Paramount Animation

Paramount Animation is an American animation studio, serving as the animation division and label of Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Skydance. It was founded on July 6, 2011, following the critical and commercial success of Paramount's own Rango and the end of its distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation in 2012. Paramount Animation also collaborates with its sister studio Nickelodeon Movies on a number of projects, especially for those based on franchises from Nickelodeon. Its most successful franchise is the SpongeBob SquarePantsfilm series following the original 2004 film (excluding the streaming spin-off films).

Paramount Animation has produced 12 feature films, with its first film being The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, released on February 6, 2015, and its latest being Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, released on August 14, 2026. Their next film, Freddy the 13th, is scheduled for release on October 13, 2028.

Films produced by Paramount Animation have grossed a total of $1.178 billion at the worldwide box office. Its highest-grossing film to date is Sponge Out of Water, which grossed $325.1 million. Sponge Out of Water, Transformers One, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie rank among the studio's most critically praised films to date.