The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

A pirate named Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, where he obtains a magical book that can make any text written upon it real. The book tells the story of SpongeBob SquarePants and his adventures in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob works for Mr. Krabs at the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant, where he cooks Krabby Patties. SpongeBob has spent several years protecting the secret formula of the Krabby Patty from Plankton, the owner of the rival Chum Bucket.

One day, Plankton attacks the Krusty Krab to steal the formula. After a battle involving giant foods and condiments, Plankton feigns surrender and uses a decoy of himself to gain access to Krabs' vault. Plankton steals the formula, leaving a fake document in its place. SpongeBob catches Plankton and they fight over the formula, which abruptly disappears.

Without the secret formula, Krabby Patties can't be made, leaving customers ravenous. While Mr. Krabs suspects Plankton, SpongeBob knows he's innocent; they escape in a soap bubble. Bikini Bottom turns into a wasteland without Krabby Patties. A book page from a struggle between Burger Beard and seagulls lands on Sandy Cheeks' tree dome. SpongeBob suggests teaming up with Plankton to find the formula, and they decide to time travel just before it vanished. They build a machine and travel to the future, meeting Bubbles, a magical dolphin overseeing the galaxy, but they accidentally get him fired when Jupiter and Saturn collide. After escaping Bubbles, they retrieve the formula from the past, only to find it's a fake Plankton left earlier.

Sandy suggests a sacrifice to the "sandwich gods" for Krabby Patties, and SpongeBob volunteers. As the town tries, SpongeBob mentions he smells Krabby Patties, which Mr. Krabs also detects. The townsfolk follow the scent to the surface. Bubbles returns, expressing his disdain for his job and gratitude to be fired. He thanks SpongeBob by allowing him and his friends to breathe on land to follow the smell.

The team lands on a beach and discovers that the smell leads to Burger Beard's ship, which he has converted into a food truck. Burger Beard is revealed to have stolen the formula using the magical book. He then uses the book to banish the group to an island full of pelicans. SpongeBob uses the page Sandy had to transform himself and the others into superheroes. They return and find Burger Beard, who drives away with the formula, and give chase. The team destroys the book during the ensuing battle, but Burger Beard manages to overpower them.

Plankton, a muscle-bound hero, attacks Burger Beard. With SpongeBob's help, they reclaim the formula and send Burger Beard flying to Bikini Atoll. Using the final page's magic, the gang returns to Bikini Bottom. With the Krabby Patties back, the city returns to normal, and Plankton resumes his business rivalry.

{{See also|List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters{{!}}List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters}}

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• Antonio Banderas as Burger Beard
• Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail, and various
• Mr. Lawrence as Plankton and various
• Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs
• Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star and various
• Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles and various
• Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
• Jill Talley as Karen and various
• Matt Berry as Bubbles
• Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff
• Lori Alan as Pearl Krabs
• Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates as the Popsicle twins
• Peter Shukoff (US version), Lloyd Ahlquist (US version), Carlos Alazraqui (US version), Eric Bauza (US version), Tim Conway (US version, one of his last films), Eddie Deezen (US version), Nolan North (US version), Rob Paulsen (US version), Kevin Michael Richardson (US version), April Stewart (US version), Cree Summer (US version), Billy West (US version), Alan Carr (UK version), Caspar Lee (UK version) and Stacey Solomon (UK version) as seagulls
• Paul Tibbitt (US), Joe Sugg (UK) and Robert Irwin (Australia) as Kyle the Seagull{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvomP3Vi2AM|title=Robert Irwin Announcement|work=Paramount Pictures Australia|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916192458/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvomP3Vi2AM&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=September 16, 2019|url-status=live}}
• Dee Bradley Baker as Perch Perkins and various
• Thomas F. Wilson as an angry customer. Wilson previously voiced Victor the tough fish in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
• Sirena Irwin as an automated voice and a mob member
• Mark Fite as a customer

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In addition to playing some of the seagulls, Shukoff and Ahlquist also appear as two of Burger Beard's customers.

In a sequence deleted from the theatrical release, Slash makes a cameo appearance as a busker. His scene is briefly featured in a trailer, and is included among the special features for the Blu-ray release of the film.{{cite web|title=Slash has cameo in SpongeBob film|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/23755995/slash-has-cameo-in-spongebob-sequel|work=WTOC News|access-date=October 23, 2013|author=WTOC Staff|date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113082113/http://www.wtoc.com/story/23755995/slash-has-cameo-in-spongebob-sequel|archive-date=November 13, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://parade.com/398237/scottneumyer/exclusive-clip-guitar-legend-slash-in-a-deleted-scene-from-the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water/|title=Exclusive Clip: Guitar Legend Slash in a Deleted Scene from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|first=Scott|last=Neumyer|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101131641/http://parade.com/398237/scottneumyer/exclusive-clip-guitar-legend-slash-in-a-deleted-scene-from-the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water/|archive-date=January 1, 2016|url-status=live}}

Following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004, producer Julia Pistor stated that a sequel film was unlikely despite its successful box office performance.{{cite news|title=SpongeBob squeezed at box office|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4031439.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=August 22, 2013|date=November 22, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921062439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4031439.stm|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=live}} In a 2009 interview with Digital Spy, former SpongeBob SquarePants writer and executive producer Paul Tibbitt was asked about the possibility of a sequel; he said, "I think that they are talking about doing that, but I haven't signed up for anything. We just feel like we've told so many stories, and SpongeBob exists so well in this short 11-minute form." He also stated that making another film was "a huge challenge". However, Tibbitt said a sequel is not impossible, saying "I wouldn't say no, but I don't know if there will be another one".{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|title=Paul Tibbitt ('SpongeBob SquarePants')|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a312387/paul-tibbitt-spongebob-squarepants.html|work=Digital Spy|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=April 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031235346/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a312387/paul-tibbitt-spongebob-squarepants.html|archive-date=October 31, 2013|url-status=live}} In 2010, Nickelodeon was reportedly approaching the crews of the show to make another film adaptation.{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=Nickelodeon Tries Again to Move to the Big Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/media/05nick.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 12, 2013|date=July 4, 2010|quote=Other films in development include a vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove, the star of the Nickelodeon seriesiCarly, and a family adventure built around Mattel's Magic 8-Ball toy. The creators of SpongeBob SquarePants have also been approached to do another film.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013151216/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/media/05nick.html|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}} The network had long wanted to partner with sister company Paramount Pictures to release another SpongeBob SquarePants film to help reinvigorate the series' declining ratings.{{cite web|last=Chozik|first=Amy|title=Return to Big Screen for SpongeBob|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/return-to-big-screen-for-spongebob/|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 25, 2013|date=March 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407205853/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/return-to-big-screen-for-spongebob/|archive-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live}} Internal disagreement delayed collaborations.

On March 4, 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported Paramount had "another SpongeBob picture" in development.{{cite web|title=Success for Paramount's Rango could lead to end of deal with DreamWorks|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-mar-04-la-fi-0304-ct-paramount-rango-20110304-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 26, 2014|first1=Ben |last1=Fritz |first2=Richard |last2=Verrier |date=March 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114093108/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/04/business/la-fi-0304-ct-paramount-rango-20110304|archive-date=November 14, 2012}} In July the same year, Paramount formed its new animation unit, Paramount Animation, in the wake of the commercial and critical success of the 2011 animated film Rango and the departure of DreamWorks Animation upon completion of its distribution contract in 2012.{{cite news|last=Finke|first=Nikki|title=Paramount Expects DreamWorks Toon Exit; Studio Starts Paramount Animation Unit; Jeff Katzenberg Zeroing In Time Warner|url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/paramount-starting-animation-division-145386/|access-date=May 5, 2012|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112061758/http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/paramount-starting-animation-division/|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=live}} Philippe Dauman, a former president and CEO of Paramount and Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom, officially announced on February 28, 2012, that a sequel film was in development and was due for an unspecified 2014 release, saying; "We will be releasing a SpongeBob movie at the end of 2014".{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Daniel|title=Paramount to Release 'SpongeBob' Movie in Late 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-paramount-release-spongebob-movie-late-2014-philippe-dauman295695|access-date=February 28, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301150541/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-paramount-release-spongebob-movie-late-2014-philippe-dauman295695|archive-date=March 1, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Daniel|title=Paramount announces plans to release second 'SpongeBob SquarePants' film in 2014|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/02/paramount-announces-plans-release-second-spongebob-squarepants-film-2014|access-date=October 5, 2012|publisher=TheCelebrityCafe.com|date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719160413/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/02/paramount-announces-plans-release-second-spongebob-squarepants-film-2014|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=Paramount Announces New SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Movie Set for End of 2014|url=https://collider.com/new-spongebob-squarepants-movie-2014/|publisher=Collider|access-date=March 31, 2013|date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605192838/http://collider.com/new-spongebob-squarepants-movie-2014/|archive-date=June 5, 2013|url-status=live}} Dauman said the new film "will serve to start off or be one of our films that starts off our new animation effort". Nickelodeon expected the film to do much better in foreign box offices than the 2004 feature considering the channel's increasingly global reach.{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=New SpongeBob Movie Coming|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/05/new-spongebob-movie-coming|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 25, 2013|date=March 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102153248/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/05/new-spongebob-movie-coming|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=live}} Dauman said, "This will continue to propel SpongeBob internationally".

Production was announced on June 10, 2012, under the title The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2,{{cite news|last1=Graser|first1=Marc|last2=Kroll|first2=Justin|title=Paramount ramping up animation slate|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/paramount-ramping-up-animation-slate-1118057934/|access-date=August 17, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=August 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819232301/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057934|archive-date=August 19, 2012|url-status=live}} which some trade publications began referring to as SpongeBob SquarePants 2.{{cite web |date=August 1, 2013 |title=Paramount Dates 'SpongeBob SquarePants 2,' 'Monster Trucks' for 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-dates-spongebob-squarepants-2-598033 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130802003916/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-dates-spongebob-squarepants-2-598033 |archive-date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=August 2, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} The film's executive producer is series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who left his role as the series' showrunner in 2004 following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. He was no longer involved in the writing process or directly running the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviewed episodes and delivered suggestions.{{cite web|last=Bauder|first=David|title=SpongeBob Turns 10 Valued At $8 Billion|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/spongebob-turns-10-valued_n_231304.html|work=Huffington Post|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=July 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208163834/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/spongebob-turns-10-valued_n_231304.html|archive-date=February 8, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Nickelodeon's 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Reaches A Milestone: 10 Years|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-reaches-a-milestone-10-years_article_20514|work=Access Hollywood|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=July 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030154235/http://www.accesshollywood.com/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-reaches-a-milestone-10-years_article_20514|archive-date=October 30, 2014|url-status=live}} In a 2012 interview with Thomas F. Wilson, however, Hillenburg said he was helping to write the film.{{cite video |people =Wilson, Thomas F. (Interviewer); Hillenburg, Stephen (Interviewee) |date = May 29, 2012 |title = Big Pop Fun #28: Stephen Hillenburg, Artist and Animator–Interview|url=http://ec.libsyn.com/p/d/9/8/d98c6fd6cc81f188/BPF28_Stephen_Hillenburg_artist_and_animator.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01c08031d1c85f7cb2&c_id=4560686 |format = mp3 |medium = Podcast|publisher = Nerdist Industries |access-date = December 21, 2013|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6M1QBJ1BZ?url=http://ec.libsyn.com/p/d/9/8/d98c6fd6cc81f188/BPF28_Stephen_Hillenburg_artist_and_animator.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01c08031d1c85f7cb2&c_id=4560686|url-status =dead |archive-date=December 21, 2013}}

The main cast of the television series reprised their roles for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. In August 2013, casting directors from Marty Siu Casting began casting calls for the background extras for the live-action scenes.{{cite web|title=Casting calls underway for live-action/animated film 'SpongeBob SquarePants 2'|url=http://www.featurefilmauditions.com/2013/08/casting-calls-underway-for-live-action.html|publisher=FeatureFilmAuditions.com|access-date=August 22, 2013|date=August 22, 2013|author=Baltes, Alan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904070322/http://www.featurefilmauditions.com/2013/08/casting-calls-underway-for-live-action.html|archive-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Marty Siu Casting: SPONGEBOB 2: If you are interested in working as a background artist in the new SpongeBob movie, and can work as a LOCAL TO SAVANNAH, GA|url=http://thesoutherncastingcall.com/2013/08/24/marty-siu-casting-spongebob-2-if-you-are-interested-in-working-as-a-background-artist-in-the-new-spongebob-movie-and-can-work-as-a-local-to-savannah-ga/|publisher=The Southern Casting Call|date=August 24, 2013|access-date=August 26, 2013|author=King, Kevin P.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927053912/http://thesoutherncastingcall.com/2013/08/24/marty-siu-casting-spongebob-2-if-you-are-interested-in-working-as-a-background-artist-in-the-new-spongebob-movie-and-can-work-as-a-local-to-savannah-ga/|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead}} On September 21, 2013, it was reported that Spanish actor Antonio Banderas had been cast for a live-action role as Burger Beard the pirate.{{cite web|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|title='SpongeBob SquarePants 2' to film in Georgia|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/23/spongebob-squarepants-2-to-flim-in-georgia/2853885/|work=USA Today|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021005739/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/23/spongebob-squarepants-2-to-flim-in-georgia/2853885/|archive-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Dickstein|first=Corey|title=Antonio Banderas to star in SpongeBob sequel to be shot in Savannah|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-21/antonio-banderas-star-spongebob-sequel-be-shot-savannah#.UkFZPNKnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927090830/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-21/antonio-banderas-star-spongebob-sequel-be-shot-savannah#.UkFZPNKnosA|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live}}

The 2D hand-drawn animated sequences for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water were done in South Korea by Rough Draft Studios Korea.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} As did its predecessor, the film combines traditional animation with live action,{{cite web|last=Webb|first=Charles|title=Is Paramount Prepping an Animated 'Legend of Korra' Movie?|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/08/20/legend-of-korra-movie|publisher=MTV|access-date=March 8, 2013|date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512062513/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/08/20/legend-of-korra-movie|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=dead}} and also used computer-generated imagery (CGI), which was handled by Iloura VFX in Melbourne, Australia, to render the characters in 3D.{{cite news|last1=De Semlyen|first1=Phil|title=New SpongeBob SquarePants Poster Lands|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41244|access-date=June 11, 2014|work=Empire|publisher=Bauer Consumer Media|date=June 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611005156/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41244|archive-date=June 11, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Connelly|first1=Brendon|title=SpongeBob Goes 3D In The First Poster For His New Movie|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/10/spongebob-goes-3d-in-the-first-poster-for-his-new-movie/|publisher=BleedingCool.com|access-date=June 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614042356/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/10/spongebob-goes-3d-in-the-first-poster-for-his-new-movie/|archive-date=June 14, 2014|url-status=live}}

In a 2012 preview of upcoming Paramount films, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was exhibited as a "3D feature film" with "CGI-like animation".{{cite web|last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|title=Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More!|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=CraveOnline|access-date=March 26, 2014|date=October 15, 2012|quote=SpongeBob SquarePants fans are in for a nice surprise. Your favorite pineapple-dwelling sea sponge is getting his own 3D feature film. The quick teaser announced that SpongeBob is due to travel from his world to ours, revealed a quick shot of SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward with muscled up bodies rendered with a CGI-like animation, and then returned to the classic SpongeBob style so we can watch him eat a container of corn, explode and wind up with a bin full of popcorn.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217235051/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=live}} Following the release of SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013), a 3D short film that was released at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando, executives talked about continuing the use of 3D in the film.{{cite web|last=Rubin|first=Judith|title=Tales from IAAPA 2012 in Orlando|url=http://www.inparkmagazine.com/tales-from-iaapa-stories-from-the-trade-show-floor-in-orlando/|work=InPark Magazine|access-date=August 24, 2013|date=January 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022020717/http://www.inparkmagazine.com/tales-from-iaapa-stories-from-the-trade-show-floor-in-orlando/|archive-date=October 22, 2013|url-status=live}}

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water contains a stop-motion sequence that was animated by Screen Novelties;{{cite web|last1=Screen Novelties|title=Screen Novelties on Facebook: "As you can see, no expense was spared at the SpongeBob screening party. The new movie turned out great! We were thrilled to have animated a little sequence in the film. Coming soon to theaters everywhere."|url=https://www.facebook.com/107389642624606/photos/a.160113757352194.32601.107389642624606/908847189145510/?type=1&permPage=1|website=Facebook.com/pages/Screen-Novelties/107389642624606?fref=photo|publisher=Screen Novelties|access-date=27 January 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Screen Novelties|title=Screen Novelties on Facebook: "You guys... you guys!! How're ya doin? Hey, go and catch "The SpongeBob movie: Sponge out of Water" this weekend. And while you're enjoying it, look out for Bubbles the Space Dolphin. We done did it! Whooppee!"|url=https://www.facebook.com/107389642624606/photos/a.160113757352194.32601.107389642624606/914844481879114/?type=1&theater|website=facebook.com|publisher=Screen Novelties|access-date=6 February 2015}} the company had previously produced a clay animation scene for the first SpongeBob SquarePants film, the mixed-media opening of the television episode "Truth or Square", and the entirety of the stop-motion special It's a SpongeBob Christmas!.{{cite web|last1=Sarto|first1=Dan|title=A Stop-Motion SpongeBob Special Means Christmas Comes Early This Year|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/stop-motion-spongebob-special-means-christmas-comes-early-year|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=November 1, 2014|date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102111308/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/stop-motion-spongebob-special-means-christmas-comes-early-year|archive-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=live}}

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In March 2014, Paramount screened live-action footage from the film during the National Association of Theatre Owners' event CinemaCon. News websites report that the film would be CGI-animated;{{cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|title=CinemaCon: Paramount Kicks Things Off With Transformers, Turtles And Brief Footage Of Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/cinemacon-paramount-kicks-things-off-with-transformers-turtles-and-first-footage-ever-of-christopher-nolans-interstellar-703835/|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 3, 2014|date=March 24, 2014|quote=Of the rest of the slate that appeared in the opening reel there are some not-so Oscar contenders like Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (oy, really?) and a 3D SpongeBob SquarePants.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520123742/http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/cinemacon-paramount-kicks-things-off-with-transformers-turtles-and-first-footage-ever-of-christopher-nolans-interstellar/|archive-date=May 20, 2014|url-status=live}} an Internet Movie Database staff member commented; "When Paramount announced there would be a new SpongeBob SquarePants movie, the assumption was that it would be animated (like all other incarnations of SpongeBob). The very brief footage from tonight's presentation suggested otherwise – it looked as though this was a CGI/live-action hybrid akin to Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yogi Bear, The Smurfs, etc."{{cite web|last=Subers|first=Ray|title=CinemaCon Day 1: Paramount Premieres Turtles, Hercules, Transformers Footage|url=http://new.blog.imdb.net/2014/03/25/cinemacon-turtles-hercules-transformers-wahlberg-rock/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=May 3, 2014|date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061751/http://new.blog.imdb.net/2014/03/25/cinemacon-turtles-hercules-transformers-wahlberg-rock/|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}} In an article published by ComingSoon.net, author Edward Douglas said the film's CGI footage looks "weird".{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Edward|title=CinemaCon: Paramount Shows Off First Ninja Turtles and New Transformers Footage |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=116337|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=CraveOnline|access-date=May 3, 2014|date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328141405/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=116337 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |url-status=live}} Philippe Dauman said the CGI elements are intended to "refresh and give another boost" to the characters.{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title=Transformers to Smash Box Office Record in China, Viacom Chief Predicts|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/transformers-to-smash-box-office-record-in-china-viacom-chief-predicts-1201182403/|access-date=June 11, 2014|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=May 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608054828/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/transformers-to-smash-box-office-record-in-china-viacom-chief-predicts-1201182403/|archive-date=June 8, 2014|url-status=live}}

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water includes live-action scenes that were directed by Mike Mitchell.{{cite web|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|title=Mike Mitchell to Direct DreamWorks Trolls Movie|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/mike-mitchell-to-direct-dreamworks-trolls-movie/|work=Animation|access-date=August 12, 2013|date=May 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927001234/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/mike-mitchell-to-direct-dreamworks-trolls-movie/|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live}} Filming began on September 30, 2013, and finished on November 5 of the same year. Filming was done at multiple locations in Savannah and Tybee Island; both of which are in Georgia.{{cite web|last=Dickstein|first=Corey|title=Antonio Banderas to star in SpongeBob movie filming soon in Savannah, Tybee|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-20/antonio-banderas-star-spongebob-movie-filming-soon-savannah-tybee#.UkFZNtKnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926154433/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-20/antonio-banderas-star-spongebob-movie-filming-soon-savannah-tybee#.UkFZNtKnosA|archive-date=September 26, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Connelley|first=Brendon|title=New SpongeBob Movie To Feature A Lot Of Live Action, Antonio Banderas And A Standout Villainous Beard|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/09/23/new-spongebob-movie-to-feature-a-lot-of-live-action-antonio-banderas-and-a-standout-villainous-beard/|publisher=Bleeding Cool|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924142549/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/09/23/new-spongebob-movie-to-feature-a-lot-of-live-action-antonio-banderas-and-a-standout-villainous-beard/|archive-date=September 24, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Logana|first=Don|title='SpongeBob Movie 2' to film in Savannah|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/22817402/spongebob-movie-2-to-film-in-savannah|work=WTOC News|date=July 11, 2013 |access-date=July 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714081455/http://www.wtoc.com/story/22817402/spongebob-movie-2-to-film-in-savannah|archive-date=July 14, 2013|url-status=live}} On July 11, 2013, the Savannah Film Office announced the filming of live-action scenes in Savannah for 40 days.{{cite web|title=SpongeBob sequel scheduled to film in Savannah|url=http://www.savannahga.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=233|publisher=City of Savannah Film Office|access-date=July 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715065038/http://savannahga.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=233|archive-date=July 15, 2013|url-status=dead}} Will Hammargren, Savannah Film Office's location specialist, said the film was expected to contribute $8 million to the city's economy, including hotel bookings of at least 5,600 room nights.{{cite web|title='SpongeBob SquarePants' sequel filming near Savannah as city fires director of film office|url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e44a355d12ab4d7db0291852284d01ad/GA--SpongeBob-Film-Director-Suspended|work=The Republic|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001028/http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e44a355d12ab4d7db0291852284d01ad/GA--SpongeBob-Film-Director-Suspended|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}

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On September 30, 2013, the start of production filming was interrupted by the dismissal of film services director Jay Self.{{cite web|last=Curl|first=Eric|title='SpongeBob' issues attributed to Savannah Film Director's firing|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-30/savannah-film-office-director-fired|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003014014/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-30/savannah-film-office-director-fired|archive-date=October 3, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Carla|title=Savannah officials confirm SpongeBob behind firing|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/10/savannah-officials-confirm-spongebob.html|work=The Atlanta Business Journal|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004054138/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/10/savannah-officials-confirm-spongebob.html|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=live}} According to a memorandum from Joe Shearouse, bureau chief of the leisure services department of Savannah, Self was fired for his "failure to properly plan and manage the arrangement for the movie".{{cite web|title=City of Savannah fires director of film office|url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/article/329975/19/City-of-Savannah-fires-director-of-film-office|publisher=Firstcoastnews.com|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001131433/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/article/329975/19/City-of-Savannah-fires-director-of-film-office|archive-date=October 1, 2013|url-status=dead}} The memo accused Self of shortcomings surrounding the filming and also cited complaints from residents of Savannah.{{cite web|last=Morekis|first=Jim|title=Editor's Note: Sponging off Jay Self|url=http://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/editors-note-sponging-off-jay-self/Content?oid=2301375|work=Connect Savannah|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020015817/http://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/editors-note-sponging-off-jay-self/Content?oid=2301375|archive-date=October 20, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Georgia's 'Sponge Bob' controversy|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-09-30/georgias-sponge-bob-controversy|work=The Augusta Chronicle|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004236/http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-09-30/georgias-sponge-bob-controversy|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=live}} Another reported reason for Self's dismissal was a disagreement between Paramount and the Savannah Film Office about the process of negotiating compensation for local businesses with Paramount to cover losses of trade during filming.{{cite web|last=Dickstein|first=Corey|title=Businesses along Savannah's Broughton share mixed reactions following 'SpongeBob'|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-23/businesses-along-savannahs-broughton-share-mixed-reactions-following-spongebob#.UmeZ_3CnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 23, 2013|date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025214033/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-23/businesses-along-savannahs-broughton-share-mixed-reactions-following-spongebob#.UmeZ_3CnosA|archive-date=October 25, 2013|url-status=live}}

To prepare the filming location in the downtown Savannah, the film crew painted storefronts along Broughton Street to resemble a coastal community called "Salty Shoals".{{cite web|last=Curl|first=Eric|title=SpongeBob filming starting Monday in Savannah|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-30/spongebob-filming-starting-monday-savannah#.Ukq5-9KnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231828/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-30/spongebob-filming-starting-monday-savannah#.Ukq5-9KnosA|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Parts of Broughton Street being painted "coral" for upcoming SpongeBob filming|url=http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-09-17/were-painting-town-coral#.Ukq8TNKnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921051022/http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-09-17/were-painting-town-coral#.Ukq8TNKnosA|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Carla|title=Savannah film office director suspended, SpongeBob project eyed|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/09/savannah-film-office-director.html|work=The Atlanta Business Journal|access-date=October 1, 2013|date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930202920/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/09/savannah-film-office-director.html|archive-date=September 30, 2013|url-status=live}} Savannah College of Art and Design's Jen Library and Trustees Theater was converted into a maritime museum.{{cite web|last=Curl|first=Eric|title=SpongeBob filming begins downtown|url=http://m.savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-09/spongebob-filming-begins-downtown|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 11, 2013|date=October 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013131336/http://m.savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-09/spongebob-filming-begins-downtown|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}} In August 2013, Paramount approached SCAD to use the Jen Library for a scene.{{cite web|last=Mayes|first=Tarana|title=SpongeBob SquarePants comes to Savannah College of Art and Design|url=http://www.scad.edu/blog/spongebob-squarepants-comes-savannah-college-art-and-design|publisher=Savannah College of Art and Design|access-date=October 27, 2013|date=October 14, 2013|location=Savannah, GA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204537/http://www.scad.edu/blog/spongebob-squarepants-comes-savannah-college-art-and-design|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live}} The studio's art department transformed the building; it remained open to students during filming.{{cite web|last=Montaya|first=Orlando|title=SpongeBob Filming Attracts And Disrupts|url=http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/11/spongebob-filming-attracts-and-disrupts#|work=GPB News|access-date=October 12, 2013|date=October 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013101614/http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/11/spongebob-filming-attracts-and-disrupts|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}} Self said, "The changes are temporary with all buildings scheduled to be restored to their original colors after filming is complete".{{cite web|last=Logona|first=Don|title=Broughton Street transformed into 'Spongetown'|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/23470276/downtown-savannah-transformed-into-spongetown|work=WTOC News|access-date=October 12, 2013|date=September 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013081412/http://www.wtoc.com/story/23470276/downtown-savannah-transformed-into-spongetown|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}}

Filming in downtown Savannah began on October 9; parts of Broughton Street were closed until October 18.{{cite web|title=Downtown road closures announced for 'SpongeBob' filming|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-07/downtown-road-closures-announced-spongebob-filming#.UlQFKNKnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 8, 2013|date=October 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010125152/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-07/downtown-road-closures-announced-spongebob-filming#.UlQFKNKnosA|archive-date=October 10, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Filmed in Savannah: Predictable process|url=http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2013-10-07/filmed-savannah-predictable-process#.UlQFJ9KnosA|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 8, 2013|date=October 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010012637/http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2013-10-07/filmed-savannah-predictable-process#.UlQFJ9KnosA|archive-date=October 10, 2013|url-status=dead}} Antonio Banderas was filmed on a pirate ship with wheels for a car-chase scene.{{cite web|last=Natario|first=Nick|title=Details about SpongeBob shoot announced|url=http://www.thecoastalsource.com/community/details-about-spongebob-shoot-announced|work=WJCL News|access-date=October 21, 2013|date=September 27, 2013|location=Savannah, GA|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021095729/http://www.thecoastalsource.com/community/details-about-spongebob-shoot-announced|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Hyman|first=Alyssa|title=Meeting details SpongeBob filming logistics|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/23489239/star-named-in-upcoming-spongebob-sequal|work=WTOC News|access-date=October 21, 2013|date=September 21, 2013|location=Savannah, GA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161631/http://www.wtoc.com/story/23489239/star-named-in-upcoming-spongebob-sequal|archive-date=October 22, 2013|url-status=live}} At one point, a film-crew member caused an accident that damaged a downtown building and a woman was taken to a hospital.{{cite web|last=Curl|first=Eric|title=SpongeBob cart crash ends with restaurant damage|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-11/spongebob-cart-crash-ends-restaurant-damage|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 18, 2013|date=October 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016201821/http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-10-11/spongebob-cart-crash-ends-restaurant-damage|archive-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Curl|first=Eric|title=UPDATE: City releases video of SpongeBob wreck|url=http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2013-10-14/update-city-releases-video-spongebob-wreck-0|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=October 18, 2013|date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016232332/http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2013-10-14/update-city-releases-video-spongebob-wreck-0|archive-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live}}

Filming in the city ended on October 18, when a raffle was also held;{{cite web|title=SpongeBob filming wraps on Broughton|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/23732367/spongebob-filming-wraps-on-broughton|work=WTOC News|access-date=October 19, 2013|date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022090929/http://www.wtoc.com/story/23732367/spongebob-filming-wraps-on-broughton|archive-date=October 22, 2013|url-status=live}} the prizes included a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed party, bicycles, a vacation, dinner at a local bistro, gift certificates, and a {{Convert|60|inch|meter|adj=on|abbr=out}} television. The production received mixed responses from businesses located in filming areas. Businesses were concerned about filming in October because that month is "a big month for merchants along Broughton [Street]". Some merchants suggested filming in February, July, or August instead.

Live-action filming resumed on October 21 on Tybee Island.{{cite web|last=Natario|first=Nick|title=SpongeBob movies wraps up filming in downtown Savannah|url=http://www.thecoastalsource.com/news/local/spongebob-movies-wraps-up-filming-in-downtown-savannah|work=WJCL News|access-date=October 19, 2013|date=October 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133306/http://www.thecoastalsource.com/news/local/spongebob-movies-wraps-up-filming-in-downtown-savannah|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead}} The producers were permitted to film on the island after meetings held at the local City Hall; businesses and residents raised concerns about the possible effects of the filming and about sea turtle safety.{{cite web|last=Logona|first=Don|title='SpongeBob SquarePants 2' gets greenlight on Tybee Island|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/23458918/spongebob-the-sequel-gets-greenlight-on-tybee-island|work=WTOC News|access-date=October 12, 2013|date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013102658/http://www.wtoc.com/story/23458918/spongebob-the-sequel-gets-greenlight-on-tybee-island|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Haynes|first=Tracy|title=SpongeBob Movie Making Waves, Bringing Cash to Tybee|url=http://wsav.com/2013/09/20/spongebob-movie-making-waves-bringing-cash-to-tybee/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226161617/http://wsav.com/2013/09/20/spongebob-movie-making-waves-bringing-cash-to-tybee/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-26|work=WSAV News|access-date=October 23, 2013|date=September 2013}} Musician Slash, a member of the band Guns N' Roses, was seen on set at Tybee Pier, although he does not appear in the final film. The film crew later moved to Strand Avenue, where they filmed a chase scene with extras riding bicycles.

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The Blu-ray release includes animatics of deleted scenes from the film, including a scene in which Mrs. Puff reappears in an apocalypse outfit (in the final film, she only appears in her normal attire).{{cite AV media|people=Tibbitt, Paul (Director)|date=June 2, 2015|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment|type=Blu-Ray}} In the segment, Mrs. Puff wears a skull mask as she pursues SpongeBob and Plankton in a boatmobile chase. The "Squeeze Me" song plays on Plankton's radio until the boat crashes. Mrs. Puff catches up with the two runaways, takes off her mask, and tells SpongeBob he will pay the "ultimate penalty" for his reckless driving. She sifts through a variety of torture devices in a bag, then pulls out a red pen and gives SpongeBob a failing grade.

A fully animated musical sequence, "Thank Gosh It's Monday", was also cut from the film. A shortened version was used as an advertisement for the movie and uploaded to Paramount Pictures' YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaSmKiB3JJE|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water - Thank Gosh It's Monday|publisher=Paramount Pictures|date=February 2, 2015}} The extended cut is exclusive to the Blu-ray release, and the song used in the scene was released as the fifth track on the movie's soundtrack album.

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Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is the soundtrack extended play that consisted of five songs, produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. Williams' band N.E.R.D written three songs for the film.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=2015-01-27 |title=N.E.R.D. Shares Two Sweet Songs From 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water' Soundtrack |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-soundtrack-767522/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018182231/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-soundtrack-767522/ |archive-date=2021-10-18 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The EP was released digitally on February 3, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/music-from-spongebob-movie/958706609|title=iTunes - Music - Music from "The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water" - EP by Various Artists|work=iTunes| date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424090026/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-from-spongebob-movie/id958706609|archive-date=April 24, 2015|url-status=live}}

The original score for the film was composed by John Debney.{{cite web|title=John Debney Named "Shining Star" by ETM-LA|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2013/12/facesandplaces/john-debney-etm-la.aspx|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=December 16, 2013|date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216104412/http://www.ascap.com/playback/2013/12/facesandplaces/john-debney-etm-la.aspx|archive-date=December 16, 2013|url-status=live}} On February 16, 2015, Debney announced via Twitter that Varèse Sarabande would release his score digitally.{{cite tweet|number=567495125912535040|title=Varese Sarabande will be putting out the score for Spongebob!!|user=JohnDebney|author=John Debney|author-link=John Debney|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072709/https://twitter.com/JohnDebney/status/567495125912535040|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}} The score released in the UK on March 2, 2015, and on the following day in the US, along with a physical release on March 24, 2015.

In March 2012, in regards to consumer products for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Dauman stated, "This will be a Nickelodeon-branded movie. We'll license the toys, but we own it." On June 10, 2014, the film's first teaser poster was released, along with the announcement of its title. The poster is a nod to the 1950s Coppertone sunscreen advertisements, in which a dog is seen pulling a bikini bottom off a blonde girl.{{cite web|last1=Gallagher|first1=Brian|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Poster|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-poster|publisher=MovieWeb|access-date=June 13, 2014|date=June 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729095713/http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-poster|archive-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Angie|title=Sequel Bits: Jurassic World, Insurgent, Fast & Furious 7, Sharknado 2|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-13/|website=/Film|access-date=June 13, 2014|date=June 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614145250/http://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-13/|archive-date=June 14, 2014|url-status=live}}

At San Diego Comic-Con held on July 25, 2014, Paramount Pictures released the first footage from the film with Tom Kenny, SpongeBob's voice actor, hosting the panel.{{cite web|title='Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water' Comic-Con 2014 Panel Video|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-comic-con-2014-panel-video|publisher=MovieWeb|access-date=August 1, 2014|date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727193824/http://www.movieweb.com/news/spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-comic-con-2014-panel-video|archive-date=July 27, 2014|url-status=live}} On July 31, 2014, the film's trailer was released.{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|title=Watch the 'SpongeBob Movie' Sequel Trailer (Video)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-trailer-722497|access-date=July 31, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802195357/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-trailer-722497|archive-date=August 2, 2014|url-status=live}} Throughout the year, trailers and 15-second teaser posters{{Cite web |date=2014-06-17 |title=Trailer analysis |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/trailer-analysis-templatemicromacro2/35969538 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=SlideShare |language=en}} of the movie were shown.{{where|reason=Where were these trailers shown - tv, cinemas, web?|date=October 2019}}{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was originally planned for a 2014 release to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first film. On August 1, 2013, however, in an article from The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures announced that the film would have its official wide release in theaters on February 13, 2015, in North America to avoid competition from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 film, another Nickelodeon movie.{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=MONSTER TRUCKS and SPONGEBOB 2 Get 2015 Release Dates; Robert Downey Jr.'s THE JUDGE Opens 10/11/2014; OUT OF THE FURNACE Shifted|url=https://collider.com/monster-trucks-spongebob-squarepants-2-release-dates/|publisher=Collider|access-date=August 2, 2013|date=August 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804060344/http://collider.com/monster-trucks-spongebob-squarepants-2-release-dates|archive-date=August 4, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=TOLDJA! Paramount Sets Date For 'Monster Trucks' & 'SpongeBob' Movies|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/monster-trucks-spongebob-squarepants-release-dates-paramount-554731/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 3, 2013|date=August 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807002411/http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/monster-trucks-spongebob-squarepants-release-dates-paramount/|archive-date=August 7, 2013|url-status=live}} On June 5, 2014, the film's release date was moved up to February 6, 2015, in order to avoid competition from 20th Century Fox's Kingsman: The Secret Service and Universal Pictures' Fifty Shades of Grey, which both premiered the following week.{{cite web|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|title=Paramount Avoids Fifty Shades by Moving Up SpongeBob SquarePants Sequel|url=https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-avoids-fifty-shades-by-moving-up-spongebob-squarepants-sequel/|publisher=The Wrap|access-date=June 7, 2014|date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140605224820/http://www.thewrap.com/paramount-avoids-fifty-shades-by-moving-up-spongebob-squarepants-sequel/|archive-date=June 5, 2014|url-status=live}} The film premiered on January 28, 2015, in Belgium and the Netherlands, and on January 30, 2015, in Iceland, Mexico, and Taiwan.

On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Paramount Pictures, in partnership with Irish television broadcaster TG4, would release the film in the Irish language alongside the English release;{{cite web|last=Ó Caollaí|first=Éanna|title='SpongeBob an Scannán' to hit the big screen as Gaeilge|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/spongebob-an-scannán-to-hit-the-big-screen-as-gaeilge-1.2116788|publisher=Irish Times|access-date=March 7, 2015|date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704230952/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/spongebob-an-scann%C3%A1n-to-hit-the-big-screen-as-gaeilge-1.2116788|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live}} it was the first Irish-language release from a major film studio.{{cite web|last=Ó Caollaí|first=Éanna|title='SpongeBob an Scannán' to hit the big screen as Gaeilge|url=http://nos.ie/cultur/scannain/spongebob-an-gael-ag-teacht-chun-na-pictiurlainne/|publisher=NÓS|access-date=March 7, 2015|date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045621/http://nos.ie/cultur/scannain/spongebob-an-gael-ag-teacht-chun-na-pictiurlainne/|archive-date=December 26, 2015|url-status=live}} The film's Irish version, which is titled SpongeBob – An Scannán: Spúinse as Uisce, premiered on March 27, 2015, in Ireland.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released on Digital HD on May 19, 2015, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray (2D and 3D) on June 2, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-SpongeBob-Movie-Sponge-Out-of-Water-Blu-ray/124663/|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Blu-ray|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411121220/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-SpongeBob-Movie-Sponge-Out-of-Water-Blu-ray/124663/|archive-date=April 11, 2015|url-status=live}} The cover of the home-media releases – excluding the Blu-ray 3D release – and digital releases is the principal theatrical poster; the only difference being Plankton's appearance as his superhero alter-ego, Plank-Ton.

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water grossed $162.9 million in North America and $162.1 million in other territories; a total worldwide gross of $325.1 million against a budget of $74 million. It has outgrossed the first SpongeBob movie, which made $140.2 million worldwide,{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=spongebobshow.htm |title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water vs The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222080744/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=spongebobshow.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |url-status=live }} and is the second-highest-grossing film based on an animated television show, behind The Simpsons Movie ($527.1 million).{{cite web|title=Animation – TV Adaption Movies at the Box Office – Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=basedonanimatedtv.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316180144/http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=basedonanimatedtv.htm|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=live}} Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $99.8 million.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-profit-box-office-2015-1201723534/|title=No. 15 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water' – 2015 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament|author=Mike Fleming Jr|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323041557/http://deadline.com/2016/03/spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-profit-box-office-2015-1201723534/|archive-date=March 23, 2016|url-status=live}}

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was originally expected to gross around $35 million in its opening weekend;{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-spongebob-american-sniper-jupiter-ascending-seventh-son-20150205-story.html | title='SpongeBob' to soak up box office, push 'American Sniper' out of top spot | work=Los Angeles Times | date=February 6, 2015 | access-date=February 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207104542/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-spongebob-american-sniper-jupiter-ascending-seventh-son-20150205-story.html | archive-date=February 7, 2015 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/american-sniper-spongebob-movie-box-office-prediction | title=Box Office Prediction: 'American Sniper' vs. 'The SpongeBob Movie' | work=screenrant.com | access-date=February 8, 2015 | author=Agar, Chris | date=February 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207211104/http://screenrant.com/american-sniper-spongebob-movie-box-office-prediction | archive-date=February 7, 2015 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4016&p=.htm | title=Forecast: 'SpongeBob' To Take Down 'Sniper' on First Weekend of February | publisher=IMDB | work=boxofficemojo.com | access-date=February 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208081226/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4016&p=.htm | archive-date=February 8, 2015 | url-status=live }} however, it exceeded expectations on its opening day.{{cite web | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4017&p=.htm | title=Friday Report: 'SpongeBob' Scores Super $15.1 Million | publisher=IMDB | work=boxofficemojo.com | access-date=February 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208113251/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4017&p=.htm | archive-date=February 8, 2015 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/07/box-office-spongebob-ascends-to-15m-friday-jupiter-seventh-son-descend/ | title=Box Office: 'SpongeBob' Ascends To $15M Friday, 'Jupiter,' 'Seventh Son' Descend | work=forbes.com | access-date=February 8, 2015 | author=Mendelson, Scott | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207154808/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/07/box-office-spongebob-ascends-to-15m-friday-jupiter-seventh-son-descend/ | archive-date=February 7, 2015 | url-status=live }} On its opening weekend the film grossed $55.4 million, played in 3,641 theaters, with a $15,206 per-theater average, and finished in first place at the box office, exceeding American Sniper, which grossed $23.3 million, marking the first time in four weeks a film other than American Sniper was the top-grossing film. In its second weekend, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water earned $31.4 million, marking a 43.2% decline and dropping to number three, overtaken by Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service. On its third weekend, the film stayed at number three, grossing $16.5 million. On its fourth weekend, the film was number three again, with $10.8 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=02&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 9-11, 2015 - Box Office Mojo|work=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212100911/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=02&p=.htm|archive-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=live}}

In five markets, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released for the three-day weekend of January 30, 2015 – a week ahead of North America release – and earned a gross of $8 million, $6.7 million of which came from a strong debut in Mexico.{{cite web | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4014&p=.htm | title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'Hobbit' Hits $900 Million Worldwide | publisher=IMDB | work=boxofficemojo.com | access-date=February 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202154202/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4014&p=.htm | archive-date=February 2, 2015 | url-status=live }} For its second weekend of February 6, 2015, the film earned a gross of $16.2 million, playing in theaters in 25 markets. The film opened at number one in Brazil and Spain, grossing $4.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively. It also remained at number one in Mexico, earning $2.4 million.{{cite web | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4019&p=.htm | title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'Jupiter' Ascends to Top Spot Overseas | publisher=IMDB | work=boxofficemojo.com | access-date=February 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210072931/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4019&p=.htm | archive-date=February 10, 2015 | url-status=live }} In the UK, the film was released on March 27, 2015, in time for the Easter school holidays and opened at number three behind Cinderella and Home.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. Its critical consensus reads, "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water won't win over many viewers who aren't fans of the show, but for the converted, it's another colorful burst of manic fun."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}}|type=m|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208171854/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spongebob_movie_sponge_out_of_water/|archive-date=February 8, 2016|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water a score of 62 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water|type=movie|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328161828/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water|archive-date=March 28, 2015|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, a grade down from the "B+" earned by the previous film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/spongebob-squarepants-box-office-jupiter-ascending-seventh-son-1201366190/|title=SpongeBob Counts $55.4M Treasure; Jupiter Down, Son Up In Monday B.O. Actuals|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

Andrew Barker of Variety praised the film for "never even feigning a lick of seriousness"; he felt the film is too long and the CGI sequences are inferior to the traditionally animated ones. Barker said the film would prove "popular among the franchise's key grade-schooler and head-shop-owner demographics".{{cite web|last1=Barker|first1=Andrew|title=Film Review: 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-1201420465/|website=Variety| date=February 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201051537/http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-1201420465/|archive-date=February 1, 2015|url-status=live}} Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter said the film's two animation styles failed "to create a cohesive whole in spite of all the inspired non sequiturs ... the live action/CG stuff never satisfyingly jibes with the traditional nautical nonsense down below", and that although the film was inferior to the first one, it would likely be a box office success.{{cite web|last1=Rechtshaffen|first1=Michael|title='The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-film-768839|website=The Hollywood Reporter| date=January 31, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203210951/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-film-768839|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}} Barbara VanDenburgh of The Arizona Republic gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "The plot is straightforward, predictable and slight, no more intricate a plot than a 15-minute TV episode would have. It's the freewheeling madness of its execution that makes the movie such a trip – as in acid trip."{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/02/05/review-spongebob-movie-surreal-trip/22882695/|title=Review: 'The SpongeBob Movie' is a surreal trip|date=February 5, 2015|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=February 8, 2015}}

Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water four stars out of five, saying; "The spirit of the series remains true: cheerfully random jokes, blink-and-you'll-miss-them references and, above all, a silly, stubbornly sentimental streak that only the crabbiest cynic could dismiss".{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-movie-review-article-1.2104502|title='The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water': Movie review|work=NY Daily News|date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207112733/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/spongebob-movie-sponge-water-movie-review-article-1.2104502|archive-date=February 7, 2015|url-status=live}} Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three stars out of five, saying it "weaves a silly – and often funny – spell. It's a scrappy little B-movie that zips along rather entertainingly."{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/290953171.html|title=The joy of SpongeBob: 'Sponge Out of Water' weaves a silly spell|work=Star Tribune|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206212101/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/290953171.html|archive-date=February 6, 2015|url-status=dead}} Jen Chaney of The Washington Post gave the film two stars out of four, saying; "There's something about this project that, despite checking all of the requisite plot and sensibility boxes, doesn't convey as an organic work of SpongeBob-ishness".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-review-krabby-patties-provide-fuel-for-a-cartoon-franchises-staying-power/2015/02/04/515be4e8-ab08-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html|title='The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water' review: Krabby Patties provide fuel for a cartoon franchise's staying power|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310142255/http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-review-krabby-patties-provide-fuel-for-a-cartoon-franchises-staying-power/2015/02/04/515be4e8-ab08-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html|archive-date=March 10, 2015|url-status=live}}

Nicolas Rapold of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying; "While less fluid and fresh than its 2004 predecessor, the new film displays enough nutty writing and sheer brio to confirm the stamina of its enduring and skillfully voiced characters".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/movies/in-new-spongebob-movie-bikini-bottom-goes-mad-max.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|title=All Hail the Lordling Dolphin! In New SpongeBob Movie, Bikini Bottom Goes 'Mad Max'|last=Rapold|first=Nicolas|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208181244/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/movies/in-new-spongebob-movie-bikini-bottom-goes-mad-max.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|archive-date=February 8, 2016|url-status=live}} Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave the film a B+, saying; "The visual effects and fast and furious quips combine for that rarest of releases: one that both parents and kids can enjoy (just like the show), leaving viewers of any age hoping that the next SpongeBob movie isn't an entire decade off".{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/sponge-out-water-proves-spongebob-should-hit-dry-l-214767|title=Review: Sponge Out Of Water proves that SpongeBob should hit dry land more often · Movie Review · The A.V. Club|work=avclub.com|date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207070131/http://www.avclub.com/review/sponge-out-water-proves-spongebob-should-hit-dry-l-214767|archive-date=February 7, 2015|url-status=live}} Alonso Duralde of The Wrap wrote, "The jokes are consistently hilarious, with enough variety to tickle the funny bones of old salts and young fishies alike".{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-spongebob-movie-review-squarepants-sponge-out-of-water-antonio-banderas-tom-kenny/|title='The SpongeBob Movie' Review: Swims in Silliness, Even on Dry Land|work=TheWrap| date=January 31, 2015 |access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208041239/http://www.thewrap.com/the-spongebob-movie-review-squarepants-sponge-out-of-water-antonio-banderas-tom-kenny/|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=live}}

Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two stars out of four, saying; "The live-action elements – mostly in the person of Antonio Banderas as cranky pirate Burger Beard, who spends most of his time addressing a flock of seagulls – don't mesh seamlessly with the animated sequences. It almost feels like two movies awkwardly melded together."{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/02/05/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water/22838909/|title='SpongeBob Movie': Cute, but too zany to absorb|first=Claudia |last=Puig|date=February 5, 2015|work=USA TODAY|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208082915/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/02/05/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water/22838909/|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=live}} John Semley of The Globe and Mail gave The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water two-and-a-half stars out of four, saying it "mostly nails what has always made the character, and his brightly coloured underwater world, so endearing: the abundant innocence, the welcome lack of cynicism and the out-and-out stupidity".{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-spongebob-movie-a-last-gasp-for-a-flagging-franchise/article22814407/|title=The SpongeBob Movie: A last gasp for a flagging franchise|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209011952/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-spongebob-movie-a-last-gasp-for-a-flagging-franchise/article22814407/|archive-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=live}} Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four, saying it "remains true to the surrealism of its animated television roots. But it also tries to force a live-action element which isn't as comfortable a fit as a certain pair of symmetrical trousers."{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-2015|title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|first=Christy |last=Lemire|date=February 6, 2015|work=rogerebert.com|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208084207/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water-2015|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=live}}

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A video game featuring a plot set directly after that of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, published by Activision, and titled SpongeBob HeroPants was released on February 3, 2015{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Lowe |url=https://blog.activision.com/community/games-blog/more-games/blog/2015/01/06/introducing-spongebob-heropants-arriving-february-3 |title=Introducing SpongeBob™ HeroPants, Arriving February 3 |publisher=Official Activision press release blog |date=2015-01-06 |access-date=2015-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107031110/https://blog.activision.com/community/games-blog/more-games/blog/2015/01/06/introducing-spongebob-heropants-arriving-february-3 |archive-date=2015-01-07 |url-status=dead }} in North America and on March 26, 2015{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Whitehead |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/01/spongebob_heropants_is_headed_to_3ds_soon |title=SpongeBob HeroPants is Headed to 3DS Soon |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=2015-01-06 |access-date=2015-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107030941/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/01/spongebob_heropants_is_headed_to_3ds_soon |archive-date=2015-01-07 |url-status=live }} in Europe for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita (cross-compatible with PlayStation TV), and Xbox 360. The game on all three platforms received mostly negative reviews, many point-out the uninspired gameplay, dull graphics, poor level design, glitches, lack of polish and that it barely follows the plot of the film.

A mobile game titled The SpongeBob Movie Game: Sponge on the Run was released on January 22, 2015, for iOS and Android. It is an endless running game based on the film and features several mini-games.{{cite web | url=https://comicbook.com/2015/01/22/spongebob-sponge-on-the-run-mobile-game-released-/ | title=SpongeBob: Sponge On The Run Mobile Game Released | publisher=Comicbook.com | date=January 22, 2015 | access-date=February 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125230007/http://comicbook.com/2015/01/22/spongebob-sponge-on-the-run-mobile-game-released-/ | archive-date=January 25, 2015 | url-status=live }}

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In April 2015, Viacom announced a third SpongeBob SquarePants movie was in development.{{cite tweet|user=Viacom|number=593762894103375872|date=April 30, 2015|title='@ParamountPics is in development on sequels to existing franchises: @WorldWarZMovie, @JackReacher & @SpongeBobMovie' - TD|access-date=April 30, 2015}} In April 2018, Tibbitt was replaced as director by Tim Hill and the third film's official subtitle, It's a Wonderful Sponge, was announced. Paramount assigned the third film with a scheduled release date of August 7, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/the-spongebob-movie-new-release-date-july-2020-1202432567/|title=Paramount's 'The SpongeBob Movie' To Soak Up Mid-July 2020|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724184125/https://deadline.com/2018/07/the-spongebob-movie-new-release-date-july-2020-1202432567/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=dead}} On January 22, 2019, it was confirmed that production on the film had officially begun.{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Brandon|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/01/23/spongebob-squarepants-3-movie-release-date-production/|title='SpongeBob SquarePants 3' Begins Production|work=Comicbook|access-date=January 23, 2019|date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041828/https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/01/23/spongebob-squarepants-3-movie-release-date-production/|archive-date=January 24, 2019|url-status=live}} On November 12, 2019, the title of the movie had been changed from its original title, It's a Wonderful Sponge, to its new title, Sponge on the Run. The film had a theatrical release in Canada on August 14, 2020, with a release of the film on premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ for the United States on March 4, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/spongebob-movie-sponge-pvod-release-instead-of-theatrical-1202966487/|title=SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run Will Play In Homes Instead Of Movie Theaters|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite tweet|number=1288988083514482688|title=The happiest place on earth is a pineapple under the sea! Paramount Pictures Canada is excited to announce that THE #SPONGEBOBMOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN will open exclusively in Canadian theatres on August 14th.|user=ParamountCanada|author=Paramount Canada|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-release-paramount-plus-march-launch/|title=SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run to Debut on Paramount+ at March Launch|work=TheWrap|first=Brian |last=Welk|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021}}

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