviews) | 81 (33 reviews) | — |
| Wish Dragon | 68% (25 reviews) | 59 (6 reviews) | |
| Vivo | 86% (104 reviews) | 66 (22 reviews) | |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | 49% (78 reviews) [61] | 46 (15 reviews) [62] | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 95% (385 reviews) | 86 (60 reviews) | A |
Gennady Borisovich "Genndy" Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the creator of various animated television series on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, including Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, Primal, and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal.
Sony Pictures Animation Inc. is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. Most of the studio's films are distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing under their Columbia Pictures label, while all direct-to-video releases are released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The Smurfs is a 2011 American fantasy adventure comedy film based on the comic series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara and Hank Azaria, with the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, Fred Armisen and Alan Cumming. It is the first live-action Sony Pictures Animation film and the first of two live-action animated Smurfs feature films.
Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is a Canadian visual effects and computer animation studio headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and Montreal, Quebec, with an additional office on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. SPI is a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and released by Sony Pictures Releasing. Loosely based on the 1978 children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett, the film was written for the screen and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, in their feature directorial debuts. It stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, and Neil Patrick Harris. The film centers around an aspiring inventor named Flint Lockwood who develops, following a series of failed experiments, a machine that can convert water into food. After the machine gains sentience and begins to develop food storms, Flint must stop it in order to save the world.
Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 American animated monster comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the first installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, it was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky from a screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel, and a story by Todd Durham, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman, based on an original concept created by Durham. The film stars the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade and CeeLo Green.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a 2013 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The sequel to the 2009 film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the film was directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn from a screenplay written by Erica Rivinoja and the writing team of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the directors of the previous film, returned as executive producers, and also conceived the story with Rivinoja. Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Benjamin Bratt reprise their roles from the first film, while Will Forte, who voiced Joseph Towne in the first film, voices Chester V in this film. New cast members include Kristen Schaal as Chester's orangutan assistant, Barb, and Terry Crews as Earl Devereaux, replacing Mr. T. The film's plot focuses on Flint Lockwood and his friends returning to Swallow Falls to save the world after the presumed-destroyed Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator (FLDSMDFR) reactivates, this time creating sentient food creatures.
The Smurfs have appeared in five feature-length films and two short films loosely based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. They theatrically debuted in a 1965 animated feature film that was followed by a 1976 animated film titled The Smurfs and the Magic Flute. Twenty-eight to thirty years after The Magic Flute was released in the United States, a 2011 feature film and a 2013 sequel were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures. Live-action roles include Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jayma Mays, while the voice-over roles include Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, and George Lopez. A fully animated reboot titled Smurfs: The Lost Village was released through Sony in April 2017. An animated musical film titled The Smurf Movie produced by Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies will release in February 2025.
Hotel Transylvania 2 is a 2015 American animated monster comedy-drama film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with LStar Capital, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and written by Robert Smigel and Adam Sandler, it is the second installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, serving as the sequel to Hotel Transylvania (2012).
Hotel Transylvania is an American media franchise created by Todd Durham and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It consists of four feature films, three short films, an animated television series, and several video games.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is a 2018 American animated monster comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the third installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), it was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers, and features Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Sadie Sandler, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Asher Blinkoff and Mel Brooks reprising their roles, with new additions to the cast including Jim Gaffigan, Kathryn Hahn, Joe Jonas, Chrissy Teigen, Joe Whyte, Tara Strong and Tartakovsky, while Chris Parnell, who voiced The Fly in the first two films, voices Stan. In the film, Dracula finds love with a ship captain named Ericka while he embarks on a vacation on a luxury cruise liner with his family and friends, but Mavis later discovers that Ericka is actually the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing, Drac's arch-nemesis who secretly plan to destroy them.
Motiongate Dubai is a Hollywood-inspired theme park located in Dubai Parks and Resorts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, showcasing five themed areas and attractions dedicated to popular feature films and other media franchises like DreamWorks Animation, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, and The Smurfs and was opened on December 16, 2016.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a science fiction comedy media franchise produced by Sony Pictures Animation and loosely based on the book of the same name by Judi Barrett. The films have received generally positive reviews from critics. The series has grossed $517 million at the box office.
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is a 2022 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and released by Amazon Studios. It is the fourth and final installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), the film was directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska from a screenplay by Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo and Genndy Tartakovsky. It stars the voices of Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Brian Hull, Fran Drescher, Brad Abrell, Asher Blinkoff, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Zoe Berri. In the film, Dracula and Johnny team up to find a crystal in South America to turn themselves back into their old selves, before their transformations become permanent.
Jennifer Kluska is an American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist best known for her work on DC Super Hero Girls (2018) and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022).
Fixed is an upcoming American adult animated black comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and New Line Cinema, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and Warner Bros. Pictures. The first adult animated film from Sony Pictures Animation, as well as the studio's first traditionally animated film and the first film to feature the involvement of another film studio, it is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, who co-wrote the screenplay written with Jon Vitti and co-produced with Michelle Murdocca. The film stars the voices of Adam DeVine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, and Beck Bennett. The story follows a blue bloodhound named Bull, who discovers he is going to be neutered in the morning.
A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation presentation of an Aardman production.
A Sony Pictures Entertainment (in U.S.)/Sony Pictures Releasing (in U.K.) release of a Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation presentation of an Aardman production.
A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation presentation in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures of an Original Film and Scholastic Entertainment production.