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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a film based on Nickelodeon's hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. In this movie, SpongeBob and Patrick go on a rescue mission to save Gary, who's been snailnapped by King Poseidon and taken to the Lost City of Atlantic City. It is the third film in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,[5] released on March 4, 2021 on premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ in the United States.[6]
On July 15, 2020, Netflix acquired international distribution rights to the film, excluding the United States, Canada, and China.[7][8][9] On July 30, 2020, Paramount Pictures Canada announced that the film would be released in Canadian theaters on August 14, 2020.[10] The website for the movie also lists this airdate, but automatically redirects to the SpongeBobMovie Facebook page for viewers in the United States. The film was released internationally on Netflix on November 5, 2020.[11][12]
Trivia
- This movie was originally going to be released in May 2020, but it was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The date eventually got pushed to March 2021.
- However, it had already been released outside of the United States before its official debut in that country.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the third animated film to be released straight to digital/home media instead of having a theatrical release in the United States; the first two being Warner Bros.' Scoob! (which would eventually get a theatrical release in the said country one year later) and Disney/Pixar's Soul.
