NWave Studios

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nWave Studios
Company type Private
Industry
Founded1994;31 years ago (1994)
Founder Ben Stassen
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Eric Dillens (CEO)
ProductsAnimated films
OwnerMZM (majority stake)
Website www.nwave.com

nWave Studios is a Belgian animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium, with an American office in Los Angeles, California.

Contents

History

nWave Studios was founded in 1994 by Ben Stassen. [1]

In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures. [2]

Productions

Feature films

TitleRelease dateCo-production withDistributor(s)Gross
Fly Me to the Moon 30 January 2008Illuminata Pictures
uMedia
uFilm
Kinepolis Film Distribution
Summit Entertainment
$46.6 million
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 4 August 2010 StudioCanal $70.6 million
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise 15 August 2012$49.2 million
The House of Magic 25 December 2013StudioCanal
Anton Capital Entertainment
uMedia
Belga Films
StudioCanal
$64.1 million
Robinson Crusoe 30 March 2016Illuminata Pictures
uFilm
$40 million
The Son of Bigfoot 16 February 2018StudioCanal
Belga Productions
Illuminata Pictures
Waterman Entertainment
$47 million
The Queen's Corgi 3 April 2019Belga Films$35.5 million
Bigfoot Family 5 August 2020OctopolisCharades
Netflix
$11 million
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 16 February 2022 [3] Sony Pictures International Productions
Netflix
$11 million
The Inseparables10 August 2023 [4] Belga Films
A Contracorriente Films
$2.3 million

In development

TitleRelease dateReferences
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog 2025 [5] [6]
Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project2027 [7]
YuglyTBA [8]

3D films

Reception

Box office grosses

FilmBudgetNorth AmericaOverseas
gross
Worldwide gross
(unadjusted)
Ref(s)
OpeningGross
(unadjusted)
Fly Me to the Moon $25 million
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise
The House of Magic $34 million
Robinson Crusoe $13 million
The Son of Bigfoot $20 million
The Queen's Corgi $25 million$35,515,687$35,515,687 [13]
Bigfoot Family $25 million
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness $20 million [14]

Critical and public response

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Fly Me to the Moon 20%
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 44%
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise 20%
The House of Magic 71%
Robinson Crusoe 17%
The Son of Bigfoot 76%
The Queen's Corgi 0%
Bigfoot Family 76%
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 60%

References

  1. "nWave Studios – Profile (March 6, 2013)" (PDF).
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (2018-09-20). "Ben Stassen's nWave Acquired by Production Group MZM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. Coates, Charlotte (22 March 2022). "Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness: nWave's latest film shares universal message". BlooLoop. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2022). "'Toy Story' Writers, nWave Team on $25 Million Animated Feature 'The Inseparables' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. Hardy, Rebecca (5 December 2023). "The Inseparables: new nWave title encourages audiences to dream big". Booloop. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. "'Chickenhare' Animated Sequel Based on Dark Horse Comics Lures International Buyers". Variety. February 12, 2024.
  7. Goodfellow, Melanie (13 June 2024). "Jean-Paul Gaultier & NWave Unveil First Images For Animated Movie About A Fashionista Moth Featuring Rossy De Palma In Voice Cast – Annecy". Deadline. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. "A new project on the way for nWave Studios! Stay tuned✨". Instagram. 13 March 2024.
  9. Rubin, Judith (2011-08-12). "nWave Pictures has a new home in Burbank; acquires distribution rights for "Deepo"". InPark Magazine.
  10. Kleiman, Joe (2013-11-19). "nWave Pictures Introduces Red Star's "The Lost World 4D" at IAAPA Attractions Expo". InPark Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  11. Whittaker, Adam (2022-07-06). "Mack Animation presents Happy Family Next Level 4D". Blooloop.
  12. "nWave launches 4D/3D attraction Theater of Dreams at IAAPA Expo in Orlando". Blooloop. November 27, 2023.
  13. "The Queen's Corgi". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  14. Van Gils, Lieven (16 February 2022). ""Hopper & de hamster der duisternis": een Belgische haas met kippenpoten gaat de concurrentie aan met Disney en Pixar" ["Hopper & the Hamster of Darkness": A Belgian Chicken Feet Hare Takes on the Competition with Disney and Pixar]. VRT (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2022.