Long Range Forecast: 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'

Featured Stories - on December 13, 2014 by BoxOffice Staff

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Paramount will bring SpongeBob Squarepants back to theaters this February with The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Will the live-action/animation hyrbid capture the attention of fans both old and young or has the property lost some of its commercial value? This week BoxOffice takes a closer at the film's commercial prospects. 

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(Paramount)

PROS:

- This same weekend last year, The LEGO Movie began its phenomenal run. We're betting that SpongeBob will appeal to the same crowds.
- The television show is still wildly popular.
- There's enough room between SpongeBob and the family-friendly releases that will open on Christmas Day.  

CONS:

- Based on Facebook and Twitter tracking, the marketing campaign isn't quite as strong as we would like to see.
- It's likely that a lot of big SpongeBob fans have grown up and moved on.

Check out our predictions for this film and others in the table below.

Title Release Date (Wide) Distributor First Weekend of Wide Release Cumulative
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Feb 6, 2015 Paramount
 $31,000,000 $105,000,000
Jupiter Ascending Feb 6, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $20,000,000 $53,000,000
Seventh Son Feb 6, 2015 Universal
 $8,000,000 $19,000,000
Project Almanac Jan 30, 2015 Paramount
 $16,000,000 $41,000,000
Black or White Jan 30, 2015 Relativity Media
 $7,500,000 $22,000,000
The Boy Next Door Jan 23, 2015 Universal
 $8,000,000 $21,000,000
Mortdecai Jan 23, 2015 Lionsgate
 $10,000,000 $26,000,000
Strange Magic Jan 23, 2015 Disney
 $9,000,000 $24,000,000
American Sniper Jan 16, 2014 Warner Bros.
 $30,000,000** $85,000,000
The Wedding Ringer Jan 16, 2015 Sony / Screen Gems
 $32,000,000** $81,000,000
Blackhat Jan 16, 2015 Universal
 $12,000,000** $33,000,000
Paddington Jan 16, 2015 Weinstein / Dimension
 $22,000,000** $67,000,000
Taken 3 Jan 9, 2015 Fox
 $33,000,000 $91,000,000
The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death Jan 2, 2015 Relativity Media
 $10,500,000 $23,000,000
Into the Woods Dec 25, 2014 Disney
 $40,000,000* $165,000,000
Unbroken Dec 25, 2014 Universal
 $19,000,000* $95,000,000
Annie (2014) Dec 19, 2014 Sony / Columbia
 $17,000,000 $93,000,000
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Dec 19, 2014 Fox
 $26,000,000 $116,000,000
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Dec 17, 2014 Warner Bros./New Line
 $65,000,000* $298,000,000

*3-day weekend
**4-day weekend

Phil Contrino, Daniel Garris and Shawn Robbins contributed to this report.  

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